(Brit. Assoc. Report, Sections, p.32.] 
Table of the principal Results of the Meteorological Observations made by J. H.Grewe at the Alten Copper Works, Finmark, in Norway, during the years 1846 and 1847, being a continuation of those made at Alten in 1843, 1844 and 1845, 
by Messrs. J. H. Grewe and J. F. Cote.—N. lat. 69° 58! 3!', E. long. 23°. 
Barometer (corrected for all corrections and reduced to the level of the sca). ‘Thermometer (in the shade, 9 feet above ground; reduced to Fabrenheit’s scale). Wind. Clouds. Clear sky. | 
| Rain 5 
| Monthly means. Highest Lowest. | Range. in English inches. | yfonthly means. Maximum 3 r.s. Minimum 3 r.a1 Range. || Monthly mean Monthly baroral | e ae A 
Months | | ane force of driving. | all clear. 
| | =| : + — — _S - 7 = Months. 
| Day and|Day and| | Day and|Day and | | | | Day and| Day and Day and| Day and 
| 1816, 1847. | time of | time of} 1846. 1847, | time of | time of | 1846. 1847. 1846, 1847, 1846. 1847. 1946. | 1847. | time of | time of | 1840.) 1847, time of | _ time of 1846. | 1847, |1846.|1847.| 1846, | 1847. | 1846. | 1847. | 1846. | 1847, 
1846, | 1847. 1846. | 1847, | 1846, 1847, 1846. 1847. 
i SE + —— —_— i —— 
eatene ee ene awen eordyall mothe r f Ist, | 4th, Y , Hertananel lintan odalitar re 2. 19th, |Ist, 17th,) 49.9) 47.9) 24th, lst. i ; , 6) 1° i rs r 4 i : 
| January |29-60767 20-76158) 3 | 0a. 3034994) 3031490] 9 8, | g'pin, | 2895191] 29-0943) 1-89803 | 122047 | 047244 | 8.95669) 15-930] 30-085) et Stem, "| 428 473\ orn. | morning. (~ 78) —18) 60-4) 48:6 1-817) 8-032] 0-855 | 0516] 2860) 1-785 | January. 
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‘ant ary 8th, | 28rd, | og, alian.a goal LOth; || 5th; log, alan: “a6 ¥ y re | yo.r9@| 14-997| 28th, | 25th, |on.o\ 99.9) Sth 12th, ‘i . i +a} Ls i 476) 0 i x 
| February... 2950165 29-61187| gen | 35, 29-00668) 30-31028| 3 loa. 2888262] 2916196, 1-02401 | 1-15787| 2-50000) 148700) 12596) 14821) TO | gan 802/983 OM | pody, |—14'8) —B1/ 45-0) 41-4) 1-428) 1-857| 0-476 0-369| 2512| 3-262 | February. 
laatnee : 24th, | 25th, | a9. ere Mth, | 13th, | 99, . eee len . , ‘ony|oy-v9Rl Gist | loth, el ay-o| 4th 14th J eillgaenltader | ak : vA Ge , : 
| March,.....|29'05286 2977558) q \'0" |g pq, |3017817| 3034246) 5 0 | 4 | 20-0814) 2910900) 1-14173| 128346) 0-48091 | 171658) 25-907) 21198) Ao | 3 yar, [406410 oorn | ene |= O-4| —B1 | 41-0) 44-1) 1-806) 1566) 0-419 0478 | 2376) 2667 | March. 
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[aes ao‘nanna|aacsanne (2ords|UL4the len qarcalin: 28th, | 3rd, | 99. pee a Rane ap Il eer oll | aoelonca7y| 24th, | 17th, | geglra.el 3rd, | ard : Alico : Saalllet : F 
| April... 2080709) 2979823) gg yy, | 3042514) B0-24025) D1 |g jx, | 2918980) 2929120 1.29184 | 1:02205] 1-29921 | 022441 93-426) 25°777) soon! | noon, [464/935 sighe,| nignt, [+ 86] +23/978)51-3) 2-000) 1-392) 0733| 0500) 2628) 3322 Apri 
| song ong 2lst, | 6th, yr lends ery erAdan, leet licens : , enna EEA @scerallcasa lear eouiin || ab Maleate ied 4th ; i wild aeAE ? : - . " 
May) ...:: | 2987967 3002671) G8. gars, [8024561 3054364) 47" | SN | 29-38085| 29554837) 0-91496) 0.99527) 1-67322) 032283) 3:07) 36-612 NNN | ugg, (554,545) St | an 68) 140/486) 405 1-720| 1505) 0-838) 0-462] 2-419) 3-000! May. 
| 23rd, | Ist, Lith, | 25tb, | 59.90 . : 27th, | 24th 9| 4th, | 8th, ‘ ' 
June .....1 ieeeeai acess J pat, 9 Ara |20°24010| 30:30309) g 0g gr | 29°85742] 2051569) 088268] 0-78740) 1-06299| 0-21260) 50-482] 54-590) 70" | Coon’ |75:2)842 Fie | sient, | 820) 920/482) 52-2) 2266) 1-400) 1133) 0-800| 2655 | 2955 | June. 
