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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



THERMOMETER. 



At 6 All At 10 Daily 



At 6 A. M. At 1 P. M. At 10 p. 



TVEATHER. 

 (Tenths Cloi'DT.) 



April, 1844. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 



6 



6 



S 7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



S14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



S21 



22 



23 



24 



25 



26 



27 



S28 



29 



30 



30.39 30. 

 30.60|30, 

 30.3930 

 29.7729, 

 29.7929. 

 30.2330 

 30.3530 

 29.9929, 

 29.7229, 

 29.91:29 

 29.92:29, 

 30.07:30 

 30.0629 

 29.55;29 

 29.71129 

 29.9029, 

 29.62^29 

 30. Of- 30 

 30.11 30 

 29.97 29 

 29.84 29 

 29.76 29 

 30.07 30 

 29.91 29 

 29.63 29 

 29.59 29 

 29.95 30. 

 29.87 29 

 29.79 29, 

 30.04:30 



30.43 



29.96 



29.66 



30.10 



30.33 



30.1 



29.73 



29.78 



29.88 



29.97 



30.12 



29.88 



29.71 



29.91 



29.70 



29.82 



30.10 



30.04 



29.89 



29.76 



29.99 



30.03 



29.53 



29.78 



29.65 



29.99 



29.70 



29.94 



29.99 



Means 29.95i29.93 29.94 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 



30.78 30.68 30.72 



29.73 29.70 29.71 



30.13 30.11,30.12 



1.05 0.98! 1-01 



Mean of month 30.120 

 Extreme range 1.08 



31.3 

 29.7 

 42.0 

 59.3 

 49.7 

 46.0 

 44.7 

 51.3 

 54.7 

 51.0 

 56.3 

 51.7 

 54.0 

 65.0 

 54.3 

 52.3 

 56.0 

 40.7 

 44.0 

 51.0 

 49.3 

 56.3 

 54.0 

 56.0 

 58.3 

 55.3 

 47.3 

 51.7 

 52.7 

 50.3 



65.0 

 29.7 



N'ly 

 N'ly 

 N'ly 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 N'ly 

 E'ly 



s'ly 



S. E'ly 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 

 S.W. 

 S. E'ly 

 N. E. 

 S'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 E'ly 

 N'ly 

 E'ly 

 S.W. 

 N. W. 

 S.W. 

 N. E. 

 S.W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 



1.3 



N. E. 

 N. E. 

 W'ly 

 S.W. 

 N. W. 

 E'ly 

 S'ly 

 S. E. 

 N'ly 

 S'ly 

 N. E. 

 E'ly 



S'ly 

 S'ly 



N. E. 

 S. E'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. E. 

 W'ly 

 N. E'ly 

 E'ly 

 N'ly 

 S. E. 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 N. E. 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 

 S. E. 



1.9 



1.3 



50.6 

 55.0 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 13 



E. & S 3 



S. & W 7 



W. & N 7 



10 



1 









 10 

 Rain 



2 

 10 



Rain 

 10 

 10 

 10 











5 



4.3 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . . 

 Rain fell on 



Days. 

 . 10 



:!" 



. 5 



I 0.50 



0.10 

 0.07 



liUl. 



In the evening, 

 the north, 

 ain moder- 

 tinued till 10>^ A. M. 



md not much air slir- 



nd turned to the 



1st and 2d. Riiw, o 



4th. Vcrv warm dr 



5Ih. HazYinthefor 

 liglil in the evenfilg. 



81h. Foggy in the 

 wind perfectly calm, and lightning 



9th. Foggy at sunrise, 

 ately at 7 A. M. , and c< 

 Cleared off at 3 P. M. 



10th. Warm and mild 

 ring. 



11th. Hazy at 1 P.M.; 



12lh. Clear warm day 

 about 2 P. M., hut a little chilly. 



13lh. Very fine and very warm. 



11th. Oppressively warm. 



l.ilh. Wind came to N. E at from 9 to 10 A. M. 

 Sprinkling of rain in the afternoon. 



16th, 17th, ISth. Fine. 



19th. Tlack frost. Ice formed In shallow open 

 vessels three-eighths of an inch in thickn 



20th. Pleasant. 



21st. Very moderate rain beginning at 11 to 12 

 A. M. 



22d. Fine in the afternoon. Cherry-tree 

 of the house has one cluster of blossoms. 



23d. Air very raw. Fog in the evening 



2tth. Rained moderately from 7 to S A. M. Also 

 moderate rain with thunder, from Tf4 to 9 P. M. 



2.ith. Pleasant. 



2eth. Frequent sprinkling of rain during the 

 day. 



27th. Cool. 



2Sth. Light clouds. 



2fUh. Very fine. 



30th. Black frost in some places 



1 front 



nity. 



