28 



NW 









NW 



5 



99 NNW 



3 



w 



30 S 



w 



NNW 



REMARKS ON METE0U0L06Y. 



dissolving, j Evening cool, fresh breeze 

 from NNW; bright with some dense 

 clouds. 



29*68 -f Windy in the night, still continues so; 

 partially clear, dense and broken clouds 

 moving before the wind. ( During the 



29'^3-l- day cold fresh breeze; partially clear, 

 large shaded clouds, some flying show- 

 ers. I Evening more calm and clear. 



29'85 Partially clear, dense clouds moving 

 slowly before the wind. | During thu 

 day sometimes bright, partially clear; 



29*82 — Forenoon feathered arc from N ; lower 

 stratum of clouds moving slowly from 

 W ; muddy with dark clouds in N. j 

 Evening cloudy, calm. Reverse resolv- 

 ing day. 



29'704- Uniformly cloudy, nearly calm. ) Mild, 

 misty rain for 2 or 3 hours in the fore- 

 noon ; about noon wind went to W, 

 fresli breeze sprung up and it cleared; 

 wind then went to NW, grew bright, 



29'89+ clear, and nearly calm. | Evenmg bril- 

 liant, a few clouds, nearly calm, dis- 

 solvin"-. 



305 



The diary consists of two columns, the first for the <li- Diary ex pla 

 rection and force of the wind, the second for the height of *^* 

 the barometer, and to these is appended a large space for 

 occasional remarks. For the direction of the wind I think 

 it sufficiently minute to divide the compass into l6 points; 

 N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, &c. for 'the other quarters, wind. 

 The force of the wind is comprehended under 8 general 

 terms, which have each their appropriate figure. 1, calm ; 

 2, nearly calm; 3, gentle breeze; 4, breeze; 5, fresh 

 breeze; 6, windy; y, high wind ; 8, violent storm. There 

 are some ()th(*r circumstances connected with the wind, whe- 

 ther the force be uniform, or whether it be irregular, what 

 is usually called squally; whether it be increasing ox dimi- 

 nishing at the time of the observation ; whether it blow 



steadily 



