METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MAY AND JUNE, 1836 
9 o’clock, 
A.M. 
3 o’clock, P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
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Point at 
Rain in 
inches. 
Read off 
Direction 
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Attach. 
Attach. 
9 A.M. 
in de- 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
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Wind at 
REMARKS. 
Barom. 
Barom. 
grees of 
Fahr. 
at9A.M. 
9 A.M. 
Therm. 
Therm. 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest, j Highest. 
© 1 
29.794 
48.7 
29.800 
52.3 
39 
43.6 
51.2 
35.3 
49.0 
NW 
f A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine — Iightclouds and wind. 
X Evening, Cloudy— light showers. 
M 2 
29.855 
48.2 
29.909 
52.6 
40 
49.5 
56.6 
39.3 
52.3 
.0.52 
NE var. 
Cloudy— light brisk wind. 
T 3 
29.940 
48.8 
29.853 
53.8 
40 
46.3 
50.2 
40.4 
53.3 
NE var. 
/ A.M. Cloudy— high wind. P.M. Cloudy— high wind— light 
W 4 
29.679 
49.8 
29.683 
53.7 
44 
49.2 
50.2 
43.7 
54.6 
.091 
N 
Overcast— light rain and wind throughout the dav. 
T 5 
29.699 
49.3 
29.780 
53.2 
43 
45.7 
51.7 
42.5 
50.6 
.133 
N 
C A. M . Overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds 
X and wind. Evening, High wind. 
F 6 
30.073 
52.3 
30.122 
55.7 
41 
50.5 
58.4 
42.3 
58.7 
.355 
E 
CA.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds with 
X brisk wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 7 
30.295 
57.2 
30.267 
56.7 
42 
53.3 
57.6 
40.8 
56.6 
N 
Fine and cloudless — light wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
© 8 
30.275 
51.3 
30.219 
55.2 
42 
47.7 
57.8 
43.0 
58.3 
N 
CA.M. Cloudy — light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless — light 
X wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
M 9 
30.259 
58.7 
30.237 
61.2 
44 
49.7 
55.7 
43.2 
57.2 
NE 
Fine— nearly cloudless— light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 10 
30.212 
53.5 
30.190 
57.4 
41 
50.2 
58.6 
42.3 
58.6 
NE 
CA.M. Cloudy — light brisk wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds and 
X wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
Wll 
30.204 
57.2 
30.150 
59.3 
43 
53.6 
65.2 
40.5 
64.8 
WSW 
Fine & cloudless— light haze and wind. Evening, Fine it clear. 
5 T 12 
30.216 
59.5 
30.214 
61.4 
45 
57.4 
68.3 
46.5 
68.6 
SW 
CA.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless 
X — light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
% F 13 
30.356 
61.9 
30.348 
63.4 
47 
58.5 
67.6 
46.8 
67.4 
W 
Fine and cloudless— light haze. Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 14 
30.562 
66.5 
30.540 
65.7 
53 
60.2 
66.8 
51.5 
67.4 
N 
Fine and cloudless— light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
©015 
30.608 
64.5 
30.523 
65.8 
50 
57.7 
64.0 
49.9 
66.7 
E 
A.M. Fine— thick haze. P.M. Fine and clear. 
M 16 
30.548 
66.3 
30.511 
67.3 
51 
60.0 
68.9 
50.9 
69.5 
N 
A.M. Hazy— light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless. 
T 17 
30.564 
66.0 
30.507 
66.9 
52 
59.3 
67.3 
49.6 
68.5 
SE 
Fine and cloudless— light wind. 
W 18 
30.388 
64.0 
30.321 
66.5 
53 
57.2 
63.3 
50.5 
65.3 
E 
Fine and cloudless— light wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
T 19 
30.311 
58.3 
30.339 
61.7 
49 
51.4 
57.7 
48.0 
58.2 
E 
A.M. Overcast — light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless. 
F 20 
30.089 
57.4 
30.002 
62.6 
47 
53.5 
66.3 
44.3 
66.5 
E 
/Fine— light clouds— haze and wind. Evening, Cloudy— rain 
1 during the night. 
