Saturday, July 27, 2013

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.

April 28
29.47
29.49
29.48
43
47
44

April 29
29.58
29.47
29.48
43
48
52

April 30
29.34
29.18
29.00
48
60
52
.53
May 1
28.98
29.03
29.03
41
54
46

May 2
29.28
29.30
29.34
45
43
47

May 3
29.39
29.32
29.30
51
62
54
.05
May 4
29.27
29.18
29.17
55
65
50


Mean height of Barometer, 29.26 inches; mean Temperature, 50 degrees; mean amount of clouds 5; general direction of winds, N. W.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, May 6, 1862, p. 1

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