25

1903
January
1: Fresh breeze North to light S. East wind these 24 hours with light rain and fair - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 29.40 to 30.05 - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing & takeing covers off of coal oil cases - 2nd asst returned at 9. A.M.

2: Gale to fresh breeze South these 24 hours with rain and thick weather - Sea quite rough - Barometer 29.95 to 30.04 - General duties for the day - 2nd asst washing - Keeper went to Newport after mail and to mail Pay Rolls.

3: Fresh breeze to light South wind these 24 hours with rain and thick - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 30.20 - General duties for the day - 2nd asst putting dressing on garden and working in shop - 1st asst went fishing.

4: Light South wind and calm these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours rain and thick fog - Last part of 24 hours fair and warmer - Sea quite smooth - General duties for the day - 1st asst went fishing - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies. Barometer 30.20.

5: Light South wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair and high dry fog - Last part of 24 hours damp fog - Sea moderately smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 30.15 - Keeper washing - 1st and 2nd asst putting 200 Gallons of oil in Oil butts - 1st asst went fishing.

6: Light variable winds these 24 hours with fair weather - Sea Smooth - Barometer 30.20 to 30.00 - 2nd asst and Keeper cleaning furnace pipe & stove pipe for Keeper - 2nd asst cutting wood for himself - 1st asst & Keeper half mile from sta - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

7: Fresh breeze to light East wind these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours fair and light rain showers - Sea smooth - Barometer 30.00 to 29.80 - Keeper and assts cleaning chimney flue in Dwelling - 1st asst went fishing.

8: Fresh to moderate breeze South with rain first part of 24 hours - Last part of 24 hours fair and light rain showers - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 29.90 to 30.05 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst cutting wood.

9: Light South to variable winds these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours light rain showers -Last part of 24 hours fair and warmer - Sea little rough - Barometer 30.13 to 30.03 - 2nd asst washing - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper cleaning out his celller.

10: Fresh breeze East these 24 hours with clear fine and little cool - Sea quite rough - Barometer 30.04 to 29.90 - General duties for the day - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst cutting wood about one mile from sta for himself.

11: Light east wind and calm these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite rough - General duties for the day - Barometer 29.90 to 30.16 - 1st asst went fishing and digging Rock-Oysters on North beach - 2nd asst went to Newport after mail & supplies.

12: Light East wind these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea quite smooth - Barometer 30.24 - 1st asst went fishing - General duties for the day - Keeper washing - 2nd asst cutting wood one mile from Sta for himself - Also digging Rock Oysters.

13: Moderate breeze and light East wind these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea very smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.25 to 30.08 - 1st asst went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd cutting wood for himself for next year.

14: Fresh breeze East to light North East wind dry and warm these 24 hours - Barometer 29.98 to 29.92 - General duties for the day - 1st asst showing four visitors in the Tower - 2nd asst cutting wood for himself about one mile from Station.

15: Light East wind these 24 hours with clear fine weather - Sea very smooth - Barometer 29.90 - 2nd asst washing & working in the garden - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper working in the shop and writing in the Office.

16: Moderate breeze East to S. East and South these 24 hours - First part of 24 hours fair - Last part of 24 hours damp - Sea smooth - Barometer 29.93 to 30.00 - Keeper went to Newport after mail & supplies - 2nd asst cutting wood today.

17: Light South to S. East wind these 24 hours with light rain - Sea smooth - General duties for the day - Barometer 30.16 today - 1st asst went fishing - Keeper went one half mile from the Sta to see about getting wood for next year.