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9 o'clock a.m./8 o'clock, p.m.) Dew Point, | External Thermometers. | Inches, | Direction 
Atchd. Atchd.| deg of Faht.| Fahrenheit. | Self-register. |read off | of Wind 
Dec.| Bar. | Ther.} Bar. | Ther.|9 a.m.,3 p.m.|9 a.m./3 p.m.| Lwst. | Hhst. 9 am. | at9 am. Remarks. 
1 |28.94/ 47.5 | 28.9 | 49.9 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 46.0 | 49.0 | 45.0 | 50.0 | .010 |S. Fair a.m. ; rain p.m. ; a gale from the S.E., 7ibs. force 54 p.m. 
2 |28.81| 50.0 | 28.84] 51.0 | 47.0 | 48.0 | 48.0 | 49.0 | 47.0 51.5 | .215 |S.S.E.  |Very fair a.m.; rain p.m. ; gale continuing, force at 12 (noon), 94fbs. 
3 | 28.85) 47.5 | 28.85] 49.0 | 44.0 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 46.5 |41.5 | 50.0 | .060 |S.S.E.  |Fair a.m. ; light rain after. 
4 | 28.81| 46.0 | 29.06] 47.0 | 41.5 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 45.0 | 40.0 | 46.0 | .035 JS. Very fair ; a slight deposition at night. 
5 |29.3 |44.5 | 29.45] 46.0 | 41.0 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 38.0 | 46.0 | .005 |W.N.W.|Very fair; a slight deposition at night. 
6 | 29.7 |43.0 | 29.7 | 43.5 | 335 |39.0 | 33.5 | 41.5 | 32.0 | 42.5 | .005 |S.S.W. |Fair a.m.; rain after sunset. 
7 | 29.74|46.0 | 29.77| 46.5 | 44.0 |43.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 41.0 | 46.0 055 |W.N.W.|Very fair. 
8 | 29.86] 42.5 | 29.88] 44.0 | 36.0 |37.0 | 36.0 | 41.5 | 35.0 | 43.5 | .005 |W.N.W.|Very fair. 
9 | 29.88) 40.5 | 29.88] 40.0 | 34.5 |36.5 | 34.5 | 38.5 | 33.0 | 39.5 W.N.W.|A dense fog, continuing all day. 
10 | 29.73/39.5 | 29.69] 40.5 | 34.0 |37.0 | 34.5 | 38.0 | 31.5 | 40.0 W.S.W. |Fair a. m.; overcast p.m. ; light rain at night. 
11 | 29.76|43.0 | 29.79| 44.0 | 41.0 |40.0 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 36.0 | 43.5 | .020 |W.N.W.|Very fair. 
12 | 29.77) 44.5 |29.75| 45.0 | 41.0 | 43.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 39 5 | 45.5 S. Very fair. 
13 | 29.77) 45.0 |29.77| 46.5 | 42.5 | 42.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 42.0 | 46.0 S.S.W. |Very fair. 
14 | 29.89) 45.5 | 29.85] 47.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 43.0 | 45.0 | 42.0 | 47.0 N.W.  |Fair a.m. ; overcast p.m. 
15 | 29.83) 45.0 | 29.81} 46.0 | 40.0 |41.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 S.E. Very fair. 
16 | 29.1 |40.0 | 29,8 | 38.5 | 29.0 |29.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 250 | 30.5 N.N.W. |A dense fog, with hoar frost, continuing all day. 
17 | 29.81/38.5 | 29.28) 38.0 | 32.0 |31.5 | 33.75) 32.5 | 27.5 | 34.0 S.E. Overcast all day. 
18 | 29.74|36.5 | 29.71} 38.0 | 30.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | 30.0 | 36.0 E.S.E. |A fine morning ; fair, but overcast p-m. 
19 | 29.72|36.5 | 29.58] 38.0 | 31.5 |34.0 | 31.5 | 34.0 | 30.0 | 35.0 S.8S.E. [Very fair; rain during the night. 
20 | 29.57|39.0 | 29.71] 41.0 | 40.5 | 41.0 | 39.0 | 40.0 | 31.0 | 41.0 | .055 |S.S.E. {Rain at 9 a.m.; showery all day. 
21 | 29.77|41.0 | 29.75) 41.0 | 34.0 | 34.5 | 34-0 | 33.5 | 33.0 | 34.0 | .235 |S.E. Overcast.9 a.m.; continuing so all day. 
22 | 29.51|41.0 | 29.49 | 42.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 36.0 | 40.0 | 33.0 | 40.5 | .040 |S.K. Misty a.m; overcast p.m. ; rain at night. 
23 | 28.98] 43.5 | 28.87] 45.0 | 42.0 | 44.5 | 42.0 | 45.5 | 38.0 |46.5 | .120 |S.E. Overcast all day, with a slight deposition of rain. 
24 | 28.81)45.0 | 28.83 | 45.0 | 42.0 | 38.0 | 41.5 | 37.0 | 40.5 | 40.0 | .040 |E.N.E |Rain 9 a.m.; clouded all day. 
25 |29.2 |41.0 | 29.33 | 42.25) 32.0 | 20.5 | 35.0 | 34.0 | 32.0 | 35.0 | .025 |N.N.W. |Very fair. y 
26 | 2!).29|37.5 | 29.06} 37.0 | 27.5 | 36.0 | 29.5 | 36.0 | 26.0 | 37.0 S.S.E. _|A fine morning; snow and rain p.m, 
27 | 29.12|38.5 | 29.22] 40.5 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 35.0 | 42.0 | .285 |W.S.W. |Very fair all day. 
28 | 29.67|39.0 | 29.73] 41.0 | 35.0 | 38.0 | 37.5 | 41.5 | 35.0 | 42.5 W.S.W. | Very fair. 
29 | 29.58/ 40.5 | 29.57] 43.0 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 40.5 | 45.0 | 34.0 | 46.0 | .075 |S.S.E. |Rain a.m.; overcast p.m. 
30 | 29.5 |46.0 | 29.43] 48.5 | 46.0 | 48.0 | 47.0 | 51.5 | 45.0 | 52.0 | .010 |S. Overcast, a.m.; rain p.m.; a brisk S. wind. 
31 | 29.91/42.0 |29.98 143.0 |33.0 |39.0 |386.5 |40.5 /35.0 |41.0 | .045 |S.W. Very fair. 
Mean2y.50) 42.44) 29.49] 43.49/37.88 | 39.05| 38.64) 40.98 35.91] 42.35|1.340 Sum. 
Oe ed Barometer. Dew Point. Height of the cistern of the barometer above the ground, 23ft. 6in. 
9 am. 83pm. | Thermometer.}| 9 a.m. 3p.m. |Height of the cistern of barometer above the presumed mean level of the sea, 472ft. 6in. 
Highest,\29.91 31st'29.98 31st} 52.0 30th |47.0 2nd} 48.0 2nd|Height of the ext 
Lowest, \28.81 2nd/28.83 24th) 25.0  16th|27.5 26th} 29.0 16th |Height of the re 
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e ground—Fah., 38ft. ; Self-reg., 38ft. 
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