METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR JULY AND AUGUST, 1836. 
9 o’clock 
A.M. 
3 o’clock, P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
1836. 
Point at 
Rain in 
Direction 
Attach. 
Attach. 
9 A.M. 
in de- 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
inches. 
Read off 
of the 
Wind at 
REMARKS. 
Barom. 
Barom. 
grees of 
Fahr. 
at9A.M 
9 A.M. 
Therm. 
Therm. 
0 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest. 
Highest. 
F 1 
30.136 
71.2 
30.134 
74.7 
62 
68.2 
81.2 
61.9 
77.6 
E 
A.M. Thick haze. P.M. Fine & cloudless. Evening, Cloudv. 
S 2 
30.220 
79.8 
30.200 
79.2 
67 
75.0 
80.6 
65.3 
76.9 
SE 
Fine— liglitclouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
© 3 
30.275 
79.7 
30.243 
77.9 
60 
69.6 
78.8 
56.4 
79.9 
SW 
f A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless. Evening, 
M 4 
30.291 
81.3 
30.229 
79.5 
63 
74.6 
84.6 
61.6 
85.2 
SW 
Fine and cloudless — Jighthaze. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 5 
30.170 
79.3 
30.087 
79.9 
65 
76.2 
83.6 
63.8 
77.8 
E 
f A.M. bine— light clouds. P.M. Fine and cloudless. Evening, 
t Cloudy, with lightning. 
W 6 
30.071 
80.0 
30.126 
81.4 
70 
72.7 
74.2 
67.2 
77.6 
.116 
SSW 
S A.M. Thunder and lightning, with heavy rain and wind, 
t P.M. Fine— light clouds. Evening, Cloudy . 
T 7 
30.261 
77.4 
30.249 
78.4 
58 
66.0 
72.2 
57.2 
73.6 
SSW 
Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
F 8 
30.305 
74.4 
30.301 
75.6 
58 
64.5 
71.2 
58.3 
73.5 
WSW 
Fine— liglitclouds, with light brisk wind. Evening, Cloudv. 
S 9 
30.257 
75.6 
30.220 
76.6 
59 
69.6 
75.4 
58.9 
76.7 
SW 
("A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine— nearlycloudless. Even- 
e. mg, Cloudy. 
©10 
30.158 
75.3 
30.144 
77.3 
65 
72.0 
78.8 
61.4 
80.7 
SW 
S A.M . Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. 
Mil 
30.142 
81.3 
30.041 
79.5 
65 
73.3 
80.7 
63.8 
81.2 
SSW 
Fine and cloudless— light wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
T 12 
29.734 
73.8 
29.814 
77.4 
67 
67.2 
71.5 
65.0 
74.3 
SSW 
f A.M. Overcast— very light rain. P.M. Cloudy— light shower. 
(. Evening, Cloudy. 
@W 13 
30.075 
77.6 
30.004 
75.5 
53 
64.5 
71.6 
53.8 
72.2 
SW 
S A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless— light 
c wind. Evening, Overcast— light brisk wind. 
T 14 
30.002 
75.5 
30.006 
75.4 
59 
65.4 
70.6 
58.6 
71.7 
SW 
Fine — liglitclouds, with light brisk wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
5 F 15 
29.898 
69.2 
29.757 
71.4 
59 
61.6 
63.8 
57.0 
66.4 
S 
f A.M. Overcast — light brisk wind. P.M. Overcast— heavy raiu, 
X with high wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
g S 16 
29.774 
69.6 
29.828 
71.8 
53 
61.2 
68.0 
50.4 
69.0 
.316 
SW 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast— light wind. 
©17 
29.911 
68.2 
29.998 
71.2 
54 
61.8 
68.6 
58.5 
69.8 
w 
1 clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
MIS 
30.140 
72.4 
30.093 
71.6 
54 
62.6 
69.6 
54.8 
70.8 
w 
fA.M. Lightly overcast — light brisk wind. P.M. Fine — light 
L clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 19 
29.938 
66.9 
29.786 
69.9 
54 
62.8 
64.7 
52.7 
67.8 
SSW 
C Cloudy— light rain, with light brisk wind. Evening, Over- 
1 cast— light rain. 
