The format of the meteorological readings has changed many times over the years
but the readings for November 1896 can be interpreted using the
following table. The Column number refers to the columns on the readings
counted from left to right and the Contents refers to the instrument or
measurement being recorded.
Column | Contents |
| First Reading |
1 | Date
|
2 | Barometer
|
3 | Attached thermometer
|
4 | Dry
|
5 | Wet
|
6 | Wind direction
|
7 | Wind force
|
8 | Cloud amount
|
9 | Cloud form
|
10 | Weather at time of obs
|
11 | Weather since last obs
|
12 | Rain small
|
13 | Rain kew
|
| Second Reading |
1 | ???
|
2 | External thermometer
|
3 | Attached thermometer
|
4 | Barometer reduced to sea level 32F
|
5 | Dry (corrected)
|
6 | Wet (corrected)
|
7 | Relative humidity
|
8 | Elastic force of vapour / vapour tension
|
| Third Reading |
1 | Date
|
2 | Barometer
|
3 | Attached thermometer
|
4 | Dry
|
5 | Wet
|
6 | Wind Direction
|
7 | Wind force
|
8 | Cloud amount
|
9 | Cloud form
|
10 | Weather at time of obs
|
11 | Weather since last obs
|
12 | Max (corrected)
|
13 | Min (corrected)
|
14 | Grass min
|
| Fourth Reading |
1 | ???
|
2 | External thermometer???
|
3 | Attached thermometer???
|
4 | Barometer reduced to 32F sea level
|
5 | Dry (corrected)
|
6 | Wet (corrected)
|
7 | Max therm....Relative humidity
|
8 | Min therm....Elastic force of vapour
|
9 | Sunshine in hours
|
10 | Solar rad (corrected)
|
11 | Grass min (corrected)
|