METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.T. 



83 



At 1 p. M. At 10 P. M 



February, 1847. New Moon, 15^- 6"- 18-" A. M. 



10 



11 



12 

 13 



S14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 



S21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 



29.83 29 

 30.1630 



29.92|29 

 29.1129 

 29.5629 

 29.7029 

 29.70,29 

 29.48 29 

 29.45 29 

 29.7329 

 29.72!29, 

 29.83:29, 

 29.90:29, 

 29.87,29 

 29.75 29 

 30.30|3a 

 29.7629 

 30.12 30, 

 30.0630, 

 30.1730, 

 30.10 29, 

 29.71 29, 

 29.78 29 

 30.18 30 

 30.09 30 

 30.14,30 

 311.12 29 

 29.06,29 



29.97 

 30.12 

 29.03 

 29.45 

 29.58 

 29.65 

 29.55 

 29.59 

 29.65 

 29.71 

 29.79 

 29.79 

 29.85 

 29.86 

 30.03 

 30.04 

 29.94 

 30.09 

 30.11 

 30.16 

 29.79 

 29.55 

 30.07 

 30.16 

 30.04 

 30.17 

 80 '29. 19 

 16|29.20 



Means 29.83,29. 80]29.79 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL 



30.48 30.33 30.35 



29.24 29.34J29.21 



30.01 29.98l29.97 



1.24; 0.99i 1.14 



Min. 

 Mean 



Mean of month 29.986 

 Extreme range 1.27 



22.0 

 37.3 

 43.3 

 22.0 

 20.0 

 32.0 

 32.3 

 35.7 

 43.3 

 34.0 

 30.3 

 25.0 

 22.3 

 28.7 

 35.7 

 23.3 

 33.0 

 33.3 

 31.3 

 32.0 

 25.0 

 20.3 

 14.7 

 17.0 

 23.7 

 22.0 

 32.0 

 36.0 



N. W. 

 N. E. 

 S. E. 



N. W. 2 



N.W. 1 

 N. W. 



N.W. 1 



N.W. 1 



S. W. 3 



N. E'ly 1 



N.W. 1 



N.W. 1 



N.W. 1 



W'ly 1 

 S. W'ly 2' 



43.3 

 14.7 



28.8 

 45.0 



N'ly 



E'ly 



N.W. 



N. E. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N'ly 



N. E. 



W'ly 



N. E'ly 



S. E'ly 



S. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N.W. 



S. W'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N.W. 



S. E'ly 



E'ly 



E'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S'ly 



N.W. 



S. E'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



S. E. 



3 S'ly 



N.W. 

 N.W. 



N. 

 S. W. 



liW'ly 

 2JN'ly 

 llN'ly 

 2 N.W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2JN. W. 

 2,N'ly 

 IN. W. 

 2 N. E. 

 1 W'ly 

 IS'ly 

 1 S'ly 



1 E'ly 



2 N. E. 



i|n. k. 



2 N. W. 

 I'S. W'lyl 

 IN. E'ly 1 

 1 W'ly 1 

 2IS. E. 3 

 2|W'ly 



1.3 



1.6 



1.4 



1.4 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 7 



E. & S 5 



S. & W 



W. & N 16 



10 

 9 



10 

 8 

 3 



10 



10 



10 















3 



3 



Snow 



10 



10 



19 



10 



Snow 

 Snow 





 Hazy 

 10 



Hazy 



Raiu 







Days. 

 Clear .... 4 

 Variable . . . ) i <; 

 Cloudy . . . . K 

 Rain or snow fell on 8 



1.75 



1st. Col J. 



2d. Mild. 



3d. Wind light S. E'ly in the morning. Began 

 to rain moderalely at 10^ A. M.; rain conlin " 

 during afternoon, and wind increased in strength, 

 with barometer falling rapidly. At 7 P. M., wind 

 increased to a gale; barometer 29.24. AtT^iV.M., 

 barometer 29.17; at 8 P. M., 29.10; at 8>i P. M., 

 29.U; at 9 P.M., 29.14, wind S'ly and m ' 

 abated, and rain heavy. At 10 P. M., wind still 

 more abated, and barometer 29.14; rain ceas 

 and the clouds rapidly dispersing; stars out 

 various directions. At 10^^ P. M., barometer still 

 29.14; nearly all clear overhead. 



4tli. Blustering and severe. Flurry of snow 

 during the night. 



7th. Very fine. Flurry of snow, one inch d( 

 during tlie night. 



Sth. Pleasant. 



9th. Very mild. 



10th. Light snow in the morning. Mist in 

 afternoon. One and a half to two inches of m 

 snow fell. 



11th. Evening very clear. 



]2lh. Pleasant. 



13th. Evening very clear. 



14th. Haze all around the horizon in the e\ 

 ing. 



l.ilh. Flurry of snow at .sunrise, 



16th, Began to snow at about 7 P. M. 



17th. At sunrise, about one inch .and a half of 

 moist snow on the ground, which nearly all dis- 

 appeared during the day. 



1.9th. Very mild. Two inches of light si 

 during tiie night. 



19lh and 'ioth. Very mild. 



2Ist. Snow during the day; wind light N. E. 

 At 9 P. M., snowing quite moderately. Snow s' 

 to eight inches deep. 



22d. Snow ceased for awhile in the mornit 

 but soon returned, and the storm increased 

 violence. Barometer at 4 P. M. was 29.60, and 

 began to rise before 9 P. M. Snow about one foot 

 deep. 



23d, 24th, and 25th. Pleasant. 



26th. Very pleasant. 



27th. Steady rain in the afternoon and evening. 



2Sth. Pleasant. 



March, 1847. New Moon, IG^- i^- 3™- P. M. 



