METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



101 



Rain AND 

 Snow in 



Inches OF 

 Water. 



February, 1850. New Moon, 12'i- 1"- 21'"- A. M. 



9 



SIO 



11 



12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



S17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 



S24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 



30.0630. 



:;ii.,5ii:i(*. 



30.35 30, 

 30.10 30, 

 ■29.75 29, 

 29.06 29, 

 29.60 29, 

 29.76 29, 

 29.9629, 

 29.67 29 

 28.91 28, 

 29.51129, 

 29.8,'') 29, 

 29.64 29 

 29.19 29 

 29.52 29 

 29.30 29, 

 29.84 29 

 30.17 30 

 29.98 29 

 29.27 29 

 29.56 29, 

 29.63 29 

 29.98 29, 



00130.06 

 ,>-;i 20.73 

 ■1-2 2'.l.65 



;is :;(i.09 



2,-^30.45 

 :,■! 30.46 

 20 311.18 

 01J29.84 

 64 29.46 

 08 29.35 



29.60 



29.87 



29.86 



28.96 



29.24 



69 29.84 



76129.72 



.'■)0 29.39 



14 29.33 



61129.55 



37|29.64 



94;30.10 



OS 30.03 



29.67 



29.47 



29.54 



29.87 



29.65 



Means 29.72,29.70 29.74 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Miu. 

 Meau 

 Raiige 



30.68 30.70 30.64 



29.09 29.08 29.14 



29.90 29.88 29.92 



1.59; l.B2i 1.50 



Meau of month 29.900 

 Extreme range 1.62 



35.0 

 32.0 

 37.0 

 16.7 

 10.3 

 9.7 

 25.3 

 31.0 

 43.3 

 44.7 

 36.7 

 34.3 

 30.3 

 37.3 

 36.7 

 25.3 

 33.3 

 39.0 

 35.3 

 33.3 

 42.3 

 25.0 

 24.7 

 31.7 

 40.3 

 40.7 

 38.3 

 30.7 



44.7 

 9.7 



32.2 

 52.0 



W'ly 1 

 W'ly 1 

 S. W. 3 

 N. W. 2 

 N. W. 2 

 N.W. 1 

 Var. 



S. W'lyl 

 S. W. 1 

 S'ly 1 

 W.byS. 1 

 N. W. 2 

 N.W. 1 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 

 Nly 

 N.W. 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 WNWl 

 S. W. 2 

 S. W. 1 

 N.W. 1 

 N.W. 2 



W'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W'ly 



S'ly 



W.byS. 



W'ly 



W.N.W 



N.W. 



E.N.E. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



S. W. 



S'ly 



N'ly 



WNW 



W'ly 



N.W. 



w.sw 



S'ly 



s. w. 

 s. w. 



W N.W, 



S'ly 



I'N. W. 



1 E'lr 



2 N. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 3' N.W. 

 1 N. W. 

 1 Calm 



1 S. W. 

 lly'ly 



2 W'ly 

 2 W'ly 

 ,2 N. W. 



1 s. w. 



2 S. W'ly 



1 N. W. 

 2, N.W. 



2 W'ly 



1 S. E'lv 



2 N. W. 



2 .S. W. 



3 N. W. 

 3 N. W. 

 1 N. W. 



1 S. W. 



2 N. W. 

 2 S. W. 

 2 W'ly 

 lis. E'ly 



1.4 



1.7 



1.5 



1.5 



Prevailing winds fr 

 poiut between — 



N. & E. ... 

 E. & S. ... 



S. & W 8 



W. & N 16 



Days. 

 1 



3 







10 



3 













 10 

 Rain 







9 











4 















7 





 10 













 Hazy 



2 



1 





 Snow 



Days. 

 Clear .... 14 

 Variable . . . ) „ 

 Cloudy ....;' 

 Rain or snow fell on 7 



I 0.6 



l.st. Very fine for tbe season. 



2d. Moderate rain at intervals in the morni 



3d. At sunrise, wind strong S.W.; moderate i 

 bar. 2!».08. Bar. began to rise at 8^ A. M.; 

 A. M., stood at 29.10, with wind W'ly and clouds 

 broken; continued to rise, and sun out at noon. 



4tli. Fine. 



oth. Very cold: wind piercing. 



nth. At sunrise, ther at zero ; wind light N.W.; 

 bar. 30 .')6. At II A. M., bar. 30.66 ; cold, but not 

 unpleasant. At 1 I". M., bar. 30.58. 



7th. Scattering llaltes of snow at 9 A. M.; wind 

 light S. W. Snow continued till about 2 P. M. 



