{ "id": "f276dc975b2ded2bd3a71b00c23ccbe04183f125", "text": "METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL,\n\nKEPT BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY\n\nAT THE APARTMENTS OF THE\n\nROYAL SOCIETY,\n\nBY ORDER OF\n\nTHE PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL.\n\nMDCCCXXXII.\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR JANUARY, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|-------|----------------|----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|\n| 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. |\n| 1 | 30.215 36.2 | 30.172 37.3 | 26 30.6 34.3 28.3 34.3 | E | Overcast—light wind. |\n| 2 | 29.978 35.7 | 29.867 37.2 | 32 32.8 34.8 28.7 34.8 | SSW | Foggy. |\n| 3 | 29.829 36.6 | 29.825 37.5 | 30 32.0 33.4 30.7 33.4 | SSW | Foggy and cloudy. |\n| 4 | 29.696 35.2 | 29.657 36.2 | 28 29.8 33.5 28.3 33.5 | ESE | Overcast—light wind. |\n| 5 | 29.650 34.3 | 29.609 35.0 | 26 28.7 31.3 27.8 34.7 | E | Overcast—light wind. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 11 | 29.792 45.7 | 29.669 47.4 | 44 44.5 47.2 43.5 47.3 0.100 | SSW | Fair—lightly cloudy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 14 | 30.135 41.5 | 30.168 42.7 | 35 35.0 38.5 32.8 38.5 | NNW | Fair—lightly overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 17 | 30.334 40.5 | 30.313 41.7 | 36 39.2 41.7 29.9 41.7 | W | Overcast—fog. |\n| 18 | 30.358 43.3 | 30.353 42.8 | 37 37.7 41.0 37.3 41.0 | W | Lightly overcast. |\n| 19 | 30.339 41.9 | 30.293 41.8 | 36 36.4 35.6 34.7 36.4 | WSW | Overcast—light fog and deposition. |\n| 20 | 30.185 42.5 | 30.131 42.7 | 30 32.3 39.8 30.6 39.8 | S | Overcast—light fog. |\n| 21 | 30.209 42.6 | 30.211 44.2 | 36 38.3 43.3 31.6 43.3 | SSW | Lightly overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 23 | 30.311 45.2 | 30.316 45.4 | 40 40.8 42.3 40.4 42.3 | SSE | Lightly overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 26 | 29.859 43.7 | 29.810 46.3 | 33 36.7 42.3 34.6 42.3 | WSW | Fine—light clouds and haze. |\n| 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. |\n| 28 | 30.262 41.7 | 30.207 41.7 | 26 31.8 37.5 29.8 39.8 | NNW | Lightly overcast. |\n| 29 | 30.203 42.7 | 30.278 44.3 | 39 41.0 45.5 31.1 45.5 0.014 | W | Foggy—deposition. |\n| 30 | 30.326 43.9 | 30.234 44.8 | 37 40.3 43.7 38.8 43.7 | W | Overcast—light fog. |\n| 31 | 30.084 45.3 | 29.959 45.7 | 34 45.5 43.3 39.7 45.5 | WSW | Lightly overcast. |\n\nMean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum\n\n29.991 41.7 29.961 42.6 34.9 37.4 40.2 34.5 40.8 0.669\n\nMonthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ................. { 9 A.M. 3 P.M. } { 29.960 29.927 }\n\n### OBSERVANDA.\n\nHeight of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ......................... = 83 feet 2½ in.\n\n.................................................. above the mean level of the Sea (presumed bout) ................ = 95 feet.\n\nThe External Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern.\n\nHeight of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House ................................ = 79 feet 0 in.\n\nThe hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight.\n\nThe Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit's Scale.\n\nThe Barometer is divided into inches and decimals.