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Meteorological Observations at Chusan.
9 A.
M.
JULY,
METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACTS DEDUCED FROM
-BAROMETER.-
Noon.
3 P. M.
6 P. M.
Month of
9 P. M. 6 A. M.
Baro. Th. Baro. | Th. Baro. | Th. Baro. | Th. Baro. | Th. Baro. | Th.|Air | Wet
"Th. 29.917/75.5 29.952179.4 29.963182.7129.914179. 129.90677.7120.937177.6 73.71 73.2
The month generally fine, only four rainy days for short periods :. 1.8 in. of rain fell. The barometer generally standing below 30 inches; falling in strong southeasterly winds, and rising with nor-
Month of
30.126 66. 30.155 71. 30.147 69.4 30.113 77.8 30.116 69.6 30.134 68. 64. 61.7
Except the four first- below 30 inches, and
The first 10 days fine, the remainder of the month overcast ; wea- ther squally, much rain during the last week. days of this month, the barometer never was rose as high as 30.335 in., and rising with fresh breezes from the northwest. The winds variable, changing frequently several times
Month of
30.156 55.5 30.184 56.6 30.190 59. 30.173 59. 30.173 60. 30.199 58. 51. 50.
This month generally overcast with rain, the barometer in easterly winds fell below 30 inches. Winds were northeast 2 days, N. N. W.
Month of
30.303 52. 30.350 48. 30.326 52. 30.311 53. 30.314 52. 30.335 47. 43. 40.9
Weather finer that last month; the barometer kept very high, being 30.588 inches on the 10th; winds light from the northwest; it gene- rally rose as the winds freshened from that quarter, and during calms
Month of
30.332 39.7 30.447 42. 30.377 45.5 30.304 45. 30.354-44. 30.347 42. 35. 33
Misty weather with a good deal of rain; barometer ranging from 30.606 to 30.084 in., falling previously to southeasterly winds. Snow the last two days; winds fresh, with squalls. From the northwest
Month of
30.366 36.7 30.403 39. 30.389 44.8 30.368 45.3 30.367
Month generally fine; winds northwest 5
45.8 30.387 41. 34.8 33.
days, north 21 days,
The climate of Chusan is subject to a range of temperature similar to that in the same latitude upon the coast of North America: the thermometer in the shade standing at 103° in the month of Septem- ber, and at 25° in the month of February. The following is the range of tmperature during the months that the island was occupied.
September from 103° to 65°. October 92° to 51°.
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