W 20 
29.560 
62.5 
29.453 
64.2 
54 
54.3 
57.8 
52.8 
59.2 
.311 
E 
A.M. Overcast— It. steady rain & wind. P.M. Cloudy — It. wind. 
T 21 
29.677 
67.7 
29.665 
61.2 
51 
59.2 
61.3 
46.2 
63.2 
.269 
SW 
f A.M. l ine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast— thunder 
1 and lightning, with heavy rain. Evening, Fine and clear. 
F 22 
29.794 
64.9 
29.816 
65.9 
51 
58.5 
61.4 
50.3 
65.0 
.233 
WSW 
S A.M. Lightly overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. Cloudy— 
X light wind. 
S 23 
30.070 
65.8 
30.069 
66.3 
52 
60.4 
64.6 
51.7 
65.8 
SW 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
©24 
29.835 
61.3 
30.705 
65.3 
53 
55.8 
64.3 
51.3 
65.0 
.047 
s 
f A.M. Overcast— light steady rain & wind. P.M. Cloudy— light 
M25 
29.800 
62.3 
29.895 
67.2 
54 
57.0 
64.7 
52.8 
65.7 
.186 
WNW 
Overcast— light brisk wind. Evening, very light rain. 
T 26 
30.138 
67.7 
30.134 
69.5 
55 
62.6 
68.2 
54.3 
71.3 
s 
A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Lightly overcast. 
W 27 
30.168 
66.3 
30.164 
71.3 
59 
64.7 
72.9 
60.2 
73.6 
SW 
A.M. Overcast. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. Evening, Fine & clear. 
OT 28 
30.091 
72.5 
30.014 
72.8 
60 
67.5 
75.5 
55.8 
76.8 
SSW 
f A.M. Fine— nearly cloudless. P.M. Fine — light clouds and 
X wind. Evening, Cloudv. 
F 29 
29.689 
68.0 
29.594 
72.5 
62 
63.3 
68.2 
61.4 
69.7 
.250 
NE var. 
t Overcast— light rain and wind. Heavy rain, 6| a.ri. Even- 
L ing, Cloudy — light wind. 
S 30 
29.990 
67.4 
30.152 
69.2 
54 
61.6 
61.4 
54.9 
65.5 
SW 
Fine— light clouds, with light brisk wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
©31 
30.453 
70.3 
30.433 
69.8 
54 
59.2 
66.2 
50.5 
66.8 
.158 
SW 
A.M. Fine — light clouds & wind. Evening, Cloudy — light wind. 
Means .. 
30.033 
71.8 
30.001 
72.9 
58.2 
68.2 
70.8 
57.1 
71.9 
Sum. 
1.886 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- 1 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr ) 29 919 29 883 
M 1 
30.181 
64.7 
30.059 
69.7 
56 
60.4 
69.0 
54.3 
69.7 
SSW 
f A.M. Overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds 
X and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
T 2 
30.080 
70.0 
30.097 
68.9 
51 
68.9 
67.6 
51.6 
69.0 
SW 
Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
W o 
30.029 
70.7 
29.871 
72.3 
57 
65.3 
74.4 
54.3 
74.6 
SE 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 4 
29.859 
69.3 
29.899 
72.4 
60 
66.3 
68.8 
57.0 
72.2 
SW 
Lightly overcast— light wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
F 5 
30.000 
66.7 
30.016 
71.3 
60 
61.6 
66.8 
58.7 
70.5 
N 
CA.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Overcast— light rain and 
X wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 6 
30.119 
67.7 
30.158 
71.5 
59 
63.6 
65.4 
57.2 
67.5 
N 
Overcast— light brisk wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
© 7 
30.245 
68.2 
30.204 
70.2 
57 
59.2 
67.5 
51.9 
68.9 
N 
A.M. Fine— liglitclouds and wind. P.M. Overcast. 
