# Meteorological Journal, Kept by the Assistant Secretary, at the Apartments of the Royal Society, by Order of the President and Council **Author(s):** Anonymous **Year:** 1836 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London **Volume:** 126 **Pages:** 5 pages **Identifier:** jstor-108032 **JSTOR URL:** --- METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL, KEPT BY THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, AT THE APARTMENTS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, BY ORDER OF THE PRESIDENT AND COUNCIL. 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. | 1835 | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew 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. | | | | | W | 30.119 | 66.9 | 30.089 | 66.5 | 52 | 67.0 | 68.8 | 50.6 | 72.5 | E | Fine and cloudless—light brisk wind. | | T | 30.069 | 69.6 | 30.071 | 67.9 | 55 | 69.6 | 75.4 | 54.4 | 75.3 | SE | A.M. Cloudy—light wind. | | F | 30.103 | 71.3 | 30.095 | 70.7 | 57 | 69.6 | 74.7 | 58.6 | 76.2 | SW | Fine—cloudy. | | S | 30.115 | 67.0 | 30.059 | 70.7 | 55 | 65.4 | 73.4 | 57.5 | 74.8 | S | A.M. Fine—cloudless—very light haze. | | ⊙ | 29.849 | 66.0 | 29.848 | 70.4 | 57 | 60.9 | 67.3 | 58.6 | 70.6 | SW | P.M. Fine—light clouds. | | M | 30.053 | 70.0 | 30.107 | 70.7 | 55 | 65.4 | 71.7 | 55.7 | 73.3 | .105 | Overcast—very light rain. | | T | 30.198 | 73.8 | 30.128 | 71.3 | 57 | 65.9 | 70.6 | 53.2 | 71.7 | SSW | Evening, Fine and clear. Rain during the day. | | W | 30.004 | 69.5 | 30.030 | 70.4 | 54 | 66.3 | 70.4 | 55.6 | 70.7 | .077 | A.M. Fine—light clouds. | | T | 30.010 | 65.9 | 29.924 | 68.8 | 53 | 63.5 | 66.3 | 55.0 | 70.8 | SSW | P.M. Cloudy. | | O | 29.843 | 72.0 | 29.901 | 70.1 | 56 | 64.6 | 68.4 | 55.0 | 69.7 | S | Cloudy—light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. | | S | 30.115 | 72.2 | 30.113 | 69.7 | 51 | 66.3 | 70.5 | 53.8 | 72.2 | WSW | Lightly overcast—light brisk wind. | | ⊙ | 30.055 | 74.3 | 29.950 | 70.7 | 51 | 66.7 | 70.8 | 53.3 | 71.6 | SW | Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. | | M | 29.895 | 74.0 | 29.889 | 71.0 | 57 | 65.4 | 65.6 | 58.3 | 70.7 | SW | A.M. Fine—cloudless—light wind. P.M. Lightly cloudy—overcast. | | T | 30.083 | 72.8 | 30.065 | 70.9 | 52 | 64.7 | 69.8 | 53.8 | 70.7 | SW | Evening, Fine, cloudy. | | W | 29.950 | 70.6 | 29.883 | 71.7 | 56 | 67.8 | 72.6 | 54.8 | 73.6 | SW | A.M. Lightly cloudy—light wind. P.M. Cloudy. | | T | 29.962 | 73.7 | 29.962 | 72.0 | 58 | 67.9 | 74.8 | 60.8 | 75.7 | S | Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. | | F | 30.087 | 75.8 | 30.057 | 72.6 | 56 | 69.6 | 74.2 | 55.5 | 75.4 | SW | Fine—light clouds. Evening, Fine and clear. | | S | 30.025 | 73.6 | 29.968 | 73.8 | 60 | 69.8 | 77.7 | 58.4 | 78.5 | S | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless. P.M. Fine and cloudless—high pressure. | | ⊙ | 30.186 | 75.7 | 30.186 | 73.6 | 58 | 67.3 | 75.2 | 56.7 | 75.7 | SW | Evening, Cloudy. | | M | 30.208 | 75.7 | 30.184 | 75.3 | 61 | 71.3 | 79.6 | 56.6 | 80.6 | SW | Fine—cloudless—light wind. | | T | 30.237 | 76.6 | 30.212 | 75.5 | 65 | 75.7 | 78.0 | 66.9 | 76.2 | SW | A.M. Fine—cloudless—light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless—light wind. | | W | 30.275 | 75.9 | 30.245 | 74.7 | 60 | 69.4 | 73.4 | 59.9 | 73.8 | SW | Evening, Fine and clear. | | T | 30.279 | 69.5 | 30.245 | 72.8 | 62 | 66.9 | 74.3 | 57.4 | 74.8 | SW | A.M. Fine—cloudless—light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless—light wind. | | F | 30.241 | 74.6 | 30.200 | 74.5 | 64 | 70.3 | 75.8 | 56.6 | 76.4 | SW | Fine and cloudless—light wind. | | S | 30.212 | 76.3 | 30.184 | 74.9 | 62 | 70.3 | 74.7 | 58.6 | 75.2 | SW | Fine and cloudless—light wind. | | ⊙ | 30.208 | 77.0 | 30.176 | 74.4 | 58 | 71.4 | 73.5 | 59.9 | 73.3 | SW | Fine—cloudless—light wind. | | M | 30.095 | 73.5 | 30.063 | 74.6 | 60 | 71.7 | 78.4 | 57.7 | 78.7 | SW | A.M. Fine and cloudless—light haze. P.M. Lightly cloudy—overcast. | | T | 30.097 | 76.7 | 30.073 | 77.2 | 61 | 75.0 | 83.0 | 63.2 | 84.2 | SW | Evening, Fine and clear. | | W | 30.245 | 73.0 | 30.208 | 74.9 | 62 | 66.8 | 77.7 | 57.7 | 78.4 | SW | Fine and cloudless—light haze and wind. | | T | 30.212 | 76.7 | 30.132 | 75.9 | 56 | 72.3 | 80.9 | 61.8 | 81.3 | SW | Evening, Lightly cloudy. | | F | 30.152 | 76.3 | 30.128 | 75.3 | 57 | 67.7 | 74.2 | 61.9 | 75.2 | ENE | Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. | Means... 30.103 72.8 30.077 72.4 57.4 68.2 73.6 57.3 74.8 .506 Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Means... 30.027 70.5 29.998 72.7 59.1 66.1 72.4 58.4 73.8 .320 Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1835. | 1835 | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point at A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer. | Rain, in inches. Read off at 9 A.M. | |------|-----------------|------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------| | | Barom. | Attach. Ther. | Barom. | | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | | | | | | | REMARKS | ### REMARKS - **Fine—light clouds—haze and wind. Evening, Fine and clear.** - **A.M. Fine and cloudless—light brick wind. P.M. Fine—light haze and wind. Evening, Overcast—very light rain with high wind.** - **A.M. Cloudy—it, fog & wind. P.M. Overcast—it, rain & wind.** - **A.M. Fine—cloudless—light brick wind. P.M. Fine—cloudless—light wind. Evening, Fine and clear.** - **A.M. Thick fog—wind. P.M. Lightly cloudy.** - **Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy.** - **A.M. Fine—cloudless—it, fog & wind. P.M. Fine—cloudless—it, fog & wind.** ### MEANs - **Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil.—9 A.M. 3 P.M.** - **Sum.** --- ### T | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | ### MEANs - **MEANs.** ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1835. | Date | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point at 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 | | | | | | | | 9 A.M. | 3 P.M. | Lowest | Highest | | | | | | | | 42 | 42.2 | 45.6 | 40.0 | 44.6 | .038 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ### November | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit | Self-registering | Lowest | Highest | | |--------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|----------|---------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ### December | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit | Self-registering | Lowest | Highest | | |--------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|----------|---------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ### Means | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit | Self-registering | Lowest | Highest | | |--------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|----------|---------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ### Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit | Self-registering | Lowest | Highest | | |--------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|----------|---------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ### Remarks | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit | Self-registering | Lowest | Highest | | |--------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|----------|---------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ### Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Fahrenheit | Self-registering | Lowest | Highest | | |--------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|----------|---------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |