■ ' ■ ■ ■ .i/.'., I I ft* ■ ■ ■ 9 ^H L • *. • *Jr : ■ a/9 WE$r METEOROLOGICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL #P fa fa » comprising a record of the weather, with especial rp;ference to the position of the wind, and the moon on the occasion of sudden changes, untimely frosts, &c. From a Personal Diary of the Author from 1806 to 1869, WITH AN APPENDIX, . BY LEONARD JTILL, A Resident of East Bridgewater, Mass.. now 82 years of age. PLYMOUTH, MASS. : PTTBEISHED FOR THE AUTHOR BY MOSES BATES, Old Colony Sentinel Office, 1869. •CJlSft no vm M .003 Entered according to act of Congress in the Year 1869, by Moses Bates, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of Massachusetts. Printed by W. W. Avery, Steam Job Printer, Plymouth, Mass. m. W. BOSTON COTOg FEB 1 4 199S y JfST ' ■■■■-■■ ' -■■■ ' '-■'■' SSfRr PREFACE. f*rN presenting to the public the result of his obser- ve vations in relation to the weather, and of the more <& remarkable events transpiring in the Old Colony and vicinity, the author makes no pretence of introducing a work to be valued for its scientific discoveries, or its literary attainments ; but he introduces, rather, the diary of a plain mechanic, surveyor, and farmer, kept for sixty-three years, with such completeness as his means of information would allow, and, as is generally believed, the most perfect consecutive record for so long a period of time. The facts here embraced are compiled in a convenient form for reference, and are given to the public at the earnest solicitation of a large number of his friends, who have deemed this record worthy to be preserved. To meet the almost universally . conceived opinions that the moon, in some way, is made to affect the weather, the position of that planet is given for the entire period ; and though the " weather wise " who PREFACE. look for frosts on the occasion of a full moon, or in any other way imagine that this " heavenly orb which revolves round the earth" has . any effect upon the weather, may be disappointed to find their theories exploded, the facts will be no less valuable, either to the scholar or the man of business. In the Appendix, the author has sought only to sub- mit a few of the observations and opinions of scientific men— already before the public — to show that they are in harmony with his own record of what has ac- tually transpired. Presuming upon the indulgence of the public, and profoundly grateful to his numerous friends for their many words and acts of encouragement in the prose- cution of his labors, this volume is now presented to the reader, in the hope that the result of his labor will not be unacceptable. LEONARD HILL. East Bpjdgewater, October, 1869. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1806. JANUARY. ) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Pleasant. Cold, clear. Little snow. 'Rain. Cold. Cold. Snow, cold. More snow. Little snow. Drifted. Wind. W. N. N. E. S. W. N. & W. N. N. & N. E. W. 1. Cold wind. 2. Pleasant. 3. HP Warm. 4. Clear, pleasant. 6. Warm. 6. Cloudy. 7. Squally, snow. 8. Little snow. 9. Kain and snow. .Boisterous, cold. N. W. Cold, clear. 1° Some clouds. S. W. Look like snow. Snow storm, 6 inches. S. W. & W. Warmer, rain. S. Clear, cloudy. W. S. W. 110. V^l^ Clear, cold. 11. Cold, clear. 12. High wind. !13. Rain. |l4. Cold, snow — 3 inches. 15. Clear. 16. Cold. 17. Very cold. 3° Wind N. W. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. N. W. N. N. W. W. w. s. w. N. N. W. W. & N. N. i^/Clear, pleasant. Cold. Change — moderated, mild. Some snow. Pleasant. Good sleighing. Little snow. Pair, pleasant, cold. 10 s W, W. N- W. w, N. W. 'Cold. Squally. Cold day. Cold. Clear, cold. W. N. W. W. >18. ^/Cold, pleasant. !19, Thaw all day. >20. Mild. 21. Some rain. 22. Cold, little snow. 23. Cold. [24. Clear, cold. 125. ^Some snow. \26. Very clear. 127. Cold. >28. Clear and pleasant. W. s. w. s. N. W. & N. W. w. Rather mild month. Very little sleighing ; but few cold days. Month generally pleasant and mild; but little sleighing. No extreme cold weather. teb METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1806. MARCH. I APRIL. 1. Cold, windy. 2. Little .snow. 3. High wind. Wind. W. N. W. 1. Pleasant. 2. Warm. S. W Wind. W. & N. W. 4. ^gp^Cold, pleasant. W. 5. High west wind. N. TV. 6. Clear, pleasant. 7. Cloudy, cold, snow. N. 8. N. E." storm; hail and rain. 9. Very cold. W. 10. S. and S. W. rain. 3. ^gP'Little rain. S. W. 4. Rain, warm. S. 5. Very warm. G7° .W 6. Very warm. Frogs peep. 7. Pleasant. S. 8. Rain. S. W. 9. Little rain. S. W. , Cloudy, cold. Wind high. Chilly, cloudy. Snow — 2 inches. Clear, pleasant. Cold, windy. Very cold. 7° Cold, clear. V-^/Warm thaw. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20- 21- 22. 23- 24. 25. 2G. Pleasant. 27. Cold. 28. Clear and cold. 29. Cold. 30. Mild. 31. Cold. Mild rain. Squally. Cold. Cold. Clear, cold. 12 c *Frosty, cold W. N. W. N. S. W. N. W. N. W. w. s. w. w. w, w. 10. V^, Rainy. 11. Clear, cold. 12. Cold. 13. Clear. 14. Warm. 15. Cloudy. S. W. W. N. W. W. s. w. W. & N. W. W, S. W, w r . & s. w. w w s. w. w 16. Some thunder and rain. 17. Cold. N. W. 18. ^^/Clear, pleasant. W. 19. Clear, pleasant. W. i20. Little snow — 1 inch. N. 21. Cloudy. N. E. !22. Cold. N. & E. [23. Cold. N. & W ;24. Stormy, rain. N. E. 125. ^^} Clear, pleasant. W. 26. Rainy. S, S. W. 27. Freezes. Ice — h inch. 28. Rainy. N. E. 29. Cool, stormy. S. W. 30. Chilly. W. S. W. Cold March. Some very cold days with high winds. Rather a wet month. Warm !most of month. A few cold nights. m m- 2 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1806. MAY. JUNE. Wind. W. 1. Warm. Jl|rStormy; wind and 2. ^fprain. 3. Kaiii, thunder, showers erening. 4. Clear, cool. W. 5. Clear, pleasant. 6. Cloudy. E. 7. Some rain. W. 8. Pleasant, warm. W. 9. Some showers off. W. 10. QL Clear. W. 11- Windy. W. 12. Showers and thunder. 13. Pleasant. W. 14. Apple trees in blossom. S. W. 15. Some rain. W. S. W. 16. Rain part of the day. S. 17. Clear, cool. W. 18. IJpCool, clear. W. 19. Cloudy. E. 20. Rain, cloudy. S. & W. 21. Cooler. N. 22. Little frost, no damage. N. 23. Clear, pleasant. S. W. 24. Hot. 76 s 80° W. S. W. 25. ^J Warm, hot. 26. Showers. 27. Quite warm. 28. Pleasant. 29. Cool. 30. Warm. 31. Cool. Pleasant May. forward. pleasant, S. s. w. w. s. w. Some things Wind. ^Pleasant, clear, hot feun. w. 2. Clear, hot. S. W. & W. 3. Very hot. 90° Sun red. 4. Continues hot. 95° Thunder. S. 5. Thunder and rain. E. 6. Clear, hot sun, showers. S. W. 7. Cloudy, dull, some showers. 8. Rain. N. E. 9. V^Hot for June. 90° S. W. 10. Cool, clear. N. E. 11* Cool. N. E. 12. Clear and dry. W. 13. Little wet. E. 14. Hot with showers. Rainbow. S. 15. Clear, warmer, hot. W. 16. ^fp^Great eclipse of sun. \&)Very clear, still.W. N. W. 17. Cooler night, clear. N. E. 18. Pleasant, cool. N. 19. Clear, warm day. W. 20. Cool, chilly. N. E. 21. Little frost in low lands. N. 22. Pleasant, clear. S. W. 23. jPwarm. S. W. 24. Hot, and some rain. 25. Hot sun with thunder. 26. Very warm and showery. 27. Growing time for corn. 28. Grass looks well. Warm, wet. 29. Hot, wet, rain and thunder. 30. /^^Hot, thunder and ^rain. Some very hot days Rather dry for grass. June. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1806. JULY. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 30. 31 Wind* W. s. w. Cool for season, dry. Cloudy, warmer. Very clear, sun hot. Great heat, with thun- der. Little cooler. W. & N. W. Warmer, showers, rain- bow. S. W. CHot, with thunder. S. E. & E. Hot. W. & N. W. Warm, rather dry. Cool night, hot day. Good corn weather, warm. Showers off. S. W. Thunder in night, rain, hot. Grass good, warm sun. S. X^jKot sun, cool nights. Great heat, thunder. Hot, corn looks well. S. W. Some showers, hot. S. Hot, little rain. Cloudy, dull, muggy. S. S. W. Much rain, hot. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. AUGUST. Hot. Thunder showers, hot. Warm. Hot, showers. W. Cloudy, warm. Hot, tempest, threaten nin< ! Cooler. Pleasant, cool. Warm. Cloudy. Rain. Hot, clear. Clear. ^Warmer night, hot. S. W. Looks like storm. N. E. Very warm, cloudy. Tempest, much light- ning. S. Dog-days begun wet, hot. Wet. J^ 1 " Indian corn bearded. West wind, clear, hot. S. W. Lightning north. E. S. E. (( ^,Some rain. Good ^HP'corn weather. Pleasant, clear. W. N. W. July, not very hot; some hot days. 14. Vj^Cool. 15. Cool for August. 16. Storm. 17. Stormy. 18. Rain, warm. 19. Clear. 20. ^jl'Cool. clear. 21. Clear. 22. Hot, clear. 23. Greatlieat. 24. Thunder showers. 25. Hot, clear. 26. Cloudy. 27. 'IjpWai'm. 28. Thunder showers. 29. Cooler. 30. Cooler. W. S. W. W.I w. s.j S. w.; S. E.f w.i W. j N. w.i w.l N. E.; N. EJ s. eJi N. W.i W. W. W. W. W. W. W. w. August, not extremely hot; some days hot and dry. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1806. SEPTEMBEE. 1. Pleasant, clear. 2. Clear, pleasant. 3. Cool, clear. 4. AVarra. 5. \|^Rainy, hot. 6. Thunder showers. 7. Clear, cool. 8. Clear. 9. Mild and pleasant. 10. Cloudy. 11. Rain. S. 12. Clear, hot. 13. Clear. 14. fS/Cool. 15- Cool. 16. Little frost. 17. Storm. 18. Rain. 19. Clear. 20. Cloudy, A. M. 21. ^/ Rainy, thunder. 22. Cooler. 23. Cold. 24. Little frost, pleasant. 25. Clear. 26. Pleasant. 27. Warm. 28. ^SPllainy. 29. Pleasant, cool. 30. Very pleasant. Wind. W. W. S. W. W. W. S. W. & S. E. W. w. N. E. N. E. N. E. S. E. W. w. N. E. s. w. w. w. s. w. S. S. E. 1. Pleasant. 2. Cool. 3. Frost. 4. Cool. 5. V^ Clear. 6. Stormy. 7. Windy. 8. Clear. 9. Clear. 10. Clear. 11. Cool. 12. Cool. 13. ^W/Clear, pleasant. 14. Clear, pleasant. 15. Cold. 16. Clear, cool. 17. Look like storm. 18. Rain. 19. A little rain. 20. JP Cool. 21. Southerly weather. 22. Rain. 23. Rain. 24. Cleared off. 25. Cool. 26. Cloudy. 27. 28. Pleasant. 29. Warm. 30. Rainy, snow. 31. Snow srone. Wind. S. & W. s. w. s. w.. w. N. E. w. s. w. w. ' N. w. w. w. s. w. S. E. W. W. s. w. N. E. S. E. W. w. w. s. s. w.; Pleasant month. Few hot days. But little frost. 5 Pleasant month. But few frosty ;• nights ; A METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1806. DECEMBER. NOVEMBER. 1. Looks like storm. 2. Stormy. 3. vJt^ Little rain. 4. Rainy. 5. Cool. 6. Cold. . 7. Cold. 8. Cloudy, litte rain. 9. Little snow— 1 inch. 10. fSjCold, cloudy. 11. Rainy. 12. Hail and rain. 13. Little snow. 14. Clear. 15. Cold. 16. Cold. 17. Pleasant. 18. ^JP Pleasant. 19. Little snow— 2 inches. 20. 21. 22. Cold, stormy. 23. Clear. 24- Cloudy. | 25. l|Pciear. | 26. Clear. 27. Quite warm. 28. Cool. 29. Pleasant. 30. Cool. Wind.j 1# cold. 2. V^ Clear, cold. 3. Prosty weather. S. W.\ 4. Pleasant. S. E. 5- Rainy. N. 6. Pleasant. N. r W. 7. Cloudy. N. E. 8. Clear. S. W. 9. Snow. 10. \jySqually. 11. Snow. S. W. j 12. Snow most off. N. r E. 13. Cloudy, snow. i E. 14. Good sleighing. W. 15. Storm. W.J 16. Cold. N. W. S. W.|17. ^/Hail and;snow. 18. Rain, cold 19. Clear, cold 20. Pleasant, N. W.J21. S. W. 22. Cloudy, rain N. E. 23. Warm, pleasant W. \ 24. Warm ; 25. ^§p?Dull, cloudy. W. \2G. Warm. 27. Rainy. 28. Cloudy. W.J29. Clear, cold. W. 30. Cold, snow— 2 inches. W. 31. Snow. Wind. V w. w. w. s. w.i S. W.i W.) w.? E. N. E.i S. w. E. & N. E. N. N. E. N. E. W. S. W. S. s, w. S. W.i S. E.I S.i N.| N. W.i Month unsteady, rather cool and Unsteady and winterish, rather j ■ stormy. , * col(L 6 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1807. JANUARY. \ FEBRUARY. 1. Cold, snow — 6 inches. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. H. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. V^^Very cold. Cold, blusterous. Clear, wind cold. Cold, pleasant. 7 C Little snow. Cloudy, snow. W Pleasant. ^w/Little rain. Cold, clear. Snow storm. Wind cold. Thawed some. Clear, cold. Rain. ^3) South rain, warm. Wind. N. E. ST. W. W. W. N. . & N. W. s. w. N. E. N. E. W. S* W. w. s. Wind. 1. Cloudy, warm. S. W. 2. Cold, clear. 4= W. 3. Cold. 10= W. 4. Warmer. W. S. W. 5. Snow — 8 inches deep. N. E. 6. Blustering, cold. W. 7. ^W/Good sleighing. W. 8. Cold. W. & S. W. 9. Stormv, snow — 3 inches. 10. Pleasant. S. W. 11. Snow and hail. N. E. 12. Cold. N. W. 13. Pleasant. W. 14. Clear. W. Clear, warm. Clear, warm. Cloudy. Snow storm- Snow — 8 inches. Blustering, cold. W. W. s. w. s. N. E. N. & E. N. f Clear, cold. 8° W. Clear. N. & N. E. Cold, some snow. Cold morning. 7° Cloudy, cold. W. S. W. Cold. N. Cold, looks like snow. 15. ^Warm. 16. Cold. 17. Clear, 18. Pleasant, mild. 19. Cloudy. 20.- Some rain. 21. Cloudy. 23. Clear. 24. Cloudy, warm. 25. Clear. 26. Cool. 27. Clear, pleasant. 28. Cold. S. W. W. W. W. S. W. s. s. w. w. w. s. w. w. w. w. w. 30. ^^Snow — 3 inches. 31 Cold. N. W. Cold first part of month. Some good sleighing. No great storm. Stormy, unsteady weather. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1807. MARCH. \ APEIL. Wind. Cold, W. Blustering. N. W. Cold; snow — 5 inches. Stormy, cold ; good sleighing. N. Snow — 4 inches. N. E. Cool. W. Cold. W. & N. W. Wind. 1. Rain; warm. W. 2. Warm, mild. S. W. 3. Pleasant, clear. 4. Very warm, showery. S. & W. 5. Warm ; season forward. 6. Little rain. Warmer, thaw. S. & W. 9. Snow goes off fast. S. 10. Snow most off. S. 11. Ground bare; clear, pleasant. 12. Warm, pleasant. S. 13. Frost out; frogs peep. S. 14. Pleasant ; geese flying. 7. \w?Pleasant, cool. 8. Very little snow ; ground white ; oft' in afternoon. 9. Very pleasant. 10. Warm. 11. Warm, pleasant. 09° 12. Showery, thundering. 13. Rain. 14. Warm ; season forward ; oats up. S. w. w. s. s. S. E. 15. .Jp Pleasant. W. 16. Wind, rain. 17. Stormy, cool. 18. Cool. 19. Much rain; water high in river. 15. ^^ Clear, pleasant. W. S. W. 1 16. Pleasant ; good day. N. E- 17. Clear, warm. S. N. E. 18. Rain; warm. S. W. N. E. 1 19. Clear, pleasant, W. 20. Little cool. W. 21. Very clear. S. W. 20. Rainy. 21. Pleasant, clear. 22. ^p^Mild. 23. Warm. 24. Cold. 25. Warm. 26. Warm. 27. Cloudy. 28. Some ploughing done 29. Warm; frogs noisy. & S. W W. \ 22. ^gpMild, pleasant. W. 23. Little cooler. W. S. W. $24. Good weather; plant W. & S. W. ing corn on high land N. W. 25. Cool, pleasant S. W. 26. Warm, pleasant. S. W. & W. W. 27. Cool, rainy, cloudy. S. 28. Warm; cooler in eve ninar. S. W. .30. V^ Mild, warm, clear. ] 31. Planted peas; season forward. Pleasant for March. H. 29. X^, Pleasant. 30. Rain; warm. W. s. w. Rather warm month; some cold days. Season forward. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1807. MAY. JUNE. Wind. 1. Clear, mild. S. W. 2. Warm ; grass looks well. S. 3. Warm. 4. Pleasant; weather. 5. Little cool. 6. Warm. good hay S. W. N. W. S. S. E. ^j/Warm, clear. S. W. Warm, pleasant; apple trees begin to blow. 9. Warm; sun hot. 80° 10. Hot, with thunder show- - ers. 85° 11. Cooler; trees full bloom. W. 12. Cool. N. E. & N. 13. Very cool. N. E. 14. ^"^Frost killed corn ^Jpthat was up. S. W. 15. Rain; warm. S. 16. Pleasant. S. 17. Warm. W. & S. W. 18. Rain. S. E. 19. Hot wind. 83° 20. Warm, pleasant. 78° 21. IjP'Pleasant mild. W. 22. Warm. S. & W. 23. Very warm. W. 24. Hot for season. 79° 25. Great heat. 94° W. 26. Very warm. 27. Little rain and thunder. 28. Warm. S. W. 29. V^Hot, with showers. 30. Cooler. W. & N. W. 31. Cool, clear. W. Warm month ; trees forward. Wind. 1. Cool. W. 2. Warm, showers. W. 3. Warm day. W. & N. W. 4. Hot; signs of rain. 90° 5. Hot, with thunder. 100° 6. \WfThunder and rain. W. N. W. 7. Hot. 90° S. W. 8. Warm. S. W . 9. Great heat. 96° W. 10. Hot; thunder off North. 11. Warm, clear. S. W. 12. Warm ; thunder and rain. S. W. 13. J Rain. N. E. 14. Cooler, pleasant. N"'~ E. 15. Rain little. S. W. & S. 16. Warm, wet; good for grass. 17. Hot. S. 18. Hot, clear. 95° W. 19. Cooler. N. E. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. pLittle rain. S. & S. E. Pleasant, mild, W. Warm; little rain. S. W. Clear, warm. W. Little cooler. W. & N. W. Clear, cool. N. E. Pleasant. W. & N. W. Vs^Rain; warm. Hot and rain. Clear and pleasant. Warm. S. W. S. & S. W. June, rather dry. most of the month. Very warm 9 agy METEOROLOGICAL RECORD If 1807. JULY. I AUGUST. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 11). 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. 1. 2. 3.' 4. 5. 6. 7. Hot, but cool nights. Warm ; cloudy day. Rain. Cool wind. Cool. Cloudy, showery, warm. Hot ; thunder showers. 8. Thunder off north. 9. Cool, pleasant. 10. Warm, with showers. 11. Hot, with thunder. 80° 12. Hot ; hard thunder and rain. 90° Clear, cool. Bright, pleasant. Cloudy. S. & Clear. Rain. Pleasant ; very warm s. W. N. E. N. E. N. E. S. N. S. Hot ; extreme heat with tempest, 100° Hot day. 90° Little cooler. Rain. S. &. S. Hot, and thunder off N. E. E. W. W. S. w. w. Thunder shower. Cloudy, rain. Clear ; sun hot. Rain. Thunder shower Clear. Cool. Cool. W. & S. S. W. S. E. hot. & E. W. N. E. N. E. Cool July; rather small. grass crood; corn 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Cool, pleasant. Hot, showery. S Thunder shower off N. Rain. S # Hottest of the sea- son, 103° ; much thunder north. Cool. Wind. E. W. W. Warm. Hot, clear. Rain. Hot, with showers. S. W. S. E. thunder E. W. W. E. ^J/ Little rain Cooler. Warm. Dull hot day. Hot, hazy. Thunder aud some rain. Rain. S. Warm, clear. S. j Hot, with thunder pN. ; none here. S. s. 20. Hot day. 21. Very hot. s. S. 22. Some rain. S 23. Hot and rain. 24. Warm day. 25. Rain. s 26. Warm. s 27. ^^ Clear. w. & s. 28. Cooler. N 29. Warm with S. changed to W . wind s 30. Hot. s. 31. Showers east of us. . s. w. N. E. S. E. & S. E. & S. W. E. W. Yi. W. E. W. S. E. E. W. E. E. W. Warm, days. dry month; some hot -~—— - •-•• &mz METEOROLOGICAL- RECORD. v >Good weather for ^planting. Corn planted on high land; warm. Warm, clear. Very warm. Warm day. Dry, warm. Warm month. S. W. s. s. w. w. w. w. w. w. s. s. w. w s. w. s. w. s. s. w. w. w. w. w. w. M 14 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1808. ; 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 181. MAY. Warm, clear. Peas up ; clear, warm. Jlwarm, clear. 