METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1836 
9 o’clock 
A.M. 
3 o’clock 
, P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
| 
1836. 
Point at 
Rain, in 
inches. 
Read ofl 
at9 A.M 
Direction 
of the 
Wind at 
9 A.M. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Barom. 
Attach 
9 A.M. 
in de- 
grees of 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
REMARKS. 
Therm. 
Therm 
Highest 
Fahr. 
9 A.M 
3 P.M 
Lowest. 
T 1 
29.816 
69.8 
29.794 
69.4 
57 
66.4 
68.5 
56.2 
69.6 
sw 
Fine— nearly cloudless — light wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
F 2 
29.768 
65.4 
29.724 
66.4 
57 
60.3 
59.6 
54.4 
63.5 
SW var. 
/A.M. Cloudy— very light rain and wind. P.M. Fine— light 
Z clouds. Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 3 
29.959 
63.3 
29.829 
66.4 
52 
57.1 
63.3 
46.9 
64.2 
.169 
S 
A, M. Fine — lt.clds.&wind. P.M. Cloudy. Rain during the night. 
© 4 
29.386 
61.§ 
29.421 
68.0 
55 
61.8 
66.9 
54.0 
68.0 
.463 
SW 
/A.M. Overcast— heavy rain early. P.M. Fine— light clouds 
Z and wind. Evening, Overcast— light rain and wind. 
M 5 
29.560 
62.7 
29.633 
66.2 
54 
56.4 
62.4 
53.5 
62.5 
.113 
SW var. 
jA.M. Fine— light clouds — light brisk wind. Cloudy, with 
Z light wind, during the remainder of the dav. 
T 6 
29.360 
64.3 
29.309 
65.2 
54 
56.3 
61.4 
50.9 
61.7 
.091 
SSE var. 
/A.M. Overcast— very It. rain with high wind, l P.M. Thunder, | 
\ with heavy rain and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
W 7 
29.641 
60.2 
29.712 
63.3 
52 
53.7 
59.8 
51.7 
60.5 
.158 
NW 
Fine— lightclouds &wind throughout theday. Evening, Cloudy, fl 
T 8 
29.780 
60.0 
29.732 
63.6 
53 
55.9 
63.0 
52.0 
63.6 
WNW 
Fine— light clouds. Evening, Cloudy. | 
/A.M. Lightly overcast— high wind. P.M. Overcast — heavy | 
F 9 
29.746 
59.7 
29.802 
62.2 
53 
57.0 
53.8 
51.9 
62.5 
SSW 
Z rain and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
/A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind, with light shower. P.M. B 
1 Fine— light clouds. Evening, Cloudy. 
S 10 
29.792 
57.3 
29.831 
60.9 
50 
53.6 
56.3 
46.5 
56.8 
.272 
WNW 
O011 
30.025 
56.8 
29.998 
58.8 
46 
50.6 
51.8 
42.4 
56.7 
.050 
WSW 
/A.M. Fine — very light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast— light fl 
{ steady rain wind. Ev., Ovct.— continued rain— h. wind. 
M 12 
30.002 
56.2 
30.033 
59.0 
50 
54.5 
55.7 
49.5 
57.2 
.122 
NE 
Overcast— light rain, with high wind. 
/A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast— light 
T 13 
30.005 
57.9 
30.069 
61.2 
51 
55.8 
56.7 
51.7 
58.3 
NNE 
l brisk wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
W14 
30.117 
56.6 
30.130 
60.0 
52 
55.8 
56.6 
48.4 
59.0 
.022 
NNE 
Cloudy— light wind throughout the day. 
g T 15 
S F 16 
30.170 
57.6 
30.182 
60.0 
52 
55.2 
59.4 
47.4 
60.2 
NE 
1 wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
30.075 
56.0 
30.058 
59.3 
51 
53.7 
58.2 
50.0 
58.4 
NE var. 
Overcast— light rain and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
h S 17 
30.077 
57.5 
30.045 
59.6 
50 
56.4 
58.6 
49.5 
60.6 
.088 
NE 
A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast — light rain. 
3 ©18 
30.002 
57.2 
29.998 
60.3 
52 
54.8 
56.7 
50.5 
58.5 
.141 
NNE 
Overcast— light brisk wind. Evening, Cloudy— light wind. 
" M 19 
29.974 
55.3 
29.942 
58.6 
48 
51.9 
56.8 
48.3 
58.2 
NW 
W 
Cloudy— light wind throughout the day. 
/Overcast— very light rain and wind. Evening, Cloudy — light 
T 20 
29.989 
54.9 
29.954 
59.4 
48 
51.6 
58.8 
48.7 
59.0 
1 rain. ( 
W 21 
30.152 
53.5 
30.176 
57.1 
45 
48.4 
51.9 
42.6 
52.3 
.091 
W 
/A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. 