\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR FEBRUARY, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|\n| Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. Lowest, Highest. | SSE |\n| 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. |\n| 2 | 29.227 | 44.8 | 29.182 | 46.3 | 44 | 45.3 | 44.4 | 35.6 | 46.3 | SSW | Light rain and wind. |\n| 3 | 29.524 | 43.4 | 29.693 | 45.2 | 35 | 35.4 | 42.8 | 34.3 | 46.7 | SW | Fine and clear. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 7 | 29.954 | 47.7 | 30.075 | 49.6 | 37 | 40.2 | 45.5 | 38.7 | 45.5 | WNW | Cloudless—hazy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 13 | 30.087 | 42.0 | 30.071 | 43.2 | 35 | 38.5 | 40.2 | 36.3 | 40.2 | ENE | Overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 16 | 29.834 | 36.7 | 29.721 | 39.7 | 27 | 31.8 | 37.9 | 28.3 | 37.9 | N | Overcast—hazy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 21 | 30.243 | 40.7 | 30.198 | 43.2 | 37 | 37.6 | 44.8 | 34.2 | 44.8 | NNE | Fine—hazy. |\n| 22 | 30.340 | 39.3 | 30.342 | 41.2 | 32 | 33.1 | 37.8 | 30.7 | 37.8 | NE | Fog and deposition. |\n| 23 | 30.372 | 39.4 | 30.293 | 40.0 | 30 | 32.6 | 38.2 | 31.6 | 38.2 | NE | Foggy. |\n| 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. |\n| 25 | 30.044 | 37.7 | 30.117 | 39.4 | 32 | 32.3 | 36.2 | 28.3 | 37.2 | NNE | Hazy—light wind. |\n| 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. |\n| 27 | 30.123 | 39.8 | 30.124 | 40.9 | 36 | 36.1 | 39.6 | 35.3 | 39.6 | N | Overcast and foggy. |\n| 28 | 30.205 | 40.3 | 30.191 | 40.6 | 35 | 35.8 | 35.9 | 34.5 | 36.7 | N | Overcast—light wind. |\n| 29 | 30.203 | 39.7 | 30.190 | 41.0 | 29 | 36.4 | 39.2 | 34.3 | 39.2 | NE | Light clouds and wind. |\n\n### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr.\n\n| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Sum |\n|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----|\n| 30.073 | 42.3 | 30.056 | 44.1 | 35.0 | 37.9 | 42.0 | 34.7 | 42.6 | 0.069 |\n\n### OBSERVANDA.\n\nHeight of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ........................................ =83 feet 2½ in.\n\n.................................................................................................................. above the mean level of the Sea (presumed about) ................. =95 feet.\n\nThe External Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern.\n\nHeight of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House ........................................ =79 feet 0 in.\n\nThe hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight.\n\nThe Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit’s Scale.\n\nThe Barometer is divided into inches and decimals.\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MARCH, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|-------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|\n| | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. Lowest. Highest. | | |\n| 1 1 | 30.287 40.7 | 30.286 42.4 | 32 | 38.4 41.8 35.3 41.8 | S Overcast—light wind. |\n| 2 2 | 30.334 43.9 | 30.334 47.2 | 39 | 41.8 45.8 38.3 45.4 | SW Lightly cloudy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 10 10 | 30.402 41.8 | 30.316 44.2 | 30 | 32.3 43.0 30.7 43.0 | ? |\n| 11 11 | 30.492 41.3 | 30.105 42.7 | 32 | 35.0 38.7 31.6 38.7 | E Overcast. |\n| 12 12 | 30.033 41.7 | 29.962 44.3 | 35 | 36.8 44.5 34.4 44.5 | ESE Overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 