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Cloud &, Weat.ier 
Initials. 
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CS 
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P, c. 
C, Cs. 
Be, k. 
B, e. 
Pc, c. 
Cs, b. 
Cs, b. 
Pc, c, 
Pc, c. 
Cb, s. 
C, b. 
Cs, b. 
Pc, c. 
Pc, c. 
P, c. 
Pc, c. 
Pc, c. 
Cs, b. 
Cs, b. 
Pc, c. 
C, b. 
C, b. 
b. 
b. 
b. 
b. 
C, b. 
b. 
C, b. 
Cs, b. 
11. 
cc 
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a 
Pc, o. r 
Pc, c. 
O, r. 
Pc, o. 
Pk, c. 
Pk, c. 
Ok, c. 
Ck, c. 
O, r. 
O, r. 
0,r. 
Ck, b. 
C, o, r 
O, r. 
O, r. 
C, k. 
Pk, o, 
Cs, b. 
Pc, c. 
Pc, c. 
Cs, b, 
C, b, 
b. 
b. 
c; b. 
b. 
b. 
C, b. 
Cs, c. 
C, b. 
Pc, c. 
In the shade, 
Highest Atmospheric Pressure 29‘989 Inches* 
Lowest Atmospheric Pressure 29.718 ,, 
\ Highest Temperature 9T° Fah. 
) Lowest Temperature 70* c 5 „ 
Q-reutest Fail of Rain in 24 hours 1.15 f notes 
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Pk, c. 
O, r. 
Pc, d. 
Pk, c. 
Ok, c. ' 
Ck, c. 
Ok, c. 
Pc, k. 
Pc, c. 
C, k. 
Pc, c. 
Pc, c. 
P, k. 
Pc, c. 
Pc, c. 
O, r, 
Ck, b. 
Pc, c. 
Ck, b. 
O, r. 
C, k. 
b. 
b. 
Cs, c. 
C. b. 
b. 
b. 
P, c. 
Pk, c. 
b. 
Pk, o. 
*The daily Mean Temperature of air is obtained 
from the results of the observations at 9 H, 15 II, 21 
H, and Minimum Temperature. 
F. K. HAMPSHIRE 
(Jvlomat Surgeon. 
