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Jan. 1804
1803
Wednesday December 28th at 10 oclock in the forenoon the Thermometer was 105 -
At ¾ past 10 - 109½. At this height it stood but a short time, but fell about a Degree, however it soon rose again to its former height - Wind variable, from WNW to NNW
At ¼ past 12 - 111⅓ -
At ½ past 12 - 111½
At 50 minutes past 12 - 112⅓, for this last 10 minutes it kept fluctuating from 112 to 112½
At one oclock 113 -
At 2 minutes past one 113½. The wind at this time W by N.
At 10 minutes past one 113⅔.
At ¼ past one 114.
At 21 minutes past one 114½
At 22 minutes past one 114⅔. at this time the wind changed to WSW, but did not settle there above two minutes, but returned to the W by N.
At ½ past one 113 the wind now WNW.
At 39 minutes past one 113
At 57 minutes past one a gale of wind came suddenly from the SE, Which caused the mercury to sink fast; in the course of 15 minutes it was to go
At ½ past 2 - 84
At ½ past four 19 of [indecipherable]
At ¼ past five 73 - The wind still SE & blowing hard - During the time of the the great heat, or in the short until the gale of wind came, a blue haze surrounded the horizon, which seemed to be owing to the woods being on fire all round at a distance - At the time of the greatest heat the sunshine looked very yellow; and the thermometer kept fluctuating for several minutes from 114 to 114½. After the gale of wind came, the view was obscured.
About ½ past five it looked very cloudy to the windward, & blew very hard, which made it very disagreeable by dust & sand flying about
At 10 minutes past 6 - 71
At ¼ past 7 - 71
At ½ past 8 - 70½ still
– Sept 8 1805