Friday, July 29, 2011

Meteorological Observations

(Under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution.)

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

Latitude 41.30. North – Longitude 13.30 West.  Height above the sea, 737 feet.


Date
Barometer
Thermometer
Snow
Inch
7 A.M.
2 P.M.
9 P.M.
7 A.M.
2 P.M.
9 P.M.
Mar. 3
28.61
28.63
28.73
16
20
9
light
Mar. 4
28.78
28.83
28.88
7
18
11
Mar. 5
28.78
28.90
28.97
11
17
15
Mar. 6
29.08
29.08
29.28
17
27
20
Mar. 7
29.28
29.23
29.19
16
34
27

Mar. 8
29.14
29.09
28.98
29
41
33

Mar. 9
28.77
28.84
29.00
42
42
33


Mean height of Barometer, 28.95 inches; mean Temperature, 24 degrees; mean amount of clouds, 6; general direction of winds, S. S. W.  On Feb. 28th, a storm commenced, which continued, at intervals until the [6th] inst. at which time the average depth of snow on the ground, as near as could be ascertained was 12 inches.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, March 11, 1862, p. 1

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