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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



BAROMETER, 



THERJIOMETER. 



At 6 At 1 At 10 Daily 



April, 1847. New Moon, 15<i- I''- 14™- A. M. 



1 



2 

 3 



S 4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



Sll 



12 



13 



14 



15 



1() 



17 



S18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



24 



S25 



26 



27 



28 



29 



30 



30.10|30.07 

 29.70 29.73 



29.76 

 29.65 

 29.86 

 29.94 

 29.02 



30.U 



29.91 



29.77 



29.84 



29.78 



30.00 



29.62 



29.89: 



29.39 



29.59 



29.64 



29.81 



29. SI 



29.98 29.99 



29.81 129. G!^ 



29.74 a 



29.79 



29.84 

 29.58 

 29.98 

 29.78 

 29.78 

 29.65 

 29.5li29.70 



29.41 

 29.63 

 29.57 

 29.81 



29.84 

 30.30 

 30.17 

 29.99 

 29.84 



29.70 

 29.85 

 30.25 

 30.13 

 29.82 

 29.77 

 29.89 

 30.11 

 30.19 30.11 

 29.87 29.68 

 29.40 29.31 

 29.68!29.69 

 29.50l29.34 

 29.45 29.42 



29.47 

 29.77 

 29.67 

 29.96 

 9. 90 

 9.00 

 29 



29.69 

 30.21 

 30.20 

 30.09 

 29.82 

 29.85 

 30.06 

 30.12 

 30.01 

 29.57 

 29.44 

 29.69 

 29.31 

 29.54 



Means 29.81i29. 70 29.80 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL, 



Max. 



Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.48 30.43 30.39 



29.57 29.49 29.49 



29.99 29.94 29.98 



0.911 0.94 0.90 



Mean of month 29.970 

 Kstreme r.ange 0.99 



24.7 

 35.7 

 40.0 

 39.0 

 39.0 

 39.0 

 45.7 

 43.0 

 49.0 

 47.0 

 36.7 

 44.0 

 42.0 

 ■11.0 

 44.0 

 37.7 

 43.3 

 32.7 

 36.3 

 44.3 

 57.3 

 64.3 

 38.7 



30.7 

 50.7 

 53.3 

 42.7 

 55.0 

 51.7 



W. 



S'ly 



W. 

 N'ly 

 N. W. 



1 N.W. 

 3, S'ly 

 lis. W'ly 

 I'S'ly 

 IN. E. 



S. W'lyl S. W. 

 N.W'lyl N.W'ly 

 N. W. 1 W'ly 

 N. W. 1 N. W. 

 Wly 2 S. W'ly 

 N.W. IN. W. 

 S. W'ly US. W. 

 W'ly 1 1 N'ly 



""^ i;s. w. 



s. w. 



IN. W. 

 2'S.W. 



2 N.W. 

 2S. W. 



N.W. 



S. 



N.W. 



S. W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. W'ly 1 S. W. 

 S. W. 1 S. W. 



S. W. 



N. E. 



N. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. E. 

 W. 



:s.w. 



N.W. 



64.3 

 24.7 



43.0 

 07.0 



1 s. w. 



2:N. E. 

 IN. E. 



Is. 

 Is.w. 



2 N.W. 

 2 N.W. 

 IS.W. 

 IS.W. 



2 W'ly 

 1 N. W. 



1 W'lv 

 2N. E. 



2 N.W. 

 2 S'ly 



2 N.W. 

 IW'ly 



2 N. W. 

 4 N. W. 



3 N. W. 



2 S. W. 



1 N. W. 



3 N.W. 

 jN. W. 



2 N. W. 



3 S. W. 

 3 N.W. 

 2S.W. 

 2 S. W. 



2 S. W. 



3 N. E. 

 2!N. E. 



N. E. 



S. 



S.W. 



4 N.W. 

 2 S.W. 

 1 S. W. 

 1,N.W. 



