110 



METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



BAKI1METER, 



THERMOMETER. 



At 6 A. M. At 2 P. M. At 10 P. M 



August, 1851. New Moon, 26*- S''- 12™- P. M. 



9 



sio 



11 



12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 



S17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 



S24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 



S31 



29.95 



29.88 

 29.90 

 29.99 

 29.93 

 29.95 

 29.88 

 29.79 

 29.78 

 29.74 

 29.83 

 29.79 

 29.84 

 29.67 

 29.70 

 29.73 

 29.77 

 29.73 

 29.93 

 29.99 

 29.94 

 29.84 

 29.65 



29.64 



29.92 

 29.84 

 29.89 

 29.99 

 29.90 



29.82 

 29.79 

 29.67 

 29.77 

 29.75 

 29.78 

 29.76 

 29.72 

 29.76 



29.75 

 29.76 

 29.90 

 29.94 

 29.92 

 29.74 

 29.61 

 29.67 

 29.67 

 29.49129.57 

 29.98'29.95 

 30.06J30.03 

 30.0630.06 

 30.02 29.98 

 i29.94!29.90 



29.90 

 29.88 

 29.95 

 29.92 

 29.92 

 29.91 

 29.77 

 29.83 

 29.68 

 29.79 

 29.77 

 29.83 

 29.77 

 29.65 

 29.72 

 29.78 

 29.69 

 29.85 

 29.95 

 29.88 

 29.95 

 29.68 

 29.65 

 29.72 

 29.53 

 29.84 

 30.01 

 30.05 

 30.03 

 29.96 

 29.96 



Means|29.85l29.82|29.83 



REDUCED TO SE.\ LEVEL. 



61.7 

 66.7 

 69.7 

 65.7 

 68.0 



73.3 



75.7 

 72.0 

 67.7 

 66.7 

 70.0 

 74.7 

 71.7 

 66.3 



60.7 

 62.0 

 63.3 

 65.0 

 65.7 

 73.7 

 75.7 



74.0 

 60.3 

 58.7 

 64.7 

 64.7 

 66.7 

 72.3 



N. E. 

 N. W. 



s. w. 

 s. w. 



N'ly 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 



s.w. 



N. W. 



N. W. 



S. W'ly 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N. W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N'lv 



N. "W. 



N.W. 



E'ly 



S. E'ly 



W'ly 



N.W. 

 N.W. 

 W. 



w. 



N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 



2lN. E. 2 

 S. W'ly 2 



S. E. 

 S.W. 



s.w. 



S.W. 3 



N. W. 2 



S. W. 2 



N.W. 2 



S. E'ly 2 



IjS.W. 2 



2 S. W. 2 



W'ly 

 N.W. 



W'ly 2 



N.W'lyl 



N.W. 1 



S. E. 1 



S'ly 2 



S. W'lr4 



W'ly 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



M.ax. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.24:30.24130.23 



29.67,29.75 29.71 



30.0229.99 30.00 



0.57! 0.49 0.52 



Mean of month 30.003 

 Extreme range 0.5 



75.7 

 58.7 



67.7 

 33.0 



1.7 



2.0 



N. E. 



W. 



S'ly 



N. E. 



S.W. 



W'ly 



S.W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



Calm 



N'ly 



N.W. 



S'ly 



W'ly 



W. 



W'ly 



N.W. 



S. W'lyl 



W'ly ' 



N.W, 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



1.5 



1.7 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between— Days. 



N. & E 1 



E. & S 3 



S. & W 14 



W. & N 13 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . . 

 Rain fell on 



1st. Mist in the morning. 



2(1. Veiy One. 



.3(i. Pleilsant. 



4tli. Moiieiato rain in the afternoon; wind E'lv 

 and N.E 



.5th. Pleasant. Evening clear. 



6th. Very flue. 



7th. Pleasant through the day. Began to rain 

 moderately from 7 to S P. M. 



Sth. Fine. Evening very clear and splendid. 



9th. Heavy shower from 7 to 8 A. M. Thunder, 

 shower from 7 to S P. M. Warched for meteors 

 from 10 P. M. till midnight, sky mostly clear, but 

 only four were seen. 



lOlh, 11th, and 12th. Pleasant. 



13th. Very warm and sultry. Showers in the 



afte 



and ( 



14th. Heavy sho 



the 



'ith 



good deal of thunder. Cloudy in the afternoon. 

 Evening clear. 



1.5th and 16th. Pleasant. 



17th. Moderate rain nearly all day. 



18th. Cool. Appearauces of rain in morning. 



19th. Cool, but flue. 



20tb. Cool. Rain in the evening. 



21st. Very damp. Appearances of rain. 



22d. Damp. Shower in the afternoon, with 

 high wind. A tornado of extreme violence passed 

 over West Cambridge this day, between 5a"' 

 P.M. 



2.3d. Pleasant. 



2ith. Very fine. 



2.')th. Appearances of rain in the evening. 



26th. Rain and thunderstorm last night. To- 

 day, high wind, cool and clear ; the air very dry. 



27th. "Very tine. Air cool and dry. 



2Sth, 29th, and 30lh. Very Sue. 



31st. Fine, the sun very hot and scorching. 



September, 1851. New Moon, 25'' !•>• 4'"- A. M. 



