142 
On the Injluence of Water 
1837. 
Depth of the Thermometer bulbs below 
the Surface. 
Time of 
Observa- 
tion. 
Direction 
of tile 
Wind. 
Tempe- 
rature" 
of the 
Air 
4 feet 
from the 
Ground 
in the 
Shade. 
Bemarks. 
June. 
Inches. 
31 
Inches. 
25 
Inches. 
19 
Inches. 
13 
Inches. 
7 
7 
Temp. 
o 
46 
Temp. 
o 
47 
Temp. 
48°- 4 
Temp. 
o 
50 
50.5 
Temp. 
o 
52 
55 
Hour. 
9 A.M. 
2 P.M. 
S.W. bv S. 
w." 
0 
8 
50 
51 
52-5 
9 A.M. 
2 P.M. 
S.E. 
•• 
Cold day. 
9 
46-1 
47-2 
48-5 
49 
49-5 
49 
52-8 
9 A.M. 
2 P.M. 
w.s.w. 
Cold and hazy. 
Clear and warm. 
10 
46-2 
48-6 
50 
50-5 
53 
54 
9 A.M. 
2 P.M. 
s. 
70 
Rain during the pre- 
vious night ; splen- 
did sun all day. 
11 
46'3 
•• 
46-4 
•• 
•• 
47-4 
47 '5 
•• 
•• 
48-7 
48-8 
•• 
51 
52 
52-5 
52-3 
52 
51-5 
51-3 
51-2 
55 
56 
57 
57-5 
58 
59-1 
59 
57-5 
57 
56 
55-5 
55 
55 
9 A.M. 
10 
H 
Noon. 
1 P.M. 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 J. 
8 
9 
• • 
65 
68 
\\ 
Throughout the 
day no visible 
cloud. Much 
hotter than the 
10th; but, un- 
fortunately, the 
air thermometer 
was broken after 
10 A.M. Thesur- 
face of standing 
water was 60° at 
that hour, and 
the surface of the 
bed 75°. 
12 
46-5 
47-4 
51 
55 

9 A.M. 
w.s.w. 
Warm showers. 
13 
46-8 
48 
48-8 
52 
59 
2 P.M. 
w.s.w. 
Hot ; a shower at 
11 A.M. 
14 
47-2 
48-4 
50-4 
53 
60-4 
Nooti. 
s. 
Hot and dry. 
15 
47-25 
48-6 
50-8 
53 
57-6 
9 A.M. 
S.W. 
Very hot ; cloudless. 
16 
47-6 
47'8 
47-9 
49 
49-6 
•• 
49-8 
49-9 
51-4 
52 
51-8 
51- 9 
52 
52- 5 
54- 2 
55 
51 
55 
57 
55- 5 
60 
63 
64 
02 -5 
63 
60 
63 
9 A.M. 
1 P.M. 
2 
3 ,, 
S.W. 
w. 
•• 
s. 
69 
72 
74 
78 
76 
72 
68 
Sultry; cloudless. 
Light high clouds. 
Dark cloud to 
windward. 
Heavy tlunider- 
storm,with light- 
ningfor^an hour. 
Temp, of rain 78°. 
Bright sun ; visi- 
ble vapour from 
poolsand ditches. 
17 
^' 48-2 
50 
50-1 
52-8 
55-6 
55-8 
58 
00-4 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
s. 
67 
74 
Brilliant morning. 
Cloudless and hot. 
18 
48-25 
50-2 
55 
56 
10 A.M. 
E. l)y S. 
61 
Hazy. 
