5

29.69 29.68 29.63 56

64

54

1 E'ly

1 Foggy

Rain

1 Foggy

2 N. E.

2N. E. 1

10

5th. Moderate rain in the afternoon. 6th. Variable.

7th. Occasional light rain and cool.

8th. Mist occasionally.

9th. Cool.

10th. Pleasant.

0

0

11th. Very fine.

0

0

12th. Very cool for the season.

2

0

13th. Very fine, but cool.

3

2

14th and 15th. Fine.

5

5

16th. Extremely hot.

2

2

0

2

17th. Very fine.

18th. Very fine. Sun very hot from 2 to 4 P. M. 19th. Very hot. Appearances of rain in the evening.

20th. Rain in the morning, and occasionally through the day.

21st. Thunder from 5 to 6 P. M., but no rain. 22d. Fine.

23d. Thunder and shower at 8 P. M.

24th. Very fine.

25th. Fine.

26th. Very fine.

27th. Fine.

28th. Very hot. Thunder and lightning at 10 P. M., with a dash of rain.

29th. Very warm in the morning. Wind came to N. E. from noon to 1 P. M., and grew cooler. 30th. Rained steadily and copiously in the morning.

2 N. W. 1

1N. W. 1

N. W. 1 5
N. W. 1

N. W. 1 0

3020590

0

10

1st. Fine. Light shower at noon.

2d, 3d, and 4th. Very fine.

0

6

9

0

0

0

3

...

6

10

0

11

29.89 29.82 29.78 59

80

66

68.3 S'ly

1S. W. 2S. W. 1 Foggy 5 1 N'ly 1

1

10

Shower

...

50.3 N'ly

1N. W.

2N. E. 1

0

0

0

64.0 S. W.

2S. W.

2N. W.

Misty

5th. Fine.

6th, 7th, and 8th. Very fine.

9th. Very fine. Sprinkling of rain at 5 and 9 P. M.

10th. Cloudy all day. Clear in the evening. 11th. Very pleasant.

12th. Variable. Dashes of rain from the N. W. Became very cool in the afternoon, with heavy clouds. Clear in the evening. Total eclipse of the moon observed.

13th. Very cool. Evening very clear.

14th. Appearances of storm in the evening with occasional rain.

15th. Occasional light rain in morning. Very clear in the evening.

16th and 17th. Pleasant.

19th. Fine.

20th. Mist, and appearances of rain in the evening.

21st. Pleasant.

22d. Very fine.

23d. Very fine, but cool for the season.

24th. Very fine.

25th Pleasant.

26th. Fine.

27th. Very fine. Frost in some places in the vicinity.

28th. First appearance of white frost in the College yard. Air dry, and frost not copious. 29th. Mild, with appearances of rain. 30th. Variable. Very warm.

8

5

10

Means 29.74 29.71 29.74 53.5 68.4 57.1

REDUCED TO SEA LEVEL.

...

1.1

1.7

1.1

4.1

4.8

3.0

2.45

Mean 29.92 29.89 29.92
Range 0.68 0.79 0.67 36 33 28 29.4

S. & W.

6

Cloudy.

1.00

8th. Severe black frost this morning; the first for the season on this hill. Day very fine.

9th. Flurry of snow this morning; ground white in some places. Transit of Mercury in the morning, beginning at 6 h. 17 m., and ending at 11 h. 41 m.; not seen at all, by reason of clouds. 10th. Cold, but pleasant.

11th. Very cold morning.

12th. Ground white with snow in some places this morning, and snow in the air. Mist all day. Rain in the evening.

15th. Cloudy in the morning. Very fine in the evening.

16th. Pleasant.

17th. Mild.

18th. Mild. Grew cool in the evening.

19th. Wind N'ly and N. E., raw. Began to snow from 8 to 9 P. M., and continued through the night, with heavy wind and heavy fall of snow for the season-being six or eight inches on the level.

20th. Storm raging with considerable violence at sunrise, and snow much drifted. The average on the level would be, perhaps, eight or nine inches, and very damp.

21st. Very fine. Aurora very brilliant from 7 to 8 P. M., extending from N. N. W. to N. E. Coruscations sprang from the horizon, and shot up to the height of 30°. The light continued through the evening, but with diminished brilliancy. 22d and 23d. Very fine.

24th. Foggy. Rain in the evening.

25th. Pleasant.

26th. Pleasant. Aurora quite bright at 10 P. M. 27th. Fine. Evening very clear. Faiut aurora. 28th. Very fine.

29th. Pleasant.

30th. Very fine.

1.80

1

7

0.10

5

Rain

0.40

5

0

Hazy

10

W'ly

1 N'ly

1

10

8

0

S19

30.03 29.98 29.75 28

35

2 N'ly

Snow 10

N. & E. E. & S. 24.5 S. &

1

Clear

Days. 12

2d. Clear, but very cold.

3d. Very fine, but cold; wind piercing.

5th. Flurry of snow at 11 A. M., and grew cooler. 6th. Fine. Evening splendid.

8th. Very mild in the afternoon, with some appearances of storm.

