ON EIGHT BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1862. 497 
Meteorological Observations made at different Stations in connexion with 
the Balloon Ascent on 
July 17 (continued). 
HAWARDEN. 
a 3 Reading of | temp. Ten- |Degree Direc 3 Ss 
Time o' of the sion of | of 5 7|2 
servation.| Barom.| Thermom. | Dew- Va. Humi-) #00 “ Be Bs Bremsxka. 
reduced | ———— -| point. | pour. | dity. Wind, £8/28 
to 32°F.) Dry. | Wet. <0 /<0 
| 
hm in. a - o in, 
fo ~oa.m.| 29°51 | 58°5 | 54°0 | 50°o |°361 | 73 |W-S.W.| 3 
“4 opm.) 29°47 | 56°5 | 54°0 | 51°7 |°384 | 84 | S| we | 4 
LIvERPOOL. 
J 45 a.m.| 29°81 | 59°8 | 54°8 | 5074 | °366 | 
About three-fourths of the | 
71 eee aa cree 
g Oa.m,.| 29°81 | 61°2 | 55°0 | 49°7 |°357 | 66 oak cok hoa sky were covered with | 
I op.m.|29°80 | 64°8 | 62°r | 59°8 |*514 | 88 cee sen) ||bees cloud till noon; overcast | 
3 op.m|29'8o | 59°5 | 65°6 | 52° |°389 | 77 = vce pes afterwards. Rain fell from | 
9 Op.m.| 29°69 | 5670 | 53°7 | 515 | °38E | 87 | wee | wee | ore | 3 to 85 p.m. | 
WAKEFIELD. 
51°7 | 384 . 
: 51°0 |°374 | 65 | S.We 
oO p.m,| 29°66 *5157°5 |51°7 |°384 | 63 | S.w. 
. *, 52°1 *389 i fi 
29°93 |67°6 | sg-o | 522 |*391 | 58 | N-E. | 9 | «. |Cirrocumulus, cumulostratus, 
and cirrostratus. 
410 ,, |29°93 |67°5 | 57°0 | 48°6 |°343 | 50 fee WO hax | cirrostratus in E.; 
420 ,, |29°93 | 67°4 | 57°4 |49°4 |°353 | 53 act) ae) bright cirrocumulus and 
cumulostratus in S.W. 
4 3° 5, |29°93 | 6771 157-7 | 50°71 | °362 | 54 n. | 10]... {A little clear sky in N.; else- 
where cirrocumulus and cu- 
i mulostratus. 
440 » |29°93 | 66-9 | 5775 | 50°0 | "361 | 56 eee EO! | vee : 
4 50 » |29°93 |66°5 | 57-4. | 50°12 |°362 | 56 ... | 10 |... | | Cirrocumulus, cumulostra- 
5 © ,, | 29°93 | 66'9 | 57°0 | 4971 |°349 | 54 | NeW. | 10 | « tus, cirrostratus, and a 
8 a » | 29°93 66's 57°5 503 385 56 a eee es little cirrus. [s. by E 
29°93 | 67°71 *g | 50°6 | °3 55 2a =n 7 = 
+ ad ee a Balloon last seen about 5% 25™ 
5 32 » |29°93 | 66°5 | 57°0 | 49°3 |°352 | 55 | NeWe 8 | ... {Clear sky, principally in W. and 
: zenith; elsewhere cirrus, 
u cirrocumulus, and cumulo- 
stratus. 
§ 40 ,, | 29°93 | 66°5 | 58-0 | 51°r |°375 | 59 eae 8 |... |Clear in S.S.E.; principally 
cirrus, cirrocumulus, and 
r cumulostratus. 
5 5° » | 29°93 | 67:2 |57°3 |49°4 |°353 | 53 | oe 5 |... |Clear sky in W.S.W. and N.; 
dense cumulostratus in E. 
and S.E., cirrus, and cirro- 
Q cumulus. 
6 0 ,, | 29°93 | 66-9 | 57°7 | 50°3 |"365 | 56 |N.N-w.| 5 | © [Half the sky covered with cir- 
$ 
rus, cirrocumulus,  cirro- 
stratus, and cumulostratus. 
° 
D>, | 29195 | 608 |... oon ods eee |W.S.We 
© » | 29°96 | 58-9 | 54:0 |49°6 |°356 | 72 |w.s.w.| 3] © Light cirrus, cirrocumulus, 
and cirrostratus. 
