METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MARCH AND APRIL, 1836 
9 o’clock, A.M. 
3 o’clock 
, P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
1836. 
Point at 
Rain, in 
Direction 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Therm. 
Barom. 
Attach 
9 A.M. 
in de- 
crees of 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
inches. 
Read off 
at9 A.M 
ot the 
Wind at 
9 A.M. 
REMARKS. 
Therm 
Fahr. 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest. 
Highest 
T 1 
29.013 
41.2 
28.829 
42.2 
36 
40.6 
46.2 
35.4 
47.0 
S var. 
( Overcast throughout the day, with light brisk wind. 8& P.M. 
1 Heavy storm. 
W 2 
O T 3 
29.285 
29.477 
43.8 
45.2 
29.299 
29.530 
45.3 
46.5 
37 
41 
42.2 
45.5 
48.8 
48.5 
38.9 
40.7 
49.4 
48.4 
.194 
SSVV 
S 
/A.M. Fine and cloudless— light wind. Evening, Overcast— 
X very light rain. 
Overcast— light wind. 
F 4 
29.532 
46.6 
29.497 
47.4 
* 40 
43.3 
49.0 
40.4 
48.7 
.072 
S 
fA.M. Overcast— light rain. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. 
1 Evening, Cloudy. 
S 5 
29.314 
47.5 
29.215 
48.8 
42 
44.4 
49.6 
42.3 
49.4 
.038 
S 
A.M. Fine and cloudless. P.M. Cloudy — light rain and wind. 
0 6 
29.122 
46.2 
28.998 
46.9 
40 
43.8 
47.7 
37.7 
48.4 
.186 
ENE 
Overcast — light drizzling rain and wind. 
M 7 
29.247 
45.3 
29.217 
47.2 
37 
42.2 
48.6 
36.4 
48.7 
ESE 
/A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds and 
f wind. Evening. Overcast. 
T 8 
29.202 
46.0 
29.223 
40.9 
39 
40.3 
42.4 
39.2 
42.2 
.033 
ME var. 
Overcast— very light rain. Evening, Cloudy. 
W 9 
29.287 
44.5 
29.126 
45.6 
34 
38.4 
45.2 
33.3 
45.5 
.088 
S 
fA.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy. Evening, 
l Overcast— light rain. 
T 10 
29.208 
45.0 
29.182 
46.2 
38 
43.8 
46.5 
37.2 
47.2 
.069 
S. 
Overcast — very light rain and wind. 
F 11 
28.916 
47.8 
28.964 
48.7 
42 
47.7 
51.2 
42.5 
51.2 
.052 
sw 
/A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy — light hail 
X and rain. Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 12 
29.123 
47.4 
29.158 
48.7 
42 
47.6 
50.4 
41.5 
51.6 
.227 
S var. 
/A.M. Cloudy— high wind. P.M. Showery— hail and wind. 
1 Evening, Cloudy — light rain— high wind. 
3 ©13 
29.412 
47.3 
29.489 
48.6 
40 
43.0 
50.8 
39.2 
50.4 
SW 
(Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, High wind through- 
X out the night, with light rain. 
Overcast — light rain and wind throughout the day. 
% M14 
29.049 
48.6 
29.057 
49.2 
43 
50.3 
45.2 
42.2 
50.6 
.166 
SW var. 
S T 15 
28.891 
48.2 
29.143 
49.7 
41 
44,9 
48.5 
40.3 
50.7 
.444 
SW var. 
/A.M. Overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds 
W 16 
29.584 
46.8 
29.681 
47.8 
37 
41.4 
46.0 
35.3 
47.8 
SW 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
® T 17 
29.792 
47.0 
29.808 
48.6 
40 
48.3 
51.8 
38.7 
52.2 
.061 
S var. 
fCloudy— high wind throughout the day. Evening, Overcast 
X — very light rain. 
F 18 
30.322 
51.2 
30.346 
58.8 
47 
52.2 
58.8 
47.7 
59.4 
SW 
(A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds and 
S 19 
30.245 
52.6 
30.148 
57.2 
47 
47.8 
61.5 
45.5 
61.6 
ENE 
X wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
Fine— nearly cloudless. Evening, Fine and clear. 
020 
30.182 
55.3 
30.184 
58.4 
49 
53.3 
61.2 
47.2 
64.4 
SW 
Fine and cloudless. Evening, Fine and clear. 
