METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R. T. 



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June, 1849. New Moon, 20^- 9^- lO"- A. M. 



S 3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



SIO 



11 



12 



13 



1-i 



15 



16 



S17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



23 



S24 



25 



26 



27 



28 



29 



30 



29.86i29.86 29. 

 29.96|29.89l29, 

 29.82 29.72 29. 

 29.65 29.53 29. 

 L'9.69'29.71J29. 

 29.85!29.75l29. 

 29.75 29. 64129. 

 29.52 29.54'29. 

 29.68'29.68:29. 



29.72 29.81J29. 

 30.06 30.08:30. 

 30.14 30.16 30. 

 30.16 30.08 30. 

 30.08;30.04|30. 

 29.94 29.84'29. 



29.73 29.65129. 



29.95 30.00 



30.08 30.00 



30.01 29.92 



29.8729.83 



29.87 29.84 



29.8329.79 



29.72 29.C5 



29.69 29.64 



29.51129.51 



29.62'29.58 



29.7529.72 



29.78!29.80!29 



29.60^29.58129 



29.70i29.62|29 



Means 29.82;29.78!29.80 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.34 



29.69 



30.00 



0.65 



29.69 

 29.96 

 0.65 



29.72 

 29.98 

 0.62 



Mean of month 29.980 

 Extreme rantre 0.65 



60.0 

 62.0 

 66.7 

 68.7 

 61.3 

 63.0 

 63.3 

 54.3 

 60.7 

 60.0 

 56.0 

 57.0 

 61.3 

 65.3 

 66.3 

 69.0 

 69.7 

 71.0 

 76.7 

 78.7 

 82.7 

 83.7 

 81.0 

 76.0 

 74.0 

 73.7 

 72.3 

 62.3 

 58.0 

 69.3 



83.7 

 54.3 



67.5 

 50.0 



N.W. 



S. E. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. W. 



S. W. 



N.W. 



E'ly 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



S. W. 



S. W. 



S'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. W. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



2 N. E. 

 IS'ly 

 IS. E. 

 l|S'ly 

 2!N. W. 

 1|N. W. 

 1 S'ly 

 IN. E. 



1 S. E'ly 

 2'E'ly 

 I'N. E. 

 IN. E. 



2 S. W. 



2:s.w. 



2'S. W. 

 2S. W. 

 lE'ly 

 2S'ly 

 2, W'ly 

 1 N. W. 



1 N.W. 

 liN. W. 

 IN. W. 

 IS. 



i!n. w. 



2 N.W. 

 IN. W. 

 I'N. E. 

 IN'ly 



1 W'ly 



1.3 



2.0 



N. E. 



S'ly 



S'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. W. 



N'ly 



S'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



S'ly 



S'ly 



N.W. 



S. E. 



s. w. 

 s. w. 



S. E'ly 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. E'ly 2 

 N. W. 1 

 N.W. 2 

 N.W. 1 

 N. E. 1 

 N'ly 2 

 S. W. 2 



1.3 



1.5 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 8 



E. & S 5 



S. & W 8 



W. & N 9 



10 

 10 



Foggy 

 Sh'r, 5 







3 



5 



2 

 10 



2 





 Hazy 

 10 





























 Rain 











5 

 10 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . . 

 Rain fell on 



I 0.25 



1st. Pleasant. 



2ii- Ail 



r at night. 



oon to 1 P. M. 

 1 ti;i to 8 P. M. 



3(1. Foggy. Light shower fr 

 4tli. Copious thundershowei 

 ."ith, 6tli, and 7th. Very flue. 

 8lh. Light rain, with mist, from 10 A. M. to 3 

 P. M, 



9ih. Pleasant. 

 10th. Sun out occasio 

 lllh. Pleasant, but ci 

 12th. Fide. 

 13lli. Pleasant. 



ally in the afternoon. 



ng clear and very mild. 

 liu. Light mist at 3 1>. M. 

 illry. Heavy tliuuder- 

 siiower in the afternoon. 



17th. Very flue. 



18th. Very hot sun. 



19th. Intensely hot. 



20th. Intensely hot. Air fresh in the evening 

 from S'ly. 



21st. Heat extreme. 



22d. Heat unabated. 



23d. Very warm, but a good air. Dashes of 

 rain, with thunder, at 9 A. M. 



24lh. Rather cooler. Showery in the evening 

 so as to lay the dust. 



2.')th. Fine. 



26th. A beautiful meteor was seen at 15 to 20 

 minutes past 8 P. M., passing the meridian plane 

 10° or 12J below Polaris, maliing with it a small 

 angle, the meteor passing from the east to the 

 west side. The light was very brilliant, being 

 white tinged with blue. When it burst, it sepa- 

 rated into several reddish fragments. Its course 

 was seen through about 10° of the great circle, 

 by several persons. The daylight 



was still strong, 

 liant rocket. 



27th. Pleasant. 



28th. Sprinlilingofra 

 to lay the dust. 



29th. Rain and dam 

 the house comfortable. 



•y much resembled a bril- 



Kindled a Hre to make 



July, 1849. New Moon, ig-"- 4''- 7"- P. M. 



