METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R. L 



41 



THERMOMETER. 



Sun- At 1 Alio Sun- At 1 At 10 Daily 

 p. H. P. H. I rise. P. H. p. M. 



WEATHER. 



February, 1840. 



an 0220 

 3(1. (IS :',o 



2:(.67 2!), 



2y.b;i2y, 



30.20 30, 



so.os'so, 



29.8ll29, 

 29.95 29. 

 29.80:29. 

 29.4129. 

 29.43J29. 

 29.75 29. 

 29.8229. 

 30.30 30. 

 29.46 29. 

 30.30 30. 

 30.08 30. 



30.21 30. 

 30.07 30. 

 29.95 29. 

 29,9130. 

 30.17 30. 

 29.78 29. 

 29.67 29, 



29.78 29, 



29.79 29, 

 29.81 29, 

 29.94 29, 

 29.88 29, 



95 30.03 



04 29.87 

 70'29.77 

 93 30.12 

 .173(1.11 



04 30.00 

 ,8930.04 

 8329.79 

 7329.65 

 2929.23 

 46129.56 

 76 29.87 

 90 30.20 

 1829.65 

 7930.09 

 27 30.25 

 06,30.13 

 19'30.12 

 02'30.02 

 84 29.67 



05 30.22 

 08 29.92 

 73 29.58 

 ,73'29.78 

 ,77|29.80 

 ,63|29.57 

 ,85:29.97 

 ,85129.75 

 ,88 29.86 



Means 29.90 29.88,29.88 

 REDUCED TO SE.\ LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Mill. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.48 

 29.59 

 30.08 

 0.89 



30.45:30.43 

 29.4729.41 

 30.06|30.06 

 0.98! 1.02 



Mean of month 30.067 

 Extreme range 1.07 



21.0 

 16.3 

 14.3 

 1.7 

 13.7 

 33.0 

 41.3 

 33.3 

 38.0 

 38.7 

 30.7 

 28.0 

 35.3 

 35.7 

 31.3 

 23.7 

 37.7 

 37.3 

 42.0 

 49.7 

 44.0 

 39.7 

 53.0 

 37.7 

 29.3 

 37.0 

 34.0 

 37.3 

 39.0 



49.7 

 1.7 



32.9 

 66.0 



W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 



W'ly 



s. w. 

 s. w. 



S'ly 



N. E'ly 



N. E'ly 



N'ly 



N. W. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S. W'ly 



N. E'ly 



E'ly 



S. W. 



S. W. 



N'ly 



Sly 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. W'ly 



N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 



N. W. 

 S. W'ly 



s. w. 



W'ly 



N'ly 



W'ly 



N. E'ly 



N'ly 



N. W. 



N. W. 



E'ly 



N. W. 



;^. W. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



S'ly 



S. W. 



N. W. 



S'ly 



S'ly 



N. W. 



W'ly 



S. W'ly 



N. E. 



S. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S. W. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S. W. 



S. W. 



W'ly 

 N. E'ly 

 N. E'ly 

 S. W'ly 



N. W. 



W'lv 



N. W. 



S. E. 



N. W. 

 S'ly 



W'ly 



E'ly 



S. E'ly 



S. W. 



N. W. 



S. W. 

 S. W'ly 



N. W. 



S. W. 

 S. W'ly 



N. E. 



S. W. 



N. W. 



Prevailing winds from 

 some point between — 



N. &E. 

 E. &S. 

 S. & W. 



W. & N. 



Snow 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Rain 



Eoggy 



Foggy 



Cloufly 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Foggy 



Variable 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Snow 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Misty 



Variable 



Foggy 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Misty 



Rain 



Foggy 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Foggy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Variable 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 11 



Variable .... 7 



Cloudy .... 6 



Rain or snow fell on 5 



1st. In the morning, wind light. B littles of W , 

 with gentle snow. Before noon, wind came to 

 about N, N, E , and »now continued during the 

 day. Cleared from 8 to 9 1'. M. About 3 inches 

 of light dry snow. 



■2d, Very pleasant. 



3.1. Clear, but cold, with wind brisk at N, W. 



■1th. Very piercing wind at N W. Cold severe 



.Oth Cold in the morning, but not severe, the 

 wind being light W'ly. 



(ith^ Very mUd and pleasant. Wind increasing 



10 P. M, at S. W, 



7th, Moderate rain from 

 winds. W. Wind came m 

 about noon. Aurora consi 



sunrise till 10 A. M ; 

 ore to W., and cleared 

 derably bright in the 



Light r 



in the 



81h. Wind variable 

 Mist in the afternoon 



9th Foggy in morning. Variable in afternoon ; 

 sun out at intervals. Pretty heavy rain in evening 



10th Mist and fog all day. Wind very light 

 N Ely in morning, and S. W'ly in afternoon, 

 yii.twer in evening, 



lllh. Cloudy until evening, with wind bluater- 

 iiig at N'ly, a little W. Cleared in the evening; 

 wind very fresh N. W. 



l-2th. Very pleasant. 



13th. Very mild. Variable day. Clear evening. 



'nd moderate N. E.; cloudy. 



■ae to E., and then to S E., 



n afternoon. Rain, with 



nth. At 

 Before noon, wind' 

 with sprinkling of 

 heavy wind at S. E 



loth. At sunrise, 



1 the e 



ud brisk at N. W,, barome 

 ter rising, and some rain. Very blusleringdurini 

 day. River opened by cutting through the ice. 



Ifilh. Pleasant. 17th. Very pleasant. 



ISth. Mild. Wind light N'ly and N. Ely ii 

 morning; then E'ly in afternoon and evening, 



19th. Very mild. Sun out in middle of day. 



20th. Very mild. Wind brisk S. W 



21st and 22d, Very pleasant. 



