Meteorological Journal, Kept by the Assistant Secretary at the Apartments of the Royal Society, by Order of the President and Council

METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL, KEPT BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY AT THE APARTMENTS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. MDCCCXXXII. ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR JANUARY, 1832. | 1832. | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | Rain, in inches. Read off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | Remarks | |-------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| | January | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit. Self-registering. Lowest. Highest. | 9 A.M. 3 P.M. | NNE | Overcast—A.M. Fog and hoar frost. | | 1 | 30.215 36.2 | 30.172 37.3 | 26 30.6 34.3 28.3 34.3 | E | Overcast—light wind. | | 2 | 29.978 35.7 | 29.867 37.2 | 32 32.8 34.8 28.7 34.8 | SSW | Foggy. | | 3 | 29.829 36.6 | 29.825 37.5 | 30 32.0 33.4 30.7 33.4 | SSW | Foggy and cloudy. | | 4 | 29.696 35.2 | 29.657 36.2 | 28 29.8 33.5 28.3 33.5 | ESE | Overcast—light wind. | | 5 | 29.650 34.3 | 29.609 35.0 | 26 28.7 31.3 27.8 34.7 | E | Overcast—light wind. | | 6 | 29.517 36.3 | 29.439 37.6 | 34 35.7 37.4 37.8 38.0 | E | Lightly overcast—light fog and wind. | | 7 | 29.361 38.7 | 29.340 41.0 | 35 36.7 40.2 35.4 40.2 | E | A.M. Fog and deposition. P.M. Fair—light wind. | | 8 | 29.386 41.3 | 29.390 42.3 | 37 37.4 40.3 36.4 40.3 0.069 | E | A.M. Fog. P.M. Light rain. | | 9 | 29.497 42.0 | 29.425 42.6 | 38 40.4 41.3 36.7 46.6 | ESE | A.M. Fair—light wind. P.M. Light rain. | | 10 | 29.608 44.7 | 29.651 46.6 | 44 45.4 48.3 39.7 48.7 | WSW | A.M. Fair—light wind. P.M. Light rain. | | 11 | 29.792 45.7 | 29.669 47.4 | 44 44.5 47.2 43.5 47.3 0.100 | SSW | Fair—lightly cloudy. | | 12 | 29.828 45.6 | 29.728 47.2 | 42 42.4 45.8 40.6 45.8 0.153 | SSW | Light clouds and wind. | | 13 | 29.586 46.4 | 29.624 47.2 | 41 41.3 42.2 40.7 42.2 0.278 | W | A.M. Foggy. P.M. Light rain and wind. | | 14 | 30.135 41.5 | 30.168 42.7 | 35 35.0 38.5 32.8 38.5 | NNW | Fair—lightly overcast. | | 15 | 30.459 39.7 | 30.471 41.4 | 26 32.7 35.8 31.4 35.8 | NNE | A.M. Overcast—hoar frost. P.M. Fair—light wind. | | 16 | 30.472 37.7 | 30.414 39.6 | 25 31.4 36.4 28.7 37.7 | SW | Lightly overcast—light fog and hoar frost. | | 17 | 30.334 40.5 | 30.313 41.7 | 36 39.2 41.7 29.9 41.7 | W | Overcast—fog. | | 18 | 30.358 43.3 | 30.353 42.8 | 37 37.7 41.0 37.3 41.0 | W | Lightly overcast. | | 19 | 30.339 41.9 | 30.293 41.8 | 36 36.4 35.6 34.7 36.4 | WSW | Overcast—light fog and deposition. | | 20 | 30.185 42.5 | 30.131 42.7 | 30 32.3 39.8 30.6 39.8 | S | Overcast—light fog. | | 21 | 30.209 42.6 | 30.211 44.2 | 36 38.3 43.3 31.6 43.3 | SSW | Lightly overcast. | | 22 | 30.246 44.7 | 30.232 