METEOROLOaiCAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



143 



THERMOMKTEK. 



Sunrise. AH p. h. At 10 p. m 



Rain and 

 Snow in 



INCHKSOF 



Watek. 



February, 1857. New Moon, 24*- 4'' SO"- A. M. 



ll! 



13 



14 



S15 



ii; 



17 



IS 



i;i 



20 

 21 

 S23 

 23 

 24 



G2 29.60 2ft. 62 

 6f)2!l.ca 29.94 

 13,30.20130.29 

 11 29.96 30.07 

 l-:;o.20 30.21 

 ■JO :;(i.l5'30.53 

 21 :;0.15 30.07 

 93 29.85 29 

 m :'.0.17|30.30 

 19 29.95,30.26 

 41 :10.39 30.58 

 ,sii 30.77 30.66 

 ,33^30.09 30.08 

 .17 30.25 30.25 

 .06|29.98;29.99 

 .99 29.96 29.97 

 .94 29.87 29. 

 .7'.! 29.76 29.78 

 .i;.-. 2:1.77 29.96 

 .14:i0.09'29.84 

 ..-i4 29.5529.86 

 .01129.91 29.86 

 .76 29.67 29.82 

 .89129.82 29.61 

 .5029. 45 29.67 

 .73 29.83 30.05 

 .12 29.99 29 

 .41 J29.40 29.43 



Means 29.98;29.95;30.00 



KEDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



30.98 30.95 30.84 



29.59:29.58 29.61 



30.16 30.13 30.18 



1.39 1.37| 1.23 



Max. 

 Miu. 

 Mean 

 Range 



Mean of month 30.157 

 Extreme range 1.40 



34 

 17.7 

 13.0 

 34.3 

 33.0 

 38.3 

 42.3 

 45.7 

 23.0 

 18.0 

 7.0 

 8.7 

 36.0 

 34.3 

 41.3 

 47.3 

 50.0 

 48.3 

 33.3 

 31.0 

 35.7 

 31.0 

 35.7 

 40.3 

 55.0 

 28.0 

 23.3 

 29.3 



S. W. I'S. W. I'S. W. 1 



N. W. liN. W. 2N. W. 1 



N.W. l^N. W. 1 N. W. 1 



S. W. 1;S. W. 3S. W. 2 



N. E. liN. E. i;n. E. 2 



N. E. l'S.W'ly2S'ly 2 



S'ly 1 S. S. E. IS. E'ly 2 

 S. W'ly2S.S.W. 2N.W'ly4 

 N.W'ly3N. W. 4N.W'ly3 

 W'ly 2S. W'!y3N.W'ly5 



W.N.W.2N. W. 2 N.W. " 

 N. E. I'N. E. 1 S'ly 



S'ly 2 S'ly 3lW'ly 1 



S. W'ly i;s. W'ly 2:S.W. 1 



■ W. 2ls.W. 2S. W. 1 



S. E'ly 2 S. W. 2 S. W. 1 

 S. E'ly 1 S. W. 2 S'ly 



S. W. 1 S. E'ly 1 S'ly 1 



N. E. 1 N. E. 2 N. E. 3 



N. E. 2 N. E. 2'N. E. 2 



N. E. lJN.W'ly2N. W. 2 

 N.W. I'S'ly 2'S'ly 

 N.W. llw'ly 3 W'ly 



S. W. IS. E. 3 S'ly 1 



S. W. 3|S. W. 3JN. W. 3 



N.W. 2|n. W. 3 N.W. 2 



N.W. 2 N.W. 2 W'ly 1 



W'ly lN.W'ly3N. W. 1 



55.0 

 7.0 



1.5 



2.1 



1.7 



1.8 



32.7 

 71.0 



Prevailing winds fro 

 point between — 

 N. & E. ... 

 E. & S. ... 

 S. & W. . . . 

 W. & N. . . . 



Days. 



. 4 

 . 3 

 . 11 

 . 10 



10 



7 







8 

 Rain 



Foggy 



10 



Foggy 

 Snow 













 10 



8 

 Foggy 

 Foggy 

 Foggy 

 Foggy 

 Foggy 

 10 

 10 











2 



9 



3 



7 

 Snow 



6.9 











10 



Foggy 



5 



Foggy 



Foggy 







8 



5 







Rain 



2 



3 



Sprin'le 



8 







10 



10 















3 

 Rain 

 Misty 



7 

 Foggy 

 Rain 













 10 















7 

 Foggy 





 Snow 

 Rain 















1 



2 





 10 







Ist. Very mild. Cloudy in morning. Clonds 

 Ijrolien in afternoon. Evening mostly clear. Fog- 

 liow ami haze around the moon. 



