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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



BAROMETEK, 



THERMOMETER. 



San- At 2 At 101 Daily 



Sunrite. At 2 P. M. At 10 p. M, 



April, 1854. New Moon, 21'^- !'■■ G"- A. M. 



1 



2 

 3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



S16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



21 



22 



S23 



24 



25 



26 



27 



28 



29 



S30 



29.54'29. 

 29.77:29. 

 30.39|30. 

 30.28 30. 

 30.10!30. 

 .84'29. 

 29.54 29 

 30.26 

 9.78 

 29.57 

 29.51 

 29.98 

 .91 

 30.28 

 29.95:29 

 29.82 29 



29.80 

 29.56 

 29.76 

 29.59 

 29.76 

 29.83 

 29.49 29 

 29.74 29 



29.64 

 29.52 

 29.38 

 29.73 

 30.06 30 

 29.86 29, 



29.53 

 30.17 

 30.34 

 30.16 

 29.92 

 29.50 

 30.13 

 29.89 

 29.70 

 29.42 

 29.87 

 29.97 

 30.11 

 30.13 

 29.7: 

 2S.84 

 29.52 

 29.70 

 29.63 

 29.66 

 29.82 

 29.55 

 29.77 

 29.68 

 29.69 

 29.36 

 29.58 

 30.03 

 29.95 

 29.72 



Means 29.81 29.76 29.80 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



3O.57i3O.56;30.52 



29.56 29.42 29.54 



29.99,29.94 29.98 



1.01| 1.14| 0.98 



Mean of mouth 29.970 

 Extreme range 1.15 



42.3 

 34.0 

 30.0 

 35.3 

 39.7 

 51.0 

 49.3 



46.7 

 40.0 

 37.7 

 43.7 

 47.0 

 35.0 

 31.3 

 34.7 

 32.0 

 36.3 

 44.0 

 46.0 

 50.0 

 44.3 

 43.7 

 47.7 

 54.3 

 57.0 

 57.7 

 40.3 

 42.7 

 53.7 



57.7 

 30.0 



27.7 



42.9 

 46.0 



S'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 



s. w. 

 s. w. 

 s. w. 

 w. 



N. W. 

 S. E'ly 

 N. E. 

 N.N.E. 

 N.W'ly 

 S. W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 Nly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 S. E. 



IS. W. 



2 N. W. 

 IN. E. 

 IS. W. 



lis. W. 



IS'ly 



IjN. W. 

 1 



llE'ly 

 2N'ly 

 2 N.W. 



1 S. E'ly 

 2S. W. 



2 N. E. 



2 N. E'ly 

 2'N. E. 

 2IN. E. 

 2 N.N.E. 

 1 S. W. 

 llN. W. 

 2|N. W. 

 lis. w. 

 2'N. E. 



2IN. w. 



1 N. W. 



lis. w. 



2 S. E'ly 

 2,N. E. 

 2N. E. 



1 S. E. 



2 N. W'ly 2 

 2 N. W. 2 

 2 S'ly 2 



1 S. "W. 1 

 2,S. W. 2 



i:s. w. 2 



2,N. W. 2 



S'ly 

 IN. E. 2 



2 N. E'ly 2 



1.5 



2N. E, 

 2 S. W. 

 2N. E. 



2 E'ly 

 2N. E. 



3 N. E. 



4 N. E. 

 2 N. W. 

 2S. W. 

 IN. W. 

 3lN. W. 



1 s. w. 



2 N. E'ly 1 

 2 S'ly 1 

 2 S'ly 



1 S'ly 



2 E'ly 

 2N. E. 

 2N. E. 

 2S'ly 



1.9 



1.6 



; fron 



Days. 

 . 11 

 . 4 



N. & E. . 

 E. & S. . 



S. & W 8 



W. & N 7 





 3 

 

 10 







6 



10 



Misty 











5 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 Misty 





 10 









 10 







3 



3 

 Rain 

 Rain 

 Rain 

 10 

 Rain 



5.7 



5.9 



Days. 

 Clear .... 7 

 Variable . . • ) -i i 

 Cloudy . . . . ) 

 Rain or snow fell on 12 



0.60 

 I 0.65 



1st. Rain and mist through the day. 



2d. Pleasant. The comet very conspicnons this 

 evening, notwitlistanding a strong moonlight. Its 

 motion is east and south. 



3d. Very fine. Comet again visible. 