45.4 | 41 41.7 41.7 37.7 42.7 | S | A.M. Light fog and deposition. | | 23 | 30.311 45.2 | 30.316 45.4 | 40 40.8 42.3 40.4 42.3 | SSE | Lightly overcast. | | 24 | 30.234 43.4 | 30.125 45.1 | 38 38.7 44.6 34.6 44.7 | S | Fine and cloudless—light haze and fog. Unsteady wind at night. | | 25 | 29.834 45.7 | 29.833 46.9 | 43 45.4 45.3 38.3 46.4 | SSW | A.M. Rain. P.M. Fair—light fog. | | 26 | 29.859 43.7 | 29.810 46.3 | 33 36.7 42.3 34.6 42.3 | WSW | Fine—light clouds and haze. | | 27 | 29.934 44.7 | 30.040 43.8 | 34 35.3 38.7 34.2 38.7 0.055 | N | A.M. Rain and snow. P.M. Fair. | | 28 | 30.262 41.7 | 30.207 41.7 | 26 31.8 37.5 29.8 39.8 | NNW | Lightly overcast. | | 29 | 30.203 42.7 | 30.278 44.3 | 39 41.0 45.5 31.1 45.5 0.014 | W | Foggy—deposition. | | 30 | 30.326 43.9 | 30.234 44.8 | 37 40.3 43.7 38.8 43.7 | W | Overcast—light fog. | | 31 | 30.084 45.3 | 29.959 45.7 | 34 45.5 43.3 39.7 45.5 | WSW | Lightly overcast. | Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum 29.991 41.7 29.961 42.6 34.9 37.4 40.2 34.5 40.8 0.669 Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ................. { 9 A.M. 3 P.M. } { 29.960 29.927 } ### OBSERVANDA. Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ......................... = 83 feet 2½ in. .................................................. above the mean level of the Sea (presumed bout) ................ = 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. ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR FEBRUARY, 1832. | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer. | Rain, in inches. Read off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | Remarks | |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. Lowest, Highest. | SSE | | 1 | 29.481 | 43.2 | 29.299 | 43.3 | 32 | 36.3 | 41.6 | 35.4 | 44.5 | ESE | A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fair—light wind. | | 2 | 29.227 | 44.8 | 29.182 | 46.3 | 44 | 45.3 | 44.4 | 35.6 | 46.3 | SSW | Light rain and wind. | | 3 | 29.524 | 43.4 | 29.693 | 45.2 | 35 | 35.4 | 42.8 | 34.3 | 46.7 | SW | Fine and clear. | | 4 | 29.839 | 46.4 | 29.900 | 49.0 | 43 | 47.4 | 51.4 | 34.7 | 51.7 | SSW | Fine—lightly cloudy. Rain early A.M. | | 5 | 30.021 | 49.4 | 30.022 | 51.4 | 48 | 49.9 | 51.4 | 46.6 | 52.7 | SSE | Cloudy—light wind. Rain, with high wind, at night. | | 6 | 29.815 | 50.3 | 29.692 | 52.6 | 44 | 47.4 | 47.4 | 45.8 | 51.3 | SSE | A.M. Fine. P.M. Rain. | | 7 | 29.954 | 47.7 | 30.075 | 49.6 | 37 | 40.2 | 45.5 | 38.7 | 45.5 | WNW | Cloudless—hazy. | | 8 | 30.339 | 44.9 | 30.368 | 48.6 | 35 | 39.3 | 47.0 | 35.3 | 47.0 | W | A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine and clear—light clouds and wind. | | 9 | 30.389 | 47.3 | 30.395 | 49.4 | 43 | 45.2 | 49.6 | 38.7 | 49.6 | SW | Overcast.