272 Meteorological Register for 1823-4-5, kept at the 



means are 32.73 and 29.61, being 3.12 higher at the east ; and 

 during the summer months 58.40 and 64.45, being 6.05 lozaer 

 at the east. The means for the year are 45.50 and 47.03, 

 being 1 .53 higher at the west, where the winter was compa- 

 ratively warmer than in 1822. The highest degrees were 90 

 and 102, the lowest — 10 and — 30 ; the ranges 100 and 132. 

 Course of the winds, N. 3 and 2.03, N. W. 7.50 and 2.79, 

 N. E. 2.83 and 6.87, E. 1.24 and 1.87, S.E. 1.83 and 2.23, 

 S. 5.08 and 3.20, S. W. 5.95 and 9.50, W. 2.95 and 1.83. 

 Weather, fair 15.12 and 18.41, cloudy 9.62 and 7.95, rain 

 4.16 and 2.40, snow 1.50 and 1.58. Prevailing winds at the 

 East N. W., S. W. and S. ; at the West S. W., N. E. and S. 

 The proportion of fair weather was considerably less, of 

 cloudy weather and rain considerably greater, at the east ; 

 the proportion of snow about the same. 



In 1824 the aggregate mean temperature of the year was 

 55.56 ; the highest degree 96; lowest — 33 ; and the range 129. 

 The proportion of winds, S. 5.33, S. W. 4.73, N. W. 4.65, 

 N. 3.85, S. E. 3.83, W. 3.40, N. E. 2.84, E. 1.79. The pro- 

 portion of weather, fair 17.55, cloudy 5.03, rain 6.29, snow 

 1 .49. At Fort Brady, the most northern post, the mean tem- 

 perature was 40.94 ; the highest degree 89, the lowest — 33 ; 

 and the range 122. At Cantonment Clinch, the most south- 

 ern station, the ihean temperature was 69.10, highest degree 

 95, lowest 24, range 71. On comparing the eastern and west- 

 ern posts, the means for January were 27-22 and 25.82, Fe- 

 bruary 26.62 and 22.70, March 33.45 and 28.45, April 44.12, 

 and 44,78, May 50.61 and 58.43, June 60.77 and 66.28, 

 July 67.49 and 74.49, August 65.61 and 71.53, September 

 60.44 and 62.00, October 49-96 and 46.91, November 38.50 

 and 30.28, December 32.41 and 26.53. During the winter 

 months the means were 34.69 and 30.11, being 4.58 higher 

 at the east; and during the summer months 58.17 and 6292, 

 being 4.75 lower at the east. The means for the year 46.43 

 and 46.51, a difference of but 0.08. The highest degrees 

 were 86 and 103, the lowest — 19 and — "21, the range 105 and 

 124. Course of the winds, N. 3.16 and 4.45, N. W. 6.83 and 

 1.20, N. E. 2.58 and 6.70, E. 1.50 and 1.00, S.E. 1.70 and 

 187, S. 4.28 and 6.78, S. W. 6.33 and 8.12, W. 3.45 and 0.36. 



