198 



Hourly Meteorological Observations, March 9 — 12, 1844. 







Thermometers. 



Wind 











Gott. 

 Mean 

 Time. 



Baro- 

 meter 

 at 32°. 









Clouds, 







Dry. 



Wet. 



Diff. 



Maximum 

 force in 



From 



Sc. :C.-s.:Ci., 



moving 



from 



Sky 

 clouded. 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 













1\ 



10™. 











a. h. 



in. 



° 



- 



o 



lbs. 



lbs. 



pt. 



pt. pt. pt. 



0—10. 





9 5 



29-433 



48-4 



43-0 



5-4 



5-6 



4-2 



28 





20 



Masses of scud ; cirro-cumulo- strati ; cir.-str. on hor. 



6 



487 



44-7 



40-9 



3-8 



4-1 



20 



27 





1-5 



Patches of scud, cumuli, cirro-strati, and haze. 



7 



498 



42-8 



39-7 



3-1 



2-9 



1-3 



25 





0-9 



Id. 



8 



551 



41-3 



38-3 



30 



0-9 



0-8 



28 





0-9 



Id. 



9 



577 



40-6 



38-1 



2-5 



11 



0-0 







0-0 



Clear. 



10 



574 



38-5 



36-8 



1-7 



01 



0-1 



20 





30 



Thick clouds on horizon. 



11 



561 



40-9 



38-7 



2-2 



0-5 



0-2 



20 





30 



Scud and cirrous haze to N. ; stars dim. 



12 



566 



39-7 



37-8 



1-9 



0-5 



00 



20 





20 



Id. 



10 











1-0 













13 



29-232 



41-3 



39-9 



1-4 



3-8 



1-5 



20 





100 



Thick scud. 



14 



209 



43-0 



41-9 



11 



1-2 



0-8 



20 





10-0 



Light rain. 



15 



192 



44-1 



42-6 



1-5 



0-8 



0-4 



20 





9-7 



A few stars indistinctly visible. 



16 



163 



44-0 



42-0 



20 



0-8 



0-3 



21 





4-0 



Scud. 



17 



146 



42-9 



40-6 



2-3 



0-8 



0-3 



20 





30 



Id. ; cirrous clouds ; lunar corona. 



18 



104 



43-1 



41-5 



1-6 



0-3 



00 







10-0 



Id. ; very light rain. 



19 



053 



42-9 



41-3 



1-6 



0-5 



0-4 



20 



24 



— 



— 



100 



Id. ; id. ; cirrous clouds. 



20 



29-007 



42-7 



41-1 



1-6 



0-5 



0-4 



20 



24 







. — 



10-0 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



21 



28-973 



42-9 



420 



0-9 



0-4 



0-3 



20 



24 



— 







100 



Id. 



22 



936 



44-5 



42-3 



2-2 



0-4 



0-6 



20 



24 







— 



100 



Id. ; cirrous clouds. 



23 



928 



45-7 



43-1 



2-6 



11 



10 



23 



25 



— 



— 



9-9 



Id. ; woolly cirri. 



11 



931 



46-2 



43-2 



30 



0-7 



0-5 



24 



25 



— 







9-2 



Id. ; woolly and linear cirri. 



1 



905 



46-9 



43-0 



3-9 



2-2 



22 



24 





7-0 



Id. 



2 



900 



46-2 



42-0 



4-2 



2-6 



50 



22 



26 : — : — 



5-0 



Id. ; woolly cirri. 



3 



913 



40-0 



38-5 



1-5 



4-9 



1-2 



23 



24 : — : 24 



5-0 



Id. ; id. ; showers of rain and hail. 



4 



921 



40-3 



38-0 



2-3 



5-5 



3-9 



24 





9-5 



Scud and loose cumuli ; cirri ; rain. 



5 



877 



39-7 



36-3 



3-4 



2-2 



1-5 



25 







— 



24 



3-5 



Woolly cirri ; scud and cumuli on horizon. 



6 



902 



36-7 



34-9 



1-8 



4-2 



21 



25 



— 



. — 



28 



30 



Watery woolly cirri ; cum. and nimb. ; shower of sleet. 