2d. I'leasant, Evening cold. 



;id. Pleasant. Fog-bow about moon in evening. 



4th. Mild. Light showers in the evening. 



.Ith. Mild. Light rain this morning. Fog and 

 mist tlirough the day. 



(ith. Mild and pleasant. 



7lh. Mild. Dense fog all day. 



Sth. Mild. Fog and mist througll day. Heavy 



sho 



I the 



4.0 



Clear .... 4 

 Variable . . • ) ■•a 

 Cloudy . . . . ) ■' 

 Rain or snow fell ou 10 



0.20 

 2.36 



Id during day. Evening splendid. 



loth. Fine. Cold and blustering in evening 



lllh. Fine, but cold. Evening very clear. 



12th. The barometer at 10 A. M. stood at 30.87, 

 being higher than I have ever before seen it. The 

 wind came round to S'ly early in the afternoon. 

 Evening cloudy, with appearances of storm. Ba- 

 rometer began to fall before noon. 



13th. LlghtrainfromS'lyuearlyallday. Even- 

 ing mostly clear. 



nth. Very line. 



l.Jtli. Very fine. Evening still and clear. 



16th. Remarkably mild. Thick fog in the morn- 

 ing. Sprinkling of rain from 1 to 2 P. M. 



'l7th. Very warm for the season. Fog In the 

 morning and evening. Sunshine at mid-day. 



ISth. Very fine. Snow nearly all gone, and the 

 frost out of the ground in many places. 



19th. Light rain at mid-day. Began to 8 

 from 8 to 9 P. M. 



20th. About an inch of fresh snow on the ground 

 tills morning. Hist through the day. Rain : 

 the evening. 



21st, Cloudy in the morning. Ground covered 

 with sleet. Evening clear. 



22d. Very fine. 



23d. Pleasaut in the morning. Cloudy, and ; 



24th. Very fine. 



2.')tli. Pleasant, and very warm for the seasc 

 Tlie warmest day since October 22, 1856. 



26th. Flurry of snow between 9 and 10 A. 

 Evening clear aud blustering. Faint aurora h 

 down in the north. 



27tb. Air raw. Appearances of storm in t 

 evening. 



2Sth. Between two and three inche.s of fr( 

 snow on the ground this morning. Mostly cl( 

 in the afternoon and evening. 



March, 1857. New Moon, 25<'- b^- 20™- P. M. 



2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 7 

 3 S 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 S15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 S22 

 23 

 24 



27 

 28 

 S29 

 30 

 31 



29.44 29.40 29.42 20 

 29.34'29.22;29.38 24 

 29.55 29.63,29.79 



29.85 

 29.99 

 29.27 



29.58 



29.85 29.93 

 29.9629.87 

 29.18129. 54 

 29.71 '30.0 



0.22,;50.2O 30.19 



30.06 

 29.48 

 29.98 

 29.74 

 30.30 

 29.84 

 29.90 

 29.90 

 29.65 

 30.01 

 29.52 

 29.15 

 29.76 

 29.98 

 30.26 

 29.76 

 29.41 

 29.3: 

 29.53 

 29.56 

 29.63 

 29.81 

 29.86 



29.69 

 29.88 

 29.85 

 30.23 

 29.58 

 29.96 

 29.77 

 29.71 

 29.98 

 29.21 

 29.36 

 29.73 



29.33 

 29.93 

 29.71 

 30.09 

 30.10 

 29.70 

 29.99 

 29.59 

 29.96 

 29.86 

 29.10 

 29.69 

 29.79 



,30.08 30.24 

 30.0929.92 

 29.i;5;29.58 

 29.32129.38 

 29.43 29.57 



29.47 

 29.53 

 29.64 

 29.84 

 29.77129.69 



29 



29.62 



29.74 



Means 29.73 29.70i29.75 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL, 



Max. 

 Min. 



Me.tn 

 Rangi 



30.48 30.41 130.42 



29.33|29.36'29.28 



29.91 29.88 29.93 



l.l.S 1.05| 1.14 



Ht-au of month 29.907 

 Extreme range 1.20 



Atl At 10 Daily 



25.0 

 18.7 

 16.3 

 28.0 

 31.3 

 33.0 

 20.0 

 18.3 

 28.3 

 21.0 

 23.3 

 21.0 

 19 

 33.3 

 34.0 

 39.0 

 38.3 

 39.3 

 42.7 

 34.3 

 32.7 

 33.0 

 33.0 

 42.0 

 40.0 

 37.3 

 40.7 

 41.3 

 43.3 

 43.7 

 46.0 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



S. W. 



Calm 



E'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



E'ly 



2 S'ly 2 

 4,N.bvE. 5 

 2 N. W. 2 



46.0 

 16.3 



29.7 



32.2 



At 10 p. 1 



s. w. 



