Monday, October 24, 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
Rain
Inch
7 A.M.
2 P.M.
9 P.M.
7 A.M.
2 P.M.
9 P.M.
Mar. 24
29.20
29.15
29.19
29
40
34

Mar. 25
29.24
29.07
29.11
32
36
40

Mar. 26
29.14
29.34
29.45
41
44
37

Mar. 27
29.52
29.43
29.35
35
43
40

Mar. 28
29.22
29.03
28.89
44
53
47

Mar. 29
28.78
28.76
28.86
46
58
48

Mar. 30
29.02
29.16
29.40
37
47
34


Mean height of Barometer, 29.15 inches; mean Temperature, 41 degrees; mean amount of clouds [9]; general direction of winds, N. E.

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

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