METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



93 



THERMOMETER. 



WINDS. 

 (Direction and Force.) 



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



WEATHER. 

 (Tenths Cloudv.) 



Rain A 



Snow 

 Inches op 



Water, 



October, 1848. New Moon, SG*- 9" SS-"- P. M. 



s 1 



3 

 4 

 5 

 G 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



1:2 



13 

 14 



S15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



S22 

 23 

 24 



27 

 28 

 S29 

 30 

 31 



29.93 29. 97|30.01 

 30.19 30.19 30.24 

 ill. 23 30.19 30.08 

 1'.}.'.)^, 29. S9 29.84 

 29.87 29.88 29.94 



30.11 30.04 30.13 

 30.13 30.00 29.91 



;9.81 29.79.30.08 



30.12 30.01 29.88 

 29.09 29. «3 29.79 

 29.'.i.''i 29.92 29.90 

 29.s:i 29.7'! 29.92 

 30. OS 30.04 30.02 

 29.97 29.80, 29. G7 

 29.6ll29.64 29.7G 

 29.75'29. 65 29.63 

 29.6529.63 29.64 

 29.61;29.55 29.35 

 29.27,29.24 29.39 

 29.48 29.44 29.57 

 29.67 29.59 29.66 

 29.67 29.60 29.63 

 29.69 29.56 29.7'.: 

 2!). 74 29.6229.55 

 29.7s 29.76,29.83 

 29.8ll|29.81'29.68 

 29.54,29.49 29.51 

 29.68^29.64 29.63 

 29.6029.58 29.59 

 29.67 29.60 29.54 

 29.58i29.57 29.60 



Means 29.80,29.74 29.76 46.0 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Rauffe 



30.41 '30.37 30.42 



29.45J29.42 29.53 



29.98|29.92 29.94 



0.96 0.95! 0.89 



Mean of month 29.94" 

 Extreme range 1.00 



67.3 

 53.0 

 52.3 

 .54.3 

 58.3 

 53.0 

 ,54.7 

 54.3 

 45.3 

 52.0 

 42.7 

 49.0 

 42.7 

 42.3 

 51.0 

 56.7 

 66.0 

 59.3 

 54.7 

 50.7 

 45.3 

 42.3 

 42.7 

 50.0 

 49.0 

 44.0 

 43.3 

 44.0 

 57.3 

 59.7 

 56.0 



S. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N.W. 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 



1 



2 N. E. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



llN. W. 



l|E'ly 



S. W'ly2iW'ly 



N.W. i;n. w. 



N.W. IW'ly 

 N'ly liN. W, 

 N.W. IIN.W, 



N'ly lE'ly 

 N.W. IN. W 

 N. E'ly 1 S'ly 

 N'ly 1 N.W' 

 N.W. 1 

 S'ly I'S.W. 

 S. W. lE'Iy 

 S. W'ly IS. W. 



S.W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 



67.3 

 42.3 



51.3 



42.0 



S.W. 



N.W. 



E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E'ly 



S. W. 1 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S'ly 



N. E. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N'ly 



S. W'ly 1 



S. W. 1 



E'ly 



S. W. 1 



1.2 



1.2 



10 

 Rain 



Misty 



Misty 



10 











10, Sh'i 







8 







(I 







7 











10 



10 



Misty 



1.0 



1.1 



Prevailing wiuda from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 7 



E. & S 2 



S. & W 8 



W .& N 14 







2 



2 





 10 





 10 



3 





 10 

 10 

 Foggy 



5.2 





 

 3 

 

 Rain 

 (I 

 

 







8 



8 

 Rain 

 Misty 



7 

 10 











10 

 6 



Rain 



Misty 

 Misty 











2 









 10 



Rain 

 Rain 

 10 

















 Misty 











2 



10 



7 



Foggy 



the 



0.15 

 t0.50 



4.2 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . 

 R.ain fell on 



1st. Moderate rain in tlie evening. 



2d. Heavy shower in the morning, and rain and 

 misl in the afternoon. Rain again in the night, 



3d. Moderate nearly all day and in the evening. 



4lli. Mist in morning. Stars out in the evening. 



fith. Evening very clear. 



nth. Very fine. 



7th. Slight appearances of white frost 

 College yard. 



Sth. Light shower at 7 A. M ; wind wi 

 Clouds soon passed away. Grew cooler in the 

 afternoon. Very clear iu the evening, 



9th. Very fine. 



loth. Variable Light shower from 1 to 2 P. M 



nth and 12th. Very Hue. 



13th. Bright and well-defined halo about Ui. 



lion, having about 22'^ radius. 



Uth and loth. Very flue. 



loth. Appearances of rain. 



17th. Began to rain moderately at 9 P. M. 



18th. Rained moderately at intervals. 



19th. Mist, with occasional sprinkling of raic 



20lh. Very fine. 



21st and 22d. Pleasant. 



2.3d. Aurora in the evening. 

 24th. Drizzle and mist mixed with some rain. 

 2.')th. Aurora inthe evening; (luite bright con 

 cations, rising occasionally to the height of 40= 

 26th. Mild. 

 27th. Pleasant. 

 2Sth. Very fine. 

 29lh. Occasional light showers. 

 30th and 31st. Mist and fog. 