80° S. Warm, pleasant. Very warm ; corn up. Very warm. S. W. & Pleasant; little cool. Cloudy, cold; snow all day. Warm ; snow off. HP Warm. Hot sun. Cool. Pleasant. Some rain ; apple trees in blossom. Hot day. 81° Showers ; warm. Wind. S. W. W. S. w. w. w. w. s. w. w. s. w. w. s. .Warm, pleasant High wind. Kain. Cool. Cool. Warm and clear Warm, pleasant Clear, mild. S. W. W. . W. & s. w. W. & N. W. s. w. w. i^Warm. • S. W. Extremely warm. 87° Very warm ; showers. Thunder and rain. Cool. W. Clear. W. Cloudy. . S. S. W. Eather mild month. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. JUNE. Wind 1- ^JS? Clear, warm. 2. Eain. 3. Clear, warm. 4. Clear, hot. 5. Very warm, clear. 6. Warm rain. 7. Thunder and rain. S. & pCool, clear. Little rain. S Ground wet; good for grass. Warm rain. Warm. Hot sun. $S° Hot. 80° S. -Extremely warm .89° Hot, cloudy, rain. Thnder shower ; hot. Kain. Hot; showers. Hot; showers. Showers. Very hot. 91° Jleavy thunder and nrain. Lfttle cooler. Hot, <;lear. Clear, very warm. Warm. S Clear day. W. W. W. W. W. s. w. w. s. s. w. . s. w. s. w. s. s. S. E. w s. w. w. w. w. w. ' Cloudy ; very warm. W. June, hot month. 15 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1803. JULY. \ . AUGUST. Rain ; warm. Thunder showers ; hot. Thunder and rain. Clear, hot. Extreme heat. 90° Very warm. n I 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Hot and dry. Warm sun. Cooler. Clear, very warm. Little rain. Dull hay weather ; warm. Cloudy, warm. Hot ; thunder showers. C Thunder showers ; hot. Clear ; fine hay day. Hot. W Cloudy, dull, hot. Some rain. Warm, clear. Hot. Rain. S Wind. s. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. S. W. S. w. w . & s. w s . E s. s. W w. s. w s . w . & s 91 c w s w V^/Extreme heat. Clear, hot. 89° Cloudy, with rain. Hot. with thunder. Clear ; very warm. Some rain; very warm. S, W. Very warm; rain. S. S. W. 3 Extreme heat. 100° showers, and much thunder. S. Wind. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18! 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 90 c Hot, with rain and thun- der. Hot; thunder showers. Cloudy, hot. Hot ; thunder showers. Hot air. Showers ; some thunder; hot. Very clear ; sun hot Little rain. Clear, pleasant. Windy. Showers; cool. Cooler, clear. Cloudy. ' Clear. Extremely warm Hot. 101° Hot, with thunder ; little rain. Rain. S. & S Eine hay day. Cool, clear. Rain ; very warm. S. W. Very warm ; little rain Rainy; very warm. S. Clear, hot. Thunder ; little rain. Warm. Rain. Clear, pleasant. Hot, clear. Hot, clear. Clear day. S, w. W. S. w. w. s. w. E. E. N. E. N. E. W. W. s. . w. w. N. & S. w. w. w. S. E. W. s. w. w. w. Some days extremely hot and j dry. ! 16 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER 4. u. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Extremely warm. 90° Clear, hot. 91° Thunder showers; hot. ^ffjpClear, warm. Hot, clear. Rain; cool. Clear, cool. Warm, pleasant. Mild, clear. Warm, clear. Pleasant. Wind. W. S. w. w- N. E. N. E. S. W. W. w. w. Cool, clear. Stormy. Cloudy. Cool night. Frost; no damage. Moderate. Little rain. Cool. W K". E. N. E. & E. E. & N. N. E. N. E. S. W. • S. & N. W. "Looks like storm. S. W. Rain ; cool. N. E. Cool, clear. N. E. E. & S. E. Some rain. S. Clear. W. & N. W. Clear, cool. .^jl/ Pleasant, cool. W. Clear. W. Warm. W. Mild, clear. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cool. Clear. Rain; warm. ^^P' Cloudy, warm. Pleasant. Cool. Storm. Cool, clear. Frost; cool. High wind. N. Very cool. Cloudy, cold. Cloudy, cool. Cold. N. & N. W. N. & N. E. Frosty — killed vines. Little frost; cloudy. • S. Warmer, clear. Cloudy, cool. S. fjtciear. W. & N. Rain. S. Warm, pleasant. Rain. S. W. & Stormy. S. Rain. W. & S. Clear, pleasant. .jPcool. W. & S. Cool, pleasant. Mild. Cool, pleasant. Warmer. Clear, warm. Some very hot days for Sep- tember. M 17 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1808. NOVEMBER. I DECEMBEE. u 1. Warm. v^Rain. Rain. Cooler. Clear, cold. Chilly ; frost ; inches. Cloudy; rain. Pleasant. Wind. W. s. s. w. S. & S. E. N. W. b. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. ice Little snow- Snow. X Cloudy, warm. Mild. Clear, cool. Cooler. High wind. Cloudy. Cold ; snow h Cold. Pleasant, cold. M^Top of the ground ^iroze. inch. W. W. S.j W. 1 10. W. 11. W. ! 12. N. W. 13. N. 14. 16. S. s. N. S. s. s s s. Flakes of snow Signs of storm. Rainy. Rain. High wind. Cloudy. 'Thaw; frost out. S N. & N. Warmer. W. & S. Warm. W. S. Pleasant. Cloudy. S. N. 16. W. 17- 18. W.- 19. W. 20. W. 21. • E.J22. . E. 23. W. | 24. W.I 25. W. 26. W. 27. W. 28. W. 29. W.|30. 31. Month wet. Wind. -2 inches. N. N. & N. E. 'Warm, pleasant. W. Warm, clear. W. Mild, pleasant. W. Warm. S. W. Rainy; high wind. S. E. Clear, cool; high water. N W. Water high in river ; cool. N. W. Clear, cool. W. & N. W. High wind. N. W. Cold. N. & N. W. Storm of snow and rain. N. E. Stormy. S. E. Cool; water high, W. Little snow. N. E. Cold. W. & jS t . W. X^J Quite pleasant. Cold. W. & N, Erozen hard. Little snow and rain. Cloudy. Pleasant. Snow — 4 inches. Pleasant, warm. Cold night. High wind. Cold; hard frost. Cold. Cold. W. S. w. w. N. N. W. N. N. w. s. w. N. w N. N. W. N. W. & N. Unsteady, cloudy weather. 18 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1809. JANUARY. \ FEBRUARY. Pleasant. Warm, pleasant. Cold ; little snow. Snow, hail. Cold; good sleighing. Very cold. 6°. Cold. C Still cold. 2° Snow; cold. Cold. Cold ; snow — 5 inches. Little snow. W. Cold, pleasant. 6° 10° Cold, squally. Extremely cold Very cold day. Very cold. 1° Cloudy, cold ; good sleighing. High wind; cold. 4° Cold. 3 Good cold. 4° Some cloudy. Clear, cold. Snow storm. Cold; roads blocked. Coldest yet. 13° Cold, clear. 9° Cold. 4° - Pleasant. Wind. S. E. S. W. W. N. E. N, E. N. K. W. N- W. N. W. N. E. N. N. N. W. W. N. W. W. • w. N. & W. sleighing ; W. S. W. N. N. N. W. W. Coldest January for ten years. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Pleasant. Cloudy. Snow storm— 5 inches. Good sleighing. Some snow. Cold. W. & Wind. S. W. s. N 8 C S. thawed cold. ^^ Little hail. Very cold. 3° Extremely cold. Cold. 10° Clear, cold. 1° Cold snap. Cold, cloudy. JlplPleasaiit ; ^W/some. Warm. Sleighs run fast Pleasant, cold. Very cold. 1° Pleasant, clear. Cool. Cloudy. S. -^%. ^j^Snow — 1 inch. Squally. N. Good sleighing ; clear. W. N Clear, mild. Pleasant. Cloudy. Mild, pleasant. IN. w. N. N. W. N. W. w. w. & s. w. w. w. w. w. w. .w w. I Sleighs run seven weeks ; no ;bare ground. Cold winter. .*> 19 METEOROLOGICAL 1309. MARCH. RECORD APRIL. i|pPleasaut. Cold. Cool, pleasant ; sleighing. Pleasant. Cloudy. Cold. Clear, cold. H'ood Clear, cold. W. Very good sleighing; S. W. snow in woods — 18 inches. Cloudy. S. W. & W. Mild. Pleasant. Thaw. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Warm, showers. 15. ^JjpWarm, pleasant. 1G. Thawed all night. 17. Warm, cloudy. 18. Little snow— 1 inch. 19- Cold; rain. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. E. N. W. W. w. w. s. w. s. w. E. & S. S. s. s. w. w. w. N. E. Clear, cold. W. Warm ; docs not freeze nights. Cloudy. S. W. & N. W. Cold for seascn. W. Cold. N. E. Rain; warm. S. Pleasant. W. S. W. Clear, milcl. S. W Little rain. S. Clear, warm. W. Clear. S. W. Warmer. Month cold ; sleighing the first part of the month. 1. 2. o O. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. S. E. Little rain. Thaw; snow most gone. Warm, pleasant. S. Pleasant. W. Pleasant spring weather. Snow gone in road. S. W. CWarm, with thun- der. 70° Rain; high wind. S. Cool, with frost. Warmer, pleasant. S. Rainy all clay. Little rain. S. Cold. 'f^Clear, cold. Pleasant. Cold. Cold, clear. Warm, cloudy. Rain. Cloudy. Unsteady weather, S. E. W. w. E. N. W. W. w. s. S. E. & S. s. w. s. ^bprmg Very warm. Cooler. Some rain. Cool. Pleasant, clear. Rain. 'llfpWarm rain Pleasant, clear. weather W. s. & N. S. & s. s. s. w. s. w. w. E. E. w. Warm, month. pleasant most of the 20 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. l. 2. o O, 4. 5. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. MAY. Warm ; rain. Cold, clear. Frost; cool, clear. Cool; corn planted. Cool, pleasant. \L Clear. Warm, clear. Thunder and rain. Cool, windy. Little frost on lowland. Wind and rain. Little rain. Windy, cool. l#?Cool. W. Wind. s. N. E. N. N. E. E. S. E. S. E. N. S. s. w. Pleasant, clear. Cool. Clear, cool. Warmer. E. Little rain. Windy, cloudy; thun- der. Cloudy. ^Jp Pleasant, warm. Windy, cool. Apple trees in foil blos- som; pleasant, warm. Pleasant. Clear, cool. Pleasant, mild. Cloudy. IIP Warm. Warm, pleasant. Very warm. N. W. W. N. E. N. E. . S. E. 8. W. t. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. S. w. s. w. w. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. JUNE. I Warm, clear. Warm. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. Clear, pleasant. Ql^Cool, clear. Cloudy; rain. Rainy, warm. Clear, pleasant. Clear, warm. Dry, hot. Rain, Warm rain. \-£j Very warm. Extremely warm Clear, warm. Hot. 95° Hot. Hot ; thunder and rain Pleasant, cool. Windy. Clear, cool. Pleasant, warm. Little rain. Hot. Clear, warm. Warm. Rain and wind. 90° 'Pleasant. Rain. Wind. S. s. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. S. E, w. s. s. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. s. w. Cool month. Backward spring. Cool month. 21 B* METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1309. JULY. \ AUGUST. o G 7, 8, 9. 10. 11. 12. Wind. S. w. w. w. s. 13. j; 14. r 15 - J16. [j 17. ; is. : 19. j( 20. {*21. I 22. 1)23. j] 24. j; 25. \\ 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Hot, showery. 90° Thunder and rain. Cloudy, hot. 89° W. S Hot, clear. W. S \^ Pleasant, warm. Warm, clear. Warm, clear. S. W. Cloudy. S. W. Warm, clear; spindled. Warm. Pain. ^^Thunder VJ^hot. Cooler. W. & S. W. Hot. 87° W. S. AY. Clear, warm. Cloudy. S. W. Clear, warm. W. Cloudv. Wind. 1. Hot, clear. 2. Hot, cloudy; rain. corn S. W. ind rain ; S. & S. Hot. 80° JpHot. Pain. Clear. Clear, hot. Cloudy, warm. Pleasant, clear. Hot, with thunder _ 'borne ram. Clear, pleasant. Pleasant, warm. Clear, warm. Hot. W. & N. W. W. & N. W. S. E. & E. W. S. & E. N. W. S. E. W. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Clear, hot. Hot, clear, pleasant. 78' Cool, clear. Pleasant, warm. Cloudy, warm. Cool, pleasant. Cloudy; rain. Hot. 90° ^pHot and clear. 94 : Thunder, rain. Cooler; rain. Clear, pleasant. Hot; thunder and rain. Cloudy, hot. AYarm, clear. ^fSome cloudy. Pleasant. Clear, pleasant. Cloudy, hot. 83° Clear, warm, with thun- der and rain. Warm; rain. Clear. X N. AY. S. N E. AY. AY. AY. AY. E. S. AY. E. 'Clear, pleasant. Cool. Pleasant. Clear. Pleasant, cool. Pleasant. AYarm. N. E. S. AY. S. AY. Extremely warm August. 22 WB&f im&Li METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1807. SEPTEMBEE. OCTOBER. 1. V^Cool. 2. Warm rain. 3. Warm rain. 4. Clear, warm. 5. Pleasant, cool. 0. Cool. 7. Warm rain. 8. Hot; thunder and rain. 9. \^fClear, pleasant. 10. 11. Cool, clear. 12. Clear. 13. Little rain. 14. Warm. 15. Pleasant, cool. 16- ^Jp Clear, warm. 17. Clear. 18. Cloudy. 19. Warm. 20. Cloudy. 21. Hot. 22. Cloudy, hot. 80° 23. Cloudy; rain. 2-1. <||P'Clear, pleasant. 25. Pleasant, clear. 26. Cool. 27. Cool. 28. Cool, clear. 20. Little rain. 30. Cool. 1. Q^Cool. 2. Clear, cool. 3. Eain. 4. Rain; cold. 5. Cold, clear. 6. 7. Cloudy. 8. Little rain. Wind. S. s. w. s. s. w. w. 9- X^yClesLY, pleasant. 10. Cloudy, cool. N. eJH- Cool. * N. E. 12. Eain. N. E. 13. Clear. S. w, I*- Erost, colcl. \y. 1 15. Cold ; hard frost. S. W. 16. J^ Cold. S. W. 17- Cool, clear. \Y\ 18. Pleasant, cool. S. W. 19- 20. Little rain. S. 21. Clear, cool. 22. Pleasant. ' i 23. ^gpRain. E. 24. Cloudy; rain. 25. Warm. N. E. 26. Fair night, g W 27. Cool. '28. Quite cold, g. ^y 1 29. Little rain. W |30. 31. Pleasant. Cloudy, cool. Warm September. Wind N. W. N. W. X. E. S. E.r W. s. w. N S. E.i W. :■■ N N. E; = W. s. w. s. s. X. E. S. W.ii S. W Cool October; some frosty : nmhts. 1 23 ^y©mj METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1809. DECEMBEE. 10. 11, 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. Warm. Cloudy; rain. Cold. W. Clear. Warm. S. Little snow — 1 inch. ©Cold. Looks like snow. Cold, snow, hail, high wind, snow deep, roads blocked. Cold, clear. Cold, cloudy. Little rain. Cold. ^JpWarm ; hard rain. Rain. 8. E Warm. Cloud}* ; snow most gone. Cooler. Warm. Warm rain. ^%s$$ Clear, pleasant. Cloudy, cold. Warm. Cold, pleasant. Cold, clear. Clear. Cloudy. Cold; snow. Wind. S. W. s. s. w. E. W. S. N. E. N. E. S. N. S. . & S. s. w. s. s. S. E. W. s. w. w. w. yL^Coid. Clear, cold. N. W. Deepest November snow for many years : roads blocked. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Snow and rain. Cold. Clear, pleasant. Cold ; little snow. Thaw. Cold ; little rain. \g^/vvarm. Mild weather. Ground bare ; snow gone. Some rain. Warm, pleasant. Warm, pleasant. Ground open ; no frost. v.J'Warm. Pleasant, warm Bain. Cloudy. Cool, clear. Clear, pleasant. Wind. W. S. s. s. w. w, S. & S. E. S. W s. w. S. E, w. s. w. &. s, _pLittle snow — 1 inch. Colder, pleasant. Clear. S. No frost in ground. Warm. Warm as May. Pleasant. Quite warm. 29. V^Little rain. S. 30. Warm. S. 31. Warm. S. W. & W. S. s. s. E. W. w. 24 ^EP G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28 29 30 31 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1810. JANUARY. 1 FEBRUARY. Pleasant, warm. S.. Very warm. W. Warm; little rain. Cloudy. Cold, pleasant. X^flAitlQ frost; warm, Ground and ponds open Pleasant, warm. 69° Little cooler. Very warm, pleasant. Cloudy. Warm, calm. 71° . Cloudy. _ 'Very pleasant. Remarkably pleasant. Pleasant. Warm. 73° Wind. W. S. s. w. s. w. w. w. s. w. 70° S. w. w. s. Warm, still ; sun red. 67° Little snow, very high wind. 33° Cold Friday. Ponds frozen in twenty-four hours — 3 inches. 26° 'Cold, clear. 24° N Cold, still. 17° Cold. 11° Little milder. 1° Pleasant. Warmer. W. Cold, cloudy. & S. N. N. W. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. Little snow. Very cold. Pleasant, cold. Very cold. 10° The last twelve days coldest: ever known in New England. Number of people frozen to death. Four in Plymouth County. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. Wind. Cold, clear. W. Clear. W. Little snow — 4 inches. g^Cold. 4° Cold. 10° Cold. Cold. Frozen in many cellars. Cold. W. Cloudy, snow. High wind ; cold. ^J? Clear, cold. Clear, cold. Cold. 2° Pleasant. 5° Cold. Cloudy ; snow — 5 inches Pleasant. W. ^Cold; snow — 2 in- 'chcs. Clear, cold. Verv cold. 3° Cold. Cloudy, chill v. Cold, clear. *4 C Windy, cold. N. W. W. W. & N. N. W. W 27. V^High wind. 28. Cold. W. w. w. w. . & N. .N. E. s. w. N. w. s. w. . & N. N. N. N. W. W. The last forty days has not thawed to drop from house. I do not remember so long a cold snap. Has not rained since 19th of Jan- uary. 25 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1810. MABCH. \ APEIL. 4. 5. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Wind. Cold, cloudy; snow. Clear, cold; thawed a little in sun. Cold, cloudy. N. Snow — 2 inches. N. W. Cold, clear. 5° N. Vi^Cold, clear. 1° N. ColcK 5° W. & N- W. Cold; high wind. N. W. W. S. W. W. & N. W. W. s. Mild Cold. 2° Warmer. 6° Mild, clear. ^J/Pleasant, warm. Little rain ; warmest for ten days. Mild. 34° Mild, clear. Cloudy. Little rain. Cloudy, chillv Mild. S. & S. W. S. s. w. S. E. S. W. W. S. W. 21. ^''Pleasant. S. W. 22. Cool. W, & N. 23. Little colder. N. 24. Mild. W. 25. Snow — 4 or 5 iuches. 2G. Cloudy, cold. 27. Cold. 28. Cf^Cold. W. S. W. 29. Thaws some. S. 30. Cloudy, warm. 31. Pleasant, cool. Very cold March ; six or seven very cold days; ten weeks very cold. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Pleasant, warm. Cool. Blustering. ■JGool. Cold. High wind. Cool. Hard frost. Cool. Cold. ^J? Moderate. Pleasant. Rain. Little rain. Thaw. Little snow. Spring backward. Warm. '^fpWarm. Clear, pleasant. Cool. Cold ; water freezes. Frosty ; ice — 1 inch. Thaw. 40° Warm. Vy^Warm. Showers. Warm. 68° Very warm. 73 c Wind, N. N. N. S. S. S s. N. E. & S W. w. w. w. N. w. w. w. w. w. . E. w. s. w. s. s. s. , E. w. w. s. w. E, s. 26 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1310. MAY. 1 2 3 4 5. 6. i . 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Pleasant. Warm. Little rain. X^J Rainy ; river high. Cool. Frost; cool. Clear. Clear, pleasant. Mild, clear. Warm ; corn planted. .^JP'Rain. Pleasant. Warm. Clear. Pleasant, warm, clear. Warm, clear. 09° Warm. 75° S. W Wind. S. W. s. w. S. E. S. E. N. E. S. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. . & s. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. _Pwarm. S. W. &.S. Warm, with thunder. 78° Apple trees begin to blossom. Very pleasant. S. Cool, clear. Very little frost— no damage. Pleasant. W. S. W. Cool. X. & N. E. _ Mild, warm. Clear, pleasant. Pleasant, warm. Warm; rain. S. Clear, pleasant. W. Clear. N. E. Very little frost ; rainy, warm. S. W. Season backward some frost. and cool ; Wind 1. 2. o. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23! 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. ;W/B right, clear, warm.- Mild. s Cool. Warm rain. Grass backward. S. Pleasant, warm. Warm ; little rain. Mild, pleasant. W. & S. s, i w w s w. s w. w. „^JpRain; warm. Mild, clear. Clear. Cool. w. Warm. 67 c Hot, showery. 7:3° Thunder and lightning. 78° Thunder, rain. .Clear, pleasant, 'warm. Cool; water high in river ; great freshet. W. W. w. w. w. S. E Cool. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy, Cloudy ramv. W. S. E. & N S. S. S. Cloudy part of the day. Cool, clear, pleasant. Mild, clear. Very mild. Cool, dull. N. & Clondv; little rain. N. Cool. W. W. E. W. W. w. w. w. E. E. Rather cool June. 27 &> 10. 11. 12. 13. 11. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30, 31, METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1810. AUGUST. JULY. 1. "Warm. Wind. s. w. s. s. w. w. w 95° w. s. w. VfJHot. ■ W. S. W. Pleasant, warm. Extremely warm. Hot, clear. Pleasant, warm. Great heat .^JpHot and clear. Hot, clear; thunder showers. . Thunder showers Cooler, clear. Pleasant, warm. Warm, pleasant. Clear; hot sun. S. W. Pleasant. S. W. _|'Clear, warm. Hot, clear, warm. Thunder at the west- ward. Hot. W. Little rain; cloudy. S. Eain; warm. Rain and thunder ; very warm. Clear, cool. S. W. S. W. S. w. ^^ Showers. Eain. Clear. Hot and clear. Hot, clear. 90 ( Hot, clear. Clear, hot. Very hot. 95° Hot month. S. W. & S. N. E. W. s. w. w. Wind. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. S. W. 100° heavy S. S. s. N. w. ©Hot. Hot; thunder Very warm thunder. Rain. Hot, with thunder. Hot; showers north. Extremely warm. 103 Thunder shower. ^JP Heavy rain. S. W. Hot; showers. 96° Hot ; much thunder. Hot ; heavy thunder. Tempest in night. Hot ; heavy thunder. 99° Very warm. Cool. N 16. ^IJP'Cool, pleasant. 17. Clear, mild. 18. Pleasant. S. 19. Warm; little rain. 20. Warm, clear. 21. Hot; showers. ! 22. Hot ; thunder and rain. 99° 23. /gjf^Hot; showers in Vi. night. 24. Much thunder and ram. 25. Rain; showery. ; 26. Clear, pleasant. 27. Water high in river. 28. Pleasant, warm. :29. Clear, hot. i 30. Cloudy, dull. . E. W. w. W; W. :.3i. Hot, wet month : thunder. much 28 ..« METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1810. OCTOBER. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Rain; hot. 90° Little rain. Clear. W. Very clear, pleasant Warm. Clear. '^ 'Cloudy. Little rain. Warm. Pleasant and warm. Warm. Clear, pleasant. Clear, pleasant. Warm. Cool. Little frost. Cool. Pleasant. Warm. Wind. S. W. S. W. W. W. S. W. s. w. s. w. 1. Clear, warm. 2. Pleasant. 3. Hot, with rain. 4. Clear, pleasant. 5. ^^Cool, clear. G. Cloudy; rain. 7. Hot, with rain. 8. Clear, Avarm. 9. Cloudy, warm. 10. Hot sun. 75° 7S C S. W. 11. Hot, clear, W. s. w. s. w. E. S. W. N. E. N. W. S. , Rainy. Some rain. Cool. Windy. Cooler. Pleasant. Cloudy. S. & S. W. N. W. w. s. w. s, w. & w. w. s. 12. '24. 25. 26. 1 27. 28. Wind. Iff. W. N. E. W. N. w. ij N. W. E. W. N. W. W. E. 'Little snow. Clear. N*. Cold. N Cold. N. Windy, cold. Cold. 3° N. Cold. N. Cloudy. N /^*NSnow storm — 7 in- \|^ ches ; drifted. Windy; snow blows. Clear, cold. N. W. Cold ; good sleighing. Pleasant, warm. Cloudy; snow. Cloudy; snow drifted. N. fSJcicar, cold. Cold, windy. High wind. Snow blows. Cold. 1° Cold. 3° N. N. N. E. N. W. W. w. w. Mild, pleasant month ; but few colcl days. Coldest month this winter. Sleighing most of the month. 31 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1811. APRIL. MARCH. 1. Cold, windy. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23! 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 3C. J^Cold. 7° Cloudy, cold. Snow storm — drifted. Hail, snow. Clear and cold. Cool; high snow banks Little snow. Cloudy ; little snow. j?Hail and rain. Clear, cold. Cold. High wind. Windy. Snow. Rain and hail. Wind. N. W. N. E. E. N. N. N. E. N. W. N. W. N. N. . N. N. .Cold. Cold? Cold. N. Clear, pleasant. W. Thaws in sun. S. Pleasant, mild. Thaw, rain. S. E. kWater high in river ; _Jfreshe Snow gone. Rain. Water high in river. Water highest for three years. Pleasant. Warm day, 31. v^J/Pleasant. Rather cold month. 1. Cloudy, warm. 2. Mild. S. & 3. Rain. 4. Clear, mild. 5. Warm. 0. Cloudy and windy. 7. Clear and pleasant. 8. IIP Warm. Cloudy ; little rain. Cool and clear. Cold. Pleasant ; sleighing. Chilly. Squally. Wind. S. s. s. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. .Clear, pleasant. Warm; rain. Clear. Warm. 65° Warm sun ; clear. Snow all gone. Hot sun. 75° S. S. w. w. w. w. w. w. E. N. N. S. . E. W. S. s. "-^/Warm. 75° S. W. & S Warm. Warm. W. S. W. Clear. S. Cloudy, warm. Warm, pleasant. W. 30. Clear, warm. 'Very warm. 7G" Most of month warm. 32 k^s^ ■ '■■"■ ifp METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1811. JUNE. MAY. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. W. Wind. S. W. S. W. corn 1. Warm. 2. Warm. 3. Season forward; planted. 4. Warm. S. W. 5. Hot, with showers. 79° 6. Cool, clear. W. 7. Warm. 'IjpJ'Cloiidy, warm. Mild, clear. Apple trees in blossom ; warm. Some corn up. Warm. Hot, dry. Clear, warm. C Cloudy, thunder. Wind and rain. Little rain. Extremely warm Very warm. Season forward. Cloudy, warm. XWJPeas in blossom. W Rain; warm. Warm, mild. Warm. Great heat Hot. Very warm S. W. W. warm S4 C W. w. w. w. w. 90 c 95 c W. s. w. w. s. w. Clear, pleasant. Cloudy, warm. Warm. C. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. :20. 21. 22. 23. :24. 125. 26. 27. 28. 29. |30. 31. Forward season ; very warm. Wind, S. W. Hot. 80° Thunder showers. 85 c Cloudy, warm. Eain, thunder; warm, Extremely warm. 95° _ 'Warm, clear. Very warm. S. W. Hot. "VY, Mild, clear. W. Little rain ; very warm. Windy. 90° S. E Hot, dull, red sun, ^Hot, with showers. „-95° Thunder, little rain. W. Extreme heat. 100° Hot. W. N. W. Eain. W. Warm. S. W. & S, Clear, warm. ^^Thuncler showers l^g/south. Hot, clear. Cloudy. S. & S. E. Thunder in night ; little rain. Extremely warm. 95° Indian corn spindled. Mild, warm. Warm, clear. jpCool. Rain. Very warm. 90° Very warm. 90° S. W. S. E. W. W. Hottest June for many years. 33 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1311. JULY. ! AUGUST. 1. Great heat; clear. 101° 2. Extreme heat; clear. 3. Hot night and day. 104° 4. Many killed by the heat. Wind. 10; 109 c 5. 6 7. 8 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16, 17, 18 19 _ *Hot, with thunder. Hot, clear. 9G° Hot, dry. 97° w - Hot; little thunder. < W. Hot; rain. S. & S. E. Rain. S. W. Extremely warm- 99° /^Extremely warm. V2^9G° Very warm; clear. Great heat day and night. 97° Hottest two weeks ever known. Extreme heat. People work nights hay- ing. Hot. 91° Cloudy. w. s. w. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20, 21, 99 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28, 29. 30, 31, S. w. w. Clear, cool. Cloudy.; rain. Clear, pleasant. i^^Extremely warm. Thunder and rain. Cloudy, cool. Rain. Mild. Hot; showers. 95° Thunder and rain ; hot. Wind w. s. , Little rain. Mild, clear. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant. Cloudy. Warm. S. W. N. E. E. S. E. N. E. E S. E. S. E. Hot; thunder and rain. _ Hot; some clouds. Hot ; thunder, rain. 96° Hot and dry. Very hot sun. Hot, clear. 98° Hot, with thunder. Rain. Hot, clear. Hot, with thunder showers. Showers; hot. 97° Hot. . W. S. Hot. 99° • Extreme heat. Hottest July for many years. S. W. S. W. s. w. 100° S. E. & S. s. w. s. w. 24, 25. ^jjLittle rain. Windy. Windy. Hot, clear. Cloudy ; little rain. Cloudy; few drops of rain. Clear, hot. 94° Clear, cool. N. E 26. s^J/ Cloudy, cool. 27. Cloudy, hot. 28. Thunder; hot. 96° 29. Cool. 30. Mild. 31. Pleasant. S. W. S. E. S. W. s. N. W. N. E. N. E. E. Extremely hot month. Hottest ; summer for many years. 34 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1811. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 1. Warm, pleasant. Wind. E. AVind. 2. ^pCool. 3. Hot, clear. 90.° 4. Little rain. S 5. Rain. . S. S. W 6. Hot; rain, thunder. 91° 7. Hot. 80° 8. Warm. 9- QLwarm. 10. Rain; cloudy. 11. Warm. 12. Some rain. 13. Pleasant. 14. Very warm. 15. Showery. 16. Thunder showers W. W. & N. s. w. & w. S. E. S. S. w. s. & s. w. w. s. w. S. E. 1. 2. 3'. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. "Colder. Cold. Pleasant, warm. Windy, cloudy. Warm. Warm. Cold. N. W. w. s. w. s. w. N. S. E. & S. S. E. & S. N. E. White frost ; cloudy. Cool. W. N. W. Mild, clear. W. Warm rain. S. E. Thunder and lightning. Cloudj', cool. Cool. Cloudy. Clear. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23*. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 'Warm, clear, Some cooler. Little frost. Cool. Rain storm. Warm ; rain. Cool. ^S'Cool. Clear. Cool. Mild. Cool, pleasant. Pleasant. Cool, pleasant. S. W. E. N. E. N. E. S. E. W. N. W. W. S. W. S. W. W. N. W. N. E. W. W. 17. ^^/Warm. 18. Some rain. 19. Very warm. 120. Cloudy, cool. ;21. Clear and cool. 122. Cool. |23. Cool, clear. Hi 24. ^Jp'Some rain. Cold. 126. Rain. 1 27. Windy, cool. !28. Windy, cool. ; 29. Cloudy, cool. ;30. Cloudy. N. N. E. N. E. N. E. S. E. S. W. N. & N. E. S. E. N. W. N. E. N. N. W. N. W. 31. SPCool. N. W. L Cool month. Pleasant month. 35 'Xi^^X^tii METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 1811. l3 NOVEMBER. Wind. 1. Cold. 2. Cool, clear. 3. Windy, cool. 4. Pleasant. 5. Cloudy. 6. Pleasant, cool. -Cloudy, misty 8. Rain. 9. Clear. 10. Cloudy, windy. 11. Mild, pleasant. 12. Pleasant. 13. Clear, pleasant. 14. Windy, cloudy. 15. \WjLittle snow. 16. Cloudy, cool. 17. Cool. 18. Some cloudy. 19. Clear, cold. 20. Cold. 21. Hard frost. S. W. N. w w N w w E S . E & W s. W W s. W. w- N. N. N. W. & N. E. N. 22. ^J^Cold. 23. Milder. 24. Pleasant, cool. 25. Warm. 26. Cloudy; rain. 27. High wind. 28. Cloudy. 29. Rain. DECEMBER. fl. Cold. 2. Clear. 3. Snow. 4. Hard rain. 5. Cloudy. 6. Clear. 7. Vy^Hig'h wind. 8. Cloudy 1 . 9. Rain ; cool. 10. Clear. 11*. Clear, cold. 12. Pleasant. 13. Cloudy. 14. Clear and cool. Wind. N. E. N. W. N. S. E. E. N. N. W. s. s. w. w. •N. & W. N. W. w. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. !^w/Snow. Little rain. N. Cold. N. Cool. N. Stormy. N. Snow and rain. N. & N. Little suow add hail. N. E. }~ W. s. w. N. W. S. E. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2C). 27. 28. ^Jp Cloudy. Clear, cold. Cold. Some rain. Rain and hail. Snow — 3 inches. Cloudy. N. & N. E. W. W. E. E. N. E. N. W. 29. 30. 'Cool. w. & s. w. 2?- J e }J <**?■ 5 31. Cold. 0° Uneven : stormy part of time ; Pleasant autumn ; no bad storm. \ some cold days. 36 m METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1312. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. Clear, pleasant. Warm. Rain; cloudy. Cool, cloudy. Little snow. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7, 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Clear, cold. 22. Cloudy, windy. 23. Chilly ; little rain. 24. Cold. 25. Clear, cold. Wind. W. s. w. & s. N. W. N. E. ^Very cold. 6 C W. Little snow. N. Cold; little snow. N. Clear, cold, N. W. & N. Cloudy; thawed a little. S. E. Snow. N. & W. Snow; cold. 1° N. W. Snow. N. & N. W. S'Cold. N. & N. W. Chilly. S. W. & W. Very sharp cold. 1° Cloudy ; snow — 3 inches.N. E. High wind. N. W. Cold. N. & N. W. 'Clear, cold. N. & N. W. N. S. W. W. N. W. w. 2G. Cloudy, cold. N. & N. W. 27. ^Pcioudy; rain. S. W. & S. 28. Thawed all night. S. E. 29. Little rain. S. W. 30. Clear, cold. 31. Clear, cool. 1. Clear, windy, cold. 2. Cloudy ; little rain. 3. Some snow, 4. Cloudy, cold. 5. \^ Blustering, cold. 6. Mild, cool. 7. Clear. 8. Some snow — 3 inches. 9. Clear, cold. 10. Chilly. 11. ^/Clear. 12. Clear, pleasant. 13. Pleasant, cold. 14. Cold. 15. Clear, cold. 16. Very pleasant. Wind. S. W. N. E. N. .N. W. s. w. N. N. W. s. w. w. w. N. & N. E N. W. 17. Mild; good sleighing. 18. Clear, cold. N. W. 19. ^p Clear; frozen hard. 20. Cloudy; little snow. 21. Clear, cold. N. W. 22. Clear, cold. 1° 23. Clear, warmer. 8 C 24. Cloudy, cool. W. 25. Mild, pleasant. 2G. Warm sun; clear. S. W. 27. fffPciear, thaws. S. W. 28. Little rain. S. W. & S. 29. Pleasant. S. W. Moderate, excepting three or four very cold days. Some stormy weather — no "bad storm. Moderated— but three or four cold days ; no bad storm. 37 C METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1812. MYRCH. APRIL. 1. Pleasant, warm. 2. Little rain. 3. Clear, cold wind. 4-. Blustering, cold. Wind, j S. S. E.j N. N. E. Wind. Pleasant, S. W. Warm; rain. S. Clear, warm ; frogs peep. 5. 6. Cold, windy. 7. Signs of snow. 8. Snow storm— 3 inches. 9. Clear, cold. N. 10. Pleasant, cold. N. W. 11. Little rain. S. W. S. 12. Pleasant. S. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 38. 19, 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. pipPleasant. S. Mild, clear, W. S. Clear. Cold, windy. Cold. W. & N. Very mild, clear. Little rain. S. __ 'Some snow. Cloudy, cold. Cold. Looks like snow in south-west. Snow. Clear, cold. Cold, clear. Very cold. N N. N. l ||pCold, windy. Chilly; rain. Warm, pleasant. Warm ; frogs peep. N. S. w. w. s. N. W. w. w. N. N. W. . E. W. w N. W. w. ii •ra \|_^ Clear, warm. Warm, clear. Cloudy, chilly. Clear, mild. Snow, warm wind. Warm, pleasant. Warm. 75° X&yCle&r, warm.. Warm, cloudy. Cloudy; warm. Cloudy. S. & Warm. S. Warm; showers. Warm; showers 73° ji? Clear, mild. Clear, cool. N. Cloudy. Dull, cloudy, warm. Warm. S. Clear, warm. Very warm ; showers 75° , Clear, cool. S. W. 4. 5. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22, 23, :24, :25 26. ^jpFWarm. W. : 27. Very warm ; thunder. 128. Little rain. > 29. Clear. ;30. Mild, clear. S. W. s. w. s. w. w. s. s. w. s. s. w s. w. s. w. s. w. S. E. w. s. w. w. N. W. s. w. s. w. w. w. s. w. S. E. w. S. w. Rather mild and pleasant ; frost out most of the month. Some hot days. Season for J ward, but rather dry. pym^ 38 -IPSP •■■-■ •••'■'•••■ " '""""" •"•'"' -""■• '■• "'"" ^Pil METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^^ 1812. MAY. 1. Warm, clear. 2. Pleasant, warm. 3. 4. CJLcool. 5. Cool. 6. Rain. 7. Clear, pleasant. 8. Cold. 9. Cold. 10. Cold. Wind. S. W. S. W. S. N. N. W. W. N. W. s. N. N. W. N. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 23. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. ^g/ Wind anc ^ rain. Cold. Warm, pleasant. Hot, with thunder. Hot; showers. Very warm ; rain. Showers, thunder ; warm. N. S. s. s. w. w. E. E. Clear, cold. Frosty, cold. Cloudy. Chilly. Clear, cold. Cold wind, clear. Cold night ; frost. Little frost ; cold. 'Cold, frosty. Cold, frosty. Clear, cold. Warm. Very pleasant, warm. Cold, clear. N. E. N. W. W. s. w. N. N. E. N. N. E. S. W. w. JUNE. 1. Warm. Wind. W. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 92 \j^Hot. 79° W. S. W. Hot, with rain and thun- der. Extremely warm, clear. Apple trees in full blos- som. Corn looks badly ; cold. W. Cold, cloudy, dull. Cloudy, cool. W. tSpClear, cool. N. Cold; rain. N. E. Cool. N. & N. W. Cool. W. & N. W. Warmer. S. W. Warm, with thunder. Thunder in night. ^JPVery warm. Little rain. Cool. Cool. High wind. Warmer. Cool, clear. S N. W. W. & N. W. N. W. s. w. s. w. N. E. iittle frost — killed beans. S. W. 24. qg^Rain. 25. Clear, pleasant, cool. 26. Cool, clear. N. E. 27. Cool, clear. N. 28. Little frost— killed vines. 29. Rain. S. W. 30. Warm. S. W. & W. Unsteady weather; cold andj CoolJune ; three frosty nights ; < frosty last half of month. \ corn killed by frost ; no hot days. 39 IF 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(3. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 23. 29. 30. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1812. JULY. \ AUGUST. Wind. 1. ^3^ Cool. N. W. 2. Warm, clear. S. W. 3. Very warm. 78° S. W. 4. Hot ; thunder showers. 5. Clear ; bright sun. 80° 6. Warm ; rain and thunder. 7. Clear, cool. N. j^/Cool morning, Cool. Clear, cool. Cool. Dry ; cool wind. W. w. N. W. N. W. W. w. w Clear. Clear. 3 Warm ; little thun der. Cool. Cloudy, warm. Hot. Hot. Bain. Rain. S. S. \ Clear, cool. Extremely warm ; show ers. Hot, with thunder. Cool. Clear, cool. Clear, cool. Clear, pleasant, cool. E. W. S. s. w. s. s. w. S. E. s. w. s. w. s. w. N. W. W. 31. Clear, warm. Some hot days, but rather cool month. 'I 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 2S. 29. Wind. 1. Very warm. 79° 2. Hot, sultry, clear. 90° 3. Tempest, heavy thun- der. 4. Hot, muggy. 95° 5. Hot ; thunder and rain. G. Rain. S. W. ^/Hot, clear. Showers ; hot. Clear, cool. Cool. Pleasant. Little rain. Dusty, warm. S. W. S. W. W. N. W. & N. W. S. w. s. w. ^} Clear. Warm. Hot, thunder, rain. Rain; cloudy. Showers. Clear. Very warm. 90° Hot ; thunder and rain. 'Clear, warm. Cool, clear. Cool, clear. Windy, cool. Hot, clear. Clear. Little rain. Little rain. W. W. S. s. w. s. s. 30. V^ Chilly. 31. Cloudy, cool. N. S. W. w. W. N. W. S. W. S. W. S. W. Month cool; some hot days, but few hot nights ; cool summer. n &m. 40 g 1812 SEPTEMBEK. OCTOBER. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^M :) ■i Wind. \ "W.( N. E.I S- W. | N. W. j 4. 5- 6. 7- 8- 9- 10- 11. 12. 13- 14. 15- 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. S. W. s. w. Wind. Warm. S. W. Warm, cloudy; thun- der. Very warm; thunder. 85° Rain. Cool, cloudy. Hot, showery. 81° XsJ Showery. Cool, clear. Chilly wind. Frost in low lands- killed vines. Clear. S Mild. S. S. W Cool, cloudy. W S. E. W. s. w. 1. Mild, warm. 2. Clear, windv 3. Cold. 4. Cloudy, 5. l:iy Clear. 6. Cloudy; rain. 7. Rain; cool. 8. Clear, cool. 9. Cool, frosty. 10. Cloudy. 11. Little rain. 12. Cool, clear. S. W.\ W.l N. E.l ^Jp Little rain; cool. Warm. { Cloudy. Little rain. Cloudy, chilly. Clear, warm. Warm. 'Rain. Clear, pleasant. Cloudy. Very warm. 76° High wind. High wind. Cloudy. \^Cool, clear, Cloudy, cool. Cold. S. W, W. S. s. w. s. w . S s. w s. s. w s E s s. w N N. E N. W 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. sJI^Erost ; little ice. Pleasant. S. W. I Warm. S. W.l Warm. S. E. j Rain; cloudy. \ Little snow — 3 or 4 inches. Pleasant, cool. ') Cold. N. E. ! _ I'Littlo cloudy Cold, frosty. Cold, -windy. Rain. Rain, high wind. Cold storm. Cloudy, cool. Cool, cloudy. N. E. 29. V^ Stormy. 30. Cold. 31. N. E. N. E. Mild and pleasant; but few hot days. Cold month Corn crop light. •-. % m 41 —^m %%$■ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1812. NOVEMBEE. \ DECEMBER. 