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---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH.
FAHRENHEIT'S THERMOMETER.
DIRECTION OF THE WIND.
STATE OF THE WEATHER.
---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- 9 A.M. Mer. 9 A.M. Mer. 9 A. M. Meridian.
1 34 39 E. E. Foggy. Clear.
2 37 42 Ditto. N. E. Clear. Rain.
3 38 42 N. E. Ditto. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
4 37 41 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
5 32 38 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
6 29 36 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
7 32 32 S. W. S. W. Cloudy. Dull.
8 35 41 S. S. Clear. Heavy rain.
9 33 40 W. W. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
10 31 35 E. E. Fog. Fog.
11 37 46 W. S. W. Heavy rain. Showery.
12 41 39 N. W. N. W. Dull. Cloudy.
13 31 31 Ditto. Ditto. Cloudy. Cloudy.
14 23 25 Ditto. Ditto. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
15 19 23 N. E. N. E. Ditto. Ditto.
16 14 18 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
17 12 17 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
18 19 25 Ditto. Ditto. Snow. Snow.
19 36 37 E. S. E. Thawing fast. Thawing fast.
20 33 37 W. W. Foggy. Thawing.
21 29 29 N. E. N. E. Sharp frost. Snowing.
22 27 33 E. E. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
23 25 28 Ditto. Ditto. Clear. Clear.
24 19 26 N. E. N. E. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
25 26 34 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
26 26 33 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
27 25 27 E. E. Clear. Clear.
28 24 29 Ditto. Ditto. Ditto. Ditto.
29 33 39 Ditto. S. E. Hazy. Clear and thawing rapidly.
30 35 40 E. E. Thawing. Cloudy.
31 34 37 E. W. Snowing. Rain.
JANUARY 1841.
---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH.
FAHRENHEIT'S THERMOMETER.
DIRECTION OF THE WIND.
STATE OF THE WEATHER.
---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- 9 A.M. Mer. 9 A.M. Mer. 9 A. M. Meridian.
1 36 38 N. W. N. W. Clear. Hazy.
2 39 41 W. N. W. Fog. Clear.
3 39 43 S. W. S. W. Cloudy. Snowing.
4 31 36 W. S. W. Suns.h.i.+ne. Cloudy.
5 30 35 N. W. N. W. Snowing. Suns.h.i.+ne.
6 31 33 S. W. S. W. Cloudy. Sleet.
7 29 33 Ditto. Ditto. Cloudy. Suns.h.i.+ne.
8 18 17 N. E. E. Suns.h.i.+ne. Ditto.
9 24 28 S. S. Cloudy. Suns.h.i.+ne.
10 36 39 S. W. W. Foggy and Thaw. Rain.
11 39 41 W. S. W. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
12 38 41 W. W. Cloudy. Showery.
13 41 44 S. S. W. Rain. Rain.
14 48 53 S. W. Ditto. Rain. Clear.
15 45 49 W. W. Clear. Clear.
16 49 52 S. W. S. Rain. Showery.
17 50 57 S. W. S. W. Clear. Suns.h.i.+ne.
18 48 52 S. W. Ditto. Clear. Clear.
19 47 49 W. W. Clear. Showery.
20 34 40 N. W. N. W. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
21 32 37 N. N. E. Cloudy. Cloudy.
22 37 41 N. N. W. Clear. Clear.
23 40 44 W. W. Rain. Rain.
24 37 41 W. S. W. Rain. Stormy.
25 33 39 N. W. N. Clear. Suns.h.i.+ne.
26 35 41 W. W. Cloudy. Rain.
27 45 48 Ditto. Ditto. Fog. Clear.
28 43 47 N. W. N. W. Clear. Suns.h.i.+ne.
29 37 41 Ditto. Ditto. Hazy. Cloudy.
30 33 37 N. E. N. Suns.h.i.+ne. Suns.h.i.+ne.
31 31 36 E. E. Suns.h.i.+ne. Frost.
On a careful inspection of this interesting register, it will appear sufficiently obvious, that the climate of Touraine, is of a mild and equable character, and when it is recollected that the winter of 1840, was almost every where marked by extraordinary vicissitudes of temperature, and unusual severity, it would hardly appear a fair criterion of the _natural salubrity_ of the climate of this country.
A really correct knowledge of the distinguis.h.i.+ng characteristics of any climate can of course, only be obtained by taking the average of correctly observed and registered, meteorological phenomena of a series of years; and too much credit cannot be awarded to persons who bestow a portion of their time and attention in the acquirement of such important data; which must, ultimately tend to the advancement of science, and public utility.
Reaumur's Thermometric Scale turned into Fahrenheits.
_______________________________________ R. F. R. F. R. F. R. F.
80 212.00 51 146.75 23 83.75 5 20.75 79 209.75 50 144.50 22 81.50 6 18.50 78 207.50 49 142.25 21 79.25 7 16.25 77 205.25 48 140.00 20 77.00 8 14.00 76 203.00 47 137.75 19 74.75 9 11.75 75 200.75 46 135.50 18 72.50 10 9.50 74 198.50 45 133.25 17 70.25 11 7.25 73 196.25 44 131.00 16 68.00 12 5.00 72 194.00 43 128.75 15 65.75 13 2.75 71 191.75 42 126.50 14 63.50 14 0.50 70 189.50 41 124.25 13 61.25 15 1.75 69 187.25 40 122.00 12 59.00 16 4.00 68 185.00 39 119.75 11 56.75 17 6.25 67 182.75 38 117.50 10 54.50 18 8.50 66 180.50 37 115.25 9 52.25 19 10.75 65 178.25 36 113.00 8 50.00 20 13.00 64 176.00 35 110.75 7 47.75 21 15.25 63 173.75 34 108.50 6 45.50 22 17.50 62 171.50 33 106.25 5 43.25 23 19.75 61 169.25 32 104.00 4 41.00 24 22.00 60 167.00 31 101.75 3 38.75 25 24.25 59 164.75 30 99.50 2 36.50 26 26.50 58 162.50 29 97.25 1 34.25 27 28.75 57 160.25 28 95.00 0 32.00 28 31.00 56 158.00 27 92.75 1 29.75 29 33.25 55 155.75 26 90.50 2 27.50 30 35.50 54 153.50 25 88.25 3 25.25 31 37.75 53 151.25 24 86.00 4 23.00 32 40.00 52 149.00
The circle is divided by the French into 400 degrees; by the English into 360. Hence 10 French circular degrees equal 9 English.
APPENDIX.
A FEW USEFUL HINTS FOR TRAVELLERS.
