METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1841. 



1841. 



9 o'clock, A.M. 



Barometer 

 uncorrected. 



Flint 

 Glass. 



Crown 

 Glass. 



Att. 

 Ther. 



3 o'clock, P.M. 



Barometer 

 uncorrected. 



Flint 

 Glass. 



Crown 



Glass, 



Att. 

 Ther. 



.Sti 



o Ij 



External Thermometers. 



^=3 

 "cffl 



!Sfc 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 



Self-registering 



Lowest Highest 







5^ 



REMARKS. 



F 

 S 



*© 



M 

 T 

 W 



OT 

 F 

 S 



010 



Mil 



T12 



^ W13 



S T14 



^ F15 



§ S16 



-017 



Ml 8 



TI9 



W20 



T21 



©F22 



S23 



024 



M25 



T26 



W27 



T28 



F29 



S30 



031 



29.962 

 30.096 

 29.304 

 29.002 

 29.308 

 29.528 

 29.696 

 29.884 

 29.706 

 29.230 

 28.864 

 29.366 

 29.550 

 29.370 

 29.578 

 29.654 

 29.632 

 29.736 

 29.812 

 30.050 

 30.410 

 30.396 

 30.084 

 29.796 

 30.350 

 30.000 

 30.050 

 30.322 

 30.202 

 30.282 

 30.210 



29.954 

 30.088 

 29.300 

 28.998 

 29.300 

 29.520 

 29.688 

 29.878 

 29.698 

 29.224 

 28.858 

 29.358 

 29.546 

 29.364 

 29.570 

 29.648 

 29.626 

 29.728 

 29.804 

 30.044 

 30.402 

 30.388 

 30.076 

 29.790 

 30.342 

 29.992 

 30.044 

 30.314 

 30.196 

 30.274 

 30.202 



29.788 29.781 37.9 



37.8 

 40.0 

 40.5 

 36.9 

 35.0 

 33.2 

 29.7 

 27.7 

 24.2 

 28.2 

 31.9 

 34.8 

 35.0 

 85.8 

 36.6 

 56.9 

 43.0 

 45.7 

 42.7 

 39.2 

 35.6 

 37.2 

 40.0 

 39.6 

 36.6 

 38.7 

 42.2 

 41.9 

 42.2 

 42.6 

 42.7 



29.910 

 30.108 

 29.168 

 29.050 

 29.322 

 29.568 

 29.704 

 29.872 

 29.594 

 29.128 

 28.850 

 29.504 

 29.334 

 29.250 

 29.664 

 29.462 

 29.616 

 29.714 

 29.886 

 30.106 

 30.384 

 30.256 

 30.116 

 29.860 

 30.274 

 29.996 

 30.154 

 30.282 

 30.204 

 30.256 

 30.204 



29.769 29.761 



29.904 

 30.100 

 29.164 

 29.042 

 29.314 

 29.560 

 29,696 

 29.864 

 29.586 

 29.122 

 28.844 

 29.498 

 29.326 

 29.246 

 29.656 

 29.456 

 29.608 

 29.706 

 29.878 

 30.098 

 30.376 

 30.250 

 30.108 

 29.854 

 30.266 

 29.988 

 30.148 

 30.274 

 30.198 

 30.248 

 30.198 



39.2 

 40.7 

 40.5 

 36.3 

 35.4 

 33.0 

 29.3 

 27.3 

 26.6 

 29.8 

 33.8 

 35.8 

 35.9 

 36.2 

 37.8 

 38.2 

 44.6 

 46.6 

 42.6 

 39.0 

 36.6 

 38.6 

 41.0 

 39.5 

 37.2 

 40.6 

 44.5 

 42.8 

 43.8 

 44.3 

 42.8 



38.1 



33 



01.4 

 01.8 

 01.0 



frozen 

 01.3 



frozen 

 dillo 

 ditto 

 ditto 

 ditto 

 01.0 



Broken 

 by frost 



01.2 

 01.7 

 00.5 

 00.9 

 01.4 

 01.4 

 01.2 

 02.1 

 frozen 

 02.0 

 01.7 

 02.4 

 01.9 

 01.4 

 01.5 

 01.9 

 01.8 

 02.1 

 01.4 



01.5 



40.3 

 39.7 

 35.8 

 30.4 

 31.8 

 27.7 

 19.7 

 19.7 

 21.2 

 32.4 

 34.3 

 35.2 

 35.2 

 35.2 

 34.8 

 37.4 

 47.4 

 46.8 

 35.5 

 34.3 

 29.8 

 34.5 

 39.3 

 36.7 

 31.5 

 42.7 

 47.3 

 37.8 

 37.7 

 40.2 

 40.8 



35.3 



44.4 

 42.2 

 36.4 

 35.7 

 33.3 

 29.3 

 27.2 

 21.8 

 30.3 

 37.0 

 35.5 

 36.8 

 33.3 

 33.3 

 35.5 

 44.6 

 51.3 

 47.7 

 36.7 

 33.7 

 38.8 

 40.5 

 41.0 

 35.0 

 37.5 

 47.3 

 49.3 

 43.8 

 43.4 

 40.3 

 34.7 



38.0 



37.5 

 40.0 

 36.0 

 29.8 

 30.0 

 28.3 

 20.7 

 19.5 

 14.9 

 22.2 

 32.8 

 33.0 

 32.8 