M21 
30.113 
53.7 
30.017 
56.6 
48 
4S.2 
53.7 
46.7 
54.2 
SW 
A.M. Overcast — light wind. P.M. Cloudy. 
T 22 
29.922 
55.2 
29.875 
55.8 
49 
50.8 
51.7 
48.2 
52.4 
s 
Overcast— very light rain. 
W 23 
29.720 
51.7 
29.588 
54.5 
45 
48.2 
49.0 
42.3 
50.7 
.047 
s 
Overcast— very light rain and wind. 
T 24 
29.544 
51.2 
29.546 
53.2 
47 
44,6 
49.3 
39.5 
48.7 
.050 
S var. 
fA.M. Fine — nearly cloudless— light brisk wind. P.M. Cloudy 
X— occasional showers of rain & hail. Ev. Cloudy— high wind. 
F 25 
28.938 
49.6 
29.027 
53.2 
45 
47.7 
49.2 
41.3 
51.3 
.105 
S var. 
Overcast— It. rain with h. wind. Ev. Fine and clear— h. wind. 
S 26 
29.239 
47.3 
29.344 
50.2 
37 
42.6 
42.3 
37.7 
47.6 
.044 
SW var. 
fA.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. P.M. Overcast— light rain. 
©27 
29.556 
46.4 
29.506 
49.9 
38 
39.6 
47.9 
31.8 
48.2 
S 
A.M. Fine & cloudless. P.M.Cldy. — It. wind. Ev. Cldy. — It. rain. 
M28 
28.662 
44.0 
28.675 
46.5 
40 
40.2 
45.6 
36.2 
45.5 
.244 
E 
( Overcast— It. rain & wind. Ev. Overcast— light rain— very high 
( wind. Sudden depression of the Barometer. 
T 29 
29.548 
46.4 
29.606 
48.7 
37 
42.3 
47.3 
35.9 
48.2 
.130 
WSW 
/A.M. Fine and cloudless — light brisk wind. P.M. Fine — light 
X clouds and wind. 
W 30 
29.677 
46.6 
29.336 
49.2 
42 
47.2 
52.2 
41.2 
53,3 
SW var. 
Overcast — very light rain with brisk wind. Ev.Cldy. — high wind. 
T 31 
29.679 
50.3 
29.804 
51.0 
42 
47.4 
47.8 
42.3 
49.4 
.180 
SW var. 
/A.M. Fine— light clouds— light brisk wind— occasional showers 
X of rain and snow. P.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. 
Means .. 
29.445 
47.9 
29.433 
49.7 
41.4 
45.2 
49.5 
40.2 
50.5 
Sum. 
2.430 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- l 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr r 29 401 99 384 
OF 1 
29.792 
45.8 
29.576 
46.2 
34 
43.4 
36.6 
36.9 
44,7 
sw 
/Overcast— rain, snow, and wind. Evening, Overcast — con- 
t tinned rain and wind. 
S 2 
29.511 
43.2 
29.609 
46.4 
37 
39.3 
40.9 
33.7 
44,3 
.591 
sw 
fA.M. Fine— light clouds— light brisk wind. P.M. Overcast — 
© 3 
29.913 
42.9 
30.072 
45.3 
36 
41.6 
43.5 
33.8 
45.0 
.047 
WNWv. 
Overcast— light rain and snow, with light brisk wind. 
M 4 
30.366 
43.6 
30.336 
46.4 
35 
39.7 
46.2 
32.3 
46.6 
.133 
NW 
/A.M. Fine— nearly cloudless— light wind. P.M. Cloudy— light 
X wind. 
T 5 
30.179 
43.0 
30.003 
47.0 
35 
42.3 
48.8 
34.7 
50.2 
SW 
A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Overcast— light rain & wind. 
W 6 
29.893 
44.8 
29.857 
48.2 
41 
44.2 
47.7 
40.8 
48.2 
.111 
SE var. 
Overcast— light rain and wind throughout the day. 
T 7 
29.348 
45.0 
29.169 
48.6 
41 
43.6 
50.3 
40.3 
50.3 
.061 
S var. 
/A.M. Overcast— light rain. P.M. Fine — light clouds & wind. 
X Evening, Overcast— light rain and wind. 
F 8 
29.006 
47.4 
29.095 
51.6 
41 
46.4 
48.5 
38.3 
49.8 
.355 
SE var. 
/A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast — light 
X brisk wind. Evening, Overcast— light rain. 
