232 



Hourly Meteorological Observations, June 8 — 11, 1844. 







Thermometers. 



Wind 











Gott. 

 Mean 

 Time. 



Baro- 

 meter 

 at 32°. 















Clouds 



Sc. : C.-s. 



movin 



from 



i, 



Ci., Sky 

 g clouded. 





Dry. 



Wet. 



Diff. 



Maximum 

 force in 



From 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 













1\ 



10 m . 











d. h. 



in. 



o 



= 



o 



lbs. 



lb*. 



pt. 



pt. pt. 



pt. 0—10. 





8 7 



29-672 



59-9 



54-7 



5-2 



1-5 



10 



20 



19 



— 



— 10-0 



Scud ; thick cirrous clouds. 



8 



671 



58-3 



53-7 



4-6 



1-2 



0-2 



19 



19 



— 



— 100 



Id. ; id. 



9 



671 



56-7 



52-2 



4-5 



0-7 



01 



18 



— 



18 



— 100 



Cirro-stratous scud ; dense cirro-strati. 



10 



678 



56-3 



52-3 



4-0 



0-5 



0-2 



18 



— ■ 



18 



— 10-0 



Id. ; id. 



11 



676 



53-7 



51-1 



2-6 



0-2 



0-5 



19 



20 



— 



— 7-0 



Scud ; cirrous clouds. 



12 



665 



54-8 



51-2 



3-6 



1-6 



11 



18 



20 



— 



— 9-5 



Id. 



22 



29-656 









1-3 





20 









9 13 



29-609 



52-9 



510 



1-9 



2-5 



01 



15 





30 



Scud and cirro-strati on horizon. 



14 



606 



51-7 



50-9 



0-8 



0-5 



0-2 







2-0 



Cirro-strati to E. ; scud to S. 



15 



606 



51-1 



50-0 



11 



0-3 



0-2 



18 



18: — 



— 40 



Scud and loose cumuli ; cirri and cirro-strati to E. 



16 



603 



50-6 



49-9 



0-7 



0-3 



0-3 



17 





20 



Cirro-strati, tinged with red. 



17 



619 



500 



48-9 



11 



0-3 



0-4 



17 





2-5 



"Woolly cirri to S. ; scud on Cheviot ; cirro-strati. 



18 



629 



50-0 



48-7 



1-3 



0-3 



01 







20 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



19 



625 



52-8 



50-1 



2-7 



0-4 



0-3 



19 



20 



— 



— 1-5 



Scud and cumuli ; patches of cirro-strati. 



20 | 



625 



54-0 



50-4 



3-6 



0-7 



0-6 



17 



20 



— 



— 20 



Id. 



21 ! 



614 



561 



50-2 



5-9 



1-3 



0-8 



18 



21 



19 



— 7-0 



Id. ; cir.-cum.-str. ; cum. and cum.-str. 



22 



610 



600 



53-5 



6-5 



1-7 



1-6 



18 



21 



18 



— 8-0 



Id. ; woolly cirri and cirro-strati. 



23 



607 



61-6 



53-8 



7-8 



10 



1-0 



18 



21 



— 



— 90 



Id. ; cirrous clouds. 



10 



599 



63-7 



55-2 



8-5 



2-1 



2-3 



19 





90 



Scud and loose cumuli ; shower ' 5 



1 



621 



53-7 



50-8 



2-9 



2-4 



0-9 



21 





10-0 



Dense cir.-str. and scud ; shower 6 at h 40 m ; rain 2 



2 



609 



61-0 



56-0 



5-0 



0-9 



0-4 



24 



23 



— 



— 9-5 



Scud and loose cumuli ; woolly cirri and cirro-strati. 



3 



615 



57-4 



520 



5-4 



1-5 



0-5 



22 



24 



— 



— 9-5 



Id. ; cir.-str. and cir. haze : showers. 



4 



615 



61-5 



53-2 



8-3 



11 



1-4 



24 



23 



— 



— 9-5 



Id. 



5 



624 



60-1 



51-7 



8-4 



1-9 



1-3 



22 



23 



— 



— 7-5 



Id. 



cirro-strati to E. 



6 



637 



59-3 



52-3 



70 



1-6 



0-4 



24 



23 



— 



— 50 



Id. 



fine cumuli to NE. 



7 



651 



58-5 



520 



6-5 



1-8 



1-1 



23 





2-0 



Id. 



cirro-strati and cumulo-strati. 



