METROIIOLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



135 



THERMOMETER. 



WINDS. 



(ClUECTlON AND FORCE.) 



October, 1855. New Moon, lO*- 10'' 18™- P. M. 



10 



u 



1:2 

 13 



S14 

 15 

 l(i 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 



S21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 



S28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



29.75 

 29.56 

 29.46 



9.38 

 29. 5i; 

 29.i;8 



.'I. lie 



29.97 29. > 

 9.11.'') 29.; 

 9.^)4 29.: 



' 29. 



29.91 29. 

 3 29. 

 29.86 29. 

 29.93 29. 

 29.66 29. 

 29.581 ., 

 29.70,29, 

 29.63'29, 

 29.44'29, 

 29.8929, 

 29.64 29 

 29.1729 

 29.82 29 

 29.74 29, 

 30.16 30 



6829.61 

 5229.42 

 3029.39 

 33|29.37 

 64 29.75 

 .'-,2 29.38 

 64 29.77 



:i2 :n'.i 



,'•6 29.' 



r,s 29.r,3 

 7 29.70 

 74 29.6'.: 

 74 2!l.79 

 76 29.86 

 i>6 29. 

 7629.83 

 85 29.89 

 96 29.79 

 57 29.57 

 ,. 129.64 

 ,69,29.75 

 , 3929.38 

 ,52 29.77 

 ,88 29.80 

 .50 29.58 

 .17 29.65 

 .85 29. 

 67 29.97 

 15 30.11 



Means|29.7i;29.67. 29.72 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL, 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Radge 



30.34 30.33 30.29 



29. 35'29.35 29.55 



29.8929.85 29.90 



0.991 0.98i 0.74 



Mean of month 29.880 

 Extreme range 0.99 



62.7 

 66.3 

 66.0 

 60.0 

 62.7 

 67.3 

 50.3 

 48.3 

 52.7 

 55.0 

 54.7 

 58.0 

 51.0 

 47.7 

 47.3 

 52.3 

 43.0 

 48.0 

 53.3 

 59.3 

 57.0 



46.7 

 50.3 

 44.7 

 42.3 

 45.3 

 42.3 

 40.3 

 49.3 

 43.0 



S. E. 

 S. E. 

 Sly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 



s. w. 



N'ly 

 S. E'ly 

 S. W. 

 E'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S'ly 

 N. E'ly 

 S'ly 

 V.W. 

 N. E. 

 S. W. 

 W'ly 

 S. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. \V. 

 S. W. 

 N. W. 



67.3 

 40.3 



27.0 



S. E. 

 S. E. 

 S'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. W. 

 S'lv 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W'lv 

 S'ly 

 S. E. 



s. w, 



S. E'ly 

 N.W'ly 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 

 N. E. 



N. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N by W. 

 S. W. 

 N. W. 

 N. W. 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 



1.3 



E'ly 3 



S. E'ly 2 



S'ly 1 



N. E'ly 1 



N. W. 1 



S. W'ly 2 



N. W. 1 



S. W'ly 1 



S. W. 1 



N. E. 1 



E'ly 1 



E'ly 2 



2'S. W. 2 



2 N. E. 2 



IS. W'ly 1 



3;N.W. 



2 N. W. 



1 N. W. 



2 S'ly 



E'ly 



N. E 



S'ly 



N'ly 

 2|S. E'ly 1 

 2 N. W. " 

 I'S. W. 



3IN. w. 



2 N. W. 

 2'S. W. 

 2'S. W. 

 lis. W. 



1.8 



1.3 



1.5 



52.4 

 41.0 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 2 



E. & S 5 



S. & W 12 



W. & N 12 



10 



Rain 

 10 



9 



5 



7 











8 







5 



5 

 10 

 10 















2 



2 

 10 

 10 

 10 



3 



Misty 



10 







6 

 Rain 







5 







Spriu'li 







Rain 







3 



5.3 



2 







1 



3 

 10 

 10 





 Rain 

 3 

 3 

 7 

 Sprin'le 

 

 10 

 



Rain 



Misty 



S 

 Rain 

 10 

 Rain 



















7 

 Sprin'le 



2 

 Rain 



3 



3 









 Foggy 

 Rain 

 10 

 10 

 Sprin'h 

 Misty 







6 



















2 



4.9 



Ist. wind S. E'ly in morning, wltli 

 sprinliling of rain. Wind more E'ly i 

 ing, witii sprinkling. 



