ON EIGHT BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1862. 501 
Meteorological Observations made at different Stations in connexion with 
the Balloon Ascent on 
September 5, 
Royat Oxsservarory, GREENWICH. 
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to 32°F.| Dry. | Wet. | Pot. | pour. | dity. | 25/26 
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| Noon. | 29°68 | 63°1 | 56’9 | siv7 |-384 | 66 | NE. | 7 | 0 
| © top.m.| 29°68 | 64°3 | 57°6 | 52°0 |-388 | 64 se 7 |... | (Cirrus, cirrostratus, cirro- 
© 20 ,, | 29°68 | 65°2 | 58°5 | 53°0 | 403 | 64 Bad 7 41 cumulus. 
] © 30 4, | 29°68 | 65°8 | 58°6 | 52°7 | +399 | 63 N.E. 7 . 
" 40 » ca ie te 53°9 ae oh oe 8 |---| | Cirrus, cirrostratus, cumulo- 
Be > 29729 | 85°85 | 58°7 | 53°9 | “41 I ee > A ae stratus, and cirrocumulus. 
HI © ,, | 29°69 | 64°5 | 57°83 | 52:2 |°391 | 64 | E.N-E.| 30 | ... | | 
} I 10 ,, | 29°69 | 63°9 | §7°8 | 52°8 |*400 | 67 Bb 10 . |Ditto; blue sky in N.W. 
120 ,, | 29°69 | 63°5 | 58:0 | 53-4 |*409 | 70 en 9 Cirrus, cirrostratus, cirrocu- 
} t 30 ,, | 29°69 | 64°7 | 58°0 | 52°5 |*396 | 65 | S.w. 9 mulus and cumulostratus. 
I 40 ,, | 29°70 | 65"9 | §8°4 | 52°3 |°393 | 63 nea 10 Cirrus and dense cirrostratus ; 
rain has just commenced 
falling. 
I 50-4, | 29°70 | 57°I | 55°2 | 53°5 |*410 | 87 «» | ro | ,,. |Dense cirrostratus; rain fall- 
ing heavily ; strong negative 
: electricity. 
}2 © » | 29°70 | 56°4 | 55°8 | 55°3 1-437 | 96 | SE. | 10 
} 2 10 » | 29°70 | 56°3 | 55°7 | 55°2 |"436 | 96 s+ | TO) «+ | | Overcast; cirrostratus; rain 
m2 20 » | 29°70 56°6 | 55°9 | 55°4 |°439 | 96 0a LO Were. still falling. 
} 2 30 4, | 29°70 | 57°2 | 56°5 | 55°8 |°446 | 95 | S.S.W.] I0 | ... 
240 ,, | 29°70 | 57°9 | 57°9 | 57°9 |°480 | 100 =< DisEO } 
Rain has ceased. 
2 5° 5, {29°70 | 57°9 | 57°9 | 57°9 | °480 | 100 wes TOS pe css 
} 3 © » |29°70 | 57°7 | 56°9 | 56:2 |'453 | 95 | S.S.wW.| 10 | 0 
3 10 ,, | 29°70 | 58°0 oe 55°7 "444 | QI tee IO | see 
Beacons (29°70 | 57°7 |'56°6 | 5 459 | 93 ee | LON |) nc ee 
13 30 » [29°70 | $7°9 | 568 | 568 |-462 | 93 | s.s-w.| 10 Overcast; cirrostratus. 
} 3 40 » |29°70 | 583 | 56°38 | 55°5 |*441 | go s+ | TO 
3.50 » |29°70 | 584 | 56°38 | 55°4 |°439 | 89 ten 10 
4 © 4, | 29°70 | 58°7 | 57°0 | 56°7 | "461 | 89 |"S.s.w.| 10 | ... 
410 ,, | 29°70 | 58°4 | 56°38 | 55°3 |°437 | 90 .. | Io |... | | Overeast; cirrostratus and 
| 4 20 4, |29°70 | 58°5 | 569 | 55'4 |°439 | 89 wae TOR | cee stratus. 
| 4 30 55 | 29°70 | 58°2 | 57°0 | 55'9 |'447 | g1 | S.s.w.| 10 | ... |Overcast; cirrostratus in N.; 
| stratus. 
| 4 40 5, | 29°70 | 57°8 | 560 | 54°4 |°424 | 89 ... | 10 |... |Overcast; stratus and cirro- 
} Stratus. 
4 50 5 |29°71 | 57°4 | 566 |55°9 |"447 | 94 | «-. | 10]... 4 
15 © 5, [29°71 | 57°2 1564 15577 1444 | 95 | s.w. | 10 | ... | > Overcast; rain. 
}5 10 5, | 29°71 | 57°r | 56°2 | 55°4 |°439 | 94 | «- | IO]... ine 
§ 20 ,, | 29°71 | 56°7 | 56°7 | 56°7 | 461 | 100 ae 1o | ... |Overcast; thin rain. 
5 30 » |29°71 | 56°5 | 55°9 | 55°4 |°439 | 96 | N.-w. | 10 | ... |Overcast; rain ceased. 
5 40 » |29°71 | 56°5 | 55°3 | 5572 |*436 | 96 | ... 9 
5 50 = 29°71 | 56°4 | 56°4 | 56°4 |*456 | 1co eae Oiuiliees Clouds broken. 
6 o ,, |29°71 | 564 | 564 | 564 |°456 | 100 | N.w. | 9g | ... |Cirrostratus; blue sky in ze- 
nith; fine. 