10 



11 



12 



13 

 S14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 S21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 S28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



Sun- All At 10 Sun- At 1 At 10 Daily 



29.36 



29.76 

 30.01 

 29.92 

 30.06 

 30.30 

 30.20 

 29.80 

 30.08 

 29.90 

 9.87 

 29.72 

 29.70 

 29.80 

 29.87 

 29.90 

 30.01 

 30.07 

 29.96 

 30.10 

 29.69 

 29.79 

 •29.72 

 29.51 

 29.84 

 29.74 

 28.43 

 29.57 

 29.74 

 29.73 

 29.61 



41 29.61 

 79 29.91 

 03 29.99 



29.94 



30.18 



30.26 



29.87 



29.92 



30.06 



29.75 



29. 



29.70 



29.74 



29.83 



29.86 



29.90 



30.04 



29.91 



30.06 



29 



29.82 



29.70 



29.64 



29.74 



29.70 



29.14 



29.23 



29.80 



29.50 



29.77 



29.85 



Means 29.80 29.80 29.81 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Me.an 

 Range 



30.48,30.48 30.44 



28.61128.77,29.3'.: 



29.98 29.98 29.99 



1.87 1.71 1.1 



Mean of montli 

 Extreme range 



29.983 



1.87 



37.8 



26.7 

 25.7 

 29.0 



32.3 

 33.3 

 36.0 

 44.7 

 33.7 

 35.0 

 25.7 

 23.3 

 24.7 

 26.0 

 30.3 

 22.7 

 27.3 

 35.0 

 33.7 

 38.0 

 46.0 

 33.7 

 33.0 



40.7 

 46.0 

 34.3 

 28.3 

 31.3 

 31.7 

 28.0 



46.0 



2l'.7 



32.4 



35.0 



Sunri 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. W'ly 



N.W. 



W'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



N.W. 



S. W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. W. 



N. E. 



N. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



E'ly 



S. E'ly 



N.W. 



W'lv 



N.W. 



N. E. 



1.5 



At 10 p.: 



W'ly 

 N.W. 

 W'ly 



N. E.' 



W'ly 



S. E'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. E. 



N.W. 



S. E'ly 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S.W. 



S. E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N'ly 



3 N.W. 2 

 2 N.W. 1 

 2 S. W'lyl 



|N'ly 1 

 IN. E. 1 

 1 1 W'ly 1 



1 S. E'ly 1 

 llW'ly 2 

 IN'ly 



2 N.W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2, W'ly 



2;n. w. 



2'N. W. 

 2 W'ly 

 2 N. W. 



2'N. W. 



as'iy 



IN. W. 



2S. E. 

 IN. E. 



4 N. E. 



2 N. E. 

 iW'ly 



2'S'ly 

 lis. E. 



3 N. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2|S'ly 

 IN. W. 



1.9 



1.5 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 3 



E. & S 4 



S. & W 4 



W. & N 20 



5 



3 





 10 







2 



3 

 10 



2 

 10 



3 





 10 























6 







10 



Misty 



10 



Rain 







8 

 Misty 







9 



2 

 Snow 



4.7 



2 

 

 



2 





 10 



4 

 10 

 Rain 



6 















3 



2 



5 



3 



2 



2 

 Rain 

 Misty 

 Misty 



3 

 10 

 10 





 Snow 





 10 





 10 











2 

 Misty 





 10 





 H.azv 



























3 







10 



Misty 



Rain 



10 











4.5 



Days. 

 12 



Clear 



Variable 



Cloudy 



Rain or snow fell on 10 



'. : : :! 



I 0.33 



1st. Blustering. 



2il. Rather blustering. Evening very fine. 



3d and 4th. Pleasant. 



5th. Very fine. 



6th. Splendid day. 



7th. Mist, with appearances of rain. 



Sth. Very clear in the evening. 



9th. Air very raw and disagreeable. 



10th. A little rain during the day. Very clea 

 in the evening. 



11th. Very raw and unpleasant. 



12th. Fine, but cold. 



13th. Fine. 



lith. Very fine, though cool. 



l.".lh. Fine. 



16th. Flurry of snow from N.W. at sunset, the 

 clear. 



17tli. Very fine. 



ISth. Flurry of snow from 5 to 7 P. M. 



19th. Very fine. During the evening a brilliat 

 aurora, extending from N.W. round to N. E. an 

 somewhat beyond, with coruscations shooting up, 

 and Merry Dancers running in splendid profui 

 quite across the heavens from north to south. 



20th. Pleasant during the day. Appearances 

 of storm in the evening. 



21st. Moderate rain at intervals. 



22d. Cold aud wet; rain and drizzle. 



23d. Raiu and*driz2le. 



24lh. Small amount of rain and snow in 

 morning. Very clear in the evening. 



2jth. Very fine. 



26lh. Sprinklingof rain in the afternoon. Rain 

 and wind increased in the evening. 



27th. At 7K A.M., barometer 2S.o3; wind strong 

 6. E'ly. At S>^ A.M., barometer 28.50; at 9 A.M., 

 2S.46; at 10 A. M., 2S.46; at 11 A. M., 26.54, wind 

 Wly 3, rain aud snow ; at noon, 28.60, wind 

 N. Wly ; at 1 P. M., 28 70 ; at 2 P. M., 28.80 ; at 6 

 P. M., 29.10. At 9 A. M.., the barometer was lower 

 than at any time since the commencement of my 

 Diary in Dec. 1831. 



2Sth. C.ld and blustering. 



29th. Very raw and chilly in the morning, the 

 air full of snow. Evening mild. 



30lh. Pleasant. 



31st. Suowin the morning, seven oreightinches 

 deep. Clear in the evening. 



