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 JULY, 1832. | 1832. July | 9 o'clock, A.M. Barom. | Attach. Therm. | 3 o'clock, P.M. Barom. | Attach. Therm. | 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 | |------------|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------| | ○ 1 | 30.549 | 74.9 | 30.267 | 73.3 | 56 | 68.8 | 74.9 | 54.6 | WSW | | ○ 2 | 30.236 | 70.6 | 30.200 | 73.2 | 55 | 66.3 | 71.0 | 58.3 | N | | ○ 3 | 30.176 | 71.9 | 30.109 | 71.2 | 61 | 61.8 | 69.7 | 54.3 | ENE | | ○ 4 | 30.038 | 68.8 | 29.984 | 71.7 | 59 | 63.2 | 73.8 | 54.2 | SE | | ○ 5 | 30.048 | 75.4 | 30.005 | 74.3 | 59 | 69.2 | 76.5 | 58.7 | NNW | | ○ 6 | 29.955 | 75.3 | 29.867 | 74.8 | 56 | 69.7 | 72.5 | 59.8 | SSW | | ○ 7 | 29.760 | 71.5 | 29.867 | 72.9 | 58 | 65.0 | 70.9 | 54.7 | WSW | | ○ 8 | 29.935 | 71.7 | 29.893 | 72.3 | 63 | 65.4 | 67.3 | 60.4 | WSW | | ○ 9 | 29.980 | 75.6 | 30.018 | 74.0 | 57 | 67.9 | 73.2 | 60.8 | S | | ○ 10 | 29.989 | 71.7 | 29.947 | 73.2 | 62 | 67.6 | 70.8 | 61.3 | WSW | | ○ 11 | 29.805 | 71.3 | 29.875 | 73.0 | 56 | 67.2 | 73.6 | 61.3 | W | | ○ 12 | 29.921 | 71.7 | 29.869 | 74.0 | 57 | 66.7 | 72.3 | 59.4 | SSW | | ○ 13 | 29.843 | 72.6 | 29.920 | 74.7 | 64 | 70.3 | 72.8 | 62.3 | WSW | | ○ 14 | 30.023 | 68.8 | 30.051 | 72.0 | 61 | 62.8 | 70.4 | 60.9 | N | | ○ 15 | 30.443 | 76.5 | 30.418 | 73.6 | 53 | 65.3 | 71.0 | 53.6 | N | | ○ 16 | 30.325 | 69.4 | 30.239 | 72.3 | 61 | 64.5 | 73.6 | 58.3 | W | | ○ 17 | 30.228 | 77.4 | 30.122 | 74.9 | 57 | 72.6 | 80.4 | 59.7 | NW | | ○ 18 | 30.095 | 72.6 | 30.119 | 72.8 | 48 | 62.7 | 67.7 | 58.7 | N | | ○ 19 | 30.191 | 72.3 | 30.196 | 69.9 | 47 | 59.9 | 63.8 | 49.6 | N | | ○ 20 | 30.238 | 69.4 | 30.191 | 70.3 | 46 | 60.0 | 64.4 | 51.4 | N | | ○ 21 | 30.192 | 70.4 | 30.176 | 68.2 | 48 | 59.7 | 59.8 | 50.4 | N | | ○ 22 | 30.227 | 66.9 | 30.229 | 65.8 | 51 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 52.3 | N | | ○ 23 | 30.227 | 66.7 | 30.190 | 66.8 | 50 | 60.6 | 64.0 | 50.3 | N | | ○ 24 | 30.224 | 68.8 | 30.233 | 69.0 | 56 | 63.2 | 66.3 | 53.8 | N | | ○ 25 | 30.239 | 66.7 | 30.192 | 69.3 | 63 | 63.2 | 70.2 | 57.6 | W | | ○ 26 | 30.192 | 67.7 | 30.162 | 70.2 | 55 | 64.4 | 69.0 | 56.3 | N | | ○ 27 | 30.165 | 69.3 | 30.141 | 69.1 | 59 | 63.3 | 65.2 | 53.6 | N | | ○ 28 | 30.246 | 69.3 | 30.231 | 68.8 | 53 | 62.2 | 68.5 | 49.8 | N | | ○ 29 | 30.359 | 63.3 | 30.367 | 68.3 | 57 | 61.3 | 68.2 | 54.2 | N | | ○ 30 | 30.407 | 68.1 | 30.370 | 70.2 | 61 | 61.4 | 68.5 | 53.4 | E | | ○ 31 | 30.334 | 63.3 | 30.257 | 67.3 | 55 | 56.2 | 64.3 | 55.3 | E | Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum | 30.148 | 70.6 | 30.120 | 71.3 | 56.3 | 64.3 | 69.5 | 56.1 | 71.2 | 0.975 | Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ................. { 9 A.M. 30.036 } { 3 P.M. 30.006 } ### 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. 