# 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:** 1837 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London **Volume:** 127 **Pages:** 5 pages **Identifier:** jstor-108095 **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. ## Meteorological Journal for July and August, 1836 | Date | Barometer | Attach. Therm. | Barometer | Attach. Therm. | Dew at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | |------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|----------------------------------|---------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ### Remarks - **A.M.** Thick haze. P.M. Fine and cloudless. Evening, Cloudy. - **SE** Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. - **SW** Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. - **SSW** Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. --- ### Means - **Barometer corrected for Capillarity and reduced to 32° Fahr.** --- *The observations for this month were not taken by the Assistant Secretary on account of absence.* ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1836. ### Barometer Readings | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | |-----------------|-----------------| | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | | 1836. | | | | | T 1 | 29.816 | 69.8 | 29.794 | 69.4 | 57 | 66.4 | 68.5 | 56.2 | 69.6 | SW | | F 2 | 29.768 | 65.4 | 29.724 | 66.4 | 57 | 60.3 | 59.6 | 54.4 | 63.5 | SW var. | | S 3 | 29.959 | 63.3 | 29.829 | 66.4 | 52 | 57.1 | 63.3 | 46.9 | 64.2 | .169 | | O 4 | 29.836 | 61.8 | 29.421 | 68.0 | 55 | 61.8 | 66.9 | 54.0 | 68.0 | .463 | | M 5 | 29.560 | 62.7 | 29.633 | 66.2 | 54 | 56.4 | 62.4 | 53.5 | 62.5 | .133 | | T 6 | 29.360 | 64.3 | 29.309 | 65.2 | 54 | 56.3 | 61.4 | 50.9 | 61.7 | .091 | | W 7 | 29.641 | 60.2 | 29.712 | 63.3 | 52 | 53.7 | 59.8 | 51.7 | 60.5 | .158 | | F 8 | 29.780 | 60.0 | 29.732 | 63.6 | 53 | 55.9 | 63.0 | 52.0 | 63.6 | NW | | F 9 | 29.746 | 59.7 | 29.802 | 62.2 | 53 | 57.0 | 53.8 | 51.9 | 62.5 | NWW | | S 10 | 29.792 | 57.3 | 29.831 | 60.9 | 50 | 53.6 | 53.6 | 46.5 | 56.8 | .272 | | O 11 | 30.025 | 56.8 | 29.998 | 58.8 | 46 | 50.6 | 51.8 | 42.4 | 56.7 | .050 | | M 12 | 30.052 | 56.2 | 30.033 | 59.0 | 50 | 54.5 | 55.7 | 49.5 | 57.2 | .122 | | T 13 | 30.005 | 57.9 | 30.069 | 61.2 | 51 | 55.8 | 56.7 | 51.7 | 58.3 | NE | | W 14 | 30.117 | 56.6 | 30.130 | 60.0 | 52 | 55.8 | 56.6 | 48.4 | 59.0 | .022 | | T 15 | 30.170 | 57.6 | 30.182 | 60.0 | 52 | 55.2 | 59.4 | 47.4 | 60.2 | NNE | | F 16 | 30.075 | 56.0 | 30.058 | 59.3 | 51 | 53.7 | 58.2 | 50.0 | 58.4 | NE var. | | S 17 | 30.077 | 57.5 | 30.045 | 59.6 | 50 | 56.4 | 58.6 | 49.5 | 60.6 | .088 | | O 18 | 30.002 | 57.2 | 29.999 | 60.3 | 52 | 54.8 | 56.7 | 50.5 | 58.5 | .141 | | M 19 | 29.974 | 55.3 | 29.942 | 58.6 | 48 | 51.9 | 56.8 | 48.3 | 58.2 | NW | | T 20 | 29.989 | 54.9 | 29.954 | 59.4 | 48 | 51.6 | 58.8 | 48.7 | 59.0 | W | | W 21 | 30.152 | 53.5 | 30.176 | 57.1 | 45 | 48.4 | 51.9 | 42.6 | 52.3 | .091 | | T 22 | 30.277 | 51.6 | 30.235 | 56.2 | 43 | 47.4 | 56.3 | 40.7 | 57.8 | W | | F 23 | 29.958 | 55.3 | 29.897 | 58.0 | 52 | 57.8 | 62.6 | 46.7 | 63.2 | .044 | | S 24 | 30.152 | 59.6 | 30.107 | 61.6 | 54 | 60.0 | 66.4 | 53.9 | 66.4 | .161 | | O 25 | 30.178 | 60.6 | 30.180 | 63.8 | 55 | 59.9 | 66.3 | 53.9 | 66.7 | SW | | M 26 | 30.144 | 61.5 | 30.053 | 65.7 | 57 | 60.4 | 67.3 | 57.9 | 67.9 | SSE | | T 27 | 29.837 | 63.4 | 29.836 | 66.3 | 59 | 62.3 | 64.3 | 58.6 | 65.2 | SSE | | W 28 | 29.683 | 62.4 | 29.592 | 63.9 | 57 | 58.6 | 57.4 | 52.2 | 62.6 | .047 | | T 29 | 29.272 | 59.3 | 29.316 | 61.8 | 54 | 54.4 | 59.2 | 51.9 | 58.9 | .436 | | S 30 | 29.426 | 58.3 | 29.477 | 59.6 | 49 | 52.5 | 52.3 | 46.6 | 54.6 | .255 | ### Mean Barometer Reading | MEANS | 29.877 | 59.2 | 29.699 | 62.1 | 52.1 | 56.0 | 59.6 | 50.3 | 61.2 | 2.773 | ### REMARKS - **SW**: Fine—nearly cloudless—light wind. Evening, Cloudy. - **SW var.**: A.M., Cloudy—very light rain and wind. P.M., Fine—light clouds. Evening, Fine and clear. - **S**: A.M., Overcast—very heavy rain early. P.M., Overcast—light rain and wind. Evening, Overcast—light rain and wind. - **SSW**: A.M., Overcast—very light rain and wind. P.M., Overcast—light clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast—light rain and wind. - **SE var.:** A.M., Overcast—very light rain and wind. P.M., Overcast—light rain and wind. Evening, Overcast—light rain and wind. - **SSW var.:** A.M., Overcast—very light rain and wind. P.M., Overcast—light clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast—light rain and wind. - **SSE**: A.M., Overcast—very light rain and wind. P.M., Overcast—light rain and wind. Evening, Overcast—light rain and wind. - **SSE var.:** A.M., Overcast—very light rain and wind. P.M., Overcast—light rain and wind. Evening, Overcast—light rain and wind. - **SSW**: A.M., Overcast—very light rain and wind. P.M., Overcast—light clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast—light rain and wind. ### Additional Notes - **Foggy**: P.M., Overcast—clouds and wind. Ev. Foggy. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Fine**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. - **Cloudy**: Evening, Fine and clear. ### Summary Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. Variability and reduced to 32° Fahr. ……… 29.800 29.783 ## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1836. | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Dew Point at 9 A.M., in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer. | Rain, in inches, Head off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | REMARKS | |------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| | T | 30.099 | 37.6 | 30.008 | 40.4 | 32 | 35.2 | 41.6 | 31.7 | SSW | A.M. Fine—lt. clouds & wind, P.M. Overcast—lt. rain & wind. | | W | 29.942 | 42.5 | 29.895 | 44.9 | 39 | 47.7 | 52.5 | 34.8 | SSW | Overcast—very light rain and wind throughout the day. | | T | 29.840 | 44.8 | 29.679 | 48.2 | 39 | 44.8 | 51.7 | 42.3 | SW | Overcast—deposition, 53 P.M., Heavy storm of hail and rain. | | F | 29.570 | 45.4 | 29.451 | 47.0 | 40 | 44.5 | 54.2 | 40.9 | A.M. Overcast—light wind, P.M. Overcast—light rain. | | S | 29.140 | 45.6 | 29.287 | 47.2 | 40 | 45.4 | 44.9 | 42.8 | SW | A.M. Overcast—wind & wind, P.M. Fine—nearly cloudless, Evening, Fine and clear. | | O | 29.459 | 42.1 | 29.439 | 44.6 | 36 | 36.4 | 43.8 | 34.0 | WSW | A.M. Fine and cloudless—light wind, P.M. Cloudy—lt. wind, (Sharp frost during the night.) | | M | 29.631 | 40.0 | 29.722 | 42.8 | 35 | 35.8 | 42.7 | 32.3 | WSW | 1 Evening, Fine and clear. | | T | 29.978 | 38.7 | 30.049 | 40.7 | 33 | 33.6 | 40.6 | 31.3 | SW | A.M. Light fog and deposition (White frost), P.M. Fine and cloudless—light rain. | | O | 30.010 | 41.2 | 29.909 | 45.2 | 36 | 45.8 | 48.6 | 33.5 | SSE | A.M. Lightly overcast, P.M. Cloudy—lt. rain, Ev. Overcast—lt. rain. | | T | 29.614 | 46.3 | 