Armagh Meteorological Record Formats for April 1885
The format of the meteorological readings has changed many times over the years but the readings for April 1885 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 | Rain square |
| 9 | Rain kew |
| 10 | Cloud amount |
| 11 | Cloud form |
| 12 | Weather at time of obs |
| 13 | Weather since last obs |
| Second Reading | |
| 1 | ??? |
| 2 | External thermometer |
| 3 | Attached thermometer |
| 4 | Barometer |
| 5 | Dry |
| 6 | Wet |
| 7 | |
| 8 | Max Temperature |
| 9 | Min temperature |
| 10 | Sunshine in hours |
| Third Reading | |
| 1 | Barometer |
| 2 | Attached thermometer |
| 3 | Dry |
| 4 | Wet |
| 5 | Wind direction |
| 6 | Wind speed |
| 7 | Cloud amount |
| 8 | Cloud form |
| 9 | Weather at time of obs |
| 10 | Weather since last obs |
| 11 | Corrected Max |
| 12 | Corrected Min |
| Fourth Reading | |
| 1 | ??? |
| 2 | External thermometer |
| 3 | Attached thermometer |
| 4 | Barometer |
| 5 | Dry Hygrometer |
| 6 | Wind direction |
| 7 | Wind speed |
| 8 | Max temperature |
| 9 | Min temperature |
| 10 | Sunshine in hours |
