192 
Meteorological Observations. 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR MARCH, 1848. 
Made at the Albany Academy, by Dr. T. R. Beck, Principal, &c. 
THERMOMETER. 
WINDS. 1 WEATHER. 
RAIiX 
^ 
REMARKS. 
fi 
6 a.m. 
3 P.M. 
9 p.m. 
Mean. 
A. M. 
p. M. 
A. M. 
P. M. 
I,ICll>S 
1 
IG 
23 
19 
18-50 
N. W 
X.W.iClear. 
Clear. 
2 
n 
32 
2i 
25 '33 
iV.W. 
X. E. 'Clear. 
Clear. 
|o-41 
Snow. 
3 
29 
34 
27 
23-50 
N. 
S. Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
Snow. 
4 
20 
35 
30 
23-83 
.V.W. 
X.W.Clear. 
Clear. 
0-04 
Snow. 
5 
23 
26 
IS 
20-83 
N.W. 
X. W. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
0-02 
Snow. 
6 
14 
34 
33 
29-00 
^. 
X.W. 
Clear. 
Clear 
7 
28 
51 
42 
41 33 
s. 
.s. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
H 
36 
55 
50 
47-17 
s. 
s. 
Clear. 
Cloudv. 
9 
10 
37 
21 
45 
30 
29 
23 
34-33 
23-50 
N. AV. 
.Nf. E. 
X. E 
X 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
|l-26 
Rain, snow & hail. 
Rain, snow & hail. 
11 
14 
33 
24 
22-83 
N. 
X. w. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
12 
9 
40 
40 
34-17 
s. 
S. Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
li 
36 
35 
25 
23-0(1 
-^. W. 
X.W. 
<;lear. 
Cloudy. 
1-1 
12 
25 
11 
14-17 
N. W. 
x.w. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
15 
1 
IS 
9 
9-UO 
.\.W 
X.W. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
16 
Semi. 
mo'ly 
mean 
27-03 
1 73 
— 1 
27 
10 
12-00 
.\. 
N. E. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
17 
— 1 
32 
22 
21-50 
X. 
N. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
IS 
22 
41 
27 
29-33 
s. 
N. E 
Clear. 
Clear. 
19 
18 
44 
38 
3')-17 
X. 
.s. 
Clear. 
Cloudy. 
0-15 
Rain and snow. 
20 
35 
49 
44 
43-33 
N.W. 
S. 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
0-12 
Rain. 
21 
39 
47 
44 
42-50 
s. 
s. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
22 
34 
49 
39 
40-83 
X w 
X. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
2? 
35 
43 
33 
.33-5'l 
X. E. 
X. E. 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
0-17 
Rain and snow. 
2^ 
34 
46 
35 
37-33 
s. 
X E 
Cloudy. 
Clear. 
25 
2-^ 
55 
AC, 
45-5(1 
X.AV. 
S. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
2f 
43 
47 
46 
45 -.50 
.s. 
.S. 
Cloudv. 
Cloudy. 
) 
Rain. 
27 
44 
46 
43 
43-07 
.x.w. 
X. 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
0-61 
Rain. 
2s 
40 
47 
44 
43 S3 
X. 
X. 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
( 
Rain. 
2! 
41 
55 
45 
46-00 
X. w. 
N. W. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
Rain. 
:)i 
35 
64 
50 
52-17 
s. w 
S. E. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
31 
50 
69 
62 
G0-5i: 
■S. 
S. 
Clear. 
Cloudy. 
Semi- 
mo'ly 
mean 
39-91 
1-05 
Rain G.'!re2-78. 
Numbers for Isl half month, 40 550 
Numbers for 2d half month, 63866 
31)104-416(33 68 Monthly Mean. 
2d, Snow,9 A.M. to noon of 3d, 041 19th, Rain and snow 6 P. M... 0-15 
4th, Snow early A. M, O-04 20lh, Rain 5 P. M 0-12 
5th, do do 002 23d, Snow and rain early A. M. 
9th, Rain A. M 0-18 all day and night, O'l? 
Snow, rain and hail, 4i P.M. 26th, Rain 2 P. M. till 27th,. . ) f. „, 
till 2 P. M. of 10th, 1 OS 28lh. Early A. M. of 29th, . . S 
Rain gage, 2-78 
Winds— ^.51 days; N. E.4; E.— ; S.E. i; S. 9i; S.W. 1; W. — ; N.W. 10^. 
Weather — Fair, 19^ days ; Cloudy, lU days; Rain on 5 days; Snow on 4 
days ; Rain and Snow on 4 days. 
Warmest day, 31st ; highest 63 deg. Coldest day, 15th ; lowest — 1 deg. 
March 20, Thunder shower at Geneva, N. Y. 
do. 22, River open. 
do. 22, 4 P. M. Steamer Admiral arrived, 
do. 23. House Fly seen. 