Ud. Rain and mist through the day, 

 rain in the night. 



:)d. Cloudy for the most part, with 



Sprinliling of 

 aiu iu evening. 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . . 

 Rain fell on 



4lh. Pleasant in the m 

 i-aiii from 1 to 2 P. M. Mu 



5th. Pleasant. 



tith. Cloudy in morning, 

 from 4 to 5 P. M. Rain in 



7lh. Very flue 



Sih and 9th. Pleasant. 



lOlh. Pleasant. Evening very clear and cool. 



nih. Pleasaut. 



12lh, Cloudy tor the most part, with indications 

 of rain. 



Kith. Pleasant. 



14th. Light showers in the morning, and agam 

 in the evening. 



l.-ith. Pleasant. 



16lh. Very fine. 



17th. Very fine; evening cloudless. 



ISth. Very Bne. 



19th. Very mild and pleasant. 



2iHh. Cloudy; air damp. Began to rain at S 

 P M 



21st. Cloudy, with occasional mist. Air mild. 



22d. Cloudy, with occasional mist. 



23d. Pleasant in the morning. Sprinkling of 

 rain iu the evening. 



24th. Heavy showers at intervals. I neglected 

 to record the quantity of rain that fell this day, 

 and am indebted to Z. Allen, Esq., for supplying 

 the omission. 



2ath. Quite cool. Evening splendid. 



2lJth. Pleasant. 



27lh. Pleasant. Evening flue. 



2Sth. Variable and blustering. Thundershower 

 from S to 9 A. M.; then sunsliine, followed by 

 clouds and sprinkling of rain. Evening cool and 

 clear. At 10 P. M. , barometer stood at 29.20, being 

 the lowest for the mouth. 



29th. Very flno. 



.30th. Pleasant. 



3l8t. Very fine. Up to the close of this month, 

 there has been no frost on College Hill to inj -- 

 the most delicate plants. 



November, 1855. New Moon, 9^ 2'' 24™ P. M. 



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 



30.01 29.79 29.75 

 9.73 29.76 29.92 

 29.96 29.98 29.97 

 29. 98129.99 30.11 

 30.1630.15 30.16 

 30.1130.0230.01 

 29.99 29.9i;29.88 



29.86 



30.10 



30.24 



30.07 



30.13 



29.86 



29.99 



29.96 



29.67 



29.9 



29.69 



29.83 



30.07 



29.99 



29.6' 



29.96 



29.50 



30.07 



29.39 



29.62 



29.2' 



29.24 



29.81i30.00 

 30.09 30.22 

 30.13:30.11 

 30.09 30.13 

 30.06|29.92 

 29.8729.97 

 29.94 29.95 

 29.92 29.86 

 29.44*29.61 

 29.98[29.84 

 ,9.75'29.79 

 29.8229.95 

 30.0830.11 

 29.66'29.54 

 30.09 



29.53 



29.55 

 29.16 



29.37 

 29.98 

 29.49 

 29.39 

 29.40 



Means 29.86|29.85'29.S' 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.40 

 29.55 

 30.05 



30.42 30.31 

 29.42|29.34 

 30.0430.03 

 1.00| 0.97_J).85 



Mean of month 30.040 

 Extreme range 1.08 



42 



50 

 46 

 32 

 32 

 27 

 25 

 35 

 20 

 43 

 23 

 50 

 38 

 40 ; 37 

 47 ... 



