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VIII.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR LAMBERTVILLE,
HUNTERDON Co., N. J.

Lat. 40° 23' N. Long. 74° 56' W.; by Mr. L. H. Parsons.

1. SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1844.

(a) July 2-(b) Jan. 28.—(c) April 2.—(d) Jan. 17.—(e) July 2.(f) Dec. 14.-(g) Jan.17.—(h) Jan. 31.—(i) July 27.—(j) Feb. 17.—(k) Dec. 24.—(1) Feb. 16.—(m) June 8.—(n) Jan. 4.—(o) Jan. 19.—(p) April 30.(q) July 16.—(r) Feb. 5.—(8) Jan. 26.—(t) May 4.—(u) July 19.—(v) June 1.-(w) Jan. 1.-(x) Dec. 28.

2. WEATHER FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1844.

Months.

28 473 29.991 29.924 30.009 30.45
147 30.060 30.046 30.040 30.38
31 43 30.031 29.999 30.026 30.53
30.194 30.168 30.151 30.74
30.009 29.975 29.990 30.37
30.066 30.016 30.022 30.36
30.091 30.063 30.076 30.74
30.063 30.045 30.068 30.69

11 28.86

17 1.59

12 29.57

8 .81

6 29.44

17 1.09 229.74 26 1.00 10 29.64 6 .73

12 29.72 22 .64

30.022 29.995 29.973 30.57 (k)28.95 (1) 1.62 29.999 29.977 29.986 30.78 (0) 29.02 (p) 1.76 30.010 29.982 29.993 30.58 (s) 29.17! (t) 1.41 29.984 29.982 29.969 30.74 (w) 28.90' (x) 1.84

Months.

Remark.

and "

The figures in the above table, under the heads of "Clear," Cloudy," denote the number of days which were perfectly clear, or entirely cloudy, at the times when the respective entries were made, viz. at 7 A. M., and at 2 and 9 P. M.; and, so far as observed, during the day.

IX. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR SAVANNAH, GA. For the Year ending May 21st, 1844; communicated by Dr. John F. Posey.

The hottest day was

July 18th, 1843, when the thermometer at 2 P. M. stood at 98 degrees. The coldest day was January 27th, 1844, when the thermometer at 7 A. M. stood at 20 degrees.

The thermometer hangs in a southern piazza, 15 feet from the ground.

1843. June,

21 30.20 30.23 30.20 14 29.88 29.90 29.95 30.11 30.10 30.11

.21

.21 3

Septem. 20

.26

.28

.26 14

October, 31 .23

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*Highest, 30.57 inches:-†Lowest, 29.51:- Range, 0.04.

.28 17

1.51

.74 .97

.06

.02

.05

.33 24 .3716

.70 .81 .95 .11

.07

.09

.47 20

.97

.71 .68 .75 .09

.05

.07

.96

.99 .18

.15

.80 .80 .11

.10 .12

X. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR AUGUSTA, GA.

Lat. 33° 28', Long. 81° 54'. By Sam'l Haven Holbrook, A. M.

Observations at Sunrise, 1 P. M., and 9 P. M.

Hottest day, July 18th.

Coldest day, March 24th.
March 6th, snowed for 15 hours, and fell to the depth of 15 inches!
January 4th, a shock of earthquake at 9h. 10m. P. M.

XI. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR NEW ORLEANS, LA.
Lat. 29° 57' 30'' N., Long. 90° W. of Greenwich. For the Year 1842; being an
Abstract of a Journal kept by D. T. Lillie, Corresponding Member of the
Louisiana Society of Natural History and Sciences.

January,
February,

March,

April,

May,

June,

July,

August,

September,

53.2 65.1

57.981.530.0 51.5 30.24 30.21 30.22 30.43 30.00.43

54.8 64.9 57.0 79.0 31.0 48.0 30.17 30.15 30.15
69.7 79.3 69.7 86.5 51.5 35.0 30.21 30.21 30.20
70.1 80.2 69.9 87.5 50.5 30.0 30.11 30.09 30.09
76.3 83.5 76.3 90.0 55.0 35.0 30.14 30.13 30.11
83.1 87.6 80.6 92.0 69.0 23.0 30.09 30.09 30.10
81.6 85.1 78.3 93.5 69.0 24.5 30.17 30.17 30.15
S0.1 84.5 78.591.560.0 31.5 30.12 30.12 30.11
78.7 83.2 77.8 92.0 63.0 29.030.08 30.08 30.07
66.5 78.2 67.887.0 41.5 45.5 30.13 30.13 30.11
56.4 65.9 56.8 80.0 32.0 48.0 30.18 30.14 30.17
48.2 60.5 51.1 80.5 31.0 59.5 30.27 30.25 30.26

October,
November,
December,
Annual Mean, 68.2 76.5 68.4 93.5 30.063.530.16 30.15 30.14

30.44 29.80.64 30.53 29.90 .63 30.26 29.80.46 30.32 29.93.39 30.18 29.93.25 30.26 30.00 .26 30.30 30.01.29 30.20 29.96.24 30.24 29.94.30 30.51 29.83.68 30.57 30.01.56

30.57 29.80.77

Maximum.