 34.0 

 33.3 

 33.6 

 37.0 

 46.7 

 35.0 

 32.6 

 28.4 

 30.2 

 34.3 

 36.0 

 31.0 

 31.0 

 43.0 

 36.0 

 36.0 

 37.9 

 40.2 



32.7 



44.2 

 45.5 

 44.8 

 38.7 

 36.3 

 34.4 

 29.8 

 27.3 

 21.4 

 32.8 

 37.7 

 37.2 

 38.0 

 39.2 

 37.2 

 38.2 

 51.8 

 52.3 

 48.7 

 37.8 

 34.7 

 39.4 

 44.7 

 42.0 

 38.0 

 43.6 

 48.6 

 52.8 

 44.8 

 44.2 

 41.7 



40.3 



.016 



.166 

 .061 

 .036 



.205 



.352 



.700 

 .088 

 .166 



.227 

 .022 



.100 

 .033 



.052 



Sum. 



2.224 



Rain and 



w 

 w 



s 

 s 



NW 



N 



NVV 

 SSW 

 SW 



SE 



S 



W 



S 

 NE 

 NW 



E 

 SE 



S 

 NNVV 

 NW 



W 



S 

 NW 

 NW 

 SW 

 WSW 

 SSW 

 SW 

 NW 



s 

 s 



Overcast— deposition— brisk wind throuKliouttlieday, asaUofveiiiug. 



Fine— light clouds- brisk wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast. 

 fA.M. Overcast — lisht wind and snow— very high wind Ihroughout 

 \ the night.* P.M. Lt. elds. & wind. Gv, Fine j<starl(glu— sharp trost. 

 /A.M. Thick fog— white frost. P.M. Overcast — light suow aiwi 

 I. wind. Evening, Overcast — light snow and frost. 

 /A.M. Fine— light clouds— brisk wind. P.M. Overcast— light snow 

 \ — brisk wind. Evening, Continued snow. 



A.M. Ovot.— sharp frost. P.M. Fine— It. olds. Ev.Ovci.— sharp frost. 

 fA.M. Fine— light clouds— sharp frost. P.M.Thkkhaii;- sliarp frost. 

 \ Evening, Cloudy and frosty. 



(A.M. Thick fog— liirht snow— sharp frosl. P.M. Overcast- sharp 

 I frost. Evening, Moonlight — sharp frost. 



fA.M. Light fog— sharp frost. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind— 

 X slight thaw. Ev. Overcast — It. snow— sharp fro>t. [thaw. 



A.M. Ovct.— snow during night. P.M. Ovit.— thaw. Ev. Ovct.— rapid 

 /A.M. Overcast — continued thaw— light wind. P.M. Fine — light 

 \ clouds. Evening, Cloudy. 



/A.M. Lightly overcast— light wind. P.M. Flue— light cloudt. 

 I Evening, Frosty- light fog. 

 A.M. Light fog— rain and wiud. P.M. Overcast— It. snow. Ev.Thaw. 

 /Overcast, with occasional falls of snow, with brisk wind throughout 

 (. the day. Evening, Continued snow — brisk wind. 

 Fine — light clouds k wind tliroughoiit the day. Ev. Overcast — Ihaw. 

 Overcast— light raiu and »lnd nearly the whole of the day, as also 



the evening. 

 A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 



Evening, The same. 

 A.M. Overcast— slight rain and wind. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 

 Evening, Overcast— slight rain. 

 A.M. Ovrt.— It. fog u wind. P.M. Ovct.— fine rain. Et. Light snow. 

 A.M. Cloudy— brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds. Evening, 



Fine and starlight. 

 A.M. LIghlly overcast— sharp frost. P.M. Fine — light clouds. 



Evening, Fine and tlarliglit. 

 A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy — light wind. 

 Evening, Overcast- light rain. 

 Fine- light clonds and wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast, 

 A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind— shortly before 12o'i lock, snow 

 storm, with h. wind, P.M. Ovct.— h. wind. Ev.Finedi sturlight. 

 Fine— light clouds and wind throughout ihedav. Evening, Overcast. 

 (A M. Overcast — deposition— light wind. P.M. Fine- light clouds. 

 1 Evening, Overcast. 



A.M. Light fog and wind. P.M. Fine— It. clouds. Ev. Fine & starlight. 

