METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



125 



THERMOMETER. 



Sunrise. At 2 p. 



Snow in 



iNCIIRHOr 



Watbr. 



February, 1854. New Moon, 26* 11" SI"- P. M. 



3 

 4 



S 5 

 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



S12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 



S19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 



S26 

 27 

 28 



29. ;» 29 



29.41 29 



1.64 29 



29.98 

 30.15 

 29.84 

 30.25 

 0.04 

 29.18 29, 

 29.56 

 30.03 

 30.26 

 30.20 

 83 

 29.74 

 29.73 

 29.99 

 30.04 

 29.72 

 30.05 

 29.57 

 29.81 

 29.43 

 30.00 

 30.32 

 30.19 

 29.31 

 30.38 



29 29.34 

 :'.S 29.4^< 

 72 29.85 

 03 30.14 

 03 29.69 

 03 30.2-J 

 24 30. IS 

 74 29.29 



44 29.4S 

 54 29.85 

 07 30.18 

 19 30.23 

 00 29.83 

 81'29.S2 

 . 29.66 

 7029.78 

 99'30.09 

 8729.73 

 83 30.03 

 . |29.76 

 5729.76 

 65'29.50 



45 29.88 

 95 30.01 

 44 30.47 

 88 29.30 



.67 30.15 

 35 30.18 



Means 29.86 29.84 29.85 



REDUCED TO SE.i LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.56 30.62 30.65 



29.36 29.47 29.47 



30.04 30.02 30.03 



1.20 1.15; 1.18 



Mean of month 

 Extreme range 



30.030 

 1.29 



41.0 

 39.7 

 13.0 

 7.3 

 14.3 

 12.0 

 15.0 

 34.3 

 39.3 

 31.0 

 14.0 

 20.0 

 31.3 

 36.3 

 35.3 

 31.3 

 23.3 

 29.3 

 28.0 



18.3 

 32.0 

 16.3 

 21.0 

 15.3 

 37.0 

 32.0 

 27.0 



39.7 

 7.3 



25.6 

 48.0 



S. W. 



s. w. 



N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 S. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. E'ly 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E'ly 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 



s. w. 



N.W. 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 W. 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 



S. W. 



S'ly 



N. E. 



N.W. 



S. W. 

 3|N.W. 

 IS. E. 

 IIS. E. 

 2[N. W. 

 2 N.W. 

 2 N.W. 

 2 N.W. 

 2S. E. 

 1 N. E'ly 

 1 N. E. 

 IN. W. 



1.7 



N.W. 



s. w. 



N.W. 



N'ly" 

 S. W. 



N.W. 



s. w. 



N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 



IS. W. 



ItN'ly 



2:n. w. 



2 N.W. 

 liN. E. 



3 N. W. 

 l|S. E. 

 IS. E. 



2:s. w. 



3 N.W. 

 3 N.W. 

 2 N.W. 



2 S. E. 



IN. E. 



i'n. e. 



2 N.W. 



3 N.W. 

 2 S. W. 

 2N. W. 



N. E. 



4 N. W. 

 2 S. W. 

 4|n. W. 

 2|S. W. 

 2'E'ly 



2 S. W'ly 3 

 IN. W. 2 

 1 S. W. 2 



1.8 



1.9 



Prevailin,^ winds frc 

 point between — 



N. & E. ... 

 E. & S. ... 



S. & W 6 



W. & N 13 



Days. 

 . 6 

 . 3 





 10 









 Snow 





 10 

 Rain 













 10 



Rain 

 Misty 

 Misty 



2 







6 





 Snow 







2 





 10 

 10 

 Rain 





 10 



5.0 



Days. 

 Clear .... 6 

 Variable . . ■ ) -ii 

 Cloudy . . . . ) 

 Rain or snow fell on 11 



0.30 

 1.50 



1st and 2d. Pleasant. 



3d. Began to snow moderately from 7 to 8 A. M. 

 Cl<iuds broken in the afternoon. Evening very 

 clear and cold. Snow one or two iuclios deep. 



4th. Clear and cold. 



.'ith. Began to snow from 6 to 7 P. M. 



(ith. Very cold, with piercing wind. Snow 6 or 

 7 inches deep, and much drifted. 



7th. Pleasant. 



8th. Morning cold, and snowing. Snow turned 

 to rain in afternoon. Amount of snow and rain 

 large. 



9th. Ground nearly bare of snow this mo 



loth. Very fine. 



11th. Cold, but very fine. 



12th. Pleasant. Appearances of storm 

 evening. 



13th. Began to hail moderately from noon to 1 

 P. M., which soon turned to rain. 



14th. Mild and cloudy. Mist in the evening. 



l.^th. Mist, with occasional sprinkling of rain 



Itith. Began to snow from 8 to 9 A. M., and con- 

 tinued till 3 P. M.; quantity e 



17th. Very blustering at mid-day. Clear and 

 fine in the evening. 



ISth. Pleasant. At 10 P. M., haze, with stars 

 visible. 



19th. Mild in the morning; overcast, and wind 

 S'ly. In the afternoon, wind N. W., and cold. 

 Evening very clear. 



20th. Mostly clear in morning Clouds gather- 

 ing in the afternoon. Began to snow from 9 to 10 

 P.M. 



21st. Snowing at sunrise, and heavy wind at 

 N. E. Snow ceased and clouds broken at 10 A. M. 



Snow much drifted; fii 



22d. Pleasant. 



23d. Very variable ; 

 violent snow-squalls. 



24th. Cold and raw i 



2,)th. Cold and raw. 

 the evening. 



26th. Began to rain 

 A.M.; wind N. E. Wind soo: 

 in the afternoon to S. E., with 



27lh. Variable. Flurry of i 

 to noon. Evening clear. Aurc 

 but quite bright ; no streamer 



2Sth. Pleasant. 



