# 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:** 1835 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London **Volume:** 125 **Pages:** 5 pages **Identifier:** jstor-108137 **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 JANUARY AND FEBRUARY, 1835. | Time | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Dew Point | External Thermometer | Rain in inches | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | REMARKS | |------|--------|----------------|--------|----------------|----------|----------------------|---------------|---------------------------------|---------| | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | 9 A.M. | 3 P.M. | Lowest | Highest | Self-registering | Read off at 9 A.M. | | | T 1 | 30.107 | 51.8 | 36.398 | 51.9 | 48 | 47.9 | 46.0 | 46.3 | 48.6 | S | A.M. Light fog and rain.—A.M. Overcast—light haze. P.M. Fine and clear. | | F 2 | 30.794 | 46.4 | 36.819 | 47.3 | 35 | 40.2 | 42.4 | 38.9 | 41.8 | NE | Fine light haze and wind. P.M. Fine light clouds and wind. | | S 3 | 30.782 | 44.7 | 36.725 | 45.4 | 32 | 38.9 | 40.6 | 36.8 | 40.5 | NE | Fine light haze and wind. Evening, light fog. | | O 4 | 30.622 | 40.9 | 36.570 | 41.3 | 29 | 32.9 | 35.2 | 30.2 | 34.5 | E | Thick fog.—P.M. Light haze. | | M 5 | 30.564 | 38.2 | 36.556 | 40.4 | 32 | 34.3 | 40.3 | 30.6 | 32.4 | E | Thick fog.—P.M. Light haze. | | T 6 | 30.552 | 37.3 | 36.475 | 37.9 | 32 | 31.6 | 34.7 | 29.0 | 33.3 | E | Thick fog.—P.M. Light haze. | | W 7 | 30.307 | 35.0 | 36.212 | 34.3 | 27 | 27.9 | 29.9 | 25.8 | 28.5 | E | Sharp frost—light fog and wind. | | T 8 | 30.128 | 33.2 | 36.063 | 34.6 | 29 | 30.0 | 33.7 | 25.0 | 35.8 | S | Light cloudy day.—A.M. Overcast. | | F 9 | 29.875 | 36.7 | 29.703 | 38.6 | 32 | 37.2 | 44.0 | 28.4 | 47.5 | SSW | A.M. Fine light clouds with light brick wind. P.M. Overcast—drizzling rain. | | S 10 | 29.825 | 40.6 | 29.841 | 42.2 | 36 | 38.9 | 43.8 | 35.8 | 46.9 | S var. | A.M. Lightly overcast—light unsteady wind. P.M. Light rain. | | O 11 | 29.800 | 44.6 | 29.853 | 46.2 | 42 | 46.8 | 50.3 | 37.2 | 49.6 | SW | A.M. Fine light clouds and wind. P.M. Lightly overcast—cloudy—light wind. | | M 12 | 29.930 | 46.4 | 29.918 | 47.8 | 44 | 47.8 | 49.0 | 45.7 | 49.7 | ESE | A.M. Fine light clouds and wind. P.M. Lightly overcast—overcast—very light rain. | | T 13 | 29.707 | 46.3 | 29.594 | 46.7 | 40 | 40.2 | 45.4 | 39.8 | 45.3 | SW | A.M. Lightly cloudy—P.M. Fine light clouds and wind.—High wind throughout the night. | | W 14 | 29.479 | 47.2 | 29.473 | 48.8 | 42 | 45.7 | 49.4 | 39.9 | 48.8 | SW var. | Overcast—very light wind. | | T 15 | 29.656 | 48.7 | 29.693 | 49.8 | 43 | 46.6 | 48.3 | 44.2 | 47.8 | SW | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | F 16 | 29.091 | 48.8 | 29.197 | 49.6 | 44 | 47.2 | 44.2 | 44.2 | 49.6 | SW | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | S 17 | 29.598 | 43.2 | 29.685 | 44.6 | 38 | 35.2 | 40.3 | 31.9 | 39.3 | SW | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | O 18 | 29.808 | 39.2 | 29.604 | 40.3 | 27 | 31.5 | 36.6 | 27.8 | 42.2 | SW var. | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | M 19 | 29.101 | 40.7 | 29.172 | 41.6 | 35 | 39.9 | 38.8 | 29.5 | 42.3 | SW | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | T 20 | 30.083 | 37.3 | 30.091 | 38.0 | 26 | 32.0 | 33.5 | 30.5 | 32.4 | NE var. | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | W 21 | 30.328 | 34.7 | 30.253 | 35.7 | 17 | 27.4 | 31.9 | 24.9 | 35.7 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | T 22 | 30.134 | 36.6 | 30.220 | 38.4 | 33 | 37.2 | 39.2 | 25.3 | 38.6 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | F 23 | 30.344 | 38.6 | 30.301 | 39.9 | 32 | 38.8 | 41.4 | 33.8 | 44.2 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | S 24 | 30.115 | 41.7 | 30.154 | 43.8 | 40 | 45.4 | 47.6 | 37.2 | 47.6 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | O 25 | 30.200 | 43.6 | 30.214 | 45.4 | 39 | 45.3 | 49.9 | 37.2 | 49.7 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | M 26 | 30.332 | 45.6 | 30.332 | 47.4 | 41 | 47.7 | 48.7 | 42.8 | 49.7 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | T 27 | 30.425 | 46.2 | 30.406 | 47.3 | 37 | 44.5 | 46.6 | 40.6 | 45.9 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | O 28 | 30.362 | 45.3 | 30.279 | 46.2 | 37 | 40.9 | 47.0 | 38.6 | 41.7 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | T 29 | 30.188 | 45.0 | 30.123 | 46.9 | 38 | 42.0 | 48.2 | 39.8 | 47.7 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | F 30 | 30.087 | 46.3 | 30.035 | 48.3 | 41 | 44.2 | 46.4 | 40.8 | 47.6 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | | S 31 | 30.000 | 44.0 | 30.047 | 45.5 | 36 | 38.6 | 42.0 | 35.0 | 43.6 | NE | Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, sharp frost. | **Means...** Barom.: 30.075 Attach. Therm.: 42.4 Dew Point: 30.065 External Thermometer: 43.6 Self-registering: 35.6 Rain: 39.5 Direction of the Wind: 42.4 Sum.: 43.1 --- **Means...** Barom.: 29.831 Attach. Therm.: 45.0 Dew Point: 29.845 External Thermometer: 47.2 Self-registering: 36.3 Rain: 42.3 Direction of the Wind: 47.1 Sum.: 37.1 --- **Means...** Barom.: 29.796 Attach. Therm.: 29.803 | Date | Bar. 9 A.M. | Attab. Therm. | Bar. 3 P.M. | Attach. Therm. | Dew Point at 9 A.M. in degrees of Fahr. | External Thermometer | |------|------------|--------------|-------------|---------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------| | | | | | | | SW | | | | | | | | SSW | | | | | | | | A.M. Fine—light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast—light rain. | | | | | | | | ENE | | | | | | | | NE | | | | | | | | SW var. | | | | | | | | NW var. | **REMARKS** - Overcast-light rain and snow. - Evening, cloudy. ``` +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | Remarks | | | | | | +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | Overcast—deposition—light wind. Evening, cloudy. | | | | | | | A.M. Fine—light clouds—high wind. P.M. Fine—nearly cloudless. | | | | | | | A.M. Fine—light clouds and wind. P.M. Overcast—rain in places. Evening, overcast very light rain. | | | | | | | Fine and cloudless—the wind. Evening, overcast very light rain. | | | | | | | Fine and cloudless—light haze and wind. Evening, overcast steady rain. | | | | | | ``` **Remarks:** - Fine and cloudless—light rain and wind. Evening, fine clear. - Fine and cloudless—light rain and wind. Evening, fine