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Meteorological Tables. 



ANNUAL RESULTS, 



BaKOiMETER. 

 Observations. 

 Highest, 7th January, 30.41, 

 Lowest, 23d October, 28.56, 



Highest, 7th January, 30.40, 

 Lowest, 22d October, 28.56, 



Wind. 



N. 



N. 



Thermometer, 

 Observations. 

 Highest, 13th August, 64° 

 Lowest, 15th January, 23° 



EVENING. 



N. 1 Highest, 31st July, 65°, 

 W. I Lowest, 15th January, 24° 



Wind. 

 W, 

 E. 



Extreme Cold akd Heat by Six's Thermometer. 



Coldest, 16th January, Wind, E 



Hottest, 18th August, Do. S 



Mean Temperature of the year 1842, 46.94° 



12° 



80° 



'eather. Days. 



Fair, 243 



Rain, &c 122 



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Wind. Times. 



N. andNE 45 



E. and SE 125 



S. and SW 99 



W, andNW 96 



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The amount of rain last year at Kinfauns Castle was 31.10 inches ; whereas 

 during 1842, but 23.10 inches fell : the difference being 8.00 inches. During 

 1839, a great quantity of rain fell, but was succeeded by a very dry year : but the 

 quantity of rain, even then, was greater than during 1842. The mean tempera- 

 ture of 1841, by the Kinfauns Register, was 45.88 ; 1842 warmer by 1.00°. 



Results of a Meteorological Jouenai , kept at Harrabv, near Carlisle, 

 BY Joseph Atkinson, in 1842. 



BAROMETER. 



Mean height at 9 a.m \ 29.840 



Mean height at 9 p.m 29.821 



IVIean height of feoth 29.826 



Highest a.m. on the 8th Oct. ...30.509 

 Lowest A.M. on the 25th Nov.... 28. 659 

 Highest P.M. on the 9th April... 30.563 

 I,owest P.M. on the 23d Oct. ...28.465 



THERMOMETER. 



Mean of Maximum 53.5 



Mean of Minimum 43.5 



Mean of both 48.5 



Highest, on the 18th August ...81.3 

 Lowest, on the 21st October ...14.8 



RAIN. 



Total quantity 21.825 



Average quantity for the same 1 .-,„ q^q 



month for seven years J 



Number of days on which rain j , gg 



fell \ 



Average number of days for \ ^-jd. 



seven yeai's J 



Number of Days. 

 N....14i E....22i S, ...32A W.... 36 

 NNE.4i ESE.3i SSW.24iWNW.12i 

 NE 36i SE. 40} SW. 70J N~\V....16f 

 ENE.Gi SSE.23 WSW.20} NNW. If 

 Days. 



Total Easterly 150^ 



Total Westerly 21;^ 



Calm 81 



Moderate 209 



Brseze 33 



Shong Breeze 26 



Stormy H 



WEATHER. 



Clear 47 



Sun shone out 319 



Cloudy 132 



Rain, 171; Snow, 15 == 186 



Frost 58 



Thunder 8 



Hail 16 



