Hourly Meteorological Observations, May 16 — 19, 1845. 



187 



"~"" 





Thermometers. 1 



Wind. 













ean 

 me. 



h. 



Baro- 

 meter 

 at 32°. 













Clouds 



Sc. :C.-s. 



movin 



from 



Ci., Sky 

 T clouded. 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 





Dry. 



Wet. 



Diff. 



Maxi 

 fore 



mum 

 e in 

 10-". 



From 



in. 



o 



o 







lbs. 



lbs. 



pt. 



pt. pt. 



pt. 0—10. 







11 



29-978 



51-3 



48-0 



3-3 



0-4 



0-4 



27 





10-0 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cirro-strati; cirrous haze. 





12 



966 



51-0 



48-1 



2-9 



0-6 



0-4 



22 





100 



Id.; id.; id. 





13 



29-961 



510 



48-7 



2-3 



0-5 



0-5 



21 





100 



Id. ; id. 





14 



947 



51-2 



49-1 



2-1 



0-6 



0-3 



22 





100 



Id. ; id. 





15 



924 



51-6 



49-3 



2-3 



1-5 



0-6 



23 





10-0 



Id. ; id. ; drops of rain lately. 





16 



923 



51-5 



49-3 



2-2 



1-0 



0-4 



26 



— ; 



28: 



— 10-0 



Id.; id. 





17 



921 



51-7 



49-4 



2-3 



0-4 



01 



27 



— : 



29: 



— 10-0 



Id. ; id. 





18 



922 



51-8 



49.8 



20 



0-6 



0-4 



29 



29: 



30: 



— 100 



Scud ; cir.-str. scud ; dense cir.-str. ; slight shower 





19 



937 



46-7 



46-5 



0-2 



0-3 



0-2 









10-0 



Id. ; id. ; rain^ [lately 





20 



958 



47-5 



47-0 



0-5 



0-3 



0-4 



2 



1 : 



— • 



— 100 



Id. ; cirrous mass. 





21 



957 



50-6 



47-6 



30 



0-9 



M 



2 



2: 



29: 



_ 6-5 



Loose cumulous scud ; fleecy cirro-cumuli ; cirri. 



e 



22 



968 



51-4 



46-8 



4-6 



1-2 



1-2 



2 



31: 



29: 



— 8-5 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



e 



23 



965 



53-4 



47-4 



6-0 



1-7 



1-1 



2 



30: 



30 



— 8-5 



Woolly cirro-cumulo-strati ; cirro-strati ; id. 



e 







978 



53-8 



47-7 



6-1 



1-5 



0-8 



3 



29: 



30- 



— 9-5 



Loose cumulous scud ; cirro-cumulo-strati ; id. 



e 



I 



958 



54-0 



47-7 



6-3 



1-5 



1-1 



3 



29: 



30 



— 9-5 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



• 



2 



969 



54-8 



49-2 



5-6 



0-9 



0-5 



31 



30 



30 



— 9-5 



Id. ; id. ; cum. ; id. 



e 



3 



961 



54-8 



48-0 



6-8 



0-9 



0-8 



1 



30 



30 



— 8-5 



Id. ; id. ; id. ; id. 







4 



958 



53-8 



46-7 



7-1 



1-1 



0-6 



1 



30 



— 



— 8-0 



Id. ; cirro-strati ; cirri. 



e 



5 



956 



53-8 



47-2 



6-6 



0-8 



0-5 



2 



30 



— 



— 50 



Loose cumuli ; id. ; id. 







6 



959 



52-5 



46-Ot 



6-5 



0-5 



0-4 



2 



— 



29 



— 5-5 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cirri. 







7 



963 



51-8 



45-0 



6-8 



0-9 



0-6 



1 



— 



30 



_ 50 



Cirro-cumulo-strati ; cirri, radiating from NW. 







8 



973 



49-0 



43-8 



5-2 



0-6 



0-2 



2 







30 



— 5-5 



Id. 



e 



9 



982 



47-7 



43.34 



4-4 



0-4 



0-1 



2 



— 



30 



— 8-5 



Id. ; cirri ; cirrous haze. 



}) 



;io 



982 



45-7 



42-3 



3-4 



0-1 



0-0 



4 



— 



30 



— 3-5 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



5 



" 



982 



43-7 



40-6 



3-1 



0-1 



0-1 









0-5 



Cirro-strati; cirri. 



D 



{l2 



971 



42-8 



39.4 



3.4 



0-1 



0-0 









0-2 



Id., id. 



D 



23| 



29-813 



52-0 



48-4 



3-6 



0-8 



0-6 



30 









f Sunday — Thick scud ; a continued succession of light 

 \ showers throughout the day. 



