Medical Inquiries and Observations, Vol. 3 / The Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged by the Author

by Benjamin Rush

January, 1793.				February, 1793.
Therm.			Weather.	Therm.		Weather.
D.	7h	2h		7h	2h
1	27	30	Cloudy.	9	26	Fair, hazy.
2	30	41	Fair, cloudy.	25	34	Rain, ditto.
3	30	33	Cloudy, rain.	33	37	Cloudy, fair.
4	38	41	Rain, cloudy.	25	46	Cloudy, fair.
5	35	42	Fair, cloudy.	36	44	Cloudy, ditto.
6	33	47	Cloudy, fair.	35	46	Cloudy, rain.
7	38	51	Fair, fair.	36	40	Cloudy, fair.
8	32	49	Fair, ditto.	28	44	Cloudy, ditto.
9	33	48	Hazy, fair.	42	50	Rain, fair.
10	38	51	Fair, ditto.	38	40	Cloudy, fair.
11	35	48	Fair, clouds.	19	27	Fair, cloudy.
12	31	42	Fair, ditto.	20	28	Snow, cloudy.
13	28	42	Fair, ditto.	22	31	Cloudy, snow.
14	25	27	Hail, snow, sleet.	27	39	Cloudy, fair.
15	32	37	Clouds, mist.	18	40	Fair, ditto.
16	37	39	Rain, ditto.	29	42	Cloudy, ditto.
17	37	45	Rain, snow, fair.	44	48	Rain, ditto.
18	32	52	Fair, ditto.	39	49	Cloudy, fair.
19	37	48	Fair, ditto.	31	41	Cloudy, rain.
20	33	47	Hazy, cloudy.	52	53	Rain, rain.
21	36	47	Cloudy, fair.	37	49	Fair, ditto.
22	27	32	Fair, ditto.	29	34	Fair, ditto.
23	22	37	Fair, ditto.	22	34	Snow, cloudy.
24	30	39	Cloudy, ditto.	54	59	Rain, cloudy.
25	30	41	Fair, hazy.	34	35	Cloudy, ditto.
26	31	—	Fair.	35	43	Rain, mist.
27	23	38	Fair, cloudy, snow.	43	43	Rain, cloudy.
28	35	45	Cloudy, fair.	14	26	Fair, ditto.
29	29	37	Fair, ditto.
30	22	23	Snow, hail.
31	25	32	Cloudy, fair.
March, 1793.				April, 1793.
Therm.			Weather.	Therm.		Weather.
D.	7h	2h		7h	2h
1	20	38	Fair, ditto.	45	70	Cloudy, fair.
2	31	51	Hazy, cloudy.	47	71	Fair, ditto.
3	48	63	Rain, fair.	56	80	Fair, ditto.
4	43	61	Hazy, ditto.	51	72	Cloudy, fair.
5	51	52	Rain, fair.	53	61	Cloudy, rain.
6	32	50	Fair, ditto.	60	76	Misty, fair.
7	36	62	Fair, ditto, clouds.	51	65	Fair, ditto.
8	54	60	Cloudy, rain.	46	74	Fair, ditto.
9	26	41	Fair, ditto.	55	71	Fair, cloudy.
10	29	51	Fair, ditto.	50	56	Fair, ditto.
11	43	55	Rain, ditto.	37	63	Fair, ditto.
12	40	43	Cloudy, ditto.	54	62	Cloudy, rain, fair.
13	38	39	Cloudy, fair.	49	62	Fair, ditto.
14	26	44	Fair, ditto.	50	70	Fair, ditto.
15	32	59	Fair, ditto.	45	55	Rain, cloudy.
16	52	62	Cloudy, fair.	46	62	Cloudy, fair.
17	51	72	Cloudy, fair.	48	67	Fair, clouds, fair.
18	58	69	Hazy, cloudy.	52	66	Cloudy, fair.
19	53	59	Fair, ditto.	52	75	Fair, ditto.
20	42	61	Fair, ditto.	52	49	Rain, cloudy.
21	41	43	Rain, cloudy.	44	47	Cloudy, ditto.
22	31	47	Fair, ditto.	43	46	Rain, cloudy.
23	35	57	Fair, ditto.	42	63	Fair, ditto.