4 99-qr089| 30th, | 6th Tee {allan 7th, | 9th, | og, ; , CO TRaRiedanaTt fae 19 re7| 26th, | 27th, 3) gqe7| 11th 4th, 7 .9) 47:3) 1+ x yi i i 7 3 
July ees | 2970590 29:95282) gg pay, |30°15742) 3058498) /)'" | gy, | 2921254] 2956963] 0-94488 | 1-01535 | 148031 | 0-18110 | 59128) 57°587| orn | oon, |88°3)847| morms| morning. | 194| 87-4) 63:9) 47:3) 1-742) 2-097) 1-032) 1-000) 2-107 | 3-430) July. 
Par reer ecl [OSA ELEN Ilere copa7y| 7th, | 21st, | 99, ssaaeelias ; anal ; cazal 15th, | 4th, | re.¢) an.91 10th, | 14th, 31st,| oo, AATPRAV Elan ‘ 4 , ‘ 1 
August...) 29°91058 2071522) 4," 9 y..¢, | 3018498) 30-2227) 9/°1 | S| 29-52750) 29-16923) 0-65748| 1-05354) 134252) 243700 | 57785) 58-453) ("| oon, |78°8) 833! sora | morning. | 280) 41-0|55°8 423) 1182] 2134! 0-978) 0-902] 2215 | 2134) August. 
September | 29-69318 2967720] gt» | 28t, | 3015309 30-5144) d4th | 7th, | 9897435] 2915849] 117874) 137795 | 320865 | 187008 | 46-164] 49-210) 8H | 4th, |gg-ol gid) 20th) 15th, | 97.5) 39-9) 40-5] 81:5) 1-113) 1-422| 0672) 0-811| 1568! 1-933 | September. 
9pm. 3 P.nt. 9 p.m. | 9 Am. noon, | 3 P.M. morn.| morning. 
October ...| 2078022 2961248] g 8 rs | 3029915] 30-46096 124%, | 21st, | 29.99388| 2875585) 1-29527| 1:70511 | 1-10236) 251968 | 39315] 34-844) Ot. | 17th, 
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15th, 24th, 
10-4| 12:2 | 44-1) 35:1) 1877) 2107| 0-344 | 0591) 3:000) 2-452 | October. 
morn.| morning. 
; -79950\ 29:47415| 34 | 1th, | 59.47 7061 99; Ast, | 80th, | o9, ' milla ‘ lrrev cantantanel ances al eeann| ie lBeh olazal 28th, | 16th ‘ PalPeraaeralinn : H 94| 2-244 
November |29:79950 2947415) 9 7°.) | g » ap, | 9041726] 29:91963} go |g. | 29/13419] 2891569] 1-28307 | 1-00394| 3:03149) 131890 28-492) 30916) Fh | ooh |500)47°3) aa [eee 10-4 52-2 36-9) 1:329| 3-244) 0-447) 0570) 1894 November. 
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, 29: | 9th,  8lst ‘i 80th, | 6th, | 99, MaRS 95 2.9 . 30th, | Sth 4 4)-4) 288d, | 22nd, " 635-5) 0+ 7 133) 0% r . 
December | 29:68737/29'87844) 4°. y xg, |30'24010| 30-63380) 5 | g 11, | 29°00782) 2840152) 123228 | 2.23228] 0-53150| 061023) 9:570) 23-632) 400") nom | 87-4) 41-4) ore ee 5-9 | 48-6 35:5) 0:899| 2-021) 0-133 0:322| 3633) 4-290 | December. 
1 eel Tale oi | rotat | Toten (ABE Scaled (Se all (peel eee 
Means... ».| 29°75755/20-76315/... |... |80:23272/30-30835] ... | ... | 2912901] 2013462) 1-10371 | 1:23373 |18:18500 16-80705 | 35-001)36:609} ... |... |55°2)57°3) | ssnen 7°6\ 15°1| 47-6) 42-2| 1-611| 1-974] 0-624| 0-610} 2502) 2-796 | Means. 
| The scale of el of the wind adopted at Alten is thus—1=almost calm, and 10=hurricane; and for the driving of the clouds, 1=very slow, and 4=very fast. The 
, Barometer. 1846. 1847. ‘Thermometer. 1846, 1847. sky is supposed to be divided into eight parts, and 0=all clouded, and 8=all clear. ; 
Highest point of the year .., 80-42514 30:63380 | Highest point of the year ... +833 Fahr, +84:7 Fabr. | ‘Mean height of the barometer was greater in 1847 than in 1846. The year 1847 was warmer than 1846. The oscillation of the barometer was greater in 1847 than 
Lowest point of the year ... 28:88262 28:40152 | Lowest point of the year ... —148 ... — 31... | in 1846, and the reverse was the case with the thermometer, The atmosphere was drier, the wind was rather more powerful, and the sky was clearer in 1847 than in 
ns ae — — 1846. 
Total range of the year...... 154252 2°23228 Total range of the year 
coer 981... 878... | The results here given of the barometer have been reduced from the Alten results in French millimetres to English inches; and the same with the thermometer, the 
| results of which have been reduced from Centigrade to Fahrenheit. Hours of observation 9 a.m., 3 and 9 p.m. 
