RECORD AND DISCUSSION OF TEMPERATURES. 



Tempekatttre of the Am in Shade observed at Van Rensselaer Harbor, 



In October, 1853, in Lat. 18° 31', Long. 70° 53' W. of Greenwich. 



Expressed in degrees of Fahrenheit's scale. At meteorological observatory on floe.' 



111. 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 

 10 

 11 



Noon 

 13 

 14 

 1.5 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 Midn't 



—0.8 

 —1.0 

 +0.3 

 +2.0 

 +2.1 

 +2.6 

 +2.9 

 + 3.5 

 +5.1 

 +5.1 

 + 6.1 

 +6.1 



(-4.7) 



+3.3* 



+3.3* 



+3.2* 



+2.5* 



+1.8 



—0.3 



—1.5 



-1.7 



—1.0 



—0.2 



+1.2 



4th. 



+ 1.0 



+0.5 

 +0.3 

 0.0 

 +2.4 

 +3.2 

 + 5.1 

 +5.1 

 +5.0 

 +4.9 

 +4.7 

 +4.7 

 +4.7 

 +3.8 

 +1.3 

 +1.5 

 +0.7 

 —0.5 

 —1.5 

 —1.5 

 —1.0 

 —0.4 

 —0.4 

 0.0 



+ 0.5 

 + 1.5 



1.8 



2.1 



1.5* 



3.0 



33 



3.3 



+ 4.3 



+ 5.2 



6.3 



7.7 

 8.9 

 8.3 

 9.1 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+10.1 



+10.3 



+10.3 



+11.7 



+13.1 



+11.9 



+12.4 



+13.3 



+15.3 



Means 



+2.05 



+1.82 



+ 7.26 



+ 14.0 



+13.5 



+13.2 



+ 13.1 



+14.8 



+ 15.5 



+ 15.5 



+15.5 



+15.9 



+16.2 



+16.2 



+16.0 



+ 14.5 



+15.3 



+16.6 



+18.6 



+18.2 



+17.8 



+17.0 



+16.0 



+ 14.8 



+15.3 



+14.8 



+14.7 



+12.7 



+11.8 



+ 13.5 



+15.2 



+14.9 



+14.5 



+14.8 



+14.3 



+15.2 



+15.3 



+16.2 



+17.5 



+ 15.5 



+16.0 



+12.5 



+12.8 



+ 12.1 



+13.8 



+13.6 



+13.4 



+13.4 



+12.4 



+13.6 



+13.9 



+15.54 



+13.9 



+14.7 



+14.0 



+13,4 



+ 13.6 



+ 13.6 



+14.3 



+14.6 



+15.8 



+16.2 



+ 16.8 



+17.0 



+ 14.7 



+14.7 



+14.1 



+14.1 



+13.2 



+12.4 



+ 13.0 



+13.0 



+12.9 



+14.2 



+ 14.4 



+14.1 



+13.1 

 +13.4 

 +13.6 

 +14.0 

 +13.2 

 +10.4 

 + 9.1 

 + 9.8 

 +10.1 

 +10.3 

 9.4 

 8.3 

 7.2 

 7.2 

 8.4 

 8.5 



+10.3 

 +10.7 

 +10.7 

 + 10.8 

 +10.0 

 + 9.3 

 + 8.5 

 +12.0 



+14.12 +14.28 '+10.35 



+12.2 

 +11.9 

 +11.6 

 + 11.2 

 +10.3 

 +10.3 

 + 9.8 

 +10.3 

 + 9.5 

 + 9.8 

 +10.2 

 9.5 

 8.5 

 8.6 

 8.7 

 8.7 

 8.7 

 8.2 

 7.9 

 7.3 

 7.2 

 7.2 

 6.2 

 4.8 



+ 4.6 

 + 6.3 

 !+ 7.6 

 +10.5 

 + 10.3 

 + 9.3 

 + 7.7 

 + 7.1 

 + 7.1 

 6.2 

 6.1 

 6.2 

 6.2 

 6.2 



+ 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 



+ 9.11 



+ 4.7 

 + 3.3 

 + 3.3 



+ 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 



3.3 



2.8 

 2.4 

 1.8 

 1.9 

 2.1 

 30 



+ 5.42 —1.97 



+3.0 

 +1-V 

 +1.5 

 +0.3 

 —0.5 

 —1.5 

 —0.5 

 —0.5 

 —0.5 

 —1.1 

 —1.5 

 0.0 

 —0.5 

 —2.5 

 —1.5 

 —3.3 

 —3.6 

 —4.5 

 —5.4 

 —5.6 

 —5.5 

 —5.3 

 —5.5 

 —4.4 



llth. 