21 21 | 30.047 48.6 | 30.109 51.6 | 46 | 48.8 54.2 40.3 54.4 | WSW Overcast—light fog. |\n| 22 22 | 30.165 49.8 | 30.120 53.6 | 47 | 47.8 54.6 43.4 55.3 | WSW Lightly cloudy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 26 26 | 30.188 45.7 | 30.134 48.7 | 41 | 43.8 48.0 36.7 48.0 | WSW Overcast—hazy. |\n| 27 27 | 30.025 47.3 | 30.025 50.5 | 45 | 48.9 51.8 39.3 51.8 | WSW Fine—lightly overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 31 31 | 29.817 46.8 | 29.750 50.3 | 42 | 43.2 48.9 39.7 48.9 | NNE |\n\nMean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum\n\n| 29.929 45.6 29.887 48.3 39.2 42.2 47.2 36.9 47.7 0.304 |\n\nMonthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ............... { 9 A.M. 3 P.M. } { 29.886 29.835 }\n\n### OBSERVANDA.\n\nHeight of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ......................... = 83 feet 2½ in.\n\n.......................................................... above the mean level of the Sea (presumed about) .............. = 95 feet.\n\nThe External Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern.\n\nHeight of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House ......................... = 79 feet 0 in.\n\nThe hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight.\n\nThe Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit's Scale.\n\nThe Barometer is divided into inches and decimals.\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR APRIL, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|\n| | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Barom. | | | | |\n| ☀ 1 | 29.842 | 48.7 | 29.880 | 51.4 | 42 | 44.8 | 50.7 | NNW | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine. |\n| ☉ 2 | 30.142 | 50.6 | 30.148 | 53.4 | 39 | 46.7 | 57.2 | NW | Fine and cloudless—light haze. |\n| ☁ 3 | 30.425 | 51.4 | 30.412 | 55.6 | 45 | 49.1 | 60.8 | W | Fine and cloudless—faint haze. |\n| ☂ 4 | 30.568 | 52.6 | 30.531 | 57.2 | 48 | 50.8 | 65.0 | W | Fine—light haze. |\n| ☢ 5 | 30.499 | 56.3 | 30.414 | 59.8 | 49 | 53.7 | 66.3 | SE | A.M. Strong haze. P.M. Fine. |\n| ☣ 6 | 30.423 | 54.7 | 30.372 | 58.7 | 49 | 49.2 | 55.8 | NNE | Lightly overcast—light wind. |\n| ☤ 7 | 30.286 | 50.0 | 30.162 | 54.0 | 40 | 39.8 | 53.3 | NNE | Fine—lightly overcast. |\n| ☥ 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. |\n| ☦ 9 | 30.239 | 49.3 | 30.213 | 54.0 | 45 | 45.3 | 54.3 | N | Light wind.—A.M. Overcast. P.M. Cloudless. |\n| ☧ 10 | 30.236 | 47.6 | 30.162 | 52.5 | 41 | 42.7 | 55.2 | N | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fine—nearly cloudless. |\n| ☨ 11 | 30.196 | 50.1 | 30.095 | 52.9 | 36 | 46.3 | 53.7 | NE | Fine—A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. |\n| ☩ 12 | 29.954 | 47.7 | 29.938 | 51.8 | 43 | 45.0 | 50.2 | 0.014 | ENE | Cloudy.—Rain, early A.M. |\n| ☪ 13 | 29.930 | 49.7 | 29.976 | 54.5 | 47 | 47.2 | 53.2 | N | Fine—light clouds. |\n| ☫ 14 | 30.164 | 50.4 | 30.150 | 55.6 | 47 | 48.3 | 57.2 | E | Lightly overcast. |\n| ☬ 15 | 30.136 | 53.3 | 30.085 | 56.6 | 45 | 50.0 | 57.3 | N | Lightly overcast.—Light rain P.M. |\n| ☭ 16 | 30.036 | 55.1 | 30.011 | 58.4 | 50 | 52.6 | 59.3 | 0.094 | WSW | Fine—lightly overcast. |\n| ☮ 17 | 30.048 | 52.6 | 29.972 | 56.0 | 46 | 46.5 | 56.5 | SW | Lightly overcast—light fog. |\n| ☯ 18 | 29.769 | 56.5 | 29.598 | 58.5 | 46 | 53.7 | 58.9 | SSE | A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Overcast—rain. |\n| ☰ 19 | 29.646 | 55.7 | 29.762 | 57.2 | 48 | 51.3 | 58.3 | W | Cloudy—light wind.