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DR MILLER ON THE METEOROLOGY OF 



Table XX. — Hygrometrical Observations, taken July 1st and 2d, 1851. 















Degree of 





1851. 



Station. 



Hour. 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



Wet 



Bulb. 



Dew 



Point. 



Humidity, 



(complete 



Saturation 



1-000). 



State of the Weather. 



Julyl, . 



Wastdale Head, 



h. m. 

 70 P.M. 



69° 1 



64-4 



61°-6 



0-783 



Very fine and sultry, Cumulus; 

 5 to 7 P.M., heavy rain with 



'» 



Stye Head, . . 



9-15 p.m. 



61-8 



57-7 



54-8 



•793 



much thunder and lightning 

 at WastdaleHead; afterwards, 

 fair but cloudy. 



>) 



Stye Head Taru, 



9-30 p.m. 



63-9 



57-7 



53-4 



•703* 



Thermometer at Seathwaite rose 

 to 80°. 



July 2, . 



Seathwaite, . . 



1-30 p.m. 



70 



61-9 



57-9 



•669 



Very fine and sultry, mostly 

 clear, light breeze ; evening, 



,> 



Seatollar Gauge, 



3-0 p.m. 



63-9 



56-7 



51-7 



•664 



cloudy on mountain tops. 



>, 



Top of Seatollar, 



3-30 p.m. 



62-9 



56-7 



52-4 



•703 





* The Humi 



dity at Stye Head Tan 



i is apparently 



too low ; it is 



probable the Dry Bulb Thermometer was incor- 





r 



ectly read off, 



in the dusk of the evening. 



Table XXL — Hygrometrical Observations, taken December 15th, 16th, and 17th, 1850. 















Degree of 





1850. 



Station. 



Hour. 



Dry 

 Bulb 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



Dew 

 Point 



Humidity, 



(complete 



Saturation 



1000). 



State of the Weather. 



Dec. 15, 



f Foot of Seatollar) 

 { Common, . J 



h. m. 

 2-45 P.M. 



42 



38-7 



O 



34-7 



0-779 





» 



Gauge on do., . 



3-30 p.m. 



37 



34-7 



31-2 



•816 



1388 feet above Sea. 



„ 16, 



Seathwaite, . . 



11-30 A.M. 



43 



39-2 



34-6 



0-748 





>! 



Gauge on " Stye," 



0-0 P.M. 



40 



37-2 



33-8 



•806 



948 feet above Saa. 



>> 



Stye Head Tarn, 



1-30 p.m. 



38 



36-7 



34-7 



•894 



1290 feet above Sea. 



„ 17, 



Gauge on Lingmell 



11-30 A.M. 



32-8 



32-2 



31-2 



0-943 



Heavy rain. 



» 



Wastdale Head, 



1-0 P.M. 



40 



39 



37-8 



•926 



Heavy rain throughout the day; 

 air completely saturated at 

 noon ; dry and wet, both 40°. 



>> 



Do. do., . 



4-30 p.m. 



40 



38-2 



36 



•871 



Humidity rapidly decreasing. 



»> 



Brant Rigg, . , 



5-37 p.m. 



37 



35-2 



32-5 



•854 



Fine starlight evening. 



j> 



Gauge, Stye Head, 



6-40 p.m. 



35-8 



34-2 



31-8 



•868 



The same. 