S 21 
30.016 
61.5 
30.033 
64.8 
52 
56.7 
59.8 
49.6 
61.7 
.133 
NE 
Fine— nearly cloudless— light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
©22 
30.010 
63.3 
29.917 
61.0 
43 
52.6 
54.8 
42.6 
55.3 
E 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
M 23 
29.846 
54.7 
29.899 
60.4 
45 
52.3 
57.3 
44.0 
57.3 
.044 
S var. 
C A.M. Overcast— very light rain and wind. P.M. Fine — light 
1 clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
T 24 
30.109 
55.7 
30.148 
60.0 
43 
51.8 
57.4 
46.3 
59.3 
NE var. 
CA.M. Cloudy — light brisk wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds & 
X wind. Evening, Fine and clear. [and clear. 
W 25 
30.265 
57.3 
30.253 
60.9 
45 
51.2 
57.6 
44.2 
58.2 
NNE 
A.M. Lightlyovct. — It. wind. P.M. Fine— lt.clds.&wind. Ev.Fine 
T 26 
30.338 
60.9 
30.346 
59.4 
44 
53.2 
56.2 
45.7 
56.2 
E 
f A.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless— 
1 light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
F 27 
30.425 
60.0 
30.395 
59.0 
42 
54.6 
58.3 
41.8 
58.9 
E 
C A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless — 
X light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 28 
30.396 
60.3 
30.334 
60.8 
44 
53.2 
62.5 
42.0 
62.7 
NE var. 
CA.M. Overcast— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds 
X and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
©29 
30.380 
65.0 
30.330 
63.6 
45 
54.7 
63.3 
47.3 
63.8 
NE 
Fine and cloudless— light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
OM 30 
30.301 
61.2 
30.287 
63.2 
46 
54.7 
63.5 
43.4 
65.0 
NNE 
Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear* 
T 31 
30.109 
62.4 
29.998 
64.2 
46 
55.3 
65.6 
47.4 
67.6 
N 
X and wind. 
Means . . 
30.197 
58.1 
30.176 
60.3 
45.2 
53.1 
60.0 
44.7 
60.6 
Sum. 
.808 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- ^ 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr f 30 123 30 094 
W 1 
29.927 
60.0 
29.901 
63.6 
50 
56.0 
59.2 
49.2 
61.6 
.027 
NE 
Overcast— very light rain and wind. ! 
T 2 
29.736 
59.8 
29.637 
65.4 
52 
57.2 
61.0 
51.0 
63.7 
E 
Overcast— light rain, with light brisk wind. 
F 3 
29.614 
64.0 
29.596 
67.3 
54 
62.3 
64.6 
53.8 
66.7 
.069 
S 
C A.M. Cloudy — light rain and wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds 
X and wind. Evening, Cloudy— light rain. 
S 4 
29.619 
64.0 
29.621 
67.6 
54 
59.7 
66.9 
55.3 
67.4 
.036 
ssw 
C A.M. Overcast — very light rain — light brisk wind. P.M. Fine 
X —light clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast— light rain. 
© 5 
M 6 
29.780 
70.3 
29.837 
65.2 
54 
60.7 
56.8 
50.9 
62.6 
.111 
SW 
CA.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast— light 
30.058 
65.3 
30.027 
67.5 
50 
55.9 
65.0 
47.7 
66.8 
.038 
WSW 
rain and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
A.M. Fine— It. clouds & wind. P.M. Overcast. Evening, Cldy. 
T 7 
29.940 
61.7 
29.855 
64.9 
51 
58.0 
58.5 
53.9 
62.6 
s 
Overcast — very light rain and wind. 
W 8 
29.606 
63.5 
29.623 
67.4 
53 
62.6 
67.2 
54.6 
68.3 
SW 
CA.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine — Iightclouds and wind. 
X Evening, Cloudy. 
T 9 
29.759 
65.4 
29.835 
68.3 
55 
61.8 
64.7 
54.7 
66.3 
S 
CA.M. Fine— Iightclouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 
X High wind throughout the night. 