—Showery P.M. |\n| ☱ 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. |\n| ☲ 21 | 30.104 | 55.4 | 30.160 | 57.4 | 44 | 49.7 | 57.9 | NNW | Fine—light wind.—A.M. Cloudless. |\n| ☳ 22 | 30.196 | 56.6 | 30.091 | 59.0 | 46 | 53.2 | 59.5 | S | P.M. Light clouds. |\n| ☴ 23 | 29.817 | 56.4 | 29.724 | 58.9 | 44 | 55.0 | 61.7 | SSE | Very clear—light clouds and breeze. |\n| ☵ 24 | 29.740 | 54.7 | 29.737 | 56.5 | 48 | 48.0 | 51.2 | NW | Fine—clouds and light wind. |\n| ☶ 25 | 29.880 | 52.7 | 29.883 | 56.8 | 46 | 46.7 | 53.0 | N | Overcast—light wind. |\n| ☷ 26 | 29.766 | 51.3 | 29.770 | 52.3 | 44 | 44.7 | 45.4 | NNE | A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine. |\n| ☸ 27 | 29.883 | 53.4 | 29.857 | 54.7 | 47 | 49.7 | 53.2 | NNE | Overcast—light rain. |\n| ☹ 28 | 29.766 | 51.7 | 29.672 | 54.3 | 42 | 46.3 | 52.5 | NNE | Fine—lightly overcast. |\n| ☺ 29 | 29.547 | 54.4 | 29.494 | 55.8 | 44 | 51.2 | 54.6 | NNE | Fine—lightly cloudy—light wind. |\n| ☻ 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. |\n\n### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr.\n\n| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Sum |\n|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----|\n| 30.016 | 52.6 | 29.982 | 55.7 | 44.9 | 48.6 | 55.8 | 42.0 | 56.4 | 0.341 |\n\n---\n\n**OBSERVANDA.**\n\nHeight of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge......................... = 83 feet 2½ in.\n\nabove the mean level of the Sea (presumed about) .................. = 95 feet.\n\nThe External Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern.\n\nHeight of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House ....................... = 79 feet 0 in.\n\nThe hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight.\n\nThe Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit’s Scale.\n\nThe Barometer is divided into inches and decimals.\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR MAY, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|----------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|\n| | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. | SSE |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 4 | 29.695 | 54.7 | 29.857 | 56.2 | 48 | 48.8 | 57.0 | 46.6 | 51.7 | E | Overcast. |\n| 5 | 30.111 | 54.4 | 30.047 | 57.4 | 51 | 51.7 | 56.0 | 42.4 | 57.7 | SSE | Overcast—light wind and rain. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 9 | 30.304 | 58.8 | 30.305 | 58.3 | 30 | 48.6 | 50.9 | 40.7 | 51.6 | N | Light clouds. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 21 | 30.245 | 60.8 | 30.216 | 63.4 | 49 | 58.3 | 65.5 | 47.7 | 66.7 | ENE | Fine—lightly cloudy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 24 | 30.317 | 63.7 | 30.265 | 66.3 | 57 | 59.7 | 68.8 | 51.7 | 69.4 | E | Fine—lightly cloudy. |\n| 25 | 30.219 | 65.3 | 30.150 | 67.9 | 59 | 62.3 | 70.3 | 52.3 | 70.8 | WSW | Fine—haze and light clouds. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 28 | 29.964 | 69.6 | 29.917 | 68.7 | 53 | 64.3 | 69.0 | 45.0 | 70.6 | WSW | Fine—light clouds. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 31 | 29.506 | 62.3 | 29.454 | 63.8 | 56 | 56.9 | 58.8 | 52.7 | 59.4 | SSE | A.M. Rain. P.M. 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