METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1841. 
1841. 
9 o’clock, A. M. 
3 o’clock, P.M. 
Dew Point at 9 H 
A.M.,deg. Fahr. (j 
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External Thermometers. 
■gs 
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3- 
NW 
E 
SSE 
W var. 
S 
S 
S 
W 
E 
WSW 
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E 
E 
EKE 
S 
S 
W 
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ENE 
E 
ENE 
SE 
S 
SSE 
S 
SE 
W 
S 
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REMARKS. 
1a.m. Fine— light haze. P.M. Fine— lt.clouds. Ev. Fine & moonlight. 8 
tine light clouds throughout the day. F.v. Fine and moonlight. 
JA.Ai. Fine light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast — heavy shower. I 
<- Evening, Heavy rain, with thunder and lightning. 
JA.M. Lightly overcast— high wind with light rain. P.M. Con- \ 
l United rain. Evening, Fine ami moonlight. 
fA.M. Light haze and wind. P.M. Ligntly overcast — slight rain. 8 
X ,, Fine and starlight. [Fine and moonlight, g 
A.M. Cloudy — light tog. P.M. Fine — light clouds and breeze. Ev. jj 
f A.M. Cloudy — light breeze — fog early. P.M, Oveicast— light rain. ■ 
l Evening, Cloudy. * b ) 
S Fine — light Howls and breeze throughout the day. Evening, Fine £ 
l and moonlight. 
Cloudy — It. wind throughout the day. Evening, Fine and starlight, 
f A.M. Lightly cloudy— light breeze. P.iM. Fine and cloudless. 
X Evening, Fine and starlight. 
/A.M. Fine— light clouds— fog early. P.M. Fine— light clouds. 
1 Evening, Fine and starlight. 
Fine 6c cloudless — It. breeze throughout the day. Ev. Fine Sc starlight. 
Ditto ditto. Ditto. 
Fine— light clouds& breeze throughout the day. Ev. Fine Sc starlight. 
Fine — It. clouds& breeze throughout the day. Ev. Cloudy — It. shower. ! 
f A.M. Cloudy— stiff breeze— light shower. P.M. Fine— light clouds I 
X and breeze. Evening, Fine and starlight, 
f Fine— light clouds and breeze throughout the day. Evening, Fine 
X and starlight— light fog. 
A.M. Lt. haze— It. fog early. P.M. Thick haze. Ev. Fine & starlight. 
Fine— nearly cloudless, with It. breeze throughout the day. Ev. Cldy. 
/ A.M. Lightly overcast — light breeze. P.M. Fine— light clouds aiid 
1 breeze. Evening, Overcast. 
/ A.M. Overcast— si ill breeze. P.M. Fine— It. clouds— stiff breeze. 
X Evening, Overcast. 
A.M. Cldy.— lt. brisk wind. P.M. Fine— It. elds. Ev. Fine & starlight, 
f A.M. Overcast — light steady rain— thunder early. P.M. Fine— 
1 light clouds and breeze. Evening, Overcast. 
fA.M. Lightly overcast— lain during the night. P.M. Fine— light jj 
1 clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast — light rain. 
A.M. Cldy.— It. showers Sc wind. P.M. Showery. Ev. Fine ^starlight. S 
/ A.M. Fine — light clouds and breeze, with showers. P.M. Fine — lt. s 
X clouds. Ev. Overcast— It. rain. [brisk wind. 3 
Fine— light clouds and breeze throughout the day. Ev. Overca»t— t 
/Overcast — light rain— high wind throughout the day— very high jj 
X wind throughout the night. Ev. Cloudy— high wind. 
/A.M. Cldy. — very h. wind, with showers, also very high throughout 1 
X the night. P.M. Fine— It. elds. — b.wind. Ev.'Cldy — brisk wind. | 
/ A.M. Overcast— light steady rain— high wind. P.M. Dark heavy jj 
X clouds — high wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
Barometer 
uncorrected. 
Att. 
Barometer 
uncorrected. 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registerin 
S cZ< 
Flint 
Glass. 
Crown 
Glass. 
Ther 
Flint 
Glass. 
Crown 
Glass. 
