METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR JULY AND AUGUST, 1837. 



1837. 



9 o'clock, A.M. 



Barometer 

 uncorrected. 



Flint Crown 

 Glass. Glass. 



Att. 

 Ther. 



3 o'clock, P.M. 



Barometer 

 uncorrected. 



Flint 

 Glass. 



Att. 

 Ther. 







Q H 



External Thermometers. 



Fahrenheit. Self-registering 



9 A.M. 3P.M 



Lowest Highest 



REMARKS. 



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M 

 T 

 W 

 T 

 F 

 S 



9 

 MIO 

 Til 

 W12 

 !hT13 

 gF14 

 ■^815 

 016 

 OM17 

 T18 

 W19 

 T20 

 F21 

 S22 

 023 

 M24 

 T25 

 W26 

 T27 

 F28 

 S29 

 ©30 

 M31 



30,336 

 30.332 

 30.240 

 30.142 

 30.180 

 30.150 

 30.252 

 30.196 

 30.164 

 29.970 

 29.992 

 29.958 

 29.818 

 29.776 

 29.894 

 29.994 

 30.044 

 29.866 

 29.852 

 29.900 

 30.050 

 30.088 

 30.058 

 30.146 

 30.126 



30.018 

 29.818 

 29.350 

 29.544 

 29.924 



30.009 



30.328 

 30.326 

 30.234 

 30.136 

 30.172 

 30.144 

 30.248 

 30.192 

 30.156 

 29.964 

 29.986 

 29.950 

 29.812 

 29.770 

 29.888 

 29.990 

 30.040 

 29.860 

 29.846 

 29.896 

 30.044 

 30.082 

 30.052 

 30.142 

 30.120 

 30.090 

 30.012 

 29.812 

 29.344 

 29.540 

 29.922 



30.003 



62.8 

 65.2 

 69.7 

 65.3 

 66.7 

 67.8 

 64.2 

 67.3 

 66.0 

 65.7 

 65.2 

 61.7 

 62.5 

 64.6 

 66.9 

 68.2 

 69.8 

 65.2 

 67.2 

 68.0 

 70.8 

 66.0 

 68.7 

 74.2 

 71.0 

 70.3 

 73.3 

 71.4 

 67.2 

 65.6 

 69.6 



67.4 



30.316 

 30.240 

 30.156 

 30.128 

 30.128 

 30.136 

 30.240 

 30.144 

 30.154 

 29.926 

 29.958 

 29.916 

 29.804 

 29.786 

 29.868 

 29.992 

 29.994 

 29.828 

 29.804 

 29.922 

 30.034 

 30.058 

 30.000 

 30.126 

 30.108 

 30.084 

 29.904 

 29.796 

 29.288 

 29.640 

 29.890 



30.312 

 30.236 

 30.150 

 30.122 

 30.120 

 30.130 

 30.234 

 30.136 

 30.150 

 29.920 

 29.950 

 29.908 

 29.796 

 29.782 

 29.860 

 29.984 

 29.990 

 29.820 

 29.798 

 29.916 

 30.028 

 30.052 

 29.996 

 30.120 

 30.102 

 30.078 

 29.898 

 29,790 

 29.278 

 29.636 

 29.886 



29.980 



29.973 



63.3 

 63.5 

 m.Q 

 67.0 

 66.9 

 68.3 

 67.2 

 68.8 

 65.8 

 64.9 

 65.7 

 63.6 

 63.9 



m.Q 



67.0 

 66.8 

 67.5 

 67.2 

 68.2 

 67.8 

 67.3 

 67.3 

 70.0 

 71.4 

 71.0 

 71.3 

 72.9 

 72.5 

 69.9 

 67.7 

 67.4 



67.6 



50 



52 



56 



58 



53 



60 



57 



60 



50 



54 



56 



54 



56 



57 



61 



59 



58 



60 



59 



60 



57 



57 



62 



57 



60 



62 



61 



63 



60 



58 



56 



06.7 



07.1 



08.6 



07.2 



09.8 



08.7 



04.3 



08.0 



07.2 



06.9 



05.9 



04.3 



05.91 



04.7 



05.0 



07.8 



08.3 



05.8 



07.2 



07.8 



07.3 



06.2 



06.9 



07.7 



08.8 



08.0 



09.2 



07.4 



04.4 



06.3 



07.2 62.8 



57.5106.9 



56.7 

 58.0 

 65.3 

 64.6 

 63.4 

 65.6 

 59.5 

 67.3 

 57.9 

 61.4 

 61.5 

 57.7 

 62.5 

 63.8 

 65.4 

 64.8 

 64.5 

 64.3 

 65.4 

 64.8 

 63.4 

 63.3 

 68.4 

 63.7 

 67.0 

 69.3 

 70.6 

 68.5 

 64.3 

 61.7 