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 AUGUST, 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. Ther. | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. | Highest. | Lowest. | Sum | | | 1832. | | | | | | | | | | | August | | | | | | | | | | | ☿ 1 | 30.111 | 67.8 | 30.039 | 68.9 | 57 | 63.7 | 64.4 | 52.0 | 68.8 | E | Fair—lightly overcast. | | ☿ 2 | 29.867 | 64.9 | 29.829 | 70.5 | 56 | 64.0 | 73.3 | 56.2 | 77.5 | 0.138 | A.M. Fine. P.M. Thunder-storm at 5th h. | | ☿ 3 | 29.932 | 68.3 | 29.944 | 70.8 | 57 | 63.4 | 69.2 | 61.3 | 72.3 | 0.543 | SW var. Lightly cloudy. | | ☿ 4 | 30.083 | 69.8 | 30.097 | 71.9 | 58 | 64.0 | 69.6 | 56.8 | 72.8 | SE var. A.M. Fine. P.M. Rain. | | ☿ 5 | 29.982 | 66.5 | 29.936 | 68.9 | 59 | 62.7 | 65.0 | 60.9 | 66.3 | 0.366 | Rain. | | ☿ 6 | 29.917 | 70.0 | 29.915 | 70.6 | 56 | 64.2 | 71.4 | 55.2 | 72.7 | 0.058 | SW Fine and clear—light clouds. | | ☿ 7 | 29.948 | 69.3 | 29.974 | 71.5 | 59 | 68.2 | 70.8 | 59.2 | 72.6 | SW Fine. A.M. Light clouds. P.M. Nearly cloudless. | | ☿ 8 | 30.095 | 71.9 | 30.067 | 72.0 | 57 | 67.3 | 74.6 | 55.4 | 74.8 | S | Fine. A.M. Light haze. P.M. Clear. | | ☿ 9 | 30.089 | 69.5 | 30.085 | 73.3 | 60 | 69.3 | 74.9 | 58.3 | 76.8 | ESE Clear and cloudless. | | ☿ 10 | 30.168 | 74.0 | 30.178 | 75.4 | 61 | 72.0 | 75.0 | 62.5 | 81.8 | SSW Fine—light clouds and haze. | | ☿ 11 | 30.342 | 76.0 | 30.315 | 76.2 | 62 | 71.7 | 77.7 | 64.4 | 79.6 | WSW Fine—light clouds and haze. | | ☿ 12 | 30.328 | 73.8 | 30.235 | 75.5 | 59 | 66.6 | 75.8 | 57.5 | 77.2 | N | Lightly overcast. | | ☿ 13 | 29.978 | 69.4 | 29.922 | 72.7 | 59 | 62.8 | 70.1 | 61.9 | 70.8 | NE Fine—light haze and clouds. | | ☿ 14 | 29.956 | 70.6 | 29.911 | 72.4 | 58 | 64.9 | 71.7 | 57.8 | 72.2 | SSE Fine—lightly cloudy. | | ☿ 15 | 29.909 | 69.3 | 29.883 | 73.3 | 62 | 64.2 | 73.8 | 61.4 | 74.7 | SW Fine—light clouds and wind. | | ☿ 16 | 29.982 | 72.4 | 30.006 | 73.7 | 61 | 68.5 | 75.8 | 59.2 | 76.8 | SW Fine—light clouds and wind. | | ☿ 17 | 30.143 | 71.8 | 30.117 | 72.4 | 57 | 65.4 | 72.2 | 54.8 | 73.8 | SSW Fine. A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | ☿ 18 | 29.944 | 69.9 | 29.873 | 71.0 | 60 | 66.4 | 65.8 | 57.8 | 69.5 | S | Lightly overcast. Light rain. | | ☿ 19 | 29.758 | 68.0 | 29.796 | 72.4 | 58 | 63.3 | 70.5 | 60.0 | 72.0 | SE var. A.M. Light rain. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | ☿ 20 | 30.070 | 68.8 | 30.007 | 71.2 | 58 | 63.8 | 71.0 | 53.4 | 73.0 | 0.041 | SSW A.M. Fine and clear. P.M. Cloudy. | | ☿ 21 | 29.922 | 68.8 | 29.863 | 70.3 | 59 | 66.2 | 68.0 | 62.4 | 69.7 | WSW A.M. Fine. P.M. Overcast. | | ☿ 22 | 29.732 | 68.6 | 29.780 | 71.6 | 59 | 63.8 | 64.0 | 58.8 | 72.2 | S | Cloudy—light rain. P.M. | | ☿ 23 | 29.934 | 70.3 | 29.905 | 71.4 | 58 | 64.7 | 68.3 | 54.8 | 70.8 | SW A.M. Fine. P.M. Cloudy. | | ☿ 24 | 30.069 | 67.3 | 30.057 | 69.5 | 53 | 60.4 | 68.2 | 51.0 | 70.8 | SSW Fine—light clouds and haze. | | ☿ 25 | 29.845 | 67.8 | 29.784 | 68.9 | 59 | 61.4 | 65.6 | 56.2 | 66.6 | S var. A.M. Heavy rain. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | ☿ 26 | 29.701 | 66.3 | 29.726 | 68.4 | 54 | 59.2 | 68.8 | 52.5 | 65.7 | 0.291 | SSW Fine—lightly overcast. | | ☿ 27 | 29.742 | 64.6 | 29.617 | 65.8 | 52 | 60.2 | 60.3 | 47.0 | 64.2 | S var. Cloudy. A.M. Brisk wind. P.M. Light rain. | | ☿ 28 | 29.211 | 64.8 | 29.158 | 66.2 | 55 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 56.5 | 66.2 | S | Overcast. P.M. Light rain. | | ☿ 29 | 29.328 | 60.4 | 29.322 | 61.7 | 53 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 51.8 | 58.2 | 0.061 | WSW Overcast—light rain. | | ☿ 30 | 29.512 | 61.7 | 29.595 | 64.2 | 54 | 58.2 | 59.8 | 54.2 | 62.0 | 0.186 | S | A.M. Lightly cloudy. P.M. Light rain. | | ☿ 31 | 29.760 | 62.7 | 29.734 | 64.9 | 52 | 57.8 | 64.0 | 49.0 | 67.5 | 0.102 | SW Fine—light clouds and haze. | **Mean** | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Sum | |------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----| | 29.915 | 68.6 | 29.893 | 70.6 | 57.5 | 64.0 | 69.0 | 56.8 | 71.3 | 2,032 | Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ................. { 9 A.M. 3 P.M. } 29,809 29,781 ### 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. 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 SEPTEMBER, 1832. | 1832. Sept. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | 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 | |-------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| | 1 | 29.643 | 64.2 | 29.653 | 66.4 | 54 | 60.8 | 66.3 | 55.5 | 69.0 | 0.172 WSW Fine—light clouds. | | 2 | 29.948 | 62.8 | 30.029 | 65.0 | 53 | 59.0 | 64.4 | 50.5 | 66.2 | 0.038 SW Fine—light clouds. | | 3 | 30.213 | 62.6 | 30.196 | 65.6 | 53 | 58.8 | 66.5 | 51.3 | 67.8 | W Fine—lightly cloudy. | | 4 | 30.300 | 62.6 | 30.225 | 65.2 | 55 | 56.7 | 65.0 | 51.7 | 65.7 | NNE Fine and cloudless—hazy. | | 5 | 30.112 | 62.4 | 30.055 | 65.2 | 54 | 57.8 | 64.0 | 51.6 | 65.7 | NNE Fine and clear—light clouds. | | 6 | 30.004 | 61.7 | 29.924 | 64.8 | 55 | 60.0 | 63.5 | 52.6 | 65.2 | ESE Fine—lightclouds and wind. At 9 P.M. thunder and lightning, with light rain. | | 7 | 29.850 | 63.6 | 29.871 | 64.8 | 60 | 61.1 | 64.2 | 55.4 | 64.1 | NNE Overcast. | | 8 | 30.051 | 62.3 | 30.035 | 66.0 | 59 | 59.4 | 68.0 | 54.6 | 68.3 | W Fine. A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | 9 | 30.025 | 62.7 | 29.962 | 66.7 | 59 | 59.3 | 65.9 | 53.3 | 68.3 | WSW Fine—lightly cloudy. | | 10 | 29.781 | 63.5 | 29.808 | 66.2 | 59 | 59.3 | 64.8 | 56.3 | 66.4 | 0.014 SSW A.M. Rain. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | 11 | 30.108 | 62.7 | 30.171 | 65.2 | 51 | 58.3 | 62.8 | 50.4 | 64.2 | 0.083 WNW Fine—lightly cloudy and overcast. | | 12 | 30.337 | 61.4 | 30.279 | 64.7 | 51 | 55.9 | 62.8 | 47.3 | 64.3 | WSW A.M. Fine and clear. P.M. Cloudy. | | 13 | 30.074 | 61.3 | 29.986 | 63.6 | 60 | 59.7 | 61.5 | 55.6 | 66.7 | SSW A.M. Overcast—deposition. P.M. Fine and clear. | | 14 | 29.908 | 60.3 | 29.863 | 63.2 | 46 | 54.8 | 60.5 | 48.6 | 62.3 | NW var. Fine—light wind. A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | 15 | 29.950 | 60.3 | 30.045 | 62.8 | 52 | 56.3 | 60.0 | 52.2 | 61.7 | NNW Fine—light clouds. | | 16 | 30.242 | 58.6 | 30.265 | 62.7 | 54 | 56.6 | 62.3 | 48.7 | 63.4 | WNW Lightly cloudy. | | 17 | 30.301 | 60.3 | 30.224 | 63.6 | 54 | 59.2 | 64.3 | 55.3 | 65.6 | SW A.M. Overcast. P.M. Nearly cloudless. | | 18 | 29.992 | 61.3 | 30.016 | 63.0 | 55 | 59.8 | 63.0 | 55.4 | 65.6 | SSW A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine—light shower. | | 19 | 30.336 | 57.3 | 30.376 | 59.3 | 42 | 51.3 | 56.9 | 42.7 | 56.9 | NNE Clear and cloudless—light wind. | | 20 | 30.541 | 55.5 | 30.515 | 60.0 | 47 | 49.8 | 61.2 | 41.6 | 61.4 | NNW Fine and cloudless. | | 21 | 30.557 | 56.7 | 30.519 | 62.0 | 51 | 52.4 | 62.8 | 46.4 | 63.4 | NNW Fine. A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | 22 | 30.526 | 59.6 | 30.453 | 63.0 | 57 | 58.0 | 61.6 | 52.6 | 62.3 | E Overcast. | | 23 | 30.377 | 59.0 | 30.322 | 62.7 | 53 | 56.3 | 67.3 | 49.6 | 68.7 | E Clear and cloudless. | | 24 | 30.399 | 59.4 | 30.366 | 63.8 | 53 | 56.2 | 71.0 | 50.4 | 71.6 | ESE Fine and cloudless. Hazy A.M. | | 25 | 30.442 | 62.5 | 30.384 | 66.0 | 58 | 58.8 | 71.9 | 53.9 | 72.5 | SSW Cloudless—hazy. | | 26 | 30.326 | 63.3 | 30.230 | 68.9 | 56 | 58.7 | 69.0 | 51.7 | 70.7 | SW Fine and cloudless—hazy. | | 27 | 30.192 | 63.9 | 30.126 | 67.7 | 58 | 58.9 | 69.7 | 53.8 | 70.7 | SW Clear and cloudless. | | 28 | 30.083 | 62.6 | 30.045 | 66.4 | 55 | 56.3 | 68.6 | 50.3 | 69.4 | SW Fine. A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | 29 | 30.040 | 63.3 | 29.952 | 67.5 | 56 | 58.6 | 72.9 | 54.6 | 72.9 | SW A.M. Strong haze. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | 30 | 29.950 | 66.3 | 29.961 | 67.9 | 62 | 63.6 | 63.6 | 58.7 | 65.6 | 0.047 S A.M. Heavy showers. P.M. Fine—cloudy. | ### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. - **9 A.M.:** 30.154 - **3 P.M.:** 30.129 ### 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. - 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. | 1832. October | 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 | | | D 1 | 30.063 64.6 | 30.018 67.3 | 59 | 59.8 | 65.0 | 55.6 | 66.7 | 0.250 SSW Fine—lightly cloudy. | | E 2 | 29.938 64.3 | 29.940 67.5 | 61 | 61.8 | 65.2 | 58.3 | 66.3 | 0.228 SSW Fine—lightly cloudy. | | F 3 | 29.934 63.3 | 29.849 66.0 | 58 | 58.7 | 63.5 | 52.7 | 64.5 | S Fine—lightly cloudy. Clear A.M. | | G 4 | 29.781 64.2 | 29.703 65.3 | 60 | 62.0 | 62.9 | 58.8 | 63.6 | SSW Cloudy—showery. High