138 



Hourly Meteorological Observations, January 6 — 8, 1845. 







Thermometers. 



Wind 











Gbtt. 

 Mean 



Baro- 

 meter 













Cloud. 

 Sc. : C.-s. 



s, 



: Ci., Sky 



y clouded. 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 









Maximum 





Time. 



at 32°. 



Dry. 



Wet. 



Diff. 



force in 



From 



movin 

 from 















li. 



lO-n. 











d. h. 



in. 



o 







o 



lbs. 



lbs. 



pt. 



pt. pt. 



pt. 0—10. 





6 2 



29-771 



44-7 



40-0 



4-7 



0-4 



0-2 



22 



26 



— 



22 9-0 



Scud ; woolly cir. and cir.-str., lying WSW. to ENE. 9 



3 



790 



44-7 



40-0 



4-7 



0-3 



0-3 



22 



26 



— : 



22 9-0 



Patches of scud ; woolly cirri ; cirro-strati. Q 



4 



815 



42-2 



38-8 



3-4 



0-3 



0-2 



23 



— - 



— : 



22 9-5 



Woolly cirri ; cirro-strati ; haze. 



5 



838 



41-0 



37-9 



3-1 



0-2 



0-2 



18 





70 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



6 



862 



36-8 



35-2 



1-6 



0-1 



0-0 



22 





8-0 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



7 



884 



37-0 



35-3 



1-7 



0-1 



0-0 



20 





7-0 



As before. 



8 



899 



35-3 



34-0 



1-3 



01 



0-1 



21 





5-0 



Id. 



9 



928 



34-8 



33-7 



M 



0-2 



0-1 



10 





4-0 



Id. 



10 



938 



32-5 



31-8 



0-7 



0-1 



0-0 



17 





4-0? 



Id. ; stars dim. 



U 



948 



31-4 



30-9 



0-5 



0-0 



0-0 



16 





2-0 



Cirri and cirrous haze. 



12 



951 



31-2 



30-8 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



16 





4-0 



Id. 



13 



29-953 



31-2 



30-9 



0-3 



0-1 



0-0 



20 





7-0 



Cirri and cirrous haze. 



14 



958 



32-3 



31-8 



0-5 



0-0 



0-0 



20 





80 



Id. 



15 



959 



32-9 



32-1 



0-8 



00 



0-0 



22 





4-0 



Id. 



16 



958 



32-8 



32-2 



0-6 



0-0 



0-0 



20 





10-0 



Id. 



17 



955 



33-6 



32-9 



0-7 



0-0 



0-0 



24 





10-0 



Id. ; drops of rain. 



IS 



952 



33-7 



331 



0-6 



0-0 



0-0 



24 





10-0 



Rain ^'^ 



19 



958 



340 



33-6 



0-4 



0-0 



00 



20 





10-0 



Cirri, &c. ; Rain "'- ; a few stars very dim. 



20 



966 



34-3 



33-8 



0-5 



0-0 



0-0 



21 





10-0 



Id. id. 



21 



967 



34-2 



33-7 



0-5 



0-1 



0-0 



20 



— :23• 



— 10-0 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cirro-strati. 



22 



973 



34-8 



34-3 



0-5 



0-1 



0-0 



20 





9-9 



Mass of cirro-stratus. 



23 



983 



35-6 



350 



0-6 



0-1 



0-0 



20 





9-8 



Thick mass of wavy cirro-stratus. 



7 



987 



37-2 



36-3 



0-9 



01 



0-2 



24 





9-8 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cirro-strati ; cirri. 



1 



972 



38-0 



37-2 



0-8 



0-1 



0-0 



27 



— :22: 



— 9-0 



Cirro-cumuli ; cirro-strati ; cirrous haze. 



2 



947 



38-3 



37-4 



0-9 



0-1 



00 



16 



— :22 



— 3-0 



Wo. cir. -cum ; stratus to E. ; cir.-str. scud ; cir. haze.0 



3 



966 



38-3 



37-3 



1-0 



0-1 



0-0 



27 





1-5 



Linear cirri ; stratus to E. and S. G 



4 



968 



35-5 



35-0 



0-5 



0-1 



0-0 



20 





1-5 



Id. ; id. ; cirro-strati. 



