Example: Altitude of Barometer above sea level, 205 feet; Temperature of the air, 45°; Correction = ?

Here 205 feet and 45° are neither of them found in the table. Hence a double interpolation is necessary. For 200 feet and 40° the correction is +.224 inch. For 200 feet and 50° the correction is +.220 inch. Hence for 200 feet and 45° the correction is +.222 inch. For 210 feet and 40° the correction is +.235 inch. For 210 feet and 50° the correction is +.231 inch. Hence for 210 feet and 45° the correction is +.233 inch. Now for 205 feet we should have a correction midway between +.235 inch and +.233 inch or +.234 inch.


Table I.—Temperature of the Dew-Point, in Degrees Fahrenheit.

t Difference between the dry and wet thermometers (t-t′) t
(Dry ther.)0°.20°.40°.60°.81°.01°.21°.41°.61°.82°.02°.22°.42°.6(Dry ther.)
-40 -52 -40
-39 -50 -39
-38 -49 -38
-37 -48 -37
-36 -46 -36
-35 -44 -35
-34 -43 -58 -34
-33 -42 -55 -33
-32 -40 -52 -32
-31 -38 -49 -31
-30 -36 -47 -30
-29 -35 -44 -29
-28 -33 -42 -56 -28
-27 -32 -40 -52 -27
-26 -30 -37 -48 -26
-25 -29 -35 -45 -25
-24 -28 -34 -43 -58 -24
-23 -27 -32 -40 -53 -23
-22 -26 -30 -37 -49 -22
-21 -25 -29 -35 -45 -21
-20 -23 -28 -33 -41 -55 -20
-19 -22 -26 -31 -38 -50 -19
-18 -21 -25 -29 -35 -45 -18
-17 -20 -23 -27 -32 -41 -55 -17
-16 -19 -22 -26 -30 -37 -49 -16
-15 -17 -20 -24 -28 -34 -44 -15
-14 -16 -19 -22 -26 -31 -39 -52 -14
-13 -15 -18 -21 -25 -29 -35 -46 -13
-12 -14 -17 -20 -23 -27 -32 -41 -55 -12
-11 -13 -16 -18 -21 -25 -30 -36 -48 -11
-10 -12 -14 -17 -20 -23 -27 -33 -42 -58 -10
-9 -11 -13 -15 -18 -21 -25 -30 -37 -48 -9
-8 -10 -12 -14 -17 -20 -23 -27 -33 -42 -58 -8
-7 -9 -11 -13 -15 -18 -21 -25 -30 -36 -48 -7
-6 -8 -10 -12 -14 -16 -19 -23 -27 -32 -41 -56 -6
-5 -7 -8 -10 -12 -15 -17 -21 -24 -29 -35 -47 -5
-4 -6 -7 -9 -11 -13 -16 -19 -22 -26 -31 -39 -54 -4
-3 -4 -6 -8 -10 -12 -14 -17 -20 -23 -28 -33 -44 -3
-2 -3 -5 -6 -8 -10 -12 -15 -18 -21 -24 -29 -36 -48 -2
-1 -2 -4 -5 -7 -9 -11 -13 -16 -18 -22 -26 -31 -39 -1
±0 -1 -3 -4 -6 -7 -9 -11 -14 -16 -19 -23 -27 -33 0
+1 -0 -2 -3 -4 -6 -8 -10 -12 -14 -17 -20 -24 -28 +1
2 +1 -1 -2 -3 -5 -6 -8 -10 -12 -15 -17 -21 -25 2
3 2 +1 -1 -2 -3 -5 -7 -8 -10 -13 -15 -18 -21 3
4 3 +2 0 -1 -2 -4 -5 -7 -9 -11 -13 -16 -19 4
5 4 3 +1 0 -1 -2 -4 -5 -7 -9 -11 -14 -16 5
6 5 4 3 +1 0 -1 -3 -4 -6 -7 -9 -12 -14 6
7 6 5 4 3 +1 0 -1 -3 -4 -6 -8 -10 -12 7
8 7 6 5 4 3 +1 0 -1 -3 -4 -6 -8 -10 8
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 +1 0 -1 -3 -4 -6 -8 9
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 +1 0 -1 -3 -4 -6 10
11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 +2 0 -1 -3 -4 11
12 11 10 9 9 8 7 5 4 3 +2 0 -1 -2 12
13 12 11 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 +2 +1 -1 13
14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 +1 14
15 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 15
16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 5 4 16
17 16 16 15 14 13 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 17
18 17 17 16 15 14 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 18
19 18 18 17 16 15 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 19
20 19 19 18 17 17 16 15 14 13 13 12 11 10 20
t.0°.2 0°.40°.6 0°.81°.01°.21°.41°.61°.82°.02°.22°.42°.6 t.

Table I.—Temperature of the Dew-Point, in Degrees Fahrenheit.

t Difference between the dry and wet thermometers (t-t′). t
(Dry ther.) 2°.6 2°.8 3°.0 3°.2 3°.4 3°.6 3°.8 4°.0 4°.2 4°.4(Dry ther.)
-2 -48 -2
-1 -39 -54 -1
0 -33 -43 0
+1 -28 -35 -46 +1
2 -25 -30 -37 -50 2
3 -21 -26 -31 -39 -54 3
4 -19 -22 -27 -32 -42 -60 4
5 -16 -19 -23 -28 -34 -45 5
6 -14 -17 -20 -24 -29 -35 -47 6
7 -12 -14 -17 -20 -24 -29 -37 -50 7
8 -10 -12 -15 -17 -21 -25 -30 -38 -53 8
9 -8 -10 -12 -15 -18 -21 -25 -31 -39 -55 9
10 -6 -8 -10 -12 -15 -18 -21 -26 -31 -40 10
11 -4 -6 -8 -10 -12 -15 -18 -21 -26 -31 11
12 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10 -12 -15 -18 -21 -26 12
13 -1 -2 -4 -5 -7 -9 -12 -14 -17 -21 13
14 +1 0 -2 -3 -5 -7 -9 -11 -14 -17 14
15 3 +1 0 -2 -3 -5 -7 -9 -11 -14 15
16 4 3 +2 0 -1 -3 -4 -6 -8 -10 16
17 6 5 3 +2 +1 -1 -2 -4 -6 -8 17
18 7 6 5 4 2 +1 0 -2 -3 -5 18
19 9 8 7 5 4 3 +1 0 -1 -3 19
20 10 9 8 7 6 5 3 +2 +1 -1 20
t. 2°.6 2°.8 3°.0 3°.2 3°.4 3°.6 3°.8 4°.0 4°.2 4°.4 t.
t. 4°.6 4°.8 5°.0 5°.2 5°.4 5°.6 5°.8 6°.0 6°.2 6°.4 t.
8 8
9 9
10 -57 10
11 -41 -60 11
12 -31 -41 -59 12
13 -25 -31 -40 -58 13
14 -20 -25 -30 -39 -56 14
15 -16 -20 -24 -30 -38 -53 15
16 -13 -16 -19 -23 -28 -36 -50 16
17 -10 -12 -15 -18 -22 -27 -34 -47 17
18 -7 -9 -12 -14 -17 -21 -26 -32 -44 18
19 -5 -7 -9 -11 -14 -17 -20 -25 -30 -40 19
20 -2 -4 -6 -8 -10 -13 -16 -19 -23 -29 20
t. 4°.6 4°.8 5°.0 5°.2 5°.4 5°.6 5°.8 6°.0 6°.2 6°.4 t.

Table I.—Temperature of the Dew-Point, in Degrees Fahrenheit.