wind, with rain, at night. | | H 5 | 29.399 62.6 | 29.144 63.8 | 58 | 58.8 | 59.2 | 54.7 | 60.4 | SSE Overcast—heavy showers. | | I 6 | 29.528 59.7 | 29.536 62.5 | 49 | 53.8 | 55.2 | 48.7 | 59.7 | 0.139 S Fine and clear. P.M. Heavy showers. | | J 7 | 29.582 58.2 | 29.659 61.3 | 52 | 53.6 | 58.6 | 45.8 | 60.7 | 0.306 SW Fine and clear. Showers, morning and evening. At night, high wind, with rain. | | K 8 | 29.195 58.8 | 29.429 59.5 | 53 | 53.3 | 54.6 | 53.3 | 55.6 | 0.278 WSW Cloudy—light unsteady wind. | | L 9 | 29.878 55.3 | 29.977 60.7 | 47 | 51.1 | 57.2 | 44.3 | 59.3 | W Clear and cloudless. Light rain at night. | | M 10 | 30.029 58.9 | 30.122 62.4 | 59 | 59.7 | 63.4 | 50.7 | 64.3 | WSW A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine and clear—light clouds. | | N 11 | 30.313 62.3 | 30.321 65.6 | 60 | 61.7 | 66.4 | 57.7 | 68.2 | SW Fine—lightly overcast. | | O 12 | 30.106 63.7 | 29.976 65.8 | 59 | 60.7 | 61.7 | 58.6 | 63.3 | SSW Cloudy.—Rain at night. | | P 13 | 29.938 60.7 | 29.982 63.3 | 48 | 53.1 | 58.6 | 50.2 | 59.4 | 0.133 WSW A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. | | Q 14 | 30.335 57.7 | 30.306 61.3 | 47 | 47.9 | 57.2 | 43.7 | 57.5 | WSW Fine—light clouds and haze. | | R 15 | 30.264 57.7 | 30.210 61.4 | 52 | 52.0 | 59.0 | 47.5 | 60.3 | SW Fine and clear—light clouds. Rain at night. | | S 16 | 30.195 58.9 | 30.228 61.6 | 55 | 55.9 | 57.9 | 52.3 | 59.3 | SW A.M. Light rain. P.M. Fine and clear. | | T 17 | 30.386 56.3 | 30.361 60.2 | 47 | 47.9 | 57.2 | 44.2 | 57.2 | 0.022 N A.M. Lightly overcast. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | U 18 | 30.306 57.2 | 30.261 59.3 | 53 | 53.0 | 56.2 | 48.0 | 56.2 | WSW Overcast—hazy. | | V 19 | 30.255 57.5 | 30.243 58.7 | 52 | 52.2 | 53.9 | 51.5 | 53.9 | 0.061 N A.M. Rain and fog. P.M. Overcast. | | W 20 | 30.338 52.9 | 30.332 56.3 | 40 | 42.9 | 52.8 | 39.4 | 52.8 | 0.069 NNW Fine and cloudless—light haze. | | X 21 | 30.377 55.4 | 30.307 57.3 | 49 | 49.3 | 54.6 | 42.5 | 54.6 | N A.M. Foggy. P.M. Fine and clear—light clouds. | | Y 22 | 30.261 51.8 | 30.249 55.8 | 46 | 46.0 | 53.8 | 42.3 | 54.6 | ENE Clear and cloudless. | | Z 23 | 30.354 52.3 | 30.332 56.3 | 49 | 49.5 | 53.9 | 43.3 | 54.7 | NE A.M. Hazy. P.M. Fine. | | A 24 | 30.364 53.3 | 30.375 54.8 | 49 | 49.3 | 50.1 | 45.9 | 51.3 | NE Overcast—hazy. | | B 25 | 30.455 51.7 | 30.392 53.7 | 46 | 46.9 | 52.0 | 45.0 | 52.0 | E A.M. Fog. P.M. Fine—light haze. | | C 26 | 30.397 51.9 | 30.356 52.6 | 46 | 47.8 | 50.9 | 45.4 | 50.9 | NE Fog. | | D 27 | 30.380 50.4 | 30.342 52.2 | 44 | 44.3 | 50.9 | 42.5 | 50.9 | NE Fog. | | E 28 | 30.258 51.9 | 30.182 54.9 | 49 | 49.5 | 53.4 | 43.8 | 53.4 | 0.097 E Fog. Deposition A.M. | | F 29 | 29.984 53.4 | 29.909 54.9 | 52 | 52.8 | 55.2 | 49.3 | 55.7 | 0.017 S Overcast—light fog—deposition. | | G 30 | 30.182 51.5 | 30.077 55.0 | 43 | 44.8 | 52.4 | 41.3 | 52.4 | 0.153 SSW Fine and cloudless—light haze. | | H 31 | 30.119 52.3 | 30.088 54.7 | 44 | 47.2 | 52.9 | 44.3 | 56.3 | 0.014 WSW A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Cloudy. At night, rain with wind. | Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum 30.093 57.1 30.071 59.7 51.2 52.5 57.0 48.4 57.9 2.025 Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ............... {9 A.M. 3 P.M.} {30.022 29.992} OBSERVANDA. Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ...................... = 83 feet 2 ½ 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. 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 NOVEMBER, 1832. | 1832. Nov. | 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. Lowest. Highest. | Self-registering. Lowest. Highest. | 9 A.M. 3 P.M. | WNW | A.M. Rain, early. P.M. Cloudless | | 24 1 | 29.590 55.4 | 29.748 57.7 | 56 56.6 57.2 46.7 59.3 0.161 | SSE | Overcast—light haze. At midnight, brisk wind, with heavy rain. | | 2 | 29.814 55.0 | 29.627 56.7 | 51 51.5 57.7 48.6 57.7 | NNW | Fine—light clouds and haze. | | 3 | 29.715 56.7 | 29.826 58.2 | 49 52.7 53.5 51.3 54.5 0.036 | NW | Fair—light clouds. Evening, rain. | | 4 | 29.867 54.4 | 29.776 55.7 | 43 47.3 49.4 45.8 49.4 | NNW | A.M. Overcast—deposition. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | 5 | 29.703 47.8 | 29.823 49.4 | 38 39.3 42.9 36.7 42.9 0.050 | NNW | Fine—light brisk wind. | | 6 | 30.247 47.3 | 30.292 49.0 | 41 42.9 46.0 38.7 47.2 | N | A.M. Cloudy—light fog. P.M. Fine and cloudless. | | 7 | 30.413 46.0 | 30.338 48.2 | 39 41.9 45.9 39.3 45.9 | N | Overcast—light fog and wind. Light rain P.M. | | 8 | 30.634 45.3 | 29.922 45.9 | 38 43.3 42.0 38.7 42.3 | N | Fog. | | 9 | 29.899 44.0 | 29.877 44.5 | 36 39.3 40.6 37.3 43.7 | ESE | Fog—light wind. Rain P.M. | | 10 | 29.713 44.4 | 29.544 46.8 | 43 45.1 47.8 36.7 51.7 | W | A.M. Fog. P.M. Fine and clear. | | 11 | 29.596 47.2 | 29.590 49.6 | 44 44.1 48.2 41.3 49.5 | WSW | A.M. Cloudless—haze. P.M. Heavy fog. | | 12 | 29.706 47.4 | 29.715 47.7 | 42 42.8 44.3 42.2 44.3 0.200 | E | A.M. Heavy fog. P.M. Cloudy. | | 13 | 29.790 46.3 | 29.770 47.2 | 39 39.0 42.9 38.4 48.3 | S | Overcast—light fog. Light rain P.M. | | 14 | 29.723 48.7 | 29.726 51.3 | 47 48.9 51.0 38.3 51.0 | ESE | Overcast—fog. | | 15 | 29.889 51.3 | 29.960 52.0 | 48 48.2 48.5 47.3 48.7 | NNE | Fine—light clouds and wind. | | 16 | 30.275 49.8 | 30.311 52.0 | 43 43.3 49.6 42.5 49.6 | N | Fine—light clouds and haze. | | 17 | 30.411 48.3 | 30.348 50.0 | 42 42.5 45.2 39.8 46.4 | E | Overcast—light haze. | | 18 | 30.193 48.3 | 30.095 48.7 | 42 42.3 42.3 40.3 43.3 | E | Lightly overcast—haze. | | 19 | 29.940 47.5 | 29.863 48.7 | 44 44.3 46.0 41.7 46.2 | E | Fine—lightly overcast. | | 20 | 29.738 49.4 | 29.669 51.5 | 45 45.8 49.3 43.8 49.3 | E | A.M. Fog. P.M. Fine and cloudless. | | 21 | 29.594 49.7 | 29.536 51.2 | 45 45.3 47.6 43.8 47.7 | ESE | Fine and cloudless—light haze. | | 22 | 29.784 50.4 | 29.837 51.9 | 44 46.5 49.0 44.7 49.0 | ENE | Fine and cloudless. | | 23 | 29.954 49.3 | 29.948 52.3 | 44 45.8 53.3 41.3 53.3 | E | A.M. Fog—deposition. