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 {84} METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

MADE AT GRENVILLE COLLEGE IN THE STATE OF TENNESSEE

By one of the Tutors

+       March, 1803            |                 Observations +           Thermometer         | The greatest degree of cold was on the -+-++-+ 2d in the morning: the greatest degree Times of |Highest|Lowest|Mean | of heat on the 26th P.M. Prevalent winds observation|      |      |     | from S. to W. A very little snow on the -+-++-+ 9th. From the 1st to 7th fair; on the Morning. | 65   |  63  |  44 | 7th and 8th much rain, and some thunder; Noon. | 73   |  20  |  58 | on the 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, and 27th P.M.      |  75   |  20  |  63 | rain, much wind, and thunder. The -+-++-+ remaining days sunshine and pleasant. Barometer        | +-++-+ Peach trees bloom the latter end of A.M.      |28,80  |28,14 |28,50| this month. M.        |28,82  |28,18 |28,56| P.M.      |28,78  |28,33 |28,55| -+-++-+           April               | The greatest degree of cold was on the + 17th; the greatest degree of heat was on           Thermometer         | the 29th. Prevalent winds from S. to -+-++-+ N.W. Rain on the 4th, 15th, 20th, 22d, Times of |Highest|Lowest|Mean | 23d, and 25th. The atmosphere was observation|      |      |     | very smoky a considerable part of the -+-++-+ remaining days. On the 17th, 18th, A.M.  |  70   |  32  | 55  | and 19th were frosts which destroyed M.   |  78   |  50  | 69  | the young fruit, and the principal part P.M.  |  82   |  54  | 70  | of the mast. -+-++-+             Barometer         | Not much thunder this month. +-++-+   A.M.   |28,79  |28,21 |28,57| M.   |28,79  |28,21 |28,58| P.M.  |28,79  |28,43 |28,57| -+-++-+            May               | +           Thermometer         | The greatest degree of heat was on the -+-++-+ 17th; the least on the 9th, when there Times of |Highest|Lowest|Mean | was frost. Rain on the 1st, 4th, 5th, observation|      |      |     | 6th, 7th, 17th, 18th, 20th, 22d, 24th, -+-++-+ and 26th; the other days were fair; but A.M.  |  70   |  44  | 61  | 25th, few of them smoky. M.   |  82   |  58  | 73  | P.M.  |  86   |  60  | 75  | Not much thunder this month. -+-++-+             Barometer         | +-++-+   A.M.   |28,90  |28,26 |28,52| M.   |28,91  |28,26 |28,52| P.M.  |28,89  |28,27 |28,54|