1 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 S 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 S14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 S21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 S28 

 29 

 30 



30.07 30.08:30.08 

 29.98 29.69129.67 

 29.76:29.94,29.97 

 74l ... |30.05 

 .30.06l30.03 30.01 

 30.00i29. 94: 29.94 

 29.94^29.90:29.92 

 29.94129.92:29.92 

 29.95|29.9830.03 

 30.02 29.95129.95 

 29.92 29.86 29.90 



I.S4 29.76 29.70 

 29.66 29.6129.77 

 29.97i29.99 30.13 

 30.26130.28 30.30 

 :30.32l30.25'30.24 

 30.26 30.24 30.25 

 30.21: :;n.l4:'.i 

 ijii.iMi i;ii.^',i •j:),,s9 

 29.90 29. bh 29.87 

 29.85,29. 81]29.97 

 30.08 30.13 30.14 

 30.00;29.74l29.48 

 29.6629.77,30.00 

 30.08!30.04'29.98 

 29.88;29. 80:29.75 



9.65;29.63J29.69 

 29.70129.73:29.79 

 29.85 29.80 29.69 

 29.64 29.67:29.70 



Means 29.94'29.9ll29.94 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL, 



Max. 

 Min. 



Mean 

 Range 



30.50,30.46^30.48 

 29.82 29.79]29.66 

 30.12 30.08 30.1i 

 0.68 0.67i (»2 



Mean of month 30.10' 

 Extreme range 0.84 



63.0 

 .57.7 

 67.0 



64.3 



70.7 

 74.7 

 74.7 

 71.3 

 68.7 

 77.3 

 75.7 

 72.0 

 51.3 

 49.0 

 52.3 

 52.7 

 55.0 

 61.3 

 66.0 

 66.3 

 49.7 

 54.3 

 48.7 

 44.7 

 53.0 

 61.3 

 61.7 

 59.3 

 59.3 



N.W. 



N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 



w. 

 w. 



N'ly 



S. E'ly 



S'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



S. E. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



E'ly 



N.W. 



N'ly 



N.W'ly 1 



N. E 



N. E. 2 



S. E'ly 1 



S.W 



N. E. 

 S. E. 

 N.E. 



S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S. W. 

 S.W. 

 E'ly 

 N. E. 

 S. E'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 E'ly 

 S. E. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 N.E. 

 S. E. 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 S. E'ly 

 W'ly 



77.3 



44.7 



61.0 

 53.0 



1.4 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



E'ly 



S'ly 



N.W'lyl 



W'ly 2 



N. E. 



N. E. 



Calm 



N.W. 



N. E. 



Calm 



S'ly 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N.E. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



E'ly 



S'ly 



N'ly 



N. E'ly 1 



N.W. 1 



N.W'lyl 



1.7 



1.2 



1.4 



Prevailing winds fro 

 point between — 



N. & E. ... 



E. & S. ... 



S. & W. . . . 



W. & N. . . . 



Misty 



5 



3 

 Foggy 







6 











5 



2 







8 











1 





 3 

 1 

 4 

 10 







9 

 Rain 

 Misty 

 Rain 







1 

 Rain 



Misty 







3 



4 

 Shower 



6 







3 



2 



5 



















1 



1 



2 



5 

 10 

 10 











5 

 10 





 10 



4.2 



2 



10 



5 





 Foggy 

 

 

 

 8 

 2 

 2 

 5 

 Rain 

 

 











Rain 



10 



Rain 











Sprin'le 



10 



Misty 



7 







4.0 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Clou.ly . . 

 Rain fell on 



0.10 

 0.40 



0.87 

 0.25 



1st. Very fine. 

 2d. Sprinkling of rain at intervals. A brisk 

 thunder.shower between 6 and 7 P. M. Fires quite 

 comfortable. 

 3d Mist, with occasional sprinkling of 1 

 4Ih. Pleasant, though cool. Evening very clear. 

 5th. Pleasant. 



6th. Very fine. Very brilliant aurora, which 

 continued through the night. 



7th. Warm and very damp. Brilliant aui 

 visible this morning between 3 and 4 o'clock. 



Sth. Sultry. Sprinkling of rain in the morning. 

 Clear in the afternoon and eveniug. 



9th and lOih. Pleasant. 



11th. Extremely hot and sultry at mid-day. 



12th. Extremely hot. Sprinkling of rain froi 

 S to 9 P. M. 



13th. Very hot till 4 P. M., when we bad a fin 

 shower, with light thunder. Wind came roun 

 to N. E., and grew cooler fast ; sho 

 At 10 P.M., the iherr 

 fallen 290 in eight ho 



14th. At 6 A.M., the thermometer stood at 4S° ; 

 at 9 A. M., at .'>2^ in the shade and exposed to a 

 current of air, having varied through 40^^ in six- 

 teen hours. 



loth. White frost this morning in some places 

 in this vicinity. The day cool, but pleasant. 



16th. Very tine. 



17th. Very fine. Evening cool. Fires necessary. 



ISth. Very fine. 



19th. Very fine; the top of the ground quite 

 dry. 



20th. Very pleasant ; burning sun at mid-day. 



21st. Wind came to N. E. from 6 to 7 P.M., with 

 moderate rain. 



22d. Cloudy, but no rain. 



2;!d. Rain in the evening. 



24th. Air very dry and clear. 



25th. Very fliie. 



261h. Air raw in the afternoon. Sprinkling of 



L the e 



ning. 



27th. Morning rainy. Clouds broken in 

 afternoon. Rain again during the night. 



2Sth. A good deal of mist, without rain. 



29th. Light rain in the morning. Remarkable 

 aurora of red light, which was very brilliant 

 7>^ P.M., forming a splendid crown of light a little 

 south of the zenith. 



30th. Pleasant. 



