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METEOROLOGICAL REGISTERS.

Key West Barracks, Florida. Lai. 24° 32" N. Long.81° iV 30' IV. Alt. of bar. above sealOft.

1854

Barometer.

Therm.

Wind.

Clouds.

Remarks.

Not.

Sunrise.

9 P.M.

Sun.

rise.

9

PM

Sunrise.

9 P.M.

Sunrise.

9 P.M.

9

30.197

30.205

72

75

£ 2

E 3

0

SE 2

Meteor from N W to S at 8 P.M.

10

30.189

30.185

74

77

ESE 2

SE 2

SE 1

SE 1

Lightning at S W at 8 p.m.

11

30.173

30.134

78

79

SE 2

SE 4

WSW 2

S 3

A light shower at 12$ p.m.

12

30.126

30.193

78

79

S 4

SE 1

WSW3

0

Squally during the night.Distant thunder and lightning

after sunset, and during night

13

30.205

30.221

77

71

NNE6

NNE6

NE 4

NE 4

Rain, began 61 a.m., ended 7}

14

30.233

30.217

63

64

NNE6

NNE5

NE 3

0

a.m. Quantity .25

Meteor from S to N E at 91 p.m .

Fort Brown ,

Texas.

Lot. 26° 10" X.

Ijmg.

9

29.96

30.00

72

75

SE 1

S 1

S 1

SW 1

10

30.04

30.03

73

79

S 1

SE 2

SE 1

E 2

Rain, began 11$ a.m., ended 12

11

29.90

29.93

73

78

W 1

W 1

W 1

0

N. Quantity .27. Heavy

12

30.42

30.42

45

56

NW 3

W 1

NW 1

NW 1

showers, accompanied by

13

30.45

30.47

44

57

N W 1

SSE 1

N W 1

0

thunder and lightning.

14

30.44

30.46

51

65

N 1

NE 1

N 0

NE 0

Clouds stationary on theliorizon

at sunrise, and during day.

Fort Smith, Arkansas, hat. 35° 30" N. Long . 17° 30"

iv.

9

52

64

E 3

S 3

S 1

S 4

At sunset clearness of sky, 0.

At 8 p.m. silent lightning Nand W. At 10 p.m. clearnessof sky. From 10 a.m. to 8p.m. nigh winds from the S.

Clouds moving all day from S.

10

...

44

45

N 5

SW 1

NW 6

...

Rain, began 1 a.m., ended 130a.m. Quantity 30.At 1 am.

storm of rain. Thunder and

lightning and heavy wind fromN, from 9 p.m. of 9th to sun-rise of 10th. Therm, fell 21°.At 9 p.m. too dark to perceivecourse of clouds.

11

33

37

E 3

N 6

EE 2

NW 6

Raiu, began 130 p.m., ended 5p.m. Quantity 28.First iceof season. Light fog on riverat 3$ p.m. Course of clouds

12

26

29

N 3

W 0

NW 6

Haze.

changed from S E to N W.Ground frozenice.

13

22

39

E 1

E 1

N 1

0

Heavy hoar frost

14

31

50

E 0

E 0

NW 1

Haze.

FrostFrom sunrise of 13th to

3 p.m. of 14th therm, rose 45°.

Fort Brady. Michigan.

Lai. 46° 39

1 N. Long. 84° 43' W.

Alt. of bar. above De St.

Marie River , 22 feet.

9

29.429

29.410

23

27

S 2

E 4

0

0

Rain began 9 am

10

29.150

29.095

37

37

E 4

E 3

0

0

11

29.006

29.197

31

27

S 3

W 4

0

0

Rain ended last night. Quan-

tity 0.29.

12

29.335

29 496

16

27

S 3

NE 3

0

0

Rain began last night.

13

29.095

29.217

25

23

N 3

N 3

0

0

14

29.183

28.831

25

35

S 1

S 0

0

0

Fort SneUina. Minnesota Territory.

Lot. 49° 53" X

Long. 93° 1" W. AU. of bar.

above River Mississippi , 94 feet.

9

28.868

28.820

42

58

SE 1

S 1

S 1

0

Rain, began 12$ a.m., ended 9

p.m. Quantity 035.Thun-der 11$ a.m. very boisterous.

10

28.877

28.900

22

20

N W 4

W 4

N 2

0

Rain, began 1 a.m., ended 8

a.m. Quantity 0.15.Snow.Severe frost.

11

28.910

29.266

16

20

W 4

W 2

W 2

0

Snow. Ice running in St. Peters

River.

12

29.300

29.300

12

20

W 1

N 1

0

0

Ice running in both riven.

13

29.200

29.100

18

24

E 0

8 1

W 1

0

14

28.940

29.050

24

38

S 0

W 0

E 1

W 1