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | 24 | 30.052 52.4 | 30.014 54.7 | 51 51.1 54.0 44.7 54.0 | E | A.M. Fog and rain. P.M. Fine and cloudy. | | 25 | 29.891 53.8 | 29.869 54.4 | 51 50.8 49.2 49.7 50.8 0.131 | ESE | A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Fair—light clouds. | | 26 | 29.564 51.7 | 29.586 52.8 | 45 45.4 49.2 43.6 49.2 0.228 | WSW | Overcast. A.M. Light fog. P.M. Light rain. | | 27 | 29.736 49.2 | 29.564 50.7 | 41 41.3 45.4 37.9 45.9 | WSW | Fine and Cloudless. | | 28 | 29.654 48.7 | 29.762 50.2 | 39 40.7 48.2 39.3 48.3 | WSW | Fine and Cloudless. Rain, with high wind, early A.M. | | 29 | 29.614 50.3 | 29.604 50.9 | 43 43.4 45.2 40.2 45.7 0.264 | WSW | A.M. Fair—light clouds. P.M. Light rain. | | 30 | 29.855 46.4 | 29.821 48.6 | 38 40.0 44.7 36.3 53.8 | SW | | ### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. - **9 A.M.**: 29.817 - **3 P.M.**: 29.792 ### 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. 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 DECEMBER, 1832. | Dec. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | 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 | |------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| | 1 | 29.819 | 51.7 | 29.843 | 53.9 | 51 | 54.5 | 55.8 | 39.3 | 55.8 | 0.063 | W | Overcast—light fog. Fine—light clouds. A.M. Rain, early. P.M. Hailstorm, with thunder, at 6 o'clock. | | 2 | 29.679 | 55.5 | 29.622 | 56.3 | 53 | 54.0 | 52.4 | 54.0 | 54.6 | WSW | W | A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light rain. | | 3 | 29.499 | 50.7 | 29.520 | 51.3 | 43 | 44.8 | 45.3 | 42.2 | 46.4 | 0.111 | W | A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | 4 | 29.944 | 48.6 | 30.025 | 49.9 | 40 | 43.6 | 46.6 | 41.3 | 46.6 | 0.028 | NNW | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | 5 | 30.218 | 46.3 | 30.172 | 47.7 | 40 | 40.3 | 42.5 | 37.8 | 43.8 | N | N | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | 6 | 30.018 | 47.6 | 30.030 | 49.3 | 44 | 44.9 | 46.4 | 39.6 | 46.4 | 0.117 | NNE | Overcast—foggy deposition. | | 7 | 30.280 | 47.8 | 30.315 | 48.3 | 42 | 42.1 | 42.4 | 40.3 | 43.8 | N | N | Strong haze. | | 8 | 30.366 | 47.2 | 30.358 | 48.8 | 42 | 42.0 | 45.9 | 37.7 | 46.7 | SW | SW | Overcast—fog. Deposition, A.M. | | 9 | 30.403 | 50.2 | 30.380 | 51.3 | 47 | 47.8 | 48.2 | 41.4 | 48.2 | S | S | A.M. Fine—light haze. P.M. Lightrain. | | 10 | 30.366 | 50.3 | 30.328 | 51.2 | 45 | 46.8 | 47.9 | 45.6 | 48.2 | WSW | WSW | Overcast—light fog. | | 11 | 30.433 | 48.6 | 30.433 | 50.9 | 41 | 41.3 | 48.2 | 38.7 | 