1. Cold. 2. Cool, frosty 3. Little frost, 4. Chilly. 5. Clear, cold. \& 'Cloudy 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. rum. Rainy, cool. Cool, clear. Cold, frosty. Cloudy. Little rain. Cold, frosty. Cool. ,Jp Pleasant. Cloudy. Rain. Raiiry, cold. Hail storm. Pleasant, cool. Cold. 21. ^jpCloudy. 22. Cold, frosty. 23. Cold, cloudy; hail. 24. Pleasant, warm. 25. Warm ; red sun. 20. Rain storm. 27. Cloudy. Wind. N. E. N. E. S. N. N. E. N. E. S. W. 8. E, N. N. W. S. W. s. w. & 8. W. w. N. E. N. E. N. E. 8. W. E. 8. W. & W. 28. V^, Cloudy, warm. 29. Warm rain. 30. Cold. S. S. E. N. E. Most of month moderate and; pleasant ; but few stormy days. Wind. 1 1. Ground open. 2. 3. Cool, pleasant. 4. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31 Rain. Cool. Cold. Snow storm. Cloudy. Cloudy. ■j^Ram. Warm. Clear, pleasant. Very warm. Rain. Clear, cool. N. 8. W. & W. S. W. & W. S. W. & S. E. W. N. W. N. E. N. E. N. 8. W. 8. W. & S. 8. W. W. s. w. 8. W. Cold; hard rain. Ground open yet. Cold. Cold ; ice — 1 inch. Rain. Snow — 4 inches. Cold. Rain; cloudy. V^Rain; cloudy. Pleasant. Warm. Cold. Cold, windy. 8. W. N. W. S. E. S. E. N. W S. W. 8. W. 8. W. N. E. N. Moderate— no cold days. 42 4. 5. 6. 7, 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. ia. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1813. JANUARY. | FEBRUARY. £1 Cool, pleasant. Mild. (Si \ - Warm; little rain. 17. ^ Very warm. 79° W. 1G - QLWarm. 18. Heavy rain. S. S. E.1J 7 - Rain. 19. Cool. N. E. I8 - Cool. 20. Very little frost N. 19 - Cloudy. 21. Mild, clear. ~ G - Cool, clear. 22. Warm, pleasant. if 1 - Llttl e frost. 23. Warm. S. & S. W, £" Frost J N. E.J S. W.l S. W.i S. W.i S. w. i S. w. & w. ? S.| W. & N. W. : S. & S. W.I N.l W. S. W.i S. W.i S. WJ 24. ^W/Some rain. 25. Pleasant. 26. Clear, sun bright. 27. Warm. 78° 28. Cloudy. 29. Rainy. S. E. E,|„x* J-^ in tiU noon ' clear - 30. River very high — raised 7 feet. 23. White frost S. W.| 24 -'^ fiain - S. & S. E.j 25. Very warm, rainy. S. & w. | 2G - Rail1 - S. S. W.i S. W. 27- Rainy. — o. liam tiix nuwH ; cieiiL. 29. Warm. S. W. : 30. Water high in river; warm, clear. 31. j^Mild, pleasant. September, mild and pleasant. \ Pleasant month. I' rrW? 47 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1813. NOVEMBER. Wind. (.) 1- sJ'Warm. 2. Very warm 3. Warm. 4. Warm. 5. Warm, clear. G. Clear, mild. 7. South- west rain W. W. s. w. s. s. 8. & s. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. |M. il5. ilG. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. []24. ;j25. 2G. 27. 23. 29. 30. *|§P'Cool, pleasant. Cool. Some rain. Clear, cool. Storm. Storm ; little snow. Coo], Cloudy. Snow fell 4 inches. Wind high ; little snow. Bain. Eain. Very warm. 7G° Cold: snowed all day. Rain ; snow off. jsp^Thunder, rain, and ^glhail. Warm. Warm as May. Thanksgiving — very 70° Cool wind. Frosty, cool. Mild, pleasant. """^Very warm. N 70 c S. warm. W. W. W. W. E. E. & Unsteady; some very hot days, some cold and stormy. DECEMBER. W. W. W. W. W. S. w. w. w. w. N. E. N. E. E. N. E. N. E. Mild. Cold ; high wind. Cold. Cold. Moderate, cool. Mild. W. & W Wind, S. W. w. w. N. s. 7. ^Ip'Bliistering. 8. Pleasant.' 9. Rained all day. 10. Cool 11. Cold. N. 12. Very cold. S. W. N. S. W. w. & s. N. w. w. w. 13. \^ Pleasant 14. Wind high. 15. Chilly. 16. Rained most all day. 17. Cool. S. 18. Wind and rain. 19. Rain. 20. Clear, cool, pleasant. 21. \*£j .Warm and pleasant. 22. Warm. 23. Warm. S. 24. Very warm. 71° w. N. w. S. w. s. V. & w. S. w. S. w. s. w. s. w 27. 28. 29. Clear, pleasant, warm ( Christmas Days) . Cool, pleasant, clear. Cloudy; still. N. E. & Cloudy ; some rain. S. -* i % i Rained all night, 'with lisrhtninsr cloiuVy, warm. 30. Clear, cool. 31. Clear. W. & W. N. S. w. w. Warm month. 48 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1814. JANUARY. I FEBRUARY. 1. Warm, cloud}-. 2. Little snow. 3. Cold, clear. 4. Cold, cloudy. 5. Cold, clear; frozen. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. Wind- W. w. N. ground 1. Warm; rain. 2. Thawed; snow off; ground bare. 3. Snow squall. Wind. N. 28. 29. 30. 31. told. N. Cold ; no snow on ground. Clear, pleasant. Moderate, pleasant. S. W. Snow storm — 3 inches. Cloudy. Q^ Clear, cold. N. & W. Clear, mild. W. Cloudy ; snow and rain. Snowed all day ; fell G or 8 inches. N. E. Thawed all day. S. W. S. Warm. S. W. Cool. N. W. Cold, clear. 10° 'fjjpModeratc. N. Cold. N. W. Thawed. S. W. Rain. S. Cool. W. Some hard frost. Cold, frosty, N. W. ^Jg) Snow and rain. N. E. Cold, clear. Cold. N. Snow — 3 or 4 inches. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. ;10. 111. 12. 13. 14. 15. |16. 117. |l8. (19. J^/ Very cold. 3° Moderate ; snow. Snow — 5 inches; good sleighing. Mild. Snow — 3 inches. Snow and rain. Heavy rain. Mild. S. W. S. w. s. w. V^ Cloudy "at night. Snow — 4 to G inches. Sleighing : pleasant. Snow— 2 inches. W. & N. W. Thawed. S. W. Rain. S. W. Raised river 3 feet. Warm; thawed. S. W. 20. ^pRained. S. 21. Mild, pleasant. Water high for 5 days. Warm. S. Warm ; ground bare. Rain. 22 |23 21 §25 26 , S. E. W. w. s. S. E. s. w. 27. Jj/Warm. S. S. W. >28. Frogs peep ; blue birds thick. Few cold days ; month. moderate \ February — moderate weather. 49 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. -5™ 1814. MARCH. APRIL. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31, Wind. Cold. N. W. Snow fell 3 or 4 inches. Thawed. S.' Cool, clear. Moderate, clear. Hot, showery. Warm. 3. Warm ; geese flying. Wind. S. s. w. s. IP Pleasant. Warm, clear. Very warm. Rain. Clear. High wind. W. S. W. s. w. s. s. N. E. N. W. S. s. ,Mild. Warm. Rain. Rain. Cool, pleasant. Warm. Very warm ; frogs peep Warm, clear. igsO^Snowed all day — V^lf ell 3 inches. Clear, cold. Cold. Warm. Warm wind. W arm. Ve ry clear. jpRain. S. E. Very mild. Cloudy, showery, thun- der. Cool. W S. W. s. w. s. E. s. s. w. N. N. W. •S, s. -s. s. & VV". s. w. . & N. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. >26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 'Clear, pleasant. W. S. E. & E. Clear, pleasant. Pleasant. East day. S. W. Cool; frost. N. W. Cloudy; little rain. Mild. W. Cool, clear. W. ,Warm, clear. Cold — few snowflak Warm; rain. Small showers. Heavy rain. Water high. Mild. S. Rain. __ 'Warm. S Rained hard ; high \\ Warm, clear. Warm, clear. Cool. Mild, clear. ^ Quite warm. Cloudy, warm. Pleasant. S-. Hot; thunder. 79° Hot- es. E W. N. S. E. S. s. w. s. w. w. & w. s. w. . & s. w. -ater.S. E. W. s. w. N. W. w. w. w. & w. 80° s. Month mild; little stormy > Warm and wet month; grass weather. forward. 50 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1814. MAY. JUNE. • Wind. 1. Showers, with thunder. 2. Clear, pleasant. 3. Begin to plant corn; clear. W. \ 4. Ilpcioiidy, rain. S. S. W. 5. Warm, pleasant. 6. Mild. W. S. W. 7. Warm. S. W. S. 8. Clear, pleasant. W. 9. Apole trees begin to blow. W. & S. W. 10. Warm, clear. W. 11. Very hot; showers. 86° Wind. 1. Hot; showers. S. W. ,Hot ; thunder, rain. _ ? 84° Hot ; rain and thunder. 87° 4. Cloudy, rain. 5. Hot, cloudy. S. W. & 6. Cloudy. S. & S. 7. Clear, with sun — sun had not been seen for 3 days. 8. Cloudy. 8. 9- Clear, cool. N, 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 2S! 21. .Cloudy; rain. S. Cloudy, rainy. S. W. Warm. W. S. W. Mild, warm. S. Hot, clear. 80° W. S. W. Hot ; thunder showers. 85° Pleasant, cool. W. 8 #?Mild. w. s. w. Thunder in morning ; rain. 89° S. W. Hot, showery. Warm. S. & S. W. Warm night. S. Hot. S. W. Clear. (Governor Election). W. 26. ^JPVeryhot. 80° 27. Thunder, rain. 28. Rain. S. W. 29. Warm. S. W. & W. 30. Warm. 31. Hot, clear. W. Warm, with frequent showers. Season forward— trees blossomed early. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. \^ Clear. Clear, hot. 79° Hot sun. Hot. Warm. Rainy. Cloudy, showery ^g/Rainy. Cloudy. Mild. Warm, clear. Cooler, pleasant. Cloudy. S. W. E. S w E W .^Jjj/Cool, clear. Cool, clear. Cool nights. Pleasant, clear. Clear, cool. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant, cool. W s. w. & w s. w. s s. w. s w s. & s. w s, s. w w & s. w N. E N. E N. E N. E s. w. & s w Eirst part of June warm and wet, last part cool ; no hard frost. 51 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1814. JULY. AUGUST. 1. Dry, hot. Wind. S. W. & W. w. s. Hot, clear. 3. Cloudy; rain. 4. Hot; thunder, light- ning - , rain. 85° 5. Hot; tempest north of us. 6. Thunder showers. 80° 7. Clear, cool. 8. Mild. W. S. 9. Clear, pleasant. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. W. S. tv. w. tv. w. vJ^Dry for gardens. Hot ; come thunder showers. Cool. W. Warm. S. W. TV. Warm, clear. TV. Hot, clear. 91° Hot, clear. 90° S. TV. ^^Hottest day this V%/year. 96° Cloudy, rain. S. TV. S. Very warm. 8. TV. S. Warm, with little rain. Hot. S. S. TV. Cool. TV. & N. TV. Wind. S. TV. S. 1. ^IpWarm. 2. Hot, dry days. 3. Thunder and lightning ; hot, 4. Hot, rather dry. 86° 5. Hot ; thunder and rain. •90° G. Cloudy ; some rain. S 7. Hot, cloudy. S. TV 8. /gf^ Great rain 7 hours. \3L s. e. 9. Water high in river — raised 5 feet. 10. Mild. 11. Hot, wet; potatoes rot. 12. Hot. 93° E. TV. TV. S. TV W. TV. TV. s JPWarm. S. & S. Hot, dry. TV. S. Hot; rain. Hot ; showers around us. Hot; thunder and rain. Extreme heat. 65° Hot; rain. 88° Rainy, warm. Rain and wet plenty. TV. TV. S. 87° S. S. 13. Great heat. 97° 14. Thunder east of us. 15. /^^Clear, hot day. 97° V-p99° 16. Warm. TV. S 17. Severe hot day. 90° 18. Pleasant, warm. 19. Hot; rain. S. S. TV. 20. Thunder showers ; hot. 21. Cloudy, but no rain. 22. j| Clear. 23. Clear, pleasant. 24. Cloudy, dull. 25. Warm, cloudy. 26. Warm, clear. 27. Cloudy, warm. 28. Rain. 29. Great rain, over the meadow. S. w .s. TV. s. TV. TV. w, s TV TV. N E. p5?> July, hot; rather dry first of month, last of month wet. 30. ^ffpPleasant, cool. 31. Quite mild. Hot and wet August. TV % 52 £»H£ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1814. SEPTEMBER. \ OCTOBER. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. S. Hot. Warm. Extremely hot. 96° Hot; rain. Hot; thunder shower. 90° Cool, clear. C Little frost; some damage. Warm. W. S. W. Hot ; thunder, rain. Warm; rain. Clear. Warm. S. W Wind, j S. W. 1. Hot, with thunder show S. .W. & W. | ers. 2. Warm. S. S. E. 3. Warm. W. 4. Very warm. S. 5. Hot. S. S. W. W. , 6. 'i^. Cloudy, with rain. 7. Cold, clear. 8. Cold. 9. Cool. S. W. \ 10. Pleasant, cool 11. Warm. S. E. ? 12. Warm. N. N. W. i^g/Cloudy, warm. Cloudy. Little rain. Cloudy, rain. Cleared off cool. Cool. 'Cloudy. Stormy. Cloudy. Cloudy, cool. Stormy. Clear, cool. Very warm. Hot. ''Clear. Mild, clear. S. E. & S. W. S. w. S. w. 13. Vg^Veryhot. 14. Extremely warm. .M5. Rain. 16. Cool, clear N. E. 1 17. Cool 18. Clear. W. \ 19. Cloudy, cool. W. \ 20 N. W.J 21. ^Cold. N. E. 22. Pleasant, cool N. E. 23. Warmer. N. 24. Cloudy ; some rain N. E. 25. Pleasant, cool N. E. 26. Warm. S. & S. W S. E. 27. Very warm. S 28. ^pWarm, clear. W. S. W.J 29. Cloudy. ' W. & S. W W.J30. Rainy. S. W 31. Cold storm. N. E S. E. S. N. E. N. & N. W. N. N. W. & N. N. & N. W. S. W. Month mild and pleasant ; little Month uneven ; some hot days. \ stormy weather. ^gjk..-.,.... ,■■■.-■. ...... 5 L...................... ■-.■■■■, ■■.■■■■■■■■..gsfePB METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1814. DECEMBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. li. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Warm. Some rain. Rain. Cloudy. Storm; cool. Clear, pleasant. Some rain. Clear, warm. Warm, cloudy. Warm. 7Hot. 76° Very warm. 80° Hot as June. 78° Cloudy, rain. Rainy, very warm. Cloudy, warm. Hot. 79° S Cloudy, warm. Hard rain ; lightning .JfWarm Pleasant. Warm. Cloudy. Warm. Pleasant. Pleasant. Wind. S. W. S. W. S. E. S. E. N. S. W. s. & s. w. s. w. & w s. & s. w. w. showers. S. & s. w. N. s. s. s. N. fRam. S. Warm, S. S. Warm ; rain. Great rain — water high in river. E. S. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. D. 6. 7. i 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Warm. Rain. Wind. S. s. w. S. S. E. N. W. w. s. w. s. s. w. \LCool. Clear. Rain. Cool, clear. Cool, clear. Cool. W. S. W. W. S. W. & S. Snow all day — 4 inches. t^/Pleasant. Thawed Cool Warm. Warm. Rained all clay. Warm ; snow off. Pleasant. /0^Snow storm — 6 in- \|L^ches. Snow — 3 inches. Clear. Mild, clear. Rained little. Cloudy ; snow off. Cold, clear. Christmas. ^^'Clear, cool. Warm. W. Cloudy ; some rain. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant. Warmer, pleasant. S. W. S. E. & S. W. N. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. N. E. w. S. E. S. N. s. w. w. Some verv warm davs and nights. \ , -, , \ Some snow; no extreme cold days ; rather mild. 54 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD f' 1815. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. 90 Clear. S. W. Warm; thawed all *^j^ night. Thawed all day. •±. Cool. N. & 5. Cloudy, warm. 6. Cool, clear. 7. Very cold. 10° 8. Moderate. 9. Extremely cold. 1° L0. flpCold. LI. Extremely cold High wind. Cold high wind ; snow. Clear, cold ; snow deep. Snowed all day — 14 inches. Warm. Pleasant; snow melts, high wind; roads blocked. No passing on some roads. Warm; thaws. Clear, cold. Snow storm all day. Snow — 9 inches. Very cold. 5° 7° _ I 1 Chilly wind. 26. Very cold. 10° 27. Cold ; snow deep. 28. Bad passing. 29. Cold. 30. Cold. 17° 31. Very cold. 19° Wind. & W. w. w.. w. w. w. w. w. w. N. & W. N W. , E. W. *%Snow N. E. S. W. N. w. s. w. w. N. W. Some deep snows, and cold days. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. ,Little"miilder. Cold ; signs of snow. Snow all night. Snow — 5 or 7 inches. Cloudy ; snow deep. Some snow. Snow blows. Tracks tilled up. t^g/Pleasant. Cold. Cold; snowstorm. Snow deep in road. Cloudy. Thaw ; little rain. Little snow. Ill ^jjg} Clear, pleasant. Snow storm; roi blocked. Snow T deep. Cold. Pleasant. Warm, pleasant. |»Warm ; thawed Belittle. Clear, cool. Clear, cold. Snow banks deep. Cloudy. Little snow. Wiud # W. N. E. N. N. N. E. W. W. W. N. E. S. W. N. E. ids N. W. S. W. N. N. N. Most snow in February for many years. 55 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1815. MARCH. 1. Wanner; snow deep. 1. \|^ Thawed. 8. Thawed all day. 4. Clear. 5. Eain in night. 6. Warm, clear. 7. Cool, pleasant. 8. 9. Eain in night. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. S. W. W. S. E. S. s. w. 10. ^S^Warm. 11. Mild. 12. Snow most gone. 13. River high. 14. Clear, cocL 15. Clear most of the day. 16. Rainy. S. S. W 17. Snow in night. W. 'Snowmost of day. N. E. Cold ; little snow. N. Cold; froze hard. N. W. Cold. N. W. Little snow. N. Little rain. Little rain ; river high. fpCokl, clear. Cloudy, cool. Pleasant, cool. Cold. Cold. Cold. N. s. w. & w. N. W. & N. W. & N. W. APRIL. Wind. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Pleasant, cool. Mild, clear. Little rain. S. 8. Cloudy ; frogs peep. East clay ; pleasant. Cloudy, cool. Cloudy. N. & N. I^w/Cool and pleasant. Warm. S. Rain. S. Mild, clear. Warm. S. Warm. S. W. & Warm. S. W. S. w. E. W. w. w. w. w. 16. ^Some rain. 17. Clear, pleasant. 18. Very warm. 71° 19. Cloudy. 20. Cool. 21. Cold. 22. Rain. 23. @'Cool. 24. Clear. 25. Warm. 26. Very warm. 78° 27. Warm. 28. Very warm. -76° 29. Cooler, mild. 30. Cloucty, pleasant Most of month warm; snqw April> miw and pleasail t. most gone ; frost out. S. w. N. W. N. W, S. w. N. W. & N. W. s. & s. w. s. w. s. s. w. 56 p.^!H ™ ^ _M@^ r --■■■■ -'•• ""-'"•■"Wip METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. v #g| 1815. JUNE. MAY. Wind. W s. s. s. 1. \^ Pleasant, warm 2. Clear, mild. 3. Clear, warm. 4. Rain. 5. Warm. 6. Warm. S. W. & S 7. Cloudy. S. 8. Clondy. E. S. E. 9. JO^Hot ; thunder show filers. 10. Clear. S. W. & W. 11. Hot; thunder showers. 78° 12. Warm. 13. Cool. 14. Cool, clear. 1. Rain; warm. 2. Pleasant, warm. 3. Little rain ; cloudy. 4. 5. Rainy; warm. 6. Warm; thunder, little- rain. f^pMild, clear. 8. Warm. Wind. ) S.i S. E. s. 9. Warm. 10. Rain. 11. 12. Clear. S. W. & S. \ {£ kittle rain. W. & N. W. ' 15. ^J/Cool. 16. Cool 17. Apple trees begin to blossom. 18# H ot, cteai 18. Windy and rain. 19. Extreme 1 14. .Jp'Pleasant. , 15. Clear, warm. N- W. 16i Hot n ight. 90 c N. W. \ 17> Hot . 85° 80 c W.i W.' s. w. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. s. 8. Windy and rain. 19. Cool, cloudy. 20. Good weather. 21. Clear, cool. 22. Warm. W. W. S. 85< 23. ^P> s - 24. Cloudy, warm. 75 c 25. Warm. S. W. & S. 20. Warm; thunder and rain. 27. 28. 29. Warm. 79° Warm. Warm. S. W. S. W. S. & S. E. 30. Very warm. 87° 31. <^Warm. S. W. May, pleasant, mild, and for- ward. 19. Extreme heat. 20. 21. JI^Hot ; rain and thun- Z?dcr. 22. Hot ; thunder north of us. 23. Some thunder and rain. 24. Warm ; thunder and rain. 25. Cool. W. & S. W. 26. Cloudy, cool. 27. Cool. E « 28. Clear, cool. E - 29. V^ Pleasant, warm. S. 30. Hot. S. W. & S. June, warm first part of month, | last part, cool. mm- 57 s^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, "^fl JULY. AUGUST. 1. 2. o O. 4. o. 6. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Wind. Hot, dry. S. Warm. S. W. Very warm. S. TV. Hot; little rain, thun- der. Hay — light crops . Hot ; thunder show- flyers. Hot, cloudy. Wind. 1. Hot, S. W. 2. Hot; thunder showers. 90° 3. Clear, mild. E . 4. Cool. E. u S. S. w. s. w. Little rain. Hot. Hot, dry day. Thunder; hot. Hot; showers. S. J) Hot, dry. S. W. Hot. 100° S. W. Hot, clear. W. Cloudy ; thunder and rain. Pleasant, clear. Rain. S. W. & S. Hoc. W. S. W. Hot, dry. 95° S. E. 5. ^g/Rained all day. 6. Clear, hot. 7. Very warm. 3. Warm ; rain. 9. Still, cloudy. 10. Hot. E. S. S. E. S. s. w. & s. w. 11. J^Hot. S. & S. E. 12. Very warm ; thunder. 