METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MARCH, 1832 
9 o’clock, A.M. 
3 o’clock, P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
1832. 
Point at 
Rain, in 
Direction 
9 A.M. 
inches. 
of the 
Remarks. 
March. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Therm. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Therm. 
in de- 
grees of 
Fahr. 
Fahrenheit. 
belt-registering. 
Read off 
Wind at 
9 A.M. 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest. Highest 
H 1 
30.287 
40.7 
30.286 
42.4 
32 
38.4 
41.8 
35.3 
41.8 
s 
Overcast — light wind. 
m ? 2 
30.334 
43.9 
30.334 
47.2 
39 
41.8 
45.8 
38.3 
45.4 
sw 
Lightly cloudy. 
h 3 
30.315 
43.7 
30.229 
46.7 
37 
38.8 
43.6 
3 6A 
44.3 
SSE 
A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine. 
O 4 
30.000 
45.5 
29.874 
47.7 
43 
45.2 
47.0 
38.3 
47.4 
S 
/ Lowering — light brisk wind. Rain 
l at night. 
3) 5 
29.811 
46.4 
29.917 
48.7 
40 
42.9 
46.8 
39.1 
46.8 
0.055 
sw 
Fine — nearly cloudless — light wind. 
f A.M. Broken clouds, with unsteady 
S 6 
29.753 
44.3 
29.398 
46.4 
41 
42.3 
45.3 
33.8 
46.7 
S var. 
wind. P.M. Light rain, with brisk 
C wind. 
$ 7 
29.399 
45.4 
29.330 
47.4 
40 
41.2 
44.0 
35.4 
44.0 
S 
f Fine — nearly cloudless — faint hazeand 
1 wind. 
H 8 
29.517 
42.7 
29.645 
44.2 
33 
35.2 
39.3 
33.3 
39.3 
NNW 
Overcast — light haze and wind. 
? 9 
30.045 
42.5 
30.158 
46.0 
33 
35.1 
45.8 
31.7 
45.8 
NNW 
r Fine — nearly cloudless. Faint haze 
t and hoar frost A.M. 
h 10 
30.402 
41.8 
30.316 
44.2 
30 
32.3 
43.0 
30.7 
43.0 
? 
A.M. Strong haze. P.M. Fair. 
Oil 
30.492 
41.3 
30.105 
42.7 
32 
35.0 
38.7 
31.6 
38.7 
E 
Overcast. 
3) 12 
30.033 
41.7 
29.962 
44.3 
35 
36.8 
44.5 
34.4 
44.5 
ESE 
Overcast. 
$ 13 
29.908 
42.6 
29.819 
45.6 
35 
38.8 
45.8 
34.7 
45.8 
WSW 
f A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fair — light 
(. clouds and wind. 
$ 14 
29.509 
45.8 
29.457 
48.5 
43 
45.3 
48.2 
38.4 
49.4 
S 
Lightly cloudy. — P.M. Light rain. 
H 15 
29.412 
44.4 
29.580 
46.0 
41 
41.6 
44.4 
36.7 
44.4 
0.158 
NNE 
Light rain, with wind. 
O ? 16 
29.829 
43.7 
29.742 
46.9 
37 
36.7 
46.2 
32.7 
50.3 
WSW 
Overcast. — A.M. Light fog. P.M. Rain. 
h U 
29.427 
48.2 
29.463 
51.0 
50 
50.8 
50.5 
36.4 
52.7 
0.041 
WSW 
A.M. Overcast — deposition. P.M. Fair. 
©18 
29.540 
48.3 
29.501 
50.4 
42 
45.6 
46.8 
38.7 
49.5 
WSW 
Fair — light clouds. Light shower P.M. 
3) 19 
29.871 
46.9 
29.792 
50.4 
40 
43.8 
50.3 
38.2 
50.6 
sw 
Overcast — light rain and wind. 
$ 20 
29.566 
49.4 
29.715 
51.0 
41 
46.8 
50.3 
43.4 
50.3 
NW 
r Fine — lightly cloudy — light unsteady 
l wind. 
£ 21 
30.047 
48.6 
30.109 
51.6 
46 
48.8 
54.2 
40.3 
54.4 
WSW 
Overcast — light fog. 
2JL 22 
• 30.165 
49.8 
30.120 
53.6 
47 
47.8 
54.6 
43.4 
55.3 
WSW 
Lightly cloudy. 
% 23 
29.973 
52.4 
29-843 
55.3 
48 
48.9 
54.9 
46.4 
54.9 
SSW 
A.M. Lightly cloudy. P.M. Fine. 
k 24 
29.858 
49.3 
29.817 
50.5 
38 
40.8 
44.3 
36.3 
45.2 
0.050 
NNW 
Fine — light clouds and wind. 
©25 
30.164 
46.4 
30.196 
48.9 
35 
41.4 
46.3 
36.7 
46.5 
N var. 
f A.M. Cloudless — light haze. P.M. 
t Clear — light clouds. 
3) 26 
30.188 
45.7 
30.134 
48.7 
41 
43.8 
48.0 
36.7 
48.0 
WSW 
Overcast — h azy . 
S 27 
30.025 
47.3 
30.025 
50.5 
45 
48.9 
51.8 
39.3 
51.8 
WSW 
Fine — lightly overcast. 
5 28 
30.117 
48.8 
30.043 
50.7 
37 
44.2 
48.6 
39.5 
48.3 
E 
Fine — light clouds and haze. 
H 29 
29.997 
45.4 
29.911 
49.4 
33 
41.6 
52.4 
32.4 
52.4 
NE 
Fineand cloudless — light haze and wind. 
? 30 
29.998 
46.5 
29.924 
50.5 
40 
43.4 
51.3 
35.4 
52.3 
N 
\ P.M. Light clouds. 
h 31 
29.817 
29.750 
46.8 
50.3 
42 
43.2 
48.9 
39.7 
48.9 
NNE 
\ Fair — light cloudsT 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Sum 
29.929 
45.6 
29.887 
48.3 
39.2 
42.2 
47.2 
36.9 
47.7 
0.304 
Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. 
A.M. 
29.886 
3 P.M. 
29.835 
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OBSERVANDA. 
Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge =83 feet 2§ in. 
above the mean level of the Sea (presumed about) = 95 feet. 
The External Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern. 
Height of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House =79 feet 0 in. 
The hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight. 
The Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit’s Scale. 
The Barometer is divided into inches and decimals. 