1 Evening, Cloudy. 
T 22 
30.277 
51.6 
30.235 
56.2 
43 
47.4 
56.3 
40.7 
57.8 
w 
A.M. Light fog. P.M. Cloudy— light wind. 
F 23 
29.958 
55.3 
29.897 
58.0 
52 
57.8 
62.6 
46.7 
63.2 
.044 
SW var. 
Overcast — very light rain with high wind throughout the day. 
/A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Fine— nearly cloud- 
© S 24 
30.152 
59.6 
30.107 
61.6 
54 
60.0 
66.4 
53.9 
66.4 
.161 
WSW 
I less. Evening, Fine and clear. 
©25 
30.178 
60.6 
30.180 
63.8 
55 
59.9 
66.3 
53.9 
66.7 
SW 
I A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind, j 
Z Evening, Fine and clear. 
M26 
30.144 
61.5 
30.053 
65.7 
57 
60.4 
67.3 
57.9 
67.9 
SSW 
/A.M. Overcast— light wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds and 
1 wind. Evening, Cloudy— light wind. ( 
T 27 
29.837 
63.4 
29.836 
66.3 
59 
62.3 
64.3 
58.6 
65.2 
SSW 
A.M. Ovct— It. wind. P.M. Cloudy— It. brisk wind. Ev. Cloudy. | 
W28 
29.683 
62.4 
29.592 
63.9 
57 
58.6 
57.4 
52.2 
62.6 
.047 
SSW 
/A.M. Fine— light clouds — rain during the night. P.M. Over- 
Z cast— heavy rain, l p.m. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 29 
29.272 
59.3 
29.316 
61.8 
54 
54.4 
59.2 
51.9 
58.9 
.486 
NNE 
A.M. Overcast— It. rain & wind. P.M. Overcast— continued rain. 
S 30 
29.426 
58.3 
29.477 
59.6 
49 
52.5 
52.3 
46.6 
54.6 
.255 
WSW 
/A.M. Cloudy — light wind. P.M. Fine — light cloudsand wind. 
Z Evening, Overcast— light rain. 
Means .. 
29.877 
59.2 
29.869 
62.1 
52.1 
56.0 
59.6 
50.3 
61.2 
q nm 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- } 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
2.773 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr j 99 gQQ 29 783 
29.356 
53.7 
55.9 
41.5 
55.3 
.125 
SE var. 
S 1 
29.0S5 
48 
52.3 
51.4 
Z with high wind. 
© 2 
29.247 
53.0 
29.346 
55.5 
44 
47.9 
51.2 
42.9 
52.5 
.294 
SW 
/A.M. Fine — light cloudsand wind. P.M. Cloudy — light wind. 
Z Evening, Overcast— light steady rain. 
M 3 
-29.008 
51.6 
29.322 
54.2 
44 
43.8 
50.3 
43.4 
52.2 
.380 
SSWvar 
/A.M. Overcast— very light rain, with high wind. P.M. Fine 
1 —nearly cloudless. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 4 
29.497 
48.4 
29.523 
52.3 
41 
45.2 
53.6 
39.3 
53.3 
SSW 
A.M. Foggy —It. wind. P.M. Fine— It. ciouds& wind. Ev. Foggy. 
W 5 
29.829 
49.0 
29.886 
53.0 
40 
44.6 
56.3 
40.4 
56.2 
SSE 
A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine— light clouds &wind. Ev. Overcast. 
T 6 
29.853 
50.0 
29.748 
53.8 
45 
49.3 
54.2 
43.3 
57.2 
.036 
ESE 
Overcast— very light rain throughout theday. 
F 7 
29.511 
54.8 
29.423 
56.7 
51 
56.6 
58.8 
48.6 
59.0 
.752 
SE 
Overcast— light rain and wind throughout the day. 
S 8 
29.386 
56.0 
29.390 
58.6 
52 
54.8 
56.6 
52.7 
57.7 
.091 
SSE 
Overcast— light wind throughout the day. 
© 9 
29.360 
54.6 
29.402 
57.4 
50 
51.7 
55.2 
47.3 
56.3 
.283 
S 
/A.M. Fine&cloudless— It. wind. Heavy rain early, withh. wind. 
Z P.M. Fine— It. elds, with brisk wind. Ev. Overcast— It. Tain. 
OM 10 
29.219 
54.4 
29.322 
58.9 
50 
54.5 
58.7 
48.4 
60.6 
.133 
SE var. 
Overcast — light rain and wind. Evening, Cloudy. 
T 11 
29.247 
57.9 
29.388 
60.0 
52 
55.7 
58.4 
53.8 
58.8 
.080 
SSW 
/A.M. Fine — It. cloudswilh high wind (very h. duringthe night). 
