Hourly Meteorological Observations, May 15 — 17, 1844. 



223 





Thermometers. 





Wind 











itt. Baro- 

 ean meter 

 me. at 32°. 













Clouds, 



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



moving 



from 



Sky 

 clouded. 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 



Dry. 



Wet. 



Diff. 



Maximum 

 force in 



Prom 











l h . 



10™. 











h. in. 



o 



o 



o 



lbs. 



lbs. 



pt. 



pt. pt. pt. 



0—10. 





13 30119 



36-3 



36-1 



0-2 



00 



00 







00 



Clear ; cirrous haze on horizon. 



14 106 



35-7 



35-6 



0-1 



0-0 



0-0 







0-2 



Id. ; cirro-strati on N. and NE. horizon. 



15 085 



34-7 



34-5 



0-2 



00 



00 







0-2 



Id. ; id. 



16 065 



36-6 



36-5 



01 



00 



00 







0-5 



Cirro-strati and cirrous haze to E. ; much hoar-frost. 



17 044 



370 



36-7 



0-3 



00 



00 





— : 



22: 



22 



30 



Cir.-cum., cirro-strati, and cirri ; cirrous haze on hor. 



18 031 



38-6 



38-0 



0-6 



0-0 



00 





— : 



21 ■ 



— 



7-0 



Id. ; id. 



19 30004 



41-3 



40-6 



0-7 



00 



0-0 



18 



— ■ 



— : 



19 



6-5 



Cirri lying SSW. to NNE., moving slowly ; cir.-cum. 



20 29-991 



43-8 



42-7 



11 



00 



0-0 







50 



Feathery and tufted cirri lying in belts. 



2 I 962 



510 



47-4 



3-6 



00 



0-0 



28 



. — 



— 



20 



70 



Cirri lying S by W. to N by E. ; patches of scud. 



22 941 



53-9 



48-7 



5-2 



00 



0-0 



24 



22 



— 



18 



8-0 



Scud ; crossed and woolly cirri ; cumuli on SW. hor. 



23 912 



55-5 



49-2 



6-3 



0-0 



0-0 



20 



— 



— 



18 



8-0 



Cirri lying N. and S. ; loose cumuli on SE. horizon. 



894 



57-8 



49-2 



8-6 



00 



0-0 



28 



— 



— 



16 



8-0 



Id. ; cumuli to S. ; haze on E. hor. 



1 866 



59-0 



49-0 



10-0 



00 



0-0 



28 





8-0 



Cirri, cirro-strati, cirro-cumuli, cumuli. 



2 845 



610 



510 



10-0 



00 



0-0 



24 v. 



30:30: 18 



2-7 



Scud, cir.-str. ; mottled and branched cirri ; cir. haze. 



3 825 



60-9 



50-9 



100 



00 



0-0 



30 





30 



As before. 



4 812 



60-3 



50-2 



10-1 



0-2 



0-4 



28 



26 



— 



18 



6-0 



Patches of cumuli ; woolly cirri. 



5 795 



611 



50-1 



110 



0-1 



00 



28 



■ — • 



29 



18 



6-0 



Cirro-cumulous scud ; cirri. 



6 786 



590 



50-9 



8-1 



00 



00 





29 



— 



— 



6-0 



Scud ; cirro-cumuli ; cirro-strati. 



7 782 



54-7 



49-6 



51 



01 



01 



4 



— 



28 



— 



40 



Cirro-cumulous scud. 



S 777 



531 



48-0 



5-1 



0-0 



0-0 



4 



— 



28 



— 



9-5 



Id. 



9 772 



520 



48-0 



4-0 



0-0 



00 





28 



— 



— 



100 



Thick watery scud ; clouds red to NW. 



|0 773 



51-7 



47-9 



3-8 



00 



00 





28 



— 



— 



100 



Scud ; drops of light rain. 



1 754 



50-3 



47-0 



3-3 



0-0 



0-0 







9-9 



Id. 



2 748 



50-9 



47-2 



3-7 



0-0 



00 







8-0 



Id. 



3 29-737 



49-6 



46-2 



3-4 



0-0 



0-0 







90 



Scud. 



4 736 



50-5 



46- 1 



4-4 



0-0 



1-9 



3 





10-0 



Id. 



5 766 



42-0 



40-5 



1-5 



1-7 



0-2 



2 





10-0 



Rain 1 since 14 h 30 m . 