Ther 
9 A.M 
3 P.M 
Lowes 
Highes 
t 'i~ 
OW 
T 
F 
S 
© 
M 
T 
W 
z T £ 
g F1C 
a S 11 
h©1S 
hM13 
“ T 14 
®W 15 
T 16 
F 17 
S 18 
©19 
M20 
T21 
W22 
T 23 
F 24 
S 25 
026 
M 27 
T 28 
W29 
0 T30 
30.068 
29.896 
29.744 
29.546 
29.874 
29.762 
29.800 
29.800 
30.076 
30.066 
30.122 
30.012 
29.932 
29.892 
29.966 
29.910 
30.036 
29.964 
30.070 
30.184 
30.018 
29.692 
29.688 
29.578 
29.468 
29.504 
29.548 
29.404 
29.252 
29.248 
130.060 
29.888 
29.736 
29.540 
29.866 
29.754 
29.794 
29.794 
30.068 
30.058 
30.114 
30.004 
29.924 
29.884 
29.958 
29.902 
30.028 
29.956 
30.062 
30.176 
30.010 
29.684 
29.682 
29.572 
29.462 
29.498 
29.540 
29.398 
29.248 
29.242 
64.4 
63.7 
65.7 
63.0 
58.6 
56.7 
58.4 
64.2 
59.0 
62.2 
62.2 
68.6 
68.7 
70.4 
69.8 
69.5 
66.9 
61.3 
62.8 
63.0 
63.7 
63.0 
62.3 
61.6 
61.0 
62.0 
59.9 
60.4 
63.4 
61.5 
30.038 
29.816 
29.666 
29.732 
29.818 
29.744 
29.626 
29.900 
30.064 
30.058 
30.080 
29.910 
29.910 
29.850 
29.940 
29.890 
30.004 
29.942 
30.066 
30.152 
29.920 
29.700 
29.648 
29.568 
29.514 
29.484 
29.614 
29.348 
29.362 
29.264 
30.030 
29.808 
29.658 
29.724 
29.810 
29.736 
29.618 
29.894 
30.056 
30.050 
30.072 
29.904 
29.902 
29.844 
29.932 
29.882 
29.996 
29.936 
30.058 
30.144 
29.914 
29.694 
29.642 
29.562 
29.506 
29.476 
29.608 
29.342 
29.354 
29.258 
66.6 
65.4 
67.2 
61.3 
58.6 
57.3 
56.6 
60.4 
61.7 
64.2 
64.6 
69.8 
69.3 
70.3 
69.4 
68.6 
65.3 
62.3 
62.7 
65.6 
66.0 
65.3 
63.2 
62.4 
62.4 
61.6 
61.3 
61.4 
62.8 
62.8 
59 
57 
58 
57 
54 
49 
50 
54 
55 
59 
60 
64 
64 
65 
65 
62 
57 
56 
54 
61 
61 
61 
59 
53 
57 
56 
57 
58 
59 
58 
07.1 
06.5 
06.8 
06.3 
05.8 
04.7 
06.1 
05.5 
04.5 
04.9 
05.0 
06.8 
06.0 
05.5 
06.3 
05.6 
05.8 
05.9 
06.0 
04.1 
02.1 
02.0 
02.4 
05.1 
05.1 
05.2 
04.6 
04.2 
06.1 
04.0 
59.7 
60.2 
65.3 
54.7 
53.2 
52.5 
55.7 
60.7 
59.3 
63.8 
59.8 
68.4 
68.3 
66.8 
67.7 
65.2 
58.3 
54.7 
60.5 
62.5 
60.3 
59.4 
55.7 
58.3 
57.5 
58.2 
56.8 
58.2 
61.2 
58.7 
66.3 
65.5 
66.5 
50.3 
52.0 
57.6 
56.6 
66.2 
65.7 
68.2 
72.8 
76.6 
73.7 
72.7 
68.8 
67.0 
64.8 
64.7 
66.8 
66.5 
64.7 
64.3 
60.5 
60.3 
61.3 
60.2 
63.7 
63.3 
62.8 
62.3 
52.7 
51.3 
54.7 
52.7 
47.2 
42.8 
45.8 
52.6 
56.2 
59.2 
57.2 
60.6 
61.0 
62.0 
62.6 
60.4 
50.6 
49.8 
50.7 
60.0 
59.7 
58.2 
55.4 
56.0 
53.6 
53.7 
54.0 
56.5 
58.0 
56.0 
72.8 
67.7 
69.8 
73.4 
57.6 
56.3 
58.7 
62.0 
68.3 
67.4 
69.4 
74.7 
78.5 
75.3 
71.4 
73.0 
69.6 
67.7 
66.2 
68.7 
70.0 
67.2 
66.4 
62.2 
63.3 
63.6 
62.4 
64.7 
66.8 
64.4 
.536 
.402 
.019 
.183 
.063 
.087 
.602 
.366 
.158 
.080 
.327 
.438 
.088 
.366 
MEAN. 
29.804 
29.797 
63.3 
29.788 
29.780 
63.5 
58 
05.2 
60.1 
64.4 
51.7 
67.3 
Sum. 
