I. GENERAL ABSTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR THE YEAR 1861.-MADE AT PHILADELPHIA, PA. Latitude, 39° 67 N.; Longitude, 75° 10′ W. from Greenwich; Height of Station, 50 feet above mean tide in the Delaware River.

Degree.

Mean,

Range.

Mean daily range.

Average oscillation.

7 A.M.

2 P.M.

9 P.M.

Average.

Range.

Mean daily range.

7 A.M.

2 P.M.

9 P.M.

Average.

Day

In.
481 6.0 11.6 27.7 34.3 30.9 30.97 1.066 .229 29.99 29.95 29.97 $29.97
691 8.9 17.3 33.9 45.5 39.1 39.52 1.177 .264 29.95 29.91 29.95 29.94
6212 8.7 18.2 37.7 48.7 41.6 42.67 1.032 .231 29.92 29.86 29.91 29.89
55 5.8 19.1 47.2 60.5 51.1 52.94 1.020 .143 29.84 29.79 29.82 29.82

5.1 19.6 55.4 65.7 57.0 59.38 1.036.156 29.74 29.69 29.73 29.72

23 55.0
40 5.3 18.5 69.3 79.3 70.8 73.13
40
8 64.2 14
3.7 19.3 72.7 182.9 172.7 76.10
13
5 62.5
391 3.9 16.8 68.9 79.5 71.0 73.15
75.5 15 56.2 29 40 4.4 17.2 62.4 74.7 66.7 67.95
78.3 6 43.5 28 54 5.3 16.9 54.3 66.6 58.7 59.87
58.7 235.5 25 341 4.1 13.1 39.8 48.7 43.3 43.94
54.2 9 26.5

.534.104 29.78 29.74 29.74 29.75
.456 078 29.80 29.76 29.78 29.78
.604 .098 29.91 29.90 29.91 29.91
1.060.144 29.95 29.91 29.92 29.93
.983 166 29.95 29.89 29.93 29.92
.896.179 29.79 29.74 29.78 29.77

28 45 5.7 14.6 32.5 42.3 35.9 36.88 1.170 .213 30.04 29.99 30.01 30.01

1/13 6912 6.6 13.7 30.3 38.5 33.9 34.25 1.241.230 29.96 29.92 29.96 29.95
3/18/72 6.5 18.9 46.8 58.3 49.9 51.66 1.290.177 29.83 29.78 29.82 29.81
6/6 44 4.3 18.2 70.3 80.6 71.5 74.13 .707.093 29.83 29.80 29.81 29.81
11/25 59 4.6 15.7 52.2 63.4 56.2 57.25 1.239.163 29.90 29.85 29.88 29.87

1/13,96 5.6 16.8 50.2 60.7 53.2 54.71 1.430.167 29.89 29.85 29.87 29.87

10.045

14.293

10.175

?

819

56 46.414 125 841 .023 319 332 .343 .331 100 18

W.N.W.

W. by N.
w.s.w.
W. by N.

BAROMETER AT 32° F.

A TABLE GIVING THE MEAN TEMPERATURE FOR EACH MONTH AND YEAR, AND THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE, FOR TWENTY-SIX YEARS, AS REGISTERED AT THE
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA.

(The results are deduced from observation of the daily maxima and minima.)

January

262 35

292 244 334 35 37 27

February.

3014 23

March........

3734 41

501451

534 5334 544 542 5434 534 5334 54

532 54 5434 532 52 522 544 542 544 5434

The table exhibits the temperature from January, 1837, to November, 1862,-the date of making out the table.

334 392 304 384 284 32
3934 34 374 341⁄2 271⁄2 26 41
42 44 414 472 301443 4434 4234 3834 3912 4212 392 432 4034 43
43
484 46
542 554 48 5212 51 562 52 534 514 544 502 48 4612 5212 514
60 58 62 62 5834 59
6034 6512 5934 64 6134 6534 582 5734 6212 634 6312 65
612 60 6034 59
6334 6414 592 6334
691273
664 6914 72 68 7234 6912 712 6834 702 732 732 72 702 7134 7334 713470 742 694 754 69 724 722 69
732 79 754 74 75 754 754 75 76 742 762 7434 742 774 7634 77 752 7934 782 792 75 78 75 7612 7512 754
681275
7034 74 724 72 752 73 742 7434 732 742 742 73 722 724 742 7534 73
731473
6212 66
6384 612 6734 642 6912 6612 652 7034 66 642 652 67 672 6434 682 6912 672
542 4912 562 542 694 53 5214 534 5534 554 54 56
554 56
562 584 532 5834 54 5512 5534 59
44 39 3934 44 42 382 40 432 452 492 484 41
5112 48
411443 48 451248
33 2812 3434 3034 341⁄2 321⁄2 331⁄2 342 2814 3534 392 454 342 362 30 4134 35
524 5234 524 522 52

37 334 324 362 29 3534 354 272 33 3214 352 24 2214 3934 34 342 292 334 332 272 37

སྶ;

33 3034 3212

39

52

3234 39 524 534 4514 5134

2914 37
40

3234 3914 3234

484 454 424 404

5034 504 53 5012