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METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR OCTOBER, 1828 
9 o'clock, 
A.M. 
3 o’clock, P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
1828. 
October. 
Point at 
Rain, in 
Direction 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Therm. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Therm. 
9 A.M. 
in de- 
grees of 
Fahr. 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
inches. 
Read off 
at9A.M. 
of the 
Wind at 
9 A.M. 
Remarks. 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest. 
Highest. 
5 i 
29.603 
58.9 
29.629 
61.2 
55 
55.1 
58.1 
50.8 
59.9 
0.101 
wsw 
A.M. Lowering. P.M. Fine & clear. 
n 2 
29.831 
53.9 
29.879 
59.6 
51 
51.8 
59.1 
47.1 
60.9 
wsw 
Fine — cloudy. 
¥ 3 
29.946 
50.4 
29.861 
58.2 
47 
47.1 
58.1 
44.2 
60.2 
sw 
f Fine and nearly cloudless. Dense fog 
1 A.M. 
h -1 
29.556 
58.1 
29.604 
61.5 
56 
56.7 
61.9 
46.6 
63.3 
0.013 
s 
f A.M. Dark and hazy. P.M. Fine— 
l cloudy. 
G 5 
29.607 
58.3 
29.566 
61.2 
57 
57.4 
61.1 
51.3 
62.7 
SSE 
Fine — cloudy. 
D 6 
29.3G4 
58.8 
29.461 
61.3 
55 
56.7 
59.0 
52.8 
62.2 
0.333 
SW 
Fine and clear — light wind. 
<? 7 
29.646 
56.6 
29.569 
60.8 
53 
54.7 
59.8 
48.7 
60.7 
w 
Fine and clear — light clouds. 
® ? 8 
29.560 
55.7 
29.631 
59.6 
53 
54.8 
57.7 
50.2 
59.4 
0.011 
WSW 
Fine — cloudy. 
V » 
29.994 
55.0 
30.076 
58.8 
51 
53.5 
58.3 
47.8 
58.7 
WNW 
Fine — light clouds. 
? 10 
30.163 
54.7 
30.102 
58.3 
52 
55.3 
58.8 
46.3 
59.3 
SW 
Fine— cloudy. 
h 11 
30.325 
55.4 
30.381 
59.6 
52 
53.7 
60.3 
49.3 
61.1 
w 
A.M. Fine— light haze. P.M. Cloudy. 
©12 
30.449 
56.7 
30.449 
60.3 
55 
55.7 
62.0 
50.3 
63.0 
sw 
Clear and cloudless. 
J 13 
30.415 
53.0 
30.347 
59.4 
50 
50.7 
63.1 
47.2 
63.4 
SW 
A.M. Fine — hazy. P.M. Cloudy. 
3 U 
30.381 
57.2 
30.374 
59.6 
54 
54.7 
58.2 
50.5 
58.5 
N 
Fine — cloudy. 
$ 15 
30.378 
52.7 
30.329 
56.9 
50 
50.0 
54.7 
46.0 
55.6 
NW 
Cloudy and hazy. 
2 4 1G 
30.336 
54.3 
30.297 
56.8 
50 
52.8 
55.0 
49.7 
54.8 
N 
Hazy. 
? 17 
30.170 
54.3 
30.118 
57.7 
52 
54.3 
57.4 
50.4 
57.4 
WNW 
Cloudy. 
h 18 
30.322 
50.0 
30.310 
55.3 
40 
47.8 
52.7 
43.8 
54.0 
NNE 
Fine and nearly cloudless— hazy. 
©19 
30.234 
50.0 
30.156 
53.7 
43 
49.0 
51.7 
43.8 
51.7 
SE 
Fine and cloudless— light haze. 
D 20 
30.125 
44.3 
30.119 
50.5 
41 
42.8 
51.9 
37.7 
51.9 
NNE 
A.M. Strong haze. P.M. Fine — cloudy. 
c? 21 
30.135 
50.3 
30.085 
53.6 
47 
47.7 
55.8 
42.2 
57.3 
S 
r A.M. Dense fog. P.M. Fine— par- 
\ tially overcast. 
$ 22 
29.908 
54.7 
29.852 
58.4 
55 
57.2 
61.0 
47.2 
62.2 
S 
A.M. Fine & cloudless. P.M. Cloudy. 
O V- 23 
29.734 
58.4 
29.822 
56.3 
55 
55.3 
52.7 
55.0 
55.3 
0.014 
NNW 
A.M. Foggy— light wind. P.M. Rain. 
9 24 
30.152 
47.8 
30.152 
54.2 
43 
44.8 
52.2 
40.3 
52.2 
0.222 
WSW 
Fine and cloudless — hazy. 
b 25 
30.223 
52.4 
30.260 
55.6 
48 
50.3 
55.0 
44.2 
55.4 
SE 
Fine and cloudless. 
©26 
30.296 
47.2 
30.226 
51.0 
41 
41.8 
51.6 
40.5 
51.6 
S 
f A.M. Cloudless — strong haze. P.M. 
1 Light rain. 
D 27 
30.198 
51.6 
30.233 
54.0 
49 
50.2 
52.6 
41.2 
53.3 
0.028 
N 
Cloudy and foggy'. 
<J 28 
30.442 
52.3 
30.449 
53.7 
50 
51.0 
51.0 
48.8 
51.7 
0.055 
NNE 
( A.M. Foggy. P.M. Cloudless— light 
l wind. 
9 29 
30.460 
46.3 
30.382 
51.4 
44 
44.7 
52.8 
39.3 
52.8 
N 
Fine and cloudless — hazy. 
V- 30 
30.302 
46.3 
30.288 
48.8 
41 
43.8 
47.0 
41.3 
48.2 
NNE 
Fine— light clouds— hazy. 
9 31 
30.282 
42.3 
30.250 
47.7 
41 
42.6 
48.3 
36.5 
48.3 
W 
f A.M. Strong haze. P.M. Fine— light 
l clouds. 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Sum 
30.082 
52.8 
30.073 
56.6 
49.4 
51.1 
56.1 
46.2 
57.0 
0.777 
Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. 
a.m. 
' 30.033 
3 P.M. ) 
30.014 $ 
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. 
'Hie 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. 