3.715 
( 9 A.M. 3 P.M. j 
Mean Barometer corrected <’ F. 29.716 .. 29.6.99 E 
( C. 29.708 .. 29.6.90 jj 
F 1 
S 2 
©3 
Ivl 4 
T 5 
W 6 
T 7 
F 8 
S 9 
010 
Mil 
T 12 
W13 
OT14 
^ F 15 
2 S 16 
o©17 
o M18 
° T19 
W20 
T21 
F 22 
S 23 
©24 
M25 
T26 
W27 
T28 
F 29 
OS 30 
©31 
29.478 
29.812 
29.832 
29.718 
29.160 
28.848 
29.040 
29.200 
29.778 
29.878 
29.660 
29.254 
29.922 
29.860 
29.550 
29.474 
29.516 
29.704 
29.628 
29.926 
29.896 
30.170 
29.456 
28.944 
29.098 
29.352 
29.460 
29.642 
29.848 
29.784 
29.838 
29.472 
29.804 
29.824 
29.712 
29.156 
28.844 
29.036 
29.196 
29.770 
29.870 
29.652 
29.248 
29.914 
29.852 
29.546 
29.468 
29.508 
29.698 
29.620 
29.918 
29.888 
30.162 
29.448 
28.940 
29.094 
29.346 
29.452 
29.636 
29.842 
29.780 
29.832 
59.6 
59.2 
57.0 
57.8 
58.0 
57.2 
55.9 
55.2 
53.8 
53.8 
57.0 
55.0 
53.5 
55.0 
57.2 
53.9 
53.8 
54.0 
52.7 
50.2 
49.3 
46.0 
48.3 
51.2 
49.2 
47.2 
48.6 
49.5 
48.7 
48.7 
49.8 
29.516 
29.804 
29.810 
29.562 
29.050 
28.866 
29.070 
29.304 
29.830 
29.786 
29.626 
29.356 
30.042 
29.838 
29.632 
29.372 
29.482 
29.912 
29.886 
29.798 
30.068 
30.032 
29.264 
28.970 
29.176 
29.398 
29.424 
29.732 
29.836 
29.734 
29.866 
29.508 
29.796 
29.804 
29.554 
29.046 
28.858 
29.064 
29.300 
29.824 
29.780 
29.618 
29.350 
30.036 
29.830 
29.626 
29.366 
29.476 
29.904 
29.878 
29.790 
30.060 
30.024 
29.256 
28.966 
29.170 
29.392 
29.420 
29.728 
29.828 
29.728 
29.858 
60.8 
60.2 
58.0 
69.0 
58.4 
58.3 
57.2 
56.4 
55.7 
55.5 
57.3 
55.8 
54.7 
57.3 
58.0 
55.4 
56.0 
54.6 
52.7 
51.6 
49.8 
48.7 
51.8 
52.2 
50.8 
49.2 
49.2 
50.2 
49.3 
49.2 
50.8 
56 
53 
57 
53 
54 
53 
52 
51 
50 
49 
52 
52 
47 
53 
53 
50 
51 
49 
46 
44 
42 
36 
45 
47 
46 
39 
45 
46 
45 
44 
47 
02.8 
02.8 
03.9 
03.1 
04.7 
04.7 
04.7 
03.4 
03.2 
04.7 
03.7 
04.4 
04.8 
03.7 
04.8 
03.0 
03.8 
05.8 
03.1 
04.0 
04.4 
04.0 
04.8 
03.5 
02.5 
02.0 
02.7 
01.0 
02.6 
01.8 
02.0 
55.7 
53.3 
52.5 
54.9 
53.2 
52.3 
53.3 
52.7 
50.7 
54.3 
53.8 
52.7 
49.7 
58.3 
56.4 
51.8 
54.7 
52.5 
46.3 
47.8 
42.7 
41.8 
53.8 
49.3 
44.2 
39.8 
47.5 
46.8 
46.7 
45.7 
49.3 
58.8 
59.7 
56.9 
58.2 
57.7 
58.3 
57.0 
54.4 
55.6 
55.5 
58.2 
53.2 
52.5 
60.6 
57.8 
57.8 
59.0 
53.8 
50.0 
53.0 
46.8 
48.8 
56.3 
52.5 
51.7 
49.7 
47.5 
47.3 
48.7 
47.2 
51.2 
53.6 
49.0 
47.7 
51.3 
51.7 
49.0 
48.6 
48.8 
48.5 
48.4 
52.7 
49.3 
46.0 
49.8 
54.2 
46.0 
47.8 
50.5 
47.0 
43.2 
40.7 
37.7 
42.0 
48.6 
44.0 
37.2 
40.0 
47.2 
44.7 
46.0 
46.0 
64.3 
61.0 
60.8 
58.4 
60.5 
58.8 
59.7 
59.3 
58.2 
57.2 
58.7 
60.0 
55.7 
59.8 
63.7 
60.2 
58.8 
62.6 
56.3 
51.7 
55.0 
49.0 
55.5 
58.3 
55.6 
52.8 
51.2 
50.2 
49.6 
50.5 
50.5 
.100 
.313 
.125 
.272 
.205 
.063 
.012 
.027 
.150 
.352 
.186 
.022 
.441 
.033 
.427 
.019 
.250 
.066 
.930 
.069 
.058 
.122 
ENE 
SW 
N 
N 
S 
SSE 
s 
s 
WSW 
s 
ssw 
s 
w 
s 
SW 
s 
SW var. 
