IV. CONTINUED. Year. June. July. August. Sept. November. Inches Inches Inches Inches Inches Inches Inches Inches Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Rain. Snow. Rain. Snow. 1841-42 4.93 1.96 7.12 0.83 October. 3.50 3.36 40.25 18.0 1842-43 4.15 3.39 9.19 1.25 5.19 3.63 51.69 94.0 The above Table, increasing in value as years are added, exhibits the mean quantity of Rain and Snow for each month, the yearly mean, and the amount that fell in each month and year during the past thirteen years. V. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR LAMBERTVILLE, N. J. Lat. 40° 22′ 45′′ N., Long. 74° 55' 30" W. Barometer 96 feet above Mid-tide. By L. H. Parsons. 1. SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1855. 1854. July, August, April, May, June, 73.89 89.1171.60 100 21 63 14 37 30.032 30.026 30.032 30.1828 63.1985.91 63.9097 25 54 843 30.03 30.02-30.034 30.26 29 September, 61.09 78.9263.5097 639 30 58 30 032 30.062 30.182 30.44 22 October, 17.10 66.6650.97 80 12 28 20 52 30.072 30.065 30.073 30.43 20 November, 30.1351.67 11.53 70 1 22 5 48 29.852 29.856 29.879 30.41 5 December, 23.63 34.75 26.5548 16 1 20 47 29.910 29.925 29.961 30.70 23 1855. January, 27.84 37.51 30.4259 7 9 25 February, 29.32 31.29 23.5345 22-5 7 March, 30.83 14.2534.2663 31 42.93 60.23 16.2485 19 213 2 54.63 71.42 56.36 92 16 31 10 65.37 77.33 63.75 99 29 41 5 7+ 105 29.964 29.960 29.987 30.78 8129.13 4$1.62 .77 1.03 .96 .66 *July. † February. : January. § December. 2. WEATHER FOR YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1855. Peach and Cherry blossoms first appeared on the 29th of April; and Apples on the 7th of May. VI. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR THE UNIVERSITY By James Phillips, Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy. Barometer. 9 P. M. Rainy Days. Clear Days. 1854. June, July, inch. inch. inch. inch. о 29.419 29.397 29.419 29.412 70.36 84.46 72.86 75.89 6.76 5.30 7.36 2 28 6103675 29.468 29.451 29.469 29.463 76.26 88.87 78.03 81.05 4.48 4.06 6.16 1 30 11 29.475 29.451 29.466 29.464 71.90 87.10 75.92 78.31 5.03 4.40 6.40 1 30 10 September, 29.509 29.488 29.502 29.499 63.16 83.80 72.66 74.87 5.20 4.40 5.90 2 28 October, 29.565 29.532 29.546 29.549 54.23 72.55 61.16 62.65 6.00 6 32 7.29 12 19 8 November, 29.415 29.408 29.428 29.417 41.26 58.56 47.67 49.16 6.00 4.70 6 33 6 24 December, 29.485 29.465 29.504 29.486 32.39 48.68 37.45 39.51 5.55 5.09 7.29 4 27 1855. January, February, March, April, May, Mean, 84847 8 29.547 29.507 29.507 29.520 35.26 49.52 40.58 41.78 4.35 4.48 6.29 7 24 29.424 29.400 29.414 29.413 29.79 45.54 34.86 36.39 5.68 5.21 7.00 4 24 29.429 29.384 29.390 29.401 39.19 55.74 45.61 46.84 4.39 4.10 5.35 6 25 29.507 29.470 29.490 29.489 55.43 75.73 61.03 64.06 3.26 3.80 6.20 7 23 4 29.433 29.415 29.424 29.424 60.29 77.26 65.61 67.79 5.52 4.13 6.26 4 27 29.473 29.448 29.463 29.461 52.88 63.98 57.79 59.86 5.19 4.67 6.49 63253 64 First frost, 16th October. First ice, 6th November. Slight fall of snow on the 20th of December. Ground white with snow, 24th January. Two snowy days in March; snow four and a half inches on 22d. Coldest day, 28th February. Barometer, reduced to the temperature of 320 F., 29.656 in. at 7 A. M.; 29.660 in. at 2 P. M. 29.701 in. at 9 P. M.; mean, 29.672 in. Thermometer detached, 180 at 7 A. M.; 330 at 2 P. M.; 240 at 9 P. M.; mean, 250. Hottest day, July 