S'ly 



W'ly 2 



WbyN4 



N'ly ^ 



IS. E. 3 



W byN 4lw byN 3 



S. W. 2'S. E'ly 2 



2. N.W. 3 



1 S. E. 2 



W'ly 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 W'ly 

 S'ly 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 

 W'ly 

 N. E. 

 N.W 

 N.W 

 S. W'lyl 

 S. W. 1 

 N.W. 2 

 N.W. 1 

 N'ly 2 

 N. W'lyl 

 N'ly 1 

 N.W. 1 



1.7 



S. W'ly 1 



S. E'ly 2 



S'ly 2 



N.W. 



S. E'ly 2 



S'ly ' 



W'ly 



S'ly 



N'ly 



S'ly 



S. W'ly 1 



N. W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N'ly 



N. E. 



N'ly 



W'ly 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N. W. 



S. W. 



S'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. W. 



S'ly 



N.W. 



S'ly 



N.W. 

 S. E'ly 

 N. W. 

 E'ly 

 S'ly 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 S'ly 

 N. E. 

 S'ly 

 S'ly 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N'ly 

 N. E. 

 S'ly 

 W'ly 



2.1 



1.7 



point between — Days. 



N. & E 3 



E. & S 6 



S. & W 8 



W. & N 14 



5 

 Snow 



3 









 Misty 











1 



1 



1 





 Snow 



7 



9 







9 

 10 



3 



9 



7 



8 

 Foggy 



2 



(I 





 10 



10 



Snow 







3 



5 



7 









 10 





 10 











4 







2 





 10 

 Shower 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



3 



8 



3 

 10 

 10 



9 



Snow 

 Snow 









 10 













 Snow 



2 

 Snow 







7 









 Shower 







2 

 10 







0.50 



0.75 

 0.75 



Di.ys. 

 10 



Clear . 

 Variable 

 Cloudy . 

 Rain or snow fell on 11 



: :! 



v.-uiuc; wind N. E' 

 hU day; wind v 

 not large, but 





heavy. Qunutily of su 

 drifted. 

 3d aud 4th. Very fine. 

 .■Jth. Pleasant. Indications of storm in evening. 



Gth. Rain and snow last niglit. Foggy this 

 moruiug and calm, with light mist. Mostly cle;ir 

 in the at'Ieruoon aud evening. 



7th. Very fine overhead, but extremely blu.s- 

 tering. 



8th. Cool and very clear. 



Sth. Mostly clear till 8 A. M., and then cloudy. 

 Began to snow from 3 to 4 P. M. 



loth. About four inches of snow on the ground 

 this morning. Wind very blustering and cold fro 

 about W by N. Evening clear and cold. 



lllh. Air very raw in the afternoon. Began to 

 snow rerv moderately at 7 P. M. 



12th. From three to four inches of fresh su. 

 fell last night. Weather cold and very blusterii 

 Evening clear, 



13th. Pleasant in the morning. Air S. E'ly a 

 very raw in the afternoon. 



14th. Snowing very moderately about sunri 

 Mostlv clear in the afternoon. Evening very cle 

 From"one to two inches of snow. 



l-lth. Very fine. 



16th. Very fine at mid-day. Shower in ev( 

 ing, and thick fog. 



17th Very fine. Evening cloudless, aud 

 very clear. 



ISih. Pleasant, though cloudy. 



I'.tlh. Heavy shower in the morning, with so 

 thunder. 



*J(iih Snow-squallfromll A. M. tonoou. Ev. 

 ing very clear. 



'ilst. Air raw and unpleasant. 



22d. Light flurry of snow last night. Air r 

 aud chiliy all day. 



2:id. Cloudy. Air raw and chilly in mornini 



24th. Very mild. Air light at S. W'ly. 



'i-'ith. Mild and pleasant in the morning. Grew 



.hi in the evening. 



2*:th. Pleasant. Evening clear. 



27(h Vrry fine. Evening cloudy, 



liMh. Chnidy Hud mild. 



2'Mh. Cti.udy tlin.ugh the day. Light spriuk- 



ug of rain at o P. M. 



3i»th. Mild and pleasaut, though cloudy. 



31st. Very tine. 