48.2 | WSW | WSW | Overcast—light fog. | | 12 | 30.479 | 50.3 | 30.439 | 51.3 | 43 | 44.8 | 47.8 | 40.7 | 47.8 | W | W | Overcast—light fog. | | 13 | 30.253 | 59.8 | 30.119 | 51.2 | 44 | 44.8 | 45.8 | 42.7 | 45.8 | SSW | SSW | Lightly overcast. | | 14 | 29.950 | 49.8 | 29.962 | 49.9 | 47 | 47.1 | 44.0 | 39.0 | 51.3 | WSW | WSW | Strong haze—deposition. | | 15 | 29.574 | 51.0 | 29.688 | 50.0 | 51 | 51.8 | 44.2 | 40.3 | 51.8 | WSW | WSW | Light unsteady wind. A.M. Rain. | | 16 | 30.014 | 45.6 | 29.950 | 47.6 | 33 | 36.0 | 42.2 | 33.9 | 52.3 | 0.194 | W | P.M. Overcast. | | 17 | 29.552 | 49.3 | 29.483 | 51.4 | 52 | 52.7 | 52.3 | 35.3 | 54.8 | 0.014 | WSW | Lightly overcast. Rain, with high wind, at night. | | 18 | 29.518 | 48.7 | 29.610 | 49.4 | 43 | 43.4 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 44.2 | WSW | WSW | A.M. Overcast—deposition—light fog. | | 19 | 29.712 | 45.4 | 29.695 | 46.9 | 37 | 37.2 | 41.5 | 34.8 | 41.5 | WSW | WSW | A.M. Strong high wind, till 4 o'clock. | | 20 | 29.908 | 43.1 | 29.994 | 43.5 | 34 | 34.7 | 37.9 | 33.3 | 41.7 | NNW | NNW | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine. | | 21 | 29.676 | 44.3 | 29.667 | 46.2 | 43 | 43.0 | 46.4 | 33.9 | 46.5 | 0.022 | S | Hazy—light wind. Cloudless A.M. | | 22 | 29.819 | 47.2 | 29.843 | 48.9 | 46 | 46.2 | 48.9 | 34.0 | 49.7 | WSW | WSW | A.M. Fog—deposition. P.M. Fine. | | 23 | 29.669 | 50.7 | 29.709 | 52.4 | 49 | 50.4 | 50.4 | 44.7 | 52.6 | SSE | SSE | Fine and cloudless. Fog and deposition, A.M. | | 24 | 30.032 | 49.8 | 29.998 | 50.4 | 44 | 44.8 | 45.0 | 43.8 | 52.3 | S | S | Fair—lightly cloudy. | | 25 | 29.645 | 52.6 | 29.804 | 53.4 | 52 | 52.8 | 49.2 | 44.3 | 53.4 | 0.061 | S | A.M. Overcast—light fog. P.M. Fine and cloudless. | | 26 | 30.135 | 46.7 | 30.161 | 48.4 | 38 | 38.2 | 43.8 | 36.3 | 43.8 | 0.019 | WSW | Cloudless—light haze. | | 27 | 30.191 | 45.8 | 30.162 | 46.7 | 39 | 39.2 | 41.6 | 36.7 | 41.6 | WSW | WSW | A.M. Overcast—fog. P.M. Fine and cloudless. | | 28 | 30.088 | 42.8 | 30.035 | 43.3 | 34 | 34.0 | 39.9 | 32.3 | 39.9 | S | S | A.M. Strong fog. P.M. Fine—light clouds and haze. | | 29 | 29.715 | 44.4 | 29.635 | 43.8 | 40 | 40.1 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 40.1 | ESE | ESE | Overcast—light haze and wind. Rain P.M. | | 30 | 30.073 | 42.3 | 30.119 | 42.8 | 36 | 36.9 | 38.7 | 35.8 | 38.7 | 0.111 | N | Lightly cloudy—haze. | | 31 | 29.812 | 41.3 | 29.960 | 42.2 | 36 | 36.3 | 39.2 | 34.3 | 39.3 | NW | NW | A.M. Fog. Snow, early. P.M. Light rain. | **Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr.** \[ \text{Mean} = \frac{29.963 + 48.2 + 29.970 + 49.0 + 42.9 + 43.8 + 45.3 + 39.0 + 47.0}{9} = 29.918 \] ### 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 (prestmed 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. 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.