13. Rainy. S. S. E. 14. Very warm. 86° 15. Hot. 81° S. W. 16. Hot; thunder showers. 17. Hot; rain. S. E. 18. Warm, pleasant. S. W. 21. ^p>Hot; thunder shower. 22. Hottest since 1811. 23. Extreme heat. 93° 24. Heavy thunder. S. 25. Very warm. W. 26. Dry, hot. 97° W. 27. Extreme heat. 28. Hot, cloudy. S. 29. V^Cool. 30. Hot. 31. Very warm. E. S. E. S. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. '"Cloudy. E. Cloudy. E. Hot, with rain and thunder. Cloudy, warm. Cool. Rain all day. Cool, clear. S, E. S. E. V^Hot. Hot. S. & Hot. 90° Hot; thunder. Hot ; thunder and rain. S. E. N. E. N. E. S. E. S. s. w. But little hot weather ; few hot Very little extreme hot weather days. ) this summer. s 58 .^0M w METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1815. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. % 1. Cool. 2. i 3. I 4. J 5. j 6. I 7. ! 8. j 9. !io. in. U2. 113. = 14. } 15. he. !l7. Wind. N. W. s. w. s. 1. Warm. ^g/Eained little. Cool; rain. Cloudy, warm. Stormy. Windy. Clear. Clear. ^Jij/Hot, cloudy. Very warm. 80° Thunder and rain ; hot. Rain. S. W Hot. W Very warm. S Very warm. 79° S. W Hot, with rain. N. E. S. W. s. w. w. s. w. w. 18. ^flP'Warm, rainy. 19. Hot. S. W. & W. 20. Very warm. 79° 21. Hot, cloudy; rain. 22. Warm, clear. S. W. 23. Very warm ; high wind. 79° S. E. S. 24. Mild, calm. W. S. W 25. Clear, mild. W. 20. V^J^ Pleasant, clear. 27. Erne weather. 28. Mild, calm. 29. Warm. 30. Pleasant since gale. W. N. W. W. w. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 22. 24. 25. 26- 27. 28. 29. 50. 31. Vg^/Very warm. Warm rain. Rain, Warm. Cool, clear. Cloudy. Warm wind. Cloudy. ^JJ'Warm. Thunder and rain. Wind. S. s. s. s. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. s. Clear, pleasant. Hot. Cloudy. Warm.. Cloudy, warm. S. E. & S. W. S. E. W. I'Clear, pleasant. Cool. Clear. Warm, pleasant. Windy. Cool. Very cool. .Cold. Cold. Clear, pleasant. Cool. Pleasant, clear. Cool. Pleasant, warm. W N. W. s. w. N. W. N. W. N. W. N. W, W. N. E. N. Greatest wind ever known in i New England ; much damage j October, pleasant and warm ; done. (little frost 59 £1§N METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 35 1315. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. 1. ^g/Warm. 2. Very warm. 3. Warm, pleasant. 4. Cloudy. 5. Windy, cold. G. Cold wind. 7. Pleasant. 8. .jJ'Mild, clear. 9. Warm wind. 10. Cool. 11. Very clear. 12. Storm. 13. Cool. 14. 15. Little frost. 10. "Cold; frost. 17. Warm; cloudy. 18. Cloudy. 19. Cloudy. 20. Rain. 21. Warm. 22. Mild. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. . Cloudy. Warm. Cool. Mild. Rain. Cloudy. J|||vPleasant, warm ; viyThankssriving. W. S. W. Wind. s. w N. W. N. W. W. N. E. N. E. N. E. N. E. E. S. E. s. w. ' N. E. W. N. W. W. N. W. s. s. w. s. w. W. N. W. s. s. s. & s. w. s. w. w. S. E. 1. Cold, clear. 2. Mild, clear. 3. Erosty, cold. 4. Cold. 5. 0. Clear, warm. 7. Cool. 8. J Cold. 9. Very cold. 10 c 10. Pleasant. 11. Mild, clear. 12. Cooler. 13. Cooler. 14. Warmer. 15. Quite warm. 10. @Rain. 17. Cool. 18. Clear, pleasant. 19. 20. Moderate. 21. Cold. 22. Warm. 23. v^Rain; cloudy 24. High wind. 25. Pleasant. 20. Cool wind 27. Mild. 28. Cool. 29. Cloudy. 30. 31. W. N. W.\ W. N. W. S. s. S. E. N. E. s.i s. w s. w N. s. w. s. w. &. s. N. W. W. S. W. s. w. & s. N. E. & N. Warm November: little frost;) Some cold days ; very little 5 snow and rain in December. 60 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1813. JANUARY. I FEBRUARY. 1. Pleasant, warm. ' 2. Cool. 3. Very warm. 4. Warm. 68° 5. Cold; snow. 6. Snow— 6 inches. 7. •J?' Clear, pleasant. 8. Cold. 9. Very cold. 12 c 10. Little warmer. 11. Pleasant. 12. Snow all day. 13. Clear, pleasant. W Wind. W. w. s. w. s. w. N. E. N. E. N. W. N. W. N. W. s. w. w. w. 14. <^§J?CIondy. 15. Snow. 1G. Clear. 17. 18. Thaw. 19. Warm; rain. S. E. & E. E. & N. E. W. N. W. s. & s. w. s. s. w. 20. Hard rain all night. a. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. _ .Snow gone. Clear ; water high river. Warm. Mild, pleasant. Rain. Cool, pleasant. Cold. Snow — 5 inches. S. 20. in S. W. s. w. s. w. N. E. 29. fjpCold. 30. Cold. 31. Warm. N. & N. W. N. S. E. & S. W. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Wind. Thawed all day. S. W. Mild, pleasant". S. W. Clear, pleasant. W. Warm, foggy; rain. S. Warm. G5° W. J Clear, warm. S. W. & W. Warm. S. & S. W. Cold N. & N. W. Very cold — coldest this winter. 3° Very cold. 1° N. W. Mild. S. W. & W. Rain. S. Pciear, cool. N. W. Very cold. 9° Cold. N. & N. E. Snow — 6 inches. N. E. Clondv. S. W. Rain. S. E. & S. C Rained hard all day ; some thunder. E. Clear, mild ; ground bare. Cold, clear. W. N. W. Clear, cold. N. W. Clear, cold. S. W. Pleasant, clear. S. W. Cloudy, cool. S. & S. W. Mild, clear, warm. W. I^w/Clondy. Clear, warm. Pleasant. W. W. Little cold weather in January. Few snow storms. Mild and pleasant month. Mod- erate winter. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. C. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 20. 21. 22. 23! 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1816. MARCH. 1 APRIL. Wind. Warm. S. W. & W. Rain. N. E. Cloudy, rainy. 8. Clear, pleasant. S. W. Warm, clear, pleasant. Pleasant, clear JpCold. Very cold. Cold, clear. Cold. Clear, cold. Some snow inches. 11° 1° w. s. w. I N. & N. W. N. N. & N. W. N. E. or 4 13. ^|||/Clear, pleasant. W. 14. Mild. S. W. 15. Snow gone ; cloudy. 16. Rain ; warm. S. W. 17. Warm. W. & N. W. 18*. Signs of snow. S. W. 19. Snow— 8 inches. N. E, , Little snow. Cloudy. Cool wind. Snow melts fast. Cloudy, cool. Mild, pleasant. Cloudy. N. S. E. W. N. & N. E. S. N. W. W. w. Vl-iClear, warm. S. Warm, rainy ; frogs peep. Warm. Pleasant. S. W. .W No deep snow; very cold weather. 1. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Wind. Warm; rain. S. S. E. Clear, cool. W. Clear, cool part of day. Pleasant. E. S. E. jP>Warm, clear. S. & S. W. Very warm. 61 c S. W. Pleasant, warm. S. W. Very warm, clear. S. W. Cloncly; showers. S. Clear, cold. N. W. Cold. N. W. |p Snow — 4 inches Pleasant, cool. Snow gone. Cold. Cold. Cold. Some snoW. N. E. W. s. N. & N. E. w. & s. w. w. s. w. 29. 30. Quite cool. W. N. W. Little snow; cool. N, Cold. N. E. Cold. N. & N. W. Cold. N, Cold. W. & N, Cool. W. & S. W. Warmer; rain. E. & S, 1^1 Warm wind. S. S. E Very warm ; sun red. 68°* Cloudy, hot; sun red. Spots on the sun — very red ; very warm. 80 c But little snow in April ; rather mild. 62 ^^M&m SREgFt "-'"■ N53&, METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1816, MAY. JUNE. Wind Clear, hot ; sun red. Thunder and wind ; cooler, mild. 87° Clear, cool. W. S. TV. JPwarm, cloudy. S. W. Clear; sun red. S. TV. Very warm ; spots on sun. 71° Cool, dry. N. E. Cool. N. TV. Cold, with frost. Little snow — 1 inch. N. •^Ip'Eain; warm. S. E. Heavy thunder; cool, clear. S. & N. & N. TV. Mild, cool. TV. Warm. S. TV. & 8. E. Cool, clear, with frost. Cloudy, warmer. S. TV. Dry, cool. TV. S. TV. Wind. Plot, dry; red sun. Warm, still. TV. S. TV. vjpVery warm. 79° 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. ^/Cloudy. 27. Quite warm. 28. Warm. 29. Quite warm. 30. Very warm. 31. Very warm. \|^ Warm ; sun red . Red spots on sun. Warm. Apple trees begin to blossom; warm. S. S Very warm ; thunder shower. 7G° Cloudy. Warm. Rain. 80 c 79 c Cool and backward month. TV. S. little TV. E. 9. 10. 11, 12, 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. S. $18. 19. 20. 21. S.' E. N. E.^22. E. S. E. 23. S. E. 24. Clear, cool. Cloudy, warm rain. Cold, clear. N. & N. Cold, cloudy; little snow. (HH^lear, cold, cold ^|fP^ night. Extremely cold ; great frost — killed all vege- tables ; ice— h inch. Warmer, pleasant. S. Warm. S. Very warm. 75 c TV. S. Warm. 79 c TV. S. Hot three days. 70° Corn fields begin to * show, all killed by frost. V^Warm. W. S. W Continues warm. 71° Extremely warm. 83° Hot, with thunder and rain. Hot; spots on sun; sun red. TV Warm sun. Corn grows fast ; hot. Warm since frost. TV. TV. W. W. E. S. E. 25. S. S. TV. 26. S. E. 27, S. S. TV. ^28. S. TV. S. W. S. TV. 129. 30. v^w/Rainy, warm. S. Some rain. S. Hot, clear. S. TV. & Extremely warm ; heavy thunder and rain. Mild, clear. Cool, clear, dry. W. W. TV. TV ■'""■'"■■•■ '^mk METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ~ 1816. JULY. I AUGUST. 1. 2. 3. 4. o. G. 7. ■8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Cool, dry. Cool, clear. W. W. Wind. s. w. N. W. ^ Clear, mild. Very pleasant. Hot, with showers. Clear. N. Cool, clear, dry. Cool. W. N. Jlcool. W. N. Dry, clear, cool. Warm. ■ ; some rain. Cloudy Cloudy. Clear.' 15. Warm. 10. Little rain W . & s. s. w. 17. \^ Clear. 18.' Clear, cool. S. 19. Warm rain. S. 20. Hot, showery ; thun- der and rain. 21. Clear, mild; corn spin- dled. 22. Cloudy ; rain. 23. Hot ; some rain. 24. /! fgpfe i Hot; thunder and l^pram. 85° Hot, clear. 85° S Hot ; thunder and rain. 89° W. W. w. w. w. w. w. K. E. . E. , E. W. W. W. W. W. ;25 ;2G ;27 i2S ;29 <30 Cloudy, warm. Warm rain. Cloudy, warm. Hot, dry. clear. 1 31. j/Hot, clear. Lew hot days; ) rather dry July. k s. w. s. w. s. s. E. W. s. w. cool niiihts 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22 i 23 : 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. | 29. ^30. I 31. Wind. Hot, with thunder show- ers. Clear, hot. 90° Clear, hot. 8G° Warm rain. S. E. Cloudy. S. W. Cloudy. S. E. & E. I'Cloudy, hot. S. S. E. Warm. S. & S. W. Hot, with thunder and rain. Stormy, cold. N. E. Hot, dry. • S. W. Warm. S. & S. W. Warm. 85 c S. W. & W. Hot, dry. S. & S. W. C Great heat; thun- der all night, little rain. 95° Very warm, clear. Hot, dry; good corn weather. Spots on sun. Hot, cloudy ; some thun- der. Cloudy; little rain. Cool, dry. j^Cool, little frost; VW/no damage. Cloudy, cool. Hot. Hot. Rain. Cool ; rain. ^} Clear, mild. Warm, clear. Hot, clear, W N. E. a > . :pb^ 64 f METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1826. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. Cool. Mild, cool. Warm, pleasant. Hot, dry, clear. Hot. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. ;18. 19. "Wind. N. W. is - , w. w. s. w. & s. s. Some rain. Hot, clear, pleasant. Very warm, clear. 80° S Warm, clear 75° S. W Little rain. S. E. & E Storm. E Warm ; thunder and hard rain. Warm. Warm. Pleasant. Very warm. Cool wind. I 'Cool. Frost; cold. Cool, cloudy. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant. Cloud}*, pleasant. Warm, cloudy. Warm, clear. • _. Stormy. River high ; ground wet. Hot, clear. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 28, 29, 30 Warm. Very warm. Hot, clear. Corn looks backward. Warm, clear S. N. E. S. E. S. E. 78° 80° well. ^f^ Very warm. 78' Very warm. 71° Very warm. 76° Cloudy; rain. Rain. but S. W. 19. Clear, cool. Wind S s. w. & s w s. & s. w N. W E. ' N. E. W. N, W. N. W s. w w w s. ■ s. w. s. w. w '%!?Hot for season Warm. S. Some rain. Cloudy, cool. Cold, stormy. Clear, cold ; little frost. Little frost ; yery cold. 3 Great frost — corn killed all oyer New England. Cold. Coldest eyer known in September. & W. S. N. N. E. V^Some snow off. Cold. Warm; some rain. Rain; cloudy. Rain most all day. Rain. Mild. J Cold. Cool. N. Mild, pleasant. Warm. S. Warm rain. N. N. W. S. S. S. W.l w. N. W. & N. W. & s. w. s. All corn killed in New England. October, mild, pleasant, and warm. 65 *^m METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1816 = NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. Warm, with rain 2. Warm. 3. Warm. S. 5. Cloudy. 6. Cloudy. 7. Cloudy. 8. Rained all day. 9. Clear, pleasant. 10. Clear, pleasant. 11. Warm, rainy. y^ Rained all day. Cleared off eold. Freezing eold; iee. Cold. N. Mild. S. Chilly wind. Pleasant, warm. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 128. 1 29. \S0. Cold. Cold. Cold. w & N w. & w s. w '■- ' ^~- l^/Warm. Very warm. Very warm. Cloudy; rain. Cool. Cloud v. Cloudy. Cloudy. Foggy, cold. Very cold, giving. Cold, clear. Rainy. S. W T(v : 78° E. & N S. S. s. w. E. E. N. E. Thanks- N. W. W. & N. N. E. 18. 19. 20. 21. \ 22. 23. 24. 25. 26, 27. 28. 29 : : 30. 31. Wind. N: W. N. E. N. W. r ery cold Pleasant. Warm. Very warm ; rain. Cloudy, stormy. Cold, cloudy. Cold ; snow — 1 inch _,Rain. Warmer. Very warm . Very warm. 78 c Cool. W Unsteady weather. Cold. N W. & w. ■I. w. ^. w. s. N. E. N. E. N. :\ o ^/Pleasant, warm Very cold. 15° Cold. Cold. 11° Cold. Warmer. S. Warm. Cloudy. jP Cloudy, Rain. Clear, warm. 61' Warm. 65 c Clear. Pleasant, cool. E. & N. S. S. W. S. 8. & S. W. 8. w. N. W. N. W. w. w. w. & s- s. s. w. w. s. w. N. & N. S. & s. s. S. E. S. E. s. s. w. w. Cool last part of month. Warm month ; very little frost 6ti fcb' '■£ METEOROLOGICAL RECO'RD 1817. FEBRUARY. JANUARY. Pleasant, warm. No frost in around. Wind. IV eiy warm, clear. Warm. Warm, rainy. Warm, clear. Warm, cloudy. Pleasant, warm. Very pleasant. S. & S. S. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 2s! 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. \4^Warm. W. & S. Little rain. S. & S. Cool, frosty. N. & N. Warmer. S. & S Pleasant. Mild, clear, pleasant. Warm, cloudy. (J 7° X^flAltlc snow. Warm. Thunder in night, rain, hail. Clear, cold. Very cold, clear. 5° Cold, windy. Very cold. 2° Clear, cold. 2° .JpPleasant, mild. Cold ; snow — 5 inches. Cold, clear. Very cold ; Cold. Clear, cold. Cold. sleighing, N. N. W. s. s. w. w. w. w. w. s. w. w. w. E. s. N. E. S. E. S. E. W. N. W. .N. N. W. W. w. Heavy tempest on the 19th; much hail— large hail stones. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22 £>Q 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Wind JP^Cloudy ; signs of Cold. n. Clear, cold. N. & N. Very cold. 5° N. & N. Coldest vet. 4 C Cold. N. Snow — 3 inches ; cold. _. Clear, cold. Snow— 2 inches. Pleasant. Flurry of snow. Cold; snow. Frost; cold. Cold; snow N. S. W. & N. & N. W. w. w. N. E. W. W. N. W. N. N. N. E. l^Cold; snow. N. Moderate. N. W. N. Mild, pleasant. W. Snow storm day and night. Snow— G or 8 inches. Cool. N. & W. Freezing weather. 22. Very cold, clear. 3° Sudden change — warm. 21° 'Warm, rainy. Rain — high water. Warm. Cold. Snowed all day. S. s. s. E. w. Cold since the 19th ; very cold month. H3 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1817. ^fp MARCH. APPJL. 1. Cold; sleighing. 2. Snow— 3 inches ; cold. Wind. W. 3. ^pClear. 4. Clear, cold ; sleighing. 5. Cold, clear. W. N. W. . 6. Cold, clear. N. W. 6. Clear, pleasant 7. Little snow, high wind. J 7. Cold. 8. Rain. S. E 9. Cloudy; thaw. S. E '1 10 * tfC^ Warm, foggy ; slcigh- \^inggone. 111. Water high— over high meadows. ) 12. Warm. S. & S. W. .; 13. Erozen hard. •: 14. Cool ; little snow. t i 15. Some snow. ■j 16. Ice gone from ponds. Wind. W. & S.? 1. ^^p'Cold, frost— ice. 2. Elurry of snow — 1 inch, 3. Chilly. S. Y) 4. Mild, clear, pleasant. 5. Rain. S. E. & S •s.r s. & s. w. f Little rain. 9. Pleasant. 10. Erost out of ground 11. Clear. 12. Cold, chilly. 13. Mild. 14. Rain ; ploughing on high- land S. S. N. W. 8. w. S. N. U5. Pleasant. W. j 17. 1^/Warmer ; frogs peep ) 18. Cool breeze. ;19. Warm, pleasant. S. W. U9. Showers. 20. Cool. W. & N. W.J 20. Clear alt day. 16. \&/Ram ; warm. 17. Warm. N. \ 18. Cloudy /.warm. 21. Erozen — ice 1 inch. 22. Cold, cloudy. 23. Cool, clear. 24. Little snow — k inch. 25. ^jp Pleasant, warm, 26. Ice. 27. Cool. :28. Pleasant. ;29. Warm,, clear. ;3C. Cool. 31. Mild, cloudy. 21. Hot, cloudy. 70 N. W. 22. Some rain. N. W. 23. Clear. W. \ ^ !24. v JpErogs very noisy 25. Clear. 26. Hard frost— ice. 27., Cool ; rain. 28.' Cloudy, warm. 29. Pleasant, warm. 30/ Warm. SJ S. w. s. & s . E. s . E. s. w. s. s. s . E. s. w. sy s. w. w. s. s. s. w. Cold till middle of month ; snow] Cold first part of month ; some off; ground bare, but frost not snow; frost not out. out. 68 ^§ 1817. MAY. 1. f ||p'Cool. pleasant. 2. Pleasant. 3. Clear, warm. S. 4. Clear, warm. S. W 5. Mild, pleasant, clear. 0. Hot; thunder showers. JUNE. Wind. S. W. S. W. . & S. \ 1. Warm. 70 c 2. Warm, clear. 3. Clear, hot. 4. Little rain. 5. Rain. Wind. w. & s. w. s. w. w. s. w. w. s. 7 . \4^Mild. clear. S. W 8. Clear. S. W. & w 9. Fair, pleasant. w. 10. Warm. w 11. Warmer. S. w . s 12. Little rain. s E. 13. Warm, cloudy. s. w. 14. Rainv. w. s. w 15. Cool. N. W . £ X. 16. \^) Warm . S. & s E. 17. Warm. W. & 8. W. 18. Clear. s. W. 19. Rain. 8. 20. Apple trees b< blossom; clear. Jgiii to 21. Warm. 80° 8. W. 22. Clear, warm, pleasant. 79° 23. ^%k Extremely ^]g) thunder. warm : 24. Pleasant, clear. w. 25. Clear, pleasant, warm. 2G. Cool for season. 27. Cold, backward. 28. Warmer. s. & 8. w. 29. Mild, clear. s. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. <22. 23. 24. 26. 27. S. W. W. & W. & s. w. 8. 8. W. W. & w. Clear. Clear, warm. 76° Hot, 89° 8. Clear, hot. TV Cloudy, clear, hot. Hot, cloudy. 5. Mild. S. & S. W. G. Clear. W. 7. Snow storm. N. W. & N. 8. Cold; little suow. N. W. 9. Cloudy. W. S. W. 10. Snow — G inches. S. W. 11. Cold; sleighing. w w. s. N. N. W. & N, W. S. E. N hid. w. w. E. W. w. w. E. N. E. N. W 'Vciy warm. Warm. 75° Cloudy, warm. Pleasant. Rainy, warm. Clear, cold. Some rain. Clear. S. 12. ■&7Snow melts. Siirns of snow. N. N. W w N N. W N N N . E N. W s. v\ Warm month Cold month. N. E. 78 2*3}^ '■"'■ ■■■—-- —-----■ = -^p METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^§| JANUARY. I FEBRUARY. J*. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 99 24. Wind Warm, with rain. S. W. & S Pleasant, clear, cooler. W. S. ^JkCold; little snow. Snow — 4 inches ; cleared oft' in afternoon. N. E. & White frost ; thaw. Cool, cloudy. W. Pleasant ; thaw. Pleasant. S. W. & S Warm ; thawed all day Warm. jgj^Thawed all day— vfgP'siiow gone. Warm ; thunder and rain.S Warm; frost out. S. Thawed all day. 58 = Very warm for four days past Warm; rain and thun- der. 6~>° S. W Pleasant, little cooler. W Warm past ten days.S. & S. W Cf^ Cooler. 