7 



918 



35-7 



33-6 



2-1 



1-9 



1-4 



26 



26 



— 







0-7 



Masses of scud. 



S 



938 



35-7 



330 



2-7 



1-3 



1-8 



22 





1-0 



Thin clouds ; a few flakes of snow. 



9 



917 



33-4 



32-3 



1-1 



2-3 



1-6 



22 





4-0 



Thin scud. 



10 



921 



33-6 



30-8 



2-8 



0-8 



0-8 



22 





1-0 



Id. on horizon. 



11 



919 



33-6 



310 



2-6 



2-5 



2-2 



24 





30 



Clouds on horizon. 



12 



932 



33-6 



31-3 



2-3 



1-6 



1-0 



24 





3-0 



Scud ; stars dimly visible. 



13 



28-934 



31-9 



29-2 



2-7 



1-2 



0-8 



23 





3-0 



Scud ; stars brighter. 



14 



951 



33-7 



310 



2-7 



10 



1-7 



24 





20 



Patches of scud. 



15 



959 



320 



30-9 



11 



1-9 



0-6 



25 





2-0 



Id. ; thick clouds to N. 



16 



976 



32-5 



310 



1-5 



1-1 



1-5 



24 





1-5 



Clouds to E. 



17 



988 



33-2 



31-2 



2-0 



10 



1-3 



23 





20 



Id. to E. and SE. 



18 



979 



330 



32-2 



0-8 



0-9 



0-7 



22 



26 : — : — 



2-0 



Thin scud ; scud on horizon and on Cheviot. 



19 



967 



33-4 



31-1 



2-3 



2-3 



0-2 



22 



26 : — : — 



8-5 



Scud ; cirrous clouds ; cirro-strati on E. horizon. 



20 



946 



33-0 



32-0 



1-0 



0-3 



0-0 







100 



Shower of snow. 



21 



28-973 



330 



32-3 



0-7 



0-5 



11 



28 



27 : — : 28 



50 



Scud moving quickly ; woolly cirri : snow showers. 



22 



29-001 



34-6 



32-3 



2-3 



2-7 



2-3 



26 



— : — : 30 



2-5 



Woolly cirri ; scud to SE. 



23 



037 



36-7 



33-1 



3-6 



1-8 



0-8 



26 





30 



Id. ; cirrous haze ; cirro-strati. 



12 



057 



38-0 



350 



30 



1-0 



0-2 



26 





100 



Nearly homogeneous cirrous clouds and haze : scud to S. 



1 



097 



34-9 



34-2 



0-7 



0-7 



0-5 



28 



28 



- — 



28 



80 



Scud in patches ; cirri ; occasional showers of snow. 



2 



144 



37-0 



34-2 



2-8 



1-4 



2-8 



30 



30 



:28 



— 



3-5 



Patches of scud ; cir.-str. and haze ; cum. on N. hor. 



3 



205 



39-5 



35-6 



3-9 



2-3 



2-5 



30 



30 



— 







9-7 



Scud ; cirrous clouds. 



4 



265 



41-3 



36-0 



5-3 



2-3 



1-3 



29 



— 



.28 







7-0 



Cirro-stratous scud ; patches of scud. 



5 



302 



38-8 



34-8 



4-0 



2-3 



1-7 







2-0 



Masses of scud and loose cumuli round horizon. 



6 



349 



38-3 



35-3 



3-0 



1-9 



1-2 



28 



29 : — : — 



8-0 



Scud. 



7 



414 



38-0 



34-6 



3-4 



3-6 



3-8 



30 



30: — : — 



50 



Id. 



8 



452 



370 



34-2 



2-8 



1-9 



1-8 



30 





2-0 



Clouds on E. and S. horizon. 



9 



495 



34-9 



31-9 



30 



1-9 



0-7 



29 





20 



Id. 



10 



543 



33-5 



30-9 



2-6 



0-4 



0-0 







0-9 



Id. 



The 



direction of the wind is indicated by the n 



umber of the point of the co 



npass, reckoning N. = 0, E. = 8, S. = 16, \V. = 'H- The 



motio 



is of the three strata of clouds, Sc. (scud), C 



-s. (cirro-stratus), and Cir. (ci 



rrus), are indicated in a similar manner. 



