Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Meteorological Observations

(Under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution)

Made at Griswold College, Davenport,
BY WM. P. DUNWOODY.

Latitude 41.30. North – Longitude 13.39 West – Height above the sea, 737 feet.

DATE
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER
RAIN.
INCH.
7 A. M.
2 P. M.
9 P. M.
7 A. M.
2 P. M.
9 P. M.
May 12
29.47
29.49
29.32
88
77
68
.53
May 13
29.29
29.28
29.30
68
76
59
.20
May 14
29.88
29.88
29.31
58
64
63

May 15
29.32
29.26
29.27
53
77
66

May 16
29.29
29.30
29.28
71
80
69
.08
May 17
29.28
29.12
29.07
63
72
67
.18
May 18
29.25
29.30
29.34
55
57
50


Mean height of Barometer, 29.29 inches; mean Temperature, 66 degrees; mean amount of clouds 7; general direction of winds, S. E.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, May 20, 1862, p. 1

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