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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER; PROVIDENCE, R.I. 



August, 1859. New Moon, 27^- ll*"- IS"- P. M. 



10 



11 



12 

 13 



S14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 



S21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 



S28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



29.83 

 29.85 

 29.90 

 29.79 

 29.65 

 29.71 



30.01 

 30.03 

 29.98 

 29.90 

 29.74 

 29.69 

 29.75 

 29.93 

 30.00 

 29.83 



29.81 

 29.91 

 29.94 

 30.03 

 29.96 

 29.60 

 -9.77 

 29.68 

 29.71 

 29.72 

 29.80 

 29.61 



29.8229.86 

 29.S5'29.84 

 29.86|29.87 

 29.6729.64 

 29.64 29.61 

 29.75 



29.80 

 30.01 

 30.04 



29.67 

 29.68 

 29.81 

 29.95 

 29.95 

 29.72 



29.90 

 29.93 

 29.98 

 30.03 

 29.80 

 29.73 

 29.76 

 29.59 

 29.71 

 29.74 

 29.76 

 29.61 



Means 29.83 29.79 29.82 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



Max. 

 Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



30.21i30.22;30.21 



29.78j29.68 29.77 

 30.01 29.97 30.00 

 0.43 0.541 0.44 



Mean of month 29.993 

 Extreme range 0.54 



69.0 



71.7 

 76.0 

 76.3 

 75.7 



70.7 

 71.7 



71.7 

 77.0 

 69.0 

 61.7 

 62.3 



65.7 

 66.3 

 64.0 

 67.0 

 66.7 

 68.0 

 71.0 

 71.0 

 62.0 

 58.3 

 59.7 

 63.7 



77.0 

 58.3 



69.2 

 37.0 



N. W. 



s. w. 



S'ly 

 S. W. 

 S. W. 

 N.W. 



N. W. 



s.w. 



N. E. 

 S'ly 



s. w. 



N. W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 



N'lv 

 N. E. 

 E'ly 

 E'ly 

 N. E'ly 

 S. E. 

 N.W. 

 N. W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 



S.W. 

 S. E. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 



IS. W. 



2 N. W. 



N.W. 



S. E. 



S.W. 

 1 

 1 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 

 2N'!y 

 IN. E. 

 IN. W. 



I - 

 2N. E. 

 IN. E. 

 I'E'ly 

 I'S'ly 

 I'S. E. 



3 N. E. 

 1 W. 



3 W'ly 

 1 W'ly 

 1 N. W. 

 1 N.W. 

 1 S. W. 



S.W. 



S'ly 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



1 s. w. 



2 S'ly 



is. w. 



S'ly 

 S.W. 



IS. w. 



2 S'ly 



3JN.W. 



3 N. E. 

 3E'ly 



1 ... 



2 N. E. 

 2 E'ly 

 2 E'ly 

 2 S'ly 

 2S. E. 



3!n. w. 



3|W'ly 



2 S. W. 

 2IN.W. 

 2'N. W. 1 

 1 1 Calm 



3 S. W. 1 



1.2 



1.9 



1.0 



1.4 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 5 



E. & S 5 



S. & W 9 



W. & N 10 







5 



5 

 10 

 Rain 







6 

 10 













 Foggy 

 Foggy 

 Rain 





 10 















1 



5.5 



3 



3 



Rain 







"3 



5 

 



10 

 5 

 4 



4 

 

 







2 



5 



2 

 10 

 Rain 



5 

 2 

 3 

 1 

 5 



1 

 10 





 Rain 

 10 





 

 

 

 Rain 

 

 2 

 

 

 

 1 



Clear .... 



Variable . . . ^ 

 Cloudy . . . . ) 

 Rain fell on . . 

 (2 days omitted.) 



66.7 

 80.4 

 74.1 

 78.9 

 78.3 

 66.9 



62.1 

 66.6 

 64.8 

 62.9 

 8(1.9 

 83.3 

 61.9 

 64.0 

 44.1 

 54.8 

 78.1 



53.1 

 55.0 

 84.1 

 72.5 

 78.9 

 89.5 

 66.3 

 66.3 

 54.3 

 44.5 

 52.3 

 65.3 



67.! 