—Light fog, with rain, A.M. | | 10 | 30.556 | 45.5 | 30.519 | 47.3 | 33 | 37.4 | 43.7 | 35.5 | 43.7 | NNE | A.M. Overcast and hazy. P.M. Fine. | | 11 | 30.349 | 44.2 | 30.239 | 45.7 | 35 | 38.2 | 42.1 | 36.6 | 41.6 | NNE | A.M. Fine—hazy. P.M. Overcast. | | 12 | 30.152 | 41.8 | 30.110 | 43.7 | 35 | 36.7 | 40.6 | 34.2 | 40.7 | N | A.M. Fine. P.M. Overcast—rain. | | 13 | 30.087 | 42.0 | 30.071 | 43.2 | 35 | 38.5 | 40.2 | 36.3 | 40.2 | ENE | Overcast. | | 14 | 30.062 | 41.3 | 30.031 | 42.7 | 30 | 36.6 | 37.9 | 35.7 | 37.9 | E | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fair. | | 15 | 30.054 | 38.7 | 30.009 | 39.7 | 26 | 30.9 | 34.3 | 28.6 | 34.3 | N | A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine—hazy. | | 16 | 29.834 | 36.7 | 29.721 | 39.7 | 27 | 31.8 | 37.9 | 28.3 | 37.9 | N | Overcast—hazy. | | 17 | 29.731 | 40.3 | 29.845 | 42.8 | 35 | 37.8 | 43.0 | 31.0 | 43.0 | WSW | A.M. Fog and deposition. P.M. Light clouds and haze. | | 18 | 30.196 | 42.2 | 30.246 | 44.6 | 38 | 40.2 | 44.7 | 37.3 | 44.7 | N | Lightly cloudy—haze and light wind. | | 19 | 30.314 | 41.9 | 30.271 | 43.5 | 32 | 37.3 | 39.8 | 36.3 | 39.8 | N | A.M. Overcast—light fog. P.M. Fine—light wind. | | 20 | 30.333 | 39.7 | 30.315 | 42.9 | 32 | 34.7 | 42.5 | 30.6 | 42.5 | E | A.M. Hazy. P.M. Fine and cloudless. | | 21 | 30.243 | 40.7 | 30.198 | 43.2 | 37 | 37.6 | 44.8 | 34.2 | 44.8 | NNE | Fine—hazy. | | 22 | 30.340 | 39.3 | 30.342 | 41.2 | 32 | 33.1 | 37.8 | 30.7 | 37.8 | NE | Fog and deposition. | | 23 | 30.372 | 39.4 | 30.293 | 40.0 | 30 | 32.6 | 38.2 | 31.6 | 38.2 | NE | Foggy. | | 24 | 30.152 | 38.7 | 30.035 | 40.3 | 30 | 31.0 | 37.2 | 29.8 | 37.2 | NNE | Overcast—hazy.—Very dense fog at night. | | 25 | 30.044 | 37.7 | 30.117 | 39.4 | 32 | 32.3 | 36.2 | 28.3 | 37.2 | NNE | Hazy—light wind. | | 26 | 30.189 | 38.7 | 30.129 | 41.3 | 36 | 37.7 | 41.8 | 31.3 | 41.8 | NE | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine. | | 27 | 30.123 | 39.8 | 30.124 | 40.9 | 36 | 36.1 | 39.6 | 35.3 | 39.6 | N | Overcast and foggy. | | 28 | 30.205 | 40.3 | 30.191 | 40.6 | 35 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 34.5 | 36.7 | N | Overcast—light wind. | | 29 | 30.203 | 39.7 | 30.190 | 41.0 | 29 | 36.4 | 39.2 | 34.3 | 39.2 | NE | Light clouds and wind. | ### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Sum | |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----| | 30.073 | 42.3 | 30.056 | 44.1 | 35.0 | 37.9 | 42.0 | 34.7 | 42.6 | 0.069 | ### OBSERVANDA. Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ........................................ =83 feet 2½ 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. ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MARCH, 1832. | 1832. March | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | Rain, in inches. Read off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | Remarks | |-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------| | | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. Lowest. Highest. | | | | 1 1 | 30.287 40.7 | 30.286 42.4 | 32 | 38.4 41.8 35.3 41.8 | S Overcast—light wind. | | 2 2 | 30.334 43.9 | 30.334 47.2 | 39 | 41.8 45.8 38.3 45.4 | SW Lightly cloudy. | | 3 3 | 30.315 43.7 | 30.229 46.7 | 37 | 38.8 43.6 36.4 44.3 | SSE A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine. | | 4 4 | 30.000 43.5 | 29.874 47.7 | 43 | 45.2 47.0 38.3 47.4 | S Lowering—light brisk wind. Rain at night. | | 5 5 | 29.811 46.4 | 29.917 48.7 | 40 | 42.9 46.8 39.1 46.8 | SW Fine—nearly cloudless—light wind. | | 6 6 | 29.753 44.3 | 29.398 46.4 | 41 | 42.3 45.3 33.8 46.7 | S var. A.M. Broken clouds, with unsteady wind. P.M. Light rain, with brisk wind. | | 7 7 | 29.399 45.4 | 29.330 47.4 | 40 | 41.2 44.0 35.4 44.0 | S Fine—nearly cloudless—faint haze and wind. | | 8 8 | 29.517 42.7 | 29.645 44.2 | 33 | 35.2 39.3 33.3 39.3 | NNW Fine—nearly cloudless. Faint haze and hoar frost. A.M. Strong haze. P.M. Fair. | | 9 9 | 30.045 42.5 | 30.158 46.0 | 33 | 35.1 45.8 31.7 45.8 | NNE Overcast—light rain and wind. | | 10 10 | 30.402 41.8 | 30.316 44.2 | 30 | 32.3 43.0 30.7 43.0 | ? | | 11 11 | 30.492 41.3 | 30.105 42.7 | 32 | 35.0 38.7 31.6 38.7 | E Overcast. | | 12 12 | 30.033 41.7 | 29.962 44.3 | 35 | 36.8 44.5 34.4 44.5 | ESE Overcast. | | 13 13 | 29.908 42.6 | 29.819 45.6 | 35 | 38.8 45.8 34.7 45.8 | WSW A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fair—light clouds and wind. | | 14 14 | 29.509 45.8 | 29.457 48.5 | 43 | 45.3 48.2 38.4 49.4 | S Lightly cloudy.—P.M. Light rain. | | 15 15 | 29.412 44.4 | 29.580 46.0 | 41 | 41.6 44.4 36.7 44.4 | 0.158 NNE Light rain, with wind. | | 16 16 | 29.829 43.7 | 29.742 46.9 | 37 | 36.7 46.2 32.7 50.3 | WSW Overcast.—A.M. Light fog. P.M. Rain. | | 17 17 | 29.427 48.2 | 29.463 51.0 | 50 | 50.8 50.5 36.4 52.7 | 0.041 WSW A.M. Overcast—deposition. P.M. Fair. | | 18 18 | 29.540 48.3 | 29.501 50.4 | 42 | 45.6 46.8 38.7 49.5 | WSW Fair—light clouds. Light shower P.M. | | 19 19 | 29.871 46.9 | 29.792 50.4 | 40 | 43.8 50.3 38.2 50.6 | SW Overcast—light rain and wind. | | 20 20 | 29.566 49.4 | 29.715 51.0 | 41 | 46.8 50.3 43.4 50.3 | NW Fine—lightly cloudy—light unsteady wind. | | 21 21 | 30.047 48.6 | 30.109 51.6 | 46 | 48.8 54.2 40.3 54.4 | WSW Overcast—light fog. | | 22 22 | 30.165 49.8 | 30.120 53.6 | 47 | 47.8 54.6 43.4 55.3 | WSW Lightly cloudy. | | 23 23 | 29.973 52.4 | 29.843 55.3 | 48 | 48.9 54.9 46.4 54.9 | SSW A.M. Lightly cloudy. P.M. Fine. | | 24 24 | 29.858 49.3 | 29.817 50.5 | 38 | 40.8 44.3 36.3 45.2 | 0.050 NNW Fine—light clouds and wind. | | 25 25 | 30.164 46.4 | 30.196 48.9 | 35 | 41.4 46.3 36.7 46.5 | N var. A.M. Cloudless—light haze. P.M. Clear—light clouds. | | 