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1903
January
18: Moderate fresh breeze South these 24 hours - first part of 24 hours light rain showers - Last part of 24 hours rain and damp to fair - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 30.16 to 29.93 - General duties for day - 1st asst went fishing.

19: Light wind to moderate breeze S. West to West and South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours dry to rain - Last part of 24 hours rain - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 30.10 - Keeper washing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

20: Fresh breeze South these 24 hours with rain - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.00 to 29.82 - General duties for the day - Keeper and 2nd asst cleaning Lens and Lamp and all brass work in lantern - Keeper writing in office.

21: Light wind to moderate breeze South to S. West these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours light rain showers - Sea quite rough - General duties for day - Barometer 29.80 - Keepert & assts polishing brass work - 2nd asst working in shop - 1st asst went to Newport after mail.

22: Moderate breeze S.W. to light S. East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain showers - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & damp - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.80 to 30.00 - Keeper working in garden - 2nd asst cutting wood for himself & Keeper for next year.

23: Gale to fresh breeze and light South wind tehse 24 hours with rain during 24 hours - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.65 to 29.95 - General duties for the day - 2nd asst making a cold frame in shop & ??? ???

24: Fresh to moderate breeze South to S. West and W. these 24 hours with rain - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.38 to 29.55 - 2nd asst making cold frames and putting glass in window rack.

25: Fresh breeze West with rain and hail squalls first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours light S. East wind & rain - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.65 to 29.90 - General duties for day - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

26: Fresh breeze East to light North wind these 24 hours with rain and snow - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 29.05 - General duties for the day - 1st asst taking covers off of Coal Oil cases (???) preparing to empty them - Keeper showing 2nd asst how to put in new wicks.

27: Light East to S. East and variable winds these 24 hours with frequent rain hail & snow showers - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.05 to 29.50 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - Keeper working on road - 2nd asst working in shop.

28: Light variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours hail and snow - Last part of 24 hours cloudy & fair. Sea moderately smooth - Baromter 29.50 to 29.85 - General duties for day - 2nd asst working in shop & putting on garden dressing.

29: Fresh breeze to gale S. East to South with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours Fresh breeze S.W to West - light rain showers - Sea rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.50 to 29.75 - 2nd asst sawing wood in his celler.

30: Light South wind to fresh breeze S.W. to West these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain - Last part of 24 hours hail and snow - Sea very rough - Barometer 29.46 - Keeper and assts putting 200 Gallon of Mineral oil in Oil butts - 2nd asst went to Newport after supplies.

31: Moderate breeze S. West with hail and snow squalls for these 24 hours - Sea rough - Generaly duties for the day - Barometer 29.45 - Keeper went to Newport after supplies & post reports & get the mail - 2nd asst was working in the shop.