S 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 



S15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 



S22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 



S29 

 30 

 31 



29.57 

 29.72 

 29.90 

 30.05 

 29.99 

 29.95 

 29.96 

 29.90 

 29.93 

 29.99 

 30.00 

 29.99 

 29.82 

 29.62 

 29.95 

 30.03 

 29.86 

 29.91 

 29.97 

 29.94 

 29.61 

 29.63 

 29.89 

 30.08 

 30.10 

 29.91 

 29.74 

 29.88 

 29.86 

 29.84 

 29.77 



Atl At 10 Ate Atl At 10 Daily .,„.,. ,.,„.,,.,„„ 



t.M DM *« I.« DM ,.,o..,. -^^ O A. M. At I P. M. At 10 P, 



29.67 



29.85 



30.01 



30.03 



29.96 



29.96 



29.93 



30.01 



29.98 



96:29.96 



9529.99 



92 29.85 



29.66 

 29.84 

 30.01 

 29.91 

 29.87 

 29.95 

 29.95 

 29.79 

 29.56 

 29.83 

 30.02 

 .30.07 

 29.97 

 29.76 

 29.80 

 29.83 

 29.83 

 29.83 

 29.79 



Mean.s 29.88 29.85 29.89 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 



Mean 

 Riiugt 



30.28 30.24 30.25 

 29.75 29.70,29.74 

 30.06 30.03 30.07 

 0.53^ 0.54 0.51 



Mean of month 30.053 

 Extreme range 0.58 



67.3 

 59.3 

 58.7 

 54.0 

 63.0 

 69.0 

 72.3 

 75.3 

 72.3 

 74.7 

 80.3 

 83.0 

 86.3 

 74.0 

 63.3 

 60.5 

 71.0 

 72.7 

 73.7 

 77.7 

 73.0 

 73.3 

 69.7 

 70.3 

 71.7 

 73.3 

 75.3 

 69.7 

 70.0 

 72.3 

 77.7 



86.3 

 54.0 



71.7 

 46.0 



N.W. 

 N. E. 



N. 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 



S. W. 



S. w. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



S. W. 



S. W. 



s. w. 

 s. w. 



N.W. 



N.byE. 



E'ly 



E'ly 



;::. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N'ly 



s. w. 

 s. w. 



N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 



E'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 



s. w. 



IJE'ly 

 2's. W. 

 IjW'ly 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



3!n. W. 

 3|n. W. 

 2 N'ly 

 I N'ly 

 2N. E. 

 2:W'ly 

 2 S. W. 

 2 S. W. 

 2iE'ly 

 2'S. W. 

 2 W'ly 

 3iW'ly 



W'ly 

 S. W. 

 S. E. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 E'ly 

 E'ly 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 E'ly 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 

 2'S. W. 



W'ly 

 2N. E. 

 3 N'ly 



N.W. 

 3S. W. 



sis. W. 



S^S'ly 

 3 S. W. 

 2;S. W. 

 2In. W. 

 2 N. E'ly 1 

 2S'ly 

 2, E'ly 

 3 1 S'ly 

 3iN. W. 

 lE'ly 

 2;S'ly 

 3S. W. 

 3lN. W. 



2.2 



2.5 



1.4 



2.0 



Days. 



N. & E 8 



E. & S 3 



S. & W 10 



W. & N 10 





 10 

 Misty 



5 



8 

 10 

 Misty 



















2 





 10 















3 

 Rain 













 10 

 Rain 



2 













 Rain 



Clear . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . 

 Rain tell ( 



Days. 

 . 12 



1st. Very line. 



2d. Shower of rain and hail at 3 P. M. 



3d. Damp and unpleasant; showery. Evening 

 beautifully clear. 



4th. Very pleasant. 



5th. Cool for the season. Mist at intervals. 



6th. Fine. 



7th. Showery in the afternoon and evening; 

 amount of rain small. 



Sth. Thunder, with appearances of rain, in the 

 afternoon 



9th. Air very damp. Sprinklingof rain several 

 times, so as to wet the surface of the ground. 



10th. Very sultry and damp. Evening clear. 



11th, Very hot. and air damp. 



12th. Heat very intense ; breeze fresh. This 

 night the hottest so far. 



13th. At S A. M., the thermometer in the shade, 

 with a fresh current of air, stood at 86"; at 10 

 A. JM., 90°; at 1 P- M., 97° ; and at SJi P. JI., at 

 100° in the shade, but somewhat affected by local 

 reflection. 



nth. Warm in the morning. Light shower at 

 2 '4 P. M. ; wind came to N. E., and air became 

 much cooler. 



Dew-point — 

 - ' 7 A. M. 43°; 2 P. M. 42°. 



16th. 

 17th. 

 ISlh. 

 19th. 

 2(llh. 

 21st. 



24th. 

 2.Jth. 

 26th. 



281 h. 

 29 th. 

 30th. 

 31st. 



46; 2 

 62; 1 



45; 9tolOP.M.,crJv, 

 46. 



59; 



Began to rain at 10 P.M. 

 * 61. Evening fine. 

 ' 53. Evening flne. 

 ' 67; 7 P. M. 62°. 

 ' 69. Evening flne. 

 ' 72. Sh'r at 4 P. M. 



Note.— The 13th of this month was the hottest 

 day since the beginning of my Register in Decem- 

 ber, Is3l. The mean of four observations— viz., 

 at 6 A. M., 1 P. M., 3>^ P. M., and 10 P. M.— is 90°. 