May, 1844. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 

 S 6 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 S12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 S19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 S26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



29.83 

 29.69 

 ;i9.65 

 9.56 

 29.62 



29.80 

 29.ii3 

 29.60 

 29.54 

 29.63 



29.69 

 29.34 

 29.83 

 29.74 

 30.10 

 29.93 

 29.36 

 ,9.80 

 29.96 

 29.97 

 29.70 

 29.57 



29.5 



29.36 



29.74 



29.73 



30.09 



29.73 



29.36 



29.89 



29.93 



29.90 



29.63 



29.73 

 29.79|29.65 

 29.84'29.8' 

 29.89i29.73 

 29.49 29.67129. 87 



30.06 30.05 30.06 



30.07 30.09'30.0' 

 30.06 29.98l29.97 

 29.84 29.72'29.75 

 29.72 29.6629.63 



At 10 Ate Atl At 10 Daily 



29.63 

 29.58 

 29.53 

 29.69 

 :9.32 

 29.61 

 29.56 

 29.90 

 30.10 

 29.59 

 29.61 

 29.93 

 29.9' 



29.62 

 29.90 

 29.74 

 29.90 

 29.56 



29.57 

 29.55 

 29.61 

 29.79 



29.55 29.56 

 29.50'29.53 

 29.62 29.70 

 29.77129.70 



29.57 29.5129.58 



Means 29.75129.72.29.73 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 

 30.28 



29.50 

 29.91 

 0.78 



Mean of month 29.913 

 Extreme range 0.78 



65.7 

 60.7 

 59.3 

 59.7 

 60.3 

 58.0 

 63.0 

 57.0 

 55.0 

 51.7 

 61.0 

 54.3 

 51.0 

 56.3 

 55.0 

 55.0 

 52.0 

 57.3 

 54.3 

 55.7 

 50.3 

 53.7 

 64.3 

 62.7 

 55.7 

 68.0 

 69.7 

 66.3 

 61.0 

 62.0 



S.W. 

 S.W. 

 N. E'ly 

 W'ly 

 W. 

 S.W. 

 N.W. . 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 S. E. 

 S. E. 

 N.W. 

 Ely 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. E. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 N. E. 



S.W. 



S'ly 

 N.W. 



N. E. 

 S. E'ly 



Atl P. 



3S. 



S.W. 

 2 S. W. 

 1 1 E'ly 



2|W'ly 

 2'S. E. 

 SJW'ly 

 2 S. W. 



2 N.W. 



69.7 

 50.3 



58.5 

 43.0 



1.7 



S.W. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S. E'ly 



S'ly 



N.W. 



S'ly 



W'ly 



S'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



E'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 N. W'ly 4 

 N.W. 2 

 S. E'ly 1 

 N.W. 1 

 S.W. 1 

 N. E. 4 

 S. E. 1 

 W'ly 3 

 S. E'ly 2 

 W'ly 3 

 N. li'ly 2 

 S. E. 3 

 S. E'ly 1 

 S. W. 2 

 N. E. I'S. E'ly 

 S. W'ly 3J W'ly 

 S'ly IW'ly 

 W'ly 2 N.W. 

 S. E'ly 3 S. E. 

 S'ly 2S'ly 



N.W. 



W'ly 



S. E'ly 



N.W. 



S'ly 



S'ly 



S'lv 



N.'E. 



2.5 



1.4 



1.9 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between— Days. 



N. & E 5 



E. & S 9 



S. &W 111 



W. & N 7 



5 







5 



3 











2 



4 









 10 

 10 





 Rain 



3 

 10 



Rain 

 10 



2 



10 



10, Sh'r 



3 











4 



10, Mist 



10, Sh'r 



l-'oggy 









 Rain 



4.9 







5 

 10 



2 



6 



2 



2 



8 









 Rain 



6 





 10 





 Rain 

 10 

 Rain 



1 



Misty 



10 



4 











2 



6 

 10 



6 



2 





 Rain 



10 

















 10 

 10 

 Hazy 



3 





 10 

 10 



5.0 



5.2 



Clear . . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . . 

 Rain fell on 



• 0.50 

 0.50 



0.30 



vening, with thunde 



1st. Cloudy. Wind strong at S. W. 



2d. Cloudy. Wind strong at S. W. Sprinkling 

 in the afternoon. 



3d- Sprinkling of rain from 7 to 8 P.M., 

 lightning. 



4thandoth. Pleasant. 



6lh. Moderate rain in the 

 and lightning. 



7th and 8th. Very bluste 



9th. Very transparent ai 



lOlh. Pleasant. 



nth. Moderate rain in th 



12lh. Dash of rain at 8 P. M. Wind very brisk 

 at N. W. 



13th. Pleasant. 



lith. Moderate rain from 6 to 10 A. M., then 



15th. Fine. 



Itlth. Light showers in the morning. 



ITlh. Ate A.M., wind S. E.; soon came to N. E. 

 Showers early in the morning. Barometer bega 

 to rise on the change of wind. 



18th. Moderate rain in the morning. 



19lh. Pleasant. 



20lh. Mist, with occasional sprinkling of rain 



21st. Showers from 4 to 5 A. M. Clouds dis- 

 persed towards night. 



22d and 23d. Pleasant. Frost in several place; 

 in the vicinity in the mornings. 



21th. Very pleasant. 



2Jth. Very hot till about 6 P. M., when a thun- 

 dergust came up, with a light shower, and wine 

 changed from W'ly to N. E, and became coole 

 immediately. 



2tjth. Raw air. 



27th. Shower at 3 to 4 A. M. 



28th. Heavy dashes of rain at 3 P. M. 



29th. Fine. 



30th. Fine. Appearances of rain in the even 



sist. Moderate rain at intervals. 



