8 29.68 29.68 29.78 15 W❜ly W❜ly December, 1835. N. W. Clear Clear Cloudy N. W. Cloudy Cloudy Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy W❜ly Clear Clear Clear N. W. Clear Variable Variable Clear Clear Clear Clear W'ly Variable Variable Cloudy N. E'ly Snow Cloudy Cloudy N. E. Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy W'ly Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy N. W. Variable Variable Clear N. W. Clear W❜ly Clear Clear Clear W'ly Variable Cloudy Clear 1.25 9th. Cloudy during the early part of evening, with frequent lightning. 12th. Wind light N. E. Began to snow from 5 to 6 A. M. During the day, snow and hail in turn. 13th. The ground and trees very thickly covered with ice; many trees broken by its weight. Wind very light from W'ly all day. 14th. In the morning, clear, with wind light Wily. From 12 M. to 1 P. M., hauled round to N'ly, with a flurry of snow. In evening, wind high and blustering from W'ly. 15th. Wind moderate from W. during the day; high and blustering in the evening. 16th. At sunrise, thermometer at 4° below zero, with the wind brisk and piercing from N. W. Wind strong all day, and cold increasing till sunset, when the thermometer stood at nearly 13° below zero, which is 4° lower than any entry made during the four years past. At 10 P. M., the thermometer stood at 120 below zero; wind a little abated, but still brisk. The severity of the cold has been excessive during the day. 25th. At sunrise, wind S. W. Very light rain during the morning. Cloudy all day; some rain during the night. 26th. Wind S. W., very light all day. Moderate rain and mist during the morning. Rain increased during the afternoon; heavy at night, with the wind at N. W'ly. Cleared before morn ing. 27th. Blustering. 30th. Wind N. E; misty all day. Clouds broken and being dispersed from 11 to 12 P. M. 0.40 1.60 Means 29.79 29.75 29.76 18.6 26.8 21.1 REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL. Max. 30.41 30.38 30.41 42 43 42 42.0 Min. 29.43 29.52 29.55-8-7-12-7.7 Mean 29.97 29.93 29.94 Range 0.98 0.86 0.86 50 50 Mean of month 29.947 ... ... Days. 12 54 49.7 ... 22.1 55.0 6th. Wind moderate, N. E'ly. Cloudy, with some mist. 7th. Wind moderate, N. E'ly. Cloudy. 8th. Wind fresh E'ly all day; increased at night. 9th. Wind heavy from N. E.; misty. Grew cooler, and began to hail from 11 to 12 A. M. Hail and snow, but mostly hail, till 10 P. M., when wind hauled more to E'ly, very heavy; snow and hail continued. 10th. Light rain nearly all day. Wind N. E. 11th. Cloudy, with wind hauling to N'ly. From 3 to 5 P. M., clouds broken and wind N. W'ly. Clear late in the evening. 12th. Wind N. W. Variable A. M. Clear P. M. Weather very mild. 13th. Clear, mild, and pleasant. 17th. Light wind N. E. Began to snow moderately at 2 P. M.; snowed till night 4 inches. 18th. Light wind N. E. Misty in the morning. Snow from 11 A. M. to 2 P. M. Clouds broken at 4 P. M. Clear and mild in the evening. 19th. Very fine. 20th. Pleasant. 21st. Mild and pleasant during the day. Hazy in S. W. at sunset. Cloudy in evening. Began to rain from 10 to 11 P. M.; rain during night. 22d. Cloudy in morning; wind S. W. Clouds broken from 2 to 3 P. M., with wind W'ly. 23d. Weather mostly clear during the day. 24th. At sunrise, wind N. W.; clear. From 1 to 3 P. M., wind came to S. W'ly. Air grew hazy and raw towards night. Cloudy in evening. Began snowing fast, with wind N. E'ly, from 8 to 10 P. M. 25th. At sunrise, raining, with wind N. E. Snow 5 or 6 inches deep. Rain continued till 10 A. M. to 12 M. From 1 to 2 P. M., wind hauled more to N'ly, and barometer began to rise. From 4 to 5 P. M., wind N. W. Clear in the evening. Quantity of rain and snow, as nearly as could be ascertained, equal to 2.50 inches of water. 31st. At sunrise, wind very light S. W'ly. Began snowing from 7 to 8 A. M.; changed to rain from 11 A. M. to 12 M. From 3 to 4 P. M., wind came to N. W.; grew cooler, with more snow. 41.0 ... 2d. Wind brisk N. W'ly. 3d. Wind light W'ly. Cold, but pleasant. 4th. Wind N'ly. Air very cold and raw. Flurry of snow from 1 to 2 P. M. 5th and 6th. Cold, but pleasant. 