OBSERVATIONS ON SOILS 
39 
APRIL, 1848. 
OBSERVATIONS AT 5 A. M. OR BEFORE SUNRISE. 
OBSERVATIONS AT 3 P. M. 
MONTH. 
Temperature of air in 
shade. 
Tem. loose naked soil 2 
inches below surface. 
Tem of soil 9 feet below 
surface. 
Tem of soil 4 feet below 
surface. 
i 
33 
35 
36 
2 
30 
36 
38 
3 
30 
36 
37 
4 
40 
37 
38 
5 
35 
38 
37 
6 
24 
39 
38 
7 
27 
39 
38 
8 
22 
39 
38 
9 
36 
40 
39 
38 
10 
35 
40 
39 
38 
11 
39 
39 
38 
12 
44 
47 
40 
39 
13 
40 
46 
43 
40 
14 
33 
43 
40 
15 
28 
42 
40 
16 
38 
40 
42 
40 
17 
30 
33 
42 
41 
18 
32 
38 
42 
41 
19 
28 
40 
42 
44 
20 
29 
37 
42 
40 
21 
36 
40 
42 
40 
22 
44 
49 
42 
41 
23 
25 
36 
42 
41 
24 
32 
34 
42 
41 
25 
26 
32 
43 
42 
26 
40 
42 
43 
42 
27 
28 
35 
43 
42 
28 
42 
44 
43 
42 
29 
30 
34 
44 
42 
30 
54 
52 
44 
42 
Degree of cloudiness. 
Course of wind. 
Force of wind. 
Tem. air in shade. 
Tem. loose naked soil 4 
inches below surface. | 
Tem. soil 2 feet below 
surface. 
Tem. soil 4 feet below 
surface. 
Tem. rain. 
Depth rain fallen since 
morning, 5 a. m. 
Degree of cloudiness. 
Course wind. 
Force wind. 
4 
NW 
2 
42 
35 
36 
1 
NW 
2 
2 
NW 
2 
40 
36 
38 
2 
S 
2 
1 
S 
4 
49 
37 
38 
3 
S 
3 
5 
S 
4 
40 
37 
38 
4 
s 
2 
4 
NW 
2 
38 
49 
38 
3 
NW 
2 
1 
W 
1 
44 
48 
39 
38 
1 
NW 
3 
1 
NW 
3 
54 
39 
38 
1 
NW 
3 
1 
NW 
1 
56 
39 
38 
1 
NW 
1 
2 
NW 
3 
66 
62 
39 
38 
3 
NW 
2 
1 
N 
1 
65 
39 
38 
2 
N 
1 
2 
S 
1 
66 
40 
39 
3 
S 
2 
3 
S 
1 
39 
42 
40 
3 
N 
2 
5 
NW 
3 
44 
42 
40 
5 
NW 
3 
5 
NW 
4 
38 
42 
40 
4 
NW 
4 
2 
NW 
3 
59 
46 
42 
40 
3 
NW 
5 
2 
NW 
2 
54 
61 
42 
40 
3 
NW 
2 
1 
NW 
2 
41 
35 
42 
41 
2 
NW 
3 
3 
S 
2 
52 
53 
42 
41 
2 
S 
5 
2 
NW 
5 
37 
51 
42 
46 
1 
NW 
5 
2 
NW 
1 
50 
53 
42 
40 
2 
SW 
2 
2 
SW 
1 
58 
55 
42 
41 
2 
SE 
2 
2 
S 
1 
58 
52 
42 
41 
50 
i-i6 
6 
NW 
2 
2 
s 
1 
65 
56 
42 
41 
in 
4 
S 
4 
4 
NW 
3 
41 
35 
42 
41 
froz 
l 
3 
NW 
4 
1 
s 
2 
51 
45 
43 
42 
1 
SW 
2 
1 
SW 
2 
51 
46 
43 
42 
2 
NW 
2 
1 
S 
1 
56 
58 
43 
42 
1 
s 
2 
2 
s 
1 
69 
65 
43 
42 
2 
s 
4 
1 
NW 
2 
62 
63 
44 
42 
1 
NW 
2 
3 
s 
4 
41 
45 
44 
42 
42 
i 
3 
3 
NW 
4 
w 
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D. >> 
...33 
36 
48 
i in 
S &!' 
Remarks at 5 a. m. —1. Sprinkle of snow. 14. Snow, rain, hail. 20. Smoky. 21. Smoky. 22. Smoky. 23. 
heavy frost. 24. Foggy on streams. 26. Hazy. 27. Heavy frost. 28. Smoky. 
Remarks at 3 p. m. —13. Some show. 17. Hazy. 18. Smoky. 22. Some rain. 23. Smoky. 28. Smoky. 
