METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1836 . 
9 o’clock, A.M. 
3 o’clock, 
P.M. 
Dew 
External Thermometer. 
Point at 
Rain, in 
Direction 
1836. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
9 A.M. 
in de- 
grees of 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
inches. 
Read off 
at9A.M. 
of the 
Wind at 
9 A.M. 
REMARKS. 
rherm. 
Therm. 
Fahr. 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest. 
Highest. 
T 1 
30.099 
37.6 
30.008 
40.4 
32 
35.2 
41.6 
31.7 
37.8 
ssw 
A.M. Fine — It. cloud6. & wind. P.M. Overcast— It. rain & wind. 
W 2 
29.942 
42.5 
29.895 
44.9 
39 
47.7 
52.5 
34.8 
53.2 
.044 
ssvv 
Overcast— very light rain and wind throughout the day. 
T 3 
29.840 
44.8 
29.679 
48.2 
39 
44.8 
51.7 
42.3 
51.7 
sw 
Overcast— deposition. P.M. Heavy storm of hail and rain, j 
F 4 
29.570 
45.4 
29.451 
47.0 
40 
44.5 
45.2 
40.9 
46.4 
.080 
sw 
A.M. Overcast — light wind. P.M. Overcast — light rain. 
S 5 
29.140 
45.6 
29.287 
47.2 
40 
45.4 
44.9 
42.8 
46.2 
.122 
sw 
fA.M. Overcast— light rain and wind. P.M. FiQe — nearly 
0 6 
29.459 
42.1 
29.439 
44.6 
36 
36.4 
43.8 
34.0 
43.8 
wsw 
A.M. Fine and cloudless— light wind. P.M. Cloudy— It. wind. 
M 7 
29.631 
40.0 
29.722 
42.8 
35 
35.8 
42.7 
32.3 
43.2 
.055 
wsw 
Jl’ine and cloudless— light wind. (Sharp frost during the night.) 
T 8 
29.978 
38.7 
30.049 
40.7 
33 
33.6 
40.6 
31.3 
45.8 
sw 
(A.M. Light fog and wind. (White frost.) P.M. Fine and 
QW 9 
30.010 
41.2 
29.909 
45.2 
36 
45.8 
48.6 
33.5 
50.3 
.036 
SSE 
A.M. Lightly ovct. P.M.Cldy. — It. wind. Ev. Ovct. — It. rain. 
T 10 
29.614 
46.3 
29.621 
49.0 
43 
50.4 
52.0 
45.8 
53.8 
.211 
s 
fA.M. Lightly cloudy. (Heavy rain during the night.) P.M. 
1 Overcast— rain and hail. 
F 11 
29.390 
47.4 
29.429 
49.3 
44 
50.5 
49.4 
42.6 
50.6 
,.136 
E 
Overcast — light rain and wind throughout the day. 
S 12 
29.821 
46.9 
29.863 
48.0 
41 
41.4 
46.2 
40.2 
52.0 
.052 
sw 
/A.M. I hick fog — deposition. P.M. Overcast — light wind. 
( Evening, Overcast — light rain and wind. 
© 13 
29.687 
49.3 
29.627 
51.5 
45 
52.2 
54.5 
40.7 
54.9 
.038 
SE var. 
(A.M. Overcast— light rain with high wind. (Very high wind 
\ throughout the night.) P.M. Ovct.— It. rain with h. wind. 
Fine & cloudless — It. wind throughout the day. Ev. Fine& clear. 
g M 14 
29.656 
49.4 
29.699 
50.7 
44 
42.7 
46.4 
41.0 
46.0 
.216 
sw 
a T J 5 
30.011 
45.2 
30.035 
47.6 
41 
38.4 
46.3 
35.9 
46.7 
sw 
fA.M. Fine— nearly cloudless— light haze. P.M. Thick haze. 
