Intelligence and Miscellanies. 



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Remarks. — I. The Thermometer. 



1. Mean temperature of the year as deduced from the 

 three daily observations, 48.42 ; but taking the mean from 

 observations at sunrise and at two o'clock, which may be 

 regarded as the maximum and minimum, it is - 49.29 



2. Means for the three separate observations, 



for sunrise, 43.03 



2 P.M. 55.55 



10 P.M. 46.75 



3. Means for the several seasons, 



for the winter months 28.66 



spring, do. 46.70 



summer, do. 62.65 



autumn, do. 51.53 



4. Maximum for the year, 



occurred August 6th, and was 93.00 



Minimum January 21st - - -7.00 



Whole annual range of temperature - - 100.00 

 The maxima and minima for the several months, 

 January, Maximum 45 Minimum -7 

 February, " 49 " -2 



Range 52 

 51 



49 



40.5 



43 



41.5 



33 



43 



35 



38 



42 



47 



March, " 63 " 14 



April, " 73.5 " 33 



May, " 78 " 35 



June, " 83.5 " 42 



July, " 88 " 55 



August, " 93 " 50 



September, " 80 " 45 



October, " 71 " 33 



November, " 60 " 18 



December, "55 " 8 



Hence, the greatest monthly range of temperature occur- 

 red in March, and was 49 degrees ; and the least occurred 

 in July, and was 33 degrees. 



5. Hottest month, July, - 69.04 



Coldest do. January, .... 22.08 



Whence, it appears that our hottest and coldest months, 

 differ from each other only 47 degrees, although the extremes 

 of temperature are 100 degrees asunder. 



It appears also that during this year, the mean as deduced 

 from the maximum and minimum for the year, coincides very 

 nearly with the mean as deduced from all the daily maxima 

 and minima ; the former being 50°, and the latter 49.29. 



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