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Horse latitudes
Either of two belts of latitudes located over the oceans at about 30? to 35? north and south, having high barometric pressure, calms, and light,
changeable winds.

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Biddy
A name used in calling a hen or chicken. An Irish serving woman or girl.

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Relative humidity
The amount of moisture in the air compared to the maximum amount of moisture the air could hold at a given temperature; measured as a precentage
of saturation.

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Pyrheliometer
An instrument that measures direct solar radiation.

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Mean temperature
The average of the maximum and the minimum temperatures for a particular period; the mean equals the sum of the max and min divided by two.

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Growing season
Period betweenthe last killing frost in spring and first killing frost
in fall.

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Evaporimeter
An instrument that measures the loss of water by evaporation.

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Diurnal
Daily; refers to events which recur every 24 hours, such as a daily
temperature cycle.

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Dewpoint temperature
The temperature to which a given parcel of air must be cooled before it
becomes saturated; the temperature of an object when dew first forms on it.

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Dew
Droplets of water which have condensed on objects, such as plants, which have cooled below the dewpoint temperature of the air.

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Climate
The long-term atmospheric conditions of an area; the "average" weather conditions, along with normal variations and extremes.

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Barometer
An instrument used to measure air pressure; there are two basic types, aneroid and mercury.

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Barograph
A recording barometer.

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Anemometer
An instrument to measure the speed of the wind.

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Phototropism
The effect of light on the direction of growth of a plant.

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Phenology
The study of natural periodic events in the life-cycle of plants
(and animals).

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Pareidolia
The erroneous or fanciful perception of a pattern or meaning in something that is actually ambiguous or random -- like the Man in the Moon or animals in cloud formations or religious images in tortillas.

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Cumulonimbus cloud
Large, dark, vertical cloud with bulging top that brings showers, thunder,
and lightning.

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Cumulus cloud
Fair-weather cloud with flat base and domeshaped top.

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Nimbostratus cloud
Dark, shapeless cloud layer containing rain, snow, and ice pellets.

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Stratocumulus cloud
Rounded cloud mass that forms on top of a layer.

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Stratus cloud
Thin, gray sheet-like cloud with low base; may bring drizzle or snow.

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Altostratus cloud
Grayish or bluish layer of clouds that can obscure the Sun.

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Altocumulus cloud
Gray or white layer of patches of solid cloud with rounded shapes.

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Cirrostratus cloud
Thin white cloud that resembles veils.

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Cirrocumulus cloud
Thin cloud that appears as small "cotton patches."

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Cirrus cloud
Thin feather-like crystal cloud.

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Friggatriskaidekaphobia
The fear of Friday the 13th.

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Span
9 inches; derived from the distance between the end of the thumb and the end
of the little finger when both are outstretched.

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Pica
1/6 inch; used in printing for measuring column width, etc.

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Cubit
18 inches; derived from distance between elbow and tip of middle finger.

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Hogshead
1 hogshead=63 gallons

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Chain
1 chain=100 links=22 yards

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Fathom
1 fathom=2 yards=6 feet

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League
1 league=3miles=24 furlongs

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Furlong
1 furlong=1/8 mile=660 feet=220 yards

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Vanishing Tide
A mixed tide of considerable inequality in the two highs and two lows, so that the lower high (or higher low) may become indistinct or appear to vanish.

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Syzygy
The nearly straight-line configuration that occurs twice a month, when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction (on the same side of Earth at the new Moon)
and when they are in opposition (on opposite sides of Earth at the full Moon). In both cases, the gravitational effects of the Sun and the Moon reinforce
each other, and tidal range is increased.

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Spring Tide
A tide of increased range that occurs at times of syzygy each month. Named not for the season of spring but from the German springen ("to leap up"), a spring tide also brings a lower low water.

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Semidiurnal Tide
A tide with one high water and one low water every half day. East Coast tides, for example, are semidiurnal, with two highs and two lows during a tidal day
of approximately 24 hours.

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Perigean Tide
A monthly tide of increased range that occurs when the Moon is at perigee (closest to Earth).

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Neap Tide
A tide of decreased range that occurs twice a month, when the Moon is in quadrature (during its first and last quarters, when the Sun and the Moon are at right angles to each other relative to Earth).

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Diurnal Tide
A tide with one high water and one low water in a tidal day of approximately
24 hours.

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Apogean Tide
A monthly tide of decreased range that occurs when the Moon is at apogee (farthest from Earth).

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Halcyon Days
About 14 days of calm weather follows the blustery winds of autumn's end. The ancient Greeks and Romans believed them to occur around the time of the winter solstice, when the halcyon, or kingfisher, was brooding. In a nest floating on the sea, the bird was said to have charmed the wind and waves so that the waters were especially calm during this period.

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Cat Nights
This term harks back to the days when people believed in witches. An old Irish legend says that a witch could turn into a cat and regain herself eight times, but on the ninth time, August 17, she couldn't change back, hence the saying: "A cat has nine lives." Because August is a "yowly" time for cats, this may have prompted the speculation about witches on the prowl in the first place.

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Dog Days
These are the hottest and most unhealthy days of the year. Also known as Canicular Days, the name derives from the Dog Star, Sirius. The traditional timing of Dog Days is the 40 days beginning July 3 and ending August 11, coinciding with the heliacal (at sunrise) rising of Sirius.

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Cornscateous Air
First used by the old almanac makers, this term signifies warm, damp air. Though it signals ideal climatic conditions for growing corn, it also poses a danger to those affected by asthma, pneumonia, and other respiratory problems.

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Midsummer Day
June 24. Although it occurs near the summer solstice, to the farmer this day
is the midpoint of the growing season, halfway between planting and harvest
and an occasion for festivity. The English church considered it a "Quarter Day," one of the four major divisions of the liturgical year. It also marks
the feast day of St. John the Baptist.

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Three Chilly Saints
Mamertus, Pancras, and Gervais were three early Christian saints. Because
their feast days, on May 11, 12, and 13, respectively, are traditionally cold, they have come to be known as the Three Chilly Saints. An old French saying goes: "St. Mamertus, St. Pancras, and St. Gervais do not pass without
a frost."

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Plough Monday
The first Monday after Epiphany and Plough Sunday was so called because it was the day that men returned to their plough, or daily work, at the end of the Christmas holiday. It was customary for farm laborers to draw a plough through the village, soliciting money for a "plough-light," which was kept burning in the parish church all year. In some areas, the custom of blessing the plough
is maintained.

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Sunrise/Sunset
The visible rising and setting of the Sun's upper limb across the unobstructed horizon of an observer whose eyes are 15 feet above ground level.

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Sun Fast/Slow
When a sundial reading is behind (slow) or ahead of (fast) clock time.

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