0.37 



1.17 

 0.20 



l.st. Fine. 



2d. Cloudy and sultry. Heavy fog abont 

 S P. M. 



."(d. Very damp and sultry, 

 the morning. 



ndy : 



4th. Diimp and sultry in the afternoon; 

 good deal of wind, and rain after 9 P. M. 



fith. Slight showers in the morning, and 

 sultry. Steady rain from 3 to 7 P.M. Even- 

 ing cloudy. 



6th to 9th. Tery fine. 



lOtli. Fine. 



11th. Fog in the morning. Cloudyinthe 



12th. Damp. Cloudy most of the day. 



13th. Showery. Evening clear. 



14th. Pleasant. Quite warm. 



15th. Cool, but very fine. 



16th, Very fine, though quite cool. 



17th. Very cool. 



18th. Pleasant. 



19th. Showery in the evening. 



20th and 21st. Very fine. 



22d. Fine. Evening very clear. 



2:3d. Very fine. 



24th. Cloudy ; air damp. Began to rain 

 at 7 P. M. 



25th. Copious rain at intervals till 4 P. M. 

 Evening clear. 



26th. Very fi 



27th. Shower 

 P. M. Evening clear, 



2Stb. Very fine. Splendid aurora 

 evening. Large portions of the h 

 often covered with light, approaching to 

 blood red. At 35 or 40 min. pa.?t 9 o'clock, 

 rays of red and white light (the red much 

 predominating) met Dear the zenith, form- 

 ing a rare and most magnificent display. 

 The central point of light was about 10° 

 south, and a little east of the zenith. 



29th. Very fine; sky nearly cloudless. 

 Light show of aurora in the evening. 



30th. Very fine. 



31st. Thundershowers in the afternoon 

 and evening. 



ith thunder, from 4 to 5 



September, 1859. New Moon, 26* S^- 48° A. M. 



Sunrise. 



At 2 P.M. At 10 P. 



1 



2 



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 



29.67 29. 

 29.50;29. 

 29.79,29. 

 29.70|29. 

 29.97!29. 

 30.00'30. 

 30.13'3a 



30.11 30 

 30.13 30 



30.12 30 

 29.77 29 

 29.36'29 

 29.33 29 

 29.411 29 



30.17 30. 

 29.96129, 

 29.51129. 

 29.75J29, 

 29.7029, 

 29.9229. 

 29.92129. 

 29.8229. 

 29.76'29. 

 29.77:29. 

 29.7729, 

 29.8229, 

 29.78 29, 

 30.05 30, 

 30.22 30, 



29.60 

 29.77 

 29.79 

 29.89 

 29.98 

 00|30.12 

 I2I3O.II 

 O8[30.12 

 03 29.9 

 03:29.9 

 5629.40 

 30129.33 

 24129.36 

 Cd 29. 9:. 

 lii:!0.18 

 11 30.10 

 64i29.43 

 59129. 7'.i 

 70129.73 

 72129. S6 

 97|29.93 

 92'29.9: 

 78'29.79 

 70I29.7' 

 77,29.78 

 76|29.80 

 7629.80 

 ,76'29.90 

 ,12 30.23 

 .17 30.12 



Means 29.83 29.81 29.81 



REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. 



30.40:30.35130.36 

 29.5129.44 29.51 

 30.01 '29.99:30.03 

 0.89 0.911 0.85 



Max. 



Min. 

 Mean 

 Range 



Mean of month 30.006 

 Extreme range 0.91 



61.7 

 63.0 

 61.0 

 67.7 

 59.3 

 57.7 



57.7 

 5S.7 

 62.3 

 69.0 

 68.3 

 64.0 

 51.0 

 46.3 

 51.3 

 52.3 

 59.3 

 61.3 

 69.7 

 52.7 

 52.0 

 55.3 

 62.7 

 63.0 

 64.7 

 67.3 

 66.3 

 55.7 

 51.7 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W'ly 



N.W. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N.W'ly 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N. E'ly 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 

 W'ly 

 N.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S. W'ly 



N. E'ly 



N.N.E. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



S.W. 



