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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



THERMOMETER. 



rise. At 1 P. 



December, 1849. New Moon, U* lOi" 30™ 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 



29.45129. 

 29.92,30. 

 29.S«29 

 29.68129. 

 29.59J29 

 i9.53 29 



29.77 

 30.08 

 29.97 

 29.69 

 29.79 

 30.14 

 30.07 

 29.83 

 30.19 

 29.99 

 29.64 

 30.05 

 30.33 

 29.73 

 29.67 

 29.80 

 29.20 

 29.53 

 29.31 

 30.10 

 29.88 

 30.13 

 29.94 

 29.86 

 29.85 



39 29.58 

 15 30.13 

 66 29.5 

 70 29.66 

 49 29.55 

 40,29.52 

 80 29.92 

 90 29.99 



86 29.59 

 ,70 29. 7( 

 ,81 30.02 

 2130.14 

 ,97'S 

 ,78 29.85 

 .08|30.14 

 .80,29.59 

 .69 29.87 

 .05 30.19 

 .21i29.93 

 .57,29.41 

 .78 29.94 

 .4128.85 

 .39 29.51 



39 29.28 

 .39 29.65 

 01 29.91 



87 29.95 

 17 30.09 



.71,29.58 

 .91 29.98 

 .86 30.00 



Means 29.83 29.78,29.78 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Rangt 



30.51 



29.38 



30.01 



1.13 



30.39 

 29.57 

 29.96 

 0.82 



30.37 



29.03 



29.96 



1.34 



Mean of montli 29.977 

 Extreme range 1.4S 



27.6 



39.0 

 24.0 

 41.0 

 34.0 

 36.3 

 36.3 

 27.0 

 28.0 

 27.7 

 30.3 

 2S.0 

 21.3 

 29.0 

 31.0 

 33.0 

 43.0 

 39.0 

 26.3 

 30.0 

 49.3 

 35.3 

 35.3 

 32.7 

 34.0 

 17.7 

 15.3 

 26.7 

 27.7 

 34.0 

 27.0 

 20.7 



S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 W. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N.W. 

 N. W. 

 W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 2 

 W N.W 1 

 N.W. 1 

 N. E. 1 

 S. E. 1 

 W'ly 1 

 N.W. 1 

 N. E'ly 1 



49.3 

 15.3 



31.2 

 48.0 



1 N. W. 

 3|N. W. 

 3|N. E. 



N.W. 



S. W. 



W.byS 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N'ly 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



WNW 



E'ly 



N. E. 



S. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. E. 



iS'ly 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W'lyl 

 N.W. 2 

 N.W. 1 

 N.W. 1 

 N. E. 1 

 N.W. 1 

 N. E. 2 



IS'ly 

 2 N.W. 

 llE'ly 

 3|W'Iy 



E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



Calm 



N.W. 



N.W. 



1.5 



1.8 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



N. W. 



N.W. 



S. E'ly 3 



s.w. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



W'ly 



N'ly 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N.W 



W'ly 



W'ly 



N.W, 



N.W 



1.6 



1.6 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days, 



N. & E 6 



E. & S 2 



S. & W 2 



W. & N 21 



I 0.80 



0.27 

 0.10 



\ 0.80 



storm. 



3d. Ground covered with snow about a half inch 

 deep at sunrise, with hail and rain falling at the 

 time, and wind freeh at N. E. At noon, the snow 

 had disappeared. First snow of the season. 



4th. Cloudy. 



r»lh. Kaw air at sunrise. Sprinkling of rain 

 from 11 A. M. to 1 P. M. 



6th. Flurry of snow from S to 9 P. M. Cleared, 

 and grew much colder. 



7th. Fine. 



Sth. Cool, but not unpleasant. 



9th. Occasional mist and sleet in the afternoon 

 and evening. 



10th. Began to snow moderately from 10 to 11 

 P.M. 



11th. Ground covered with snow an inch deep. 

 Clear in the afternoon and evening. 



12th. Very fine, but cool. 



1,3th. Pleasant. Appearances of storm in the 

 evening. 