35 = W. & N. Cooler. N. & N Little snow — 2 or 3 inches. S. W. & Cool ; flakes of snow. N. Warmer ; rain and thun- der all night. S. Clear. W. E. W. W. w. 25. V%/Clear. W. & S. 26. Warmer, clear. S. W. 27. Warm. 56° 28. Very warm * S. W. 29. Cooler ; flakes of snow. W. 30. Pleasant, warm. W. 31. Pleasant, clear. W. & N. W. Wind. 3 Very warm; clear sun; no frost. 61° S. Foggy, warm, and hot as May/ S. S. W. No frost; warm; some clouds. Very warm; little rain. 64° S. Cloudy; rain. S. E. Thunder ; showery, hot ; no frost. 65° Cloudy, warm; frogs peep every night since the 1st. Clear, warm ; no frost. Extra warm, clear, pleasant. ,||||vFrogs noisy and ^^'snakes out thick. Snakes seen every day for a week past ; warm as May. Hot as June. 71° Mo frost since 14th of January. Little cooler. 50° W. S. W. Warm, rainy. S. W. S. Warm, clear. S. W. 17. V^Warm. S. S. E. 18. Cooler; little frost. W. 19. Pleasant. W. 20. Warm; rain, thunder and lightning. S. 21. Frost out for six weeks past. 22. Warm, clear. 50 23. Little cooler, but warm. S. #Cool and frosty ; ice— h inch. Pleasant, warm. 47 c S. Warm all day. Clear ; white frost. S. Clear. W. W. w. w. w. w. Warmest February known for thirty years past ; no snow since the 4th. 26 27 2S 79 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. w MARCH. 1819. APRIL. Wind. 1. Pleasant, warm. 67° 2. Some snow — 2 inches. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. ^J^Vcry cold. Moderate. "Warm, clear. 50° Warm. 50° Snowed all day. Clear. Sleighing. Cloudy; thaws. tenow gone. Cool wind. Cold, clear. 19° Cold. 13° Little snow — 3 inchct Warm ; snow melts. Snow melts. .Thaw. Clear. Snow all gone. Pleasant. Warm. Warm rain. Water high. S w. wA w. w. N. E. N. E. 1. Mild. 2. JpWarm. 3. Very warm. 4. "Warm rain. 5. Much rain. 6. Freshet. 7. Cool. 8. 9. Cool. w r ind. w. s. w. s. w W- s s . E N. W s. s. w w 10. ^P'Trosty, cool. N. W. S. W.hl. Moderate. S. W. W. 1 12. Cloudy, warm. \ 13. Some rain. S. S. W. W. 14. Warm. S. 1 15. Very warm. 67° hG. Hot, cloudy; showers ofl". S. W. w. w. s. w. S. E. N. W.j 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 9Q & N. 26. ^5 l>lcasail1: ' clear. 27. Windy. W. 28. Cocl, clear, pleasant. 29. Warm. S. W. 30. Thunder, rain. S. 31. Little cooler. W. Some cool days; little snow. >24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 11. Cloudy. S. Cold. N. E. & N. W. Erost. S. W. Cool ; little frost. Cloudv, warm. s. w Clear, hot. 73° Very warm. 70 J v^4^Cloudy, cool. N. E Little rain. Cool; rain. N. E Cool. N. W Cloudy. S. E Clear, warm. S Little rain. s Very warm winter since Decern- Month uncommonly warm Season forward. 80 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1819. MAY. i JUNE. 2. 3 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1C. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 9,9. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. thunder Dry, warm. 3 Cloudy ; showers. Showers ; warm. 76° Mild, clear. Warm. Hot. 78° Hot. 81° W. ! Cloudy, warm. 75° 'IIP'Cool, clear. Warm ; little rain. Pleasant, warm. Clomty, warm. Cool; apple trees in blossom. Showers. Showers, _,Warm wind. Warm, showery. Thunder showers 80° Clear, cool. Cool, clear. W. & N. Warm. W. & S. Hot, clear. 79° Wind. W. W. w. w. w. w. S. S. w. s. s. hot. w. w. w. w. ^g/Warm. Cool, clear. Little rain. Cloudy. Cool. Warm Warm. Cloudy. Clear, cool 80 c W. 79- s. w w. N. W. w. N. E. W. W. W. . & w. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 20, 30. Wind. Hot; rain. W. S. W. Cool, pleasant. VV. Hot, clear. W. S. W. Cool, clear. N. E Little frost — no damage. Mild, clear, warm. Pleasant, Avarm. W. _ ?Hot, 78° W. Very hot. 89° W. S. W. Hot. 91° Thunder shower. Hot; thunder. W. & S. W. Hot; thunder showers off north. Tlot ; thunder north- -west of us. 100° Hot; thunder showers. Hot; thunder in night. 87° Showers north and west. Hot; showers. 96° Hot night ; 90° at f eight o'clock. Cooler, pleasant. W. Cloudy, muggy. /^I^Hot ; thunder north. ^|/87° Great heat ; tempest. Much thunder, rain. Damage by lightning. Hot, clear. Hot ; thunder showers Extreme heat. Thunder showers all round. ^% 'Hot. 103° W W. 91° Very hot June ; much thunder and lightning; no heavy rain. ¥ 81 m '7*/==^\ v — METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 0. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 9 JULY. Warm. 85 c 8G° Mild, clear. Clear, cool. Cool, clear. Cool night. Cool, clear. 'Mild, clear. Warm. 81° Hot, clear. 91° Great heat. Hot, with thunder. Hot, dry, clear. Dry; corn leaves roll. vJj^Dry ; hot sun. Dry ; ground hot. Looks like showers ; hot. Showers, little rain. Dry, hot 95° Warm night. Clear, warm. Cloudy; little rain. Very hot. 95° Hot. 90° Cloudy; little rain. Hot, clear. Very hot ; thunder. Wind. \ w.j w. w. N. E. N. E. W. w. w. w. w. Hot and clear day. Hot. ior Hot month ; little rather dry ; hot nights. W. W. w. w. w. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 12. 1 13. ^14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. AUGUST. Wind. Hot, clear. 9.">- Great heat; tempest, with most thunder ever known in one day. 101° Hot ; showers off. 90° Hot ; showers west and north. J:f|^Thunder all around Hot, clear. 100° Very hot; thunder. 99° Thunder in night. Hot; some showers. Hot ; little rain. Great heat. 104° •Thunder and rain. w. s. little rain. N. Much lightning Rain. Cloudy; rain. Clear, cool. Cloudy ; little rain. Thunder showers — dam age by lightning. Thunder all around us. ^/Vcry hot. 9' Rain and thunder. Rain. Cool, clear. Cloudy. Cool. Warm rain. Thunder. N N. & E. E. E. E. S. W. E. E. S. . E. S. w. 7 Very warm. 94 - W. Hot ; thunder showers. E. 30. Hot, with much thunder. 31. Thunder showers. Very hot month ; greatest tem- thunder ; \ pest since 1800 ; most damage by lightning for twenty years. m® 82 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 1819. SEPTEMBEE. OCTOBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. Clear, cool. N. E. Warm, pleasant. S. W. Cloudy. S. W. ivLooks a little like 'rain. S. Clear part of clay. S. W. Rain. E. Clear. E. Little rain. S. & S. W. Cool. S. W. & W. Cloudy. S. W. & W. 'But little rain for ,the past week. Dry, pleasant. S. Some rain. S. Clear, pleasant. Some rain. S. W. Cool. W. Clear, pleasant. W. Cloudy, cool. N. E. WfFrost. Cool. Cool wind. Cool wind. N. E. W. S. w. N. W. E. w. s. w. S. E. & E. S. Warm wind. ^^Rain; tlmnder. S. Warm. 90 c S. Hot. S. W. & W. Warm. S. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23! 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. SO. 31. Stormy. Clear, cool. ^SrMild, clear. Warm. 78° Pleasant, warm. Warm. Hot. Warm, clear. Cloudv. Wind. E. & N. E. N. E. W. W. S. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. Rain; cool. N. E. Warm. S. W. & W. Cold. N. E. Erost — killed vines. Warm. S. W. Warm. S. W. & W. Warm. W. & S. W. Clear, cool. W. ^wlPleasant, warm. Cloudy; rain. Clear, cool. Cloudy. Rain. Warm. Warm, clear. Warm, clear. ' Cloudy. Cool, clear. Frost; cool. Cool, clear. Cloudy. Warm; thunder. S. W. W. s. s. s. w. s. w. s. N. E. N. & W. N. S. E. S. Hot part of the month. Tleasant, mild, cool October. 83 SP^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1819. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. ^p» Colder. 2. Very pleasant. 3. Warm. 4. Warm; thunder rain. 5. Some rain. 6. Cooler, 7. Sun red ; clear. 8. Some rain. Wind. N. W. W. E. and S. s. & w. w. W. S. w. S.f& S. E. 9. V^Warm. S. & S. W. 10. Pleasant. W. 11. Cool. N. W. & W. 12. Cloudy; rain. S. 13. Thaw. S. 14. Kainy, warm. S. 15. Warm. 00° S. 16. Warm. 61° S. 17. ^WfWarm. 18. Quite warm. S. S. 19. Very warm. 07° 20. Warm; rain. 21. Pleasant, warm. 22. Cool, clear. 23. Clear. 24. .^JpWarm. 25. Warm. 63° 2G. Very warm. G8° 27. Warm ; little rain. 28. Warm, cloudy. 69° 29. Cloudy. 30. Cloudy ; snow — 3 inches. S. s. S. w. s. s. s. w. w. w. w. Warm, pleasant weather. little stormy 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. S. W. ] 27. 28. 29. Cool. Clear. Warm. Very warm. Warm ; snow gone Cool. Warm. Very warm. Wind. W. W. s. w. s. w. N. & N. W. s. w. & w. s. w. 30. 31. _,Warm. S.' W. & S. Cool ; little snow — 2 inches. N. E. Cold. Little snow. N. & N. W- Cold. N. W. Cold ; snow and rain. Cloudy, cool. Mild; rain. S. I^/Earn. S. Cool. W. Some rain and hail. Cool. N. W. Pleasant. W. Cloudy. W. jlwarm. S. & S.-W. Cloudy. W. S. W. Snow and rain ; cold. Cool. N. E. Rain. N. E. Snow and rain. N. E. Pleasant. W. ; Mild. W. ; Pleasant, mild. Very little frost and snow 84 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1320. FEBBUABY. 1. Mild, clear. 2. Show, rain and hail. 3. Rain storm. S. 4. Cold. 5. Snow — 3 or 4 inches. 6. Cold; sleighing. 7. Cold, clear. Wind. s. w. & S. E. N. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. ,Hail and rain. Mild, clear. Cold. Very cold. 10° Clear. Mild. W. Little snow— si e i gh i n g\ N. N, N. N. N. W. w. & N. W. _j/Pleasant, Mild, cold, clear, Clear, cool. Cool, clear. Little snow. Clear, pleasant. Cold; snow. Snow — 3 inches. Cool; sleighing. Thaw; snow melts. Snow — 4 inches. Hail and rain. Clear, cold. High wind. Cool. N. W. W. w. w< W. & N. W. N. & W. W. w. s. w. N. E. W. N. W. W. & N. W. No very cold days; ground open; snowed often; some sleigh- ma:. 1. 2. 3. 4, 5. 6, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. OQ Snow. Cold. Snow — 2 inches. Snow squall. Snow and hail. Cold, clear. Vs^Cold, cloudy Windy, cold. Verv cold. Cold. Clear, cold. Very cold. 1° ^yCold, clear. Mild, clear. Cold. 5° Cold, clear; sleighing. Cold. Warm. Chilly. ^-"^ ^J/Coid; snow Little snow. Good sleighing. Warm ; thawed Warm. Snowed all day. Cold, windy ; blows. Bad passing'. — blows. ^§$Cold. windy. Cold. Wind. N. E. W. & N. N. N. W. N. W. N. W. N. N. W. w. N. W. N. S. W. s. w. & w. 3 inches. N. all dav. s. w. & s. snow - Snow N. Rather cold and unpleasant month ; some sleighing. 85 E - — ■_, -- — '- L -~ «j.T'rn_r ■ -i—.j-i ^itm^'m^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1820, MARCH. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Cold; high wind. Snow drifts. Snow and rain. Snow melts. Snow, w ith rain. Cold. Wind. N. N. E. S. N. E. N. .Cold. N. Windy. N. & N. W. Very cold. 6° above. Mild, cold. Clear, cold. 9° Coldest yet. 1° below. Water high. N. W. 'Cold. Windy. Cloudy, warm. Chilly. Bain. Sonth-east rain. Cold. W. N. & W. S. W. S. W. s. w. w. w. W. & N. ^JPMild. Cloudy. High wind. Warm. 68° S. & S. W Thunder and rain. Kain, water high. High wind. Showery. ^HSpGreat freshet. Water over all mead- ows. N. S. W. Unsteady weather; some very cold days and some stormy ones. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23." 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. APEIL. Kain. Cold. Rain. Geese fly. _,Warm wind. Little snow. Warm. Windy. Mild, clear. Wind. N. E. W. S. w. S. E. s. & s. w. S. E. S. N. W. s. w. s. & s. w. s. w. 1^/Showery. Spring weather. Cool, clear, pleasant. Clear, warm. Warm. S. W. S. S. E. Warm. S. W. S. S. W. & W. N Jp Pleasant, warm. Cool; snow— 3 inches Warm ; thawed all day. Warm. Clear, pleasant. Cold. Frosty, cool. S. I'Cold, chilly. Chilly, backward. Cold. S. N. W.\ N.| N.i N. & W. Warm first part of month, cool and backward last part. i 86 ^@ *£& p. 27. 1 28. 529. 30. 31. vyL^Warni; showers. Some rain. Hot. Warm. Hot; thunder and rain. Cool. Clear, hot. Wind. W. W. s. w. w. «'#>Warm. W. S. w. & s. w. w. s. w. w. w. Clear. Warm. Hot. 90° Cloudy. Clear, pleasant Hot, clear. Warm. 'Very warm Cloudy, hot. 96 c Extreme heat. 97° Warmest yet. 100 c Hot; thunder north of us. 95° Thunder showers. S. W Thunder showers here. _PlIot. 97° Tempest in night. Mild. Hot. 90 c Very warm. Hot. 90 c Hot, dry. 0^ \|^ Pleasant, warm. Hot. W. W. W. s. w. Some hot days; warm month. 88 p»3 K METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1820. SEPTEMBER. \ OCTOBEK. il^Hot, with thunder '■s-y showers. Wind S. W. \ 1. Clear, cool W. 2. Warm, no frost. 8, W. & W. i 3. Warm 4. Pleasant $ 5. Cloudj 0. Little raiu 7 W W. S. W. \ 8. Pleasant. S. 9- Cool. S. 10. Frosty, cold. 11. Pleasant. W. 12. Frostv, cool. S. W. & W. 13. Cool/ W. \ ^% 14. J'Warni. S. W. & W. 15. Pleasant. W. 16. Warm. . S. & S. W. 17. Cool. W. & S. W. 18. Pleasant, cold. 19. Some rain. W. 20. Warm. "21. ^jPcool. W. 22. Cloudy. J 23. Warm rain, thunder, <24. Cool. §25. Cool, frosty. 8. W. 26. Cool. 26. Hot. W. & S. W. 27. Clear, cool. 27. Hot for past week. /sf^ 28. \^ Hard frost; cool Mild. W. 29. Little snow. 29. Cooler, W. N. W. 30. Mild. 30. Mild, clear, pleasant. 1 31. Pleasant 1. Little rain. 2. Mild. 3. Warm. 4. Cloudy, wet. 5. Wet, warm. G. Changeable. 7- \^y 8. Warm. 9. 10- Hot. 11. Hot. 80° 12. Warm. 13. 14. Clear, hot. 16. Warm. 17. Warm. 18. Hot. 19. Hot. 81° 20. 21. Hot. 78° 22. tfP'Hot. 79 c 23. Hot. 83° 24. Hot; heavy rain. 90° 25. Rain. Wind. W. w. s. w. w. w. s. w. w. s. w. 8. W. W. N. W. W. W. N. N. W. W. w. w. w. w. 8. W. & W. 8. W. s. w. w. N. s. w. w. Hot since middle of the month. JS* METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1820. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Cold. Cold. Cold. Wind. W. w. w. [W/Mild, clear, warm. Cold. W. Blustering, cold. Cloudy, cool. W. Chilly. W. Warm. S. W. & S. Cold. W. Chilly. W. .^J^Rain. S. W. Little rain. S. W. Clear, cool. Cold. N. W. Frosty, clear. Frost : ice — 1 inch. ^'Pleasant. W. S. Little snow; cold. Warm rain. Rain. S. Cold. Clear, blustering;. Mild. W. S. W. N. S. W. N. N. W. 26. Pleasant, cool. 27. \^ Little snow. 28. Warm. 29. Little snow. 30. Squally; snow. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26, Cold; little snow Snow — 3 inches. Warm. Pain. _ FCold. Cool. Cold. Ice — 4 inches. Clear, cold, Cold ; little snow. Snow — 6 inches. v^Snow; squally Thaw. Warm rain. Rain and hail. Clear, mild. Cloudy; rain. Cold. Wind. S. W. S. W. Ts". & W. N. 'Clear, warm. Warm; thunder. 61° S Warm, showery. Warm. Pleasant, cool. Cold. Rain. Cold, cloudy. W. W. N. N. N. S. E. E. N. S. W. S. E. S. E. S. w. W. & N. S. N. 27. \|^Eaiiiy. S. W. S. S. W. & W 28. Some rain. S. N. & W. 29. Cold; snow— 1 inch. N. N.J30. Cold. N. W. 31. Warm; snow melts. Very little snow ; not extremely cold. Rather warm since the 19th. *$&$ s METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1821. JANUARY. N. w N. w w N. w w S. w Wind. 1. Very cold. 4° above. W- 2. Extra cold. 5° below. N. 3. Cold. N. 4. ^g/Cold. 6° below 5. Very cold. 6. Snow — 7 inches. 7. Cold. 8. Mild, warm. 9. Cloudy ; rain. 10. ^j^Rain; cloudy. S. W. 11. Cold; hail and snow. N. 12. Little snow. N. 13. Snow — 1 inch, some rain, 14. Clear, cold. N. 15. Cold. W. 1(3. Cold, clear. 2° below. 17. Snow — 3 inches. N. 18. fBr'Cold; snow. N. 19. Snow deep. 20. Very cold. W. 21. Cold. 3° above. W. N. W. 22. Cold. N. 23. Warm; thaw. S. W. 24. Cold, cloudy. 25. Very cold. 9° below. 20. V^Warm. 27. Some rain. 28. Warm. 29. Warm ; thaw. 30. Very warm. 31. Thaw. S. s. w. s. w. S. E. S. E. FEBRUARY. S. N. S. W. w. w. Wind. 1. Eain, thaw, wet. 2. fJyGreat freshet. 3. Very warm; snow gone. 4. Little rain. 5. Very warm. 6. Thunder all night. 7. Hot sun. 8. Cool. W. 0. J§ 10. Thawed all day. 11. Warm. 12. South rain. 13. Clear, cool. 14. Cold ; little snow. 15. Clear. 16. ^KP'Snow; cold. 17. Snowed all night. 18. Rain. 19. Snow — G inches. 20. Pleasant. 21. Little rain. 22. Snow almost oft*. 23. Rained all night. 24. Snow gone. 25. QLwarm. S. W. 2(3. Warm. S. W. 27. Rain. S. W. 28. Cool. S. W. S. E. N. N. W. w. Cold month ; several storms ; no deep snow. snow 91 METEOROLOGICAL 1821. RECORD MARCH. 2. •j o. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2(3. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Warm. Cool. Very cold. fw/Cloudy. Freezing cold. Cold. Cool; rain. Pleasant. Warm. s^JPvery warm, Very warm. Warm. Cloudy. Eainy. Cloudy, warm. Clear, warm. Warm ; geese fly. ^^p'Clear. cool. Cool, frosty. Mild, pleasant. Cooler. Cool, rainy. Warm. Warm ; thunder. Cooler. Cool. Little rain. Snow banks gone. Warm. Warm. Warm ; sun red. Wind E." N. N. W. N. W. E. W- S. W. W. s. w. & s. s. w. w. s. w. w. s. s. w. s. w. N. E S. E S. E W 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 24. S. W. 28. S. W. 29. >30. APEIL. 1. Warm. V^/Cold. Cold. Mild. Pleasant. Very warm. Warm. Little rain. Wind. S. W. W. & S. W. N. W. & W. s. & s. w. w. s. w. s. s. w. .JpCold, cloudy. W. Clear, warm. Clear. E. Cloudy. N. Little snow — 1 inch. Clear, pleasant. Pleasant, warm. Clear, pleasant, cool. .Snowed all day — HP' 3 inches. Snow melts. Clear, pleasant. Clear. W. Snow all gone. Clear, cool. Drifted snow, high wind. Snow — 12 inches. \J^ Sleighing. Rainy all day. Hot sun; snow melts fast. S. S. W. Warm. 80 c Rain, thunder. S. S. W. Moderate month; little snow, Moderate March; little snow; but warm; no frost in ground frost almost out. since the 20th. 92 mmi- — *j5 SfiP METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. MAY. JUNE. • Wind. ! Wind ]. Warm. S. S. W. : 1. Rain. N. E. 2. Cloudy, hot ; showers. 2. Clear, hot. W. S. W. ?! Thunder showers. 3. Hot, clear. W 4. Clear. W. 4. Hot, clear. 78° w 5. Cloudy, stormy. E. ; 5. Hot. w 6. Cloudy. E. 6. Warm ; rain. s. w 7. Cloudy. E. ^^ JpHot, clear. S. E. 7. Jj$j) Very warm; rain. s 8. 8. Cloudy. AY 9. Hot. 80° S. W. & W. 9. Rained most of da\ S. E 10. Very warm. S. 10. Clear, cool. 11. Warm; showers. 11. Clear, cool. AY 12. Hot. S. W. & AV. 12. Clear. W . & S. AY 13. Hot. S. W. & W. 13. Clear. 7C>° 14. Clear, hot. 7G C AY. 14. Thunder showers. w 15. t&jgjh Cherry trees in blos- 15. ,,|gP|>Much rain ; high iP'som ; warm. S. ^llP'water. 1G. Warm. S. AY. 16. Clear, hot. 80° 17. Rain. S. E. 17. Clear, hot. 78° IS. Showers. S. 18. Hot. S. AY 19. Clear, pleasant. 