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Thursday, Jan. 4, 1872.
Weather | Barom  | Thermometer  | Wind
Cloudy  | 29.340 | 25 | 32 | 23 | NW strong
Some snow and a very steady wind but the ice yields very little and still covers the greater part of the harbor.

Friday, Jan. 5, 1872
Snowy | 29.264 | 22 | 25 | 19 | NW strong
Ice disappearing gradually, very low tide at night and Snowsqualls all day

Saturday Jan. 6, 1872
Snowy | 29.624 | 23 | 25 | 19 |NW, puffy
In P.M. the wind changes to W and finally SW. Snows. Evening calm

Sunday Jan'y. 7.
Snowy | 29.500 | 27 | 27 |16.5 | SE puffy
Harbor again covered with slushy ice.

Monday, January 8.
Half clear. | 29.528 | 27.5 | 32 | 25 | SE variable
Fresh ice forming. Later in the day 

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the wind goes round to the NW and blows most of it out of the harbor. Weather too cold and windy for observations

Tuesday, Jan'y. 9, 1872
Weather    | Barom. | Thermom.     | Wind
           |        |    | x. | n. |          |
Half clear | 30.056 | 27 | 32 | 26 | N.NW strong 
Much ice still obstructing the harbor in spite of the high wind.

Wednesday, Jan. 10.
Cloudy | 29.562 | 28 | 30 | 19 | SE fresh
Wind goes round to the SE and blows fresh at intervals. Ice interferes a good deal with getting to tide guage. P.M. calmer, tides very low.

Thursday, Jan. 11
Snowy | 29.256 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 26 | Light E
NW wind in P.M. Snowing lightly at short intervals. Slush ice forming.

Friday, Jan. 12
Snowy | 29.233 | 24 | 34 |23 | Light W & SW
Cloudy, with snow.
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