M s 
30.202 
70.2 
30.186 
71.0 
57 
62.0 
70.0 
54.5 
70.5 
N 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 9 
30.241 
67.0 
30.188 
68.9 
58 
60.8 
66.4 
54.9 
69.2 
N 
( A.M. Lightly overcast— light wind. P.M. Fine & cloudless— 
Wio 
30.204 
66.4 
30.166 
69.0 
57 
59.6 
69.5 
50.9 
69.0 
N 
Fine— light clouds, with light brisk wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
T 11 
30.307 
64.4 
30.303 
68.9 
54 
62.0 
69.0 
53.7 
68.9 
NE 
f A.M. Cloudy — brisk wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds, with 
X brisk wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
© F 12 
30.348 
64.0 
30.303 
67.5 
58 
59.5 
68.8 
56.4 
69.0 
ENE 
A.M. Overcast— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine — nearlycloudless. 
S 13 
30.225 
69.2 
30.122 
69.9 
62 
65.4 
72.0 
54.5 
72.0 
NE 
f A.M. Fine — light clouds, with brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light 
X clouds and wind. 
3 ©14 
29.930 
66.0 
29.887 
71.0 
62 
62.2 
71.8 
59.5 
71.9 
.272 
N 
fA.M. Overcast— light rain— thunder and lightning, with 
1 heavy rain early. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 
g M 15 
29.960 
67.0 
29.988 
71.2 
62 
62.5 
71.8 
59.0 
72.5 
WSW 
Overcast — light wind. 
3 T 16 
30.194 
65.0 
30.158 
69.0 
59 
62.7 
68.7 
54.5 
71.6 
NNE 
A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Cloudy. 
* W 17 
30.111 
69.5 
30.113 
72.9 
63 
66.4 
73.2 
57.2 
73.4 
WSW 
Fine— light clouds and wind. 
T 18 
30.081 
68.0 
29.994 
72.0 
61 
63.8 
71.0 
56.7 
72.0 
SW 
Overcast— light wind. 
F 19 
30.196 
69.0 
30.188 
69.8 
52 
59.2 
66.5 
54.5 
67.0 
.044 
SSWvar. 
A.M. Cloudy— light brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds & wind. 
S 20 
29.956 
64.5 
29.766 
66.5 
58 
59.0 
62.0 
52.4 
62.4 
SSW 
Overcast throughout the day. 
©21 
29.954 
64.0 
29.950 
67.0 
52 
58.5 
65.3 
51.9 
66.8 
.075 
NNE 
A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine— light clouds. 
M 22 
29.794 
63.9 
29.724 
69.0 
58 
59.0 
66.7 
53.3 
67.4 
.013 
SW var. 
A.M. Overcast. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 
T 23 
29.641 
64.5 
29.691 
67.5 
57 
60.2 
63.6 
57.2 
63.9 
.027 
N 
Overcast throughout the day. 
W 24 
29.976 
60.2 
30.079 
65.0 
55 
55.4 
61.5 
49.5 
61.5 
.125 
NE 
A.M. Overcast— brisk wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. 
T 25 
30.168 
61.2 
30.115 
64.3 
53 
58.2 
64.4 
48.4 
65.3 
E 
Overcast throughout the day. 
O T 26 
29.984 
61.5 
29.976 
64.5 
58 
59.0 
65.2 
55.6 
65.5 
SW 
Overcast— light rain and wind. 
S 27 
29.936 
66.0 
29.913 
67.6 
57 
62.0 
69.5 
52.7 
70.2 
.088 
WSW 
Fine — light clouds and wind. 
©28 
M 29 
29.964 
30.148 
62.9 
64.9 
29.968 
30.130 
66.8 
67.8 
59 
54 
59.2 
58.5 
65.0 
67.0 
56.4 
51.0 
65.7 
67.7 
.161 
.188 
E 
WNW 
A.M. Overcast— light rain. P.M. Cloudy. 
c A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy. Evening, 
1 Fine and clear. 
T 30 
30.212 
64.8 
30.176 
68.9 
55 
61.0 
68.0 
52.5 
68.0 
SSW 
P.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Cloudy. 
W 31 
30.113 
69.0 
30.035 
68.9 
60 
63.5 
69.8 
56.0 
70.9 
SSW 
Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
Means . . 
30.076 
66.1 
30.046 
69.1 
57.5 
61.5 
67.9 
54.5 
68.9 
Sum. 
.993 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- ) 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr j 29.978 29.939 
*»* The observations for this month were not taken by the Assistant Secretary on account of absence. 