6 791 



41-2 



39-8 



1-4 



0-4 



01 



1 



3 



— 







10-0 



Scud. 



7 822 



400 



37-5 



2-5 



20 



1-3 



2 







— 



— 



9-9 



Id.; cumuli, cirro-strati ; rain'-; showers :j since 16 h . 



8 839 



40-6 



36-9 



3-7 



2-4 



1-2 











— 



— 



100 



Id. 



',9 855 



141-2 



37-8 



3-4 



1-2 



0-9 







1 



— 



— 



9-8 



Id. ; cirro-strati to E. 



871 



40-3 



38-2 



21 



1-3 



0-4 















— 



5-0 



Scud and loose cumuli ; light shower of fine hail. 



1 873 



430 



37-4 



5-6 



2-2 



2-6 



Ov. 







— 



— 



4-0 



Long ranges of loose cumuli. 



2 871 



44-8 



39-2 



5-6 



3-3 



2-8 











— 







8-0 



Scud and loose cumuli. 



3 866 



45-7 



39-9 



5-8 



2-8 



21 







31 



2 



— 



8-5 



Id. ; cir.-cum. scud ; showers to E. and N, 



7 ) 873 



45-6 



39-2 



6-4 



4-0 



2-4 











— 







7-0 



Id. ; shower of hail at 23 h 30 m when temp. 



1 869 



46-9 



40-7 



6-2 



3-7 



1-9 











— 







7-0 



Scud and cumuli ; shower 4 at h 45 m . [fell to 39°. 



2 859 



46-3 



400 



6-3 



3-3 



1-9 



1 







— 



— 



7-0 



Id. ; snow on Cheviot. 



I 857 



46-6 



40-3 



6-3 



31 



1-6 











— 



— 



100 



Id. ; a few hailstones falling. 



I 853 



43-6 



39-7 



3-9 



3-1 



1-5 



2 



31 



— 



— 



100 



Id. 



> 854 



40-1 



37-6 



2-5 



1-6 



10 





31 



— 



— 



9-5 



Id. ; shower 5 of hail. 



i 848 



41-5 



38-1 



3-4 



2-8 



1-3 



31 







— 



— 



90 



Scud ; rain falling to N. 



850 



| 41-7 



38-3 



3-4 



1-8 



0-3 









2-5 



Id., cumuli and cirro-strati on horizon. 



848 



140-0 



35-8 



4-2 



20 



0-2 















— 



6-0 



Id. ; cumuli, cumulo-strati ; shower to E. 



» 865 



38-7 



350 



3-7 



1-0 



0-3 



31 







. — 



— 



20 



Id. ; showers around. 



864 



37-8 



34-9 



2-9 



11 



11 



31 







— 



— 



30 



Id. 



867 



36-8 



34-4 



2-4 



1-4 



01 



31 







— 



— 



6-5 



Id. 



1 869 



36-2 



33-1 



31 



0-4 



0-3 



31 



31 



— 



— 



1-5 



Id. 



111 29-863 



34-8 



320 



2-8 



0-5 



01 



30 





1-7 



Scud. 



1 856 



34-4 



31-8 



2-6 



0-2 



00 



31 





1-7 



Id. 



1 850 



330 310 



20 



0-1 



00 



31 





2-5 



Id. 



1 847 



30-9 29-4 



1-5 



00 



00 







10 



Id. 



li 847 



31-3 300 



1-3 



00 



00 



28 



2: — : — 



7-5 



Id. ; loose cumuli to N. 



1 852 



36-9 33-7 



3-2 



0-2 



01 



30 



2: — : — 



7-0 



Id. ; id. 



1 859 ji 38-8 135-0 



3-8 



0-3 



0-2 



31 





9-5 



Id. 



871 ! 40-0 35-9 



41 



0-3 



0-4 



31 



2: — : — 



8-5 



Id. ; cumuli on horizon ; cirrous clouds. 



' e direction of the wind is 



indicated by 



the n 



umber of the point < 



)f the co 



mpass, reckoning N. = 0, E. = 8, S. = 16, W. = 24. The 



mo >ns of the three strata of cl 



ouds, Sc. (sc 



id), C 



-s. (cirro-stratus), an 



d Cir. (ci 



rrus), are indicated in a similar manner. 



Jyl6 d 14 h . Gusts of wind 



commenced 



at 141 



2 m , and rain at 14 h 



30 m . 



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