Chapter 29

Except during the fogs, the atmosphere in the valley was clear throughout this month. The sky was scattered with large clouds, which at times rested on the faces of the hills. The thermometer was hung up in an open room. When exposed to the open air at dawn, it sunk from 4 to 6 degrees lower than when in the room at noon in the open air, but, well shaded, it rose about 2 degrees higher than in the room.

Day. 1 A little thunder. 2 Emodus visible for a little in the evening. 3 4 Thick fog in the morning. 5 Id Emodus visible in the forenoon. 6 Id Thunder in the evening. 7 Much thunder at night. 8 Emodus visible in the morning. 9 Id 10 Id and evening. 11 Thick fog in the morning. 12 Id 13 14 Fog after sunrise. 15 Id Emodus visible in the morning. 16 No fog. 17 Id 18 Id Emodus visible in the morning. 19 Fog after sunrise. 20 Thick fog in the morning. 21 Id Emodus very clear. 22 Id Id 23 Little fog. Id 24 Foggy morning. Id 25 Id Id 26 Little fog. 27 Id Id 28 Id Id 29 Id Id 30 Id Id 31 Considerable fog. Id

REGISTER OF THE WEATHER FOR NOVEMBER 1802.

Day. PLACES. Lat. N. Fahrenheit’s Thermometer. Barometer. Pluviometer Inches. Winds. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. 19 Hours. 1 Kathmandu 27° 41′ 62 65 61 57 25.18 25.15 25.16 25.23 0.00 W. 1 W. 1 0 NE. by E. ½ 2 63 65 62 57 25.20 25.18 25.22 25.29 0.00 WNW. 1 WNW. 1 0 0 3 64 65 63 60 25.26 25.19 25.24 25.27 0.00 W. by NW. 1 W. by N. 1 W. ½ W. 1 4 64 66 63 57 25.25 25.22 25.28 25.34 0.00 W. by S. 1 W. by N. 1 0 0 5 63 63 57 25.33 25.33 25.40 0.00 WNW. 1 WNW. 2 WSW. ½ 0 6 64 65 62 56 25.33 25.27 25.33 25.35 0.00 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 7 62 65 62 56 25.33 25.25 25.27 25.32 0.00 NW. by W. 1 NW. 2 8 62 64 62 57 25.30 25.24 25.26 25.30 0.04 9 61 61 57 25.30 25.34 25.37 0.04 W. by N. ½ W. by N. ½ 10 62 65 61 56 25.33 25.25 23.27 25.30 NW. 1 NW. 1 0 0 11 61 64 61 56 25.29 25.24 25.26 25.37 None during remainder of W. by S. 1 WNW. 1 W. ½ 0 the month 12 62 63 61 55 25.34 25.28 23.31 25.40 0 W. ½ 13 61 64 60 54 25.34 25.28 23.34 25.45 W. ½ W. ½ 14 60 63 61 54 25.37 25.31 25.31 25.37 W. by S. 2 W. by S. 2 0 0 15 60 62 60 54 25.34 25.29 25.27 25.37 W. 1 W. 2 W. ½ W. ½ 16 60 62 59 53 25.36 25.26 25.32 25.40 SW. by W. 1 SW. 2 0 0 17 59 62 60 53 25.37 25.28 25.34 25.13 SW. 1 W. 1 WNW. ½ WNW. ½ 18 60 63 59 53 25.30 25.25 25.27 25.31 NW. by W. 1 NW. by W. 1 0 0 19 60 62 58 53 25.27 25.23 25.25 25.26 N. by W. 1 NW. by W. 1 0 E. ½ 20 56 60 57 50 25.30 25.24 25.28 25.35 W. 1 W. 2 W. ½ W. 1 21 55 59 56 51 25.33 25.26 25.32 25.38 NW. by W. 1 WNW. 1 0 W. ½ 22 55 58 55 52 25.36 25.26 25.32 25.38 NW. 1 NW. ½ E. ½ E. ½ 23 56 58 56 52 25.32 25.26 25.25 25.26 NE. ½ NE. by E. 1 0 E. ½ 24 57 57 55 51 25.30 25.26 25.28 25.35 E. ½ W. ½ 0 NE. ½ 25 55 55 50 25.30 25.27 25.37 0 WNW. 2 0 E. ½ 26 55 60 56 50 25.34 25.24 25.29 25.35 E. ½ W. 1 27 59 57 52 25.26 25.33 25.37 28 70 70 58 51 25.35 25.24 23.30 25.31 29 72 57 54 25.20 25.25 25.25 0 0 30 72 70 58 50 25.22 25.17 25.22 25.27 NW. 1 NW. 2 0 E. ½ Particular average, 60.75 61. 59.24 53.93 25.31 25.24 25.28 25.34 0.08 Total General average, 58.73 25.29

OBSERVATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1802.

The thermometer continued in the room, and six degrees must be subtracted from that here given, to get the heat of the external air in the morning. Throughout the month, except in the foggy mornings, the atmosphere was clear, with a sky containing many clouds.