Sth. Snow Balies falling from 11 A. M. to 3 P. M. 



0th. Moderate rain about 3 P. M., continuing 

 through evening and night ; wind heavy at S'ly. 



10th. Rain ceased about 6 A.M.; wind abated. 

 From 7 to S A. M., light rain ; wind S. by W.; bar. 

 29.13; foggy. At 9 A.M., bar. 29. U; at 11 A. M., 

 29,16, wind light S.W. Cleared about noon. 



11th. Pleasant. 12lh. Very fine. 



13th. Fine. Light patches of haze in evening. 



14th. At sunrise, pleasant ; wind light N. E'ly ; 

 light, thin clouds in different parts of sliy. At 9 

 A, M., overcast; wind increased. At 2'^ P. M., 

 began to rain moderately; wind fresh at about 

 E. N. E. From o to 8 P. M., rain copious ; nearly 

 ceased by S^ P. M., and wind much abated ; bar. 

 29.03. At 9 P. M., calm and stars out; bar. 29,0.3. 

 At S^ P. M., mostly clear; wind light W'ly ; bar. 

 29.03. At 10 P. M., bar, 29.05 ; wind W'ly, fresh 

 and rather gusty. At 11 P. M., bar. 29.05. 



15th. At 5 A. M., mostly clear. At sunrise, bar. 

 2S.99 ; clouds brolsen. At 9 A. M., bar. 20.03 ; at 

 10 A.M., 29.03; at IP, M., 29.00. At2P. M.,lli 

 of snow. At a P.M., bar. 29.06; wind K. W'ly. 

 At 6 P. M., bar. 29.13; wind fresh at N.W. F 

 quite out of the ground in many places. 



16th, 17th, and 18th. Very flue. 



19th. Clouds general, but thin. Cleared from 7 

 to 8 P. M. Wind very blustering in evening, 



20th. Pleasant. 21st. Fine 



2'2d. Blustering. Evening very fine. 



2:Sd. Vei-y flne. 



24th. Very line. Evening hazy, with light 

 clouds. Halo about the moou. 



2.5th. Mild. Evening very fine. 



26th and 27th. Very fine. 



2Sth. Pleasant in morniug. Wind S'ly and 

 very raw in afternoon. Began to snow at 10 P. M. 

 Very little frost in ground for the last fortnight. 



March, 1850. New Moon, IS'^- 6'' 9» P. M. 



8 

 9 



SIO 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



S17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 



S24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 



S31 



28.89 28. 

 29.4s -29, 



30.03 

 29.87 



29.38 

 9.88 



29.71 



29.82 



29.89 



30.05 



29.55 



29.60 



29.98 



30.11 



29.78 

 .73 



30.12 



29.97129 



29.64129 

 9.54l'29 

 9.4629 



29.51i29 



29.18 

 29.53 

 29.73 

 30.01 

 30.00 

 29.44 

 29.19 

 29.78 

 29.88 

 29.71 

 29.92 

 30.04 

 29.65 

 29.49 

 29.90 

 30.10 

 29.93 

 29.63 

 30.01 

 14^30.04 

 79129.63 

 6029.60 



29.52 

 29.65 

 29.44 

 29.58 

 29.81 

 ■29.88 



29.36 



29.50 



29.48 



29.60 



67 29.61 



33'29.46 



6529.72 



8l|29. 



77,29. 



Means 29.69 29.66 29.70 



REDFCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



30.28 

 29.36 

 29.88 

 0.92 



Meanofmontli 29.863 

 Extreme range 1.34 



At 6 At 2 At 10 Daily 



43.0 

 34.7 

 24.3 

 19.0 

 28.3 

 36.0 

 38.3 

 34.0 

 34.0 

 37.7 

 29.7 

 32.3 

 45.7 

 52.7 

 42.0 

 39.7 

 37.7 

 32.7 

 27.7 

 21.0 

 29.0 

 34.7 

 32.7 

 31.0 

 28.3 

 29.3 

 34.7 

 31.3 

 33.7 

 38.3 

 40.3 



52.7 

 19.0 



33.7 



34.0 



47.0 



Var. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. E'ly 



N. W. 



E'ly 



S.byW. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



E. N. E. 



E'ly 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



WS W. 



N.W. 



N. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N'ly 



At 2 P. M. 



WNW 



IN. W. 

 2N. E. 

 llN. W. 

 IN. W. 

 liS. w. 



i'n. w. 



21N. W. 

 1 N. W. 



1 W'ly 



2 N. W. 



i!n. 

 IS. w. 



2'S. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2iN. 

