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32 



METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



THERMOMETER. 



At 1 P. M. At 10 P. M. 



August, 1838. 



.58'29 

 73,29, 

 8829, 

 9829, 

 82 29, 



54129.59 

 73 29.81 



91 29.94 



92 29.86 

 64 29.68 

 55'29.61 

 63 29.67 

 88 29.90 

 87 29.82 

 78,29.79 

 7129.63 

 56 29.66 

 ,76129.81 

 ,98l29.98 

 9329.88 

 ,75J29.51 

 ,37'29.54 

 ,G7 



29.95 

 9329.97 

 ,92 29.89 



4:i -I'.K 

 85129.; 



Means;29. 74129.73 29.75 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL, 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.17 Sn.icmo.lfi 

 29.91 -l-i.'.'ii'-l: 



0.6;'., uj;i, ( 



Mean of month 

 Extreme range 



29.910 

 0.63 



77.3 

 70.3 

 69.3 

 74.7 

 80.3 

 79.0 

 75.3 

 74.0 

 72.0 

 69.7 

 69.7 

 74.3 

 71.8 

 63.7 

 68.0 

 68.0 

 72.0 

 70.7 

 67.0 

 65.3 

 72.3 

 74.3 

 74.7 

 79.3 

 67.0 

 65.7 

 68.3 

 65.3 

 64.0 

 71.0 

 00.0 



79.3 

 58.3 



71.0 

 45.0 



s. w. 



N. E'ly 

 N. E'ly 

 N. W'ly 



W'ly 



S. W. 

 S. E'ly 

 N. E'ly 



S. W. 



S. W. 



N. E. 



S. \V. 



N. W. 

 N. E'ly 



N. W. 



S. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



W'ly 



W'ly 



S. W. 

 H. W'ly 

 S. W'ly 



S. W. 



W'ly 



N. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S. W. 



W'ly 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 W'l> 

 S. W. 



N. E'ly 

 S. W. 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 



N. E'ly 

 S. W. 



s. w. 



N. W. 

 N. W. 



W'ly 

 W'ly 

 S. W. 

 S. E. 



s. w. 



s. w. 

 s. w. 



N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 



N. W. 

 S. W. 



W'ly Variable 

 N. W. Variable 

 S. W. Variable 

 N. W. Clear 

 S. W. [Clear 

 N. E'ly Cloudy 



S. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 



N. E. 



S. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 

 N. E'ly 



S. W. 



S. E. 



N. W. 



N. W. 

 N. W'ly 



W'ly 



S. W. 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



N. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S. W. 



N. W. 



S'ly &S. W'ly 11 

 W'ly &N. W'ly 15 

 N. E'ly & E'ly 5 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cl'r, sh. 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Rain 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy 

 Rainy . 



1st. Very pleasant. 



2(1. Sun a good deal obscured by clouds. Wea- 

 tbcr plrasant. 



M- Wind N'ly and N. E'ly. Sun much obscured 

 iltiiiiu' laurning. Clear at intervals in afternoon. 

 Li^hl sliower from 6 to 6 P. M. 



41 li Pleasant. 



.'t!i \'erv burning sun in morning. Sun much 

 ..lis.nnd after 4 P. M., with fresh breeze froui S, \V. 

 Clwiuly, and wind fresh, in evening. 



I'Ah Clear for the most part, and very hot, in 

 mornini^. Heavy dash of rain, with agusl of wind 

 from W'ly, at 3 P. M. Heavy thuudershower from 

 4 to 5 P. M., from E'ly, equal 0.90 inch of water. 



7th. Pleasant. 



Sth. Pleasant. Wind N. E'ly and S. W'lv, P. M. 



9th. Cloudy morning. Clear from 9 A.'M. lo 1 

 or 2 P. M. ; then cloudy, with wind fresh at S. W. 

 Sprinkling of rain in evening. 



lOlh. Cloudy all day. Wind S. W. early ; from 

 9 lo 10 A. M., came to N.E. 



11th. Cloudy all day. Wind N. E, in morn 

 S. W. in afternoon. Began to rain moderately at 

 I) P. M 



12th and 13th. Very pleasant. 



14th. Cool and pleasant. 



l.ith. Pleasant. 



16th Cloudy all day, with occasional daslif 

 rain. Wind S. W. A. M.; S. E'ly P. M., increasing 



17th. Very pleasant. 



18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st. Pleasant. 



22d Pleasant. Aurora in the evening, not very 

 bright. 



23d. Pleasant. 



24th. Cloudy in morning. Sun frequently ob- 

 scured during the day. Very hot. 



2.3th. Clear and very hot till 4 to 5 P. M.. when 

 there was a gust of wind and heavy clouds from 

 the N. W. and N., which was soon followed by 

 very heavy rain with thunder and lightning, con- 

 tinued, with short intervals, till 11 P.M.; amount, 

 2.0.) inches. 



2*3th. Pleasant. 



27th. Cool. Clear in morning. Cloudy, and 

 sprinkling of rain in afternoon. 



2Sth and 29th. Pleasant. 



