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  "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\nOBSERVANDA.\n\nHeight of the Cistern of the Barometer above a Fixed Mark on Waterloo Bridge..............=83 feet 2½ in.\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| Date | Barometer (mm Hg) | Temperature (°C) | Barometer (mm Hg) | Temperature (°C) | Dew Point (°C) | External Thermometer | Rain (mm) | Direction of Wind | Remarks |\n|------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|----------|------------------|---------|\n| July |                 |                 |                 |                 |                 |                   |          |                  |         |\n\n**REMARKS**\n- Light wind—A.M. Slightly lowering, P.M. Fine—light clouds.\n- Fluffy light clouds—A.M. Light windy, P.M. Clear.\n- Overcast—P.M. Fair—cloudless, A.M. Clear, P.M. Fine.\n- Fine—light clouds, wind—A.M. Clear, P.M. Fine, very near clear.\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1834.\n\n| 1834 | 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| M 1  | 29.942 | 64.5          | 29.950 | 67.0           | 56                                      | 63.2                | 63.5                          | 56.9                            | 67.7    | S       |\n| T 2  | 30.041 | 65.2          | 30.061 | 66.0           | 53                                      | 61.3                | 66.2                          | 55.6                            | 67.5    | SWW     |\n| W 3  | 30.164 | 63.6          | 30.122 | 67.2           | 56                                      | 61.2                | 66.0                          | 53.7                            | 68.4    | S var. |\n| T 4  | 30.099 | 66.2          | 29.998 | 68.0           | 58                                      | 67.7                | 71.8                          | 59.9                            | 72.8    | S       |\n| F 5  | 29.930 | 66.6          | 29.942 | 70.3           | 63                                      | 65.4                | 69.8                          | 60.9                            | 72.6    | SSW     |\n| S 6  | 30.044 | 66.8          | 30.069 | 69.3           | 56                                      | 62.4                | 67.0                          | 56.7                            | 68.7    | SW      |\n| O 7  | 30.208 | 64.0          | 30.093 | 67.3           | 54                                      | 58.5                | 66.2                          | 53.0                            | 67.3    | SSW     |\n| M 8  | 29.685 | 62.2          | 29.584 | 66.0           | 57                                      | 57.4                | 61.4                          | 53.6      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| 60                                      | 64.6                | 70.2                          | 60.7                            | 71.6    | SE      |\n| F 19 | 30.261 | 66.2          | 30.243 | 68.7           | 60                                      | 62.6                | 72.0                          | 59.0                            | 72.7    | .041    |\n| S 20 | 30.382 | 68.6          | 30.356 | 70.6           | 64                                      | 67.9                | 72.4                          | 60.2                            | 74.8    | S       |\n| O 21 | 30.362 | 66.2          | 30.305 | 67.5           | 62                                      | 60.2                | 68.0                          | 58.9                            | 68.6    | N       |\n| M 22 | 30.245 | 64.9          | 30.190 | 67.8           | 59                                      | 60.0                | 64.6                          | 57.5                            | 67.3    | NE      |\n| T 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                           | 66.9    | .055    |\n| O 28 | 30.093 | 61.9          | 30.130 | 65.2           | 57                                      | 58.2                | 66.2                          | 54.0                            | 67.0    | SSW     |\n| M 29 | 30.285 | 60.2          | 30.229 | 63.3           | 56                                      | 55.3                | 63.4                          | 51.0                            | 63.8    | ENE     |\n| T 30 | 30.190 | 58.2          | 30.128 | 61.6           | 53                                      | 54.2                | 61.3                          | 46.9                            | 62.3    | E       |\n\n### MEANS\n\n| 30.114 | 62.9 | 30.089 | 65.7 | 55.8 | 59.8 | 65.8 | 54.1 | 67.3 | .582 |\n\nMean of Barometer, corrected for Capil. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. larity and reduced to 32° Fahr. …… 30.026 29.992\n\n---\n\n**W** Fine and cloudless.—A.M. Light haze. P.M. Light wind.\n\n**T** Fine and cloudless. A.M. Light haze and wind. P.M. Very clear.\n\n**F** A.M. Strong haze—cloudless. P.M. Fine—hazy.\n\n**S** A.M. Strong fog. P.M. Clear and cloudless.\n\n**O** A.M. Strong haze—cloudless. P.M. Fine and cloudless—light cloudiness.\n\n**M** Fine and cloudless—hazy.\n\n**T** Fine and cloudless—light streaked cloudiness—Evening, clear, light cloud.\n\n**W** Fine and cloudless—light wind. P.M. Fine and clear—light streaked cloudiness.\n\n**T** Light wind.—A.M. Light cloudy. P.M. Fine—lightest cloud.\n\n**F** Fine—light clouds and wind.—Clear, p.m.\n\n**S** Fine—A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Clear—thin flocculent clouds, and light wind.\n\n**O** Hazy—Fine—light cloudiness, p.m. Evening, local haze—clear.\n\n**M** Fine and cloudless.—Few light clouds and cloudiness, a.m.\n\n**T** Fine—soft floating clouds.—Clear, p.m.—Showers, noon and evening.\n\n**W** Fine—light flocculent clouds.—Clear—light wind, p.m.\n\n**T** Unsteady wind.—A.M. Fair & clear—light clouds. P.M. Cloudy—light wind, p.m.—Lightest wind, and almost no breeze.\n\n**F** Strong unsteady breeze.—A.M. Fine and clear. P.M. Heavy rain—dark.\n\n**S** Fine—cloudless—light brick wind—Evening, clear.\n\n**O** Lightly cloudy—A.M. Light haze. P.M. Light breeze and cloud.\n\n**M** Light clouds and breeze.—A.M. Light cloudy. Noon, showers.\n\n**T** P.M. Fair and clear.\n\n**W** Light haze—A.M.—light haze, p.m.\n\n**T** Light cloudiness—Unsteady breeze.—Ev. light rain.\n\n**F** Light brick wind—wind, p.m.—A.M. Losing deposition.\n\n**S** P.M. Fair and clear—lightly cloudy.\n\n**O** Fine—lightly thin clouds—light brick wind.\n\n**M** Fine—nearly cloudless—light wind.\n\n**T** Lightly overcast—light haze, p.m.\n\n**W** Overcast—haze.\n\n**T** Lightly cloudy—light haze and wind.\n\n**F** Fine—lightly cloudy—light cloudiness, haze, and wind.\n\n---\n\n**MEANS**\n\n| 30.059 | 54.3 | 30.034 | 56.8 | 48.7 | 51.4 | 57.2 | 46.2 | 58.2 | .185 |\n\nMean of Barometer, corrected for Capil. 9 A.M. 3 P.M. larity and reduced to 32° Fahr. …… 29.996 29.964\n## METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER, 1834.\n\n| Date | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Dew Point 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| 1834 | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | 9 A.M. | 3 P.M. | Lowest | Highest | Self-registering | |\n| M 1 | 29.942 | 64.5 | 29.950 | 67.0 | 56 | 63.2 | 63.5 | 56.9 | 67.7 | S | A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Light continued rain. |\n| T 2 | 30.041 | 65.2 | 30.061 | 66.0 | 53 | 61.3 | 66.2 | 55.6 | 67.5 | SWW | Fine and clear—light clouds. |\n| W 3 | 30.164 | 63.6 | 30.122 | 67.2 | 56 | 61.2 | 66.0 | 53.7 | 68.4 | S var. | A.M. Strong light clouds and haze. P.M. Lightly overcast—light wind. |\n| T 4 | 30.095 | 66.2 | 29.998 | 68.0 | 58 | 67.7 | 71.8 | 59.9 | 72.8 | S | Fine—A.M. Light broken clouds. P.M. Cloudless. |\n| F 5 | 29.930 | 66.6 | 29.942 | 70.3 | 63 | 65.4 | 69.8 | 60.9 | 72.6 | SSW | A.M. Overcast. P.M. Fair—cloudy—light wind. |\n| S 6 | 30.044 | 66.8 | 30.069 | 69.3 | 56 | 62.4 | 67.0 | 56.7 | 68.7 | SW | A.M. Fair—cloudy—light wind. P.M. Fine and cloudless. |\n| O 7 | 30.208 | 64.0 | 30.093 | 67.3 | 54 | 58.5 | 66.2 | 53.0 | 67.3 | SW | A.M. Hazy. P.M. Fine—nearly cloudless. |\n| M 8 | 29.685 | 62.2 | 29.584 | 66.0 | 57 | 57.4 | 64.4 | 53.6 | 66.2 | .092 ENE | Overcast—Light continued rain, a.m. |\n| T 9 | 29.406 | 63.2 | 29.491 | 65.9 | 57 | 59.7 | 66.3 | 53.7 | 66.9 | .144 SW | Overcast—Light showers. |\n| W 10 | 29.812 | 62.8 | 29.792 | 65.0 | 55 | 59.6 | 61.7 | 51.7 | 65.2 | SW | Overcast—Light showers. |\n| T 11 | 29.808 | 62.4 | 29.806 | 65.7 | 60 | 60.6 | 65.2 | 58.0 | 66.8 | S | Overcast—Light showers—Light brick wind, p.m. |\n| F 12 | 30.138 | 62.6 | 30.210 | 65.9 | 54 | 57.1 | 65.9 | 53.2 | 66.7 | S | Fine—light haze. |\n| S 13 | 30.499 | 60.9 | 30.491 | 63.6 | 50 | 57.2 | 63.2 | 48.0 | 64.6 | NE | Fine—light brick wind—A.M. Cloudless. P.M. Light clouds. |\n| O 14 | 30.536 | 59.6 | 30.479 | 62.3 | 49 | 55.9 | 62.7 | 46.8 | 63.6 | ESE | Fine—A.M. Light haze. P.M. Clear—light clouds. |\n| M 15 | 30.380 | 58.3 | 30.267 | 61.7 | 52 | 53.7 | 63.4 | 46.2 | 64.2 | E | A.M. Foggy. P.M. 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