ON NINE BALLOON ASCENTS IN 1863 AND 1864. 



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Meteorological Observations made at different Stations in connexion with 



the Balloon Ascent on 



August 31, 1863. 



Newcastle-on-Ttni. 



Time of 

 observation 



m 



oa.m 



op.m 



o .. 

 o ,. 



Beading of 



Barom. 

 reduced 

 to 32° F. 



29*708 

 29'698 

 29-720 

 29-742 



Thermom. 



Dry. Wet. 



49"5 

 6o-o 



57-5 

 S5-0 



47-5 

 58-5 

 55-2 

 52-0 



Temp, 

 of the 

 dew- 

 point. 



453 

 57-2 



53-2 

 49-1 



Ten- 

 sion of 



va- 

 pour. 



•303 

 •469 

 •406 

 •349 



Degree 



of 

 humi- 

 dity. 



86 



91 

 89 

 81 



Direc- 

 tion of 

 wind. 



N.E by N, 

 N.E. by N. 



N.w. by N 



I 



«2 



Remarks. 



Dull. Thunder with heavy 

 rain at 8 p.m. and afternoon. 



Dull. 



September 29, 1863. 



WrOTTESLEY OBSEHVATORr. 



30 a. m 



40 ., 



5° .. 



o ,, 



10 ., 



20 „ 



30 n 



8 40 



8 50 



o 



10 



20 



30 

 40 



50 

 o 



10 10 

 10 20 

 10 30 



10 40 

 10 50 



29-456 



i9"453 

 ^9'457 

 29-458 

 29-458 

 29-458 

 29'455 



^9-454 

 29-454 



^9-45 5 

 i9"455 

 29456 

 29-454 



^9453 

 29450 

 29456 

 29-450 

 29-451 

 29"457 

 29454 

 a9"459 



43-0 

 430 

 43-8 

 44-0 



44"5 

 45 'o 

 46-0 

 46-8 



47-1 

 48-0 

 48-1 



47-9 

 48-4 



49'4 

 50-0 

 50-1 



51-4 

 51-2 

 52-0 

 52-8 

 52-8- 



42-6 



427 

 430 

 435 

 439 

 444 

 45-0 



457 

 46-0 

 469 

 46-7 

 465 

 469 



47-9 

 48-0 



479 

 490 



49 'o 

 49-2 



49'7 

 49-0 



42-1 

 423 

 43-0 

 42-9 

 43 4 

 437 

 43"9 

 44'4 

 44-8 

 45-6 

 45'i 

 44'9 

 45'2 

 46-2 



45-9 

 45-6 

 46-5 

 467 

 46-3 

 46-6 

 45-2 



s. 

 s. 



8. 



s. 



s. 

 s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 



s. 

 s.s.w. 

 s.s.w. 

 s.s.w. 

 s.s.w. 

 s.s.w. 

 s.s.w. 



9-0 



8-0 



5-0 

 9-0 



75 

 6-0 

 6-0 



Finp. 



Between 7*' 45"?. a.m. and 10'' 

 30" a.m. 33 miles of air 

 passed over the observatory 

 according to the anemome 

 ter. 



September 29, 1863. 

 Beesxon Obsertatort. 



9 45 a.m 

 o o „ 

 o 15 .. 



29-989 

 29-988 

 29-988 



55-6 



55-5 

 55-0 



52-2 

 52-1 

 517 



48-9 

 48-9 

 48-6 



•346 

 ■346 

 •343 



79 

 82 



79 



s.w. by s. 

 s.w. by s. 

 s.w. by 8. 



1864. 



2-2 

 2-0 



2-7 



> The weather very fine. 



In the W. and N. much wild 

 cumulus and cirri coming 

 up and moving rapidly in 

 W.S.W. currents, and very 

 high cirri in N. current, 

 some low cirri rapidly 

 in N.E. currents. The 

 sky in S. to E., from zenith 



