276 





Hourly Meteorological Observations, October 4 — 7, 1844. 



, 





Baro- 

 meter 



Thermometers. 



Wind. 



Clouds 



, 





Gott. 

 Mean 









Maximum 





Sc. : C.-s. 

 movin 



Ci., Sky 

 t clouded. 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 



Time. 



at 32°. 



Dry. 



Wet. 



Diff. 



force in 



From 



from 















1". 



10». 











— 1 

 1 



d. h. 



in. 



o 



o 



o 



lbs. 



lbs. 



P t. 



pt. pt. 



pt. n— to. 





4 5 



29-597 



520 



47-6 



4-4 



01 











22 





100 



As before. 



6 



583 



50-3 



46 



8 



3-5 



0-1 







1 



17 





100 



Id. ; drops of rain. 





7 



576 



49-2 



46 



9 



2-3 



01 







1 



18 





100 



Dense cirro-strati and haze. 





8 



575 



48-9 



47 



3 



1-6 



01 







1 







100 



Dark ; rain 1 





9 



576 



47-6 



45 



8 



1-8 



0-2 















100 



Id. ; rain 2 



10 



563 



460 



45 



2 



0-8 



01 







1 







100 



Id. ; rain 1 



11 



523 



45-5 



44 



9 



0-6 



00 















100 



Id. ; rain 1 " 2 



12 



488 



44-8 



44 



2 



0-6 



00 











4 





100 



Id. ; rain o-5 



13 



29-439 



44-0 



43 



7 



0-3 



0-2 







2 



4 





100 



Dark ; rain 1 " 2 



14 



417 



44-0 



43 



8 



0-2 



0-2 







2 



4 





10-0 



Id. ; rain 1 



15 



366 



440 



43 



8 



0-2 



0-4 







3 



3 





100 



Id. ; id. 



16 



364 



44-8 



44 



6 



0-2 



0-3 







2 



2 





100 



Id. ; id. 





17 



344 



45-2 



44 



9 



0-3 



0-3 







2 



3 





100 



Id. ; rainO" 2 



) 



18 



351 



46-1 



45 



6 



0-5 



0-2 







2 



31 





10-0 



Id. ; id. 





19 



363 



460 



45 



3 



0-7 



0-2 







1 



29 





100 



Nearly homogeneous. 





20 



368 



46-0 



45 







1-0 



01 











29 



— 



30 



_ 100 



Id. ; cirro-strati ; loose scud to N. 



1 



21 



387 



47-3 



46 



1 



1-2 



01 











28 



28 



— 



_ 100 



Scud ; dense cirro-strati. 



; 



22 



410 



48-3 



46 



8 



1-5 



01 











25 



26 



— 



— 100 



Id. 





23 



409 



49-6 



47 



8 



1-8 



0-1 











22 



26 



— 



— 100 



Id. 



5 



414 



49 2 



47 



1 



21 



01 







2 



23 



26 



— 



— 100 



Id. ; loose cumuli ; cirro-strati. 



1 



416 



50-6 



47 



2 



3-4 



0-5 







3 



23 



26 



— 



_ 9-9 



Scud and loose cumuli ; cirro-strati. If 



2 



414 



51-9 



48 



2 



3-7 



0-3 







1 



22 



26 



— 



— 9-9 



Thick scud ; cumuli ; loose cumuli ; cirro-strati. 



3 



419 



52-1 



47 



6 



4-5 



0-3 







2 



28 



25 



19 



— 90 



Id. ; cir.-cum.-str. ; piles of cum. ; cirri; cir.-str 



• 



4 



429 



51-5 



46 



6 



4-9 



0-3 







2 



20 



27 



— 



22 50 



Loose scud ; woolly cirri ; cumuli ; cirro-strati. (D| 



5 



438 



500 



45 



1 



4-9 



0-2 







1 



28 



27 



— 



— 30 



Id. ; as before. 





6 



454 



46-9 



43 



8 



31 



0-2 







1 



20 



26 



26 



— 4-5 



Loose cum. and cir.-str. ; sheets of cirri and cir. haze 





7 



473 



44-1 



41 



9 



2-2 



0-1 







2 



20 



— 



26 



— 1-5 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cirrous haze ; rain to WNW. ? 





8 



489 



41-4 



40 



9 



0-5 



0-2 







1 



20 





0-5 



Id. 





