II. METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION.

I. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR SACO, ME.
Lat. 43° 31' N., Long. 70° 26' W. By John M. Batchelder.

29.987 29.972 29.964 29.974 69.2 72 5 71.7 71.168.17 571.4730 30.067 30.042 30 030 30.046 68.7 72 771.4 70.9 63.9 78.4 70.3 70.9 30.049 30.012 30.026 30.029 65.1 68.8 67.3 67.159.2 72.765.165.7 30.126 30.095 30.080 30.101 59.6 62.7 62.0 61.4 42.7 54.4 47.3 48.1 30.019 30.007 30.017 30.014 59.6 61.4 62 661.2 36.2 47.2 39.6 41.0 29.972 29.987 30.057 30.005 59 7 63.5 64.4 62.6 19.6 32.1 25.3 25.7

30.011 29.994 30.002 30.003 56.0 63.0 63.36 .8 18.129.3 25.0 24.1 30 023 30.022 30.032 30.026 57.6 63.567.3 62.8 17.3 32.8 26.3 25.5 29.971 29.957 30.009 29.979 59.0 64.0 63.7 62.2 21.1 36.7 30.0 29.2 29.989 29.992 30.000 29.974 60.2 63.8 64.3 62.8 35.0 46.8 41.2 41.0 30.088 30.103 30.063 30.084 63.6 66 2 66.6 65 4 50.3 59.6 52.6 54.2 29.951 29.933 29.93 29.941 62.3 67.2 65.8 65.1 59.7 70.8 64.4 35.0 30.021 30.010 30.018 30 016 61.7 65.8 65.9 4.5 49.9 53.4 46.5 46.9

For winds, 0 denotes a calm; 6 a gale.

For clouds, 0 denotes a clear sky; 10, rain or snow.

Maximum heat, 94°, July 10, 1846, and June 26, 1847,

Minimum heat, 70°, February 1847,

Saco river closed by ice, December 5, 1846.

Range, 101°.

II. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR CAMBRIDGE, MASS. Summary of the Meteorological Observations made at the Observatory of Harvard University, from May 1st, 1846, to May 1st, 1847. By W. Cranch Bond. Lat. 42° 23' N. Lon. 71° 08′ West of Greenwich.

The barometer corrected for capillary action and reduced to temperature of 32° Fah., but not to the sea level.

October,

Inch. Inch Inch. Inch. Inch. Inch.
29.870 23.87 29.834
29.878 29 99 29.871
29.877 29.882 29 838
29.959 29.964 29.945
29.972 29 976 29.920
30.061 3 5 29.985

November,

December.

29.976 29.888 29.911+.023 29.927 29.925 40.9 42.6 467 42.6 43.2 .086 29.897 29.906 23.8 26.7 31.7 27.6 27.4

29.920 29.947 29.861

0.6 26.6 26 4 1.25.7 25.9

29.062 29.945 29.907 .038 29.889 29.926 21.8 26.8
29.921 29.971 29.914 .057 29.927 29.944 21.5 25.2
29 502 29.890 29.851 .039 29.919 29.890 25.9 30.0 38.6 8.9 30.8
29.924 29.892 29.819 .073 29.892 29.882 34.7 44.1 05 38.8 42.0
29.935 29.932 29.888 0.44 29.921 29.920 42.2 48.6 54.9 46.5 48.0

1846.

May,

1.0 1.5 1.7 1.0 1.3

June,.

6.6 5.9 5.6 5,4

July,

At 18 feet below the surface the max. of the thermometer occurred in Oct. it was
The minimum occurred in March, it was

1.0 1.3 1.6 12 1.3 5.4 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.6 38.969

Highest temperature, July 11th, 97°; lowest, February 24, +2°. Range, 95°.
Maximum of the barometer during the year,
Minimum

Mean annual temperature of the air at ten feet above the surface of the earth,
Do. at the depth of 18 feet below the surface of the earth,
Do. at the depth of 90 feet below the surface,

At the depth of 90 feet, the range of the thermometer, was.

f 6

III. METEOROLOGICAL TABLES FOR MENDON, MASS. Lat. of spire of Unitarian Church, 42° 06′ 23" N., Long. 71° 33′ 35′′ W. from Greenwich. By John Geo. Metcalf, M. D., Member Am. Statistical Association. For the years 1845 and 1846.

Fair days.

Cloudy days.

Rainy days.

208 Snowy days.

Thunder.

Date.

Greatest heat.
Date.
Range.
Sunrise.