63.8 



62.3 

 69.7 

 70.5 

 70.4 

 69.8 

 70.3 

 68.7 

 75.4 

 60.7 

 69.8 

 67.8 

 63.5 

 65.8 

 71.3 

 62.5 

 65.6 

 68.5 

 69.5 

 71.3 

 63.3 

 68.3 

 71.7 

 76.5 

 71.2 

 72.3 

 74.3 

 77.4 

 73.6 

 66.4 

 66.8 

 68.6 



50.0 

 47.5 

 57.0 

 55.7 

 55.3 

 60.6 

 55.6 

 57.7 

 51.6 

 50.0 

 52.0 

 54.8 

 56.9 

 58.7 

 59.3 

 54.7 

 53.5 

 58.7 

 59.2 

 58.0 

 55.8 

 56.5 

 59.9 

 59.0 

 61.3 

 64.2 

 60.3 

 62.3 

 60.2 

 57.0 

 53.7 



75.3 

 65.2 

 72.7 

 75.0 

 71.5 

 72.3 

 72.5 

 70.0 

 76.4 

 63.9 

 70.0 

 70.2 

 64.2 

 69.5 

 72.2 

 73.2 

 72.2 

 70.8 

 71.4 

 72.0 

 67.3 

 69.8 

 72.2 

 78.3 

 72.3 

 73.7 

 78.5 

 79.6 

 74.2 

 68.7 

 68.3 



.033 



.250 

 .355 

 .041 

 .158 



.047 

 .102 



69.2 56.7 



71.7 



.255 

 .091 

 .102 



Sura. 



1.434 



E 

 ENE 



E 



NE 

 SSE 

 ESE 

 NE 

 SW 



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E 



E 



E 



S 



S 

 S var. 

 SSW 

 SW 

 SW 

 SSW 



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WNW 



NW 



SSW 



NE 



W 



s 



SSW 

 SW 

 SEvar. 

 SW 

 SW 



("A.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine— liglitcloudsand wind. 



I Evening, Fine and clear. 



Fine— liglit clouds and liaze tliroughout the day. Evening, Cloudy. 



Fine — nearly cloudless— 1(. haze throughout the day. Evening, Cldy. 



fA.M. Cloudy— light breeze. P.M. Fine— light clouds. Evening, 



(. Cloudy. 



A.M. Cloudy— light breeze. P.M. Overcast, Evening, Lisht rain. 



Overcast throu^out the day. 



<■ A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds. Evening, 



(. Fine and clear. 



Fine— nearly cloudless throughout the day. Eveninj, Overcast. 



fA.M. Fine— light clouds— light brisk wind. P.M. CI udj— light 



I wind. Evening, Flue and clear. 



{A.M. Fine— llfehl clouds and wind. P.M. Fine- nearly cloudless. 

 Evening, Fine and clear. 

 Fine— nearly cloudless— li. breeze throughout the day. Ev. Cloudy. 

 Overcast— light wind throughout the day. 



Overrast— light breeze throughout the day. 



f A.M. Overca>t— briskwind. P.M. Cloudy. Si p.m. Heavy shower. 

 I. Evening, Overcast— occasional showers. 7i>.M.Kaiiibow visitile. 

 ( A.M. Fine — dark threatening clouds- ilKlit wind. P.M. Overcast 

 I —heavy rain. Evening, Fine and clear. 



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

 distant thunder. Evening, Fine and clear. 

 A.M. Fine— It. clouds & breeze. P.M. Cloudy. Ev. Ovct.— It. rain. 



{A.M. Cloudy— light rain and wind. P.M. Cloudy— lishl breeze. 

 Evening, Very light rain. 

 A.M. Cloudy— 11. wind. P.M. Fine— It.clds. Ev. Overcast— It. rain. 

 fA.M. Cloudy— light breeze. P.M. Overcast— liglit rain. Evening, 

 (. Continued rain. 



f Fine— light clouds and wind throughout the day. Evening, Cloudy 

 \ — very light rain. 

 Fine— light clouds & breeze throughout the day. Ev. Fine & clear. 



A.M. Fine— It. clouds. P.M. Cloudy. Ev.Orercasl-very light rain. 



{A.M. Fine— dark clouds— light breeze. P.M. Fine- light clouds. 

 Evening, Cloudy. 

 Fine— light clouds & breeze throughout the day. Evening, Cloudy. 