26 26 | 30.188 45.7 | 30.134 48.7 | 41 | 43.8 48.0 36.7 48.0 | WSW Overcast—hazy. | | 27 27 | 30.025 47.3 | 30.025 50.5 | 45 | 48.9 51.8 39.3 51.8 | WSW Fine—lightly overcast. | | 28 28 | 30.117 48.8 | 30.043 50.7 | 37 | 44.2 48.6 39.5 48.3 | E Fine—light clouds and haze. | | 29 29 | 29.997 45.4 | 29.911 49.4 | 33 | 41.6 52.4 32.4 52.4 | NE Fine and cloudless—light haze and wind. | | 30 30 | 29.998 46.5 | 29.924 50.5 | 40 | 43.4 51.3 35.4 52.3 | N A.M. Overcast—light fog. P.M. Fair—light clouds. | | 31 31 | 29.817 46.8 | 29.750 50.3 | 42 | 43.2 48.9 39.7 48.9 | NNE | Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum | 29.929 45.6 29.887 48.3 39.2 42.2 47.2 36.9 47.7 0.304 | Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ............... { 9 A.M. 3 P.M. } { 29.886 29.835 } ### OBSERVANDA. Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ......................... = 83 feet 2½ 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. ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR APRIL, 1832. | 1832 April | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | Rain, in inches. Read off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | Remarks | |------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| | | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Barom. | | | | | | ☀ 1 | 29.842 | 48.7 | 29.880 | 51.4 | 42 | 44.8 | 50.7 | NNW | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine. | | ☉ 2 | 30.142 | 50.6 | 30.148 | 53.4 | 39 | 46.7 | 57.2 | NW | Fine and cloudless—light haze. | | ☁ 3 | 30.425 | 51.4 | 30.412 | 55.6 | 45 | 49.1 | 60.8 | W | Fine and cloudless—faint haze. | | ☂ 4 | 30.568 | 52.6 | 30.531 | 57.2 | 48 | 50.8 | 65.0 | W | Fine—light haze. | | ☢ 5 | 30.499 | 56.3 | 30.414 | 59.8 | 49 | 53.7 | 66.3 | SE | A.M. Strong haze. P.M. Fine. | | ☣ 6 | 30.423 | 54.7 | 30.372 | 58.7 | 49 | 49.2 | 55.8 | NNE | Lightly overcast—light wind. | | ☤ 7 | 30.286 | 50.0 | 30.162 | 54.0 | 40 | 39.8 | 53.3 | NNE | Fine—lightly overcast. | | ☥ 8 | 30.176 | 51.3 | 30.156 | 54.7 | 44 | 47.3 | 51.8 | E | Fine—A.M. Lightly cloudy. P.M. Cloudy—light wind. | | ☦ 9 | 30.239 | 49.3 | 30.213 | 54.0 | 45 | 45.3 | 54.3 | N | Light wind.—A.M. Overcast. P.M. Cloudless. | | ☧ 10 | 30.236 | 47.6 | 30.162 | 52.5 | 41 | 42.7 | 55.2 | N | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine—nearly cloudless. | | ☨ 11 | 30.196 | 50.1 | 30.095 | 52.9 | 36 | 46.3 | 53.7 | NE | Fine—A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | ☩ 12 | 29.954 | 47.7 | 29.938 | 51.8 | 43 | 45.0 | 50.2 | 0.014 | ENE | Cloudy.—Rain, early A.M. | | ☪ 13 | 29.930 | 49.7 | 29.976 | 54.5 | 47 | 47.2 | 53.2 | N | Fine—light clouds. | | ☫ 14 | 30.164 | 50.4 | 30.150 | 55.6 | 47 | 48.3 | 57.2 | E | Lightly overcast. | | ☬ 15 | 30.136 | 53.3 | 30.085 | 56.6 | 45 | 50.0 | 57.3 | N | Lightly overcast.