—5.3 

 —5.5 

 —5.5 

 —5.5 

 —6.5 

 —6.5 

 —7.3 

 —7.3 

 —7.0 

 —5.5 

 —5.0 

 —4.5 

 —2.5 

 —2.5 

 —2.7 

 —3.2 

 —2.6 

 —2.2 

 —1.1 

 —0.6 

 0.0 

 0.0 

 —1.2 

 —1.1 



+ 5.2 

 + 8.2 

 + 10.5 

 +12.2 

 +12.2 

 +12.0 

 + 12.0 

 +12.4 

 +13.8 

 +18.1 

 + 12.7 

 +12.2 

 + 12.6 



+(12.3) 



+12.0 

 +10.3 

 + 10.8 

 +11.3 

 +12.2 

 +12.4 

 +13.2 

 +12.7 

 +12.7 

 +12.7 



-3.80 



+12.7 



+12.4 



+ 12.3 



+12.2 



+12.6 



+12.8 



+13.3 



+13.1 



+13.3 



+13.3 



+14.1 



+14.1 



+13.6 



+10.8 



+ 11.3 



+11.2 



+11.9 



+11.3 



+11.1 



+10.6 



+ 9.6 



+ 9.8 



+10.8 



+11.7 



+11.74 



+12.08 



+12.2 



+ 13.3 



+ 13.3 



+13.2 



+13.6 



+13.7 



+14.1 



+14.6 



+14.8 



+14.8 



+14.8 



+14.6 



+14.5 



+14.7 



+ 14.8 



+14.4 



+14.2 



+14.1 



+ 14.3 



+14.6 



+14.0 



+ 13.8 



+13.6 



+13.4 



+14.06 



+13.2* 

 + 12.6* 

 +11.8* 

 +11.6* 

 + 10.3 

 +10.5 

 + 10.8 

 +11.7 

 +13.0* 

 +13.2* 

 +14.6* 

 +16.6* 

 +14.2 

 +14.2 

 +13.7 

 +13.4 

 +14.8* 

 +14.6* 

 +14.6* 

 +13.6* 

 +11.2 

 + 9.8 

 + 8.7 

 (+■!■*) 



16th. 



+ 6.1 



+4.9 



+3.7 



+2.4 



+2.2 



+2.2 



+2.0 



+1.5 



+1.9 



+ 1.7 



+2.3 



+2.8 



+ 2.8 



+ 1.5 



+3.3 



+ 2.9 



+2.4 



+ 1.8 



+1.0 



+0.5 



+ 1.0 



+3.8 



+4.9 



+ 5.8 



+12.50 



+2.73 



Ih. 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 

 10 

 11 



Noon 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 Midn't 



Means 



20th. 



+ 5.8 

 +5.1 

 +5.1 

 +5.1 

 +3.S 

 +4.2 

 +4.7 

 +4.7 

 +4.0 

 +2.7 

 + 2.0 

 + 1.0 

 —0.5 

 (-0.S) 



—1.1 



—1.0 

 0.0 

 —2.5 

 —2.0 

 —2.1 

 —0.9 

 —0.5 

 —0.5 

 —1.0 



+ 



+1.47 



2.4 

 1.5 

 0.9 

 0.4 

 1.1 

 2.0 

 0.1 

 0.5 

 2.7 



(+3.7) 

 (+4.7) 

 (+5.7) 

 (+6.7) 

 + 7.7 



+11.3 

 +11.7 

 +10.3 

 +11.2 

 +11.5 

 +12.3 

 +12.2 

 + 12.8 

 +13.3 

 +13.2 



+ 5.92 



+14.1 

 +15.8 

 +17.1 

 +17.5 

 +16.3 

 +16.2 

 +17.5 

 +17.2 

 +16.8 

 +16.5 

 +15.0 

 +15.0 

 +15.0 

 +16.2 

 +15.0 

 +14.8 

 + 12.4 

 +12.4 

 +11.8 

 +10.5 

 + 8.5 

 + 0.5 

 + 0.2 

 0.0 



+13.01 



—0.9 

 —1.3 

 —1.4 

 —3.1 

 —2.5 

 —2.5 

 —3.0 

 —3.4 

 —3.8 

 —5.2 

 —6.1 

 —6.4 

 —7.4 

 —7.9 

 —7.9 

 —5.0 

 —5.5 

 —4.8 

 —4.0 

 —3.8 

 —2.2 

 —1.0 

 —0.5 

 —0.5 



—3.75 



- 4.7 



- 5.5 



- 6.5 



- 6.8 



- 7.5 

 -10.4 

 -11.4 



- 9.4 



- 8.7 



- 6.0 



- 5.5 



- 5.5 



- 9.2 



- 8.0 



- 7.0 



- 9.8 

 -10.6 

 -13.0 

 -13.0 

 -11.2 

 -10.0 

 -13.0 

 -11.0 

 -11.0 



22d. 