F 10 
g S 11 
29.837 
29.756 
64.9 
67.9 
29.825 
29.756 
67.2 
70.9 
57 
58 
61.9 
64.9 
66.8 
64.6 
58.0 
59.2 
67.6 
68.6 
.175 
S 
SSE 
CA.M. Overcast— high wind. P.M. Cloudy. Evening, Over- 
i cast — light rain, with high wind. 
Cloudy— light brisk wind. 
P©12 
30.146 
71.7 
30.194 
68.6 
56 
62.3 
65.3 
51.0 
65.2 
SW 
Fine— light clouds and wind. 
M 13 
30.317 
66.5 
30.324 
69.2 
56 
64.7 
70.2 
53.0 
72.3 
SW 
Cloudy— light wind. 
©T 14 
30.269 
70.4 
30.188 
72.2 
60 
67.5 
74.4 
59.2 
70.7 
SW 
A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine— light clouds. Evening, Cloudy. 
W 15 
29.958 
74.4 
29.865 
73.6 
60 
69.0 
76.6 
55.3 
77.6 
E 
Fine — nearly cloudless. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 16 
29.934 
74.5 
29.948 
75.3 
61 
67.4 
72.5 
63.5 
73.6 
SSE 
Cloudy— light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
F 17 
29.907 
70.2 
29.840 
73.5 
59 
64.8 
68.4 
58.2 
72.3 
.075 
S 
C A.M. Fine— thick haze— light wind. P.M. Overcast. Even- 
i ing, Overcast — light rain and wind. 
S 18 
29.841 
\76.0 
29.764 
74.5 
59 
64.6 
70.4 
53.9 
71.3 
SSW 
Fine— light clouds & wind. Evening, Cloudy— very light rain. 
©19 
29.748 
70.6 
29.790 
72.6 
58 
63.6 
68.7 
55.2 
70.3 
SW 
CA.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast — light 
M 20 
30.035 
74.0 
30.033 
72.2 
59 
61.4 
66.5 
55.2 
68.6 
.102 
SW 
Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 21 
30.033 
66.2 
30.005 
70.4 
57 
60.6 
66.4 
53.3 
70.3 
w 
Overcast— light steady rain and wind. 
W 22 
29.950 
67.3 
29.928 
68.8 
60 
63.2 
63.6 
58.0 
65.3 
.094 
S var. 
Overcast — light rain and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 23 
29.825 
66.0 
29.820 
70.2 
60 
63.0 
67.2 
59.2 
68.2 
.016 
S var. 
CA.M. Overcast — light brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds. 
F 24 
29.804 
66.8 
29.764 
70.3 
58 
62.2 
65.3 
56.7 
68.2 ‘ 
SE var. 
A.M. Overcast — It. brisk wind. P.M. Cloudy — It. rain & wind. 
S 25 
© 26 
30.073 
30.284 
72.2 
69.2 
30.115 
30.313 
70.0 
69.5 
55 
58 
62.6 
64.9 
64.2 
66.4 
52.4 
54.6 
67.3 
68.7 
.119 
.036 
SW 
SW 
CA.M. Lightly overcast— light brisk wind. P.M. Cloudy— light 
X showers. | 
A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy. 
M27 
30.342 
67.2 
30.285 
70.3 
59 
64.2 
71.4 
56.9 
72.0 
S 
A.M. Overcast. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. ! 
OT 28 
30.136 
76.4 
30.115 
73.5 
61 
71.3 
80.3 
58.9 
82.6 
SSE 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
W 29 
30.342 
75.6 
30.321 
73.6 
58 
64.5 
71.5 
57.2 
72.6 
NE 
C A.M. Fine — nearly cloudless — light wind. P.M. Fine— light 
X clouds. Evening, Cloudy. . , 
C Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy, with occasional 
T 30 
30.334 
75.5 
30.253 
74.2 
56 
67.2 
71.3 
55.3 
72.7 
E 
1 dashes of lightning. 
Means.. 
29.964 
68.6 
29.946 
69.9 
56.6 
63.0 
67.2 
55.2 
69.1 
Sum. 
.898 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- 1 9 A.M. 3 P-M* 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr j 29.858 29.837 
