Hourly Meteorological Observations, October 12 — 15, 1844. 



279 



Thermometers. 



Dry. 



57-6 

 56-8 

 56-5 

 55-4 

 54-0 

 53-6 

 54-1 

 550 

 55-3 

 55-2 

 55-3 



601 



54-6 

 53-1 

 49-7 

 48-3 

 470 

 47-3 

 490 

 49-5 

 52-2 

 51-9 

 52-6 

 53-5 

 54-0 

 550 

 540 

 52-3 

 51-3 

 49-7 

 48-2 

 47-1 

 44-0 

 44-2 

 42-8 

 44-7 



46-8 

 47-6 

 46-8 

 47-0 

 47-1 

 46-0 

 45-7 

 46-3 

 47-2 

 48-8 

 50-7 

 521 

 54-2 

 540 

 52-6 

 53-1 

 52-3 

 50-3 

 49-6 



Wet. 



54-8 

 540 

 53-4 

 53-0 

 51-9 

 517 

 52-2 

 530 

 53-3 

 53-3 

 53-5 



55-6 



51-8 

 50-2 

 48-1 

 46-9 

 46-1 

 46-6 

 48-2 

 48-3 

 50-4 

 49-7 

 49-0 

 500 

 50-4 

 49-8 

 49-8 

 49-0 

 48-3 

 47-9 

 47-0 

 '46-4 

 43-8 

 43-6 

 42-3 

 44-1 



46-3 

 47-0 

 46-1 

 46-6 

 46-6 

 45-6 

 45-2 

 45-9 

 46-3 

 46-8 

 47-9 

 48-3 

 48-7 

 48-7 

 47-9 

 480 

 47-9 

 46-1 

 45-9 



Diff. 



2-8 

 2-8 

 3-1 

 2-4 

 21 

 1-9 

 1-9 

 2-0 

 2-0 

 1-9 

 1-8 



4-5 



2-8 

 2-9 

 1-6 

 1-4 

 0-9 

 0-7 

 0-8 

 1-2 

 1-8 

 2-2 

 3-6 

 35 

 3-6 

 5-2 

 4-2 

 3-3 

 3-0 

 1-8 

 1-2 

 0-7 

 0-2 

 0-6 

 0-5 

 0-6 



0-5 

 0-6 

 0-7 

 0-4 

 0-5 

 0-4 

 0-5 

 0-4 

 0-9 

 2-0 

 2-8 

 3-8 

 5-5 

 5-3 

 4-7 

 5-1 

 4-4 

 4-2 

 3-7 



Wind. 



Maximum 

 force in 

 !•>. 10-. 



lbs. 



0-2 

 0-2 

 0-2 

 0-2 

 0-3 

 0-4 

 0-4 

 1-3 

 1-3 

 1-3 

 1-1 



01 

 01 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 0-1 

 0-1 

 01 

 0-1 

 0-2 

 0-3 

 0-5 

 1-4 

 1-3 

 0-5 

 0-7 

 0-6 

 0-6 

 0-8 



lbs. 



01 

 01 

 01 

 0-1 

 0-3 

 0-3 

 0-6 

 1-3 

 0-9 

 0-6 

 1-3 



1-3 



0-6 

 0-5 

 01 

 01 

 00 

 00 

 01 

 0-3 

 0-4 

 0-9 

 10 

 0-8 

 0-4 

 0-7 

 0-3 

 01 

 01 

 0-0 

 0-0 

 0-0 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 0-0 



0-0 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 00 

 0-0 

 0-1 

 01 

 0-2 

 0-3 

 0-2 

 0-3 

 1-5 

 0-6 

 0-3 

 0-4 

 0-4 

 0-5 

 0-5 



Prom 



P t. 

 18 

 17 

 15 

 15 

 14 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 15 

 15 

 14 



18 



15 

 15 

 15 



17 



20 



16 



18 



17 



17 



17 



18 



17 



18 



18 



17 



20 



20 



4 



6 



6 



6 



22 

 22 

 24 

 24 

 20 

 24 

 25 

 22 

 24 

 22 



22 



22 



Clouds, 



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



moving 



from 



pt. pt. pt. 

