METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MAY AND JUNE, 1842. 
1S42. 
9 o’clock, A.M. 
3 o’clock, P.M. 
Dew Point at 9 
A.M.,deg. Fakr. 
Diff. of Wet and 
Dry Bulb 
Thermometer. 
External Thermometers. 
Rain in inches. 
Read off at 
9 A.M. 
Direction of the 
Wind at 
9 A.M. 1 
REMARKS. 
Barometer 
uncorrected. 
Att. 
Ther. 
Barometer 
uncorrected. 
Att. 
Ther. 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering 
Flint 
Glass. 
Crown 
Glass. 
Flint 
Glass. 
Crown 
Glass. 
9 A.M. 
3P.M. 
Lowest 
Highest 
G i 
M 2 
T 3 
W 4 
T 5 
F 6 
S 7 
0 8 
M 9 
0 T 1 0 
Wll 
T 12 
F 13 
X s14 
*©15 
S M16 
T17 
W1S 
T 19 
F 20 
S 21 
©22 
M23 
©T 24 
W25 
T26 
F27 
S 28 
029 
M 30 
T 31 
30.002 
30.084 
29.986 
29.956 
29.904 
29.438 
29.340 
29.416 
29.948 
30.218 
30.006 
29.948 
30.0S2 
30.200 
30.408 
30.436 
30.314 
30.072 
29.834 
29.706 
29.730 
29.798 
29.854 
29.882 
29.904 
29.806 
29.980 
30.050 
30.184 
30.010 
30.192 
29.996 
30.076 
29.978 
29.948 
29.896 
29.434 
29.332 
29.408 
29.940 
30.210 
30.000 
29.942 
30.074 
30.194 
30.400 
30.428 
30.306 
30.064 
29.828 
29.700 
29,722 
29.792 
29.848 
29.874 
29.898 
29.800 
29.974 
30.042 
30.176 
30.002 
30.184 
70.4 
62.4 
61.3 
63.0 
64.0 
64.3 
56.8 
60.2 
61.7 
63.3 
66.0 
54.3 
60.8 
59.3 
58.6 
57.8 
56.6 
55.5 
57.6 
63.4 
59.2 
60.6 
66.8 
57.9 
60.9 
57.9 
63.6 
60.7 
75.8 
66.3 
75.4 
30.004 
30.032 
29.892 
29.810 
29.770 
29.414 
29.268 
29.560 
30.020 
30.160 
29.910 
29.976 
30.078 
30.208 
30.390 
30.374 
30.244 
29.996 
29.754 
29.704 
29.732 
29.756 
29.886 
29.818 
29.896 
29.816 
29.984 
30.076 
30.092 
30.026 
30.174 
29.998 
30.024 
29.884 
29.802 
29.762 
29.406 
29.260 
29.552 
30.012 
30.152 
29.902 
29.968 
30.070 
30.200 
30.384 
30.366 
30.236 
29.988 
29.74S 
29.696 
29.726 
29.750 
29.878 
29.810 
29.888 
29.810 
29.976 
30.068 
30.086 
30 018 
30.166 
61.0 
60.0 
58.8 
60.4 
60.3 
60.7 
59.0 
58.3 
57.8 
57.4 
58.0 
55.0 
58.5 
58.7 
60.0 
61.3 
59.8 
57.4 
57.9 
59.0 
59.3 
60.2 
61.6 
60.0 
60.4 
60.7 
63.0 
62.6 
64.5 
65.0 
66.0 
50 
50 
43 
49 
50 
52 
51 
50 
45 
45 
47 
47 
48 
48 
54 
54 
51 
50 
48 
50 
49 
51 
50 
51 
51 
52 
57 
54 
55 
53 
56 
08.0 
09.3 
06.2 
06.0 
06.8 
05.7 
04.8 
05.5 
06.1 
06.5 
07.8 
03.0 
05.4 
04.3 
04.5 
05.2 
04.3 
04.0 
04.4 
06.1 
06.2 
06.2 
06.7 
04.3 
05.5 
06.0 
06.4 
05.2 
08.0 
08.6 
07.9 
59.3 
57.3 
50.2 
53.7 
56.8 
55.3 
51.7 
54.2 
51.3 
52.0 
57.3 
46.3 
54.7 
53.2 
55.7 
57.8 
52.8 
50.7 
53.8 
57.0 
56.7 
57.8 
57.2 
53.3 
55.7 
56.2 
61.3 
57.5 
61.8 
62.3 
60.7 
55.5 
66.3 
61.3 
65.4 
61.2 
58.2 
56.0 
60.3 
56.8 
52.7 
58.7 
61.7 
50.3 
63.7 
63.2 
63.5 
65.3 
57.7 
56.4 
57.5 
58.3 
57.7 
61.6 
61.5 
59.7 
60.7 
62.8 
65.7 
64.8 
66.5 
68.8 
67.2 
47.6 
47.8 
42.0 
49.3 
47.6 
50.6 
49.0 
48.4 
46.4 
41.8 
46.2 
46.0 
47.6 
48.4 
48.0 
48.7 
45.7 
47.8 
47.6 
47.0 
51.3 
49.8 
51.4 
52.7 
47.6 
51.2 
52.0 
54.0 
51.2 
53.7 
53.7 
69.6 
67.7 
62.5 
66.4 
62.0 
61.8 
62.3 
62.0 
61.6 
60.5 
61.0 
64.8 
57.0 
