{ "id": "b4b63c0c7efc7dcb9d693c7eddf95f579e9ba16f", "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 JULY, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|------------|------------------------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|\n| ○ 1 | 30.549 | 74.9 | 30.267 | 73.3 | 56 | 68.8 | 74.9 | 54.6 | WSW |\n| ○ 2 | 30.236 | 70.6 | 30.200 | 73.2 | 55 | 66.3 | 71.0 | 58.3 | N |\n| ○ 3 | 30.176 | 71.9 | 30.109 | 71.2 | 61 | 61.8 | 69.7 | 54.3 | ENE |\n| ○ 4 | 30.038 | 68.8 | 29.984 | 71.7 | 59 | 63.2 | 73.8 | 54.2 | SE |\n| ○ 5 | 30.048 | 75.4 | 30.005 | 74.3 | 59 | 69.2 | 76.5 | 58.7 | NNW |\n| ○ 6 | 29.955 | 75.3 | 29.867 | 74.8 | 56 | 69.7 | 72.5 | 59.8 | SSW |\n| ○ 7 | 29.760 | 71.5 | 29.867 | 72.9 | 58 | 65.0 | 70.9 | 54.7 | WSW |\n| ○ 8 | 29.935 | 71.7 | 29.893 | 72.3 | 63 | 65.4 | 67.3 | 60.4 | WSW |\n| ○ 9 | 29.980 | 75.6 | 30.018 | 74.0 | 57 | 67.9 | 73.2 | 60.8 | S |\n| ○ 10 | 29.989 | 71.7 | 29.947 | 73.2 | 62 | 67.6 | 70.8 | 61.3 | WSW |\n| ○ 11 | 29.805 | 71.3 | 29.875 | 73.0 | 56 | 67.2 | 73.6 | 61.3 | W |\n| ○ 12 | 29.921 | 71.7 | 29.869 | 74.0 | 57 | 66.7 | 72.3 | 59.4 | SSW |\n| ○ 13 | 29.843 | 72.6 | 29.920 | 74.7 | 64 | 70.3 | 72.8 | 62.3 | WSW |\n| ○ 14 | 30.023 | 68.8 | 30.051 | 72.0 | 61 | 62.8 | 70.4 | 60.9 | N |\n| ○ 15 | 30.443 | 76.5 | 30.418 | 73.6 | 53 | 65.3 | 71.0 | 53.6 | N |\n| ○ 16 | 30.325 | 69.4 | 30.239 | 72.3 | 61 | 64.5 | 73.6 | 58.3 | W |\n| ○ 17 | 30.228 | 77.4 | 30.122 | 74.9 | 57 | 72.6 | 80.4 | 59.7 | NW |\n| ○ 18 | 30.095 | 72.6 | 30.119 | 72.8 | 48 | 62.7 | 67.7 | 58.7 | N |\n| ○ 19 | 30.191 | 72.3 | 30.196 | 69.9 | 47 | 59.9 | 63.8 | 49.6 | N |\n| ○ 20 | 30.238 | 69.4 | 30.191 | 70.3 | 46 | 60.0 | 64.4 | 51.4 | N |\n| ○ 21 | 30.192 | 70.4 | 30.176 | 68.2 | 48 | 59.7 | 59.8 | 50.4 | N |\n| ○ 22 | 30.227 | 66.9 | 30.229 | 65.8 | 51 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 52.3 | N |\n| ○ 23 | 30.227 | 66.7 | 30.190 | 66.8 | 50 | 60.6 | 64.0 | 50.3 | N |\n| ○ 24 | 30.224 | 68.8 | 30.233 | 69.0 | 56 | 63.2 | 66.3 | 53.8 | N |\n| ○ 25 | 30.239 | 66.7 | 30.192 | 69.3 | 63 | 63.2 | 70.2 | 57.6 | W |\n| ○ 26 | 30.192 | 67.7 | 30.162 | 70.2 | 55 | 64.4 | 69.0 | 56.3 | N |\n| ○ 27 | 30.165 | 69.3 | 30.141 | 69.1 | 59 | 63.3 | 65.2 | 53.6 | N |\n| ○ 28 | 30.246 | 69.3 | 30.231 | 68.8 | 53 | 62.2 | 68.5 | 49.8 | N |\n| ○ 29 | 30.359 | 63.3 | 30.367 | 68.3 | 57 | 61.3 | 68.2 | 54.2 | N |\n| ○ 30 | 30.407 | 68.1 | 30.370 | 70.2 | 61 | 61.4 | 68.5 | 53.4 | E |\n| ○ 31 | 30.334 | 63.3 | 30.257 | 67.3 | 55 | 56.2 | 64.3 | 55.3 | E |\n\nMean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum\n\n| 30.148 | 70.6 | 30.120 | 71.3 | 56.3 | 64.3 | 69.5 | 56.1 | 71.2 | 0.975 |\n\nMonthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ................. { 9 A.M. 30.036 } { 3 P.M. 30.006 }\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.\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 AUGUST, 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. Ther. | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. | Highest. | Lowest. | Sum | |\n| 1832. | | | | | | | | | |\n| August | | | | | | | | | |\n| ☿ 1 | 30.111 | 67.8 | 30.039 | 68.9 | 57 | 63.7 | 64.4 | 52.0 | 68.8 | E | Fair—lightly overcast. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 3 | 29.932 | 68.3 | 29.944 | 70.8 | 57 | 63.4 | 69.2 | 61.3 | 72.3 | 0.543 | SW var. Lightly cloudy. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 5 | 29.982 | 66.5 | 29.936 | 68.9 | 59 | 62.7 | 65.0 | 60.9 | 66.3 | 0.366 | Rain. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 9 | 30.089 | 69.5 | 30.085 | 73.3 | 60 | 69.3 | 74.9 | 58.3 | 76.8 | ESE Clear and cloudless. |\n| ☿ 10 | 30.168 | 74.0 | 30.178 | 75.4 | 61 | 72.0 | 75.0 | 62.5 | 81.8 | SSW Fine—light clouds and haze. |\n| ☿ 11 | 30.342 | 76.0 | 30.315 | 76.2 | 62 | 71.7 | 77.7 | 64.4 | 79.6 | WSW Fine—light clouds and haze. |\n| ☿ 12 | 30.328 | 73.8 | 30.235 | 75.5 | 59 | 66.6 | 75.8 | 57.5 | 77.2 | N | Lightly overcast. |\n| ☿ 13 | 29.978 | 69.4 | 29.922 | 72.7 | 59 | 62.8 | 70.1 | 61.9 | 70.8 | NE Fine—light haze and clouds. |\n| ☿ 14 | 29.956 | 70.6 | 29.911 | 72.4 | 58 | 64.9 | 71.7 | 57.8 | 72.2 | SSE Fine—lightly cloudy. |\n| ☿ 15 | 29.909 | 69.3 | 29.883 | 73.3 | 62 | 64.2 | 73.8 | 61.4 | 74.7 | SW Fine—light clouds and wind. |\n| ☿ 16 | 29.982 | 72.4 | 30.006 | 73.7 | 61 | 68.5 | 75.8 | 59.2 | 76.8 | SW Fine—light clouds and wind. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 18 | 29.944 | 69.9 | 29.873 | 71.0 | 60 | 66.4 | 65.8 | 57.8 | 69.5 | S | Lightly overcast. Light rain. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 22 | 29.732 | 68.6 | 29.780 | 71.6 | 59 | 63.8 | 64.0 | 58.8 | 72.2 | S | Cloudy—light rain. P.M. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 24 | 30.069 | 67.3 | 30.057 | 69.5 | 53 | 60.4 | 68.2 | 51.0 | 70.8 | SSW Fine—light clouds and haze. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 26 | 29.701 | 66.3 | 29.726 | 68.4 | 54 | 59.2 | 68.8 | 52.5 | 65.7 | 0.291 | SSW Fine—lightly overcast. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 28 | 29.211 | 64.8 | 29.158 | 66.2 | 55 | 60.4 | 63.0 | 56.5 | 66.2 | S | Overcast. P.M. Light rain. |\n| ☿ 29 | 29.328 | 60.4 | 29.322 | 61.7 | 53 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 51.8 | 58.2 | 0.061 | WSW Overcast—light rain. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n| ☿ 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. |\n\n**Mean**\n\n| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Sum |\n|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|-----|\n| 29.915 | 68.6 | 29.893 | 70.6 | 57.5 | 64.0 | 69.0 | 56.8 | 71.3 | 2,032 |\n\nMonthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ................. { 9 A.M. 3 P.M. } 29,809 29,781\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.\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 SEPTEMBER, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|-------------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------|\n| 1 | 29.643 | 64.2 | 29.653 | 66.4 | 54 | 60.8 | 66.3 | 55.5 | 69.0 | 0.172 WSW Fine—light clouds. |\n| 2 | 29.948 | 62.8 | 30.029 | 65.0 | 53 | 59.0 | 64.4 | 50.5 | 66.2 | 0.038 SW Fine—light clouds. |\n| 3 | 30.213 | 62.6 | 30.196 | 65.6 | 53 | 58.8 | 66.5 | 51.3 | 67.8 | W Fine—lightly cloudy. |\n| 4 | 30.300 | 62.6 | 30.225 | 65.2 | 55 | 56.7 | 65.0 | 51.7 | 65.7 | NNE Fine and cloudless—hazy. |\n| 5 | 30.112 | 62.4 | 30.055 | 65.2 | 54 | 57.8 | 64.0 | 51.6 | 65.7 | NNE Fine and clear—light clouds. |\n| 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. |\n| 7 | 29.850 | 63.6 | 29.871 | 64.8 | 60 | 61.1 | 64.2 | 55.4 | 64.1 | NNE Overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 9 | 30.025 | 62.7 | 29.962 | 66.7 | 59 | 59.3 | 65.9 | 53.3 | 68.3 | WSW Fine—lightly cloudy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 15 | 29.950 | 60.3 | 30.045 | 62.8 | 52 | 56.3 | 60.0 | 52.2 | 61.7 | NNW Fine—light clouds. |\n| 16 | 30.242 | 58.6 | 30.265 | 62.7 | 54 | 56.6 | 62.3 | 48.7 | 63.4 | WNW Lightly cloudy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 19 | 30.336 | 57.3 | 30.376 | 