 (A.M. Light fog and wiud. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. Evening, 

 ) Flue and starliglit, 



fA.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 

 1 Evening, Cloudy. 



A.M. Light fog ic wind. P.M. Overcast- light rain. Ev. Tlie same. 

 jO\ercast— light rain, snow, and fog, nearly the whole of the day, 

 I Evening, Overca-t— lii;ht rain, snow, and wind, 



Mean Barometer corrected . . 



melted tnow."] 



9 A.M. 3 P.M. 

 F. 29.767 .. 29.748 

 C. 29.759 .. 29.739 



M 



T 

 W 



T 4 

 F 5 



OS 6 



7 



M 8 



T 9 



WIO 



Til 



X F12 



^ S13 



§014 



Sm15 



S T16 



W17 



T18 



F19 



S20 



•021 



M22 



T23 



W24 



T25 



F26 



S27 



028 



30.358 

 30.072 

 30.000 

 29,760 

 29.682 

 29,648 

 29.480 

 29,372 

 29.630 

 30.014 

 29.850 

 29.672 

 29.672 

 29.180 

 29.274 

 29.076 

 29,268 

 29.642 

 29.672 

 29.846 

 30.198 

 30.390 

 30.356 

 30,328 

 30.336 

 29.378 

 29.756 

 29.880 



29.778 



30,350 

 30.064 

 29.994 

 29.752 

 29.674 

 29.642 

 29.472 

 29.364 

 29.630 

 30.006 

 29.844 

 29.666 

 29.664 

 29.174 

 29.268 

 29.070 

 29.260 

 29.638 

 29.664 

 29.840 

 30.192 

 30.382 

 30.350 

 30.320 

 30.330 

 29.372 

 29.750 

 29.874 



29.772 



37,0 

 32.4 

 29.0 

 27.3 

 29.2 

 28.2 

 26.8 

 27.0 

 28,9 

 29.7 

 31.8 

 39.2 

 42.2 

 44.8 

 45,6 

 46.9 

 45.7 

 46.0 

 49.3 

 48.7 

 48.3 

 46.5 

 45.3 

 41,6 

 41.3 

 44,7 

 42,9 

 41.8 



38,9 



30,284 

 29.946 

 29.998 

 29,666 

 29.694 

 29.590 

 29.418 

 29.378 

 29.774 

 29,980 

 29.744 

 29.726 

 29.516 

 29,220 

 29.140 

 29.082 

 29.452 

 29,530 

 29.726 

 29,870 

 30.246 

 30,356 

 30,316 

 30.324 

 30.228 

 29.780 

 29.820 

 29.812 



29.772 



30.276 

 29.940 

 29.992 

 29.660 

 29,688 

 29.586 

 29,414 

 29,372 

 29.766 

 29.974 

 29.736 

 29,718 

 29.508 

 29.214 

 29.134 

 29,076 

 29,446 

 29.524 

 29.718 

 29.862 

 30.240 

 30.350 

 30,308 

 30,318 

 30.220 

 29.772 

 29.812 

 29 804 



29.765 



36.9 

 33.4 

 29.6 

 28.2 

 31.7 

 29.7 

 26,6 

 28,6 

 29.8 

 30.2 

 34.2 

 41.3 

 44.3 

 47.0 

 47,0 

 48,3 

 45,7 

 48.0 

 50.8 

 49.7 

 49,4 

 46.6 

 45.3 

 42.3 

 42,3 

 45,7 

 44,3 

 42.7 



40.0 



34 



00.5 

 00.6 

 01.4 

 01,2 

 01.5 

 01,3 

 01.1 

 01.6 

 01,4 

 02,2 

 02.1 

 01.1 

 01.7 

 01,6 

 02.5 

 02.2 

 02.6 

 02.8 



01.6 



30.7 

 27.7 

 22.2 

 25,7 

 25.7 

 27.3 

 23.8 

 26.7 

 27.4 

 28.3 

 36.7 

 41,7 

 44.8 

 47,3 

 43,4 

 45,7 

 40.3 

 43.3 

 46.8 

 46.7 

 45.3 

 40.3 

 38.6 

 34.7 

 38.8 

 43.7 

 39.7 

 36.9 



36.4 



31.7 

 28,7 

 24.8 

 26.7 

 28.5 

 27.8 

 24,9 

 28,7 

 29,7 

 29,8 

 38,7 

 47.7 

 45.7 

 50.3 

 47.7 

 48.3 

 42.7 

 50.3 

 48.8 

 50.4 

 49.2 

 42.7 

 38.7 

 37.0 

 42.7 

 43,2 

 42.7 

 41.5 



38.9 



29.7 

 25.8 

 21.6 

 22.2 

 24.6 

 25.2 

 23.8 

 24.0 

 27.2 

 27.0 

 27.0 

 35.6 

 41,4 

 45.0 

 42.4 

 42.5 

 40.8 

 40.7 

 43.0 

 40,4 

 44.7 

 40,2 

 38.6 

 33.8 

 33,8 

 38,7 

 37.0 

 35.0 



34.0 



42.0 

 32.4 

 29.7 

 25.7 

 30.0 

 29.8 

 28.8 

 26.7 

 29.3 

 30.2 

 37.2 

 42.5 

 49.0 

 48.3 

 51.4 

 49.2 

 50.0 

 45.4 

 51.4 

 50.0 

 52.2 

 50.2 

 43.7 

 41.3 

 41.5 

 44.5 

 47.7 

 43.3 



.116 



40,8 



.022 



.091 

 .125 



.088 

 .033 

 .063 



.108 

 .100 

