500 



Observations on the Weather. 



OBSERVATIONS, 



Made in New- York on the State of the Weather, before and after 

 the Appearance of Auroras and Haloes— on the Quantity of Rain 

 at Different Elevations, with other Me.'erological Results ; By 

 O. W. Morris, of the New York Institution for the Instruction 

 of the Deaf aud Dumb. 



WEATHER, BEFORE AND AFTER AURORAS AND HALOES. 



Auroriu&llnlocs Wind 



Jan. 



;.».'] 



Lunar Hulo. 



a W 



Feb. 



24 



do 



w 



March 



19 



Aurora. 



w. 



" 



27 



Lunar Halo. 



N.W 



" 



!itj 



do. & Aurora 



N.W. 



April. 



7 



Aurora. 



VV. 



" 



5 



Solar Hulo. 



N.W 



" 



iy 



do 



S. E 



May. 



•21, 



Lunar Halo. 



W. 



" 



21 



do 



S R. 



June. 



as 



do 



W. 



Aug. 



4 



Aurora. 



W. 



" 



ai 



Lunar Halo. 



W. 



Sept. 



16 



Aurora. 



S. E. 



" 



aa 



Lunar Halo. 



S. W. 



" 



ay 



Aurora. 



W. 



Nov. 



l 



do 



W. 



" 



1 1 



do 



w. 



" 



" 



Lunar Halo. 



w. 



" 



ia 



do 



S. R 



" 



20 



do 



N. E 





ii« 



Aurora. 



N.W. 



Dec. 1 



20 



Lunar Halo. 



N. 



Preceding. 



Fifth day, rain. 

 Second " snow. 

 Day boforo.snow and rain 

 Sumo day, snow. 

 Day before, snow. 



do. rain and snow 

 Third day, do. 

 Day before, rain. 

 Same day, do. 

 Day before, do. 



do. do. 



Third day, do. 



Succeeding. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Ninth do. 

 Third do. 

 Fourth do. 

 Day beforo 

 Eighth day do. 

 Same do. 



do do. 



Fourth do. do. 

 Day before, do. 

 Second day, do. 

 do. snow 



Third day, rain. 

 Same night, snow. 

 Next three days rain 

 Third day, snow. 

 Second day, snow. 

 Noxt do. rain. 



do. do. rain, 

 do. do. rain. 

 Fourth do. do. 

 Third day, snow. 

 Next do. do. 



do 



Seventh 

 Third 

 Next 



Day after, 

 Sixth day, 

 Fifth do. 



do. 

 Day after 

 Second day do. 



do. snow. 



do do. 



do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 

 do. 



Auroras, 9. Solar Haloes, 2. Lunar Haloes, 13. 



As a clouded state of the atmosphere ofton prevents the observations of Auroras 

 at many localities where they would otherwise bo visible, and as clouded or stormy 

 weather makes a daily progress from place to place, no specific inductions are at- 

 tempted from these observations. 