59.3 | 42 | 51.3 | 56.9 | 42.7 | 56.9 | NNE Clear and cloudless—light wind. |\n| 20 | 30.541 | 55.5 | 30.515 | 60.0 | 47 | 49.8 | 61.2 | 41.6 | 61.4 | NNW Fine and cloudless. |\n| 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. |\n| 22 | 30.526 | 59.6 | 30.453 | 63.0 | 57 | 58.0 | 61.6 | 52.6 | 62.3 | E Overcast. |\n| 23 | 30.377 | 59.0 | 30.322 | 62.7 | 53 | 56.3 | 67.3 | 49.6 | 68.7 | E Clear and cloudless. |\n| 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. |\n| 25 | 30.442 | 62.5 | 30.384 | 66.0 | 58 | 58.8 | 71.9 | 53.9 | 72.5 | SSW Cloudless—hazy. |\n| 26 | 30.326 | 63.3 | 30.230 | 68.9 | 56 | 58.7 | 69.0 | 51.7 | 70.7 | SW Fine and cloudless—hazy. |\n| 27 | 30.192 | 63.9 | 30.126 | 67.7 | 58 | 58.9 | 69.7 | 53.8 | 70.7 | SW Clear and cloudless. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n\n### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr.\n\n- **9 A.M.:** 30.154\n- **3 P.M.:** 30.129\n\n### OBSERVANDA.\n\n- Height of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge = 83 feet 2½ in.\n- Above the mean level of the Sea (presumed about) = 95 feet.\n- The external Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern.\n- Height of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House = 79 feet.\n- The hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight.\n- The Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit's Scale.\n- The Barometer is divided into inches and decimals.\n| 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 |\n|--------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|\n| | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Barom. Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit. | Self-registering. | Lowest | Highest | |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| H 5 | 29.399 62.6 | 29.144 63.8 | 58 | 58.8 | 59.2 | 54.7 | 60.4 | SSE Overcast—heavy showers. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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| N 11 | 30.313 62.3 | 30.321 65.6 | 60 | 61.7 | 66.4 | 57.7 | 68.2 | SW Fine—lightly overcast. |\n| O 12 | 30.106 63.7 | 29.976 65.8 | 59 | 60.7 | 61.7 | 58.6 | 63.3 | SSW Cloudy.—Rain at night. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| U 18 | 30.306 57.2 | 30.261 59.3 | 53 | 53.0 | 56.2 | 48.0 | 56.2 | WSW Overcast—hazy. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| Y 22 | 30.261 51.8 | 30.249 55.8 | 46 | 46.0 | 53.8 | 42.3 | 54.6 | ENE Clear and cloudless. |\n| 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. |\n| A 24 | 30.364 53.3 | 30.375 54.8 | 49 | 49.3 | 50.1 | 45.9 | 51.3 | NE Overcast—hazy. |\n| 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. |\n| C 26 | 30.397 51.9 | 30.356 52.6 | 46 | 47.8 | 50.9 | 45.4 | 50.9 | NE Fog. |\n| D 27 | 30.380 50.4 | 30.342 52.2 | 44 | 44.3 | 50.9 | 42.5 | 50.9 | NE Fog. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n\nMean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Mean Sum\n30.093 57.1 30.071 59.7 51.2 52.5 57.0 48.4 57.9 2.025\n\nMonthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. ............... {9 A.M. 3 P.M.}\n{30.022 29.992}\n\nOBSERVANDA.\n\nHeight of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge ...................... = 83 feet 2 ½ in.\n......................................................................................................................... above the mean level of the Sea (presumed about) .................. = 95 feet.\nThe External Thermometer is 2 feet higher than the Barometer Cistern.