Chapter 30

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′ 56 49 32 25.21 25.27 25.29 No rain during this W. 2 W. 3 0 E. ½ month but on the 24th day. 2 49 49 38 25.28 25.35 25.45 SW. by W. 1 SW. by W. 2 0 0 3 50 55 50 38 25.35 25.26 25.33 25.41 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 4 51 55 51 35 25.35 25.26 25.30 25.36 NW. 1 NW. 1 0 0 5 52 55 51 34 25.31 25.25 25.27 25.33 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 6 50 55 50 38 25.27 25.18 25.27 25.25 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 7 50 56 51 38 25.22 25.16 25.18 25.22 NW. 1 NW. 1 0 0 8 55 58 52 42 25.24 25.15 25.24 25.32 0 0 0 0 9 51 57 52 42 25.31 25.23 25.31 25.34 W. 1 W. 3 0 0 10 51 58 51 36 25.35 25.26 25.32 25.42 N. by W. 1 NNW. 3 0 0 11 52 56 51 33 25.27 25.22 25.31 25.44 W. 2 W. 3 0 0 12 50 55 50 31 25.47 25.41 25.46 25.49 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 13 49 56 49 33 25.33 25.40 25.46 SW. by W. 1 SW. by W. 2 0 0 14 50 56 51 32 25.43 25.34 25.42 25.52 W. 2 W. 3 0 E. ½ 15 50 54 50 35 25.45 25.41 25.49 25.52 W. 1 SW. by W. 2 0 0 16 49 55 49 36 25.47 25.48 25.43 25.43 0 NW. 1 0 0 17 50 53 48 35 25.39 25.44 25.40 25.39 0 NW. 1 0 0 18 50 52 51 35 25.34 25.28 25.30 25.39 W. 1 W. 4 0 E. ½ 19 50 56 50 36 25.35 25.27 25.33 25.39 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 20 56 51 35 25.27 25.29 25.42 0 W. 1 0 0 21 51 55 51 38 25.38 25.33 25.29 25.42 NW. by W. 1 N. by W 2 0 0 22 51 57 52 36 25.36 25.30 25.31 25.35 W. 2 W. 3 0 23 51 55 53 45 25.33 25.28 25.27 25.27 0 0 24 51 51 50 40 25.28 25.23 25.24 25.25 0.44 W. 1 NW. 1 0 E. ½ 25 51 53 50 42 25.21 25.18 25.16 25.24 E. 1 W. 1 0 SW. 1 26 51 55 50 40 25.25 25.25 25.31 25.34 SW. by S. 3 0 0 27 52 54 52 42 25.31 25.25 25.29 25.30 W. 1 W. 1 W. 1 SE. by E. 1 28 52 55 51 40 25.30 25.24 25.28 25.33 W. 1 NW. 1 0 E. ½ 29 52 55 53 39 25.35 25.27 25.30 25.38 E. 1 NW. 1 0 SE. ½ 30 52 57 52 25.32 25.25 25.27 25.28 W. 1 W. 3 0 0 31 59 54 40 25.25 25.23 25.23 25.28 W. 1 W. 2 0 E. ½ Particular average, 50.8 55.3 50.8 37.2 25.328 25.274 25.31 25.364 0.44 Total. General average, 48.1 25.32

OBSERVATIONS FOR JANUARY 1803.

The thermometer was exposed every morning till quite cooled. At other times it was kept in a cool open room. Sky and atmosphere as in the preceding months.

Day. 1 Thick fog in the Emodus clouded. Hoar frost. morning. 2 Id id No frost. 3 Id id id 4 Little fog. id id 5 Foggy morning. Emodus clear. A little frost. 6 Id Emodus hazy, No frost. but visible at times. 7 Id id id 8 Id id id 9 Id id id 10 Clear morning. id Slight hoar frost. 11 Foggy morning. id Hoar frost. 12 Little fog. id id 13 Id id id 14 Foggy morning. id id 15 Id id No frost. 16 Clear Morning. id id 17 Foggy morning. id id 18 Id id id 19 Id id id 20 Id id id 21 Id id id 22 Id id id 23 Clear morning. id id Day clouded. 24 Snow on the tops of Shivapuri and Chandungiri. Hills clouded. 25 Snow gone. No fog. Emodus clouded. 26 Little fog. Emodus visible, but clouded in most parts. 27 Id Emodus clouded. 28 Foggy morning. id 29 Id Emodus clear. 30 Id Emodus clouded. 31 Id id

REGISTER OF THE WEATHER FOR FEBRUARY 1803.

