| Description | Daily meteorological observations made at Gravesend, Kent. Three sets of observations per day, at 8.00am, 3.00pm and 10.00pm. Columns for the day and hour, barometer, thermometer and hygrometer readings, wind direction and strength, weather remarks, rainfall, evaporation, dew and 'imbibed'.
The manuscript concludes with 'An epitome of the state of the weather for the year 1787, with monthly summaries of the highest and lowest measurements of the barometer, thermometer and hygrometer, numbers of changes in wind direction, number of observations of types of weather, rainfall totals; with totals, ranges and means of evaporation, and totals for imbibed and dew.
Headed [p.1]: 'Meteorological Register for the year 1787'. |