-14.8 

 -16.5 

 -16.6 

 -17.1 

 -11.0 

 -18.8 

 -18.7 

 -19.9 

 -19.1 

 -18.0 

 -17.6 

 -18.9 

 -19.3 

 -19.3 

 -20.0 

 -19.9 

 -18.9 

 -18.2 

 -19.9 

 -19.9 

 -18.5 

 -20.6 

 -21.2 

 -20.5 



8.95 j— 18.47 



-20.0 

 -20.5 

 -21.6 

 -22.4 

 -20.0 

 -20.4 

 -18.5 

 -18.7 

 -12.5 

 -15.9 

 -14.2 

 -13.5 

 -12.5 

 -11.4 



- 8.4 



- 4.0 



- 5.3 



- 5.0 



- 4.1 



- 2.7 



- 0.5 



- 0.5 



- 1.5 



- 1.5 



-11.48 



2jth. 



—1.5 

 —1.5 

 +0.5 

 +0.1 

 +0.4 

 +1.8 

 +1.6 

 +1.5 

 +2.6 

 +2.9 

 +4.7 

 +6.6 

 +7.4 

 +7.7 

 +9.8 

 +8.7 

 +9.2 

 +9.6 

 +9.4 

 +9.2 

 +8.7 

 +7.7 

 +7.7 

 + 7.4 



+5.09 



8.3 

 8.2 

 8.3 

 9.3 

 9.5 

 9.6 



+ 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 + 

 +11.1 



+ ' ■ 

 + 

 + 9.3 



+ " ~ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



9. 



9.5 



9.3 

 9.5 



8.0 

 5.6 

 4.2 

 + 4.3 

 + 5.3 

 + 5.3 

 + 7.2 

 + 7.6 

 + 8.3 

 + 8.5 



+8.3 

 +7.2 

 + 6.2 

 + 7.0 

 +6.7 

 +5.3 

 +5.6 

 +5.1 

 + 2.5 

 +2.0 

 +2.2 

 +2^4 

 +3.3 

 +3.3 

 +3.3 

 -i-0.5 

 —0.5 

 —1.5 

 —2.5 

 —3.5 

 —4.9 

 —5.5 

 —6.6 

 —7.1 



+ 8.06 



1.5 

 1.5 

 0.5 

 0.5 

 2.0 

 2.3 

 5.0 

 7.4 

 8.8 

 8.1 

 —10.6 

 12.0 

 12.0 

 —13.5 

 14.5 

 —14.5 

 13.5 

 —14.5 

 —15.3 

 -16.7 

 —16.5 

 15.6 

 —16.1 

 16.3 



2Sth. 



-16.7 

 -16.0 

 -13.7 

 -13.5 

 -16.5 

 -16.9 

 -16.9 

 -16.5 

 -16.5 

 -15.6 

 -15.5 

 -16.1 

 -10.7 



- 9.4 



- 9.4 

 -12.8 

 -12.8 

 -12.7 

 -14.5 

 -14.7 

 -15.7 

 -15.0 

 -14.7 

 -16.5 



-15.5 

 -16.5 

 -17.5 

 -17.8 

 -18.5 

 -18.3 

 -17.5 

 -17.8 

 -18.0 

 -18.5 

 -18.0 

 -16.2 

 -17.5 

 -18.1 

 -18.2 

 -18.2 

 -18.4 

 -18.7 

 -18.7 

 -17.8 

 -17.5 

 -17.0 

 -17.5 

 -16.0 



-15.5 

 -16.0 

 -16.7 

 -17.5 

 -17.3 

 -16.8 

 -16.6 

 -16.4 

 -16.2 

 -17.0 

 -16.1 

 -15.6 

 -14.8 

 -13.7 

 -12.5 

 -11.9 

 -11.4 

 -11.2 

 -10.5 

 -10.9 

 -10.9 

 -10.4 

 -10.4 

 -10.4 



+1.62 — 9.88 —14.55 — 17.65'— 14.03 —13.33; +1.62 



' Observations by spirit standard S. 



* Supplied from observations on deck, and referred to floe. 



Oct. 25th. Astronomically, the upper limb of the sun would, by calculation, graze the horizon at noon. The sun was last seen on the 15th, 

 on account of hills and clouds obstructing the view. 