 A.M. Fine— nearlycloudless. P.M. Cloudy. Evening, Fine & clear, 

 (A.M. Fine— It. clouds. P.M. Fine— nearly cloudless— stiff breeze. 

 l Evening, Cloudy. (Ught rain & wind. 



A.M. Fine— li.clds.&brceze. P.M.Cloudy— It. rain. Ev.Overcasl— 

 fA.M. Ovt.— It. rain, very h. wind. Sudden fall in Bur. 1 1 a.m. Heavy 

 \ shr. P.M. Ovt.— occasional shrs. Ev. Ovt. — ll.rain— cont. h. wind. 

 fA.M. Overcast— wind abated, allhough very highduring night. P.M. 

 \ Cloudy. Ev. Overcast— occasional showers, with lightning. 

 A.M. Fine— It. clouds. P.M.Cloudy, with occasional rain. Ev. Cldy. 



Mean Barometer corrected . . 



9 A.M. 3 P.M. 

 F. 29.909 .. 29.879 

 C. 29.902 .. 29.871 



• T 

 W 

 T 

 F 



S 



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M 7 



T 8 



W 9 



TIO 



. Fll 



|S12 



§013 



^M14 



T15 



OW16 



T17 



F18 



S19 



020 



M21 



T22 



W23 



T24 



F25 



S26 



027 



M28 



T29 



W30 



T31| 



29.752 

 29.694 

 29.716 

 29.896 

 30.182 

 30.266 

 30.356 

 30.396 

 30.142 

 29.968 

 29.884 

 30.016 

 30.160 

 30.286 

 30.278 

 30.140 

 30.044 

 30.160 

 30.126 

 29.938 

 30.100 

 30.172 

 30.054 

 30.212 

 30.228 

 29.888 

 30.180 

 30.044 

 29.504 

 29.402 

 29.456 



29.746 

 29.688 

 29.712 

 29.892 

 30.176 

 30.258 

 30.350 

 30.392 

 30.136 

 29.962 

 29.878 

 30,010 

 30.154 

 30.282 

 30.274 

 30.132 

 30.038 

 30.156 

 30.122 

 29.934 

 30.096 

 30.168 

 30.050 

 30.208 

 30.224 

 29.884 

 30.176 

 30.040 

 29.500 

 29.398 

 29.450 



64.3 

 64.7 

 69.2 

 68.2 

 67.5 

 66.8 

 62.0 

 65.5 

 67.2 

 63.3 

 65.8 

 68.0 

 66.2 

 70.3 

 71.0 

 67.3 

 68.5 

 69.0 

 72.0 

 80.2 

 70.0 

 70.0 

 69.2 

 63.5 

 62.0 

 62.7 

 64.3 

 62.0 

 60.0 

 59.0 

 60.8 



29.698 

 29.672 

 29.708 

 29.948 

 30.194 

 30.250 

 30.372 

 30.338 

 30.032 

 29.916 

 29.916 

 29.994 

 30.172 

 30.258 

 30.210 

 30.068 

 30.010 

 30.162 

 30.022 

 29.954 

 30.086 

 30,150 

 30.042 

 30.204 

 30.148 

 29.854 

 30.190 

 29.878 

 29.460 

 29.478 

 29.414 



MEAN. 30.021 30.016 66.5 29.993 



29.692 

 29.666 

 29.702 

 29.944 

 30.186 

 30.246 

 30.368 

 30.332 

 30.024 

 29.910 

 29.908 

 29.988 

 30.168 

 30.252 

 30.204 

 30,064 

 30,006 

 30.158 

 30.018 

 29.950 

 30.082 

 30.146 

 30.038 

 30.200 

 30.146 

 29.850 

 30.186 

 29.874 

 29.456 

 29.476 

 29.408 



29.989 



64.9 

 67.4 

 68.5 

 68.0 

 66.3 

 66.0 

 64.3 

 64.5 

 65.2 

 66.2 

 67.8 

 68.6 

 68.5 

 70.2 

 70.6 

 69.7 

 71.5 

 72.0 

 73.0 

 74.0 

 72.2 

 71.0 

 71.0 

 66.5 

 64.0 

 64.5 

 62.0 

 63.0 

 61.0 

 60.3 

 60.5 



67.2 59.7 



05,1 

 04,2 

 05,1 

 07.0 

 08.8 

 06.9 

 05.5 

 08.0 

 06.8 

 04.6 

 05.7 

 06.1 

 05.6 

 07.5 

 07.2 

 04.8 

 02.8 

 05.5 

 04.0 

 06.4 

 07.1 

 07.0 

 04.0 

 05.7 

 05.0 

 05.0 

 02.7 

 05.2 

 00.8 

 01.5 

 02.4 



59.7 



64,5 



65.0 



64.3 



61.3 



60.7 



60.8 



61.7 



62.9 



62.0 



65.2 



65.3 



63.4 



68.3 



65.0 



65.2 



67.5 



65.5 



67.5 



70.7 



67.3 



67.5 



65.8 



56.8 



58.5 



64.5 



53.5 



58.5 



55.5 



54.4 



56.4 



05.7 62.7 



60.2 



68.2 



68.7 



68.3 



65.3 



66.0 



64.3 



65.8 



69.8 



72.0 



71.4 



72.5 



74.5 



75.4 



73.3 



69.4 



75.8 



76.2 



76.4 



73.4 



