820 Meteorological Journal. [Ocry 1815, 
REMARKS, 
Eighth Month.—21. Cirrus, passing to Cirrocumulus and Cirrostratus. 28. Shower 
early, and again p.m. 29. Lightning, in clouds to the E., betweén three and 
four, a.m. with moonlight westward; a fair day, with Cumulus. Hygr. at seven, 
a.m, 70°, 30. Much dew: Cumulosiratus during the day. 31. Grey morning: 
then heavy Cumulostratus: very clear night. 
Ninth Month.—1. Misty morning : Cumutostratus, which gave place at night to 
the Stratus. 3. A little fine rain early: various clouds followed, and some drops, 
p. m.: a Cirrostratus exhibited the prismatic colours at sun-set, and some elevated 
irri remained tong red after it. 4. Cumulostratus, after large Cirri: showers at 
evening: rainbow: brilliant twilight. 5. Strong breeze: in the evening the new 
moon appeared with a well defined disk, and a pale phosphoric light, becoming 
afterwards gold coloured, 7. Hoar frost: hygr, 78° at seven, a.m, 8. Aftera 
fine day, nearly calm and cloudless, the smoke settled over tlie opposite valley, 
which was soon afterwards filled with a Stratus, 10, A veil of light clouds, a.m.: 
somewhat hazy air, with a smell of electricity. 12, A Stratus. 13. Much dew: 
the evening twilight of late has been generally coloured, and at times streaked 
with converging shadows, the origin of which could not be traced to clouds inter- 
cepting the light. 14, Cirrus only, which increased during the day, and mostly 
difap peared in the night: the extremes of temp. near the ground were 83° and 
45°: the hygr. receded nearly to 22°, 35, Clear,a.m.: in the evening Cirri, and 
obscurity to the W.: after which Cirrostratus, and a very distant flash of lightning 
in'the S.W, 16, A little rain, a.m.: much more cloud than of Jate has been 
usual: 4 Nimbus forming in the $,W.: in the evening sfeady rain, 17, Large 
iru passing to Cirrocumulus: at sun-set a sheet of compound Cirrosiratus, while 
nereasing by rapid propagation from N,W. towards S. E, was most beautifully 
kindled up, fora short time, with flame colour and orange on a purple ground. 
18 Fair, with the lighter modifications. 19. Much wind at E,N. E, this morn- 
ing: hygr. 40° at half-past ten, a.m. 20. Hoar frost: strong breeze: hygr, 30° 
atithree, p.m. 21, Cirrus, followed by the intermediate modifications, 22, The 
sky filled gradually with clouds, both above and below: in the evening they grew 
black, but the rain came on without any explosion of electricity here. A  fire- 
ballocn, which I discovered near the S. W. horizon this evening, appeared to be 
impelled by different currents in rising, but passed the zenith going at a great rate 
and elevation towards the E. 23, Cloudy: wind N.W.: then N,: small rain. 
24, Early overcast with Cirrostratus: the swallows went off, as it appears, this 
morning: af(er a murmuring sound in the wind, usual before southerly showers, we 
had a drizzling day till evening: the hygr. did not recede past 68°, 25, A fine 
day : hygr. went to 87° in the night. 
RESULTS, 
Winds light and variable, 
Barometer: Greatest height.............200+e002-30°1l1 inches ; 
oe t DiGASh.. She phe eb tice ante ke eee eees sees 02946 inches 5 4 
Mean of the period .,.....+.0.+..-29°392 inches, 
Thermometers. Greatest height .. oi.ocevccedeacs selec esac cotenlee 
gee BOR Lest». 4 gue oisvea of nded qbnbleeiqtt Mie ase 
Mean of the period ........sesccsedveesees-Dl OU" 
Hygrometer, mean degree, 58°, Rain, 0°57 inch, 
*,* A fiery meteor of the first magnitude was seen here to pass from the N. F. 
to the N. on the 29th ult, near eight, p.m.: of which a further account from an 
-aceirate observer will be acceptable, 
'Torrensam, Ninth Month, 26, 1815, L. HOWARD,» 