Minimum.

2. WEATHER, QUANTITY OF RAIN, DIRECTION AND FORCE OF WINDS.

November,

8 9 13 5 4

1222 TO230369

340000126

932542

5 16

0 13

SORLO04334.

0 13

South West.

46466 West.

December, a 17 5 14 2

9 82 170 113 63 18 39 22 86 44 58 35 1.10 46.034

The coldest day in the year was the 21st of January, and the warmest the 21st of July.

XII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR NATCHEZ, MISS. For 1843. Lat. 31° 34', Long. 91° 24′ 42′′; by Henry Tooley.

48.2 56.6 57.4 29.909 29.913 29 913 50.8 54. 58.1 7.20 6 Feb. 45.1 51.2 54.9 29.700 29.865 29.800 47.1 56.8 55.5 Mar., 41.3 47.9 51.3 29.789 29.801 29.785 44.2 49.4 52.2 April, 63. 71.5 77 3 29.775 29.784 29.774 65.7 71.6 75.5 May, 9.3 76.9 81.7 29.777 29.793 29.797 72.5 80.6 83.7 June, 72.5 80. 84.2 29.808 29.790 29.764 74. 79.7 82.6 July, 75. 82.7 85.5 29.824 29.817 29.825 76.8 85.8 83.6 Aug., 73.8 81.1 83.9 29.828 29.843 29.821 73.3 80.3 81.9 Sept. 74.9 81.4 82.9 29.789 29.817 29.783 75.6 81.1 83.2 4.93 0 18 12 Oct., 58.4 65.3 68.1 29.850 29.853 29.799 60.4 66. 68.2 4.04 4 20 7 Nov., 56.7 61.8 64.3 29.852 29.863 29.843 58.1 62.264.5 11.24 0 18 12 Dec., 48.2 52.2 55.1 29.942 29.912 29.880 49.6 53.2 55.7 14.03 7 9 15 Mean, 60.7 67.3 70.5 29.820 29.839 29.857 62.3 68.3 70.4 78.67 38 221 104 2

Cloudy.

Rainy.

Snowy.

XIII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. Lat. 40' 25' N., Long. 80° 41' 24" W. Elevation above tide water at Baltimore 670 feet. By Roswell Marsh.

I. TABLE FOR TEN YEARS. MEANS; 1833-1842, INCLUSIVE.

59 57 167 143 100 210

53 64 146 136 92 190

78 48 172 138 134 176 9023 173 127 132 168 177 133 120 190 155 145 122178

25 33 30 66 -9 29.412 29.41729.414 30.02 28.75 23 58
24 3532 67-12 29.41329.418 29.406 29.92 28.65 21 39
32 45 42 78 -1 29.428 29.437 29.425 30.04 28.59 32 04
42 58 54 86 24 29.419 29.429 29.413 30.12 28.60 26 84
52 68 63 88 29 29.416 29.434 29.418 29.95 28.72 35 06 117
61 75 70 95 40 29.421 29.438 29.125 29.75 29.02 37 06 117
50 29.503 29.518 29.507 29.82 29.16 34 56 96
61 77 73 94 44 29.494 29.510 29.498 29.80 29.05 37 40 95
32 29.517 29.534 29.523 29.90 28.85 29 08 74

65 80 76 94

54 69 64 90 425752 84 33 43 40 78 273131 61

141 169 170 140

189 121 170 140

178 122 163 137

20 29.482 29.497 29.484 29.91 28.95 23 80 73 8172 138 145 165 5 29.438 29.440 29.439 30.05 28.70 28 69 73 49 164 136 100 200 0 29.426 29.426 29.428 29.96 28.70 23 82 64 69 173 137 77233

185 :::: No. of snowy days.

Days Northwardly

FREE Days Southwardly.

Clear days.

Cloudy days.

1843.

January,
February,
March,

April,

May,

June,

July,

30 40 36 63 10 29.37 29.38 29.39 29.80 28.60 2 95 8

1929 25 48 2132 29 51 43 55 52 73 50 66 622 58 74 91 618379 95 August, 62 80 75 90 September, 60 74 69 91 October, 40 52 48 73 November, 33 41 40 56 December, 30 36 35 50 4255 52 95

Year,

10 21 16 415 19