4th, 5th, and 61h. Very fine. 



7th. Very fine, but the air full of dnst. 



8th. Pleasant. 



9th. Cloudy, with appearances of storm. 



10th. Light rain and mist. 



ilth. Cloudy in tlie moruing. Evening still and 

 very clear. Comet not visible in the strong moon- 

 light, 



I21I1. Pleasant. Evening very clear. 



l.tth. Pleasant. 



14t!). Air very raw and uncomfortable. 



l.Jth. The ground this moruing covered with 

 three or four inclies of snow, and snowing fast. 

 Ceased snowing at about 1 P. M. Snow from five 

 to six inches deep on the level ; rather damp and 

 heavy. 



ItJth. Air raw and chilly. Icicles a foot long 

 hung from the eaves of the houses at 5 1*. M. 



17th. Driving snow and hail nearly all day. 

 Nearly four inches on the level has fallen to-day ; 

 very damp and heavy. 



18th. Snow again during the night and this 

 morning. Evening clear ; wind N. W. The fields 

 heavily covered with snow. 



19th. The snow hits disappeared rapidly to-day, 

 but the fields are still much covered. For the 

 last five days, they have presented the appear- 

 ance of midwinter. 



20lh. Very fiue. Snow still lingers in patches. 



21st. Very fine. Snow not entirely gone. 



22d. Rain began to fall between noon and 1 

 P. M., and continued till 9 P. M. 



23d. Moderate rain in the morning. Clear from 

 2 to 3 P. M. 



2«h and 2Sth. Very fine. 



261h. Very mild. Light shower, with lightning, 

 at 9 P. M. 



27th. Pleasant. Wind S. E'ly in the afternoon. 

 Began to rain from 9 to 10 P. M. 



2.Sth. Mist and rain. 



29th. Mist and light rain. 



30th. Copious rain throughout the day. 



May, 1854. New Moon, 26>i- B^- 40"'- P. M. 



3 

 4 

 5 



6 



S 7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



S14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



19 



20 



S21 



23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 S28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



7629 

 29.76'29. 

 29.56'29. 

 29.56129. 

 29.5129. 

 29.5029, 

 29.46129, 

 29.56 29, 

 29.70I29, 

 29.6829, 

 6729, 

 94 29, 

 30.16'30, 

 30.18J30, 

 29.8229 

 29.8l|29 

 29.94 29 

 29.79|29 

 29.8^29 

 29.87J29 

 29.89'29 

 29.93'29 

 30.05 30. 

 30.0830, 

 29.92*29, 

 29.5429, 

 29.7129, 

 29.7529 

 29.7529 

 29.65*29 

 29.86129 



73,29.78 



66 29.61 



52 29.47 



58'29.66 



53]29.40 



4129.47 



30 29.46 



54 29.65 



29.70 



29.66 



29.86 



30.07 



30.19 



29.96 



29.76 



29.87 



.95 29.86 



29.81 

 29.85 

 29.84 

 29.86 

 29.97 

 30.05 

 29.97 

 29.62 

 29.60 

 29.74 

 29.66 

 29.75 

 29.59 

 29.99 



Means 29.78129.75 29.77 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 



Mean 

 Range 



30.36 30.36 

 29.64 29.48 

 29.9629.93 

 0.72] 0.88 



30.37 



29.58 



29.95 



0.79 



Mean of month 29.94' 

 Extreme range 0.89 



51.7 

 58.0 

 50.7 

 45.3 

 53.0 

 41.0 

 44.3 

 49.3 

 58.0 

 56.0 

 56.7 

 58.3 

 61.0 

 62.0 

 66.0 

 67.7 

 60.3 

 64.7 

 62.3 

 62.3 

 64.3 

 65.0 

 55.0 

 60.7 

 57.3 

 59.7 

 57.0 

 67.7 

 62.7 

 59.3 

 52.0 



67.7 

 41.0 



At 2 P. M. 



At 10 P. M- 



S. W. 

 S. w. 

 S. w. 



N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 



s. w. 



S. E'ly 



S'ly 



S. 



s.w. 



S. E'ly 



S. 



S.W. 



s.w. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N. E. 



S. E'ly 



N. E. 



2 S. W. 

 2 S.W. 



2 S. E. 

 2,N. E. 

 IS. E'ly 



3!n. W. 

 2:n. W. 



1 N. W. 

 1 1 W'ly 

 2,S. W. 



