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Meteorological Observations. 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR AUGUST, 1848. 
Made at the Albany Academy, by Dr, T. R. Beck, Principal, &c. 
THERMOMETER. 
6 A. M. 3 p. M. 9 p. M. t!eaii 
SO 
70-50 
69 '50 
72' 6 
73-50 
73-17 
GO -00 
71-83 
74-00 
74-33 
75-83 
79-00 
79.00 
77-33 
81-00 
81-50 
WINDS. 
A. M P. M 
N. W. 
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WEATHER. 
A. M. P. M 
Clear. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
Cloudy. 
Clear. 
IClear. 
[Clear. 
Cloudy. 
Iciear. 
IClear. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
do 
do 
Clear. 
do 
do 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
Clear. 
do 
Clear. 
Clear. 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
do 
RAIN 
REMARKS. 
Rain. 
Semi-monthly mean, 74-81 
16 
75 
87 
80 
17 
77 
86 
74 
18 
65 
70 
65 
19 
64 
68 
63 
20 
56 
75 
6(j 
21 
55 
74 
68 
22 
55 
76 
68 
S3 
53 
74 
69 
24 
57 
78 
70 
25 
58 
'i6 
66 
26 
56 
72 
67 
27 
53 
77 
71 
28 
64 
(7 
68 
29 
63 
76 
69 
30 
61 
79 
70 
31 
60 
82 
73 
81-00 S. 
70-83 S. 
66-50 N.E. 
63-67 N. 
65-50 N. 
65-67 N. 
68-50 N. 
66-83 N. E. 
68 50 S. 
66-33 S. W 
65-33N E. 
69-67 S. 
67-00 S. 
69-83 N.W 
69-83 S. 
73-67 S. E. 
s. 
Clear. 
Clear. 
N.W. Clear. 
Cl..uily. 
|3-04 
N. Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
N. Cloudy. 
Clear. 
N. ;Clear. 
do 
N. 
do 
do 
N. 
do 
do 
N. W. 
Cloudy. 
do 
S. 
Clear. 
do 
E. 
do 
do ' 
S. E 
llloudy. 
Cloudy. 
S.W. 
^lear. 
Clear. 
S. 
Cloudy. 
Cloudy. 
|o-70 
N.E 
do 
Clear. 
S. E. 
;;lear. 
do 
S. 
do 
do 
Rain. 
Rain. 
Rain. 
Rain. 
Serai.mouthly mean, 69-04 
3-74 
Monthly mean,.... 71-92. * Rain Gage 3-79. 
TTinds.— North 6 ; North-east 3; East i; S^ith-east 1^; South 12; South 
■west 4; West ; North-west 4. 
Weather. — Fair 24, Cloudy 7 days. Rain on 5 days. 
"Warmest day I5ih, Highest 89°, 
Coldest day 19lh, Lowest 55°. 
5th, Rain early A. M., *. 0-05 
17th, Rain 5 P. M. \\ ith thunder to next morning, 2'49 
18th, Rain A.M., 0-55 
28lh, Rain 11 A. M. to 6 of 29ih, 0-70 
Rain Gage, 3-79 
Communications for the next No. have been received from 
J. E., Thomas Barlow, J. Tremper, William Bacon, and M. T. 
Brockelbank. 