—Light rain P.M. | | ☭ 16 | 30.036 | 55.1 | 30.011 | 58.4 | 50 | 52.6 | 59.3 | 0.094 | WSW | Fine—lightly overcast. | | ☮ 17 | 30.048 | 52.6 | 29.972 | 56.0 | 46 | 46.5 | 56.5 | SW | Lightly overcast—light fog. | | ☯ 18 | 29.769 | 56.5 | 29.598 | 58.5 | 46 | 53.7 | 58.9 | SSE | A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Overcast—rain. | | ☰ 19 | 29.646 | 55.7 | 29.762 | 57.2 | 48 | 51.3 | 58.3 | W | Cloudy—light wind.—Showery P.M. | | ☱ 20 | 29.758 | 54.7 | 29.656 | 56.4 | 50 | 51.3 | 51.9 | SSE var.| A.M. Cloudy—light brisk wind. P.M. Light rain. | | ☲ 21 | 30.104 | 55.4 | 30.160 | 57.4 | 44 | 49.7 | 57.9 | NNW | Fine—light wind.—A.M. Cloudless. | | ☳ 22 | 30.196 | 56.6 | 30.091 | 59.0 | 46 | 53.2 | 59.5 | S | P.M. Light clouds. | | ☴ 23 | 29.817 | 56.4 | 29.724 | 58.9 | 44 | 55.0 | 61.7 | SSE | Very clear—light clouds and breeze. | | ☵ 24 | 29.740 | 54.7 | 29.737 | 56.5 | 48 | 48.0 | 51.2 | NW | Fine—clouds and light wind. | | ☶ 25 | 29.880 | 52.7 | 29.883 | 56.8 | 46 | 46.7 | 53.0 | N | Overcast—light wind. | | ☷ 26 | 29.766 | 51.3 | 29.770 | 52.3 | 44 | 44.7 | 45.4 | NNE | A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine. | | ☸ 27 | 29.883 | 53.4 | 29.857 | 54.7 | 47 | 49.7 | 53.2 | NNE | Overcast—light rain. | | ☹ 28 | 29.766 | 51.7 | 29.672 | 54.3 | 42 | 46.3 | 52.5 | NNE | Fine—lightly overcast. | | ☺ 29 | 29.547 | 54.4 | 29.494 | 55.8 | 44 | 51.2 | 54.6 | NNE | Fine—lightly cloudy—light wind. | | ☻ 30 | 29.296 | 53.3 | 29.366 | 57.9 | 43 | 52.7 | 57.0 | NNE | Fine—A.M. Lightly cloudy. P.M. Clear and cloudless—light wind. | ### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Sum | |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----| | 30.016 | 52.6 | 29.982 | 55.7 | 44.9 | 48.6 | 55.8 | 42.0 | 56.4 | 0.341 | --- **OBSERVANDA.** Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge......................... = 83 feet 2½ 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. ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MAY, 1832. | 1832 May | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | Rain, in inches. Read off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | Remarks | |----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------| | | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. | SSE | | 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 | 29.355 | 54.7 | 29.358 | 58.9 | 53 | 55.2 | 59.7 | 46.3 | 61.6 | S var. | A.M. Clear—cloudy; light rain early. | | 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. | | 5 | 30.111 | 54.4 | 30.047 | 57.4 | 51 | 51.7 | 56.0 | 42.4 | 57.7 | SSE | Overcast—light wind and rain. | | 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. | | 7 | 29.908 | 59.3 | 29.798 | 64.2 | 58 | 58.3 | 74.0 | 53.3 | 74.7 | SSW | Fine—light clouds and haze—Thunderer, with heavy rain, early A.M. | | 8 | 30.038 | 65.0 | 30.039 | 64.9 | 54 | 58.6 | 65.5 | 49.3 | 67.3 | W | Fine.