13 



29-693 



46-5 



43-6 



2-9 



2-4 



1-3 



2 



30 



— 



:— 6-0 



Scud ; cirro-strati. 



5 



14 



681 



44-5 



42-3 



2-2 



1-0 



0-7 



3 



30 



— 



:— 6-0 



Id. ; id. 



> 



15 



682 



43-8 



41-8 



2-0 



0-6 



0-6 



2 



30 



: 



:— 4-0 



Id. ; id. 





16 



680 



44-2 



41-5 



2-7 



1-0 



0-5 



4 







; 



:_ 6-0 



Id. and cirro-cumulo-strati. 





17 



691 



43-2 



42-2 



1-0 



0-2 



0-2 



2 



1 



: — 



:— 9-9 



Id. ; cirro-strati ; drops of rain. 





18 



684 



44-0 



42-Of 



20 



0-6 



0-4 



2 



— 



:31 



: 30 50 



Cir.-cum.-str.; wool.cir.radiatingfromNNW.; cir.-sti 



•-e 



19 



688 



45-6 



42-5 



3-1 



1-2 



1-5 



1 







: — 



:— 8-0 



Scud ; cirro-stratous scud ; cirro-strati and cirri. 





20 



688 



47-0 



43-5J. 



3.5 



1-6 



0-8 



1 







: — 



:— 9-5 



Id. ; loose cumuli ; cirri to N. 





21 



695 



46-8 



42-4 



4-4 



2-6 



1-8 



3 







; 



:— 9-0 



Id. ; id. 



, cir.-cum.-str. ; cirri; cir. haze 



, 



22 



692 



47-0 



42-6 



4-4 



1-8 



1-9 



2 







; 



:— 100 



Id. ; id. 



cir.-str. ; thick cir.-cum.-strati 



. 



23 



689 



48-2 



44-0 



4-2 



2-4 



2-1 











: — 



:— 10-0 



Id. ; id. 



id. ; id. 





i; 



689 



48-0 



44-0 



4-0 



2-2 



1-5 



1 







: — 



:— 10-0 



Id. ; id. 



; id. ; id, 





1 



690 



45-6 



43-5 



2-1 



1-7 



0-5 









10-0 



Id. ; id. 



cirro-strati. 



e 



1 2 



689 



48-3 



43-8 



4-5 



1-7 



1-3 



2 



1 



; 



:— 9-5 



Id. ; id. 



id. 





1 3 



692 



48-6 



44-7 



3-9 



2-0 



2-1 



2 



1 



: 



:— 9-0 



Id. ; id. 



cirro-cumulo-strati. 



e 



, 4 



700 



47-9 



42-6 



53 



2-0 



1-4 



2 



1 



: 



:— 9-4 



Loose cumuli ; cirro-cumulo-strati. 



e 



1 5 



708 



48-4 



43-6 



4-8 



2-1 



1-5 



4 



1 



: 



:— 9-2 



Id. ; thick cirro-strati. 





i 6 



719 



46-7 



43-2 



35 



2-0 



1-5 



4 



2 



: — 



:— 10-0 



Scud ; id. 





' 7 



722 



45-8 



43-3 



2-5 



1-6 



0-8 



2 



2 



: 



:— 10-0 



Id. ; id. 





8 



731 



45-3 



42-7 



2-6 



1-6 



1-2 



2 



2 



: — 



:— 100 



Id. ; id. 





9 



745 



44-0 



42-6 



1-4 



1-5 



0-4 



31 



2 



: — 



:— 10-0 



Id. ; id. ; drops of rain. 





10 



751 



44-0 



42-8 



1-2 



0-7 



0-2 



1 





10-0 



Id. ; id. ; rain"'^ 





11 



761 



44-4 



43.1 



1-3 



0-3 



0-2 



3 





10.0 



Id. 





12 



760 



44-4 



43-0 



1-4 



0-3 



0-3 



2 





10-0 



Id. 





13 



29-757 



44-1 



43-0 



11 



0-4 



0-1 



3 





9-9 



Scud and loose cumuli. 





14 



762 



43-7 



42-6 



1-1 



0-3 



0-1 



3 





9-9 



Scud and cirro-stratous scud ? 





15 



763 



43-3 



42-3 



1-0 



0-1 



0-1 



2 





9-5 



Id. 





16 



765 



143-4 



41-8 



1-6 



O-I 



0-1 



2 



3: — 



— 9-8 



Id. 





The direction of the wind is indicated by the number of the point of the compass, reckoning N. = 0, E. = 8, 8. = 16, W. = 24. 

 lotions of the three strata of clouds, Sc. (scud), C.-s. (cirro-stratus), and Ci. (cirrus), are indicated in a similar manner. 



May ISd 19''. Observation made at igi" 8°. 

 'May IS'i 21''. Observation made at 21'' S-^. 



The 