1 Evening, Cloudy. 
w WIG 
29.964 
47.3 
29.800 
49.4 
42 
46.7 
50.2 
37.9 
50.2 
sw 
A.M. Cloudy — It. wind. P.M. Ovct. — very It. rain. Ev. Cloudy. 
o T 17 
^ F 18 
29.475 
29.103 
48.2 
46.7 
29.434 
29.172 
49.2 
48.0 
43 
42 
46.7 
40.8 
47.4 
43.7 
45.2 
39.8 
47.5 
44.0 
.069 
sw 
wsw 
/A.M. Fine — It. clouds 6c wind. ( High wind during the night.) 
X P.M. Fine — nearly cloudless. Ev. Overcast — light rain. 
Fine— nearly cloudless throughout the day. Ev. Fine& clear. 
S 19 
29.253 
42.5 
29.186 
44.6 
38 
37.4 
42.0 
34.4 
38.7 
ssw 
fA.M. Fine— light clouds and haze. P.M. Cloudy — light rain 
\ and wind. Evening, Overcast — light rain. 
©20 
29.784 
42.2 
29.917 
43.7 
37 
38.7 
42.8 
36.9 
42.7 
.180 
ENE 
(A.M. Fine — light clouds and wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless 
X —light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. 
Thick fog throughout the day. Evening, Overcast— light rain. 
M 21 
30.119 
40.0 
30.071 
41.2 
34 
36.7 
38.2 
32.6 
41.5 
SW 
T 22 
29.960 
41.5 
29.889 
41.8 
37 
38.8 
39.2 
33.8 
49.5 
.069 
NW 
(A.M. Light fog, with deposition. P.M. Overcast. Evening, 
X Ovprcasl— light rain with high wind. 
@W 23 
29.272 
43.7 
29.377 
45.2 
38 
44.6 
44.8 
37.9 
44.3 
.163 
SW 
( A.M. Overcast — light brisk wind. P.M. Cloudy — light brisk 
T 24 
29.479 
41.4 
29.528 
44.8 
36 
38.5 
43.8 
36.6 
43.6 
sw 
X wind. Evening, Fine and clear. [& clear. 
A.M. Fine & cloudless— It. wind. P.M. Cldy. — It. wind. Ev. Fine 
F 25 
29.732 
40.2 
29.558 
41.3 
35 
35.7 
39.8 
33.5 
39.3 
WNW 
(Overcast— light wind throughout the day. Evening, Overcast 
S 26 
29.356 
39.8 
29.274 
41.4 
36 
39.7 
44.0 
34.5 
50.7 
.136 
E 
Lt. fog 6c rain throughout the day. Ev. Ovct.— It. rain & wind. 
0 27 
29.530 
44.9 
29.534 
46.8 
40 
44.5 
51.4 
39.0 
55.3 
.158 
SW 
/Overcast— light fog and rain, with light brisk wind. Ev. Ovct. 
M 28 
29.267 
51.8 
29.303 
54.0 
48 
55.4 
56.2 
49.2 
56.7 
.033 
S v'U' 
/A.M. Cloudy— high wind. ( Vet v high wind, with light rain 
T 29 
28.954 
54.2 
29.384 
54.3 
51 
56.8 
49.4 
52.2 
52.6 
.183 
S var. 
X throughout the night.) P.M. Cloudy— high wind. 
/A.M. Ovct.— high wind. (High wind, with light rain during 
W 30 
29.516 
51.6 
29.536 
51.8 
46 
48.4 
49.3 
47.5 
49.3 
.127 
s 
1 the night.) P.M. Fine — lt. clouds 6c wind. Ev. Fine & clear. 
Overcast — heavy rain and wind throughout the day. 
Means.. 
29.620 
44.6 
29.626 
46.5 
39.7 
43.1 
46.3 
38.7 
47.6 
Sum. 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- ) 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
2.108 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr f 29 586 29 587 
T 1 
29.980 
48.0 
30.037 
48.7 
42 
41.3 
44.9 
39.0 
48.7 
.325 
sw 
/A.M. Overcast— light wind. Heavy rain during the night. 