19. Foggy, hot. S 20. Hot. S. AY. & Y r . 20. Clear, hot. S & AY 21. Warm/ S. W. 21. Hot. 85° 22. Cloudy. W. 0*^ 23. Warm. S. W. & S. 22. \|^ Cloudy. AY. S. AY /Sif** 23. Little rain S. AY 24. ^L Cloudy, warm. S. 24. Warm. S. W & AY 25. Rain. S. W. 25. Warm. S. W & AY 2G. Hot; rain. S. & S. W. 20. Warm. AY 27. Clear, pleasant, warm. 27. Very warm. 81° 28. Hot. 80° S. VY. & S. 28. Thunder showers. 29. Hot. 85° S. W. & S. 29. ^g^Heayy thunder north 30. Hot, clear. 95° S. W. xW)°^ iis - flpHot, clear. S. W. 30. Thunder all around us. 31. Hot and wet. Grass 2,-ood. Hot most of the month. 93 "E2 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1821. JULY. AUGUST 4. 5. 6. 7. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. Warm rain. Cool; rain. Clear, cool. Cool ; rain. Clear. Clear, cool. JP Warm. Warm; thunder rain. Warm. S. W Showers. Warm, with rain. Mild, clear. Cool. Wind. s. s. w. N. E. N. E. E. N. E. S. E. & S. and . & S. w. w. w. 'Cool. Warm. 78° Warm. 85° Hot. 90° Rain. Warm sun ; clear Hot; showers. C Showers, thunder. Hot; thunder showers. Cloudy. S. Rain, thunder. Rain, heavy thunder. 80° Hot ; showers north. 90° Hot, clear day. 86° W. S. W. &. s. s. w. w. w. s. w. . 80 c heavy W. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 87 Hot. 90° Very hot; thunder at night 96° Rain. S. Thunder and rain. J Hot, clear. Hot, dog day. Mild, clear. Clear. Cooler. Hot. Very hot, 95° Hot. 89° iHot ; show T ers, heavy 'thunder, Cool. Mild, clear. E Hot, with showers. Hot, clear. 84° Hot. Very hot. 92° Wind. W. S. E. W W. W. S. W. N. E. S. & S. W. w. W. S. w. N. E. S. E. W. 28. IjPciear, hot. 90° 29. Thunder south-east of us. 30. Hot, clear. 90° 31. Thunder in night. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. J^, Thunder all around. Tempest in night. 87° Clear, hot. W. Cool, clear. N. E. Clear. E. S. E. Clear. S. S. W. Clear. W. S. W. 'Clear. Warm. Rain. Clear. S. w, s, s, w. s. w. Warm month. Steady, warm, not extremely warm or dry. 94 [). G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 111. j 12. 13. 14. K15. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. : 27. :28. 29. |30. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1821. SEPTEMBER. Warm. S. Rain . High wind. S ^J^ Greatest gale for ten J? years. Cool, pleasant. Mild, clear. Warm. S. & S. Warm. 70° S. Warm. 78° W. S. High wind. Wind. S. E. S. S. E. Ifciear. Clear ; high wind Rain. Clear, cool. Clear. Cool. Clear, mild. \^^ Little rain. Cool. Pleasant, warm. Clear, warm. Warm, pleasant. Cool. Clear. Cool. _ fcool. Very little frost. Very mild. Clear, mild. Little rain. S. & S W. & N. N. W. W. w. w. w. s. w. s. . E. W. W. W. w. w w s. N. N. S. E. S. s. w. w. w. N. E. S. s. w. s. w. (1. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. •so. 27. 28. 29. 30. OCTOBER. Rain. Warm. Clear, warm. J) Cool. Little frost. Warm. Very warm. G7 C Warm; showers. Cooller. Wind S. E. s. s. w N. s. s. & E. s. w. w. w. w. W. N. -W. Hard frost — killed vines. ^^jP' Pleasant, warm. Warm, clear. Clear. Warm. Clear, cool. Cool. Cloudy, cool. Cold; little snow- inch. Cool. Cold. Cool. Pleasant, clear. Pleasant, clear. Cool. S. W. S. w. s. w. w. W. N. W. N. E. N. Cool, pleasant month. Cold. Hard frost : ice— h inch. Little rain. S. Much thunder and light- ning; warm. Some rain ; warm. High wind. 31. Warm rain. Cool, pleasant,, dry some frost. N. E. N. E. S. W. S. E. S. S. E. month ; 95 m £ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1321. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. Wind. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 28. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Warm, cloudy. ^^\ ^JpMilcl, clear. Warm. Warm. Warm. Rain ; warm 67° Rain, high water in river — over meadows. Warm. Clear. " W. S. Warm. Warm. S. Cloudy. S. Warm. S. & Little rain. S. 1. Cold. V^Rain. S. & S Little rain ; cloudy. Cloudy. Cool. Warm. Very warm. Rain, high water. Cool. N S. S. N. W. & '/Little snow— 3 inches. Mild. Warm. S. Warm. S. Little snow— A inch. Cold. Cold. IN N W. w. w. s. . E. w. w. w. w. w. w. w. E. W. R. W. W. w. E. N. N. W. W. w. w. N. 4. 5. 6. rr i . 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. £20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 25. 2(>. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. JPMild. Warm, clear. Warm. Warm ; snow gone Warm. Warm. i3& Wind ' N. W. s. s. w. s. w. s. tip'Verv warm. 08° S. W. S. N. N. W. W. N. N. W. Warm. Cool, clear. Snow and rain. Ground bare. Cooler. Cold; high wind Cold. N. & N. W. Mild, clear. W. Thawed all day, little rain. S. No frost in ground. S. W. Warm. S. Warm. Gl° W. Rain. S. E. & N. E. Cool. E. & N. E. /M^Some snow — 3 or 4 ^w|inches. Cool, pleasant. N. Mild. W. & S. Warm. 8. W. & W. Little snow — 1 inch. Cool. N. W. Cool. N. W. & N. )cold. W. Wet; not extremely cold. Rather warm; some hot days. 96 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 4§| 1822. ' Mi- FEBRUARY. /. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. } 21. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 31 Wind. Clear, mild. S. Warm, pleasant. Warm rain. S. E. Cold. N. & N. E. Very cold ; high wind. Cold. S. W IjpWarm. 09° Rained all nigiit. 65° Rain, thunder. IS. & S. Rain, thaw, snow gone. Water high in river. CIe:;r, cold. XV. & X. W. Cold. N. E. Mild, cloudy. S. 0^ Cold— ground frozen & S. S. S. E. E. Wind. Warm. S- Hot, rainy. S. E. Warm. S. & S. W. Cool ; snow — 2 inches. N. & N. W. Cool. N. v^hard. Some snow. Little snow. Warm. S. Thawed all night. Warm. 65 c Rainy. Thaw, rain. (fir W. & N. s. w. w. & w. 04 c s. S. S. E. S. E. _>Rain; warm. Cold. Cold. 3 C Cold. 10° Cold. Moderate. Thawed all night ^J0 Warm rain. Clear, warm. N. & N. W. N & N. W. W. & N. S. s. S. E. s. w. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 2", 2G. •>7 'Warns S. S. Pleasant; thawed all dav. Rain. Warm. Warm, cloudy. Pleasant, clear. Thawed all day. 'Cold; snow— 3 inches N. & N. Lie Lie snow. N. E.. E. & S. Warm ; frogs peep. High wind. S. Windy. S. S. Little snow; cold. N. Cold; violent snow storm. N. Snowed all night— 10 inches ; high wind. ^f&Thawed all day. ^l^siP^Blue birds thick. Rained all day. S. Thawed all night and day. Snow all off; great freshet ; water high. Cold wind- Very cold- Cold. N. & W. s. s. s. w. s. E. E. s. w. K. E. E. E. W. W. Warm month ; little snow. 28. JlWann. Very warm month. S. W 97 B 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 2-1. 25. 26. 27. 28. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1822. MARCH. \ APRIL. 1. Warm. 2. Warm. 3. Warm, mild. 4. Snow — 4 inches. 5. Pleasant, warm. 6. Very warm. Wind. W. W. S. W. & W. S. E. S. s. s. w. s. w. s. s. & w. s. w. 'Warm. Rainy. Warm. Cloudy. Very warm ; robins out plenty. 69° S. W Warm, ground dry. 68° Sudden change : snow — 3 inches ; cold. S. E Warm. S. E Snow off—ground bare. 61° Warm Warm. Pleasant. Very warm ; rain Rainy, warm. Erost out, some gardens ploughed. Peas planted. Hot ; thunder and S. W. S. S. W. S. W. S. S. E. ram. Cold. Warm. Hot. 72° Clear, cold. 70 l w. & s. w. s. w. & s. s. w. & s. W. S. W. & S. w. N. 29. ^J^Cold ; snow— 3 inches. 30. Colder. 20° 31. Cold. W. S. W. Unsteady weather; some very warm days. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Cool, pleasant. Clear. Snow off; cool. Warm. Cloudy, dull. 'Snow — 1 inch. Warm. Warm, cloudy. Cloudy, top of ground dry. Little rain. Clear, cool. W. Hot, clear. Cloudy. V^,Warm. Hot. 76° - S. E. & Hot ; hard thunder and little rain. Cold. Mild, pleasant. Snow in night — 3 inches warm, snow off. Warm ; planted 5 acres of corn on high land. Vs/Hot, clear. Warm. S. W Warm. Cool, mild. Pleasant ; warm rain. Wet, warm. Warm. Wind. N. W. s. w. w. s. s. w. N. w. s. s. w. S. E. s. w. s. w. s. s. s. w. N. E. w. s. s. w. . & s. s. w. s. w. s. !28. JPJ Very warm. 67° 29. Hot. S. & S. W. 30. Warm ; apple tree buds red. Forward spring. 98 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD MAY. 1. Very warm. Warm. Warm. Warm. 70° Very warm. 75' Wind. s. w. s. s. w. s. w. & w. 3 s. JUNE. 1. Hot, dry. 2. Some rain. 3. Cloudy, warm. Wind. W. S. W. W. W Apple trees begin '^p^to blossom. 7. Peach and cherry trees in blossom ; warm. S. W 8. Mild, warm. 9. Cool, clear, pleasant. 4. iphvarin. S. W. &'S. 5. Little rain ; warm. s. & s. w. 6. Cool. N. E. 7. Cloudy. N. E. S.\ 8. Cloudy; showers. S. E. 9. Thunder: hot. 80° W. S. W. 10. Warm, pleasant. S. W. i JO. Clear, warm; thunder, 11. Season forward. S. W. & W. j little rain. S. 12. Corn up on high land. 111. Warm. S. E. W. S. W. ^ 13. Hot, clear, pleasant. W. 12. ^Rather dry. W. & S. W. < 13. Clear, warm. W. S. W. S. j 14. Ground dry. W. S. W. s. & s. w. 14. Q^ Showery. 15. Very warm. 78° 10. Heavy thunder. 17. Some rain. 18. Warm rain. 19. Warm sun ; clear. 80 c 15. Very warm. \ 16. Hot ; thunder, little S. S. W.j rain. 80° S. ] 17. Showers, little rain. 18. Hot; thunder and rain. 81° 20. ^TRaiii. S. W. & S. E. \ 19. \&)Utile rain. S. & S. W. 21. Thunder showers. W. 20. Very warm. S. 22. Cool. 23. Cool. 24. Cold, chilly. 25. Cool, cloudy. 2G. Cool. 27. ^Dr> 28. Warm. 29. Hot. 30. Warm; rain. 31. Thunder and rain. E. 21. Hot; thunder and rain. E. & S. E. 80° N. E. 22. Warm. S. S.-W. & N. W. E. 23. Hot ; thunder and rain. E. N. E. 24. Rain. S. S. W. 1 25. Showers off south ; hot. W. <2G. -^v Grass small; hot, S. S. W. jpJdry. S. W. 27. Hot, dry. 90° W. S. W. S. E. 28. Corn spindled in field. S. \ 29. Warm, with showers. 30. Clear, warm. S. & S. W. Warm June ; season forward. Forward season ; some hot days. Corn backward. 99 & METEOROLOGICAL 1322. JULY. \ RECORD. AUGUST. Wind. 4. / . 8. i). 10. 11. Hot ; great signs of rain. Hot, with thunder ; little rain. Cool clay. 'Cool, dull hay day. Rain. Warm rain. Cloudy, cool. Warm ; thunder shower. Mild, clear. 75 Little rain. &*> Warm , rain. Yv thunder and N. S. N. S. S. \v . E. E. S. E. E. W. w. rs c & 12. Ruin and thunder 18. Rather dry. 11. Cool. Yv 7 . & N 15. Warm. 16. Warm; thunder off. 17. Hot ; thunder, not much rain. 80° W. Vg/Dry ; corn rolls. Warm rain. S. & S. Very warm. 8G° Hot, with thunder and rain. 87° Warm ; rain. Hot ; thunder and rain. 89° Rain. S. ^^ Showers both sides ■sjpof us. Light crop of hay. Hot, dry, clear. Some showers off. W. S. Little rain. S. Warm. S. Mild. Quite warm and dry light. W. W. w. s. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 2a. 24. 25. 2C>. 27. 28. 29. 20. 31. 1. Dry W 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 14. 13. 14. 15. _ f Hot Hot; thunder showers Tempest, rain ; hot. Hot, with thunder. 84 Rain in night. Dry for gardens, hot. Hot. Wind. . & N. S. W. .Extreme heat. Hot. 95° Hot; rain. Hot ; rained light. Warm, clear. Seyere thunder. Ground dry. AY. S. 90° W w. s. 8. s. S. w. s. w. w. w. w. & w w. E. 5. w. s. w. s. w. w. Grass N. E. ] 16. \§J S. W. 17. Rain and thunder ; hot. 18. Hot; little rain. 90° 1 19. Thunder all around, no rain. 20. Clear; hot sun. 21. Thunder and rain. 22. Thunder showers, little rain. 23. Showers off. 24. ^^h Thunder and rain, v ^Jy smart shower. 25. Ground wet six inches \ down. 20. Cool. I 27. Cool. 28. Warm; rain. 29. Warm sun. 30. Hot, clear. 31. Hot. Some hot days,; ground dry; gardens suffer for want of rain. S. E. E. S. abs 100 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1822. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBEE. I 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. _ p Warm. Hot. 70° Thunder and rain. Hot; clear. Cloudy. Clear, warm. Wind. S. W. S. W. S. W. & S. W. W. W. W. ,Warm. S. S. W. Veiy hot ; clear. Dry ; little rain. Ground dry. N. & W. Dry. Bain often, but light. Hot, with thunder. \*t}Vevy little rain. Very Warm. 80° Hot. with thunder. Little rain. Cool. N. E. Frost. Warm. W. Light rain. s. w. s. s. w. s. w. & w. S. E. S. E. W. J/ Hot; dry, clear. Warm. Warm. Cloudy. Cloudy. Little rain. Hot; dry. •Hot with thunder Month dry and hot. 1. 2. 3] 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 3C. 31. Wind. Cool. N. E. Cool. N. E. Clear, cool. N. E. Cool ; frost — killed vines. Little frost. W. S. Mild, warm ; little rain. W. .Warm. Cloudy, showers. Thunder and rain. Little rain. Some rain. Clear, pleasant. Clear, mild. Cloudy. Clear. Clear, warm. Hot. Very warm. Very warm. Cloudy, rainy. Cold, clear. W. & 70 c 78 c S. W. S. E. N. E. E. S. W. S. W. S. W. N. E. "1 'Cold. N. & N. E. Cold — ground frozen. Cold; flakes of snow. E. Cold. N. E. N. Cold ; little snow. N. E. Clear, cool. N. W. Cool. N. W. P'Cool; mild. Cold ; unsteady. W. Unsteady, — some extremely . warm, some cool nights. Hard frost. 101 ■&&* METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1822. NOYEMBEE. 1 DECEMBEB. I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Wind Clear, pleasant. Little rain. Cool. N. & N Frozen — ice 12 inches. S. W. Hard frost. N. W. Pleasant. W. 8. Mild, warm. 9. Little rain. 10. Cool. N. E. 11. Cloudy. N. E. 12. Warm. S. E. 13. f^/Quite warm. 14. Cold ; little rain. 15. Stormy. S. E. 16. Very warm. • S. 17. Clear, warm. S. 18. Hot, clear. (55° 19. Very hot. 70° S. 20. Extra warm. 76° 21. j/No frost— nor ice. 22. Warm, cloudy. 23. Some rain. S. 24. Warm.. S. 25. Pleasant. 26. Cool. N. W. 27. Cool. N. E. 28. ^Pnisli wind. S. S. E. 29. High wind. N. E. & S. E. 30. Great i»ale — much damage. Wind 1. 2. 3. 4. Warm; thunder. Tempest in night. Showers all clay. Much rain. Ground soaked : cold. S. S. E W N. W 5. 6. QLcold. Snow — 5 inches. N. E 7. Sleighing. 8. Thawed all night. 9. Little rain. S. 10. Snow off. Ground open. 11. Warm. S. W. 12. Warm. S. W. 13. vS/Cool. N. 14. Clear. S. W. 15. Warm. S. W. 16. Some rain. S. 17. Warm; no frost. 18. Warm. S. W. 19. Clear. W. 20. Cool. W. S. W. 21. ^Jj'Snow — 2 inches. 22. Cool. N. W. 23. Thaw — snow gone. 24. Cold. N. W. 25. Pleasant. 26. Very warm; little rain. 27. Cloudy; warm. S. W. 28. l||pMild, warm, clear. S. 29. Clear, warm. S. W. 30. Little snow — 1 inch. 31. Cold. N. W. Unsteady- very cold. -Some sleighing ; 102 not i ,» i -. i - , - ,« «. ^ ,.»,, « i,- , t i-.i.^,i y i-., j .i~..>.ii,i~ f ~i jn | | ssaap* &, METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1823. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29, 30. 31. Wind. Cold, clear ;snow— 3 inches W. Cloudy, snow. N. _, Pleasant. W. Some snow — 2 or 3 inches. 1. Chilly wind. Wind. S. W. .Cloudy, cold. 3. Cold; snow— 2 or 3 inches. N. Cool. Cloudy, warm. Some rain. Mild, warm. More snow. E. g Cold. X^jJLittle snow. Cold. Snow — 4 inches. N. W. W. N. E. E. & S. W. W. N. N. E. & W. N. Some snow — 2 inches. Mild. Pleasant. JpCold. Cold; some rain. Cold wind. Snow — 4 inches. Cool. Cold. Cold. W. s. w. N. N. N. E. W. N. E. &E. E. N. E. N. W. N. W. W. 'Mild. Some snow — 2 inches. Cold. N. E. Cold. N. & N. W. Warm. S. W. & W. Very warm. 4. Cold. 5. Mild; clear. 6. Moderate ; rain. 7. Warm. 8. Warm. 9. Warm. 10. \V/Quite warm. 11. Warm rain. 12. Cold. 13. Snow. 14. Clear. 15. Mild, clear. 16. Coudy. 17. Little snow. 18. Jp Clear. 19. Snow storm. 20. Cold. 21. Rain. 22. Warmer. 23. 24. Warm, windy. _ /Clear. 26. Cold. 27. Cold. 28. Clear, pleasant. s. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. s N. N. W. E. E. W. s. w. s.w. w. s. & s. w. s. s. & s. w. s. S. E. W. Warm month ; irood for corn. 106 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1823. SEP1 EMBER. OCTOBER. 1- 2. 3- 4- 5- 6. 7- 8- 9- TO- 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Hot. Warm. Hot; cloudy. Wind. s. & s. w. w. S. E. i^/Thunder and rain. G7° Clear. TV. & S. TV TV" arm; tliundcr. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. t 'Cool. S. E. N. E. E. N. E. &N. E. E. S. E. Clear, pleasant. Mild. N. E. S. E. E. S. E. S. E. & S. W. Cloudy, rainy. S. Warm; thunder. 70° Clear, warm. S. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Wind. Pleasant, cold. N. Snow in Boston and Wor- cester — 2 or 3 inch. Cool. N. Cold, clear. N. W. ° Warm, with rain. Pleasant; warm. Cool. Cool, clear. Frost — killed vines. Cloudy; rain. Clear, cool. 19. | 20. S. TV.J21. N. E. \ 22. 23. 24. 25. S. E. S. 'Cold, cloudy. Cool, clear. Cool. Frost. Warm, cloudy. Cold. 'cold. Cold, clear. Warm. Cool. Cool. Cold. Clear. Cold rain. Pleasant. S Warm; cloudy. Hot ; thunder in night. Stormy. Thunder showers. Stormy. N. TV. TV. E. S. W. W. & N. N. N. TV. S. S. E. N. E. E. N. S.W. N. S. W. 69° N. E. S. E. 27. 28. 29. Cool. 30. Cold, frosty. S. & S. W. 26. E. 27. TV. & S. W. j 28. 29. 30. 31. Storm. Clear. Clear. Pleasant, clear. Cold, stormy. F W. & N. E. & S. N. E. First part very warm for Sep- tember. Some cool days. Rather cool month. £y 107 I METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. W| 1820. J£ FEBRUARY. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 2o. 26. 27. 28. 29. Wind. ^g/Warm. S. W. Little snow. N. E. Warm; snow gone. S. W. No frost. S. No frost. S. Warm. W. Remarkable weather. G7° Warm. 65° W. S. W. ^^Cioudy, foggy, warm. Rained all clay. N. E. & E. Mild, pleasant, warm. Cloudy; rain. Cold. N. & N. W. Cool. N. W. Cool. Cloudy. Snow — 3 inches. Mild, pleasant. Warm. ,Warm, clear. Warm, pleasant. Warm. Warm. Snow; cool. Cool. Snow — 3 inches. Cold, clear. S. N. S. s. & s. w. s. w. & s. s. s. w. w. 30. (jyWarm. S. W. 31. Frost out of ground. Rather unsteady; some warm, pleasant days, and no very cold ones. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. Cool W Cold; did not thaw. 21 Very cold. 12° above. Mild, clear. ^JPJ Warm ; thaw. Warm. Warm. Warm. S. E Cloudy. Cloudy. Hot ; thunder and rain. Frost out of "round. Wind. W, & N, S. . w. s. & E. Cool. Cloudy. AVarm rain. Warm wind. Warm rain. Warm. Warm. W. W. s. w. s. s. & s. w. 68 < E. & „.Very warm. High wind. Rain ; frogs peep. Cold. High wind. Great rain. High water in river. Water over all meadows. E. E. E. E, W. 29. \W/Great freshet. Broken month ; but little snow ; frost out the middle of the month. 