Papers on meteorology : relating especially to the climate of Britain, and to the variations of the barometer / by Luke Howard.

  • Howard, Luke, 1772-1864.
Date:
1850-1854
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Credit: Papers on meteorology : relating especially to the climate of Britain, and to the variations of the barometer / by Luke Howard. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Table VI.—1820. Under Apogee. Under Perigee. Wind. Mean barometer. Mean temp. Rain. Wind. Mean barometer. Mean temp. Rain. January 3 .. N.W. inches. 29-910 degr. 255 in. 0*10 January 16 .. N.W. inches. 29-615 degr. 25-0 in. 1*05 January 31 .. s.w. 29-955 39-0 0*10 February 13. S.E. 30-085 36*5 0-60 February 27 . N.E. 30-030 32-0 0-18 March 13 .. N.W. 29-825 42-5 Fair March 25 .. N. 29*465 37*5 0-08 April 10 .... S.E. 29-375 400 0-88 April 22 E. 30-425 49*5 0-28 May 8 S.E. 29*595 57-5 0*14 May 20 .... S.W. 30-290 56*0 102 June 2 W. 29-665 53-5 0-81 June 17 ... N.W. 29-970 57*5 0-76 June 29 .... S.E. 30-020 63-5 0-53 July 14 .... N.E. 29-850 65-0 2-31 July 27 .... N.W. 29-985 66-0 0-76 August 11 .. N.W. 30-210 63-0 Fair August 24 . . S.W. 29-955 59-0 0-41 September 7 . S.E. 30*150 60-0 Fair September 21 w. 29-475 48-5 0*23 October 4 . . N.E. 30*450 51*0 0-09 October 20 .. w. 29-045 44*5 1*29 November 1 . N.W. 29-605 45-0 0-26 November 17 S.E. 29-670 36-0 0-97 November 29 N.E. 30-250 37*0 0-11 December 14 N.E. 29-915 34-5 0-47 Mean .... 30-0430 47-540 5-29 Mean — 29-7095 46-692 8-14 Table VII.—1821. Dec. 26 [20] . E. 29-765 30-5 Fair. January 7 .. N. 29-080 36-5 2-40 January 23 .. N.E. 30-720 33-5 Fair February 4 .. W. 30-265 34-5 Fair Feb. 20 N.W. 30-100 35-0 0-08 March 4 .... S.W. 29-825 43-5 1*12 March 19 .. N.W. 29-150 39*5 0-36 April 2 w. 29-165 48-0 0*36 April 15 .... S.W. 29-415 420 0-57 April 30 .... N.E. 29-985 48-0 0-07 May 13 .... N.W. 29-250 47-0 1*37 May 28 .... N.W. 30-020 48*0 0-11 June 9 N.W. 29-705 54-0 0-30 June 25 .... N.E. 30-085 60-0 1*41 July 7 N. 30 075 51*5 0-07 July 20 .... W. 29-750 655 0-76 August 4.... S. 29-920 64-0 0-41 August 16 .. W. 30-060 68-5 Fair September 1 . N.W. 29-940 63-0 0-26 September 13 N.W. 29-935 58-0 0*19 September 28 S.W. 29-625 58-5 0-58 October 11.. S.E. 29-690 52-0 0-21 October 25 .. s.w. 29-990 47*5 0-23 November 9 . E. 30-085 42-0 0-90 November 22 s.w. 29-525 50-0 0-75 December 7.. S.E. 29-850 44*5 0-05 December 19 . s.w. 29-125 42-0 1-52 ....