9th. Appearances of storm in the evening. 10th. Very cold in the evening; wind brisk. 11th. Thermometer 4° below zero at sunrise. Very cold, but otherwise pleasant.

12th. Pleasant.

13th. The air chilly and raw. Appearances of rain in the evening.

14th. Light rain and mist early in the morning. Cloudy through the day. Clear at 10 P. M. Aurora in the north, not very bright.

15th. Moderate rain from S. E. in the afternoon. Wind came to westward from 8 to 9 P. M, and stars appeared.

16th. Fine.

17th. Sprinkling of rain in the morning; wind S. W. Evening clear, with wind very brisk at N. W.

18th. Fine.

19th. At 91⁄2 A. M., the barometer stood at 30.63. Cold, but pleasant.

20th. Grew cloudy towards evening. Began to rain and mist moderately from 8 to 9 P. M. 21st. Clear. A light dusting of snow on the ground in the morning.

22d. Pleasant.

23d. Pleasant. Evening very clear.

24th. Very mild.

25th. Began to rain very moderately from 10 to 11 A. M―rained but little. Very moderate rain in the evening.

26th. Light rain early in the morning. Very blustering from 10 to 12 P. M.

27th. Fine.

28th. Pleasant. In the evening, cloudy and appearances of storm.

29th. Very mild.

30th. Wind changed from S. W. to N. W. from 7 to 8 A. M. Grew quite cold towards evening. 31st. Pleasant.

1st. Began to snow from 7 to 8 A. M., and snowed very fast till 11 or 12 o'clock, the snow growing quite damp, and being seven or eight inches deep. Scarcely any wind, but vanes pointing E'ly.

2d. Began to snow moderately from 9 to 10 A.M., and continued till 1 P. M.

3d. Pleasant.

4th. Pleasant. Bright corona around the moon at 9 P. M., of brilliant prismatic colors.

5th. Began to snow moderately about 6 A. M., and continued till 2 to 3 P. M.

6th. Light snow floating in the air during the day. Light fall of snow in the evening. 7th. Fine.

8th. Began to snow moderately from 7 to 8 P. M. Barometer falling pretty fast.

9th. An inch of fresh snow on the ground this morning. Grew cold towards night, with the wind very severe.

10th. Cold. Appearances of snow in the evening.

11th. Very mild in the morning. Wind changed to N. E. from 3 to 4 P. M., and grew cooler immediately.

12th. Began to snow from noon to 1 P. M., and ceased from 7 to 8 P. M. At 9 P. M., the sky was quite cleared, but clouded over before 11 P. M. The wind piercing and cold.

13th. Fine.

14th. Flurry of snow in the evening for a short time.

15th. Fine.

16th. At sunrise, ther. 1° below zero; at 8 A. M., it stood at zero; wind very light, and morning pleasant. Aurora in the evening.

17th. Flurry of snow from 5 to 6 P. M. Clear before midnight.

18th. Raw and cold.

19th. Fine, but cold. Aurora quite brilliant. 20th. Very raw and cold to the feelings. 21st. Very mild.

22d. Appearance of storm in the evening. 23d. Evening very mild and very clear.

24th. Very mild.

25th. Began to snow gently from 11 to 12 A. M.;

continued through the day, with some mist.

26th. Snow and mist; the snow melting as it fell, and small in amount.

27th. Flurry of snow at 10 P. M.

28th. Air full of snow in the morning. Mist in the evening.

March, 1849. NEW MOON, 24d. 8h. 57m. A. M.

1st. Very mild. Evening clear.

2d. Appearances of storm in the evening, the moon shining very dimly through deep haze thickening into clouds.

3d. Appearances of storm in the evening. 4th. Pleasant.

5th. Very fine.

6th. Appearances of storm in the evening. $7th. Rain very moderate and light during most of the day. Wind came to N.W. from 7 to 8 P.M., and at 11 P. M. quite clear.

8th. Fine. Large eclipse of the moon: began at 6 h. 40 m. 15 s. P. M., mean solar time; ended at 9 h. 40 m. 20 s. P. M.; duration, 3 h. 5 s. Clear. 9th and 10th. Very fine.

11th. Very fine; nearly without a cloud. 12th. Fine. Appearances of rain in evening.

13th. Haze in the evening.

14th. Indications of storm.

15th. Began to rain about 3 P. M., and rained rather briskly till 7 P. M., with wind light at E. S. E. nearly.

16th Changeable. Thick fog at 6 P. M.

17th. Very mild and spring-like.

18th. Pleasant. Aurora in the evening, quite bright, but no streamers.

19th. Very chilly to the feelings. Evening fine. 20th. Began to sprinkle at 10 P. M.

21st. Rained quite moderately in the morning; wind pretty heavy at about S. S. W. In the afternoon, the rain increased. In the evening, rain and wind both heavy. At 10 P. M., wind began to lull, and rain slackened. Barometer at 29.33, without any indications of rising.

22d. At sunrise, therm. 34°, barom. 29.58 and rising. At 9 A. M., barom. 29.77. Day and evening very fine.