24	37	50	Fair, ditto.	44	68	Fair, ditto.
25	35	59	Fair, ditto.	45	65	Cloudy, ditto.
26	47	54	Cloudy, rain.	53	57	Cloudy, rain.
27	43	51	Fair, cloudy.	47	46	Rain, ditto.
28	33	45	Fair, clouds, fair.	44	44	Rain, cloudy.
29	34	57	Fair, ditto.	40	59	Fair, ditto.
30	41	58	Cloudy, fair.	40	65	Fair, ditto.
31	42	61	Cloudy, fair.
May, 1793.				June, 1793.
Therm.			Weather.	Therm.		Weather.
D.	7h	2h		7h	2h
1	45	69	Foggy, cloudy.	53	61	Rain, showery.
2	52	73	Fog, clouds, fair.	54	64	Clouds, showers.
3	60	63	Rain, ditto.	55	62	Cloudy, rain, fair.
4	60	80	Fair, ditto.	54	60	Rain, do. cloudy.
5	55	56	Cloudy, ditto.	58	72	Cloudy, fair, rain.
6	47	58	Cloudy, fair.	—	71	Cloudy, rain.
7	50	68	Cloudy, fair.	68	78	Fair, ditto.
8	59	78	Cloudy, fair.	65	—	Fair, ditto.
9	61	79	Foggy, fair.	70	88	Fog, fair.
10	65	71	Rain, hazy.	74	90	Fair, ditto.
11	55	75	Cloudy, fair.	76	90	Fair, ditto.
12	61	76	Cloudy, rain.	75	88	Fair, showers.
13	57	78	Fair, ditto.	74	81	Cloudy, rain.
14	59	83	Fair, cloudy.	63	77	Fair, ditto.
15	60	71	Fair, ditto.	63	82	Fair, hazy.
16	50	69	Fair, ditto.	67	85	Fair, ditto.
17	48	74	Fair, ditto.	74	89	Fair, showers.
18	61	81	Cloudy, fair.	73	88	Fair, ditto.
19	65	85	Fair, rain.	77	91	Fair, ditto.
20	65	87	Fair, ditto.	79	88	Fair, rain, fair.
21	68	86	Fair, ditto, clouds.	75	85	Cloudy, rain.
22	72	80	Clouds, gusts.	58	78	Cloudy, fair.
23	94	79	Cloudy, fair.	58	78	Fair, ditto.
24	58	75	Fair, ditto.	60	79	Fair, ditto.
25	52	70	Fair, cloudy.	67	74	Cloudy, rain.
26	61	66	Rain, ditto.	66	69	Cloudy, rain.
27	68	84	Cloudy, fair.	68	80	Cloudy, fair.
28	70	68	Fair, clouds, rain.	71	85	Cloudy, fair.
29	57	62	Cloudy, rain, clouds.	77	88	Cloudy, ditto.
30	54	57	Cloudy, rain.	74	90	Fair, ditto.
31	54	60	Cloudy, ditto.

JULY, 1793.
	Barom.					Ther.			Winds.			Weather.
Days.	6 A. M.			3 P. M.		6 A. M.		3 P. M.	6 A. M.		3 P. M.
1	30	0		29	8	77		88	W		W	fair.
2	29	8		29	7	77		81	W			fair, showers.
3	29	9		30	0	74		80	E		E	cloudy.
4	30	1		30	0	70		83	E		SW	cloudy, fair, rain.
5	30	0		29	9	76		90	NW		SW	fair, ditto.
6	29	9		30	0	78		91	SW		SW	cloudy, thunder.
7	29	9		30	0	73		88	NE		NW	fair, clouds.
8	30	1		30	1	72		85	E		E	cloudy, fair.
9	30	0		29	8	73		81	S		SW	cloudy, ditto.
10	30	0		30	0	70		84	W		NW	fair, ditto.
11	30	0		30	0	74		88	NW		NW	fair, clouds.
12	30	1		30	2	70		84	N		N	fair, ditto.
13	30	1		30	0	68		83	NW		NW	fair, ditto.
14	30	0		30	0	65		80	N		Calm	fair, hazy.
15	30	0		29	9	66		75	SW		SW	cloudy, ditto.
