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

Record of the Thermometer and Rainfall at Braidentown, Florida, for the month of July, 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.		“
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.

Record of the Thermometer and Rainfall at Braidentown, Florida, for the month of August, 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	91	86	S. W.		Clear.
2	82	91	83	S. E.		Clear.
3	82	90	80	S. W.	1 in.	Rain during night.
4	78	82	79	S. E.	1¼ in.	Rain during day and night.
5	78	80	82	S. E.	1½ in.	Rain during forenoon.
6	78	83	82	S. W.	1/16 in.	Rain during afternoon.
7	79	93	80	S. W.	¼ in.	Rain during afternoon.
8	82	92	84	S. E.	1 in.	Rain during afternoon.
9	82	92	83	S. E.	½ in.	Rain during afternoon.
10	81	91	88	S. E.		Cloudy.
11	82	94	80	S. E.	½ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
12	84	94	84	S. E.	½ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
13	82	90	87	S. E.		Cloudy.
14	81	91	92	S. W.		Cloudy.
15	82	93	79	S. E.	½ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
16	80	93	84	S. E.		Cloudy.
17	82	95	80	S. E.	2 in.	Rain in the afternoon.
18	80	91	86	S. E.		Cloudy.
19	78	93	90	S. E.		Clear.
20	82	89	86	S. E.	1/16 in.	Cloudy, rain in the P.M.
21	80	89	89	S. W.		Clear.
22	84	92	89	S. W.		Cloudy, rain in the P.M.
23	86	96	90	S. W.		Cloudy, rain in the P.M.
24	84	93	88	S. E.	1/16 in.	Cloudy, with rain in the P.M.
25	82	95	85	S. W.	¼ in.	Cloudy, with rain in the P.M.
26	81	96	88	S. E.	1 in.	Cloudy, with rain in the P.M.
27	82	94	91	S. E.		Clear.
28	82	95	88	S. E.		Clear.
29	84	84	83	S. W.	3½ in.	Rain, wind blowing gale day and night.
30	78	82	82	S.	3 in.	Rain, wind blowing gale day and night.
31	80	90	84	S. E.	1/8 in.	Rain during the forenoon.
Sums,	2,520	2,814	2,642		17 in.
Av’ge	84	93¾	88
Lowest temperature at 6 o’clock A.M., 4th, 5th, 6th, 19th and 30th insts.						78°
Highest temperature at 12 o’clock M., 23d and 26th insts.						96°

METEOROLOGICAL.

Record of the Thermometer and Rainfall at Braidentown, Florida, for the month of September, 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	81	86	82	S. E.	¼ in.	Cloudy, with rain in P. M.
2	73	88	78	S. W.	1 in.	Cloudy, with rain in P. M.
3	78	92	81	S.	1 in.	Cloudy, with rain in P. M.
4	80	92	88	S. E.		Clear.
5	82	92	87	S. E.		Clear A. M., cloudy P. M.
6	81	90	87	S. E.		Clear.
7	81	88	85	S. W.		Clear.
8	81	90	84	S. W.		Clear.
9	82	92	86	S. W.	½ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
10	80	94	87	S. E.	1/8 in.	Rain in the afternoon.
11	82	92	88	S. E.		Cloudy.
12	82	94	87	S. W.	1 in.	Rain in the afternoon.
13	80	92	90	S.	½ in.	Clear day, rain during night.
14	82	90	88	S. E.		Clear.
15	80	91	83	S. E.	3/4 in.	Clear day, rain during night.
16	78	77	78	S. E.		Cloudy, with Scotch mist.
17	75	87	88	S. E.		Clear.
18	78	85	81	S. E.		Cloudy, with strong wind.
19	75	90	81	S. E.	1/16 in.	Clear A. M., rain P. M.
20	78	90	84	S. E.	½ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
21	78	93	88	S. E.	¼ in.	Rain in the afternoon.
22	78	92	87	S. E.		Clear.
23	78	94	89	S. E.		Clear.
24	77	94	90	S. E.		Clear.
25	80	90	85	S.		Clear.
26	78	92	87	S. W.	¼ in.	Rain during early part of night.
27	80	87	86	S. W.	1 in.	Rain in the morning.
28	85	90	86	N. W.		Clear.
29	79	88	84	S. E.		Clear.
30	70	90	87	S. E.		Clear.
Sums,	2,377	2,702	2,562		71/8 in.
Av’ge	79¼	90	85
Lowest temperature at 6 o’clock A.M., 30th inst.						70°
Highest temperature at 12 o’clock M., 10th, 12th, 23d and 24th insts.						94°