256 Meteorological Journal. (Marcu, 1817. 
REMARKS. 
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First Month.—10. Fair: hoar frost: misty. 11. Much rime: very red Cirro- 
strati at sun-rise: in the course of the day the rime mostly came off the trees, witls 
aS.W. wind. 12. Grey lofty sky: Cirrocumulus, p.m. 13. Misty: some rain 
after dark. 14. Clear, a.m. with Cirrostratus to S.: from whence afterwards 
came on cloudiness. 15, A considerable fall of snow from S.E., followed by 
sleet: snow at intervals, witha moderate breeze: clear frost at night. 16. Misty, 
gloomy, a.m, the wind very light, S.: then a steady breeze, S. W., and decided 
thaw, with muchsleet and rain: the product of the rain-gauge is that of the gauge 
at the laboratory, my own having been accidentally overfilled. 17, The wind, for 
the first time in this period, blew a moderate gale in the night, 18. Fair day: 
somewhat windy night. 19, Fair: the wind E,, with a lofty overcast sky, 
and much scud: at noon an eleciric-looking compound state of the clouds: 
after dark, rain from the southward, and a hard gale by morning. 20, Fine 
day: rain after dark: windy night. 21. Very fine day: a stiff breeze, with 
summer-like clouds in a hiue sky: Cirrostratus at sun-set, and a lunar 
corona: windy night, and a dash of rain towards morning. 22. Drizzling at 
intervals: a gale at night. 23, Windy: a little rain, p,m.: at nighta moderate 
gale. 24. Cirrocumuli, a.m. well formed from plamose Cirri: afterwards a 
pretty sudden obscuration, and some dripping. 25. Overcast: misty: a very 
little rain. 26. Ten minutes’ sun about noon: the blackbird and robin sing much, 
27. Misty and cloudy, as heretofore: at night the wind E., with moonlight and 
flying clouds, 28, a.m. Small rain: gloomy. 29. Cumulostratus: some sun at 
mid-day: at night wind N., with a veil of Cirrestratus. 31. Misty morning, fol- 
lowed by a very fine day, with Cirrus and Cirrocumulus: the hygrometer recedes 
to 52°, 
Second Month.—\. Hoar frost: a fine day, with a gradation of clouds from 
Cirrus to Cumulostratus, ending in an overcast sky. 2. Greysky. 3. Misty: 
cloudy. 4, Cumulus and sunshine: at evening, thick to the S.W.: the wind rose 
toa moderate gale, with a shower. 5, a.m.’ High wind, and clouds: dripping 
at night, 6. Cirrostratus: windy. 17. A fine sky of Cirrocumulus: windy, espe- 
cially at night: the surface is considerably dried of late, and the roads tend to be 
dusty. 
RESULTS. 
Winds, with little exception, westerly: from the new moon to the first quarter, 
a S.W. wind, which was uniformly moderate by day, and increased in force in 
the night. 
Barometer ; Greatest height.............+-+++-+ 30°58 inches, 
LEE CLR Gas Taogee soet ae Sil stowtan dies Ethe 
Mean of the period ..,..........- 29°846 
Thermometer: Greatest height...........0-se2e+05 DAP 
eT SEAS SB Sec. CRS TRRIOICOR SRE nose 
Mean of the period...............- 40°03 
Mean of the Hygrometer ......+.++eeee0+- 76° 
Bain) 05.'. OR 3.48. MALS Seach; 
The hygrometer, having undergone some repair, was exposed (after adjustment) 
for 24 hours before the observation of the 19th, which is probably, therefore, 
accurate, It appears that on this day there was a tremendous gale on the coasts of 
Devon and Cornwall, which did much damage, particularly at Plymouth, 
Torrennam, Second Month, 15, 1817. L. HOWARD, 
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