14th. Mild. 15th. Pleasant, 



16th. Mist in morning. Brisk rain from 11 to 

 12 A. M. Light rain and mist in the afternoo 



17tb. Pleasant. Blustering in the evening. 



noderately at 7 P. M., and 



r at 5 to 6 P. M 



Qoonat9P. M 



m 1 to 2 P. M. 



reased. A 



5.0 



Days. 

 Clear . 

 Vari.able 

 Cloudy . 

 Rain or snow fell on 15 



:: :! 



IStii. Fin 



19th. Began to sno 

 ceased about 10 P. M 



20th. Snow disappeared. Show* 



21st. Fine. Faint fog-bow about : 



32d. Began to hail and rain fro 

 wiud light E'ly. Wind and storm inc 

 t) P. M., wind heavy, and barom. fallen to 29.02. 

 At S P. M., wind hauled to S. W.; barom. 28.9.^. 

 From 10 to 11 P. M., barom. stationary at 28.94. 

 Clouds broken, and the moon out at intervals. 



23d. Pleasant. Light flurry of snow on the 

 ground in the morning. 



24th. Flurry of snow on the ground at sunrise. 

 Moderate rain and snow from 11 A. M. to 3 P. M. 



25th. Snowing at sunrise; wind light at N.W. 

 Snow soon ceased. Evening cold ; piercing wind. 



26th. Cold. Appearances of storm in evening. 



27th. Ground this morning covered with snow 

 from 1 to 2 inches deep. The day pleasant. 



2Sth. Appearances of snow in the evening. 



29th. Began to snow moderately about sunrise, 

 and continued with some mist. 



30th. Day very fine. Appearances of snow in 

 (he evening. 



31st. Snowing at sunrise, which ceased about 10 

 A. M. Then clear, and again cloudy. 



January, 1850. New Moon, 13'^- 6''- ll"" A. M. 



9 



10 



11 

 12 



S13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 



S20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 



S27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



30.11 

 .30.09 

 29.95 

 29.64 

 29.84 

 30.19 

 30.21 

 29.60 

 30.06 

 29.97 

 29.94 

 29.20 

 29.91 

 30.10 

 30.2:2 



30.03 

 30.00 

 29.86 

 29.66 

 29.86 

 30.22 

 30.07 

 29.87 

 29.90 

 30.05 

 29.65 

 29.32 

 30.00 

 30.12 



;;o.ii 



29.74 -Z'.i 

 30.1ii :;(! 

 30.111 -2:1 

 29.11 -J',! 



0-1 : 



30.31 

 29.88 

 29.86 

 29.55 

 29.77 

 29.64 

 30.21 

 30.42 



30.26:30 

 29.68 29 

 29.7729 

 9.46|29 

 29.70,29 



29.77 

 30.25 

 30.27 



Me.ans|29.91 29.87 29.8 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL, 



Max. 

 Min. 



Mean 

 Range 



30.60 30.45 



29.29'29.22 



30.09J30.05 



1.31 1.23 



30.54 41 

 29.43 

 30.06 

 1.11 



Mean of month 30.067 

 Extreme range 1.38 



17.3 

 25.0 

 30.3 

 31.3 

 23.0 

 21.7 

 29.7 

 31.0 

 31.3 

 28.3 

 35.7 

 42.3 

 29.0 

 20.3 

 28.3 

 32.7 

 33.0 

 35.0 

 25.0 

 24.7 

 33.0 

 37.0 

 32.7 

 33.7 

 41.7 

 39.7 

 42.7 

 35.3 

 27.3 

 19.7 

 27.0 



42.7 

 17.3 



30.5 

 42.0 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. W. 



N. E. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. W. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N'ly 



E.bvS 



N.W. 



N. W. 



S. E. 



N.W. 



S'ly 



N.W. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



1 ... 

 IN. E. 

 IN'ly 

 IN.W. 



2 N.W. 

 IN. E. 

 2N. E. 

 1 N. E. 

 IN.W. 

 1 S. E. 



1 N.W. 



2 N.W. 

 3N.byE. 

 2 ... 

 2 N.W. 



1 N.W. 



1 N. E. 



2 N.W. 

 1 N.W. 



1 S. E'ly 



2 N. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 1 N. W. 



1 S. w. 

 IS. w. 