1.3 



2.1 



1.6 



Prev.ailing wiuda from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 3 



E. & S 



S. & W 14 



W. & N 13 





 Snow 



7 

 10 



5 



5 



7 





 Sh'r, 7 











9 

 10 









 



Misty 



3 

 Misty 





 

 7 

 

 10 

 



2 

 Misty 



5 

 10 



2 

 10 



6 



4 



2 



7 



5 



5 









 10 



4 

 10 



3 



7 



4 



9 



2 

 Rain 



7 



3 



5 



9 







10 



3 



4 













 10 









 10 





 Rain 







5 

 10 



8 

 10 



9 







0, Haze 



10 







3 

 10, R'n 



9 



4.8 



Clear . . 

 Vari.able 

 Cloudy . 

 Rain fell on 



Days. 

 . 7 



:!» 



9 



1st. Sdow about six inches deep on the ground. 

 Thei'muiueter lo^ at sunrise. Large portions of 

 the cove froze over last uight. The day pleasant, 



2d. Snow fell in the morning about two inches 

 deep. 



3d. Very fine. 



4th. Mist, and occasional sprinkling of rain. 



5th. Very fine. 



6th. Rain in the evening, with thunder and 

 lightning. 



7th and 8th. Pleasant. 



9th. Shower from 4 to 5 A. M. The day very 

 blustering. 



10th. Very blnstering. Dashes of rain during 

 the day. 



llih. Cool, and rather blustering. 



12th. Variable. 



i:?ih. Fine. 



17th. Small quantity of rain in the evening. 



18th. Very blustering and cold for the season. 



19th. Thermometer at sanrise stood at 24°: (lie 

 ground frozen quite hard. Air raw and chilly 

 through the day. 



20th. Pleasant. 



21st. Very warm and snltry. Observed a fnll- 

 gruwn, active grasshopper in the street — raraavis, 



22d. Summer heat and sultry. Wind changed 

 from S. W. to N. E. from about 7 to 9 P. M. 



2;Jd. Mist at sunrise. Gommeuced raining mode 

 rately from 8 to 9 A. M. Rain, hail, and suon 

 from 4 to 5 P. M., the snow faUiug in scattered 

 Hakes of extraordinary size, many of them being 

 fully an inch in diameter. 



24th. Cold and blustering. 



2.ith. Chilly. 



27th. Cold and blustering i 



28th. More pleasant at i 



e, and the ground frozen. 



29th. Light showers in the afternoon. 



May, 1847. New Moon, 14'> lO''- 15™- A. M. 



3 

 4 



5 

 6 



7 

 8 



S 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 



S16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 



S23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 



S30 

 31 



,9.70 29.71 

 29.92 29.91 

 29.74 29.72 

 n; 3(1.(12 

 30.(10 311. ti2 

 29.97,29.92 

 29.74'29.57 

 30 29.26 



29.57 

 29.80 

 29.73 

 29.70 



29.64 

 29.75 

 29.67 

 29.72 



29.7829.80 

 29.8329.85 

 29.8329.85 

 29.8829.80 

 29.88'29.74 

 29.56^29.51 

 29.59j29.62 

 29.7629.75 

 29.87J29.80 

 29.79 29 

 29.81:29 

 9.S5 29 



29.82 

 29.69 

 29.89 

 29.98 

 311.03 

 29.88 

 29.45 

 29.40 

 29.75 

 29.76 

 29.66 

 29.79 

 29.80 

 29.86 

 29.88 

 29.86 

 29.71 

 29.53 

 29.69 

 29.83 

 29.85 

 29.70 

 29. ss 





.8'.) 29. s: 

 .77 29.0' 



29.06 

 29.81 

 29.97 



29.58 



2!l.9 



29.90 



Means 29.81,29.79 29.81 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL 



Max. 

 Min. 