—A.M. Cloudless—hazy. P.M. | | 9 | 30.304 | 58.8 | 30.305 | 58.3 | 30 | 48.6 | 50.9 | 40.7 | 51.6 | N | Light clouds. | | 10 | 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. | | 11 | 30.341 | 54.3 | 30.196 | 57.8 | 43 | 49.4 | 55.6 | 39.3 | 56.4 | NNE | Lightly cloudy.—Light wind, P.M. | | 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. | | 13 | 29.712 | 56.3 | 29.721 | 55.7 | 39 | 49.3 | 52.2 | 41.3 | 53.7 | NNW | Fine and clear—light clouds—showery. | | 14 | 29.803 | 51.6 | 29.748 | 56.1 | 44 | 46.3 | 53.3 | 39.3 | 53.6 | N | A.M. Lowering—light wind. P.M. | | 15 | 29.784 | 51.3 | 29.770 | 55.5 | 42 | 46.6 | 52.0 | 40.4 | 55.2 | E | A.M. Overcast—light wind. P.M. Thunderer, with hail and light rain. | | 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. | | 17 | 29.852 | 50.3 | 29.887 | 55.8 | 46 | 46.7 | 56.6 | 40.9 | 56.6 | 0.097 | N | Frequent showers. Dark and lowering, 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 | Fine.—A.M. Lightly cloudy. P.M. | | 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 | Clear and cloudless—light haze and wind. | | 21 | 30.245 | 60.8 | 30.216 | 63.4 | 49 | 58.3 | 65.5 | 47.7 | 66.7 | ENE | Fine—lightly cloudy. | | 22 | 30.258 | 67.4 | 30.206 | 66.9 | 54 | 60.2 | 66.2 | 51.3 | 67.7 | WSW | A.M. Fine and cloudless. P.M. Fair—lightly overcast. | | 23 | 30.305 | 69.4 | 30.285 | 67.8 | 52 | 63.6 | 66.3 | 50.8 | 69.3 | NNW | Fine.—A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | 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. | | 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. | | 28 | 29.964 | 69.6 | 29.917 | 68.7 | 53 | 64.3 | 69.0 | 45.0 | 70.6 | WSW | Fine—light clouds. | | 29 | 29.913 | 62.4 | 29.900 | 65.4 | 52 | 57.1 | 65.0 | 54.3 | 66.3 | SW | A.M. Overcast—light deposition, P.M. Fine and cloudless. Evening, showery. | | 30 | 29.924 | 65.9 | 29.829 | 66.3 | 58 | 60.0 | 66.2 | 50.3 | 67.4 | 0.153 | ESE | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine and cloudless. | | 31 | 29.506 | 62.3 | 29.454 | 63.8 | 56 | 56.9 | 58.8 | 52.7 | 59.4 | SSE | A.M. Rain. P.M. Overcast. | Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ................. { 9 A.M. 3 P.M. } { 29.894 29.853 } ### OBSERVANDA. Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge....................... = 83 feet 2½ 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. ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR JUNE, 1832. | 1832. June | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | Rain, in inches. Read off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | Remarks | |------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------| | | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit. Self-registering. | Lowest. Highest. | WSW | | ♀ 1 | 29.609 | 61.2 | 29.655 | 62.8 | 55 | 54.9 | 59.3 | 50.8 | 59.7 | 0.041 | | ♂ 2 | 29.871 | 63.9 | 29.857 | 65.3 | 55 | 59.2 | 65.8 | 46.8 | 66.7 | NW | | ○ 3 | 29.760 | 67.8 | 29.656 | 67.1 | 56 | 61.4 | 69.6 | 51.7 | 70.3 | NNE | | ♀ 4 | 29.549 | 65.5 | 29.501 | 64.8 | 59 | 58.9 | 60.8 | 55.3 | 61.7 | E | | ♂ 5 | 29.512 | 64.4 | 29.553 | 66.6 | 52 | 61.7 | 64.2 | 54.7 | 65.1 | 0.408 | | ♀ 6 | 29.489 | 65.7 | 29.479 | 66.4 | 53 | 62.6 | 64.0 | 51.7 | 67.3 | SSE | | ♀ 7 | 29.584 | 64.4 | 29.651 | 64.5 | 54 | 62.3 | 61.0 | 52.3 | 66.7 | SSW | | ♀ 8 | 29.718 | 61.3 | 29.739 | 65.6 | 56 | 56.9 | 63.8 | 52.9 | 65.1 | 0.514 | | ♂ 9 | 29.859 | 66.3 | 29.847 | 67.4 | 55 | 62.7 | 60.8 | 54.5 | 69.4 | 0.019 | | ○ 10 | 29.909 | 62.3 | 29.896 | 66.7 | 57 | 58.8 | 68.1 | 53.7 | 68.7 | WSW | | ♀ 11 | 29.810 | 63.5 | 29.749 | 67.2 | 59 | 60.2 | 65.2 | 55.8 | 67.7 | E | | ♂ 12 | 29.586 | 66.5 | 29.531 | 69.2 | 66 | 67.1 | 69.9 | 59.8 | 71.8 | 0.333 | | ○ 13 | 29.570 | 76.3 | 29.540 | 71.8 | 63 | 70.8 | 70.0 | 59.8 | 72.7 | SSE | | ♀ 14 | 29.695 | 70.6 | 29.746 | 70.8 | 63 | 66.4 | 67.8 | 57.8 | 71.0 | SSW | | ♀ 15 | 29.991 | 73.8 | 30.006 | 69.0 | 55 | 65.4 | 68.0 | 56.3 | 70.2 | 0.028 | | ♂ 16 | 30.104 | 66.2 | 30.095 | 68.6 | 60 | 62.4 | 67.9 | 53.3 | 69.4 | 0.367 | | ○ 17 | 30.108 | 65.7 | 30.103 | 69.6 | 61 | 62.8 | 70.3 | 58.7 | 73.3 | SW | | ♀ 18 | 30.177 | 75.8 | 30.136 | 72.2 | 61 | 69.4 | 75.4 | 57.7 | 76.2 | SW | | ♂ 19 | 30.098 | 69.7 | 30.090 | 72.5 | 56 | 64.6 | 71.4 | 59.4 | 74.3 | SSW | | ♀ 20 | 30.029 | 72.2 | 29.976 | 71.4 | ... | 68.4 | 68.9 | 65.0 | 73.3 | NW | | ♀ 21 | 29.985 | 73.4 | 29.802 | 71.3 | 63 | 62.9 | 65.8 | 55.7 | 71.3 | 0.353 | | ♀ 22 | 29.531 | 66.7 | 29.560 | 69.5 | 61 | 61.5 | 64.2 | 56.4 | 65.4 | S | | ♂ 23 | 29.848 | 72.5 | 29.835 | 70.7 | 61 | 64.3 | 71.0 | 53.4 | 72.0 | 0.039 | | ○ 24 | 29.981 | 75.8 | 29.978 | 70.8 | 57 | 65.5 | 65.8 | 52.3 | 67.5 | SW | | ♀ 25 | 30.039 | 72.9 | 30.057 | 69.5 | 57 | 61.6 | 66.5 | 52.2 | 66.7 | 0.036 | | ♂ 26 | 30.163 | 71.6 | 30.161 | 68.9 | 51 | 60.1 | 64.3 | 50.8 | 65.6 | N | | ♀ 27 | 30.301 | 71.3 | 30.297 | 69.8 | 53 | 63.6 | 70.6 | 50.3 | 71.4 | N | | ♀ 28 | 30.402 | 66.7 | 30.374 | 70.2 | 63 | 65.7 | 74.0 | 60.7 | 74.7 | N | | ♀ 29 | 30.439 | 76.4 | 30.395 | 73.6 | 59 | 69.8 | 75.2 | 59.4 | 76.7 | NNE | | ♂ 30 | 30.448 | 69.3 | 30.423 | 71.5 | 60 | 64.2 | 69.0 | 58.3 | 70.7 | ENE | ### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Sum | |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----| | 29.905 | 66.5 | 29.890 | 68.8 | 58.0 | 63.2 | 67.3 | 55.2 | 69.5 | 2.843 | ### OBSERVANDA. Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge = 83 feet 2½ 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.