2 S.W. 

 1 E'ly 



1 N.W. 



2 N.W. 

 IS'ly 



At 10 p. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 E'ly 

 N. E. 

 IjW'ly 



2:n. w. 



2'S. E. 

 llN. W. 

 2,N. W. 

 3 N'ly 



In. w. 



2 N. W. 

 1|S. E. 

 llN. E. 



3 N. W. 

 2' N.W. 

 I'E'lv 

 3;N. W. 

 1,N. W. 

 1,S. w. 

 1 s. w. 

 IS. w. 



1 N. W. 



2 N. E. 

 2 N.W. 

 2 N.W. 

 2JS. W. 



1.4 



1.6 



1.7 



-LG 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 7 



E. & S 2 



S. & W 4 



W. & N 18 







5 

 10 

 10 









 10 



Snow 

 10 



2 

 10 

 10 



2 

 10 





 Snow 



2 

 Foggy 









 10 

 Rain 









 Rain 



9 

 Misty 



2 



10 

 

 



10 

 10 









 10 

 10 

 10 



2 

 Rain 





 10 

 Foggy 









 10 

 10 





 10 



9 



4 



9 

 10 









 Snow 

 Snow 



5 









 Rain 

 Snow 









 Rain 







5 







3 





 10 

 Snow 







2 

 R.ain 



2 





 10 



6 

 Hazy 





 Snow 











Days. 



9 



Clear . . 

 Variable . . . 1 , 

 Cloudy . . . . / 

 Rain or snow ftdl on 1 



I 2.10 



0.30 

 0.50 





tv during the night. 

 ! and at 9 P. M. 

 snow, with mist late 

 > to 9 P. M. 



■n to 1 



1st. Very fine. 



2d. Pleasant. Dusting of 



3d. Aiiotiier dusting of su 



4th. Mild. 



."itli and 6th. Very fine. 



7th. Mild. Flurry of sno 



Sth. Light snow at sunrise 



9th. Occasional flurries of 

 in the afternoon. Cleared fr 



lOlli. Pleasant. 



11th. Began to rain moderately from 

 P.M., and increased. Pretty heavy in evening. 

 Barometer fell with considerable rapidity. 



12th. The snow and ice have nearly a'll disap- 

 peared. Very mild and pleasant. 



l.Sth. Pleasant for the .season. 



14th. Very raw. Clouds general, hut thin. 



liith. Pleasant. 



16lh. Flurry of snow from 7 to S A. M. 



17th. Appearances of storm in the evening. 



ISth. Began to rain and suow from 2 to 3 P. M. 

 .Soon changed to snow, which fell fast till between 

 10 and n P.M. AtlO P. M.,barom.29..38. At 11 

 P. M., clouds broken. At II .H P. M., mostly clear, 

 and barom. at 29.50. 



19lh. About six inches of damp snow on the 

 ground this morning, giving by the gauge nearly 

 one inch of water. Aurora, not very bright, 

 noticed at 11 ;i P. M. 



20th. Pleasant. 



21st. Kandom snow in the air in the afternoon. 

 Mi.st and rain at .i P. M , with wind E. N E., which 

 became moderate lain, and continued through the 

 evening. 



22d. Barom. at sunrise 29.1S ; wind rather fresh 

 at about E by S , and raining moderately. At 9 

 A. M., bar. 29.15 ; still raining. At 11 A. M., bar. 

 29.0S; foggy, and wind light N.W. At 1 P. M., 

 bar. 29.13; wind blustering- at N. W., and rain 

 ceased. At 3 P. M., bar. 29.25 ; very blustering. 



23d. Very floe. 



21th. Pleasant. Cloudy in the afternoon. Some 

 flakes of snow in the evening. 



25th. Moderate rain from 5 to 10 A. M. 



20th. Pleasant. Halo about moon in evening. 



27th. Wind came to W'ly, and clouds dispersed 

 from 2 to 3 P. M. 



2Sth Began to snow and hail moderately at 2^ 

 P. M.; wind light E'ly. 



29th. About five inches of moist snow on the 

 ground this morning. 



30th. Very fine. 



31st. Pleasant. 