16	29	8		29	7	70		83	W		W	rain, fair.
17	29	8		29	9	68		81	NW		NW	fair, ditto.
18	30	0		30	0	66		86	W		SW	fair, ditto.
19	29	9		29	9	75		85	SW		W	fair, cloudy, rain.
20	30	0		30	0	72		87	W		NW	fair, ditto, shower.
21	30	1		30	1	70		86	NW		NW	fair, ditto.
22	30	0		30	0	72		87	SW		SW	fair, ditto.
23	30	0		30	0	73		91	SW		SW	fair, cloudy.
24	29	9		29	9	75		89	Calm		W	cloudy, fair.
25	30	1		30	1	71		83	NW		NNW	fair, ditto.
26	30	2		30	2	63		82	N		NE	fair, ditto.
27	30	2		30	1	64		81	S calm		S	fair, cloudy.
28	30	1		30	0	72		85	Calm		NNE	cloudy, fair.
29	30	1		30	1	74		85	SSE		NE	cloudy, ditto, rain.
30	30	1		30	0	73		86	S		SW	cloudy, fair.
31	29	9		29	8	76		80	SSW		SW	cloudy, rain, fair.

AUGUST, 1793.
	Barom.					Ther.			Winds.			Weather.
Days.	6 A. M.			3 P. M.		6 A. M.		3 P. M.	6 A. M.		3 P. M.	6 A. M.		3 P. M.
1	29	95		30	0	65		77	WNW		NW	cloudy,		fair,
2	30	1		30	1	63		81	NW		SW	fair,		fair,
3	30	6		29	95	62		82	N		NNE	fair,		fair,
4	29	97		30	0	65		87	S		SW	fair,		fair,
5	30	5		30	1	73		90	SSW		SW	fair,		fair,
6	30	2		30	0	77		87	SW		W	cloudy,		fair,
7	30	12		30	1	68		83	NW		W	fair,		fair,
8	30	1		29	95	69		86	SSE		SSE	fair,		rain,
9	29	8		29	75	75		85	SSW		SW	cloudy,		fair,
10	29	9		29	9	67		82	W		SW	fair,		fair,
11	30	0		30	0	70		84	SW		WSW	cloudy,		cloudy,
12	30	0		30	0	70		87	W		W	fair,		fair,
13	30	5		30	0	71		89	SW		W	fair,		fair,
14	30	0		29	95	75		82	SW		SW	fair,		rain,
15	30	0		30	1	72		75	NNE		NE	fair,		cloudy,
16	30	1		30	1	70		83	NNE		NE	fair,		fair,
17	30	1		30	0	71		86	SW		SW	fair,		fair,
18	30	1		30	1	73		89	calm		SW	fair,		fair,
19	30	1		30	0	72		82	N		N	fair,		cloudy,
20	30	1		30	12	69		82	NNE		NNE	fair,		fair,
21	30	15		30	25	62		83	N		NNE	fair,		fair,
22	30	3		30	35	63		86	NE		SE	fair,		fair,
23	30	25		30	15	63		85	calm		S	fair,		fair,
24	30	1		30	1	73		81	calm		calm	cloudy,		rain,
25	30	1		30	1	71		66	NE		NE	rain,		gr. rain,
26	30	15		30	2	59		69	NE		NE	cloudy,		cloudy,
27	30	2		30	2	65		73	NE		NE	cloudy,		cloudy,
28	30	2		30	15	67		80	S		calm	cloudy,		clearin.
29	30	16		30	15	72		86	calm		SW	cloudy,		fair,
30	30	1		30	1	74		87	calm		SW	fair,		fair,
31	30	0		30	0	74		84	SW		NW	rain,		fair,

SEPTEMBER, 1793.
	Barom.					Ther.			Winds.			Weather.
Days.	6 A. M.			3 P. M.		6 A. M.		3 P. M.	6 A. M.		3 P. M.	6 A. M.		3 P. M.
