840 



"weather of each month. I regret that I have not yet made any obser- 

 vations in regard to the temperature of the soil, or atmospheric humid- 

 ity, both very important points in Agricultui-al Meteorology. If what 

 I here send you, shall help to awaken any additional interest in this im- 

 portant science, however, it will not be altogether useless. 



Very respectfully, your obedient servant. 



L. WOODRUFF. 



185S. 



Mean 

 Temperature 

 nt 

 7A.M. 2P.M. 9PM 



Amount 



of 



Rain 



and 



milrod 



Snow 



January, ... 

 February, .. 



March, 



April, 



May, 



June,* 



July, ...... 



August, 



September,. 

 October, ... 

 November, . 

 December, . 



60 

 1.25 

 1.53 

 5 03 

 5.94 

 .71 

 1.10 

 396 

 141 

 1.23 

 3 05 

 1.15 



AnnualMeans, 42.3 53.3 46.2147.7 149 49 167 10145 45 26.96 



• Maximum was 93 and upwards on nine days of the month. 



WINDS. 



W. 



E I 



|S W. |N. W I N. E I 8. E. 



January, . . 

 February, . 



March, 



April, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, ... 

 September, 

 October,... 

 Kovember, 

 December, 



1 



3 

 3 

 3 

 7 

 4 

 3 

 3 

 5 

 4 

 4 

 



40 



. Frost April 15th, 18th, 19tb, 20th, 21st, 26th; May 1st, 11th, llt.h, 20th, 25th and 26th. Last 

 enow in Spring, April 25th. Frost Aug. 28th, Sept. 22d, 25th and 29th. First snow Oct. 23d. 



The weather of January was not severe, the lowest temperature was 

 deg. below zero, on the 26th, and the highest 47 deg., on the 8th; 

 About 8 inches of snow fell — the amount of rain was not appreciable. 



Fehruary^ with the exception of a few days, was quite cold and 

 blustering, the mean temperature being 7 deg. below that of the same 

 month for 1852. The precipitation was, rain 70-lOOths, and snow 

 about 10 inches. 



