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.			SNOW Inch.
	7 A.M.	2 P.M.	9.PM	7 A.M.	2 P.M.	9 P.M.
Feb. 24	29.16	29.56	29.52	4	14	14
Feb. 25	29.32	29.10	28.96	24	35	32
Feb. 26	28.95	29.21	29.88	29	29	8
Feb. 27	29.43	29.42	29.89	7	22	20	0.3
Feb. 28	20.42	29.43	29.34	11	26	19	3
Mar. 1	29.22	29.08	29.05	19	26	22
Mar. 2	28.96	28.80	28.70	24	27	26	1.5

Mean height of Barometer, 29.22 inches; mean Temperature, 19 degrees; mean amount of clouds 6; general direction of winds E.N.E.  Flashes of diffuse lightning were observed during the 1st in S. and S.E.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 4, 1862, p. 1