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Hourly Meteorological Observations, December 16 — 18, 1844. 



303 





Baro- 

 meter 

 at 32°. 



Thermometers. 



Wind. 



Clouds, 



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



moving 



from 



Sky 

 clouded. 



Species of Clouds and Meteorological Remarks. 



in. 



Dry. 



Wet. 



Diff. 



Max 

 fore 

 1\ 



mum 

 e in 

 10". 



From 



i. 



in. 



o 



= 



o 



lbs. 



lbs. 



pt. 



pt. pt. pt. 



0—10. 







') 



29-318 



37-3 



36-4 



0-9 



0-3 



0-5 



7 





10-0 



Scud ; cirro-stratous scud ; rain ' 5 





3 



318 



37-3 



36-2 



11 



0-6 



0-7 



7 





10-0 



Loose scud ; cirro-strati ; id. 







315 



37-4 



36-4 



1-0 



0-7 



0-3 



6 





10-0 



As before ; rain 0-2 







309 



37-1 



360 



11 



0-4 



0-0 



6 





100 



Id. ; id. 







311 



37-0 



36-0 



1-0 



0-4 



0-4 



6 





100 



Id. ; passing showers. 







304 



37-2 



36-3 



0-9 



0-4 



0-1 



5 





100 



Id. ; id. 







300 



37-6 



36-3 



1-3 



0-6 



0-2 



4 





100 



Id. ; rain ' 5 ; dark. 





> 



298 



37-4 



36-7 



0-7 



0-8 



0-7 



6 





100 • 



Id. ; id. ; id. 





! 



29-278 



37-2 



36-7 



0-5 



0-6 



0-6 



6 





10-0 



As before ; rain 0-5 ; dark. 





t 



272 



37-5 



37-0 



0-5 



0-4 



0-1 



4 





100 



Id. ; id. ; id. 





, 



270 



37-9 



37-3 



0-6 



0-2 



01 



4 





10-0 



Id. ; id. 





i 



258 



38-2 



37-8 



0-4 



0-4 



0-2 



5 





10-0 



Id. ; rain 1 





' 



245 



38-2 



38-0 



0-2 



0-2 



0-2 



10 





10-0 



Id. ; rainO-2 





| 



241 



38-2 



38-0 



0-2 



0-2 



00 



4 





10-0 



Id. ; rain 0-5 





i 



234 



38-0 



37-6 



0-4 



00 



00 



3 





100 



Id. 





l 



236 



37-7 



37-4 



0-3 



0-0 



00 



3 





100 



Id. 







246 



37-8 



37-4 



0-4 



00 



00 



4 





10-0 



Misty, objects invisible 1 mile off. 





: 



248 



38-1 



37-8 



0-3 



0-0 



00 



3 





100 



The same. 







260 



38-5 



38-2 



0-3 



00 



00 



3 





10-0 



Mist rather thicker. 





i 



256 



38-4 



38-2 



0-2 



00 



00 







100 



Scotch mist, objects invisible at 400 yards. 







239 



41-0 



40-6 



0-4 



0-0 



00 







100 



Fog clearing off rapidly. 



• 



i 



230 



41-4 



40-9 



0-5 



00 



00 



4 



4 : — : — 



9-9 



Misty scud ; cirro-cumuli ; cirro-strati. 







237 



40-4 



400 



0-4 



00 



00 



6 





100 



Homogeneous ; slight mist. 







246 



39-3 



390 



0-3 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



Id. ; fog increasing. 







244 



37-9 



37-7 



0-2 



0-0 



00 



20 v. 





100 



Fog, objects invisible at 200 yards. 







257 



37-9 



37-7 



0-2 



0-1 



0-0 



25 





100 



Id., id. 







265 



37-2 



37-0 



0-2 



00 



00 



23 





10-0 



Id., id. 







275 



37-1 



36-9 



0-2 



00 



0-0 



22 





10-0 



Id., objects invisible at 400 yards. 







286 



37-6 



37-4 



0-2 



01 



00 



23 





100 



Id. 





293 



36-8 



36-6 



0-2 



00 



0-0 



24 





100 



Scotch mist. 







319 



36-7 



36-4 



0-3 



00 



0-0 



2 





100 



Thick Scotch mist. 







330 



37-0 



36-7 



0-3 



00 



0-0 



2 





10-0 



Id. 





1 



29-333 



37-6 



37-3 



0-3 



0-0 



0-0 







10-0 



Thick Scotch mist. 





1 



335 



37-9 



37-7 



0-2 



00 



0-0 







100 



Id. 





1 



348 



38-8 



38-4 



0-4 



0-0 



00 



4 





10-0 



Scotch mist, not so dense. 





1 



362 



38-4 



38-0 



0-4 



0-0 



0-0 



4 





100 



Id., denser than last. 





1 



374 



390 



38-7 



0-3 



0-1 



0-1 



4 





10-0 



Mist nearly away. 





1 



396 



39-3 



390 



0-3 



0-1 



00 



4 





100 



Fog away ? 





1 



428 



38-9 



38-7 



0-2 



00 



00 



4 





10-0 



Scud. 





2 



451 



390 



38-8 



0-2 



01 



01 



5 





10-0 



Id. ; drops of rain. 





a 



472 



38-7 



38-1 



0-6 



01 



0-0 



4 





10-0 



Loose scud, cirro-strati, and cirrous clouds. 





■2 



498 



38-0 



37-3 



0-7 



00 



00 



4 



12:— : — 



9-9 



Scud ; cirro-cumuli ; cirro-strati. 



© 



2 



529 



39-2 



38-0 



1-2 



0-2 



01 



4 





9-9 



Id. ; cirrous scud ; id. 







561 



40-2 



39-0 



1-2 



01 



0-0 



4 



— 



10 







100 



Cirro-stratous scud ; id. ; rain ' 2 







573 



39-8 



39-2 



0-6 



0-2 



0-1 



4 



8 



— 



— 



100 



Scud ; cirro-strati ; drops of rain. 







586 



39-8 



38-8 



10 



0-3 



0-1 



5 



8 







__ 



100 



Id. ; id. 







616 



39-7 



390 



0-7 



0-2 



01 



4 



6 



— 



— 



100 



Id. ; id. ; wavy cirro-strati. 







642 



39-3 



38-3 



10 



0-1 



00 



3 



6 







— 



100 



Id. ; id. ; " id. 







664 



38-7 



37-6 



1-1 



0-2 



0-1 



2 





100 



Cirro-cumulous scud ; cirro-strati. 







693 



37-4 



36-7 



0-7 



0-1 



0-0 



6 





9-8 



Scud ; watery cirro-cumuli. 



» 





723 



36-7 



36-2 



0-5 



00 



0-0 



5 



6: — : — 



9-8 



Id. ; id. ; shower lately. 



> 





752 



37-3 



36-2 



11 



0-0 



0-0 



20 



6 : — : — 



9-9 



Id. ; id. ; id. 



* 





784 



37-6 



36-7 



0-9 



00 



0-0 



2 





100 



Id. ; id. ; id. 





1 



801 



36-7 



36-1 



0-6 



0-1 



0-0 



7 





9-8 



Id. ; id. ; rain 0-5 





1 



841 



36-8 



36-2 



0-6 



0-1 



0-0 



2 





100 



Id. 





1 



858 



36-6 



36-1 



0-5 



01 



0-1 



2 





100 



Id. 





T 



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



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