112 



METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



BAHOMETEE, 



THERMOMETER. 



Sunrise. At 2 p. M. At 10 p. M 



Rai.n Axr 



S.MlW IS 



lsrHK.s 01 

 Water 



December, 1851. New Moon, 22*- lO""- 26°'- A. M. 



S 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 



S14 

 15 

 IG 

 17 

 18 

 10 

 20 



S21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 



S28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



29.7629 

 29.6229. 

 29.52'29 

 6629. 

 29.99,30, 

 30.34 30. 

 30.24 30 

 29.86 29 

 29.76-29 

 29.4029. 

 29.64129 

 29.83|29 

 29.54129 

 29.9o|29. 

 29.65:29 

 29.4029 



29.76 



29.64 



29.60 



29.35 



29.91 



30.11 



29.80 



30.03 



29.64 



30.06 



30.48 



30.09 



29.79 



3o!oiJ29, 



29.89,29 



29.63 

 29.46 

 29.64 

 29.84 

 30.22 

 30.33 

 30.01 

 29.52 

 29.87 

 29.36 

 29.79 

 29.51 

 29.62 

 29.74 

 39t29.32 

 29.75 



29. 



29.60 



29.44 



30.05 

 29.94 

 30.05 

 29.62 

 29.94 

 30.32 

 30.33 

 29.79 

 29.95 

 29.88 

 29.51 



Means 29.8l|29.77 29.79 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



29.49 29.50 

 29.95,29.97 

 1.12 1.01 



Mean of month 29.970 

 Extreme range 1.1 



27.0 

 26.0 

 25.0 

 28.3 

 24.7 

 21.3 

 30.3 

 41.0 

 32.7 

 34.0 

 19.7 

 27.7 

 28.3 

 19.3 

 29.7 

 18.3 

 6.0 

 10.0 

 21.0 



19.7 

 20.7 

 18.3 

 21.7 

 21.7 

 4.3 

 11.3 

 41.7 

 43.3 

 41.0 

 46.3 



46.3 

 4.3 



25.5 

 51.0 



N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 N'ly 

 N'ly 

 S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. \V. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 

 W'ly 

 E'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 S. W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N.W'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 S. W. 



3,N.W. 



2N. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2N'ly 



2;n. w. 



2|N. W. 

 llS'ly 

 1 S. W. 

 3jW'Iy 

 IS. W. 

 4 N. W. 



1 E'ly 



2 N.W'ly 

 IIN. W. 

 2 N. E. 

 2;W'ly 



1 N. W. 

 2:W'ly 

 2|S. W. 



1 S. W. 



2 W'ly 

 1:N. E'ly 

 2|N'ly 



i!s. w. 

 2,N.W. 

 2N'ly 

 2N. W. 

 I'S'ly 

 l!W'ly 

 2 S. W. 

 lis. W. 



4N. W. 



2 N. W. 



1 N. W. 

 llN'ly 

 2N. W. 

 UN. W. 

 I'S'ly 



2 W'ly 

 4N. W. 



3 S. W'ly 2 

 3 N. W. 

 2'S'ly 

 l^N. W. 



2 .S. W. 



1 i\. W. 



2 N. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2: W'ly 

 2 S. W. 



3iN. W. 



1 N'ly 



2 N. W. 

 lis. W. 

 3;N. E. 

 2 N'ly 



1.7 



1.9 



iTs" 



E'ly 

 S'ly 

 N.'W. 

 S. W. 

 S'ly 



1.7 



Prevailing winds from s 

 point between — 

 N. & E. . 

 E. & S. . 



S. & W 



W. & N 1 



Days. 



3 



2 



3 

 10 







3 

 10 



2 







7 





 10 





 10 

 10 























10 







Snow 



Snow 





 10 



Rain 



1 



10 



Rain 



4.5 



Clear .... 

 Variable ... I 

 Cloudy . . . . j 

 Rain or snow fell on 



Days. 

 11 



0.87 

 1.25 



2.62 



Ist. Very blustering, and very clear. 



