ON EIGHT BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1862. 495 
Meteorological Observations made at different Stations in connexion with 
the Balloon Ascent on 
July 17. 
- Roya OsservaTory, GREENWICH. 
Reading of Temp.| Ten- |Degree| ,,- 3 s S 
eB Timeof |=; —_ ______| of the |sion of a dg eéle. Raines 
Obseryation.| Barom,| Thermom. | Dew-| Va- | Humi- Win d Ac | 32 . 
reduced || point. | pour. | dity. q g8/28 
to 32°F.) Dry. | Wet. <0/<490 
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0a.M./ 29°73 | 62°0 | 57°2 | 5371 | "404 | 73 Ww. 
IO 5, | 29°73 | 62°0 | 57°0 | 52°7 |°399 | 72 | -. 
20 5, | 29°73 | 62°0 | 57°0 | 52°7 |°399 | 72 | ++ 
29°73 62°0 | 56°4 | 516 "382 69 w. 
49 5 | 29°73 | 63°7 | 57°8 | 52°9 | “401 68 see 
Cirrocumulus, cirrostratus, 
and cirrus. 
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5° 5, | 29°73 | 63°3 | 57°5 | 52°6 |-397 | 68 “+ 6 | --- |Cirrus, cirrocumulus, cumulus, 
TO © 4, | 29°74 | 63°9 | 57°8 | 52°8 |"400 | 67 | w. | 7] >: [stratus. 
Io 10 5, | 29°74 63°9 575 522 139% ‘- ed z cee 
IO 20 , |2090° * 5 50°0 | "361 5 one tee . p 
I10 30 , aang coe 58°0 | 54°6 |-427 | 71 | s.w.| 7 | = Light cloud, fine and bright. 
To 40 5, | 29°74 64°6 58°2 | 54°7 |°428 yi rae 6 | «- 
20 50 » | 29°73 63°9 57°3 pay 386 6s oe | 5 lee 
jII Oo » | 29° . 7 I°O | °382 S.w. 5S | ee 7 
Br 0 ;, Ba 64'2 368 51°5 | -38x eeitae, The hak | Cixrus, Valk g = a 
Bt 20 4, | 29°73| 65°3 | 58°0 | 52°1 |-389 | 62 ay oi tog Dp? Tatus, and cirrostra- 
II 30 » | 29°73 | 67°7 | 59°9 | 53°7 |°413 | 61 | s.w.] 8 ; | nS. 
II 40 ,, | 29°73 | 63°7 | 56°8 | 52°1 |-375 | 63 sr Io | :+- |Overcast entirely. 
I 50a.M.| 29°73 | 6374 | 58°0 |53°5 |*410 | 71 +++ | 10 | ++ |Cirrus, cirrostratus, and cumu- 
Noon. | 29°73 | 66'5 | 59°5 |53°9 |"416 | 64 | s.w.| 9 | © lostratus. 
© Iop.M.| 29°73 | 64°6 | 57°7 | 52°0 |°388 | 63 mo 7 | 
© 20 5, |29°72 | 66'1 | 59°7 | 54°4 |°424 | 66 ae 5 Cirrus, cirrocumulus, cirro- 
© 30 5, | 29°72 | 66°7 | 59°5 |53°7 | "413 | 64 | S.w. 5 stratus, and cumulostra- 
© 40 ,, | 29°72 | 68°8 | 61°2 | 55°3 | -437 | 62 oes 9 tus. y 
© 50 4 | 29°72 | 65°5 | 58°5 | 52°8 |-4o0 | 64 | ... | 7 
TO 5, | 29°72 | 64°7 | §8°3 | 53°0 |°403 | 68 | s.w. 7 
I to ,, | 29°72 |65"9 | 59°70 | 53°7 |°413 | 64 Ses 6 
I-20 4, | 29°72 | 68:2 | 60°5 | 54°5 | "425 | 61 as G | 
I 30 5, | 29°72 | 66:4 | 59°5 |53°9 |"416 | 65 | S.w. 8 : | { Light clouds; a splendid 
140 ,, | 29°72 | 66:2 | 59°5 |54°1 |"419 | 65 | ... ies day. 
5° » | 29°72 | 66°7 | 59°8 | 54°3 |-422 | 64 | ... 5 : 
2 © 5 | 29°72 | 63°4 | 57°2 | 52°0 |°388 | 67 | S.w. z a 
2 Ic ,, | 29°73 | 63°2 | 57°3 | 52°3 |°3 67 Fah : 2 : 
Bao, la973 634 | 578 |5ara {agit | 67 |. [9 | hae a and 
2 30 4, | 29°73 | 63°7 | 58°0 | 53°3 |-407 | 69 | S.w. | g | o» : . 
240 ,, |29°73 | 63°0 | 57°8 | 53°4 |-409 | 71 .-. | 10 | +++ |Dull-looking, clouds in S.W. 
2 50 ,, | 29°73 | 62°3 | 57°2 | 52°8 |-400 | 72 +--+ | 10 | +++ |Generally overcast; rain has 
os 0 >, | 29°72 | 62°4 | 57°8 | 53°9 |"416 | 74 | S.w. | 10 | © [just commenced falling. 
53 To 4, | 29°72 | 63°1 | 57°9 |53°5 |"410 | 71 nee IO | «+ 
3 20 4, | 29°72 | 62°8 | 57°6 | 53°2 |°406 | 71 ede Io | «-- 
3 30 5, |29°72 | 62°4 | 57°2 | 52°7 1°399 | 71 | S.We | IO | ess 
3 40 5, | 29°73 oe 564 51°38 |°385 | 72 vee | TO | ove 
™ 50°,, | 29° I°7 | 56°7 | 52°4 | °39 72 0 IQ | ee P w 
4 Oy 25°73 63°2 | 57°2 | 5271 HE 67 | s.w. | 10 | + tps overcast; rain 
410 ,, | 29°73 | 60°5 | 56:0 | 52°1 |°389 | 74 ae IO | + : 
4 20 ,, |29°73 | 604 | 57°0 | 54°1 |"419 | 80 ges IO | ++ 
"4 30 ,, |29°73 | 6071 | $5°r | 50°7 |-370 | 71 | S.W. | 10 | ee 
14 40 ,, | 29°72 | 60°0 | 54°9 | 5074 |°366 | 71 ae oO; |= 
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© 5 | 29°73 | 60°0 | §5°2 | 510 |°374 | 72 oo TO! [Pere 
Op.m.| 29°72 | 60°r | §5°3 | 49°r |*349 | 72 | S.W. | TO | « 