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′ 59 49 35 25.21 25.21 25.25 0 W. 1 W. 3 0 E. ½ 2 53 57 54 39 25.26 25.20 25.27 25.30 0 W. 1 SW. 3 0 0 3 53 57 52 32 25.29 25.22 25.24 25.28 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 4 51 56 52 34 25.21 25.18 25.23 25.27 0 0 W. 2 0 0 5 52 57 52 37 25.25 25.19 25.23 25.35 0 NW. 1 W. 3 0 E. ½ 6 52 57 52 37 25.28 25.23 25.26 23.33 0 0 SW. by W. 1 E. ½ 0 7 52 58 51 40 25.29 25.22 25.24 25.31 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 8 51 53 51 39 25.31 25.26 25.24 25.28 0 0 W. 2 0 0 9 51 55 53 39 25.26 25.23 25.21 25.24 0 0 W. 2 0 0 10 58 51 33 25.20 25.19 25.27 0 W. 1 W. 3 11 52 57 53 41 25.27 25.22 25.26 25.34 0 E. 1 E. 2 12 56 54 25.34 25.28 25.34 0 W. 1 W. 4 0 0 13 60 63 58 39 25.31 25.23 25.27 25.27 0 W. 2 W. 4 W. ½ W. 1 14 65 58 52 25.22 25.24 25.23 0 W. 2 W. 4 0 E. 1 15 56 57 55 50 25.21 25.21 25.24 25.22 0.54 W. 2 W. 2 0 E. 1 16 55 57 55 45 25.22 25.22 25.24 25.21 0.10 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 17 58 55 45 25.19 25.21 25.22 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 18 55 60 55 34 25.22 25.15 25.18 25.21 0 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 19 54 58 55 41 25.21 25.15 25.18 25.19 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 20 55 55 53 36 25.19 25.15 25.18 25.24 0 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 21 54 59 54 44 25.23 25.19 25.25 25.29 0 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 22 59 56 43 25.20 25.26 25.28 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 23 57 60 58 48 25.29 25.22 25.28 25.28 0 W. 1 SW. by W. 3 0 W. 1 24 59 63 59 44 25.28 25.24 25.29 25.36 0 W. 1 SW. by W. 3 E. ½ 0 25 58 64 59 44 25.33 25.23 25.33 25.31 0 W. 1 W. 2 E. ½ 0 26 61 61 57 47 25.33 25.26 25.34 25.37 1.15 W. 1 W. 3 E. ½ E. ½ 27 52 52 50 41 25.44 25.32 25.34 25.31 0 E. 1 E. 2 0 0 28 53 58 56 44 25.32 25.26 25.28 25.25 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 Particular average, 52.70 58.26 54.18 41.22 25.28 25.21 25.25 25.26 1.79 Total. General average, 51.58 25.25

OBSERVATIONS FOR FEBRUARY 1803.

Sky and atmosphere as in the three preceding months. Thermometer exposed in the morning.

Day. 1 Thick fog in the Emodus clouded. morning. 2 Id id 3 No fog. id Hard frost in the morning. 4 Little fog. id Frosty morning. 5 Much fog. id No frost. 6 Some fog. id 7 Thick fog. id 8 Some fog. id 9 Thick fog. id 10 No fog. Emodus visible Hoar frost. in the morning. 11 Id id 12 Id Emodus clear at sunrise. 13 Id id 14 Id Emodus entirely No snow on the hid. hills of Nepal. 15 Id id 16 Little fog. id 17 Id Emodus at times visible. 18 Id Emodus clear. Hoar frost. 19 Id Emodus clear in the afternoon. 20 Id Emodus clear in the morning. 21 Id Emodus entirely hid. 22 Id id 23 Id id 24 Much fog. id 25 Little fog. Emodus clear at times. 26 Hail in the afternoon. Much snow at night on Chandungiri, etc. 27 Thick fog in the Emodus clouded. morning. 28 Id id

N.B. The thermometer on the 6th was immersed into the spring below Hilchuck, and stood at 65°. In the open air, it had been previously at 52°.

REGISTER OF THE WEATHER FOR MARCH 1803.

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 Suburbs of 27° 41′ 54 56 54 40 25.39 25.22 25.21 25.15 0 W. 1 W. 1 0 0 2 Kathmandu 61 55 38 25.04 25.04 25.04 0 WNW. 1 WNW. 1 0 0 3 55 60 56 43 25.05 25.02 25.08 25.11 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 4 57 64 59 44 25.19 25.12 25.13 25.16 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 5 58 64 57 44 25.14 25.11 25.11 25.18 0 W. 1 W. 3 0 0 6 60 63 56 35 25.21 25.19 25.17 24.24 0 W. 2 W. 2 0 NW. by W. 1 7 57 64 58 38 25.24 25.19 25.21 25.25 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 8 59 68 58 42 25.26 25.18 25.20 25.29 0 W. 2 W. 3 0 0 9 58 63 60 40 25.33 25.26 25.28 25.35 0 NW. by W. 2 NW. by W. 3 0 E. 1 10 65 69 61 40 25.37 25.31 25.36 25.3 0 NW. by W. 2 NW. by W. 3 0 E. ½ 11 62 67 60 37 25.27 25.22 25.23 25.23 0 W. 2 W. 3 0 0 12 61 68 63 42 25.29 25.22 25.25 25.25 0 E. 2 W. 4 0 E. ½ 13 62 67 63 44 25.26 25.19 25.20 25.23 0 W. 1 W. 3 0 0 14 62 67 63 45 25.24 25.21 25.20 25.24 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 E. ½ 15 63 66 62 44 25.27 25.25 25.27 25.28 0 SW. by W. 1 SW. by W. 2 0 0 16 63 69 64 49 25.24 25.19 25.20 25.22 0 W. 1 W. 2 0 0 Particular average, 59.70 64.75 59.3 41.5 25.25 25.1825 25.1962 25.2231 General average, 56.2 25.21

OBSERVATIONS FOR MARCH 1803.