64.2 
64.4 
64.3 
66.5 
60.3 
57.0 
70.3 
62.3 
69 0 
75.3 
64.6 
60.0 
61.6 
63.8 
68.4 
78.3 
69.6 
73.0 
.069 
.122 
.213 
.241 
.130 
.061 
.130 
.225 
.025 
.022 
.022 
.261 
.119 
.102 
.066 
.126 
N 
NE 
WNW 
W 
s 
s 
s 
Wvar. 
W 
w 
E 
NW 
S 
w 
E 
N 
N 
N 
SE 
S var. 
SE 
SE 
SSE 
SE 
S 
S 
S 
NW 
S 
ssw 
s 
f Fine— light clouds— brisk wind throughout the day. Evening, Fine 
t. and starlight. 
f Fine and cloudless — brisk wind throughout the day. Evening, 
1 Fine and starlight. 
f A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy — light wind. 
1 Evening, Overcast— light rain. [& starlight. 
A.M. Cloudy — It. wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds & wind. Ev. Fine 
Cloudy— light wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast— light rain. 
Dark heavy clouds, with showers throughout the day. Ev. Overcast. 
( A.M. Overcast— light rain— high wind. P.M. Cloudy— brisk wind. 
1 Evening, Overcast. 
/ Dark heavy clouds— brisk wind, with showers throughout the day. 
1 Evening, Fine and starlight. 
C Cloudy— light wind, with showers throughout the day. Evening, 
t Thunder and lightning, with rain. 
Cloudy — light wind throughout the day. Evening, Fine & starlight. 
Fine — light clouds and wind throughout the day. Evening, Cloudy. 
Overcast — light rain and wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast. 
A.M. Cloudy — light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless. Ev. Cloudy. 
Overcast— light wind throughout the day. Evening, Overcast, 
f A.M. Cloudy — light wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. 
1 Evening, Overcast. 
Cloudy — light wind throughout the day. Evening, Fine & starlight. 
Cloudy — light wind throughout the day. Evening, Fine & moonlight, 
f A.M. Overcast— very fine rain. P.M. Overcast— light wind. E w . 
1 Fine and starlight. 
/A.M. Cloudy — light wind. P.M. Overcast — slight rain. Evening, 
l. Fine and starlight. 
Cloudy — light wind throughout the day. Evening, The same, 
f A.M. Cloudy — high wind, with slight showers. P.M. Dark heavy 
1 clouds. Evening, Overcast — light showers, 
f A.M. Cloudy — light wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. 
1 Evening, Cloudy— slight rain — rainbow. 
A.M. Cloudy — light wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds. Ev. Cloudy. 
( A.M. Overcast — light rain. E.M. Cloudy — light wind. Evening, 
1 Fine and moonlight. 
Cloudy — It. wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast — slight rain. 
Cloudy — brisk wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine and moonlight. 
Cloudy — light wind throughout the day. Evening, Overcast. 
( Cloudy — light wind throughout the day — rain in the night. Evening, 
t Fine and starlight. 
f Fine and cloudless — light wind — rain in the night. Evening, Fine 
\ and starlight. 
Fine— light clouds and wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast. 
Fine — light clouds & wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine & starlight. 
MEAN . 