: inches on a level. 



lunshine, clouds, cold, and 

 Evening clear. 

 a the morning. 

 Appearances of storm i 



moderately from 9 to 10 

 id soon hauled to E., and 

 , with increased force a 



March, 1854. New Moon, 28^- ll" 43™ A. M. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 



S 5 



6 



7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 



S12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 



S19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 



S26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



Sun- At 2 At 10 Sun- At 2 At 10 Daily g^^j^ 



30.08 

 30.09 

 29.89 

 29.77 

 29.60 

 29.92 

 30.01 

 29.54 

 29.63 

 29.59 

 29.52 

 30.12 

 29.92 

 29.87 

 29.75 

 29.24 

 29.38 

 29.13 

 29.89 

 29.75 

 30.08 

 30.04 

 29.48 

 29.16 

 29.28 

 29.30 

 29.51 

 29.77 

 30.05 

 30.15 

 30.12 



30.04 

 30.07 

 29.73 

 29.55 

 29.75 

 30.04 

 29.67 

 29.38 

 29.77 

 29.33 

 30.03 

 29.98 

 29.86 

 29.70 

 29.51 

 29.18 

 28.88 

 29.66 

 29.79 

 30.02 

 30.04 

 29.71 

 29.17 

 29.26 

 29.28 

 29.43 

 29.70 

 29.93 

 30.13 

 30.17 

 29.89 



Means 29.73 29.68 29.70 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 



Min. 



Mean 



Range 



29.31 



29.91 



1.02 



29.32 

 29.86 

 0.96' 



29.35 

 29.88 

 1.00 



Mean of month 29.883 

 Extreme range 1.04 



33.7 

 37.3 

 34.7 



36.7 

 34.3 

 31.3 

 33.0 

 35.0 

 38.7 

 36.3 

 37.0 

 39.3 

 47.7 

 41.7 

 42.0 

 53.7 

 43.7 

 24.7 

 23.3 

 22.7 

 21.0 

 27.7 

 36.3 

 29.3 

 24.0 

 26.0 

 25.7 

 20.0 

 24.3 

 28.7 

 34.0 



47.7 

 20.0 



33.1 



55.0 



s. w. 

 s.w. 



S. E. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N. E. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N. E'ly 



N.W. 



S. W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



W byN. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. 



E'ly 



1.8 



At 10 p.: 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 2 



N.W. 1 



N. E. 2 



N.W. 2 



S. W'ly 2 



S. W. 2 



N. E. 



W'ly 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S. E. 



N'ly 



N.W'ly3 



N.W. 3 



N.W. 2 



N.W. 2 



N.W. 2 

 .S'ly 

 E'ly 



N.W. 



S'ly 



N'ly 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



S. W'ly 2 



S. W. 2 



N. E. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S'ly 



W'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



|n. w. 



N.W. 

 JN. W. 

 S'ly 



2 



2[N. E'ly 1 



2.1 



1.7 



1.9 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 6 



E. & S 



S. & W 8 



W. & N 17 







10 



Misty 



10 



1 





 Rain 



8 

 Rain 

 Misty 











6 



5 

 10 



2 

 Kain 

















 10 

 10 









 10 



2 



1 





 10 

 Misty 



5.0 



Clear .... 10 

 Variable . . • ) i -i 

 Cloudy . . . . ) 

 Rain or snow fell on 10 



1st. Very fine. 



2d. Very mild and pleasant. 



3d. Moderate rain in the morning. Cloudy i 

 the afternoon and evening, with light mist. 



4th. Mild; air damp. 



•■ilh. Pleasant. 6th. Very fine. 



7th. Mild and pleasant in the morning. Cloudy 

 in the afternoon. Light rain in the evening. 



Sth. Moderate rain and mist. Brief thunder- 

 shower from 7 to 8 P. M, 



9th. Mild. Moderate rain in the evening. 



10th. Mist, with occasional light rain. 



11th. Very fine. 



12th. Very fine ; evening splendid. 



13th. Warmest day since Nov. 30, '.53 ; ther. 62°. 



14th. Pleasantin the morning. Air rawatl^'. E. 

 in the afternoon. 



l.'ith. Very mild. Frost out of the ground 

 open places. 



16ih, Very fine. At 2K P. M . ther- nearly 70°. 

 a point above which it has not risen since Sept 

 20, 18.13, when it stood at 77°. Light shovi 

 P. M. At 7 P. M., lightning in the S.W. and M. W. 

 Mostly clear at 10 P. M. 



17th. Pleasant through the day. Brisk shower 

 from 10 to 11 P. M., with barometer very low 

 (28.97), and wind very blustering. 



18th. Wind heavy during the last night, and 

 extremely violent through the day; a perfect 

 storm of wind. 



19th. Wind piercing and cold. 



2ilth. Snow-squalls in the morning. Evening 

 clear and cold. 



21st. Pleasant, but cold. 



22d. More moderate. Air S'ly in afternoon, a 

 very raw. Evening cloudy; appearances of stor; 



23d. One or two inches of snow on the ground 

 this morning ; wind N. E., which came to S. E., 

 with rain before noon. 



24th. Pleasant in the morning. Evening cold 

 and very blustering. 



2.5th. Very cold and blustering. 



26th. Cold, blustering, and most uncomfortable. 



27th. Very cold, blustering, and dusty. Aurora 

 in the evening. 



2Sth. Very cold and uncomfortable. Auroral 

 the evening, with 



29th. Pleasant, 

 was seen, low doT^ 



30lh. Pleasant i 

 flakes, at 6 P. M. Aurora from S to 10 P. M. Comet 

 concealed by the clouds. 



31st. Sprinkling of rain and l 



and( 



.lug. 



