CHARACTERISTICS OF THE WEATHER, Barom. Highest, I. 22, FOR EACH MONTH, 1862. JANUARY, 1862. d. h. in. 30.274. Rain fell on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 8th, Snow fell on the 15th, 20th, and 21st. A heavy gale of wind on the 10th at 18h to A bright meteor on the 11th at 7h. FEBRUARY, 1862. h. in. Rain fell on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 17th, Fog was prevalent on the 10th, 17th, 20th, and Solar halos were seen on the 15th at 21h, 19th at 22h, and 21st at 22h. A lunar halo on the 6th from 7h to 9h. Active electricity on the 7th, 9th, 19th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 28th. Dead calms occurred on the 12th at 22h, and on the 23rd at 2b. MARCH, 1862. in. 29'990. 29'442, Rain fell on the 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 22nd, 23rd, 25th, 26th, 27th, 30th, and 31st, to the amount of 5in 47, being 3in 66 above the average. Sleet fell on the 2nd. Snow fell on the 20th, 5h to 23h. Hail fell on the 31st at 3h. Fog was prevalent on the 7th, 14th, 15th, A lunar halo on the 10th at 7h to 8h. 8th, 10th, 16th, 20th, 22nd, and 30th. Heavy gales from the 5th to the 7th, and on the night of the 20th. Dead calms on the 3rd at 22h, on the night of the 18th, on the 26th at 21 and 22", 29th at 22h, and 30th at 6h. Very heavy rain on the 27th. APRIL, 1862. Rain fell on the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 18th, 21st, 22nd, 25th, and 30th, to the amount of 2in 26, being oin 32 above the average. Snow fell on the 12th at 10h and 22h. Hail fell on the 22nd at 4h 30m. Heavy rain on the night of the 9th. Gales from the afternoon of the 1st to 2h on the 2nd; also on the 22nd and 23rd. Dead calms on the 28th at noon, and 30th at 21h. Active electricity on the 14th. MAY, 1862. in. 30'076. 29.230. 29.675, Rain fell on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 26th, 29th, & 30th, to the amount of 3in 75, being rin 58 above the average. Lightning on the 5th at 20h 50m, on the 6th, 7b to 11b, and on the 29th, 9h to 12h. Thunder on the 9th about 3h, and on the 10th at 23h. Solar halos on the 8th, 3h to 4h, on the 19th at 3h, on the 21st at 23h, on the 24th at 21h, and on the 29th at 7. An aurora on the 14th from 10h 45m to 11h 10m. Electricity on the 4th, 5th, 10th, 12th, 20th, 21st, and 29th. Dead calms on the 5th at aah, and on the 6th at 21. 73'9. JUNE, 1862. in. .... 29'990. 28.938. 29.663, Rain fell on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 19th, 22nd, 24th, 27th, and 29th, to the amount of 2in123, being oin 11 below the average. Thundershower on the 9th at noon. Solar halos on the 7th at 4h 30m, on the 10th at noon, on the 16th at 22h, and on the 24th at 5h. Fog on the 1st at 19h. A gale on the 6th from 6h to 11h. Dead calms on the 1st at 22h, on the 5th at 3h, and on the 16th at 7h. Electricity on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th, and 17th. JULY, 1862. Rain fell on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, and 22nd, to the amount of rin.76, being oin 75 below the average. Thunderstorms on the 10th at 6h, and 16th at 1h 30m. Distant thunder on the 7th about 4h. Solar halos on the 2nd at 21h, on the 11th from 3h 15m to 4h 30m, and on the 17th at 22h. Dead calms on the 4th at 9h and 22h, on the 22nd at 8h 30m, and on the 25th at 18h. Electricity on the 4th, 5th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 25th, 27th, and 29th. Rain fell on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, and 30th, to the amount of 2in.17, being oin 50 below the average. Fog on the 1st about 20h, on the 10th at 6h 30m, on the 11th at sunset and at 20h, on the 26th at 22h, on the 27th at 6h, and on the 28th all the night. Lightning on the 27th at 9h. Solar halo on the 22nd from 22h to 24h. Dead calms on the 8th at 22h 15m, on the 26th at 21h 45m, on the 27th at 21h 45m, and on the 28th after 4h. . A brilliant meteor on the 25th at 6h 30m, direction from zenith towards S. W. hor". Electricity on the 2nd, 5th, 8th, 11th, 27th, 28th, and 30th. d. h. OCTOBER, 1862. 30.274. 28.696. 29.669, Rain fell on the 1st, 6th, 7th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th, 27th, 28th, and 30th, to the amount of 2in-87, being on 24 above the average. Fog on the 4th at 6, 9th after 20h, 10th at night, 29th all night, 30th at 214, and 31st. Lightning on the 10th about 7h, 20th, 6 to 8h, and 24th at 7h 30m. A brilliant aurora on the 3rd, 9h to 13h. Dead calms on the 4th at 3h, and 6th at oh. Gales on the 12th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th. Rain fell on the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 18th, 21st, 26th, 28th, and 30th, to the amount of oin 99, being in 48 below the average. Snow fell on the roth at 9h 15m. Hail fell on the 10th about 6", accompanied by lightning. Thin fog on the 1st, 20th, and 21st till 7h. Thick fog on the 2nd about 20b, 5th after 7h, 6th, 7th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 21st after 7h, 26th, 27th, 29th, and 30th. Dead calms on the 5th at 22h, 12th at 22h, 13th at 22h 30m, 22nd after 21h, 29th at 22h 15m, and 30th at 2h. Gales on the 8th from 10h to the 9th at 3h, and on the 10th at 6h 30m. Rain fell on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 16th, 17th, 22nd, 28th, 29th, 30th, and 31st, to the amount of rin-42, being on 81 below the average. Snow fell on the 22nd. Fog on the 4th till 6h, 10th, 22h, and 26th after 18h. Solar halo on the 2nd at 22h 30m. Lunar halos on the 7th at 8h 15m, 8th at 10h 35, 29th at 6h to Sh 30m, and 31st at 9h30m. Several coronæ of various forms and colours on the 29th, from 6h to 8h 30m. A brilliant aurora on the 14th from 5h 30m to 11h 45m. Violent gusts of wind (with a sudden change) on the 17th at noon. A heavy gale on the 18th from 6 till the evening of the 21st. The Table used in obtaining the difference from "average" is given in Rad. Obs. vol. xvi. p. [51]. |