 ,044 



Sum. 



.790 



N 

 N 

 N 

 E 



NE 

 NE 

 NE 

 N 

 N 

 SE 

 SE 

 S 

 SSE 



S 

 SSE 



E 



NW 



SE 



S 



S 



NW 



NVV 



NE 



N 



N 



WNW 



NW 



WNW 



Mean 



/A.M. Overcast— light snow and wind — sharp frosl. P.M. Fine— 

 1 light clouds. Evening, Fine and starlight— sharp frost. 

 /Overcast— light snow ii brisk wind— sharp frost Ihroughout theday, 

 ( as also the evening. \ Ev. Overcast- sharp frost, 



A.M. Ovct.— sharp frost— It. wind. P.M. Fine— It. elds.— sharp frost. 

 /Overcast— sharp frost— brisk wind throughout the day. Evening, 

 \ Fine and moonlight- sharp fmst. 



/Fine— It. elds. — sharp frost— brisk wind throughout the day. Evening, 

 ( Overcast — sharp frost, [like, with sharp frosl. 



Overcast — high wind tiiroughout the day, as also the niglit. Ev. The 

 lOvercast — high uind throughout tlie day, as also throughout the 

 \ night. Evening, The like, with sharp frost. 

 fA.M. Overcast — brisk wind— sharp frost. P.M. Overcast— light 

 I rain, which froje In falling. Evening, Overcast— sharp frost. 

 (Overcast- brisk wind— sharp frost throughout the day— »now the 

 \ early part of A.M. Eveni tig, Overcast — sharp frost. 



Ovct.- It. wind— sharp frost throughout the day, as also the evening. 



Overcast— rapid thaw throughout theday. Evening, Light rain, 

 f Light fog and wind »ith deposition throughout the day, as also the 

 \ evening, 



(Overcast— light wind, with occasional light rain throughout the 

 i day. Evening, The like, 



/Overcast— high wind throughout the day, as also very high wind 

 \ throughout the night. Evening, The like. 

 A.M. Overcast — It. wind, P.M. Light rain i.<t wind. Ev. The same. 

 A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Fine- light clouds and wind. 



Evening, (Mnudy. 

 Overcast— light rain and wind nearly the whole of the day. Ev. 

 Overcast — light wind. 

 Fine — light clouds and wind throughout the day. Et. Overcast. 



Overcast — slight rain & wind throughout the day, as also the evening. 



(A.M. Fine— light clouds St wind. P.M. Overcast— light brisk wiud. 



1 Evening, Light rain. 



(Lightly overcast— light wind throughout the day. Evening, Star- 



I. light— light fog. 

 A.M. Light fog and wind. P.M. Overcast— It. wind. Ev. Tlie like. 

 Overcast- brisk wind throughout the day. Evening, The same. 

 Overcast— It. brisk wind throughout the day. Ev. Very slight rain. 



/A.M. Overcast — ligiit rain and wind. P.M. Cloudy — light wind. 



\ Evening, Overcast— light rain. 



Overcast — brisk wind throughout the day. Ev, Light rain and wind. 

 Overcast— light brisk wind throughout the day, Ev. Light rain. 

 Fine— light clouds and wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast. 



Q^'M. 3 v'mT 



Barometer corrected -^ F. 29.755 . . 29.74.5 



29.748 .. 29.773 



\l 



• On Sunday, the 3rd of January, a few minutes before 7 a.m., the wind increased much, accompanied by a very heavy shower of hail, snow, and rain, with loud thunder, and 

 ery vivid lightning. The lightning had a very purplish appearance. The storm continued for the space of twelve to fourteen minutes, after which it became perfectly calm. At 

 A.M. the barometer was much depressed, having fallen nearly an inch from the previous afternoon. It stood thus oa the 2nd, at 3 r.ji., F. 30.108, C. SO.IOO; and on the 3rd, at 

 A.M. F. 29.324, C. 29.318 ; and it continued falling until the following day, when at 3 p.m. it began to rise.— J. D. K. 