1	30	0		29	30	71		86	calm		SW	fog,		fair,
2	29	75		29	8	73		86	SW		SW	fair,		fair,
3	30	0				60			NW		N	fair,		fair,
4	30	15		30	15	55		75	W		W	fair,		fair,
5	30	15		30	1	62		80	SE		S	fair,		cloudy,
6	29	97		29	95	70		89	WSW		W	fair,		cloudy,
7	30	0		30	0	65		77	WNW		NW	fair,		fair,
8	30	1		30	1	64		70	calm		calm	cloudy,		cloudy,
9	30	0		30	0	66		80	SE		NW	rain,		fair,
10	30	0		30	0	64		72	N		NNE	fair,		cloudy,
11	30	1		30	0	62		72	NNE		N	cloudy,		fair,
12	29	96		29	9	58		76	NW		NNW	fair,		fair,
13	29	95		30	0	57		72	NW		N	fair,		fair,
14	30	0		30	5	58		79	NW		NW	fair,		fair,
15	30	0		29	97	65		80	N		S	fair,		fair,
16	29	9		29		70		84	S		SW	cloudy,		fair,
17	29	8		29	85	66		67	N		N	cloudy,		cloudy,
19	30	4		30	35	45		70	calm		SW	fair,		fair,
20	30	3		30	15	54		69	calm		SE	hazy,		hazy,
21	30	0		29	0	59		78	calm			cloudy,		fair,
22	30	0		30	0	63		83	calm			cloudy,		fair,
23	30	1		30	1	62		80	calm		SE	cloudy,		cloudy,
24	30	2		30	2	65		70	NE		ENE	cloudy,		fair,
25	30	15		30	0	61		68	NE		NE	cloudy,		cloudy,
26	29	8		29	7	58		79	N		N	cloudy,		fair,
27	29	7				64			NW		NW	cloudy,		fair,
28	30	5		30	15	54		73	NW		NW	fair,		fair,
29	30	3		30	3	56		74	NE		ENE	cloudy,		fair,
30	30	35		30	3	57		75	calm		SW	foggy,		fair,

OCTOBER, 1793.
	Barom.					Ther.			Winds.			Weather.
Days.	7 A. M.			2 P. M.		7 A. M.		2 P. M.	7 A. M.		2 P. M.	7 A. M.		2 P. M.
1	30	15		30	5	64		80	SW		SW	cloudy,		fair,
2	29	9		30	5	70		72	W		NNW	cloudy,		fair,
3	30	2		30	15	50		72	W		SW	fair,		fair,
4	29	75		29	7	50		72	SW		W	cloudy,		cloudy,
5	30	0		30	1	58		66	N		N	fair,		fair,
6	30	3		30	3	43		66	NE		W	fair,		fair,
7	30	45				46			calm			fair,
8	30	6		30	6	53		68	N		N	fair,		fair,
9	30	5		30	4	53		70	NW		NW	fair,		fair,
10	30	2		30	2	49		74	E		NW	fair,		fair,
11	30	0		29	85	51		74	W		W	fair,		fair,
12	29	6		29	55	58		64	SW		NW	rain,		rain,
13	29	85		29	9	49		69	NW		NW	fair,		fair,
14	30	5		30	0	52		76	SW		SW	calm,		fair,
15	29	75		29	8	56		54	SW		N	fair,		rain,
16	30	0		30	0	37		53	NNW		N	fair,		fair,
17	30	1		30	1	37		60	NE		NE	fair,		fair,
18	30	1		30	1	41		62	NW		NW	fair,		fair,
19	30	0		29	9	51		66	N		N	cloudy,		fair,
20	30	0		30	0	44		54	NW		N	fair,		fair,
21	30	0		30	2	49		59	N		NW	fair,		fair,
22	29	6		29	5	51		65	NW		NW	fair,		fair,
23	29	8		29	8	47		60	W		W	fair,		fair,
24	30	3		30	4	36		59	W		NW	fair,		fair,
25	30	4		30	3	46		71	S		S	cloudy,		do. h-w.
26	30	2		30	2	60		72	calm		SW	cloudy,		cloudy,
27	30	3		30	3	44		44	NNE		NNE	cloudy,		cloudy,
28	30	2		30	1	34		37	N		N	cloudy,		cloudy,
29	29	85		29	85	28		44	NNW		NW	fair,		fair,
30	30	1		30	1	28		49	calm		SW	hazy,		hazy,
31	30	15		30	2	42		45	calm		NNE	cloudy,		rain,