2d. Pleasant. 



3d. Very fine. 



4th. Appearances of storm in the eve 



5tli. Cloudy in morning. Evening very clear 

 and cold. 



6th. Fine. 



7th. Light shower of hail and snow from noon 

 to 1 P. M. 



Sth. Light shower at sunrise. Clouds broken 

 in the afternoon. Heavy dashes of rain at 8 P. M., 

 and clear and gusty at 10 P. M. 



9th. Very blustering through the day. Even- 

 ing calm and very clear. 



loth. Pleasant. 



11th. Verv cold and wind severe. 



12th. Flurry of snow from 3 to 4 P. M. 



13th. Mild through the day. Grew cold very 

 fast in the evening, with severe 



14th. Air very raw in the afternoon, with wind 

 S.W. 



l.Hh. Began 



tinned till 1 P. M.; snow about four inches on the 

 level. Snow again late in the evening. 



16th. Between six and seven inches of snow on 

 the ground this morning. Evening still and cold. 



17th. Wind light, but very cold. 



18th. Cold, but not unpleasant. 



]9tb. Very Bne. 



20th. Pleasant. 



21st. Pleasant. Evening very clear. 



22d. Rather mild, with appearances of storm. 



23d. About an inch of light snow on the ground 

 this morning. Evening cold and clear. 



24th. Flurry of snow in the evening. 



2.ilh. Cold in the afternoon. Flurry of s 

 10 P. M. 



2Gth. Extremely cold. 



27th. Very cold morning. Weather moderated, 

 and appearances of storm in the evei 



28th. Light steady rain in the afternoon and 



29th. Very mild s 



30th. Pleasant. 



31st. Commenced raining from 6 to 7 P. M. 



January, 1852 New Moon, 21'»- S''- 19»- A. M. 



1 



2 



3 

 S 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 Sll 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 S18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 S25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



29.58 29. 

 29.94 29. 

 29.88 29. 

 29. 59129. 



is '29. 

 i2ii.li; 2^. 



All At 10 Sun- Atl At 10 Daily g^^ 



29.84 



29.86 



29.73 



29.36 



29.28 



11 '28.89 



27 29.55 



fi; 29.78 



;4;29. 



29.61 29. 



)629. 



1329. 

 29.5229, 

 29.40 29, 



29.31 

 29.63 

 29.74 

 30.12 

 29.44 

 30.20 

 30.04 

 29.88 

 30.14 

 30.13 

 30.02 

 29.51 



2;i.9 



30.14 30. 



29.50 

 29.69 

 29.5i 

 29.53 

 29.32 

 29.30 

 29.44 

 29.43 

 30.05 

 29.66 

 29.80 

 30.13 

 29.77 

 30.12 

 30.34 

 30.02 

 29.75 

 29.56 

 29.83 

 . 29.60 

 <'.-! 29.74 

 95129.98 

 1830.10 



.91 



Means 29.70 2.1.67|29.69 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Rangt 



30.38130.36 30.52 



29.23 

 29.88 

 1.15 



29.09 29.07 

 29.8529.87 

 1.27 1.45 



Mean of month 

 Extreme range 



29.867 

 1.45 



37.7 

 27.3 

 27.3 

 31.3 

 34.3 

 32.3 

 24.3 

 19.0 

 25.7 

 34.0 

 31.3 

 24.7 

 19.7 

 21.0 

 29.7 

 10.3 

 17.0 

 9.7 

 5.0 

 5.0 

 16.3 

 10.3 

 13.3 

 21.7 

 30.0 

 38.3 

 18.3 



39.7 

 33.3 

 27.3 



39.7 

 5.0 



23.9 

 46.0 



N. W. 



N'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E'ly 2 

 N. W. 3 

 N. W. 3 

 N'ly 1 

 N.W'ly 1 

 N'ly 1 

 N.W'ly 2 

 N. W. 2 

 N. W. 2 

 S.W. 2 

 N. W. 1 

 S. W'ly 2 

 N. W. 1 

 N. E. 

 W'ly 

 S.W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 N. W. 