/ P.M. Fine— light clouds. Evening, Overcast. 
F 2 
30.012 
47.5 
29.938 
49.9 
42 
49.0 
51.9 
40.4 
51.7 
s 
Overcast— very light rain, with high wind. Evening, Overcast. 
S 3 
29.772 
49.6 
29.796 
51.2 
44 
49.3 
54.2 
48.5 
54.2 
.036 
ssw 
fA.M. Overcast— very light rain and wind. Very high wind 
X during the night. P.M. Overcast — light wind. 
© 4 
29.816 
51.6 
29.812 
53.0 
47 
53.7 
55.5 
48.6 
55.5 
.161 
sw 
(Overcast— light wind throughout the day, with occasional 
X rain. Very high wind during the night. 
M 5 
29.867 
52.8 
29.833 
54.2 
48 
54.2 
55.6 
51.3 
55.7 
.125 
wsw 
Overcast— lt. wind throughout the day. Evening, Fine — lt. elds. 
T 6 
29.998 
52.6 
29.964 
54.6 
48 
51.9 
52.6 
47.2 
53.7 
s 
/A.M. Overcast— very lt. rain with high wind. P.M. Fine and 
X cloudless— It. wind. Ev. Overcast— It. rain and wind. 
| W 7 
29.535 
52.3 
29.445 
53.6 
47 
50.6 
51.7 
49.3 
52.7 
.055 
ssw 
/Fine— lt. clouds .V wind throughout the day. Very high wind 
X during the night. Ev. Fine — It. clouds, with brisk wind. 
O T 8 
29.229 
44.5 
29.166 
50.2 
43 
46.2 
45.3 
42.5 
46.5 
.380 
sw 
/7£ A.M. Very heavy rain, with high wind. P.M. Fine— light j 
F 9 
29.069 
45.9 
29.017 
46.9 
41 
41.3 
42.9 
38.2 
43.6 
.036 
ssw 
Fine— light clouds throughout the day. Evening, Fine & clear. 
S 10 
29.213 
42.0 
29.235 
43.6 
37 
36.5 
42.4 
34.6 
42.0 
ssw 
/A.M. Fine— nearly cloudless— light haze. P.M. Cloudy— light 
X rain. Evening, Fine and clear. 
©11 
29.586 
41.8 
29.584 
43.0 
36 
38.0 
40.2 
35.0 
40.2 
sw 
Overcast — light wind throughout the day. Ev. Thick fog. 
bj M 12 
29.584 
39.9 
29.426 
42.8 
35 
38.7 
49.4 
33.5 
50.3 
.119 
ESE 
/Overcast — light rain and wind throughout the day. Evening, H 
\ Overcast— light rain with high wind. 