 20: — 

 16: — 



— : 16 

 18 : — 



— : 18 



16: 18: — 



IV 



— : 



18 



20: 



18 



17: 



19 



17: 



— 



19: 



— 



18: 



— 



18 : 



18 



16: 



19 



16: 



16 



16: 



— : 19: 16 



Sky 

 clouded 



0-10. 



10-0 



100 



10-0 



100 



100 



100 



100 



8-0 



9-5 



50 



100 



10-0 

 8-5 

 30 

 2-0 

 4-0 



10-0 



100 

 9-5 

 9-8 

 8-5 

 9-5 



10-0 

 9-9 

 9-8 

 70 

 60 

 5-0 

 9-5 

 80 

 6-0 

 2-0 

 1-8 

 6-0 



100 



100 



10-0 



10-0 



100 



10-0 



10-0 



10-0 



100 



9-5 



8-5 



9-5 



9-5 



90 



8-5 



5-0 



30 



3-5 



50 



70 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 



Scud ; cirri ; cirro-str. ; cumuli to S. ; rain ' 5 

 Thick scud ; loose cumuli ; cirro-strati. 

 Cirro-stratous scud ; cirro-strati. 

 Scud ; cirrous mass ; id. 



Cirro-stratous scud and dense cirro-strati. 

 As before. 

 Dark. 



Thin clouds. 



A few stars visible ; drops of rain. 

 Stars dim ; id. 



Dark. 



j Sunday — Fine day, clear and cloudy ; clouds, chiefly 

 [ cauliflower cumuli, and cumulo-strati. 

 Dark ; drops of rain. 

 Scud and cirrous clouds ? 

 Id. 

 Id. 

 Cirro-stratous scud ? drops of rain. 

 Scud ; cirro-stratous scud ? rain ' 2 " ' 8 since I7 h . 



Id. ; cirrous mass ; cirro-strati ; rain ' 5 

 Cirri ; cirro-cumuli ; loose scud ; cirro-strati. © 



Loose scud; cir. -cum. scud ; cirri; cir.-str. ; rainbow.0 

 Scud ; cirro-cumulo-strati ; cirri ; cirro-strati. © 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cir.-cum.-str. ; cirri ; cir.-str. 

 Cirro-cumulous scud ; cirro-strati ; loose cumuli ; scud 



Id. ; cirro-strati and cumuli. 



Scud ; cir.-cum.-str. ; cumuli ; cum.-str. ; cir-str. 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



Woolly and linear cirri ; cumuli, &c. as before. 



Id. ; id. ; nimbi. 



Scud ; nimbi ; cumulo-strati ; rain 1 - 2 lately. 

 Nearly as before ; rain ' 5 

 Cirro-strati, &c. ; flash of lightning to SW. 



Id. ; a flash of lightning to SW. at 8 h 10 m 

 Id. 

 Thin clouds ; flash of lightning on WSW. horizon. 

 Overcast. 



Dark ; drops of rain. 



Rain ' 5 - 2 ' 5 since I3 h . 



Rain ' 5 



Drops of rain. 



Rain ' 5 



Rain 2 



dense cirro-strati 



1O0 



Scud ; 

 Id. 



Id. ; dense cirro-strati ; woolly cirri. 

 Woolly cirri ; scud ; cirro-strati round horizon. Q 

 Cir.-str. scud ; chiefly lin. and woolly cir. ; solar halo. © 

 As before, with cirrous haze and halo. © 



Cumuli ; scud ; woolly cirri ; cir. haze ; faint halo. © 

 Scud ; loose cumuli ; woolly cir. ; cir. haze ; solar halo. 



Id. ; id. ; cum. ; cir. ; cir. haze round hor. ® 



Cirro-stratous scud ; cirri ; sky hazy. O 



Id. ; cir.-cum. scud ; cumuli to S. Q 



Id. ; id. ) 



Id. ; id. 



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

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

 ct.|5 d 2 h . The motion of the cirri is so slow that the direction has been to some extent doubtful ; after considerable watching the 

 •otiotieems to be from about E. 



