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WIND AND WEATHER SCALES 



WIND, WEATHER, AND FOG SCALES.* 

 WIND. 



WEATHER. 



b. blue sky. 



c. clouds, detached. 



d. drizzling rain. 



e. wet without rain. 



f. fog. 



g. gloomy, 

 h. hail. 



1. lightning. 

 m. misty, 

 o. overcast. 



p. passing showers. 



q. squally. 



r. rain. 



s. snow. 



t. thunder. 



u. ugly appearance 01 



weather. 



v. objects unusually visible, 

 w. dew. 

 z. haze. 



Intensity can be indicated by underlining. Duration oi 

 rain, hail, snow, and sleet should always be recorded, am 

 can be indicated by a numeral preceding the letter ; thus 

 5r= five hours of rain. 



* Abbreviated from those issued by the Meteorologi( 

 Office ; revised form of Beaufort's scales. 



