METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR FEBRUARY, 1829 
9 o’clock, 
A.M. 
S o'clock, 
P.M. 
Dow 
External Thermometer. 
1829. 
February 
Point at 
Rain, in 
Direction 
Baroui. 
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. 
O 1 
30.449 
36.3 
30.474 
38.3 
24 
32.3 
35.7 
29.3 
35.7 
N 
Lightly cloudy— light wind. 
D 2 
30.575 
33.3 
30.565 
35.8 
22 
25.7 
33.4 
23.2 
33.4 
ESE 
Fine and cloudless. 
3 3 
30.593 
32.4 
30.566 
35.3 
24 
27.0 
34.8 
23.9 
34.8 
S 
f A.M. Fog and hoar frost. P.M. Fine 
\ and cloudless. 
© ? 4 
30.417 
34.8 
30.321 
36.7 
32 
34.4 
38.3 
25.7 
43.6 
SSW 
Foggy — rain. 
n o 
30.115 
39.7 
30.230 
42.8 
44 
44.5 
43.7 
33.6 
44.5 
0.125 
NNW 
Cloudy — light wind. 
? 6 
30.341 
42.7 
30.285 
45.7 
39 
39.0 
43.7 
37.5 
43.7 
w 
Foggy. P.M. Very light rain. 
h 7 
30.163 
44.7 
30.129 
46.7 
42 
42.8 
46.3 
38.3 
46.3 
w 
Overcast and foggy. 
O 8 
30.312 
44.2 
30.381 
43.8 
41 
41.3 
39.4 
40.1 
41.3 
N 
Overcast. Foggy A.M. 
D 9 
30.325 
42.2 
30.290 
44.4 
34 
39.2 
43.5 
34.0 
43.5 
w 
f A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine— cloudy— 
\ light wind. 
<J 10 
30.426 
42.5 
30.428 
42.2 
35 
37.6 
38.8 
36.5 
41.0 
E 
Overcast. 
5 11 
30.339 
43.7 
30.300 
46.2 
42 
42.3 
47.3 
36.7 
47.3 
SW 
Overcast and foggy— light rain. 
V- 12 
30.273 
46.2 
30.221 
48.2 
42 
42.8 
45.8 
41.2 
46.3 
0.050 
s 
Overcast and foggy — light rain. 
9 13 
30.181 
49.6 
30.163 
50.5 
45 
45.3 
47.8 
41.8 
47.8 
0.014 
w 
A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine — light wind. 
h 14 
30.175 
47.7 
30.149 
50.4 
40 
43.7 
48.3 
42.1 
48.3 
w 
Lightly cloudy — hazy. 
©15 
30.108 
48.3 
30.086 
51.3 
45 
45.3 
49.4 
43.3 
49.7 
wsw 
f A.M. Fine. P.M. Foggy— very light 
]) 1C 
30.026 
49.3 
29.949 
51.8 
44 
46.8 
50.4 
44.5 
50.8 
0.008 
SW 
Fine — lightly overcast. 
$ 17 
29.801 
47.7 
29.834 
50.3 
42 
42.7 
47.7 
40.2 
47.7 
wsw 
Lightly overcast and hazy. 
O $ 18 
29.886 
46.3 
29.860 
46.8 
38 
38.3 
37.5 
36.0 
38.7 
SE 
A.M. Fine & cloudless. P.M. Overcast. 
n 19 
29.646 
43.7 
29.569 
47.7 
37 
39.6 
49.4 
35.3 
49.4 
ESE 
Fine — lightly cloudy. 
? 20 
29.641 
48.3 
29.620 
50.3 
44 
44.9 
49.6 
38.8 
49.6 
SSW 
Fine — cloudy. 
h 21 
29.198 
48.8 
29.122 
51.3 
47 
47.5 
50.7 
42.7 
50.7 
SSE 
Cloudy — light rain. 
©22 
29.147 
48.8 
29.244 
49.4 
46 
46.3 
43.6 
43.7 
46.3 
0.156 
WNW 
Overcast and foggy. 
D 23 
29.529 
43.8 
29.525 
45.8 
28 
37.4 
39.3 
36.3 
39.3 
E 
f A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine and clear. 
3 24 
29.434 
41.5 
29.448 
43.2 
35 
35.7 
39.7 
32.5 
39.7 
E 
Overcast and foggy. 
$ 25 
29.905 
41.3 
29.998 
44.3 
35 
38.3 
41.2 
34.8 
41.3 
ESE 
Overcast and foggy. 
V- 26 
30.098 
42.8 
30.028 
43.9 
39 
39.3 
40.3 
35.7 
41.3 
ESE 
Overcast and foggy. P.M. Rain. 
9 27 
30.118 
45.3 
30.221 
46.3 
41 
41.7 
41.6 
38.4 
41.7 
0.389 
NNE 
Overcast and foggy — light wind. 
h 28 
| 30.385 
42.7 
30.335 
44.0 
29 
34.8 
39.2 
32.3 
39.2 
ESE 
Fine and cloudless — light wind. 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Sum 
30.058 
4 3.5 
| 30.048 
45.5 
37.7 
39.9 
43.1 
36.4 
43.7 
0.742 
1 
i 
Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. 
OBSERVANDA. 
;9 A.M. 
i 30.032 
3 P.M. I 
30.018 J 
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 arc of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight. 
The Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit’s Scale. 
The Barometer is divided into inches and decimals. 