S 9 
29.283 
46.2 
29.334 
48.3 
42 
42.4 
47.0 
40.2 
46.7 
.036 
E 
A.M.Ovct.— It. rain & wind. P.M. Fine— 1 1. elds. & wind. Ev.Cldy. 
©10 
29.550 
49.9 
29.580 
51.8 
43 
45.4 
52.9 
40.2 
53.2 
.194 
N 
/A.M. Lightly overcast — light wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds 
X and wind. Evening, Cloudy— light wind. 
n Mil 
29.707 
47.0 
29.722 
50.0 
43 
43.7 
47.7 
42.8 
48.8 
.019 
N 
/A.M. Overcast— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds. 
3 T 12 
29.775 
49.2 
29.776 
51.6 
42 
4S.2 
51.2 
38.5 
53.7 
SW 
Lightly overcast— light wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
% W 13 
29.816 
51.3 
29.756 
54,5 
46 
51.4 
55.7 
45.2 
56.4 
SW 
Overcast— light wind. Evening f Cloudy. 
T 14 
29.992 
50.5 
29.981 
52.3 
43 
48.2 
50.5 
42.9 
54,5 
w 
A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Overcast — very light rain. 
©F 15 
30.152 
53.4 
30.180 
56.6 
49 
50.3 
53.5 
47.5 
54,2 
NNW 
/A.M. Overcast— deposition — light wind. P.M. Cloudy. Even* 
X ing, Fine and clear. 
S 16 
30.162 
49.3 
30.095 
52.3 
45 
43.4 
52.7 
38.8 
52.6 
.036 
E 
A.M. Foggy. P.M. Lightly overcast. 
©17 
30.115 
50.0 
30.162 
50.5 
43 
46.6 
47.5 
42.3 
47.8 
.027 
E 
Overcast— light rain. Evening, Cloudy. 
M 18 
30.095 
50.2 
30.083 
54.4 
44 
48.2 
54,3 
42.0 
54,7 
.061 
S 
A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 
T 19 
30.117 
53.4 
30.093 
56.2 
45 
51.2 
54.0 
44.3 
56.2 
s 
A.M. Cloudy— It. brisk wind. P.M. Overcast. Evening, Cloudy. 
W 20 
29.984 
55.3 
29.893 
56.8 
47 
53.3 
54.3 
48.5 
55.2 
SW var. 
/A.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. P.M. Overcast— light rain. 
X Evening, Cloudy. 
T 21 
29.936 
55.0 
29.909 
57.6 
44 
49.5 
56.0 
43.3 
56.3 
.063 
SW 
Cloudy— light wind. Evening, Overcast— light rain. 
F 22 
29.814 
55.6 
29.855 
58.4 
48 
53.6 
61.0 
47.2 
61.3 
.061 
SW 
/A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. 
X Evening, Overcast— light rain. 
S 23 
29.890 
54.5 
29.802 
57.4 
48 
51.6 
52.3 
47.4 
54,6 
.094 
SW 
fA.M. Overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. Fine — light elds. 
X and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
©24 
29.699 
52.3 
29.740 
52.7 
46 
46.9 
47.6 
45.3 
47.9 
.161 
E 
Overcast— light steady rain throughout the day. 
M 25 
30.117 
51.7 
30.117 
54,9 
43 
45.8 
54.4 
39.7 
54,7 
.375 
NW 
Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudv. 
T 26 
30.111 
55.6 
29.981 
55.2 
43 
50.6 
52.4 
44.4 
53.5 
W 
/A.M. bine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Lightly overcast— 
X light wind. Evening, Cloudv— light brisk wind. 
W 27 
29.780 
49.6 
29.804 
52.4 
38 
44.6 
48.3 
38.2 
48.7 
NW 
fA.M. Overcast— light brisk wind. P.M. Cloudy— rain and 
X hail. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 28 
29.938 
53.0 
29.800 
53.3 
38 
46.3 
51.7 
37.5 
52.3 
.036 
NNW 
Cloudy— light wind throughout the day. 
F 29 
29.903 
53.3 
29.849 
51.9 
32 
39.4 
46.6 
35.5 
46.7 
.027 ' 
NW var. 
Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 30 
29.774 
50.3 
29.718 
51.6 
32 
42.3 
49.6 
32.2 
49.4 
WSW 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
Means .. 
29.857 
49.7 
29.832 
52.0 
41.5 
46.1 
50.1 
40.5 
51.3 
Sum. 
2.488 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- ^ 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr j 29. SOS 29.777 