w 
w 
s 
w 
s 
S 
S var. 
S 
W 
N 
N 
N 
N 
N 
/ Overcast— light rain and fog throughout the day. Evening, early 
t part, light rain, after part, line and moonlight, 
f Fine— nearly cloudless— light breeze throughout the day. Evening, ! 
1 Fine and starlight — light fog. 
A.M. Fine — lt. clouds Sc wind. P.M. Overcast— lt. rain. Ev. Overcast. 
fA.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy — light wind. 
X Evening, Overcast — light rain. 
fA.M. Fine— It. clouds Sc wind, with showers— heavy rain during the 
[ night. P.M. Fine— lt. clouds & wind. Ev. Overcast— It. rain. 
(A.M. Cloudy — light wind with showers. P.M. Fine — light clouds 
X and wind. Evening, Fine and moonlight. 
Fine — lightclouds and wind throughout the day. Ev. Cloudy— It. rain. 1 
fA.M. Fine— light clouds— slight rain. P.M. Cloudy— slight rain. 
1 Evening, Overcast— slight rain. 
A. INI. Ovct. — slight rain Sc wind. P.M. Cldy.— lt. rain. Ev. The same. 
fA.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast— light rain and 
1 wind. Evening, Overcast — continued rain. 
( Fine— light clouds — bri;k wind throughout the day. Half-past 4 g 
\ p.m. rainbow. Evening, Overcast— steady rain. 
fA.M. Fine — It. clouds Sc wind— slight showers. P.M. Cloudy, with s 
\ showers. Ev. Fine & starlight. [—very slight rain. R 
A.M. Fine— It. clouds & wind. P.M. Lightly overcast. Ev. Overcast 1 
/A.M. Early part cloudy — after part line — light clouds. P.M. Fine — ; 
t lightclouds. Evening, Overcast— slight rain. 
fA.M. Fine— It. clouds & wind. P.M. Ovct.— slight rain. Ev. Fine 
X and starlight. 
Overcast— lt. rain & wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine & starlight. 
/ A.M. Overcast — high wind. P.M. Dark heavy clouds — high wind. 
1 Evening, Fine and starlight— high wind. 
/A.M. Fine— It. clouds— high wind — high wind throughout the night. 
1 P.M. Fine— It. clouds Sc wind— slight rain. Ev.Ovct.— heavy rain. 
: ine— lt. clds.& wind the whole day— rain early. Ev. Fine& starlight. 
/Fine — nearly cloudless— light wind throughout the day. Ev. Over- 
\ cast — very slight rain— high wind. 
•ine & cloudless— It. wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine & starlight. 
/A.M. Early part, light fog, after part fine— light clouds and wind. 
(. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. Ev. Fine and moonlight. 
Cloudy — It. rain & wind nearly the whole day. Ev. Cldy. — high wind. 
Jvercast — h. wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine & moonlight — lt. fog. 
/Light fog and wind early, the rest of the day fine — light clouds. 
X Evening, Fine and moonlight. 
/Cloudy — light wind and fog throughout the day. Ev. Overcast — 
X light rain— high wind. ^ [ — high wind. 
Jvercast— It. rain — high wind throughout the day. Ev. Steady rain 
/Overcast— light rain— high wind throughout the day. Evening, 
\ Earlv part, cloudv, after part fine and moonlight. 
fA.M. Fine— light clouds— brisk wind. P.M. Cloudy— slight rain. 
X Evening, Cloudy— brisk wind. 
)vercast— light rain— high wind throughout the day. Ev.The same. 
Ditto ditto. Ditto. 
mean. 
29.572 
29.565 
53.1 
29.582 :: 
19.575 
54.7 
49 
03.6 
50.5 
54.1 
47.0 
56.9 
Sum. 
1.142 
( 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
Mean Barometer corrected •! F. 29.511 .. 29.517 
( C. 29.503 . . 29.509 
