James's Account of S. H. Long's Expedition, 1819-1820, part 4 - Edwin James; Stephen H. Long; Thomas Say

22d.—Halo around the moon this evening at 40´ past 6—ascertained its diameter to be 45° 8´. Cirrus cloud all over the sky.

23d.—Halo around the moon this evening also.

{lxii} Meteorological Register {lxiii} for the Month of MARCH, 1820

Day of Month	MORNING		MID-DAY		EVENING		Mean Temp.	Mean Temp. at Germantown	Rise or fall of Missouri in last 24 hours	REMARKS	BAROMETER			MODIFICATIONS AND COURSES OF CLOUDS
	MORNING		MID-DAY		EVENING				Rise or fall of Missouri in last 24 hours		BAROMETER			Morning		Mid-Day		Evening
	Temperature	Wind	Temperature	Wind	Temperature	Wind			Inc.		Morning	Noon	Evening	Clouds	Courses	Clouds	Courses	Clouds	Courses
1	20	N.W.	32	N.W.	21	N.W.	24	40	-12	Violent winds	29.27	29.27	29.50	Fair	—	Fair	—	Fair	—
2	16	N.W.	26	S.E.	26	Calm	22	24	+ 1	Frost last night. Icy particles falling in the morning	29.42	29.10	29.00	C,	N.W.	Cs,	—	C,	—
3	21	N.W.	28	N.W.	24	N.W.	24	24	+ 5½	Strong wind. A little snow	28.90	28.90	28.94	Ns,	N.N.E.	Cml,	N.N.E.	Cml,	—
4	32	S.W.	50	S.E.	48	N.W.	43	31	+ 5	Frost last night. Fresh wind	28.67	28.84	28.84	C,	—	C,	—	Cs,	—
5	30	N.W.	28	N.W.	25	N.W.	27	41	- 2	Very clear sky all day	28.88	28.75	28.86	Fair	—	C,	N.W.	Cs,	N.
6	5	N.W.	13	N.W.	9	N.W.	9	44	+ 2½	Snow ¾ inch last night	29.14	29.04	29.12	Cs.	—	Cml,	N.E.	C,	—
7	6	N.W.	15	N.W.	14	N.W.	11	26	+27½	Frost last night	29.16	29.10	29.16	Fair	—	Fair	—	Fair	—
8	15	N.W.	16	N.N.E.	12	N.W.	14	28	+20	Frost last night	29.32	29.18	29.20	Fair	—	Fair	—	Fair	—
9	24	N.W.	23	E.S.E.	24	S.E.	23	31	+ 4	Frost last night	29.14	28.96	28.98	Fair	—	Fair	—	Cs,	—
10	20	Calm	35	S.E.	34	S.E.	29	33	- 5	Fresh wind. No geese, few ducks flying	29.20	29.18	29.18	Cs,	S.E.	Ns.	—	Ns.	—
11	28	S.E.	23	S.E.	25	S.E.	25	27	- 1½	Violent winds. Snow ¾ inch	29.20	29.14	29.00	Ns	—	Ns.	—	Ns.	—
12	31	S.E.	42	S.E.	37	S.E.	36	27	+ 7	Moderate winds	28.95	28.80	28.74	Ns. S	—	Ns.	—	Ns.	—
13	32	N.W.	46	N.W.	40	N.W.	39	34	+ ½	Rain last night	28.74	28.62	28.55	Ns. S	—	Cs,	—	Ns,	—
14	19	N.W.	33	N.W.	32	Calm	28	46	- 6	Frost last nt. Riv. break. up	28.76	28.67	28.67	Cml,	N.N.W.	Cml,	N.N.W.	Cml,	N.N.W.
15	22	N.W.	39	N.W.	34	N.W.	31	36	- 5	Frost last night	28.89	28.81	28.84	Cs.	W.N.W.	Cs.	W.N.W.	Cs,	W.N.W.
16	21	S.E.	51	N.W.	43	N.W.	38	40	- 3	Do. Moderate winds	28.94	28.72	28.77	Fair	—	Cml,	—	Cml,	—
17	24	N.W.	45	N.W.	36	Calm	35	43	- 3¼	Do. Light and var. winds	29.05	28.90	28.90	Cs	N.N.W.	Cs,	N.N.W.	Cs,	—
18	34	S.E.	61	S.E.	58	S.E.	51	40	-14¼	River open. Geese, swans, ducks, &c. flying up	28.82	28.60	28.50	Fair	—	C,	—	Cs,	—
19	39	N.W.	48	N.W.	41	N.W.	42	39	- 1½	A little rain, A.M.	28.75	28.75	28.88	Ns.	—	Ns.	—	Cml,	W.
20	25	Calm	48	N.W.	41	Calm	38	44	- 1½	A little rain, P.M.	29.10	28.90	28.83	Fair	—	Cml.	N.	Cml,	N.
21	25	Calm	58	N.W.	49	N.W.	44	42	+ 5	Frost. Geese, &c. flying Nly.	28.88	28.74	28.48	Fair	—	C,	—	C,	—
22	34	Calm	67	N.W.	58	N.W.	53	43	+10	Moderate wind	28.38	28.25	28.49	C,	N.W.	C,	W.	Cml,	—
23	38	S.E.	65	S.E.	68	S.E.	57	48	+42	Violent wind all day	28.58	28.26	28.20	Cs.	—	Cs.	S.E.	Cs,	W.
24	55	S.E.	65	S.	53	S.	57	54	+40	High wind, A.M. Showers P.M. Light in N.E. even.	28.30	28.30	28.40	Cs,	S.W.	Ns.	—	Cml,	—
25	38	N.W.	51	N.W.	46	N.W.	45	56	+10	Drizzly, A.M.	28.62	28.52	28.50	Ns.	—	Ns.	—	Cs,	S.
26	38	N.W.	40	N.W.	42	N.W.	40	57	-12	Heavy rain till 7 A.M. Some rain and snow afterwards	28.31	28.37	28.60	Ns.	—	Ns.	—	Cml,	—
27	29	Calm	56	S.E.	45	S.E.	43	57	+10	Frost last nt. A lit. rain P.M.	28.90	28.90	28.90	Cs,	—	Cs.	—	Cs.	—
28	39	S.E.	45	E.	38	N.E.	40	50	- 4½	Rain occas. through the day	28.87	28.91	29.02	Cml,	—	Ns,	E.	Cs.	—
29	28	N.W.	34	N.	32	N.E.	31	51	- 6	Fresh winds	29.27	29.30	29.28	Cml,	N.W.	Cml,	—	Cml,	—
30	28	S.E.	56	S.E.	52	S.	45	34	- 2	Heavy frost last night	29.03	28.89	28.72	C,	N.W.	Fair	—	Cml,	W.
31	35	Calm	57	N.E.	40	N.E.	44	34	+ 6	Windy P.M. and all night	28.53	28.60	28.34	Fair	—	C, Cs,	—	Cs.	—

Remarkable Phenomena.—Halo around the moon on the evening of the 21st.—Continued several hours. Same on the evening of the 23d, from 7 till 11 o'clock.

The ice on the Missouri broke and commenced moving on the 29th February; but a few days after it blocked up and continued stationary until the 14th of the present month, when it began to move again; and on the 18th it was entirely open and clear of ice. In this register an extra column is added, containing the daily rise or fall of the river. The sign—denotes the fall of the water during the last twenty-four hours, and the sign + denotes its rise during the same length of time. When the register was commenced the river was three feet above the low-water mark, or its lowest stage in the winter. Therefore on the 25th, when it was highest this month, it was thirteen feet five inches above its lowest stage in the winter.