2 S.W. 

 l:S. E'ly 



1 S. E'ly 

 2|S'ly 

 2S'ly 



2, E'ly 

 IS. E. 

 2,S. W. 

 1,S. w. 

 IS. E. 

 2's'ly 

 2ls. W. 

 S. E. 

 IS. E'ly 

 2'S. W. 

 INl'y 

 3N. E. 



2 W'ly 

 2 E'ly 

 IS'ly 

 3: E'ly 



2 S. W. 1 



2 S.W. 1 



2 E'ly 2 



3 N. E. 2 

 2|S. W'ly2 

 3;N'ly 2 

 3 N.W. 2 

 2 N.W. 1 

 2 S. W. 1 

 2;S. E'ly 2 

 2 S. W. 1 

 2 S'ly 1 

 2 S. E'ly 1 

 2S'ly 2 

 2 S.W. 1 

 l|E'ly 1 



2 S. E'ly 2 



3 S.W. 2 

 2:S. W. 1 

 2E'ly 1 



2 S. W'ly 2 



3 N.W. 2 

 2S. E. 



2 S'ly 



3 S.W. 



2 N'ly 



3;n. e. 



2S'ly 

 2S'ly 



2:n. E. 



3 N. E. 









 10 

 10 



7 



2 







1 







2 

 10 

 Foggy 

 Foggy 

 Spriul'g 

 Rain 



1.7 



2.2 



1.5 



Prevailing wi 

 point botween- 



N. & E. . 



E. & S. . 



S. & W. . 



■^V. & N. . 



. 4 

 . 10 

 . 10 



Foggy 

 Foggy 



10 

 Foggy 



2 



5 

 Rain 

 Misty 



8 



5 



2 







2 

 10 



9 



5 



3 

 Rain 



2 



2 

 10 



9 



1 



5 



7 



3 



1 







Sprin'lj 



Sprinl'j 



10 



3 



3 

 10 



4 





 10 



Rain 

 Misty 



9 













 10 

 Rain 



5 

 Hazy 



3 

 Rain 



3 





 Foggy 

 Raiu 





 Foggy 



1 













 Rain 

 10 







2 



3 

 10 







5.2 I 5.0 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . 

 Raiu fell on 



Days. 

 . 7 



. 11 



fl.25 

 0.20 



2d. Ve 

 ling. 



Appearances of storm ia the 



n through the day and evening, 

 ist through the day. 

 the morning. Shower from 4 



3d. Moderate i 



4(h. Rain and 



5th. Pleasant 

 to 6 P. M. 



6lh. Pleasant in the morning. Light flurry 

 sno'w at o P. M. and blustering. 



7th The ground considerably frozen this raor 

 ing, and ice formed to the thickness of half j 

 inch in open vessels. 



8th. Very fine. Evening splendid. 



9th. Pleasant. Sprinkling of rain at 11 P. M. 



10th. Shower from 3 to -I P. M. Sprinkling 



the 



11th. Cloudy i 



the 



ling. Clouds broken 



the 1 



ing. Pleasant 

 Sept. 7, 1S53. 



1.3th. Very fiue. 



14th. Copious shower i 



l;>th. Clouds cleared in 

 in the afternoon, and warm. 



16th. Fine. Warmest day 

 Thermometer 78'^. 



17th. Cloudy ; air damp and cool. 



ISth. Heavy shower at 7^i P. M. and in evening. 



19th. Cleared in the morning. Afternoon and 

 evening very fine. 



20ih. Very fine. 



21st. Pleasant. Aurora in evening, not bright. 



22d. Very fine. 



'23d. Fine. Air cool from S. E. in the afternoon 



24lh. Very fir 



25th. Cloudy 

 in the afternoon. 



20th. Dashing showers in t 

 passing clouds in afternoon, 

 so as to show glimpses of the 

 suOlcient to afi'ord a 

 eclipse, which, by 

 place at 4 h. 26 



the morning. Moderate rain 



Dwers in the morning. Heavy 

 lly broken 

 disk, but not 

 rate observation of the 

 putation, began in this 

 loan time P.M., and con- 

 ned 2 h. 20 m. 53 s. 

 27th. Mist in the morning. Evening clear. 

 2Slh. Very pleasant. The warmest day of the 

 season thus far. Thermometer 80*^. 

 29th. Pleasant. 



."JOth. Mist, and occasional sprinkling of rain. 

 31st. Cold for the season; wind brisk N.W. 



