METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR OCTOBER, 1829 
9 o’clock, 
A.M. 
3 o'clock P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
1829. 
Point at 
Rain, in 
Direction 
Remarks. 
9 A.M. 
inches. 
cl the 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
in de- 
grees of 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
Read off 
Wind at 
October. 
it9A.M. 
9 A.M. 
Fa hr. 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest. Highest. 
V 1 
30.252 
52.0 
30.220 
58.8 
51 
53.0 
59.6 
43.6 
59.7 
ENE 
Fine — light brisk wind. 
? 2 
30.040 
56.7 
29.966 
58.6 
53 
57.4 
57.8 
51.9 
58.8 
E 
Overcast — showery. Brisk wind A.M. 
29.8-10 
58.9 
29.788 
58.6 
55 
58.8 
56.8 
54.3 
58.8 
0.131 
SSW 
Overcast. Heavy showers P.M. 
O 4 
29.968 
53.6 
29.961 
58.4 
52 
53.0 
57.7 
47.7 
58.3 
0.444 
W 
A.M. Fine. P.M. overcast. 
1) 5 
29.571 
56.7 
29.570 
59.1 
54 
54.8 
56.8 
52.7 
59.4 
0.056 
W 
A.M. Rain. P.M. Fine, 
6 6 
29.670 
51.4 
29.675 
54.2 
46 
50'2 
52.5 
44.6 
53.4 
0.072 
NW 
Fine — light haze. 
5 1 
29.509 
49.0 
29.443 
40.2 
38 
46.5 
37.4 
42.3 
46.5 
W 
Overcast. Rain and snow P.M. 
V 8 
29.808 
43.8 
29.921 
46.9 
27 
39.5 
47.5 
33.3 
47.5 
0.606 
w 
r Fine and cloudless. A.M. Strong wind 
l early. 
? 9 
30.203 
41.8 
30.229 
47.5 
31 
40.3 
47.0 
34.3 
47.0 
NW 
Fine and cloudless — hazy. 
h 10 
30.432 
44.0 
30.428 
50.4 
41 
43.7 
54.7 
Si)./ 
56.0 
WSW 
Overcast and hazy. 
on 
30.317 
51.7 
30.211 
55.1 
49 
52.6 
57.7 
43.0 
57.7 
w 
Cloudy— light wind. 
O i) 12 
30.152 
54.7 
30.138 
56.2 
48 
54.7 
56.2 
52.2 
56.3 
NW 
A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine. 
6 13 
30.033 
55.2 
29.873 
57.2 
49 
55.4 
56.8 
50.3 
57.5 
SW 
Lightly cloudy. 
5 14 
29.420 
56.7 
29.578 
51.0 
51 
52.8 
48.8 
52.3 
52.8 
0.078 
NNW 
Cloudy— light rain. 
U 15 
30.227 
43.7 
30.259 
48.8 
34 
41.7 
48.5 
37.3 
47.7 
0.025 
N var 
Fine and cloudless — hazy. 
? 16 
30.075 
48.6 
29.944 
51.4 
39 
47.3 
51.0 
39.5 
54.1 
SSW 
Overcast. 
h 17 
30.047 
52.3 
30.119 
55.5 
45 
51.3 
55.4 
46.8 
55.7 
NW 
Fine — light breeze. 
©18 
30.127 
55.3 
30.129 
59.0 
54 
56.0 
61.1 
50.8 
61.4 
WSW 
f A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Cloudless— light 
l wind. 
D 19 
30.080 
57.7 
30.050 
60.8 
57 
58.2 
59.8 
53.3 
60.5 
SW 
A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Clear— light clouds. 
<? 20 
29.873 
58.8 
29.808 
60.5 
56 
57.5 
59.4 
55.5 
60.2 
SW 
Clear — light clouds. 
$ 21 
29.805 
57.0 
29.703 
58.6 
53 
53.8 
57.0 
4S.3 
57.7 
0.017 
S 
f A.M. Clear & cloudless. P.M. Cloudy. 
1 Evening rainy. 
V 22 
29.658 
54.4 
29.728 
55.1 
42 
51.4 
53.0 
48.6 
53.7 
0.100 
w 
A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine. 
? 23 
29.955 
49.7 
29.934 
51.6 
41 
44.8 
49.8 
41.7 
49.8 
0.019 
NNW 
Fine — hazy. 
h 24 
29.957 
46.7 
29.913 
51.5 
43 
45.7 
51.2 
39.8 
51.2 
NNE 
Fine — light clouds. 
©25 
30.141 
45.4 
30.197 
52.8 
42 
44.3 
51.8 
40.2 
51.8 
NNW 
Fine — hazy. 
1) 26 
30.350 
50.0 
30.344 
51.5 
48 
48.7 
51.0 
43.7 
50.7 
NNE 
Hazy. 
0 3 27 
30.397 
46.3 
30.322 
49.5 
41 
41.7 
49.5 
40.2 
49.7 
NNW 
A.M. Foggy. P.M. Cloudless — hazy. 
9 28 
30.245 
50.8 
30.278 
51.2 
48 
48.6 
48.6 
41.3 
49.7 
NNE 
Clear — light clouds and wind. 
U 29 
30.347 
43.7 
30.275 
47.5 
36 
42.1 
45.4 
39.2 
45.4 
NNE 
Fine — hazy. 
? 30 
30.092 
46.7 
30.499 
53.0 
43 
46.3 
52.2 
39.9 
53.1 
WSW 
Lightly cloudy— hazy. Rain P.M. 
h 31 
29.917 
51.7 
29.990 
45.7 
44 
46.9 
49.8 
45.4 
49.8 
NNE 
r A M. Overcast. P.M. Clear — light 
\ clouds. 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Sum 
30.016 
51.1 
30.016 
53.4 
45.5 
49.6 
53.0 
44.8 
53.9 
1.548 
Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Falir 
!) A.M. 
29.971 
3 P 
29 
>.M. 1 
905 / 
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 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. 