23d. Mild and pleasant morning. Rather raw 

 afternoon, with cool fog from S'ly towards night. 



24th. Mild, without much sun 



2Jth. Very moderate snow from 9 A. M. till 1 

 P.M.; wind W'ly. Cleared towards night; wind 

 more S. W'ly. 



261h. Mild ; cloudy for the most part. 



27th. Some snow aud rain in morning. Cloudy 

 in alternoon and evening. 



2Sth. Mild aud cloudy. 



20th. Pleasant. Frost generally out of ground. 



March, 1840. 



29.74 



29.72 



29.57 



29.16 



29.27 



29.26 



29.50 



29.50 



29.19 



29.32 



29.71 



29.74 



29.79 



:29.94 



29.50 



29.68 



29.59 



29.86 



29 



29.79 



29.84 



30.00 



29.94 



29.13 



29.54 



29.61 



29.85 



29.88 



29.67 



29.21 



29.64 



Means 29.63 -29.63 29.61 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30. 22 1. 30. 16 

 29.29 29.29 

 29.81 29.81 

 0.93 0.87 



30.12 

 29.31 

 29.79 

 0.81 



Mean of month 29.803 

 Extreme range 0.93 



30.9 42.7 

 46 



38 



38.7 

 43.0 

 42.0 

 52.0 

 40.0 

 39.7 

 28.0 

 22.0 

 36.7 

 38.7 

 21.7 

 26.7 

 28.3 

 30.0 

 31.3 

 36.0 

 32.0 

 37.0 

 40.3 

 39.3 

 40.3 

 27.7 

 33.0 

 29.7 

 29.3 

 28.0 

 39.7 

 44.7 

 49.0 

 49.3 

 41.0 



52.0 

 21.7 



36.0 

 60.0 



N. E. 

 W'ly 

 S. W. 

 S'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N.W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. E'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 N. E'ly 

 N. W'ly 

 N. AV. 

 N. E. 

 E'ly 

 N. N.E. 

 N. 

 W'ly 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 

 W'ly 



N. E. 



S. E. 



S. W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 

 S'ly 



N.W. 



W'ly 

 N. W'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 

 S'ly 



S. E'ly 



N. E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. E. 



E'ly 



N. N. E. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 

 S. S. W. 



W'ly 



N. E. 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 N. E, 

 S. E'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 5. S.W. 

 W'ly 



Prevailing winds from 

 some point between — 

 Days. 



N. & E. . . . 5 



E. & S. ... 4 



S. &W. . . . 10 



W. & N. . . .12 



Ate J 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Variable 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Foggy 



Clear 



At 1 p. M. 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Variable 



Variable 



Clear 



Variable 



Clear 



Clear 



Snow 



Clear 



Snow 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Snow 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Rain 



Clear 



At 10 p. M 



Rain 



Clear 



Rain 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Cloudy 



Clear 



Clear 



Cloudy 



Sn. & h'l 



Clear 



Clear 



Clear 



Rain 



Cloudy 



Rain 



Clear 



Days. 



Clear 11 



Variable . 



Cloudy . . 



Rain or snow fell on 10 



10 



1st. Cloudy, with wind moderate N E. Moder- 

 ate rain began from S to 9 P. M.; soon ceased. 



2d. Very pleasant. 



3d, Wind lights. W'ly Quite cloudy. Moderate 

 rain began from 9 to 10 P. M.; wind light S'ly. 



4th. Very warm. Sky a good deal covered. 

 Thunder from 11 to 12 P, M , and frequent light- 

 ning during the night, with some rain. 



olh. Very blustering. Evening clear, with dif- 

 fused aurora, low, and somewhat bright. 



6th. Blustering; wind N. W. 



7th Very blustering; frequent clouds, with oc- 

 casional rain. Flurry of snow from 2 to 3 P. M 

 Wind hauled from W'ly to N. W.; grew colder. 



8th Severe cold and piercing wind in morning 



9th. Mild. 



10(h. Variable ; mild. From 3 to 6 P. M , wind 

 clianged from S, W. to N. W., and grew colder. 



lllh. Cold rather severe. Wind brisk N. W 



12th. Wind moderate W'ly. 



13th. Rather raw. 



14th. Cool, but pleasant. 



14th Clear at sunrise, with wind light S, W'ly. 

 Clouded up before noon, and begau to snow very 

 moderately, which continued till evening. • 



16th. Very pleasant. 



17th. At sunrise, wind light S. E'lv; before 10 

 A. M, came to N. E,, and began to snow mode- 

 rately, which continued till nighl without gaining 

 much on the ground. 



18th. Pleasant. Ground covered with snow in 

 the morning,' which disappeared before noon. 



19th. Pleasant. 



20th. Mild. Cloudy for the most part. 



21st, Pleasant. 



22d. Very clear, but blustering wind and cold. 



23d. Raw and unpleasant. 



24th. Began to snow and hail moderately from 



7 to 8 A.M.; wind light, about E. N.E. Snow and 

 hail during the day ; wind nearly the same. In 

 the evening, wind more to N. E., pretty heavy. 



25th. Snow about 3 inches deep ; very damp. 

 Cloudy ; wind light N. N. E'ly. Clear evening. 



2Sth aud 27th. Pleasant. 



2Sth. Cloudy in morning. Sprinkling in after- 

 noon. Rain in evening. 



29tb. Wind fresh S. W. Heavy clouds, with 



30th. Foggy in morning. Began to rain from 

 10 to 11 A. M ; wind rather fre.sh, about S. S. W. 

 rain continued in afternoon and evening, wind 

 increasing to very fresh in the evening. 



3lBt. Clearatsunrise; wind W'ly, fresh. From 



8 to 9 A, M., clouded and rained moderately. 

 Rather blustering. 