5 



959 



33-3 



33-0 



0-3 



0-0 



0-0 







2.5 



Woolly cirri ; id. ; id. 



6 



957 



30-9 



30-7 



0-2 



0-0 



00 



22 





2-0 



Cirro-strati and cirri on horizon. 



7 



962 



31-1 



30-9 



0-2 



0-0 



00 



24 





6-5 



Cirrous clouds. 



8 



969 



32-6 



32-2 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



Id. 



9 



965 



33-0 



32-6 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



24 





10-0 



Dark. 



10 



968 



34-1 



33-9 



0-2 



0-0 



0-0 



22 





10-0 



Id. ; fine particles of rain. 



11 



963 



34-5 



34-2 



0-3 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



Dense fog. 



12 



964 



34-9 



34-5 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



22 





10-0 



Id. 1 



13 



29-960 



35-0 



34-7 



0-3 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



Fog clearing away. jB 



14 



950 



35-2 



34-8 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



fl 



15 



946 



35-2 



34-8 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



24 





10-0 



Dark. S 



16 



926 



35-7 



35-2 



0-5 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



a 



17 



914 



36-2 



35-8 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



20 





10-0 



Id. m 



18 



908 



36-5 



36-1 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



Id. ■ 



19 



909 



37-0 



36-6 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



22 





10-0 



Id. f 



20 



909 



37-3 



36-9 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



28 







20 



— 9-9 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cirro-strati. ' 



21 



917 



39-6 



39-2 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



16 



— 



17 



_ 9-9 



Id. 



22 



912 



41-9 



41-0 



0-9 



0-0 



0-0 



16 



16 



16 



— 3-0 



Masses of scud and cirro-strati. G 



23 



911 



41-7 



40-7 



1-0 



0-1 



0-0 



20 



16 



— 



12 2-0 



Scud ; loose cumuli ; cirri ; cirro-strati. G 



8 



899 



43-3 



42-1 



1-2 



0-0 



0-0 



18 



16 



— 



— 2-0 



Scud ; loose cumuli. G 



1 



879 



42-0 



40-8 



1-2 



0-5 



0-3 



14 



17 



— 



14 5-5 



Id. ; id. ; woolly cirri ; cirrous haze. 



2 



874 



43-3 



41-6 



1-7 



0-4 



0-2 



15 



17 



— 



15 6-0 



Id. ; id. ; cirro-strati ; cirri ; cirrous haze. 



3 



865 



40-7 



39-4 



1-3 



0-2 



0-2 



16 







16 



— 9-7 



Dense cirrous clouds and haze. | 



4 



865 



40-6 



391 



1-5 



0-5 



01 



16 



18 



— 



— 9-8 



Scud ; woolly cirrous clouds, very low ; much haze. 1 



5 



864 



40-3 



38-6 



1-7 



0-3 



0-0 



4 



17 



: — 



— 8-0 



As before. 1 



6 



873 



35-3 



34-7 



0-6 



01 



0-0 



18 





3-0 



Cirro-strati; haze. 



7 



864 



32-7 



32-3 



0-4 



01 



0-0 



16 





0-2 



Patches of light clouds to W. 



8 



870 



32-8 



32-2 



0-6 



00 



0-0 



20 





0-5 



Haze round horizon. 



9 



870 



32-3 



31-7 



0-6 



0-1 



0-0 



23 





0-5 



Id. ; patch of scud to E. 1 



Jan. e"! 8^. It was found that the balancing weight of the anemometer acted at about two inches from the extremity of the spiral when 

 the index was at ; the indications for some time must consequently have been rather too small : the suspending cord of the inner vessel, 

 was now shortened, so as to allow the weight to act correctly. 



Jan. 7* 22'^. Masses of loose cirro-stratus evaporating very rapidly, whilst scud is forming as quickly ; both currents moving from the, 

 same point. , 



