Excerpt from The Climate of Chicago The earliest meteorologic Observations that have been preserved were made at Fort Dearborn, near the lake shore, in July, 1832. This series was continued until December, 1836, when there is a gap up to December, 1856, excepting a few Observations at the Mechanics' Insti tute, in 1844. From January 1, 1858, to October, 1859, no records are on file, but since November, 1859, a continuous series of observations has been maintained down to the present time, with the exception of 14 days in October, 1871, which were lost in the great fire Of October 8 and 9. These remarks apply to Observations of temperature. For rainfall the records are not so complete. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.