5th. Barometer, reduced as above, 29.432 in at 7 A. M.; 29.402 in. at 2 P. M.; 29.335 in. at 9 P. M.; mean, 29.406 in. The detached thermometer was 800, 990, 900, and 89.60. Frogs singing on 6th March. First Martin seen, 12th March. Chickasaw plum in flower on 30th March; Prune and Plum on 1st April; Cherry on 2d; Damson on 9th; Apple on 10th. First Chimney Swallow seen on 14th April, and Whip-poor-Will first heard on 5th April. *Perfectly clear, not a cloud being seen, - or entirely cloudy, no clear sky being seen,during the whole day. VII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR SAVANNAH, GA. 1. BAROMETER. Barometer cistern with constant level, No. 455, by J. Green. Scale, English inches, corrected for temperature reduced to the freezing point. 42 feet above half-tide in the river. 1854. June, inch. inch. inch. inch. 29.96 29.98 29.979 30 055 30 054 30.023 30 107 inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. 27 30.14 30.08 30.09 30.102 829 80 29.76 29 82 29.795 30.00 28 30.21 30.16 30.19 30.184 10 29.95 29.86 29.91 29.904 30.08 August, 24 30.15 30.11 30.12 30.054 4 29.97 29.91 29.91 29.929 30 07 Sept. 22 30.30 30.32 30.35 30.330 8 29.46 29.04 29.25 29 250 30.04 October, 6 30 37 30.33 30.34 30.347 16 29.80 29.74 29.84 29 793 30 13 Nov. 5 30.32 30.29 30.31 30.307 24 29.71 29.51 29.49 29.570 30.06 23 30.42 30.41 30.44 30.423 3 29.66 29.82 29.83 29.783 30.13 Dec. 1855. January, 830.50 30.52 30.61 30.543 28 29.74 29.47 29.55 29.588 30.15 Feb. 21 30.35 30.30 30.30 30.317 829.62 29.51 29.64 29.590 30.06 March, 130.42 30.36 30.42 30.431 31 29.71 29.40 29.59 29 567 30.08 April, 12 30.34 30.30 30.31 30.314 129.80 29.76 29.82 29.795 30.12 May, 15 30.26 30.21 30.20 30.224 8 29.73 29.67 29.80 29.701 30.02 An. M'n, 30.32 30.28 30.31 30.298 Barometer was highest, January 8th, 1855, lowest, Sepember 8th, 1854, (storm,) Difference, 66 2. 30.03 30.09 30.13 30 127 30.00 30.04 30 037 30 00 30.04 30.040 30.08 30.10 30 101 30.01 30.01 30.000 Made by J. Green, New York; housed as directed by the Smithsonian Institution. 1854. June July Aug. о inch. 28 80.0 100.1 85.2 88.4 255.157.355.556.0 74.3 86.1 76.4 786 3.830 12.77 9 81.9 101.0 81.0 3 83 1101.4 86 3 Sept. 5 77.3 94.0 81.4 Oct. 14 68.0 87.8 76.6 Nov. 11 65.7 77.2 69.4 Dec. 25 57.8 71.8 58.3 1855. Jan. 7 54.6 69.0 62 2 Mean, 70.4 87.9 74.6 77.4 46.1 61.254.153.8 59.7 73.4 64.0 65.7 40.861 95.688 * Relative Humidity is the per cent. of saturation; that is, when the air can hold no more aqueous vapor in solution, the relative humidity is 1.00. VIII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR ORANGE HILL, Fa. Lat. 30° 30' N., Long. 8° 30′ W. of Washington. 148 feet above the Sea. Barometer corrected for 32° Fahr. By J. Newton. Mean of the year 70.330. The coldest day, mean, 32.0°, February 28th. The warmest day, mean, 89.330, August 3d. Total quantity of Rain, 34.8626 inches; being 11.3734 inches less than in the corresponding months of the year before. IX. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR SACRAMENTO, CAL. For the Year ending March 31, 1855. Lat. 38° 34' 42" N., Long. 121° 40' 5" W. Elevation above the Level of the Sea, 30 feet. By Thos. M. Logan, M. D. inch inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch inch. inch. inch. inch. 30.45 30.23 30.22 30.13 30.20 30.20 30.30 30.35 30.26 30.34 30.11 30.04 30.45 29.85 29.00 29.90 29.85 29.80 29.85 29.83 30.05 29.68 29.44 29.50 29.52 29.00 30.04 30.02 30.03 30.08 30.05 30.01 30.13 30.21 29.69 29.95 29.78 29.72 29.98 Thermometer. о O O Maximum, Minimum, Mean, Dew Point. Maximum, Minimum, Mean, Number of 01 Clear days, Cloudy days, Rainy days, 4 3 Inches of Rain, 1.50 0.21 0.31 Days of wind, N. 0.005 sprin- 1.01 0.65 1.15 2.67 3.46 4.20 15.165 78.00 77.00 90.00 101.50 99.00 90.00 90.00 72.00 68.00 62.00 70.00 76.00 101.50 63.00 62.50 55.00 55.00 49.50 49.00 44.50 51.50 59.00 68.00 45.50 43.00 40.50 32.00 34.00 25 50 30.00 18.00 35.00 18.00 61.59 50.22 48.20 45.40 42.65 39.00 38.08,41 37 45.13 34.30 27 25 26 12 20 19 8 16 3 1 639 1380 215 96 54 REMARKS. By clear days is meant that no clouds were visible at the times of observation; by cloudy, that some were visible; and by rainy days, that some rain fell, without reference to quantity. The heaviest rain of the year commenced falling at noon on the 27th of February, and continued, without intermission, until 10 P. M. of the 28th, measuring 2.10 inches. The last rain of the past season occurred on the 17th of June, 1854, and amounted to 0.20 inch. The first rain of the present season was on the 4th of October, when 0.14 inch fell. Thus far the present has been a comparatively dry season. The Sacramento River remained at a very low stage until the 15th of March, when it rose 20 feet 24 inches above low-water mark; since which time it has been gradually falling. The 13th of July was the hottest day experienced during the year, and indeed since the settlement of the country. The thermometer was observed, in some less favored situations than ours, at 1070 at the hottest time of the day. The mean temperature of the hottest part of the day for the week ending July 15th was 970. The night of the 16th of August was the hottest as yet noticed in the country; the thermometer standing at 820 at 10 P. M., and 700 at sunrise. The weather during the whole Winter was mild, dry, and pleasant, and the Spring opened early. On the 1st of February the Cowslip was observed in profuse blossom on the surrounding plains; on the 15th, the Wild Violet; on the 20th, the Peach-tree; and on the 23d, the Willow (Salix nigra), and the Nemophila, a small indigenous blue flower. X. FALL OF RAIN, POWHATAN HILL, KING GEORGE CO., VA. Rains of half an inch and over, from 1st July, 1854, to 1st July, 1855. 1854. July 10, .53; August 3, .61; Sept. 7, .75; 10. 1.875; Dec. 26, 27, 1.12. 1855. Feb. 14, .96; March 6, 7, .575; 13, 14, .905; May 19, .76; 24, 1.165; June 1, .795; 17, 18, .655; 24, 25, .925. Thermometer. - 1854. July 5, 6, 910; 20, 970; 21st, 950; Aug. 1, 940; 27, 910; Sept. 2, 940; 3, 960; 8. 900: Dec. 8. 200; 9, 180; 20, 140; 21, 220. 1855. Jan 30, 200; Feb. 6, 140; 7, 100; 8, 140; 9, 240; 14, 540; 24, 200; 27, 140; April 18, 780; 19, 920; 26, 840; 27, 650; May 10, 380; June 13, 670; 29, 30, 890. Frost.-1854. Sept. 22; Oct. 5, 16, 18, 20.- -1855. April 8, 11; May 10, 11, 12. Snow. -1855. Jan. 11, ground white; 25, about an inch; Feb. 7, about 2 inches. Ice.-1854. Nov. 6 and 7, 19, 20, and 21, and Dec. 2, a skim; Dec. 5, pond frozen; 9, ice 3 inches thick; 14, 4 to 44 inches. 1855. Jan. 23, inch thick: 32, 2 to 3 in.; Feb. 1, 3 to 3 in.; 6, 3 to 34 in.; March 2, 4 to 4 in.; 20 to 23, 25 and 26, and April 3 and 4, a skim. Feb. 9, the Rappahannock River was frozen over with ice 3 inches thick; 15, navigation opened. |