9 



507 



39-8 



38 



7 



1-1 



0-1 











20 





00 



Hazy on horizon. 



10 



517 



39-3 



38 



2 



1-1 



01 







2 



18 





0-0 



Id. ; very faint aurora ? 



11 



517 



380 



37 



2 



0-8 



0-2 















00 



Clear ; auroral light to N., just perceptible. 



• 



12 



526 



36-4 



36 







0-4 



00 











22 





0-3 



Light clouds, chiefly to NW. 





23 



29-480 



50-6 



46 



5 



4-1 



2-2 



1 



7 



22 



23: — 



— 



[Sunday — Variable; clouds, scud, cum. -str., cirri; at 

 ) times clear ; passing showers. 





6 13 



29-516 



41-0 



38 



9 



2-1 



3-4 







6 



21 





0-2 



Clouds to N. 



I 



14 



526 



39-2 



37 



8 



1-4 



0-3 







1 



20 





0-2 



Id. to S. and W. ) 



1 



15 



528 



39-9 



37 



9 



2-0 



0-3 







2 



22 





00 



Quite clear. ) 



1 



16 



535 



38-8 



37 



3 



1-5 



0-3 







2 



22 





00 



Id. ) 



1 K 



17 



547 



38-9 



37 



3 



1-6 



0-2 







2 



21 





0-2 



Cirrous clouds to E. 



1 



18 



569 



37-2 



36 







1-2 



0-3 







1 



21 





0-2 



Cirri ; cirro-strati. 



t| 



19 



584 



38-1 



36 



7 



1-4 



0-3 







3 



23 





0-5 



Cir.-str. ; cumuli on E. horizon ; strati on Cheviot. ) 



1 



20 



603 



39-3 



37 



5 



1-8 



0-2 







2 



22 





0-5 



As before. 





21 



626 



41-6 



39 



2 



2-4 



0-2 







2 



22 





0-5 



Cirri, and as before. O [hor. 



1 '*> 



22 



649 



44-4 



41 



3 



31 



0-4 







6 



25 





03 



Cir.-str. ; cum. on ENE. hor. ; detached cum. round 



1 



23 



659 



47-0 



42 



7 



4-3 



0-4 







3 



26 



28 : — 



— 1-0 



Detached loose cumuli ; cir.-str. ; cumuli on E. hor. 



1 & 



7 



668 



49-7 



44 



6 



51 



0-4 







2 







40? 



Loose cumuli. 6 



1 



1 



669 



48-5 



43 







5-5 



0-4 







1 



26 



28 



— 



— 2-5 



Id. 



1 



2 



678 



49-2 



43 



1 



61 



0-3 











28 



28 



— 



— 30 



Id. ; cirri ; hazy. 



!l ■ 



3 



683 



48-6 



42 



9 



5-7 



0-4 







1 



26 



26 



— 



28 ! 8-0 



Id. ; cirri ; cirrous haze ; solar halo. 6 





4 



694 



48-9 



42 



9 



60 



01 











28 



25 



— 



— 1 8-5 



Scud ; loose cumuli ; cirri ; cirrous haze. 



11 • 



5 



708 



490 



43 



2 



5-8 



01 







1 



26 



25 



— 



26 60 



Loose cumuli ; cirri ; haze on horizon. 



II , 



II 



6 



708 



44-3 



41 







3-3 



0-2 







1 



23 



— 



— 



26 50 



Cirri ; loose cumuli ; id. 



7 



725 



42-7 



39 



7 



3-0 



0-2 







1 



24 





0-2 



Patches of scud ; cirri ; id. 



8 



727 



39-9 



37 







2-9 



0-2 







1 







0-2 



Id.; 



9 



733 



37-0 



35 



2 



1-8 



0-2 















00 



Hazy to E. 



10 



736 



33-9 



33 



3 



0-6 



01 















1 00 



Id. 



Oct 



5d 2h 40-. A fa 



int sola 



r halo visibl 



B. 







k 



Oct 



5 d 8 h . A flash c 



f lightr 



ing seen to 



3. : m 



uch lightning su 



m during the evening by various individuals; no thunder heard. 1 j , 

 cted on by different currents : cirrous haze and cirri spreading over u> 



Oct 



7 d 3 h . Masses ol 



loose ( 



:umuli, some 



of th 



jm apparently a 



sky ; 



the haze on the ho 



rizon di 



fferent from 



the ci 



rrous haze. 



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