3nih. Pleasant in morning. Violent thunder- 

 siisl and heavy rain from 3>^ to S P. M. A whirl- 

 wiiKl ii.issed the S. W. side of the city at 3iJ P. 

 nl -mh violence as to unroof and demolish build- 



31.st. Very pleasant, but cool. 



September, 1838. 



At 6 At 1 I At 10 



■l-> 211, 



64::;i. 

 00 2:1. 

 01;30. 

 9629. 

 0330, 

 9629, 

 0330, 

 0429, 

 9329, 

 75 29, 

 74 29 

 17 -I'l 



00 30.00 

 93 29.93 



02 30.02 

 92 29.89 



03 30.05 

 99 29.96 

 83 29.81 



72 29.75 



73 29.61 

 ■ii; -Jii.s-i 



9:; -J'.i.'.ii -:•.;!,'- 

 98129.99 29.95 

 80129.74 29.66 

 56*29.49 29.4' 

 ■U-l'.K-i'.t 2:1. H 



81 i^;i.>i ■-:!i.,'' 



94i;;i. 

 71 211. 



70 29. 



Means 29.82|29.82|29.8' 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



M.ax. 



Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.42 30.43 30.3(1 



29.35'29.61 29.6.'i 



30.00 29.99 30.02 



I.07I 0.821 0.71 



Mean of month 30.003 

 Extreme ran!:;e l.OS 



66.7 

 58.3 

 52.3 

 55.3 

 66.0 

 67.0 

 69.7 

 61.0 

 61.0 

 66.0 

 70.0 

 55.7 

 61.3 

 63.0 

 62.7 

 56.0 

 56.3 

 64.0 

 61.3 

 57.3 

 63.7 

 69.3 

 62.0 

 54.3 

 58.0 

 56.0 

 59.7 

 62.0 

 63.3 

 62.0 



70.0 

 52.3 



61.4 



36.0 



W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 



s. w. 



N. E. 

 N'ly 

 W'ly 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 



S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 



s. w. 



N. E. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 



S. W'ly S. W'ly 

 S. W'lyj W'ly 



W'ly 

 S. W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 S'ly 

 N. W. 



W'ly 

 S. W'ly 



N. E. 

 N. E'ly 



N. E. 

 S'ly 



N. W. 



S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'lv 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 



s. w. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N. W. 



N.W. 



S. W. 

 S. W'ly 



N.W. 



W'ly 



S. W. 



N. E. 

 N. E'ly 



S. W. 

 N. W'lv 



N.W 



S'lv&S. Wlv 7 

 W'lv .t N. W'ly 12 

 N. E'ly & E'ly 11 



At 6 A : 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cl'dy.fog 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Misty 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Misty 



Cloudy 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Misty 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Rain 



Clear 



At 10 I 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Rain 



Cloudy 



Cloudv 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 

 Variable 

 Cloudy 

 Rainy . 



0.55 

 0.38 



1.43 



0.90 



6.76 



1st. Showers in the morning. Cleared from 9 

 lo 10 A. M. 

 2d. Cool, but pleasant. 



3d, 41h, .ith, lith, 7th. ,sth, 9th, & 10th. Pleasant. 

 Utli. Weather valial.le, but liiij.l. 

 iL^th Winiirrcsl, .\. K. :il,,d.-.:it.- rain all da V, 



Lllli 



ind 



Rain ceased from S to 9 A. M. Clearer 

 from 10 to 12 A.M. Clear in afternoon. Ditfusei 

 aurora in the evening ; pretty bright. 



14ih. Pleasant. Aurora visible through th 

 ui^lit, sometimes shooting up towards the zenith 

 with cousiderahle brightness. 



l.-.lli. Pleasant. 



16th. Cool, but pleasant. 



17th. Cloudy. Wind moderate N. E., with 0( 

 sional sprinkling of rain. 



ISth. Cloudy. Wind moderate N. E. Cleared 

 from a to 7 P. M. 



19th. Very pleasant. 



20th. Very pleasant. Paint aurora in the ei 



21st. Chindy 



in morning, with wind light S W., 



.1 J P. M., and continued so for the 

 1 lie afternoon and evening. Show 



light. 

 ■ith 



the 



22,1. Cloudy, 1 

 Cloudy, with wind fresh S. W'ly, in the afterr n. 



2.3d. Showery in morning; wind moderate W'ly, 

 .steady rain in afternoon. Cleared from s to 9 

 P. M. 



2 Ith and 2ith. Pleasant. 



26th. Wind light N. E all day. Misty and wet 

 in morning. Moderate rain in afJernoon. Heavy 

 rain at night. 



27lh. Wind light N. E'ly all day. Weather mild 

 and cloudv. 



2Slh. Weather mild and cloudy. Wind light 

 X 1-' in morning ; S'ly in afternoon. Rain during 

 tl,., n;;l.l. 



■Jiili. Moderate rain during the greater part oj 

 111- .hiv. with win. I light S'ly. From 3 to 6 P. M., 

 wind .ame t.. .\. W'lv. 



:i.uh. Very pleasant. 



