+-------+----------+--------------+----------------------+---------+----------------------+ | | | | WIND. | STATE | | | DATE. | HOUR. | TEMPERATURE. +-----------+----------+ OF SKY. | REMARKS. | | | | | DIRECTION.| VELOCITY.| | | +-------+----------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------------------+ |Dec. 18| 9 A.M. | Very cold | NW. | Brisk | Clear |Very cold all night. | | | | | | | |Everything frozen | | | | | | | |up. | | | | | | | | | | “ “ | 5 P.M. | “ “ | “ | “ | “ |Same conditions. | | | | | | | | | | “ 19| 8.30 A.M.| A little | “ | Moderate | Fair |Wind less violent. | | | | warmer | | | |Small clouds scattered| | | | | | | |over the sky. | +-------+----------+--------------+-----------+----------+---------+----------------------+ Is the sky _clear_, _fair_, or _cloudy_ to-day? Is there more or less cloud than there was yesterday? Than the day before yesterday? Is to-day a day of increasing or of decreasing cloudiness? Is the sky usually perfectly clear, or is it oftenest somewhat clouded over? How long does it take for the sky to become completely covered with clouds from the time when it first begins to become cloudy? When there are a few clouds in the sky, are these usually scattered all over the sky, or are they in groups? Have you noticed any particular form of clouds which seemed familiar to you? Do clouds seem to have certain definite shapes and appearances which are to be seen often? Do you discover any variation of cloudiness during the day, _i.e._, is it apt to be more cloudy in the afternoon than in the morning or at night? Can you make a list describing some of the clouds that you see most often? Can you give these common kinds of clouds some names of your own that shall describe them briefly? In what ways does a clear sky, with bright sunshine, affect us?