29.958 
29.951 
63.6 
29.930 
29.922 
60.1 
50 
06.0 
61.0 
48.8 
64.9 
Sum. 
1.934 
( 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
Mean Barometer corrected .....-! F. 29.868 .. 29.850 
(C. 29.860 .. 29.841 
W 1 
T 2 
F 3 
S 4 
© 5 
M 6 
T 7 
®W 8 
T 9 
F10 
S 11 
012 
? M 1 3 
- T 14 
W15 
T 16 
F 17 
S 18 
©19 
M 20 
T 21 
0\V22 
T 23 
F 24 
S 25 
©26 
M 27 
T 28 
W29 
T 30 
30.284 
30.2.50 
30.368 
30.168 
30.018 
30.002 
30.264 
30.324 
30.314 
30.182 
30.254 
30.362 
30.358 
30.168 
30.110 
30.062 
30.132 
30.086 
29.806 
29.788 
29.696 
29.824 
29.896 
29.732 
29.864 
29.748 
30.228 
30.3 1 1 
30.154 
30.006 
30.278 
30.242 
30.360 
30.160 
30.010 
29.996 
30.256 
30.318 
30.308 
30.174 
30.248 
30.354 
30.350 
30.160 
30.102 
30.056 
30.124 
30.078 
29.798 
29.782 
29.690 
29.818 
1 29.890 
129.724 
29.856 
129.744 
30.222 
30.340 
30.148 
30.000 
76.0 
66.2 
77.3 
72.9 
69.4 
71.6 
79.0 
77.7 
82.7 
81.3 
82.7 
80.5 
75.7 
74.9 
75.3 
79.3 
71.6 
65.4 
64.7 
66.2 
71.0 
75.6 
77.4 
66.3 
68.7 
78.6 
71.2 
81.3 
79.7 
72.3 
30.206 
30.278 
30.268 
30.084 
29.934 
30.042 
30.248 
30.268 
30.218 
30.124 
30.226 
30.334 
30.264 
30.098 
30.108 
30.042 
30.130 
30.000 
29.730 
29.746 
29.674 
29.772 
29.882 
29.730 
29.746 
29.840 
30.278 
30.252 
30.078 
29.876 
30.198 
30.270 
30.260 
30.076 
29.928 
30.034 
30.240 
30.260 
30.210 
32.116 
30.218 
30.328 
30.256 
30.090 
30.100 
30.034 
30.122 
29.992 
29.724 
29.740 
29.666 
29.766 
29.874 
29.722 
29.738 
29.834 
30.270 
30.244 
30.070 
29.868 
66.8 
67.2 
67.5 
68.6 
71.0 
70.7 
70.8 
72.0 
71.5 
71.0 
72.0 
73.0 
73.3 
74.0 
73.0 
72.3 
69.6 
66.5 
67.0 
68.7 
69.3 
70.0 
69.3 
69.6 
68.0 
68.0 
69.3 
70.0 
70.0 
71.0 
54 
60 
55 
54 
58 
61 
55 
63 
60 
61 
62 
66 
61 
63 
63 
58 
58 
56 
58 
60 
58 
59 
58 
61 
58 
52 
57 
55 
61 
60 
08.6 
07.2 
08.4 
10.7 
09.0 
10.0 
10.0 
07.3 
07.3 
10.1 
06.7 
07.0 
07.6 
07.9 
08.0 
09.7 
08.1 
05.7 
05.7 
07.7 
07.3 
08.8 
08.1 
05.8 
07.8 
09.1 
09 7 
09.3 
08.0 
06.1 
64.5 
64.5 
63.3 
66.3 
66.4 
68.5 
66.7 
66.8 
63.4 
66.3 
65.2 
68.3 
64.8 
72.3 
66.3 
66.3 
64.0 
59.5 
60.3 
66.2 
65.8 
65.7 
62.5 
62.3 
64.7 
62.0 
63.3 
65.3 
66.5 
64.2 
71.4 
68.8 
71.7 
75.5 
76.0 
73.0 
71.7 
72.2 
73.2 
76.5 
80.3 
80.5 
78.3 
80.5 
68.3 
70.7 
64.3 
60.0 
68.2 
69.7 
68.7 
71.0 
68.7 
68.8 
64.7 
67.5 
69.3 
75.5 
75.4 
67.3 
53.2 
60.0 
53.0 
54.0 
59.4 
57.4 
56.4 
55.3 
54.0 
52.7 
53.8 
56.6 
58.2 
62.6 
59.0 
57.2 
56.7 
54.4 
54.6 
56.2 
59.3 
56.8 
53.0 
61.0 
57.3 
57.0 
53.3 
53.0 
57.8 
57.0 
81.5 
72.3 
76.5 
77.5 
76.0 
77.0 
76.0 
72.7 
78.3 
74.2 
77.4 
82.2 
82.4 
79.7 
82.4 
79.2 
72.7 
68.8 
66.8 
69.7 
76.3 
83.6 
78.7 
71.6 
71.3 
74.0 
78.3 
83.6 
79.8 
77.3 
.019 
.033 
.069 
.263 
.077 
.027 
.041 
.033 
.033 
.019 
.016 
S 
NW 
E 
NW 
S 
N 
E 
NW 
N 
NE 
N 
N 
N 
E 
NW 
NW 
S 
E 
S 
SE 
SSE 
W 
w 
s 
s 
NWvar. 