clear. - Fine and cloudless—light rain and wind. Evening, fine and clear. - Fine and cloudless—light rain and wind. Evening, fine clear. **Means:** ``` +-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+-------------------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ``` | Date | 9 o'clock, A.M. | 3 o'clock, P.M. | Dew Point | External Thermometer | Rain in inches | Direction of the Wind at 9 A.M. | REMARKS | |------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|---------------|--------------------------------|----------| | | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | Barom. | Attach. Therm. | | | | | | Fahrenheit | Self-registering | Fahrenheit| | | | | | | 9 A.M. | | 9 A.M. | | | | | | | Lowest | Highest | | | | | | | 1835.| F | 29.635 | 50.0 | 29.649 | 53.0 | 46 | 47.4 | 52.3 | 44.6 | 52.6 | .158 | SW | Overcast—very light rain and wind. | | S | 29.647 | 51.7 | 29.626 | 54.6 | 45 | 51.5 | 54.5 | 44.0 | 57.8 | S | A.M. Fine—light clouds. P.M. Overcast—light rain and wind. | | O | 29.770 | 54.2 | 29.804 | 55.5 | 43 | 51.9 | 53.6 | 45.0 | 53.6 | .036 | WNW | Overcast—light wind. | | M | 29.883 | 56.2 | 29.922 | 56.3 | 43 | 52.5 | 54.3 | 44.7 | 59.2 | SW | A.M. Fine—light clouds. P.M. Overcast—light brisk wind. | | T | 30.109 | 54.6 | 30.063 | 57.4 | 44 | 49.5 | 58.5 | 45.0 | 59.7 | NE | Overcast—light rain and wind. | | W | 29.865 | 54.7 | 29.835 | 58.6 | 49 | 49.3 | 61.4 | 48.9 | 62.3 | .133 | S | A.M. Lightly overcast—very light rain. P.M. Fine—light clouds. Evening, Fine and clear. | | T | 29.968 | 60.5 | 30.008 | 60.3 | 48 | 56.6 | 60.9 | 45.6 | 61.2 | SW | A.M. Lightly overcast—clouds and wind. P.M. Cloudy. Evening, Fine and clear. | | F | 30.109 | 60.3 | 30.079 | 61.6 | 51 | 55.4 | 63.5 | 46.0 | 63.9 | SSW | Fine and clear. | | S | 30.004 | 64.3 | 29.913 | 64.7 | 55 | 62.6 | 67.2 | 54.5 | 68.4 | S | Overcast—Evening, Fine and clear. | | O | 29.816 | 63.6 | 29.794 | 65.0 | 49 | 59.8 | 64.8 | 50.0 | 65.6 | SSW | Fine—light clouds. | | M | 29.981 | 64.5 | 29.972 | 64.2 | 50 | 57.0 | 60.6 | 45.7 | 63.7 | SW | A.M. Fine—light clouds. P.M. Cloudy. Evening, Fine and clear. | | T | 29.833 | 59.6 | 29.766 | 63.6 | 50 | 57.2 | 60.8 | 52.4 | 63.6 | .033 | SW | A.M. Fine—lightly cloudy. P.M. Overcast—light rain. | | W | 29.604 | 65.3 | 29.631 | 64.0 | 48 | 59.3 | 61.8 | 50.9 | 63.2 | .097 | SW | Fine—light rain and wind. Even, Overcast—light steady rain. | | T | 29.495 | 55.2 | 29.558 | 56.2 | 47 | 48.9 | 48.4 | 45.4 | 55.0 | 1.033 | SW | A.M. Lightly overcast—light rain. P.M. Overcast—heavy rain. | | F | 29.720 | 56.6 | 29.730 | 58.8 | 47 | 54.5 | 56.5 | 45.2 | 58.6 | .369 | SW | A.M. Lightly overcast—clouds and wind. P.M. Thunder, accompanied by heavy rain. Evening, Fine and clear. | | S | 29.774 | 59.8 | 29.829 | 60.7 | 48 | 55.8 | 63.2 | 47.4 | 63.2 | .183 | SW | Fine—light clouds. Evening, Fine and clear. | | O | 30.004 | 65.5 | 29.976 | 62.2 | 50 | 59.8 | 64.0 | 46.8 | 64.5 | SE var. | Fine—nearly cloudless. | | M | 29.930 | 63.9 | 29.885 | 64.0 | 50 | 65.0 | 70.0 | 48.4 | 72.8 | E | A.M. Fine and cloudless—light haze. P.M. Fine—lightly cloudy. | | T | 29.873 | 63.2 | 29.851 | 65.2 | 52 | 63.9 | 66.6 | 54.2 | 68.7 | E | Fine—light clouds and wind. | | W | 29.942 | 59.9 | 29.976 | 62.4 | 53 | 55.6 | 60.9 | 52.8 | 61.8 | E | Overcast—light rain and wind. | | T | 30.208 | 62.8 | 30.200 | 64.2 | 49 | 56.7 | 61.3 | 50.3 | 62.3 | .047 | E | A.M. Thick haze. P.M. Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. | | F | 30.174 | 62.8 | 30.103 | 63.5 | 46 | 55.4 | 65.5 | 47.6 | 66.7 | NNE | Fine—light clouds. Evening, Cloudy. | | S | 30.186 | 64.3 | 30.128 | 66.0 | 53 | 60.7 | 68.2 | 52.6 | 69.6 | .052 | S | Fine—light clouds. Evening, Cloudy. | | O | 30.156 | 66.5 | 30.075 | 66.8 | 56 | 66.6 | 70.4 | 55.7 | 71.4 | SW | A.M. Cloudy. P.M. Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. | | M | 29.881 | 64.6 | 29.770 | 66.2 | 50 | 60.6 | 65.2 | 56.0 | 66.4 | SW | Overcast—light rain and wind. | | T | 29.542 | 62.4 | 29.456 | 62.8 | 50 | 55.9 | 58.0 | 48.6 | 58.6 | SW | A.M. Cloudy—light wind. P.M. Overcast—thunder and lightning. | | W | 29.695 | 60.6 | 29.748 | 62.7 | 50 | 55.7 | 59.5 | 46.2 | 61.6 | .097 | SW | Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. | | T | 29.656 | 58.3 | 29.968 | 61.2 | 49 | 54.8 | 56.0 | 46.2 | 58.7 | .241 | SW | A.M. Cloudy—light wind. P.M. Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. | | F | 30.069 | 59.4 | 30.077 | 61.2 | 43 | 54.1 | 58.8 | 43.0 | 59.8 | NE | Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. | | S | 30.103 | 59.5 | 30.061 | 60.0 | 40 | 52.2 | 57.7 | 41.7 | 58.0 | NE | A.M. Cloudy—light wind and wind. P.M. Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. | | O | 30.045 | 58.3 | 29.966 | 60.8 | 42 | 54.7 | 60.4 | 43.8 | 64.2 | N | Overcast—light rain. | **Means:** 29.893 | 60.1 | 29.885 | 61.4 | 48.3 | 56.4 | 60.8 | 48.0 | 62.5 | 2.479 Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capilary and reduced to 32° Fahr. ..... 29.813 | 29.801 --- **REMARKS:** - **SW**: Overcast—light rain and wind. - **S**: A.M. Fine—light clouds. P.M. Overcast—light rain and wind. - **ESE**: A.M. Overcast—light rain. P.M. Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. - **N**: Lightly overcast—light rain and wind. - **SW**: Overcast—light wind. Evening, Fine and clear. - **NE**: Fine and cloudless—light wind and wind. - **S**: Fine—light clouds and haze, with distant thunder. Evening, Fine and clear. - **SW**: Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Fine and clear. - **E**: Fine and cloudless—light wind. - **NW**: Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast—heavy rain. - **NE**: Fine—light clouds—brisk wind. Evening, Overcast—light shower, with distant thunder. Evening, Fine and clear. - **SW**: Fine—light clouds. Evening, Cloudy. - **SW**: A.M. Lightly overcast. P.M. Fine light clouds and wind. Evening, Cloudy. - **SW**: A.M. Cloudy—light wind—P.M. Fine—nearly cloudless. - **SW**: Fine—light clouds and wind. Evening, Overcast—heavy rain and wind. - **SW**: A.M. Overcast—light rain—brisk wind. P.M. Heavy rain—very high wind. Evening, Overcast—light continued rain. - **W**: Overcast—light rain throughout the day. --- **Means:** 30.086 | 68.3 | 30.053 | 68.5 | 55.1 | 63.9 | 68.8 | 54.6 | 70.7 | 2.198 Mean of Barometer, corrected for Capilary and reduced to 32° Fahr. ..... 29.981 | 29.948