Z P.M. Fine — It. clouus& wind. Ev. Overcast — very it. rain. 
W 12 
29.606 
55.4 
29.530 
58.4 
48 
52.4 
55.9 
46.9 
58.7 
s 
A.M. Fine — light clouds. P.M. Overcast— light rain & wind. 
g T 13 
29.140 
57.5 
29.333 
59.5 
52 
58.7 
58.9 
51.5 
59.2 
.097 
SW var. 
/A.M. Ovct. — It. rain with h. wind (very high wind duringthe 
\ night). P.M. Fine— It. elds. & wind. Ev. Cldv.— It. rain. 
w F 14 
29.782 
56.4 
29.717 
59.2 
50 
54.5 
57.7 
51.3 
58.5 
.172 
SW 
A.M. Fine— It. elds. & wind. P.M. Overcast— very It. rain & wind. 
h S 15 
29.853 
56.2 
29.887 
59.2 
52 
55.6 
59.3 
51.0 
59.3 
E 
/A.M. Overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. Fine— light clouds 
t and wind. Evening, Fine and dear. 
o©16 
30.229 
54.7 
30.212 
57.8 
48 
48.8 
57.5 
46.4 
57.0 
.061 
SSW 
/A.M. Thick fog. P.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. Even- 
l ing, Thick fog. 
M 17 
30.210 
55.7 
30.176 
57.7 
51 
53.4 
56.2 
48.2 
56.5 
E 
Overcast — very light rain and wind. Evening, Foggy. 
T 18 
30.174 
56.9 
30.150 
60.3 
53 
56.2 
59.4 
52.8 
61.2 
SSE 
/A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. Evening, 
\ Cloudy. 
W 19 
30.241 
58.5 
30.322 
60.3 
54 
57.6 
58.8 
54.4 
59.4 
.158 
SW 
(A.M. Overcast— rain duringthe night. P.M. Fine and cloud- ; 
Z less. Evening, Fine and clear. 
T 20 
30.469 
53.4 
30.418 
54.0 
43 
46.2 
50.2 
41.8 
50.3 
SW 
Thick fog throughout theday. Evening, Fine and clear. 
F 21 
30.332 
52.2 
30.305 
55.5 
46 
49.2 
53.3 
44.8 
52.6 
ESE 
f A.M. Cloudy— light wind. P.M. Fine — light clouds & wind. 
1 Evening, Fine and clear. 
S 22 
30.398 
51.2 
30.382 
53.9 
45 
49.3 
53.6 
45.8 
53.8 
E 
A.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy— light wind, j 
©23 
30.408 
49.3 
30.378 
52.2 
42 
44.7 
54.6 
40.4 
55.2 
E 
A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine & cloudless. Evening, Fine & clear. I 
©M24 
30.394 
51.5 
30.360 
53.6 
45 
49.5 
53.2 
43.9 
53.2 
SSW 
A.M. Foggy. P.M. Overcast. Evening, Cloudy. 
T 25 
30.371 
52.6 
30.225 
53.2 
48 
49.6 
50.6 
51.7 
51.3 
SW 
A.M. Overcast— deposition— light wind. Evening, Light fog. 
W 26 
30.196 
52.6 
30.113 
54.4 
50 
50.9 
52.4 
48.7 
52.7 
SSW 
A.M. Light fog and wind. P.M. Overcast— light wind. 
T 27 
29.663 
52.7 
29.837 
52.5 
47 
51.8 
43.7 
48.8 
47.7 
sw 
Z Evening, Overcast. 
F 28 
29.913 
46.3 
29.857 
47.6 
39 
40.2 
40.8 
37.2 
40.6 
.080 
WSW 
/A.M. Overcast — light rain. P.M. Fine — light clouds and 
1 wind. Evening, Cloudv. 
S 29 
29.473 
42.3 
29.703 
41.6 
35 
35.6 
33.8 
33.6 
34.2 
s 
/A.M. Overcast— heavy fall of snow during the night. P.M. 
Z Overcast— light wind. Evening, Snow. 
©30 
30.019 
39.0 
30.035 
41.0 
33 
35.2 
37.7 
32.9 
37.7 
.288 
w 
Fine and cloudless— light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
M 31 
30.089 
37.3 
30.009 
40.0 
30 
33.2 
39.5 
30.0 
39.3 
.033 
w 
Fine and cloudless— light haze and wind. Evening, Cloudy, 
Means .. 
29.822 
52.1 
29.832 
54.5 
46.1 
49.3 
52.6 
45.3 
53.5 
Sum. 
3.063 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- ^ 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
larityand reduced to 32° Fahr j 29 766 29 769 