72.0 



72.5 



71.0 



63.2 



66.0 



64.6 



59.9 



62.8 



59.4 



57.4 



62.2 



68.3 



56.9 



57,4 



59.9 



57.2 



52.2 



52.0 



53.2 



51.5 



54.0 



57.3 



61.3 



60.3 



56.9 



59.6 



56.5 



58.5 



62.5 



62.2 



63.3 



63.5 



61.0 



59.0 



65.2 



55.0 



50.4 



56.0 



48.5 



49.7 



53.2 



52.6 



49.2 



56.6 



70.0 



64.8 



71.0 



69.5 



69.3 



66,0 



66.3 



65.6 



66.4 



70.2 



72.0 



72.0 



73.4 



74.6 



77.0 



75.0 



74.0 



78.8 



76.8 



77.5 



75.0 



73.5 



73.6 



71.9 



63.3 



67.0 



72.7 



60.0 



65.5 



59.5 



59.3 



.036 

 .422 

 .033 

 .080 

 .375 



70.0 



.022 

 .008 



.444 

 .638 



.022 

 .763 



.116 

 .602 

 ,041 



SE 



S var, 



S var. 



SW 



SW 



E 



E 



NE 



NE var 



E 



NNW 



SW 



s 



E 

 E 

 E 

 E 



SW 



NNW 



SW var. 



SW 



SSW 



w 



N 



E 

 SSW 



E 



E 



NE 

 NNW 

 SSW 



Sum. 



3.602 



Overcast — light rain and wind throughout the day. Ev. High wind. 

 I Overcast — light rain with high wind nearly all the day. Evening, 

 \ Continued rain and wind. 



{A.M. Cloudy— light rain— high »lnd. P.M. Fine— light clouds- 

 high wind. Evening, Overcast— light rain. 

 {A.M. Overcast— liglit rain and wind. P.M. Cloudy — 4 p.m. heavy 

 shower— 6J p.m. rainbow. Evening, Overcast, occasional shrs. 

 Fine— light clouds and wind througliout the day. Ev. Fine & clear. 



Fine— light clouds and wind throughout the day. Evening, Cloudy. 



Overcast— light brisk wind throughout the day. Evening, Cloudy. 



{A.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds & wind. 

 Evening, Overcast. 

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

 fA.M. Overcast— light breeze. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. 

 X, Evening, Overcast— very light rain. 



A.M. Lightly Overcast. P.M. Fine— It. clouds & wind, Ev.Overcasl, 

 A.M. Lightly overcast, P.M.Fine— light clouds, Ev, Fine & clear. 

 A.M. Overcast. P.M.Fine — light clouds. Evening, Cloudy. 

 Fine — nearly cloudless throughout the day, 



{A.M. Fine and clear— light breeze, P,M, Cloudy— light wind. 

 Evening, Fine and clear. 

 Overcast — light rain with wind. Evening, Fine and clear, 

 A.MjOvercast. P.M.Fine — lightclouds. Evening, Fine and clear. 

 A,M, Overcast— light wind, P.M. Fine — light clouds, 

 f Overcast— light wind throughout the day. Evening, Fine— light 

 I. clouds and wind. 



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

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

 A.M. Cloudy— brisk wind. P.M. Overcast. Evening, Heavy shower. 

 Overcast— liglit rain nearly the whole of the day. Ev. Heavy rain. 

 fA.M. Overcast— brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds. Evening, 

 I Fine & clear. 

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



{A.M. Overcast— distant thunder and lightning— heavy rain. P.M. 

 Overcast— lieavy rain. 

 Fine— light clouds— brisk wind nearly the whole of the day. 



A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine— lightclouds. Evening, Overcast. 



Overcast— light rain throughout the day. 



{Overcast, with occasional showers. Evening, Overcast— thunder 

 and lightning. 

 Fine— light clouds throughout the day. Evening, Fine and clear. 



Mean Barometer corrected 



9 A.M. .-5 P.M. 

 F. 29.923 .. 29.894 

 ,C. 29.917 .. 29.889 