7th. Wind light E'ly all day. Variable A. M. Cloudy P. M.; air raw. Began to snow from 9 to 10 P. M. Sth. At sunrise, wind E'ly; snowing fast. From 9 to 10 A. M., wind hauled more to S. E'ly, with rain. Ceased raining from 3 to 4 P. M. Wind came to W'ly, and cleared in the evening. Quantity of snow and rain, in water, equal to about 1.75 inch. 12th. A little light snow in the morning. Cloudy all day. 13th. Light rain, hail, and mist during the day. 14th. Wind rather blustering and raw all day. 15th. Wind brisk W'ly. Variable A. M. Cloudy, with a flurry of snow, P. M. 17th. At sunrise, clear; wind light N. W'ly. Wind came to N. E'ly, and clouded over from 9 to 10 A. M., and a snow-mist began, and continued increasing till night. 18th. Cold, but not severe. 19th. Two inches of snow during the night. 20th. Very little snow in the morning. Misty, with some rain, during the day. 21st. Very moderate rain at intervals during the day. 22d. Very fine. 23d. Mild and pleasant. 24th. Cloudy and foggy morning. Began to rain from 4 to 5 P. M., and continued during the night. 25th. Wind W'ly, very high; raw and blustering. 26th. Wind N.W'ly at sunrise. Came to N. E'ly, and began to snow from 11 to 12 A. M., and continued till night. Cleared before morning. 27th. Cold, but pleasant. 28th. Clear and pleasant, though cold. 29th. At sunrise, wind light E'ly; variable. Began to snow from 2 to 3 P. M.; turned to rain in the evening. 1st. Rainy at intervals during the day. Heavy rain at night. 2d. Cold, searching wind W'ly. 3d. At sunrise, wind S. W'ly; cloudy. Flurry of snow from 7 to 8 A. M. Clear day. 4th. Mild and fine. 5th. Foggy at sunrise. Cleared from 9 to 10 A. M Wind came round to N. W. Blustering and cold towards night. 10th. At sunrise, wind very light N. E.; cloudy, with some mist. In afternoon, wind came round to S'ly. Began to rain from 4 to 5 P. M., with wind S. W. Heavy rain and high wind in evening. Rain estimated at 2 inches. 11th. Cloudy at sunrise; wind S. W'ly. From 8 to 9 A. M., wind came to W'ly. Continued blustering during the day; weather clear. River opened by the boats, after being frozen up since the 27th of January. 12th. Cold and blustering. 13th. Weather raw and cold, with the wind brisk at S. W. Snow during the night, with rain in the morning. 14th. Light wind at sunrise; wind S. W'ly. Cloudy during the day. 15th. Air raw and blustering. 16th. Pleasant day. 17th. Light rain at intervals during the day; wind light S. W. Blustering in the evening. 18th. Very blustering. 19th. Pleasant morning. Raw and chilly, with wind S. W., in afternoon. 20th. Wind raw and chilly. 21st. Wind light W'ly; chilly. 22d. At sunrise, wind light E'ly, with clouds in the E. At 12 M., cloudy and raw. Began to snow from 4 to 5 P. M., with wind light at N. E. 23d. Pleasant day. 24th. Very pleasant. the night. 25th. Pleasant. 26th. Cool, but pleasant. Flurry of snow during 27th. Wind fresh from S. W.; air raw. 28th. Wind light N. E'ly. Weather mild. 29th. Light snow at sunrise. Cloudy during the 1st. Very fine. 2d. Very pleasant. Cloudy towards night, with light shower at sunset. Thunder and light shower in the evening. 3d. Variable morning; wind S. W'ly. Very hot from 10 A. M. to 4 P. M., when wind came to N. E., and began to grow cooler. 4th, 5th, and 6th. Very fine. 7th. Began to rain at 1 P. M. Wind S. W., mild. 8th. Pleasant during the day. At sunset, wind light S. W'ly. In evening, diffused light round the north; at about 9 o'clock, beams of faint white light shot up from the east, or a little to the south of east, half way to the zenith. At 9 o'clock, a beautiful bow or belt of white light extended from said point in the east, across the heavens, south of the zenith, and terminated a little to the north of west. It descended on each side to within 60 or 80 of the horizon, and terminated conically. The belt was broadest in the central portions; it moved slowly to the south. At 10 o'clock, the middle of it passed through the northern part of the Sickle, the Dolphin, Arcturus, &c. At 1014 o'clock, it had entirely disappeared. It very much resembled the bow seen in August, 1827. 11th. Very fine. 12th. Beautiful day. Towards sunset, cloudy and damp, with wind S'ly. 13th. Warm and rather sultry morning; wind S. W'ly. Wind hauled W'ly towards noon. From noon to 1 P. M., came round to N'ly, and soon to N. E., with a gust. Very suddenly changed from warm to cold. Barometer rose rapidly. 15th. Beautiful day. The eclipse of the sun commenced and terminated a little later than the computed time; the duration very nearly the samethat is, only 52 seconds longer. 16th. Clear during the day. Wind very brisk at S. W., and cloudy in evening. 18th. Mostly clear during the day. Heavy gust from S. W., at from 5 to 6 P. M., with thunder. 20th. Clear morning. Variable afternoon. Began to rain at 10 P. M. Rained but little. 