9 A. M.

3 P. M.

9 P. M.

June,

10 5

September,

226

1230 18

628 15

14 7 8

8.10 2

59
5 5

0 14 48 5 48 23.2 26.3 29.8 25.3 26.8

11 1 6 1-3 255 26 58 19.8 23 5 30.1 24.8 24.2 13 5 4 10 12 73 30 63 30.2 34.5 41.5 34.0 35.0 15 8 1 127 670 843 37.7 43.8 49.1 40.8 12 8 35 889 12 54 47.8 59.3 63.9 49.7 55.1 6 48 30 92 944 60.7 66.1 72.9 61.8 61.3 4 48 192 15 44 62.4 73.7 78.0 70.9 71.2 2 41 29 90 9 49 63.1 74.5 81.7 68.2 71.7 3 45 51.8 60.7 67.9 52.7 58.3 12 55 44.2 51.9 64.2 45.4 51.5 158 38.3 42 8 51.0 39.8 42.7 144 20.1 24.2 27.6 22.0 23.3

134 23 79
17 23 72

12 29 70 0 1244 134 82 29 17-3

92

95 41.5 48.4 54.7 44.5 46.8

13 4 5 -2 18 49 31 51 21.8 25.7 31.3 26.0 26.1 9 4 -427 40 544 16.6 19.9 24.4 15.4 19.0 4 1 1 4 163 20 59 33.1 36.6 42.8 33 4 35.2 28 480 21 52 38.9 49.3 56.3 46.4 47.7 4 34 20 80 17 46 46.0 53.7 65.3 52.6 51.4 4 48 24 84 19 36 56.3 66.7 72.1 60.9 60 5 53 15 93 11 40 63.5 76.0 77.0 66.0 70.5 51 2091 640 62.0 72.2 76.9 69.4 70.0 36 1690 754 57 6 66.6 73.0 61.4 64.5 24 23 80 8 56 41.7 48.5 53.8 45.0 47.7 3 45 38.1 42.0 45.8 40.3 41.5 340 21.0 24.2 29.4 25.9 25.0 97 41.3 48.4 54.0 45 1 47.1

214 151 81 16 20

2. WINDS AND CLOUDS.

Monthly Means of Clouds Means of Force of Winds, Direction of the Wind.

Iebruary, 4.2 4.7 4.0 3.8 4.1 .4 1.0 1.8
52 5.4 4.5 3.6 4.6 1.0 1.7 2.0
6.3 6.8 6.3 6.3 6.2 .9 1.8 2.2 1.3 1.5
May,
4.4 5.5 5.1 4.0 4.7 1.0 2.1 2.4 1.1 1.5
June,
4.7 3.9 3.4 3.5 3.9
July,
3.0 3.2 3.9 3.1 3.2
August, 4.9 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.5
September, 3.9 4.0 4.1 2.2 3.5
October, 4.7 4.9 4 3 4.5 4.5
November, 5.6 6.1 4.8 4.2 5.0
December, 51 5.2 5.2 4.9 5.0
Year,
4.8 5.0 4.5 4.1 4.5

.8 2.1 2.2 1.3 1.6
.7 2.2 2.8 .7 1.5
.3 1.3 2.0 .5 1.0
.5 2.0 2.0 .4 1.0
.7 1.5 1.9 .6 1.0
.6 1.7 1.8 .9 1.2 11
1.1 1.6 2.0 1.2

20

1.2 13 1 5 1 2 7 2 .7 1.6 2.0 .8 1.2 110 35011 6 8 156 21

1846.

Months.

3. WINDS AND CLOUDS.

M'thly Means of Clouds, Means of Force of Winds, Direction of the Wind.

0-10 at the hours.

0-6 at the hours.

IV. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR LOWELL, MASS. Abstract of the Record of the Heights of the Thermometer, at the Lower Locks,

Lowell, in 1846.

By Mr. Ray Moor.

The temperature of the water in the canal, which in the summer months receives the whole waters of the Merrimack river, was above 32', from March 25th to December 4th.

V. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR WORCESTER, MASS. Lat. 42° 16' 17" N.; elevation 483 feet. For the Year 1845-6.

Least height,

Mean.

Thermometer.

Greatest height

42

47

62

°83

Least height,

-1 -4

Mean,

20.5 28.3

21.7

52.5

68.5

August.

Barometer. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. inch. Greatest height 29.94 29.82 29.75 29 78 29 93 29 60 29.76 29.80 29.63 29.83 30.03 30.02 28 68 28.75 28.68 28.70 28.93 28 61 29.04 29.15 29 15 29.05 29 16 28.07 29.31 29.267 29.59 29.307 29.586 29.26 29.356 29.357 29.486 29.397 29.239 29.373 $80

$82 60

49.6 42.5

Fair days,

Cloudy days,

Snow fell, do.

Days of

Rain fell, days,

Halos of Moon,

Aur. Borealis,

Inches of Rain,

do. of Snow, 13.

N. wind,

6

6

0

0

5.39

1

2.92 2.50 3.33

0

21

23

25

18

8

5 13

6

8

0

0

3.81

2.44 0.90

2.19

4.08

VI. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR NEW YORK, N. Y.

Summary of Meteorological Observations made at the New York City Hospital.