NW 
W 
W 
N 
( Fine — light clouds and wind throughout the day. Rain during the 
1 night. Evening, Fine and starlight. 
f A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. Ev. 
(. Fine and starlight. 
Fine— nearly cloudless throughout the day. Ev. Fine and starlight. 
A.M. Fine— nearly cloudless. P.M. Fine— It. clouds. Ev. Cloudy. 
Cloudy— light wind throughout the day. Evening, The same, 
f A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless— light 
t wind. Evening, Fine and starlight. 
Fine— It. clouds and wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine & starlight. 
Cloudy — light wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine and starlight. 
/ A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless. 
1 Evening, Fine and starlight. 
f Fine and cloudless — stiff breeze throughout the day. Evening, Fine 
1 and starlight. 
Fine & cloudless— It. breeze throughout the day. Ev. Fine & starlight. 
/ Fine— nearly cloudless— light wind throughout the day. Evening, 
1 Fine and starlight. 
/ Fine and cloudless — light breeze throughout the day. Evening, 
\ early part, cloudy, after, fine and starlight. 
/A.M. Cloudy— light breeze. P.M. Fine — light clouds and breeze. 
\ Evening, Cloudy — light shower. 
A.M. Cloudy — It. breeze. P.M. Fine — It. elds. & breeze. Ev. Cloudy, 
f A.M. Cloudy — stiff breeze. P.M. Fine — light clouds and breeze. 
1 Evening, Overcast. 
A.M. Overcast. P.M. Dark broken clouds. Evening, Cloudy. 
A.M. Overcast — brisk wind. P.M. The like with It. rain. Ev. Cldy. 
/ A.M. Overcast — heavy rain. P.M. Dark heavy clouds — distant 
1 thunder. Ev. Cloudy, with showers, and thunder. 
Cloudy — light breeze throughout the day. Evening, The same. 
< Cloudy — light breeze with occasional light rain throughout the day. 
\ Evening, Cloudy. 
f A.M. Fine — light clouds and breeze. P.M. Cloudy — brisk wind. 
1 Evening, Cloudy — light showers. [same. 
A.M. Fine — It. clouds & breeze. P.M. Cldy. — stiff breeze. Ev. The 
f Overcast — light brisk wind, with occasional light rain throughout 
t the day. Evening, Cloudy. 
$ A.M. Overcast — stiff breeze. P.M. Overcast — stiff breeze — light 
J rain. Evening, The same. 
Fine — It. elds. — stiff breeze throughout the day. Ev. Fine & starlight, 
f A.M. Cloudy — brisk wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds — brisk wind, 
t Evening, Fine and starlight. [starlight. 
A.M. Fine & cloudless — It. breeze. P.M. Fine — It. elds. Ev. Fme& 
C A.M. Fine— light clouds and breeze. P.M. Fine— nearly cloudless— 
l light breeze. Ev. Fine and starlight— light clouds. . 
( A.M. Overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. Cloudy, with occasional 
l light rain. Evening, Overcast— light rain, with lightning. 
MEAN. 
30.093 
j 30.086 
74.4 
30.049 
30.042 
70.0 
59 
08.1 
65.1 
71.6 
58.3 
76.6 
Sum. 
.630 
- — ( 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
Mean Barometer corrected -1 F. 29.974 . . 29.942 
1 C. 29.966 .. 29.934 