Day. 1 Foggy morning. Emodus clear. 2 Little fog. Emodus clouded. 3 Id id 4 Thick fog. Emodus clear. 5 Little fog. id 6 Id Emodus clouded. 7 Id id 8 Much fog. id 9 Id Emodus clear. 10 Id id 11 Id id 12 Id id 13 Id id 14 Id id 15 Little fog. Emodus clouded. 16 Id id 17 Much fog. id 18 Id id 19 Id id 20 Id Emodus clear. 21 Little fog. id 22 Id id 23 Id Emodus clouded. 24 Some fog. id 25 Much fog. id 26 Id id 27 Little fog. id 28 Id id 29 Id id 30 Some fog. id

REGISTER OF THE WEATHER FOR DECEMBER 1802.

Day. PLACE. Lat. N. Fahrenheit’s Thermometer. Barometer. Pluviometer Inches. Winds. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hrs. 9 Hrs. Dawn. Noon. 3 Hours. 9 Hours. 19 Hours. 1 Kathmandu 27°41′ 70 68 54 50 25.23 25.18 25.27 No rain during this month. NW. by W. 1 NW. by W. 1 0 E. ½ 2 59 62 57 50 25.23 25.19 25.26 25.32 W. ½ W. 1 0 0 3 57 61 56 48 25.28 25.25 25.29 25.38 NW. by N. ½ NW. by N. ½ E. 1 W. ½ 4 56 61 55 47 25.35 25.22 25.33 25.39 W. ½ W. 1 0 E. 1 5 60 55 46 25.28 25.26 25.31 NW. 1 NW. by W. 2 E. ½ 0 6 54 59 53 49 25.25 25.20 25.24 25.28 W. ½ W. 2 0 0 7 55 57 54 50 25.24 25.19 25.23 25.29 NW. by W. ½ W. 2 0 0 8 54 56 53 46 25.25 25.17 25.32 25.28 0 0 W. ½ W. ½ 9 53 58 50 41 25.28 25.24 25.28 25.37 NW. by W. 1 NW. by W. 1 0 0 10 53 57 50 42 25.28 25.21 25.32 25.36 W. 1 W. 2 W. ½ W. ½ 11 51 55 50 41 25.31 25.21 25.30 25.36 WNW. 1 WNW. 1 SW. ½ SW. ½ 12 50 54 50 41 25.27 25.22 25.21 25.30 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 13 51 57 50 41 25.23 25.47 25.22 25.33 SW. 1 SW. 2 0 0 14 51 57 49 41 25.25 25.22 25.27 25.30 0 W. 2 0 0 15 50 56 50 42 25.24 25.17 25.24 25.33 W. 1 W. 3 0 E. ½ 16 50 54 49 41 25.29 25.24 25.28 25.38 W. 1 W. 2 W. ½ W. ½ 17 50 55 48 41 25.32 25.26 25.37 25.46 NW. by N. 1 NW. by N. 2 0 0 18 52 57 49 44 25.38 25.33 25.40 25.46 W. ½ W. 1 0 0 19 51 50 45 25.41 25.37 25.44 W. ½ W. 2 0 0 20 53 56 53 43 25.37 25.31 25.38 25.46 W. ½ W. 1 0 E. ½ 21 53 57 51 43 25.44 25.36 25.39 25.46 W. ½ W. 1 0 NE. ½ 22 52 56 50 42 25.40 25.28 25.34 25.38 W. 1 W. 2 0 W. 1 23 50 57 49 41 25.38 25.27 25.36 25.39 W. 1 W. 3 0 0 24 55 50 41 25.25 25.34 25.47 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 25 51 57 49 41 25.39 25.32 25.42 25.47 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 26 52 57 49 40 25.41 25.32 25.42 25.40 SW. 1 SW. 2 27 51 58 51 41 25.38 25.26 25.32 25.39 28 51 57 51 45 25.33 25.26 25.29 25.26 29 52 55 50 49 25 27 25.20 25.26 25.30 30 54 57 52 47 25.26 25.21 25.27 25.34 0 0 31 50 52 46 25.28 25.26 25.33 W. 2 W. 0 0 Particular average, 52.91 57.79 51.39 44.03 25.31 25.24 25.31 25.36 General average, 51.53 25.30

OBSERVATIONS FOR DECEMBER 1802.

The thermometer continued in the house in a room without a fire. Atmosphere as in the preceding month.

Day. 1 Little fog. Emodus clouded. 2 Id id 3 Id id 4 Much fog. Emodus at times visible. 5 Id Emodus clear. 6 Id id 7 Little fog. Emodus clouded. 8 Id id 9 Much fog. id 10 Id Emodus clear. Hoar frost. Thermometer at dawn in the open air 31½°. 11 Id id No frost. 12 Little fog. id Hoar frost. Ther. exposed 33°. A fall of snow on the mountain above Nayakot. 13 Id id id id 31½° 14 Much fog. id id 15 Id id id 16 Id id A little hoar frost. 17 Id id id 18 Id id No frost. 19 Little fog. Cloudy. id 20 Much fog. id id 21 Id Emodus clear id 22 Id id id 23 Little fog. id Hoar frost. 24 Id id id 25 Some fog. id id 26 Id id id 27 Id id No frost. 28 Id Emodus clouded. id Thermometer at dawn exposed 44°. 29 Id id id 30 Id id id 31

REGISTER OF THE WEATHER FOR JANUARY 1803.