g T 13 
29.241 
46.9 
29.227 
48.4 
42 
47.7 
47.7 
38.2 
49.3 
.066 
ssw 
fOvercast— light brisk wind throughout the day. Very high U 
1 wind during the night. Evening, Cloudy. i 
a w 14 
29.295 
43.8 
29.368 
45.8 
38 
38.6 
45.3 
37.4 
45.2 
ssw 
A.M. Fine— nearly eld less.— It. wind. P.M. Fine — lt.clds. & wind. jj 
o T 15 
P F 16 
29.967 
42.3 
30.006 
42.8 
37 
38.0 
40.6 
37.0 
44.6 
sw 
fA.M. Hazy. P.M. Fine— light clouds and wind. Evening, j| 
( Overt ast— heavy rain with high wind. |< 
29.728 
49 9 
29.853 
43.7 
36 
39.3 
43.8 
37.0 
44.0 
.183 
s 
(Fine — light clouds & wind throughout the day. Heavy rain | 
S 17 
30.124 
41.0 
30.087 
43.2 
37 
37.2 
44.7 
35.6 
49.0 
sw 
X with high wind during the night. Evening, Cloudy. | 
Hazv — It. wind throughout the day. Ev. Overcast — very lt. rain. [J 
©18 
30.095 
45.0 
30.099 
46.7 
39 
49.2 
50.9 
36.4 
51.2 
ssw 
(Cloudy— light wind throughout the day. Evening, Overcast jj 
M 19 
30.168 
46.9 
30.136 
58.6 
41 
47.6 
49.8 
45.8 
49.9 
ssw 
Overcast — light wind throughout the day. Evening, Cloudy, b 
T 20 
30.208 
48.3 
30.251 
48.8 
43 
46.5 
44.0 
45.7 
46.2 
.058 
sw 
J Foggy— deposition— light wind throughout the day. Evening, || 
X Overcast. ( 
W 21 
30.279 
46.0 
30.285 
47.2 
41 
42.8 
46.3 
39.3 
47.0 
ssw 
A.M. Foggy— deposition— light wind. P.M. Overcast. i 
T 22 
30.378 
46.4 
30.273 
47.3 
40 
42.8 
46.4 
41.9 
48.0 
sw 
A.M. Light fog, P.M. Fine — lt.clds. 6c wind. Ev. Overcast* 1 
(A.M. Lightly overcast — It. wind. Rain during the night. P.M. I 
© F 23 
29.857 
46.2 
29.766 
45.3 
39 
39.7 
37.8 
38.9 
43.7 
.102 
N 
1 Cloudy— ll. wind. Evening, Fine and clear. jj 
S 24 
29.711 
39.7 
29.758 
40.4 
33 
34.3 
35.5 
32.7 
38.2 
w 
fCloudy — light wind throughout the day. Sharp frost during jj 
X the night. Evening, Fine and clear. . 
©25 
29.766 
34.4 
29.693 
35.2 
27 
28.3 
32.0 
27.4 
34.0 
N var. 
fA.M. Ovct. — snow with It. brisk wind. P.M. Fine— lt. clouds, jl 
X Ev. Ovct.— snow— lt. wind. [Ovct.— high wind. J 
M 26 
29.580 
32.9 
29.548 
33.8 
27 
29.7 
31.6 
29.2 
32.5 
NW 
Snow, with high wind nearly the whole of the day. Evening, 
T 27 
29.578 
33.7 
29.641 
34.3 
28 
32.5 
31.2 
31.9 
33.0 
NE var. 
fA.M. Snow, with high wind— freezing very sharply. P.M. 
X Fine — light clouds & wind. Evening, Overcast — snow. 
W 28 
29.885 
33.2 
29.901 
35.2 
27 
33.3 
32.3 
29.4 
31.8 
NW 
fA.M. Fine— It. clouds & wind. P.M. Overcast— It. brisk wind. 
X Ev. Overcast— slight thaw. [Overcast— air frosty. 
T 29 
29.998 
32.6 
30.018 
34.7 
28 
31.9 
33.4 
29.7 
33.2 
NE var. 
A.M. Overcast— If. snow & wind. P.M. Ovct. — slight thaw. Ev. 
/A.M. Overcast — light wind. P.M. Overcast — light snow 6c 
X wind. Evening, Fine and star-light. 
F 30 
30.053 
32.7 
30.085 
34.6 
27 
30.2 
31.7 
29.2 
29.8 
N 
S 31 
30.212 
31.8 
30.326 
33.7 
27 
30.0 
32.3 
28.2 
32.3 
NE 
Lightly overcast— lt. wind throughout the day. Ev. Light snow. 
Means .. 
29.799 
43.0 
29.793 
44.9 
37.6 
41.0 
43.4 
38.0 
44.4 
Sura. 
1.646 
Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil- ) 9 A.M. 3 P.M. 
larity and reduced to 32° Fahr J 29.770 29.758 