2 N.W. 

 2 N.W. 



2 S'ly 



2 N.W. 

 IS. W. 

 3|n. W. 

 N.W. 

 2 N. W. 



67.7 



1.7 



2.2 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N.W. 



N.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



N'ly 



N.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



N. E. 



N. E. 



S.W. 







5 





 Sprin'le 



5 



1 



5 













 Sprin'le 















1 



8 

 Rain 

 Rain 







10 



Misty 



Rain 



10 



10 



Foggy 



Foggy 



9 



7 







10 

 3 

 5 

 10 



Rain 

 8 

 

 10 



Rain 



Misty 



Misty 



5 



10 



2 



2 











5 



1 

 Sprin'le 



















Sprin'le 



10 









 10 

 R.ain 







1 

 10 



Rain 

 Rain 

 10 

 10 

 Sprin'le 

 10 





 10 











64.1 



56.8 

 64.3 

 63.5 

 61.0 

 54.3 

 79.0 

 58.1 

 61.3 

 66.5 

 80.9 

 69.7 

 66.0 

 4,-^.0 

 41.7 

 41.7 

 91. ( 

 76.3 

 8S.i 

 76.9 

 bS.3 

 93.0 

 89.4 

 72.8 

 83.1 

 75.1 

 58.0 

 79.2 

 68..= 



i- 



1.4 



4.9 



69.7 

 46.3 



59.6 

 39.0 



1.8 



Prevailing winds from some 

 point between — Days. 



N. & E 6 



K. & S 



S. & W 13 



W. & N 11 



Clear 

 Variable 

 Cloudy 

 Rain toll 



1st. Fine. 



2d. Aurora very brilliant from 2 to 4 A. M. 

 Change in weather from 9 to 11 A. M., the 

 wind hauling from S.W. to N'ly, and the 

 air becoming much dryer. Spteudid aurora 

 again in the evening; diffused light around 

 the north, with occasional streamers, and 

 broad, brilliant flashes of light running 

 from the horizon to the zenith, and a good 

 deal of red light in the N. W. 



3d. Very fine. 



4th. Sprinkling of rain at 6 A. M. Plea- 

 sant in the afternoon and evening. 



otb. Pleasant. Sprinkling at 10 P. M. 



6th. Very fine. 



7th. Cool and pleasant. Evening clear. 



Sth and 9th. Fine. 



10th. Fine in the morning. Sprinkling 

 of rain from 9 to 1 P. M. 



11th. Cloudy, and occasional sprinkling. 



12th. Fine. 



13Ui. Cloudv. Heavy dashes of rain from 

 5 to 6 P. M. Very clear at 10 P. M., and 

 much cooler. 



14th. Wind very high, and cold for the 



l.'ith. Very cooi for the season. Evening 

 clear. 



16th. Cloudy, with air chilly from S. W. 

 in the afternoon. 



17th. Began to rain at sunrise, and rained 

 all day, being very heavy in the afternoon, 

 with liigh wind. 



ISth. Light rain and mist in the morning. 

 Cloudy in the afternoon. Evening clear 

 and mild. 



19th. Very fine. 



20th. Warm and sultry. 



2lBt. Began to rain moderately at sun- 

 rise ; rain fine and misty, with strong wind. 

 In evening, wind abated; rain increased. 



22d, Mist, and occasional light showers. 



23d. Clouds, with occasional rain. 



24th. Warm and pleasant. 



25th. Cloudy; occasional brief sunshine. 

 Sprinkling of rain in the evening. 



2Gth. Pleasant. 



27th. Morning foggy. Evening very clear, 



, and mild. 

 26th. Brief showers from 5 to 6 P.M., 



ight thunder. 

 29th. Cool. Evening very clear. 

 30th. Fine. Evening very clear. 