24th. Began to rain from 9 to 10 P. M. 25th. From 9 to 10 P. M., observed two currents of clouds passing the moon; the lower from N. E. rapidly, the higher from W'ly. 26th. Air very raw and cold. 27. Still cold, with occasional mist and sprinkling of rain. 28th. Wind N. E.; occasional mist. 29th. Wind N. E.; occasional sprinkling P. M. 30th. Wind N. E.; rain in the morning. Clouds At 6 A. M. At 1 P. M. At 10 At 6 At 1 At 10 Daily P. M. A. M. P. M. P. M. mean. At 6 A. M. At 1 P. M. At 10 At 6 A. M. At 1 P. M. At 10 P. M. P. M. 30.13 30.02 29.92 44 62 53 53.0 W❜ly 29.82 29.68 29.62 50 76 68 S. W. S. W. N. W. 8th. Foggy in the morning; wind N. E'ly, very light. Nearly calm during the day. Towards night, the wind, after being N. E. with small and very transient deviations for 18 days, came round to S. W. Clear in the evening. 9th. Wind light S'ly, W'ly, and N. W'ly; very warm. 11th. Wind S. W.; cloudy. Sprinkling at intervals in afternoon. Wind very fresh in the evenings. 12th. Beautiful day. Wind light at N. W. 13th. Wind N. W'ly in morning. At 20 minutes before 12, a very well defined halo was observed around the sun, with a radius of little more than 220. The inner edge of the halo was dilute red; the middle and exterior white. Breadth more than a degree. This continued for about two hours, being occasionally obscured by light fleecy clouds from the west. The arc of a second halo, at the distance of about 46°, was occasionally visible in the south, which was fainter and less perfectly defined than the first. 17th. Thundershower from N. W. in afternoon. Rain began to fall at about 20 minutes before 5, and continued with great violence for 15 minutes. Showery in the evening. 18th. Wind S. W'ly; cloudy. 19th. Wind W'ly; variable. Sun out at intervals; very hot. Rain at night. 20th. Wind N. E. Rain in the morning; cool. Cloudy in afternoon. 21st. Wind N. E., brisk all day. Rain in the morning. Misty, with occasional light showers or sprinkling during the day. 22d. Wind N. E. Cloudy for the most part. Quite cool. 23d. Wind N. E. Cloudy and misty. Continues cool. For the last three days, fire has been comfortable. 24th. Wind light N. E. Misty all day. 25th. Wind light N. E'ly. Misty in the morning. Rain in the afternoon and evening. 26th. Wind light N. E. Misty during the day. Rain in the evening. 30th. Wind S. E'ly; warm. towards evening. Sun smoke red 1st Wind very light W'ly. Atmosphere filled with smoky exhalations, and the sun of a deep smoke red. During a part of the day, while the wind at the surface was W'ly, an upper current came from the N. E., as was evident by light clouds crossing the sun's disk. 2d. Warm and sultry. Sun continues red. Air smoky. 3d. Weather warm. Wind light S. E'ly in the afternoon. Corruscations of the aurora borealis appeared shooting nearly up to the zenith a little before 10 P. M. 4th and 5th. Weather warm. Wind light S. W'ly and W'ly. 6th. Very warm. Fine breeze from W'ly in the afternoon. 7th. Very hot. Fine breeze from W'ly in the afternoon and evening. 10th. Wind S. W'ly in the morning. Began to rain gently about noon. In the afternoon, wind hauled more to W'ly. From 5 to 6 P. M., wind came round to N. E., with fine rain and mist. 16th. Wind N. E. Cloudy morning; broke away from 11 to 12 A. M. Wind high and blustering in the afternoon. Cold for the season. 18th. Wind light N. E'ly and N'ly, in the morning: S. Ely towards night at the surface of the earth, while an upper current carried the clouds from the N. W. 21st. Began to rain gently about 10 P. M., and continued during the night 24th. Began to rain very moderately at 6 P. M., and continued through the night. 30th. Rain in the morning; wind light S. W. Cleared about noon. From 6 to 7 P. M., wind came round to N. W. Aurora borealis in the evening-not very bright. Mean of month 30.023 60.6 Clear Variable Cloudy Rainy. 14 5 6 5 5th. At sunrise, wind S W.; warm and damp. From 9 to 10 A. M., wind came to N. E. Rain from noon to 2 P. M. 6th. Considerable frost at sunrise. 7th. Severe frost in the vicinity. 9th. Wind W'ly during the day. Cloudy towards night. Wind came to N. E. from 7 to 9 P. M. At 11 P. M., began to rain. 17th. Wind S. W.: air damp. Sprinkling of rain from 1 to 2 P. M. Wind came to W'ly, and cleared in the evening. 29th. Wind N. E. Began to rain about 6 A. M., and continued moderately till 9 to 10 P. M., and cleared. 30th. First white frost in the College yard, and very abundant. |