METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MAY, 1832 
9 o’clock 
, A.M. 
3 o’clock, P.M. 
External Thermometer. 
1832. 
May. 
Point at 
Rain, in 
Direction 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Therm. 
Barom. 
Attach. 
Therm. 
9 A.M. 
in de¬ 
grees of 
Fahrenheit. 
Self-registering. 
inches. 
Read ofl 
of the 
Wind at 
Remarks. 
Fahr. 
9 A.M. 
3 P.M. 
Lowest 
Highest 
3 1 
29.433 
52.3 
29.270 
53.5 
47 
48.3 
52.8 
42.3 
54.7 
E 
A.M. Rain, with wind. P.M. Fair. 
? 2 
29.335 
54.7 
29.358 
58 9 
53 
55.2 
59.7 
46.3 
61.6 
0.333 
S var. 
/ A.M. Clear—cloudy: light rain early. 
1 P.M. Fine. 
V 3 
29.459 
59.3 
29.359 
58.8 
53 
58.3 
55.5 
49.3 
58.6 
SSW 
Fine—cloudy.—Light rain, P.M. 
? 4 
29.695 
54.7 
29.857 
56.2 
48 
48.8 
57.0 
46.6 
51.7 
E 
Overcast. 
h 5 
30.111 
54.4 
30.047 
57.4 
51 
51.7 
56.0 
42.4 
57.7 
SSE 
Overcast—light wind and rain. 
O 6 
30.048 
57.6 
30.068 
62.2 
57 
57.9 
65.3 
51.7 
66.3 
SSW 
Fair—cloudy—Light showers, P.M. 
3) 7 
29.908 
59.3 
29.798 
64.2 
58 
58.3 
74.0 
53.3 
74.7 
SSW 
f Fine—light clouds and haze.—Thun- 
\ der, with heavy rain, early A.M. 
3 8 
30.038 
65.0 
30.039 
64.9 
54 
58.6 
65.5 
49.3 
67.3 
w 
r Fine.—A.M. Cloudless—hazy. P.M. 
1 Light clouds. 
S 9 
30.304 
58.8 
30.305 
58.3 
30 
48.6 
50.9 
40.7 
51.6 
N 
j Light brisk wind.—A.M. Fine. P.M. 
1 Cloudy. 
y io 
30.414 
56.7 
30.400 
56.0 
32 
48.2 
48.9 
39.2 
51.0 
N 
/ Lightly cloudy.—A.M. Fine and clear. 
1 P.M. Lightly overcast. 
? n 
30.341 
54.3 
30.196 
57.8 
43 
49.4 
55.6 
39.3 
56.4 
NNE 
Lightly cloudy.—Light wind, P.M. 
h 12 
29.961 
55.4 
29.865 
56.9 
30 
46.8 
52.0 
41.3 
52.3 
0.069 
NNW 
Fine—light clouds and wind. 
013 
29.712 
56.3 
29.721 
55.7 
39 
49.3 
52.2 
41.3 
53.7 
NNW 
Fine and clear—light clouds—showery. 
O D 14 
29.803 
51.6 
29.748 
56.1 
44 
46.3 
53.3 
39.3 
53.6 
N 
f A.M. Lowering—light wind. P.M. 
1 Fair—light clouds. 
3 15 
29.784 
51.3 
29.770 
55.5 
42 
46.6 
52.0 
40.4 
55.2 
E 
f A.M. Cloudy—light wind. P.M.Thun- 
t der, with hail and light rain. 
5 16 
29.885 
56.7 
29.810 
56.8 
46 
49.3 
55.8 
38.4 
56.3 
0.111 
N 
A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine. 
y 17 
29.852 
50.3 
29.887 
55.8 
46 
46.7 
56.6 
40.9 
56.6 
0.097 
N 
f Frequentshowers. Dark and lowering, 
t with heavy rain at 5 P.M. 
? 18 
30.111 
56.8 
30.126 
59.0 
48 
54.2 
59.3 
43.7 
60.7 
0.278 
E 
r Fine.— A.M. Lightly cloudy. P.M. 
X Fine and clear. 
h 19 
30.252 
61.2 
30.214 
61.3 
46 
57.3 
63.0 
43.8 
65.7 
SSW 
Fine and cloudless.—Hazy A.M. 
©20 
30.217 
64.4 
30.202 
63.9 
52 
60.7 
62.6 
45.3 
64.3 
E 
r Clear and cloudless—light haze and 
t wind. 
2) 21 
30.245 
60.8 
30.216 
63.4 
49 
58.3 
65.5 
47.7 
66.7 
ENE 
Fine—lightly cloudy. 
3 22 
30.258 
67.4 
30.206 
66.9 
54 
60.2 
66.2 
51.3 
67.7 
wsw 
r A.M. Fineand cloudless. P.M. Fair— 
t lightly overcast. 
$ 23 
30.305 
69.4 
30.285 
67.8 
52 
63.6 
66.3 
50.8 
69.3 
NNW 
r Fine.—A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light 
t clouds. 
y 24 
30.317 
63.7 
30.265 
66.3 
57 
59.7 
68.8 
51.7 
69.4 
E 
Fine—lightly cloudy. 
$ 25 
30.219 
65.3 
30.150 
67.9 
59 
62.3 
70.3 
52.3 
70.8 
WSW 
Fine—haze and light clouds. 
Tj 26 
30.019 
66.3 
29.986 
68.7 
58 
63.6 
67.3 
55.7 
68.7 
NNW 
A.M. Fair. P.M. Cloudy. 
©27 
30.029 
69.7 
29.983 
66.9 
46 
61.7 
63.2 
48.5 
65.3 
E 
Fine — light clouds.—Clear, P.M. 
D 28 
29.964 
69.6 
29.917 
68.7 
53 
64.3 
69.0 
45.0 
70.6 
WSW 
Fine — light clouds. 
r A.M. Overcast—lightdeposition. P.M. 
© 3 29 
29.913 
62.4 
29.900 
65.4 
52 
57.1 
65.0 
54.3 
66.3 
sw 
4 Fine and cloudless. Evening, show- 
9 30 
29.924 
65.9 
29.829 
66.3 
58 
60.0 
66.2 
50.3 
67.4 
0.153 
ESE 
r A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine and cloud- 
l less. 
y 31 
29.506 
62.3 
29.454 
63.8 
56 
56.9 
58.8 
52.7 
59.4 
0.131 
SSE 
A.M. Rain. P.M. Overcast. 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Mean 
Sum 
29.979 
59.8 
29.943 
61.3 
48.8 
55.1 
60-5 
46.3 
61.6 
1.172 
, or- (9 A.M. 3 P.M.) 
Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. < 29.894 29.853 ) 
OBSERVANDA. 
Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge. =83 feet 2] in. 
. above the mean level of the Sea (presumed about) . =95 feet. 
The External Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern. 
Height of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House . . =79 feet 0 in. 
The hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight. 
The Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit’s Scale. 
The Barometer is divided into inches and decimals. 