8 



679 



54-7 



48-9 



5-8 



1-5 



1-2 



22 



24: — 



— 1-5 



Id. 



; cirro-strati to E. 



9 



709 



510 



46-5 



4-5 



1-7 



0-7 







0-7 



Scud and cirro-strati on E. horizon. 



10 



726 



50-0 



45-8 



4-2 



0-2 



01 



22 





0-2 



Id. 



11 



752 



47-8 



44-7 



31 



0-3 



0-2 



22 





0-5 



Id. 



12 



760 



45-8 



43-6 



2-2 



0-3 



01 





24: — 



— 3 



Patches of scud. 



13 



29-771 



44-8 



42-8 



2-0 



01 



01 







01 



Patches of scud ; strong twilight. 



14 



781 



42-9 



41-7 



1-2 



0-4 



0-0 



20 





0-2 



Id. 



15 



781 



44-9 



42-8 



21 



0-5 



0-4 



20 





0-2 



Cirrous-haze to E. ; scud to S. 



16 



797 



43-2 



41-8 



1-4 



0-6 



0-2 



18 



26 



— 



— 0-5 



Id. ; scud. 



17 



812 



47-2 



43-9 



3-3 



0-5 



0-5 



19 



26 



28 



— 0-5 



Scud ; semifluid -like cirro-cumuli. 



18 



826 



46-8 



44-8 



20 



0-3 



0-3 



18 



26 



— 



— 0-5 



Id. 



19 



834 



51-0 



48-0 



30 



0-2 



0-2 



18 



25 



— 



— 2-0 



Id. ; cirri to W. ; haze on E. horizon. 



20 



844 



52-9 



49-0 



3-9 



0-2 



0-2 



23 



24 



— 



— 3-5 



Id. ; cirri and cirro-strati ; cumuli to SE. 



21 



847 



56-5 



51-2 



5-3 



0-6 



0-3 



21 



22 



26 



— 90 



Loose smoky scud ; thicker scud. 



22 



855 



57-5 



51-2 



6-3 



0-9 



0-5 



23 v. 



23 



— 



.— 9-0 



Scud ; cirri and cirro-strati ; cumuli to N. 



23 



861 



60-8 



52-7 



8-1 



11 



0-5 



23 





90 



Id. ; id. 



11 



862 



62-9 



54-3 



8-6 



0-9 



0-2 



25 



24 



— 



— 90 



Scud and loose cumuli ; cirro-strati and cirro-cumuli. 



1 



866 



64-9 



55-3 



9-6 



1-0 



0-6 



20 



— 



24 



— 8-5 



Cirro-cumuli ; scud and loose cum. ; cirri, cirro-strati. 



2 



865 



65-9 



56-7 



9-2 



0-8 



0-6 



20 



24 



— 



— 90 



Scud and loose cumuli. 



3 



865 



63-2 



55-3 



7-9 



0-9 



0-2 



22 



23 



— 



— 9-0 



Id. 



4 



861 



64-8 



56-8 



8-0 



1-6 



1-5 



19 



22 



:25 



:— 9-8 



Scud ; scud and cumuli ; cirrous haze ; wild sky. 



5 



870 



61-5 



55-3 



6-2 



2-2 



1-7 



22 v. 



24 



— 



— 100 



Id. ; cumuli, cirro-strati, and cirrous haze. 



6 



856 



61-0 



55-2 



5-8 



1-2 



1-8 



20 



22 



24 



:— 9-8 



Id.; bands of cirro-strati, cirrous haze ; drops of rain. 



7 



856 



58-9 



54-2 



4-7 



1-9 



0-7 



19 





9-5 



As before. 



8 



855 



57-0 



51-9 



51 



0-7 



0-1 



19 





9-2 



Id. 



9 



848 



I 550 



51-2 



3-8 



0-4 



0-4 



19 





9-5 



Cirro-strati, woolly and cymoid cirri ; scud on bor. 



10 



844 



54-8 



51-0 



3-8 



0-7 



0-6 



18 





100 



Id. 



11 



832 



530 



50-6 



2-4 



1-0 



0-2 



19 





100 



Id. ; rain05 



12 



835 



52-2 



50-8 



1-4 



0-2 



0-1 



20 





100 



Id. ; id. 



The direction of the wind is indicated by the number of the point of the compass, reckoning N. = 0, E. = 8, S. = 16, W. = 24. 1 

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



June 10 d 12 h 50 m . (Midnight.) The observer found that he could read print from types 0-1 inch deep with considerable ease; 

 not risen. 