\nHeight of the Receiver of the Rain Gauge above the Court of Somerset House ......................... = 79 feet.\nThe hours of observation are of Mean Time, the day beginning at Midnight.\nThe Thermometers are graduated by Fahrenheit's Scale.\nThe Barometer is divided into inches and decimals.\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR NOVEMBER, 1832.\n\n| 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 |\n|------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|\n| | 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 |\n| 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. |\n| 2 | 29.814 55.0 | 29.627 56.7 | 51 51.5 57.7 48.6 57.7 | NNW | Fine—light clouds and haze. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 8 | 30.634 45.3 | 29.922 45.9 | 38 43.3 42.0 38.7 42.3 | N | Fog. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 14 | 29.723 48.7 | 29.726 51.3 | 47 48.9 51.0 38.3 51.0 | ESE | Overcast—fog. |\n| 15 | 29.889 51.3 | 29.960 52.0 | 48 48.2 48.5 47.3 48.7 | NNE | Fine—light clouds and wind. |\n| 16 | 30.275 49.8 | 30.311 52.0 | 43 43.3 49.6 42.5 49.6 | N | Fine—light clouds and haze. |\n| 17 | 30.411 48.3 | 30.348 50.0 | 42 42.5 45.2 39.8 46.4 | E | Overcast—light haze. |\n| 18 | 30.193 48.3 | 30.095 48.7 | 42 42.3 42.3 40.3 43.3 | E | Lightly overcast—haze. |\n| 19 | 29.940 47.5 | 29.863 48.7 | 44 44.3 46.0 41.7 46.2 | E | Fine—lightly overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 21 | 29.594 49.7 | 29.536 51.2 | 45 45.3 47.6 43.8 47.7 | ESE | Fine and cloudless—light haze. |\n| 22 | 29.784 50.4 | 29.837 51.9 | 44 46.5 49.0 44.7 49.0 | ENE | Fine and cloudless. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 27 | 29.736 49.2 | 29.564 50.7 | 41 41.3 45.4 37.9 45.9 | WSW | Fine and Cloudless. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 30 | 29.855 46.4 | 29.821 48.6 | 38 40.0 44.7 36.3 53.8 | SW | |\n\n### Monthly Mean of the Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr.\n\n- **9 A.M.**: 29.817\n- **3 P.M.**: 29.792\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.\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 DECEMBER, 1832.\n\n| Dec. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Dew Point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | Rain, in inches. 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Fine—light clouds. |\n| 6 | 30.018 | 47.6 | 30.030 | 49.3 | 44 | 44.9 | 46.4 | 39.6 | 46.4 | 0.117 | NNE | Overcast—foggy deposition. |\n| 7 | 30.280 | 47.8 | 30.315 | 48.3 | 42 | 42.1 | 42.4 | 40.3 | 43.8 | N | N | Strong haze. |\n| 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. |\n| 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. |\n| 10 | 30.366 | 50.3 | 30.328 | 51.2 | 45 | 46.8 | 47.9 | 45.6 | 48.2 | WSW | WSW | Overcast—light fog. |\n| 11 | 30.433 | 48.6 | 30.433 | 50.9 | 41 | 41.3 | 48.2 | 38.7 | 48.2 | WSW | WSW | Overcast—light fog. |\n| 12 | 30.479 | 50.3 | 30.439 | 51.3 | 43 | 44.8 | 47.8 | 40.7 | 47.8 | W | W | Overcast—light fog. |\n| 13 | 30.253 | 59.8 | 30.119 | 51.2 | 44 | 44.8 | 45.8 | 42.7 | 45.8 | SSW | SSW | Lightly overcast. |\n| 14 | 29.950 | 49.8 | 29.962 | 49.9 | 47 | 47.1 | 44.0 | 39.0 | 51.3 | WSW | WSW | Strong haze—deposition. |\n| 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. |\n| 16 | 30.014 | 45.6 | 29.950 | 47.6 | 33 | 36.0 | 42.2 | 33.9 | 52.3 | 0.194 | W | P.M. Overcast. |\n| 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. |\n| 18 | 29.518 | 48.7 | 29.610 | 49.4 | 43 | 43.4 | 44.2 | 42.3 | 44.2 | WSW | WSW | A.M. 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