November, 1848. New Moon, 2.")* i^- 21"' P. M. 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 S 5 

 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 



29.72 29.64 29.62 

 29.77 29.80,30.01 

 30.20 30.21 30.28 

 30.15 30.04|29. 96 

 29.74 29.39 29.45 



29.64129.61 



29.71 

 30.05 

 29.86 

 30.13 

 30.35 

 30.21 

 30.11 

 30.14 

 29.78 

 29.82 

 29.77 

 29.95 

 30.03 

 29.43 

 29.70 

 29.77 

 29.84 

 29.85 

 29.24 

 29.51 

 29.99 

 30.19 

 30.03 



29.68 

 29.98 



29.82 30.01 

 30.1130.24 

 30.29 30.24 



29.70 

 29.88 

 29.98 



30.15 

 30.10 

 30.06 

 29.68 

 29.68 

 29.77 

 29.92 

 29.98 

 29.41 

 29.66 

 29.72 

 29.77 

 29.69 

 29.25 

 29.50 

 30.00 

 30.05 

 29.92 



30.23 

 30.16 

 29.96 

 29.73 

 29.73 

 29.89 

 30.03 

 29.75 

 29.55 

 29.70 

 29.78 

 29.80 

 29.46 

 29.43 

 29.71 

 30.12 

 ,30.08 

 29.92 

 29.90 



Means 29.88,29.82 29.88 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



M,ax. 



Min. 

 M.'.ui 



30.53 30.47|30.46 



29.42'29.43 29.01 



iiii.oi; 30.110 30.06 



1.11 1 1.04, 0.80 



Mean of month 30.041 

 Extii'uie raiisre 1.11 



i 



46.0 

 40.7 

 41.0 

 46.3 

 51.1 

 40.3 

 38.7 

 36.3 

 35.3 

 24.0 

 25.0 

 36.3 

 33.7 

 32.3 

 40.3 

 41.0 

 44.0 

 36.0 

 31.7 

 31.7 

 33.3 

 34.7 

 35.7 

 41.3 

 50.3 

 38.3 

 31.7 

 31.0 

 40.3 

 47.7 



N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 



S. E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



E'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



W'ly 



N'ly 



N. E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



S'ly 



S.W. 



W'ly 



N'ly 



N. VV. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



1 N. W. 

 IN. W. 

 1 S. W. 



51.0 

 24.0 



27.0 

 37.8 



1.2 



E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W'ly 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 W'ly 

 N'ly 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 E'ly 

 S'ly 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 



IIN.W. 



i1n. W. 



3 N. W. 



|N. E. 

 3 N. W. 



IJN. W. 



1 N. W. 

 1 N. W. 



i'n. w. 



1 N.W. 

 1 W'ly 



liN. E. 

 3 N. W. 

 llS'ly 



1 N. W. 



rs. w. 



2lW'ly 

 TN'ly 



2 N. E. 

 2 N. .W. 

 1 N. W. 

 1 N. W. 

 1 W'ly 

 1 S'lv 

 l,\Vly 

 1 N. Vv. 

 I'N. W. 

 1 N. W. 



1 s. w. 



2!w'ly 



1.3 



1.1 



1.2 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between— Days. 



N. & E 3 



E. & S 1 



S. & W 8 



W. & N is 





 



Misty 







5 





 Snow 









 10 

 10 





 10 





 10 

 10 



8 

 Snow 









 10 



Foggy 

 10 





 10 













 4 



Rain 







3 



3 



7 



2 





 Misty 



2 



3 



7 



2 



5 



8 

 10 

 Misty 







3 





 Foggy 



2 



4 



2 



1 



2 



6 





 

 

 R.aiu 

 

 1 

 

 7 

 

 



Rain 







5 





 Hazy 

 10 





 Snow 

 10 













 Rain 















1 1.00 



Clear 

 Vaiiahle 

 Clon.ly 

 Rain •n-> 



Days. 

 . 12 



•hi 



Fine 



uch. 



nd 3d. Very fine. 



4th. Sprinkling of rain in tl 

 rost to injure dahlias, and not 



5th. Mist and moderate rain in t 

 leavy rain, and strong wind at S. E. 

 inon. Cleared from 6 to 7 P. M. i 



6th and 7th. Very fin 



Sth. Severe black frost this morning; the Srst 

 for the .season on this hill. Day very (in 



Sth. Flurry of snow this morning ; ground white 

 iu some places. Transit of Mercury in the i 

 ing, beginning at 6 h. 17m., and ending at 11 h. 

 41 m.; uot seen at all, by reason of clouds. 



loth. Cold, but pleasant. 



nth. Very cold i 



■ith 



1 the I 



Mit 



ng. Very Iu 



1 the 



12th. Ground white ■ 

 this morning, and snoi 

 Rain in the evening. 



Ijth. Cloudy in the ) 

 evening. 



16lh. Pleasant. 



17th. Mild. 



18th. Mild. Grew cool in the evening. 



19th. Wind N'ly and N. E., raw. Began to 

 snow from 8 to 9 P. M., and continued through 

 the night, with heavy wind and heavy fall of snow 

 for the season— being six or eight inches on the 

 level. 



20lh. Storm raging with considerable violence 

 at sunrise, and snow much drifted. The average 

 on the level would be, perhaps, eight or nin 

 inches, and very damp. 



21st. Very fine. Aurora very brilliant from 

 lo s 1'. M., extending from N. N. W. to N. E. Co 

 nisc;itions sprang from the horizon, and shot up 

 I,, the h.'ight of 30°. The light continued through 

 the evening, hut with diminished brilliancy. 



22d and 23d. Very fine. 



2Hh. Foggy. Rain in the evening. 



th. Pleasant. 



261 h. Pleasant. 



271h. Fine. Ev( 



2slh. Very fine, 



■.>!ith. Pleasant. 



30lh. Very flue. 



I finite bright at 10 P. M 

 ry clear. Faiut aui 