 S.W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 



1.8 



At 1 p. M. 



N. W. 



N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 S.W. 

 N'ly 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 

 W'ly 



s. \v. 



S.W. 

 N. W. 

 N. E. 

 N'ly 

 W'ly 

 S.W. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 2 

 W'ly 3 

 S. W. 1 

 S. W'ly 1 

 W'ly 1 



S.W. 2 

 N. E'ly 1 

 N. E. 3 



N. W. 



N. E. 

 N. E. 



2 N. E. 

 2'n. W. 

 3|n. E. 



3 N. W. 

 2 N. W. 

 2N'ly 

 2 S.W. 



N.W'ly 2 



N. W. 3 



W'ly 2 



W'ly 2 



N. W. 2 



S. W. 1 



N.W. 1 



N. E. 3 



N. W. 1 



W'ly 2 



N. W. 1 



N.W. 1 



N.W. 2 



S. W. 1 

 S. W'lyl 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 



1.7 



1.8 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 7 



E. & S 



S. & W 8 



W. & N 16 



10 



3 

 10 

 R'n, sn, 

 Snow 

 Misty 

 10 





 10 

 10 

 Snow 



8 



7 







9 







6 

 10 

 Snow 







7 

















 10 







5 



9 



10 

 10 

 10 



Rain 



10 



R'n, h'l 



8 



2 

 10 



8 

 10 



2 



3 

 10 



6 



5 



2 

 Snow 

 Snow 





 10 



10 

 

 

 5 

 







9 



Snow 







5 

 Snow 

 Misty 



9 

 Snow 







2 

 10 

 10 





 10 

 10 





 Snow 







5 

 Snow 





























 10 



6 

 10 

 Snow 



5.8 



Dayi 

 Clear . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . 

 Rain or snow fell on 13 



:! 



1 1.20 

 0.80 



1st. Cloudy, with occasional mist during the 

 day. Evening very clear, and as mild as spring. 



2d. Air rather raw in the afternoon. 



3A. Air filled with snow during the greater part 

 of the day. 



4lh. Moderate rain, hail, 



5th. Snow in the morninj 

 the moon out in the eveuin^ 



6th. Rain, hail, and snow during the day. In 

 the evening, damp heavy snow. At U P. M., the 

 barometer (not reduced) stood at 2S.90, being the 

 lowest point reached since Dec. 23, 1850, when it 

 fell to 2s liO. 



7tb. Fritm eight to ten inches of snow on the 



sth. Pleasant 

 9Ih. Flurry of snow from noon to 1 P. M., and 

 again doling the nighi 



10th. Very mild, with appearances of storm in 



thee 



ling. 



1 the I 



Ulh. Light snow i 

 iug clear. 

 121b. Severe wind in the afternoon and e 

 13th. Pleasant. Evening cloudy and ai 

 14lh. Flurry of snow during the night. 



!cle 



old. 



1.5th. Pleasant. Fli 

 and wind changed fro 



16th. Flurry of snow 

 and mild at 10 P. M. 



17th. Severe wiud at n 



18th. Snow mist this m 

 during the day, and still 

 wind and cold being 



19th. Snow ( 

 P. M. Six or 

 much drifted, 

 in the i 



20th. 



21st. More pleasan 



22d, Cold, but not 



23d. Pleasant. 



24th. Very pleasant. 



2.'ith. 



■yofsnowintbeei 

 S. W. to N. W. 

 from 7 to S P. M. 



Aurc 

 , but! 

 ;old. 



ry severe, 

 ued to fall moderately till 2 



orth quite bright 



th 



Id and pleasant. Ai 

 streamers in evening, but not very conspicuous. 



2i'th. Very cold. 



27th. Very flue. 



2Sth. Pleasant. 



29th. Very pleasant. 



30th. Appearances of storm in the evening. 



.31st. Snow fell at intervals during the day, from 

 one to two inches deep on the level. 