37 29 



38.0' 47.6 40.5 



.')4.3 

 50.7 

 46.7 

 44.3 

 43.0 

 47.7 

 49.7 

 49.7 

 44.0 

 42.7 

 48.7 

 50.3 

 48.3 

 48.7 

 49.3 

 54.7 

 32.3 

 35.7 

 32.0 

 25.0 

 32.7 

 26.0 

 35.0 



38.3 



Sunrise. 



S'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. W. 

 N.W. 

 Calm 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 W. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 



Atl P. 



At 10 P. : 



54.7 

 25.0 



S'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 E'ly 

 N. E. 

 N. E'lv 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 Calm 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S'lr , 

 S. W. 

 N. E. 

 N.W. 

 N'ly 

 N.W. 

 E'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 



S. W. 



N.W. 



W'ly 



1 S'ly 

 2N. E. 



1 N. E. 



2 N. E. 

 2'N. E. 

 2N. E. 

 1 N. E. 



1 N. W. 



2 N. W. 



1 N. W. 

 N. E. 



2N. E. 



2 N. W. 

 1 N. W. 



1 S. W'ly 1 



3 N. E. 3 

 2'N. E. 



2 N. W. 

 2 N. W. 



2 N. W. 



1 N. E'ly 1 



3 N. W. 



2 S. W. 

 N.W. 



1 S. W. 

 N.W. 

 1 N.W. 

 2| 



N. W. 1 N. W. 1 



10 



Misty 



10 



10 



10 



10 



Misty 



Misty 











3 



10 



10 



7 



5 

 10 



2 





 Snow 



2 



7 



10 

 10 

 Sprin'lf 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 Misty 



1 







2 

 Rain 



3 

 4 

 9 

 10 

 4 



Rain 



2 



Foggy 

 10 



Rain 

 10 

 10 

 Misty 

 10 



3 







2 

 10 

 Rain 









 10 

 10 

 Rain 







1 



3 

 Misty 





 10 





 Rain 











0.75 



1.6 



42.0 

 46.0 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 11 



E. & S 



S. & W 6 



W. & N 13 



Clear . . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . . 

 Rain fell on 



:! 



1st. Very mild. Warm fog in the evening. 

 2d. Cloudy, with some mist. 

 3d. Cloudy in the morning, with mist. Light 

 rain in the afternoon, increasing in the evening. 

 4th. Cloudy through the day, with occasional 



oth. Cloudy, with some mist. 



6th. Mild and cloudy, with occasional mist. 



7th. Clouds and mist. 



8th. Clouds and mist. Sun appeared for a short 

 time from 10 to 11 A. M. Mostly clear at 10 P. M. 



9th, 10th, and 11th. Very fine. 



12th. Cloudy in i 

 moderately from n 

 through the night. 



13th. Very fine. Evening splendid. Looked for 

 meteors— this being the anniversary of the great 

 shower, but none appeared. 



14th. Very fine. 



1.5th. Very mild and pleasant, 



16th. Pleasant. Appe: 



to 1 P. M., and continued 



of storm : 



ling. 



17th.''Cloudy for the most part. Began to hail 



and rain from 3 to 4 P. M. Frost th' '-'■ 



being the first of the season to injur 

 College Hill. 



18th. Mild. Cloudy in morning, t< 

 ling. Evening clear. 



19th. Very fine. 



20th. The first cold day of th 



21st. Light snow in the mom 

 as it fell. Rain in the afternoon. 



22d. Wind cold and searching. Splendid even- 



23d. Cloudy in the afternoon, with appearances 

 of storm. 

 24th. Very blustering. Cold and splendid even- 



e plants on 

 ith sprink- 



vhich melted 



2Jth. Morning cold. Wind S.W. 

 he afternoon. Began to rain modi 

 > P. M 



md fresh 

 ■ately from 



2t>th. Variable. 

 i„g of rain from 



Pleasant in morning. Sprink. 

 to 6 P. M. Evening clear. 



2sih. Plea.^ant. 

 2:ith. Cloudy in the mo 

 11. 'St part in the afternoon. 

 :ioth. Very fine. 



liug. Clear for the 