 IS. E'ly 



2|E.N. E. 



2In. 



3!n. w. 



2 N. W. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 W. 

 W'ly 

 N. byE. 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 



At 10 P.M. 



1.5 



W'ly 



S.W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W» 

 W'ly 

 S.W. 

 N.W'ly3 



N.W. 3 



W'ly 1 



N. W. 1 



N. W. 1 

 N. E'ly 1 



S. W. 3 



S. W. 2 



N. W. 1 



E'ly 2 



2 S. E'ly 1 

 2|n. E. 2 

 2' N.W. 3 



3 N.W. 2 

 2 N.W. 2 

 2! N.W. 1 

 2, N'ly 2 



2 N.W. 1 

 3! N.W. 3 



3 N. W. 1 

 1,'N. W. 1 

 llN.W'lyl 



1 W'lv 1 



2 W'ly 1 

 l;N-ly 1 



2.0 

 1U7 



1.6 



Days 



Prevailing winds fron 

 point between — 



N. & E 5 



E. & S 1 



S. & W 3 



W. & N 22 



Rain 





 10 







6 



5 

 F'g, m't 



4 





 10 



Snow 



Rain 







5 

 10 

 10 

 10 













 10 















9 

 Snow 







2 





 Snow 









 Raiu 

 10 



9 



2 



7 







7 



3 

 10 



3 



9 

 10 

 Snow 



3 













 Snow 









 10 



Snow 

 

 









 R.ain 



6 





 10 



3 









 Raiu 









 10 

 10 

 Snow 











3 



9 



7 













 10 



7 











Days 

 Cle.ar .... 12 

 Variable . . . ) „ 

 Cloudy . . . . ; ■' 

 Rain or SLOW fell on 10 



1-0.52 



rcast about 8 P. JI. 

 1 ground this morn- 

 w. Pleasant P. M.; 

 At 9 P. M., dnrry of 



1st. At sunrise, foj., 

 calm. During night, wind heavy S. E. and Ely, 

 with snow and rain. At 7 A.M., bar. 28 96; atbt^ 

 A. M., 28.92; wind light and variable, mostly from 

 N. At 10 A. M., bar. 28.90 ; wind light but steady 

 at N.W. At I P. M., wind blustering at about 

 W. N. W. At 2>^ P. M., barom. indicates upward 

 movement; at 3 P. M., 28.95; at 6 P. M., 29.08. 

 Aurora seen through buoken clouds in the north. 



2d. Very flne. 



3d. Began to snow moderately at 9 A. M. At 10 

 A. M., barometer 29.75. Evening very clear. The 

 ground scarcely covered with snow. 



4lh. Faint aurora observed from 9 to 11 P. M. 



5th. Very flne. 



6th. Began to rain moderately at 2 P. M. 



7th. At 6 A. M,, bar. 23.92; wind light If. W.; 

 fog and mist. At 10 P. M., stars out and misty. 



Sth. Raw and blustering. Evening very clear. 



9th. Fine. Began to be 01 " 



10th. Light flurry of snow 

 ing. At 9 A. M., flurry of sn 

 half clear; wind light S. E, 

 snow; wind W'ly. At 10 P. M., clear; wiudN^W. 



11th. Rather blustering. Evening very fine till 

 10 o'clock ; quite hazy at 11 P. M. 



12lh. At 6 A. M., light snow, which continued 

 till 9 A. M. — about one inch. Evening cle 



13th. Began to rain from 8 to 9 P.M.; wind S.W. 



14th. Moderate rain in morning. In evening, 

 clouds and lightning low down in the N. W.; else 

 very clear. 



15th. Very flne. 16th. Pleasant. 



17th. Air raw and chilly. 



18th. Moderate snow all day, melting as it fell. 



19th. One or two inches of snow on the ground, 

 which disappeared in the morning. 



20th. Piercing cold wind. 



21st. More pleasant. 22d. Pleasant. 



23d. Damp snow fell from 7 A M. till8or9P M. 

 Seven or eight inches deep, notwithstanding the 

 melting underneath. At 9 P. M., clouds broken. 



24th. About eight inches of damp snow on the 

 ground; largest quantity atone time this winter. 



'2oth. Wind cold and piercing. 



26th. More pleasant. 



27th. Clouds thin through the day. 



28th. At sunrise, snow nearly two inches deep, 

 and snowing. Snow continued through the day. 

 At 9 P. M., clouds broken and moon out. 



29th. Pleasant. 



30th. Very fine. Snow nearly disappeared. 



31st. Pleasant, Aurora quite bright in evening. 



