360 T. S. Parvin on the Climate of Iowa. 
Art. XXXVI.—On the Climate of Iowa: embracing the result of 
Meteorological Records of the year 1856, at Muscatine, Iowa, with 
a Synopsis of the records of the seven years from 1850 to 1856, 
inclusive ; by T. S. Parvin, of Muscatine. 
i. Meteorological Journal, for the year 1856.* 
BAROMETER. ™ - j Force ot Vapor. 
1856. | reduced to fresz’g p’ : | in inches, i 
> b 
ofa 2 3 sj/se 
eel a\al«lee 
S2zlrnialal=ze F 
Inch.} o " ‘ 5. 
29°60] 21) 14-8) 5:8! 7 
29°42} 10-1| 22-2} 128) 15 
29°52} 19°8| 34-2] 24-2) 25 
29°34] 43-9|'59-8| 48-6) 49 
29°38] 54°5| 70-2| 59-1) 61 
29°35] 65-1| 79-8] 66-4) 71-79 
29-43] 67-7| 81-1] 69-9) 73°51 
29°43] 57-3| 77-9] 60-9) 65-40 
29°45] 50-1) 71-1] 56-5) 59-00! 9 
29°51] 44-4) 61-5] 51-7) 52:85 
| 29°34} 28-1) 33-8) 32-1) 32: 
29°54 11-5) 20-0] 142 15.63 
353°25 353:29]450-6|631-61502-9 530-04 841 4'830 | 
29°43| 29-44] 37-5! 52°61 41-9) 44-17) 70| 15 | 
@ The Barometrical record for January and February is the “Observed Height.” ; 
2. Clouds, Rains, Winds, dc. | 
CLouns ; Amot nt, Course and Velocity. {WEATHER—Rain and Snow.) ‘Winps. 
Amount from 10 to 0 loci Oto ld Da nd t | Direction. i 
| Fy E| 2( :|F 
. P| . | 
g) a] ale #)a}a}] a] 2/S) 2b] 83 7 | 
4} a}a/l lh aja] uf Sleisleleeg : | 
m/l) a |Z Ein {oa }oe |S (Se als = 
41| 33) 26 2 13/13 16 | 7 o 
6-4| 5°0| 4-4| 1 42:3) 26/131 5/4 lj 4:34 16 
2°7| 4-0] 40) 1 9 2-0] 22| 20 2 1} 25 ‘ 
4°5| 55| 2-31 2 7/221 2-0/23] 4/6| 201 4| 3- ‘ 
3-7| 48) 4-4] 3 7; 20] 20} 1-4 6 43 
| 1-7| 2:8] 25) 3 1 2-4) 18/20] 10/2 4| 2 9 
‘ 2°5| 2-4] 1-9] 1 2} 1-9] 1-4] 15 | 15] 2 9| 2-74 9 
7 3:1] 33) val 1 10, 1-2) 20] 15 | 12/5 3} 1°36 i 
: 3:3) 3-4) 2+ LL 2-2] 23) 17 | 13] 5 2:45 6 
. 5-41 50) 3-4| 2 5 20] 20/ 20] 8| 8} 15/-7/ 521 4 
5-9| 6-1] 5-4 2 3 20) 20/20] 6{u 0| 3 
59) 45] 3-9) 2 3, 23) 20/ 20] 6 8| 6-05 
: 49°2)50-1/35-7|18 64 233/236 197 pad 4 60/36°74} 
fea 41} 4-2] 3-2) 1 5 191 19'16 ! 9 51 3 
oh a : | 
Force of Winds at 7 a.m, 2 P.M, and 9 p. .—Force from 0 to 10. 
2pm.) 18/19] 22/23/ 20/21/15] 19 | 25] 18) 18) 19 | 237 
9pm] 16 | 144 7] 71 27) 1-4 | 1 | 2d | 15 | 15 
* Latitude of Muscatine 41°25’ North; Longitude 92° 2’ West, (proximate). 
eromet 72-21 feet above low water in (and 586°21 feet above the mouth of) | 
