Florida: Past and present / together with notes from Sunland, on the Manatee River, Gulf Coast of South Florida: its climate, soil, and productions

by Samuel C. Upham

METEOROLOGICAL.

Record of the Thermometer and Rainfall at Braidentown, Florida, for the month of May, 1880, with Remarks in relation to Wind and Weather.

Date.	6 o’clock A. M.	12 o’clock M.	6 o’clock P. M.	Wind at M.	Rainfall.	Remarks.
1	73	89	86	E.	——	Clear.
2	72	89	79	S. E.	½ in.	Cloudy, with rain P. M.
3	72	80	79	S. E.	——	Cloudy, with Scotch mist.
4	78	84	84	S. W.	——	Clear.
5	75	79	81	S. E.	——	Cloudy, with Scotch mist.
6	74	83	83	E.	——	Cloudy.
7	74	90	74	E.	1 in.	Rain during P.M. and night.
8	75	80	76	E.	2¼ in.	Rain during P.M. and night.
9	76	85	78	E.	——	Cloudy, with Scotch mist.
10	74	87	86	S. W.	——	Partly cloudy.
11	73	87	79	S. W.	1 in.	Rain in the afternoon.
12	75	78	78	S. W.	1½ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
13	72	83	83	S. W.	——	Cloudy.
14	75	84	83	S. W.	——	Cloudy,
15	75	83	81	E.	——	Cloudy; wind blowing a gale.
16	72	85	79	E.	——	Cloudy; wind blowing a gale.
17	70	86	80	E.	——	Cloudy.
18	73	87	83	E.	——	Cloudy,
19	73	90	84	E.	——	“
20	75	90	82	S. E.	½ in.	Rain during P.M. and night.
21	75	90	80	S. E.	1 in.	Rain during P.M. and night.
22	75	79	78	S. E.	2 in.	Rain during the day.
23	78	86	78	S. E.	1 in.	Rain during the day.
24	78	86	78	S. E.	¼ in.	Rain during the day.
25	76	75	78	S. E.	½ in.	Rain during the day.
26	76	88	78	S. E.	——	Cloudy, with Scotch mist.
27	75	89	86	S. E.	——	Partly cloudy.
28	76	89	89	S. E.	——	Partly cloudy.
29	76	90	87	S. E.	¼ in.	Rain during night, day clear.
30	78	95	87	S. E.	——	Clear.
31	80	91	86	S. E.	——	Clear.
Sums,	2,319	2,657	2,523	—	11¾ in.
Av’ge	74¾	85¾	811/3	—	——
Lowest temperature at 6 o’clock A. M., 2d, 3d, 13th and 16th insts						72°
Highest temperature at 12 o’clock M., 30th inst						95°

METEOROLOGICAL.

Record of the Thermometer and Rainfall at Braidentown, Florida, for the month of June, 1880, with Remarks in relation to Wind and Weather.

Date.	6 o’clock A. M.	12 o’clock M.	6 o’clock P. M.	Wind at M.	Rainfall.	Remarks.
1	82	96	82	S. W.	1¾ in.	Rain during the afternoon.
2	82	92	87	S. W.	¼ in.	Rain during the afternoon.
3	84	91	90	S. W.		Clear.
4	84	91	84	S. W.		Cloudy.
5	82	93	91	S. W.		Clear.
6	84	92	88	S. W.		Scotch mist in the afternoon.
7	84	79	84	S. E.	1/16 in.	Rain during P. M.
8	84	93	89	S. E.	½ in.	Rain during P. M.
9	81	85	81	S. E.	3/4 in.	Rain during P. M.
10	82	92	88	S. W.		Clear.
11	86	89	82	S. W.		Cloudy, with Scotch mist.
12	82	84	86	S. W.		Cloudy, with Scotch mist.
13	83	93	87	S. W.		Cloudy.
14	86	90	83	S. W.	½ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
15	82	92	88	S. W.		Cloudy.
16	88	90	88	S. W.		Cloudy.
17	86	89	88	S. E.		Cloudy.
18	84	93	90	S. W.		Cloudy.
19	86	90	88	S. W.		Cloudy.
20	88	91	89	S. W.		Clear.
21	88	93	90	S. W.		Clear.
22	88	90	87	S. W.	¼ in.	Cloudy: rain in the evening.
23	84	92	84	S. W.		Cloudy.
24	84	93	88	S. W.	1½ in.	Cloudy: rain in the evening.
25	84	94	82	S. E.		Scotch mist in the afternoon.
26	80	80	83	S. E.	½ in.	Rain in the evening.
27	80	80	83	S. E.	1 in.	Rain in the afternoon.
28	80	87	83	S. E.	1/8 in.	Rain in the afternoon.
29	83	90	87	S. W.		Cloudy and misty.
30	82	90	85	S. W.		Clear.
31	80	84	83	S. W.	1/16 in.	Rain at noon.
Sums,	2,593	2,778	2,683		7¼ in.
Av’ge	83¾	89½	86¾
Lowest temperature at 6 o’clock A.M., 26th, 27th, 28th and 31st insts.						80°
Highest temperature at 12 o’clock M., 1st inst.						96°

METEOROLOGICAL.