29.621 | 49.0 | 43 | 50.4 | 50.2 | 45.8 | SSE | A.M. Overcast—cloudy (Heavy rain during the night.), P.M. Overcast—light rain. | | F | 29.390 | 47.4 | 29.429 | 49.3 | 44 | 50.5 | 49.4 | 42.6 | E | Overcast—light rain and wind throughout the day. | | S | 29.821 | 46.9 | 29.863 | 48.0 | 41 | 41.4 | 46.2 | 40.2 | A.M. Thick fog—deposition, P.M. Overcast—light wind. | | O | 29.687 | 49.3 | 29.627 | 51.5 | 45 | 52.2 | 54.5 | 40.7 | SW | A.M. Overcast—light rain and wind, (Very high wind throughout the night.) P.M. Ovct.—lt. rain with h. wind. | | M | 29.656 | 49.4 | 29.699 | 50.7 | 44 | 42.7 | 46.4 | 41.0 | SE var. | Ev. Fine & clear. | | T | 30.011 | 42.5 | 30.035 | 47.6 | 41 | 38.4 | 46.3 | 35.9 | SW | Fine & cloudless—lt. wind throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | W | 29.964 | 47.3 | 29.800 | 49.4 | 42 | 46.7 | 50.2 | 37.9 | SW | A.M. Cloudy—lt. wind, P.M. Ovct.—very lt. rain, Ev. Cloudy, (Sharp frost during the night.) | | Nov | 29.475 | 48.2 | 29.436 | 49.2 | 43 | 46.7 | 47.4 | 45.2 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | F | 29.103 | 46.7 | 29.172 | 48.0 | 42 | 40.8 | 43.7 | 39.8 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | S | 29.253 | 42.5 | 29.186 | 44.6 | 38 | 37.4 | 42.0 | 34.4 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | O | 29.784 | 42.2 | 29.917 | 43.7 | 37 | 38.7 | 42.8 | 36.9 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | M | 30.119 | 40.0 | 30.071 | 41.2 | 34 | 36.7 | 38.2 | 32.6 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | T | 29.960 | 41.5 | 29.889 | 41.8 | 37 | 38.8 | 39.2 | 33.8 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | W | 29.272 | 43.7 | 29.377 | 45.2 | 38 | 44.6 | 44.8 | 37.9 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | T | 29.479 | 41.4 | 29.528 | 44.8 | 36 | 38.5 | 43.8 | 36.6 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | F | 29.732 | 40.2 | 29.558 | 41.3 | 35 | 35.7 | 39.8 | 33.5 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | S | 29.356 | 39.8 | 29.274 | 41.4 | 36 | 39.7 | 44.0 | 34.5 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | O | 29.530 | 44.9 | 29.534 | 46.8 | 40 | 44.5 | 51.4 | 39.0 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | M | 29.267 | 51.8 | 29.803 | 54.0 | 48 | 55.4 | 56.2 | 49.2 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | T | 29.854 | 54.2 | 29.384 | 54.3 | 51 | 56.8 | 49.4 | 52.2 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | | W | 29.516 | 51.6 | 29.536 | 51.8 | 46 | 48.4 | 49.3 | 47.5 | SW | A.M. Fine—nearly cloudless throughout the day, Ev. Fine & clear. | ### MEANS | Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Dew Point at 9 A.M., in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer. | Rain, in inches, Head off at 9 A.M. | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | REMARKS | |------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------| | | 29.620 | 44.6 | 29.626 | 46.5 | 39.7 | 43.1 | 46.3 | 38.7 | SW | Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capil. 9 A.M., 3 P.M., P.M. clarity and reduced to 32° Fahr. | --- **SUMMARY** - **MEANS** - Barom.: 29.620 - Attach. Therm.: 44.6 - Barom.: 29.626 - Attach. Therm.: 46.5 - Dew Point at 9 A.M.: 39.7 - External Thermometer: 43.1 - Rain, in inches: 46.3 - Direction of the Wind: 38.7 - SW --- **MEAN OF BAROMETER, CORRECTED FOR CAPILARITY AND REDUCED TO 32° FAHR.** - **MEANS** - Barom.: 29.586 - Attach. Therm.: 29.587