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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



THERMOMETER. 



At G A. H. At 1 P. M. At 10 P. 



August, 1857. New Moon, 19^- ll'»- 18°" A. M. 



1 



S 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 



G 



7 



8 



S i) 



10 



11 



12 



V.i 



14 



15 



S16 



17 



IS 



ly 



2U 

 21 

 22 



S23 

 24 

 25 

 2tf 

 27 

 28 

 29 



S30 

 31 



29.82 

 29.54 

 29.79 

 30.03 

 29.97 

 29.84 

 29.80 

 29.31 



9.62 

 29.70 

 83 

 29.93 

 29.71 

 29.82 

 29.91 

 29.95 

 29.95 

 29.54 

 29.53 

 29.96 



30.00 

 29.70 

 29.53 

 29.61 

 29.86 



29.76 

 29.80 

 29.59 

 29.86 

 30.02 

 29.88 

 29.83 

 29.67 



29.83 

 29.71 

 29.70 

 29.93 

 30.01 

 29.82 

 29.85 

 29.50 



29.62 

 29.55 

 29.65 

 29.93 

 29.62 

 29.80 

 29.88 

 29.89 

 29.95 

 29.65 

 29.46 

 29.83 



30.01 



29.51 

 29.54 

 29.84 

 29.98 



Means 29.77 29.77 29.76 



REDUCED TO SB.'. LEVEL. 



Mas. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.21 

 29.49 

 29.95 

 0.72 



30.2030.19 

 29.66:29.64 

 29.9529.94 

 0.54| 0.55 



Mean of month 29.947 

 Extreme range 0.72 



73.3 



64.7 



74.3 

 66.3 



68.7 

 69.0 

 70.7 

 71.0 

 70.7 



79.0 

 74.3 

 67.7 

 67.0 

 59.3 



62.0 

 63.3 

 63.0 

 63.7 

 62.7 



68.0 

 71.0 

 68.0 

 65.7 



S'ly 



W'ly 



N'ly 



W'ly 



N'ly 



S'ly 



N'iy 



S'ly 



W'ly 



79.0 

 59.3 



66.8 

 31.0 



S. W'ly 2 



N. W. 



S. W. 3 



W'ly 2 



N. E. 2 



S. E. 3 



S. W. 1 



N'ly 1 



1 S'ly 2 



3 



S. W. 

 N'ly 

 N. W. 

 N'ly 

 N'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E'ly 

 N'ly 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 



S.W. 

 S. E. 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 



N.W. 

 N'ly 

 N.W. 

 S. E. 



N'ly 



S. W'ly 1 

 S.W. 2 

 Calm 

 N'ly 1 

 S'ly 1 

 S'ly 3 

 N.W'ly 1 

 S. E. 3 



S.W. 1 

 N. 1 



N.W'ly 2 



S'ly 2 

 S. E'ly 1 

 E'ly 1 

 S. E. 1 

 W. 3 

 N.W. 1 

 S'ly 2 

 S. W'ly 2 



5JS. E. 



2 S. W. 



2 N.W. 2 



IN. W. 2 



1.8 



1.8 



W'ly 

 S.W. 



N. 



W. 



S'ly 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S'ly 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 



1.4 



1.6 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 3 



E. & S 5 



S. & W 8 



W. & N 12 



10 

 10 











3 





 Raiu 













 10 

 Rain 

















 Raiu 











Clear . . . . 

 Variable . . . 

 Cloudy . . . . 

 Rain fell on . . 

 (3 clays oraitteJ.l 



0.15 

 0.15 



1.15 

 0.10 



Ist. Cool, but pleasant. Cloudy in tli 

 morning. Evening fine. 



2d. Very fine. Sun very warm at mii] 

 day. 



3d. Cool and iine. Evening very calm. 



4tli. Very fine. Evening very damp 



.5th. Heavy rain before S A. M. Damp 

 and cloudy during the day and evening. 



6th. Cold and very fine. Evening sple 

 did. 



7th. Very fine. 



8th. Sultry in the morning. Afternoon 

 and evening fine. 



9th. Very fine. 



loth. Very damp. Appearances of 1 

 during the day. Commenced raining about 

 S P. M., with high wind. 



nth and 12lh. Very fine. 



13th. Rain in morning. Sultry through 

 the day. Incessant heat lightning in the 

 K.E. from 8 to 9 P.M. 



11th. Very sultry during the day. Thun- 

 dershower about 8 P. M. Cleared oflf liefore 

 10 P M. 



loth. Very fine. Sun very hot at mid- 

 day. Evening cool. 



16th. Very fine. 



17th. Cloudy and damp. Began to rain 

 at about 6 P, M. 



ISth. Cool. Slight sprinkling of rain iu 

 the evening. 



19tli. Very pleasant. 



20th. Pleasant. 



21st. Very pleasant. 



22d. Cloudy and cool. Commenced rain- 

 ing about S P. M., and rained heavily. 



23d. Shower and sultry in the morning; 

 wind E'ly, which changed to S. W. in the 

 afternoon. Thunder-squall, with rain about 

 8 P. M. Cleared by 9 P. M.; wind .\. W. 



21th. Cool, but very fine. 



2.5th and 26th. Very fine. 



2Sth. Pleasant. 



2Slh. Kainy in the morning. Eveuit 

 cloudy, with mist. 



29th. Cloudy, with mist, in the mornin 

 Clouds broken in the evening. 



30th. Very fine. Evening without a cloud. 



31st. Very fine. 



September, 1857. New Moon, 18* O"- 25" A. M. 



1 

 2 

 3 

 4 

 5 

 i 6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 S13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 S20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 S27 

 28 

 29 

 30 



Sun- Atl AtlO Snn-1 Atl IaiIO Daily „ 

 rise. P. M. p. M. rise, i P. m. p. m. mean. * 



30.12!30.12 30. 

 30.14;30.12 30. 

 30.15 30.08130. 

 30.10,30.07 30 

 30.01i29.87|29, 

 29.71:29. 78l29, 

 30.06130.07130. 

 30.23130.17 30. 

 30.0129.93129. 

 29.93|29.88j29. 

 29.82! 29. 76'29. 

 29.92'29.94 29. 

 29.91i29.88'29. 

 29.78"29.74 29, 

 29.59,29.60129 

 29.85 29.85129 

 29.80| 29.59:29, 

 29.56129.64129, 

 29.92 29.90'29, 

 29.68 29.6629 

 29.9129.951,30, 

 29.97!29.80'29, 

 9.42:29.4929 

 29.78129.78I29, 

 29.92:29.89 29 

 29. 84:29. 82:29, 

 29.96 29.89:29, 

 29.70 29.56129, 

 29.67i29.73!29 

 29.91|29.86''29 



Means 29.87, 29.85'29.8: 

 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 



Mean 

 Range 



30.41 

 29.60 

 30.05 

 0.81 



30.35: 

 29.67 

 30.03 

 0.68 



30.37 

 29.57 

 30.06 

 0.80 



Mean of mouth 30.047 

 Extreme range 0.84 



63.7 



6'7.0 

 68.0 

 71.3 

 64.7 

 54.0 

 54.3 

 62.7 

 67.3 

 74.3 

 62.3 

 66.3 

 70.6 

 67.3 

 59.0 

 61.3 

 60.3 

 48.7 

 .54.3 

 50.3 

 51.7 

 52.7 

 54.3 

 57.3 

 61.3 

 61.7 

 63.3 

 48.7 

 44.0 



74.3 

 44.0 



68.3 

 48.0 



At 10 p. : 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N'ly 



Nl'y 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



Calm 



S. W'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N.W'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



1 N. W. 

 1 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 

 N.W. 



2!N. e. 

 llN'ly 



1 n. w. 

 i!s. w. 

 lis. w. 



2 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 2S'ly 



1 s. w. 



2 S. W. 



3 N. W. 

 2 N. E. 

 I'S. W. 

 2 S. W. 

 2 S.W. 



N. E. 

 N. E. 

 S'ly 

 N.W. 

 N'ly 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 

 N. E. 

 N. E. 

 i!n. E. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



S'ly 



Calm 

 3 N.W. 

 2!n. W. 

 2 S. W. 

 3, N.W. 

 2 N. E. 



2;n. e. 



2 N'ly 

 I'S. E'ly 2 E'ly 



I W'ly 3 N.W. 



I I W'ly 2 S.W. 

 IS. W. IS. w. 

 1 1 W'ly 2 S.W. 

 lis. W'ly 2 S. W'ly 1 



1 S. W. 3 N. W. 1 

 IN. W. 2' N.W. 1 



2 N.W. 2 N.W. 1 



1.3 



2.0 



1.1 



N. & E 7 



E. & S 



S. & W 11 



W. & N 12 







1 



3 



2 















2 









 10 

 Misty 

 Foggy 







8 

 Raiu 





 Rain 

 10 





 10 









 10 























Clear . . 



VariaWo . 

 Cloudy . 

 Rain fell ou 



}-» 



'ith* 



ly fin 



1st and 2d. Very 1 



3d. Very fine. Ai 

 the evening. 



4tb and dth. 



6lh. Raiu in themoraing. From 8 to 9 

 A. M., wind changed from S.W. to N. W., 

 and the thermometer fell rapidly. Clear 1 

 the afternoon and evening. 



7th. Cool, but very fine. 



Sth. Very fine. At 9}^ P. M.. a bright 

 meteor passed directly across the bright 

 star Alpha Lyrse, moving towards the S.W. 

 For a moment, the light of the star was lost 

 in that of the meteor. 



9th and 10th. Fine. 



11th. Fine. Sun very hot at mid-day. 



12th. Air cool and dry. 



I Jth. Cloudy, with appearances of raii 



14th. Air warm and very damp, ^'early 

 a dead calm all day. 



loth. Very fine. Evening cloudless, and 

 the air very clear. 



16th. Pleasant. 



17th. Light rain at 11 to 12 A.M. Steady 

 rain in the evening, and warm. 



ISth. Very fine. 



19th. Cloudy in the morning, 

 the afternoon and evening. Very culd for 

 the season. 



20th. Rain iu the morning. Cloudy i 

 the afternoon and evening. 



2l5t. Cloudy through the day. Eveuii 

 clear and very cold. 



2'2d. Cloudy for the most part. 



2:^.1. Riiin at suun.se. Clear from 9 to 11 

 A.M. Er.niuu-plendid. 



24ih. 



'2Mh. Mil.l aud cloudy. 



2t>tli aud 27lh. Very fine. 



2Sth. Pleasaut in the morning. Gust of 

 piud at 2 P M., with sprinkling of ri 

 iveuiug clear. 



2yth. Very fine. Evening splendid i 