Mean 

 Rangt 



30.21 



29.51 



29.99 



0.70 



30.23 30.24 



29.47,29.61 



29.96,29.99 



0.76 0.63 



Mean of month 29.98( 

 Extreme range 0.77 



46.0 

 42.7 

 47.7 

 51.7 

 53.7 

 55.7 

 50.3 

 50.3 

 59.7 

 61.0 

 63.7 

 50.0 

 45.7 

 44.3 

 47.0 

 49.0 

 52.0 

 53.0 

 59.0 

 56.3 

 55.3 

 52.3 

 59.7 

 02.3 

 67.7 

 62.3 

 58.3 

 63.0 

 64.7 

 48.7 

 51.0 



N.W. 



S'ly 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



W'ly 



S'ly 



S'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



S.W. 



N.W. 



E'ly 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



lE'ly 



2lN. E. 



2 N. E. 



IjS'ly 



IS'ly 



IS. E'ly 



21n. E. 



3N. E. 



3'N. E. 



2'n. E. 



N.W. 

 N. E. 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 S.W. 

 S. E'ly 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 

 S.W. 

 N. E. 



2 N. E. 



2; N.W. 



3N. E. 



S. E'ly 1 S. W. 



67.7 



42.7 



.54.3 

 41.0 



N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 



S'ly 

 1;N. E. 

 i|s'iy 

 1 S'ly 

 liS. W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N'ly 



S.W. 



N'ly 

 N. E. 



1 S.W. 

 1 S.W. 



1 S. E'ly 

 IS. E'ly 

 1 S. E'lv 

 2;N. E." 



N. E'ly VS. W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



Calm 



N. E. 



S. E'ly 1 

 IjS'Iy 

 2S'ly 

 lis. E'ly 2 

 2 S. W. 



1 N. W. 



2 S. W. 

 2 S. W. 

 l|W'ly 

 2N. E. 

 2JE'ly 





 10 



3 

















 Misty 



3 



4 



Foggy 



Misty 



10 



Misty 













 10 













 Foggy 



9 



Misty 



10 



4 



2 



1 



3 

 Rain 



3 



2 

 Rain 



5 



2 



2 



2 

 10 

 10 



2 







3 

 10 

 10 

 10 



4 









 Rain 



3 







4 

 10 



5 

 10 



5 

 Shower 



5 









 10 

 10 





 



Misty 



10 







Foggy 







10 



5 





 Foggy 



10 



Foggy 



Shower 







8 



7 







8 



3 



Rain 



4.3 



4.8 



Clear . 

 Variable 

 ("loiiilr . 

 Rain fell 



DayH. 



■■xZ 



1st. Pleasant. 



2d. Moderate rain from 10 A. M. 

 3d. Pleasant. 



4lh. Fine. 



Ml and (>th. Very fine. 



7tli. Morning very cool. Began to mist at 

 P. M. 



SHi. Mist, and occasional light rain. 



9lh, loth, and 11th. Very line. 



12th. Mist and clouds, but no riiin. 



13th. Cold and blustering. 



Uth. Cool, w " - . . 



to N. W. from 7 to S P. 



l.ith. Fine, but cool 

 with faint streamers. 



ISth. Fine. 



17th. Pleasant. 



ISth. Gentle rain from N. Wlyaud N'ly most 

 of the day. 



19th and 20th. Very fine. 



21st. Pleasant. 



22d. Fog, and appearances of rain. 



Wd. Pleasant. 



24th. Occasional raist during the day. .Slirm 

 in the evening, and again during the night. 



2.5th. Very fine. 



2t;th. Halo around the moon in the evening. 



27th. Pleasant. 



2,Sth. Very fine. 



29th. Hot sun. Lightning at the north iu I 



Note. — On tlie 1st of May, I commenced obsor. 

 vations with a standard cistern barometer (witl: 

 an ivory point and adjusting screw), made by J 

 H Temple, Boston. The Vernier reads to tht 

 1-100 of an inch, and the readings have been uiii' 

 foruily taken at the lowest ring of the meniscui 

 formed at the top of the tube. The thickness of 

 the meniscus is very nearly 3-100 of an in, 

 hence, all the readings of this month must he 

 creased by that amount. The means and the 

 dnctions to sea level are corrected. The readi 

 will hereafter be to the top of the 



