1852.] Meteorological Observations kept at Rang 



oon. 



523 



22. No rain ; cloudy with cool breeze before noon ; heavy rain after 

 noon ; violent thunder storms with wind. 



23, 24, 25, 26, 27. Much cold ; the former squally with shower of 

 rain ; occasional thunder storms and variable winds. 



28, 29, 30, 31. Much the same weather ; wind now steady. 



Hourly Observations commencing at Noon on the 2\st May, 1852, 

 for 24 hours. 



Mav. 





5 A 















S 1 c 



<D 9 v 



Force and direction 

 of Wind. 



Aspect of 

 Sky. 



Rain guage and 



21 

 Hours. 



Wet. 



Dry. 



Remarks. 



Noon. 



80 



87 



29.91 



S. b. E. light. 



Cumuli. 



Rain guage 0.3 

 inches. 



1p.m. 



78 



88 



.90 



S. E. fresh. 



Cumuli-strati. 





2 



78 



82 



.89 



S. E. do. 



Ditto. 





3 



77* 



82* 



.88 



S. b. E. do. 



Ditto. 





4 



78* 



83* 



.87 



S. do. 



Ditto. 





5 



78* 



88 



.88 



S. W. light. 



Cumuli. 





6 



79 



82 



.88 



S. W. rain. 



Cumuli-strati. 



Slight passing 

 shower. 



7 



76* 



79 



.88 



S. W. light. 



Cirro-cumuli. 



5 Minutes dura- 

 tion. 



8 



76 



78* 



.88 



S. W. do. 



Cirri. 





9 



77 



78* 



.91 



Calm. 



Ditto. 



Calm and close. 



10 



77 



78* 



.91 



Ditto. 



Ditto. 



Ditto sultry. 



11 



76 



78 



.91 



Ditto. 



Ditto. 



Ditto. 



12 



76 



77 



.90 



Ditto. 



Ditto. 



Ditto. 



1a.m. 



76 



77 



.89 



S. W. b. light. 



Ditto. 





2 



76 



77 



.88 



Ditto do. 



Clear over 

 head, Cirri 

 on horizon. 





3 



76 



m 



.87 



W. S. W. do. 



Ditto. 





4 



75* 



76* 



.88 



S. W. do. 



Ditto. 





5 



75* 



n\ 



.88 



W. S. W. do. 



Cirro-strati be- 

 gan from S. 



w. 





6 



75 



76* 



.89 



S. W. do. 



Ditto all over 

 day. 





7 



76* 



77* 



.91 



Ditto do. . 



Ditto. 





8 



77 



79* 



.91 



Ditto do. 



Cumuli-strati. 





9 



79 



82 



.92 



Ditto do. 



Ditto. 





10 



79 



85 



.92 



S. S. W. do. 



Ditto. 





11 



80 



86 



.91 



Ditto do. 



Ditto. 





12 



80 



87* 



.90 



S. b. W. fresh. 



Cumuli. 













4 hours from S. E. 





No rain regis- 



Total, 



1933.5 



20.0 



747.36 



1 do. from S. 

 4 do. from calm. 

 16 do. fromS.W. 





tered in this 

 24 hours. 



Mean. 



77.34 



80.40 



29.934 