109 F METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1824. MARCH. 1 APRIL. 1. Cold. 2. Cold — frozen. 3. Pleasant; thaw. 4. Warm, cloudy, 5. Clear. 6. Very warm. 7. Rain. Wind. N. N. W. 8. ^JjpFrosty, cold. 9. Cloudy; rain. 10. Clear, warm ; frogs peep. 11. Cloud v, warm. 12. Cold. " N. W. 13. Cold. N. 14. High wind. N. 15. Warm. S. 10. (||pSnoYV — 4 inches. 17. Sleighs run to-day. IS. Snow melts fast. 19. Rainy. N. E. 20. Hail and snow — 2 inches. 21. Cold, clear. N. 22. v^^ Snow gone; clear. 23. Warm, pleasant. 24. Rainy. 25. Very warm 26. Warm, pleasant. 27. Warm. 28. Some cloudy. 29. Warm. W. s. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. Showers. Warm. Cool, clear. W. S. W.J28. 29. 30. S. 31. Clear. Ponds open ; frogs peeped the 10th; cold and snow one week, and ground frozen. Unsteady month. Warm. ^Jl/Ramed all night. Clear. Warm. Warm rain. Cloudy. Cold. Jis 8$' Cool. Cloudy ; showers. Warm rain. Clear. Rain. Clear, cool. Rain, high water. Cool. Warm. Warm. Warm rain. Rain. Water high. Clear, warm. Planting on high land. vg/Cloudy; rain. Stormy day. Clear, warm. 69° Wind. S. W. W. w. s. w. s. S. w. n: e. w. w. S. I S. E. w. S. w. \ s. w. ;■' S. i. s. E. Wet April ; heavy rains ; some warm days. 110 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD % 1824. MAY. 1. Cloudy; rain. 2. Stormy. 3. High wind. 4. Rained all day. 5. ^JP Thunder. 6. Showery. 7. Cool. 8. Hot, with thunder. 9. Clear. 10. Clear. 11. High wind. 12. ilpCloudy. 13. x\pple trees begin blossom. 1-1. Cloudy. 15. Clear, cool. 16. Warm. 17. Cool. 18. Warm. 19. Clear. JUNE. 20. V^Warm. 21. Cool. 22. Warm. 23. Warm. 21. Clear, cool. 25. Frost — killed vines. 26. Cold ; little frost. 27. Clear, warm. 85° 28. fjSfwarm. 71° 29. Thunder and rain. 30. Cool. 31. Cloudy. Wind. S. S. s, S. s. s. w. N. W. N. W. S. S. w to N. E. W. w. w. w. w. s. w. N. E. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Rain. Cloudy. Warm; rain. ^*§\ v^jP'Rain. Hot. 87° Plot. 86° Hot. 89° Very hot. Hot. Cool. Wind. s. S. E. s. w. 96 c E. & S. E. E. /Cloudy Warm. S. E Cool, clear. Little frost—no damage Clear. Cool, pleasant. Warm, pleasant. .Warm. Cool. Cloudy. Thunder in night. Hot. showers. 90° N. E. . & S. s. E. E. S. S. W. W. S. E. S. W. Hot Hot. X§JHot. Warm. Very warm. Cloudy; hot. Hot ; thunder and rain S. E. S. s. w. Cool May. Season rather back" First part of June warm, mid- ( ward. \ die cool ; some frost 111 METEOROLOGICAL 1824. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 26. 27. 28. 21). 30. 31. JULY. Hot. 86 u Hot; thunder. 85 v^jP'Very warm. Cool, clear. Hot. 81° Hot, clear. Hot, clear. 90° Very hot. 91° Cloudy; rain. Wind. S. s. w. 89 f 'Cloudy; rain Warm. Warm. Hot; rain. Cool wind. Warm. Warm. Showers south of us Very warm. 91° W. W. W. W. s. w. S. & S. E. s. s. w. vy^Hot and dry. Warm; thunder. Hot; showers. Cloudy. Hot; showers. Heavy rain all day, Hot; showers. J0H& ^W/Thunder. Hot; rain. Hot. Cloudy, cool. Cloudy. Mild, clear, 86 c W. a. W. S. w. Warm and rather dry July. RECORD •AUGUST. Wind. 1- .j^Hot. 89° 2. Hot, clear. 3. Warm. 4. Warm rain. 5. Cool. 6. Clear, cool. 7. Hot; rain. 80° 8. Warm. 9. ,<|§^Very warm, with l^pP'thunder. 10. Very hot. 91° 11. Hot, dry. 12. Some showers. 13. Very hot. 90° 14. Thunder south. 15. Great heat ; heavy thun- der and rain. 16. Cloudy; thunder. S. s. w. N. E. W. S. E. S. E. 17. V^f^Rain. 18. Hot, clear 19. Very hot. 20. Hot night. 21. Clear. 22. Warm. 23. Ground wet 87° 95° 90° S. E. & S. W. S. E. 24. i'&JWarm. S. W. 25. Warm, clear. 26. Clear; hot sun. 27. Cloudy. 28. Rainy. 29. Warm wind. 30. Hot day. W. 31. v jP'Cloudy; some rain." Eew hot days, rather warm.. This month m&* m. ...... . ., ..fM 112 «*i METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1824. SEPTEMBEK. ( OCTOBEE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Warm, pleasant. Hot. Cloudy. Warm. Cloudy, hot. Little rain. (dear. Clear. Hot. V jry warm. Mild. Warm. Cloudy. Windy. ,Very warm. Warm. Cloudy. Frost — killed vines. Clear. Warm. 76° I^I'Very warm. Warm, cloudy. Warm, clear. Cloudy. Very warm. 77' Clear. Cloudy, warm. Clear. 74 c Wind. S. W. W. S. E. S. 1. Clear. 2. Cool. 3. Cool. 4. Cool, cloudy. 5. Clear. 6. Frost: ice — h inch. Wind. W. E. N. E. S. E. & E. N. E. N. & E. 7. ^Wann, clear. S. W. W. \ 8. Some cloudy; rain. S. W.j 9. Clear. W. S. W..ho. Warm, clear. S. hi. Little rain. S. W. W. 12. S. & S. W. S. W. 13. Little rain. S. & S. E. S. 14. Cloudy. E. W. 15. Cloudy. S. W. S. W. 16. W. 17. W. \ is. 19. S. W.J20. S. W.j 21. 22. 23. W. I 24. S. \ 25. 26. S. W.j 27; S. 28. W.j 29. 30. 31. \|^ Clear, pleasant, Clear, warm. Warm. 71° Very warm. 73° Warm. S Cloudy; rain. IjyClear. W. Cold ; frozen hard. Cold ; ice — h inch. Cold, clear. Cloudy. Rain. Cool. QLcold. Cold, clear. Frosty, cold. S. w. w. w. & s. s. & N. W. N. W. W. s. s. w. w. & s. w. N. W. N. W. Warm month rather dry. but little rain; Some cool nights, with frost but little rain. 113 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1824. OVEMBEE. \ DECEMBEB. **fH 1. Cold. 2. Pleasant. 3. Clear. 4. Little stormy. 5. Windy. 6. ^pP Windy. 7. Cold. 8. Cold, cloudy. 9. Clear, cold. 10. 11. Squally. 12. Little snow — 1 inch. Wind. N. E.j 1. Mild. S ; 2. Clear. W. S. w'.\ 3. Cool ;' little rain. S. W. 4. Clear. S. W. 5. Mild. Wind . S. W. S. s. s. w. w. s. w. N. N. N. N. W. & W. N. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. ^ Cold. Rain. Cool. Little snow. Snow — 2 inches. Cold, clear. Cold. *JCold, clear. Mild. Clear. Pleasant. Warm. Little rain. Stormy. Warm, clear. JP Chilly. Snow. Cold. N. N. E. & E. N. E. N. N. N. N. W. W. s. w. w. w. s. w. s. s. w. s. S. E. & E. N. E. N. N. 6. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. IP'Pleasant, clear. Clear, warm. Little cloudy. Snow storm. Clear; snow — 3 inches. Cloudy, cold. Clear, cold. W. N. N. N. i^Cold. Cloudy; hail. Cold. Little snow. Cold. Cold. Mild. 20. ^W/Little rain. 21. Warm. 22. Cold. I 23. Clear, cold. 24. Cloudy. 25. Liitle snow. 26. Hail and rain. 27. Clear. 28. ^JjHvindy, cold. 29. Mild, clear. 30. Clear, cold. 31. Cold. K". E. N. E. N. N. N. & N. W. W. w. s. w. s. s. s. w. & w. w. N. N. W. N. E. N. W. W. N. & W. Rather cold November; some snow; ground frozen the middle j Cold December; several of the month. i storms. i T5$&gz!i7>i, 114 5 SSS m METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1825. FEBBUARY. 1. Warm. 2. Thaw. 3. Cloudy. 4. ^Hgp Clear, pleasant. 5. Cloudy. 6. Little rain. 7. High wind. 8. Cool. 9. Warmer. 10. Rain. E Wind. s. s. w. s. w. s. w. s. s. w. s. S. E. 1. Warm. 2. Clear. Wind. S. s. 11. ^Mild. 12. Cold. 13. Cold, elear. 14. Cold. 15. Cloudy, cold. 16. Cold. 17. Cold. W. W. N. W. N, N. N. N. & E. E. & N. E. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 'Warm. 67° above. S Looks little like snow. Pleasant. s, Clear. • N. W, Cold. w. Pleasant. \y, _,Warm. S. W. Cloudy. w. Cool. * N. Cold. 21° above. W. & n! Snow — 3 or 4 inches. Cloudy; snow. W. & N. Clear, cold. S. W. :18. Vf^Snow. N. E. : 19. Hail and rain. N. E. :20. S. E. & S. 21. Thawed all day. 22. Eain. S. 23. Cold. W. & N. W. 24. Clear. W. 25. Pleasant, cold. 20° N. 2G. Cold day. 1 l c above. 27. JPcold, clear. 15 c 28. Clear, cold. 29. Snow — 2 inches ; mode- rate. 30. Warm. S. W. 31- Clear. W. S. W. "i^Cold. 17 18. Cold 19. 20. Little snow. 21. Cool. 22. Snow. 23. Squally. 24. Very cold. 4° above. W. s. w. N. & N. W. W. N. N. 25. ^J^Cold. 1° below. 26. Cold. 2° above. 27. Cold. 5° above. 28. Pleasant, cold. 16° N. Y r N. Rather mild and pleasant Jan- uary ; few cold days. Eebruary, little unsteady; but little cold weather. 115 m m 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(3. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2(5. 27. 28. 29- 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1825. MARCH. \ APRIL. 1. Cold. Warm rain. Clear. Clear. . Cold. Pleasant. Little rain. 10. Cloudy, windy. Wind. N- E. & S- S. W. & N. N. N. & N. W. s. s. 1. Clear. 2. Cloudy ; little rain. Wind. S. W. w. Vf^ Some rain. Cloudy, cold. Cold. Snow— 2 or 3 inches Cold. N. & N. & Warmer Cold. little rain. S. N. W. JS T . E. S. N. N. W. & W. S. W. Cold. 21° above. Snow — 2 inches. Clear. Squally ; snow. Cold. 19° 14° 17° 23' : Cold. Cold. jp/Cold. Cold. Some snow Cold. Warmer. k; ; N. W. & N. N. N. N. N. N. E. E. N. S. Moderate first part of month, snowy last part. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. Warm. ggp^Frogs peep. S. Showery. Rain. S. & S. Little snow. Warm. S. S V^, Thunder; warm. S Little rain. Cool. N. Clear. S. Cloudy. S. W. & Clear, mild. Cloudy. -e^/Cool. Ciear, cool. Mild. Cool. Cloudy. Cloudy part of day JpCoid. Windy. Cold. Frosty. Cool. S. w. s. w. s. N. E. E. S. w. w. s. w. w. N. N. W. W. W. W. IS T . W. W.i W. N. E. N. W. Warm from lirst to middle of month, but cold and unpleasant;' latter part. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1825. MAY. \ JUNE. 1. Cold. 2. l^jP'Snow squall. 3. Cold. 4. Warm. 5. Clear. Warm. Warm ; little rain. Clear, cool. Wind. N. N. S. W. w. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(5. 17. 18. 11). 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. Pleasant, cool. Cloudy. Cool. Windy. Cloudy ; some rain. Cold. * W Mild. W W. S. W. N. & s. w. w. Rain. Warm. Cloudy. Warm. Rain. Cool. W G7 7G< 7. Clear, warm. 70 c S. w. 8. W \W/Warm. Warm. S. ; Warm. G5° Warm ; thunder and rain. 69° Cool. Apple trees begin to blossom. Clear. W. Warm. S. & S. W. *% ^} Clear and dry. Warm. S. Warm. G7° S. W. Warm. 71° W. S. W. Hot. 75 c W. Warm. 78° 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. \2Q. 27. 28. 29. \|_, Showery. Some rain. Mild, clear. Warm. Warm. Warm. Warm. Warm. G9 C G7< 74< ?Very warm. 7S° Very warm. Warm; little rain. Warm. Warm ; thunder show- ers. 7G = Wind. S. W. N. S. & W. s, K. S. s. w. S. W. j w. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. s. s. w. Cloudy. s. w. & s. N. E. E. & S. E. Hot, clear. 79° Very warm. 81° Warm, cloudy. Warm, cloudy. 73° Warm, cloudy. 77° Clear, pleasant. W. S. W. 50. ilif 'Showers south of us. 31. MI? Warm. Warm May. W. Warm and dry June. 117 F2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1825. AUGUST. Warm. Hot ; little rain. Warm. 77 c Very warm. 80 c Warm. Very warm. 81 c Clear. .Little rain. Warm. Rain. Clear. Good hay day. Pleasant, mild. Clear, warm. Hot. ' Wind. s. s. w. w. s. w. w. w. s. s. s. s. w. w. s. s. w. Ijg/Some thunder south. Hot ; thunder showers. Hot. 90° Extreme heat. 95° Some thunder and rain. Hot, clear. 96° 22. ^jjj Clear day. 23. Clear, hot. 87° 24. Very hot; much thun- der. S. 25. Rain. 2(5. Some rain. 27. Clear, warm. 28. Some cloudy. 29. 'Slgp' Ciear. 30. Little rain. 31. Hot. 89 c ... - — w. w. w. S. w Some rain. Hot; thunder 90° Very warm. Clear, hot. Warm. Wind. S. W. and rain. 87 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. V^Hot. 90° Hot. 86° W. Showers ; little thunder Some rain. Clear. Dry. Hot. 84° Hot, X*?J Little rain. Cool. Clear. Windy. Cloudy, warm. Warm. jjl Warm. Little raiu. Hot, clear. 86° Hot, with thunder. Thunder north of us. Extreme heat. 90° Very warm. Clear. 28. ^jp> Warm. 29. Extra warm. 30. Hot. 87° ;31. Hot. 90° S. W. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. w, w. s. w. s. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. w. S. YV r . s. w. w. Rather hot July, with shower s First part of August hot, latter often. | part cool. 118 S©^c&v~J METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, ^g| 1325. SEPTEMBEE. OCTOBEE. 1. Hot, clear. 2. Mild. 3. Dry. 4. Little rain. G. Clear, warm. 7. Clear, warm. 8. 9. Cool. 10. Little rain. 11. Warm. Wind. S. w. w: s. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. Wind. 1. Mild, pleasant. 2. Clear, warm. 3. Warm. 4. Little rain. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 25. i^g^Hot; showers. 7G° Warm. S. W. Cool. N. E. Little frost — no damage. Warm. S. W. Mild, clear. Warm. S. W. JS'Ram. S. Hot ; thunder and rain. 78° Showers off south. 76° Little rain. S. W. Clear, hot. 79° Hot. S. S. W. Clear, cool. W. Cool. High wind. Windy. Rain. Warm. Go° Cloudy. X^JLittle rain. Clear, warm. Warm. Clear. Some rain. Dull, foggy. ^W Clear, warm. S. zi). ^ UJ'Warm, cloudy. 27. Verv warm. 28. Clear. S. & S. W 29. Rain; warm. S 30. Very pleasant. S 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Cloudy. 20. 21. Cool. 22. Clear. 23. Cloudy. 24. Clear. 25. Little rain. 26. ^p'Cloudy. 27. 28. Warm. 29. Pleasant. 30. Clear, pleasant. 31. Clear, warm. S. s. w. w. N. S. & S. W. S. S. S. w. s. w. w. S. E. S. S. E. w. w. & s. w. N. N. W. & N. N. & N. E. E. S. S. W. s. w. Warm and pleasant September ; Pleasant, mild October ; but few but few cold days. . \ cold days ; no hard storm. [W^.^ _ 119 ^SS^t METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1825. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. NOVEMBER. Fine, clear daj^. Warm. \|^Warm. Clear. Cool. Frost : ice Warm. Little rain Hot. ^Cloudy Warm; rain. Clear, warm. Little stormy Little rain. Clear, cool. Cold. Wind- W.J 'Snow squall. Clear, cold. Clear, cold. Cool. Windy. Cold. Flakes of snow. 25. ^gjpiiain 26. Warm. 27. Cool. 28. Clear, cool. 29. Cold. 30. Clear, cold. S. W. ' W. & S.J 4. N. 5. inch. N. 6. S. W. 7. I 8. 9. S. W. 10. 8.111. 12. N.U3. N. 14. N. 15. ■'. WJ16. 17. 18. N.J 19. N. W. 20. N. & E. 21. N. W. 22. W. 23. N.i2L S. E.J25. S. W. 26. W. i 27. 28. W. & N. 1 29. 30. 31. DECEMBER. 1 . Little rain. Unsteady month; some cold, stormy days. V^Coid. Cold. Pleasant. Mild, clear. North-east storm. Rain and hail. Cold. ^w/Clear. Pleasant. Snow — 3 or 4 inches Sleighs out; cool. Frozen hard. 21° Cold. 17° Cold. Cold; hail and rain. ^J/Clcar. Pleasant, clear. Cloudy. Little rain. Rain. Poor sleighing. Cold. Warm. "Warm. Ground bare. Cold. Clear, pleasant. Cool. Cold. 21° Pleasant, cold. S. Wind N. E. N. N. W. W. N. W. S. W. W. w. N. E. W. s. s. w. & s w. w. s. w. w. N. W. Unsteady December ; some very cold days ; much snow and rain. m ■-,■■ 120 £®^ S METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1826. FEBRUARY. JANUARY. Wind. N. N. W. s. s. w. 1. \JLCold. 2. Rain and snow. 3. Mild, clear. 4. Cold. 5. Thawed some. 6. Rain. 7. Little snow — 2 or 3 inches. 8. ^pClear. W. 9. Pleasant. 10. Snow. N. E. 1.1. Cold; sleighing-. 12. Pleasant, cold. 13. Cloud v. N. 14. Cold wind. 15- JPcicar. 16. Cold. 17. Cold. 21° 18. Cold. 3° above. 19. Cold. 4° below. 20. Cloudy; snow. 11° N. 21. Cold; snow — 2 or 3 inches. 22. Cold. N. 1. Cold 2. Cold. 3. Clear, cold. 4. Cold, squally. N. 5. Cold. 5° above. N. C. ^a^Cold ; little snow — X^/3 inches. 7. Clear. W. 8. Cold night. 10° above. 9. Clear. N. 10. Cloudy. S. W. 11 11. Clear, cold. W 12. Thaw. S. W 13. Little rain. y 14. ^JPCold. 15. Cold. W\ \ 16- Clear. \V. 17. Cloudy. N. [ 18. Little rain. 19. Some snow. 20. Cold, 21. 24. 25. High wind; snow- inches. 26. Cool. 27. Little snow — 1 inch. 28. Cold. 29. Moderate. W. s. w. 30. 31. Pleasant. 22 2i 24. 25. 20. Cloudy N. E. \ 27. Cloudy N. N.| 28 N. W. W. W. Cloudy. Snow and rain. W. N. W. W. s. w. 8. W. N. W. N. E. E. E. & N. E. N. N. N. E. E. Cold February ; but few warm Very unsteady ; some cold days, I days. Ground has been frozen [ but few warm ones ; good sleigh- j since *&e 20th of December, ins: 121 -I ^ ll H l I W, .| W H ». I^^M^^^ftW^^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1826. MARCH. APRIL. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Wind. Stormy ; snow and rain. E. Rain and hail. Rain. E. & S. E. Stormy. E. Stormy. N. Cloudy. N. E. & E. Cloudy. N. E. !^g/Cloudy part of day. ^^Sun has not shone for two weeks past. Clear. S. W. w. s. w. Pleasant. W. & S. Clear, pleasant. W. Cold. W. Cold. W. 'Cloudy; high wind. Stormy. S. Cold; snow — 2 inches. Little snow. Cold. Stormy. Cold. N. 30. V^Cold. 31. Cold. S. w. s. w. w. s. E. N. N. N. W. w. w. 1. 2, 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18. 19. ^JPCold. S. W. 1 1 T Pleasant, clear; geese Ay- Cloudy ; thunder shower damage by lightning. Cold. Cloudy. Cold. Clear, cold. Cold. Cold. Cold. Cloudy, cool. Cool. Cloudy. X^JLittle snow. Snow gone. Pleasant. Snowed all day. Snow — 5 or G inches Cold. Cold. Mild. vjP'Warm; thaw. Snow gone. Pleasant, clear. X, Wind. N. & W. W. w. E. W. w. w. s. . E. N N. W. & w. w. s. w. s. s. w. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Warm, cloudy. G7 C Thunder showers, south- east rain, water high in river. Clear, cold. Cold, clear. j^p^Hard frost: ice— h. Cold. • W. Cold. W. Cold, cloudy. Cloudy. S. W. Cloudy. S. 9g # 29. Foggy, warm. 30. Foggy. S. S. S. w. Rather cold and snowy month *3aL 122 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1826. JUNE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Warm. Warm. Warm. Warm. Warm. 7S' C Wind. s. w. s. w. s. w. s. s. w. S. E. t^ Warm, foggy. 76° Foggy, hot. 74° Little rain. Cool, clear. Pleasant. Dry, hot, clear. Hot. 79° ESS ,^Jp Very warm. 73° Clear, pleasant. Hot, dry. Hot; thunder and rain. Some rain. Hot, rainy. Very warm. S. E. S w. , E. W. s. w. 'Hot. Hot. 80° Hot ; thunder Warm, dry. Very warm. Dry. Cloudy; little S. & S. W. and rain. W. rain. & N. W. s. w. s. V^l^ Clear, warm. Warm sun. Dry. Warm. S. W. w. 1. Hot, dry. 2. Hot, ground dry. 3. Very warm. 4. Thunder and little rain. \jg/Ground dry. Very dry ; grass small. Hot ; rain and lightning. Dry, hot. Showers. Warm. Little rain. Cool, dry. JP Clear, hot. 81° Clear, hot. 80° Few drops of rain. Thunder, but no rain. Hot, dry. Grass dried up. Wind. W. W. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. W. w. w. 19. r ^*p'Hot, dry. 20. Warm. 21. Few drops of rain. 22. Cool. 23. Hot. 24. ^g^There has been but little rain for four weeks. 25. Hot, dry. W. E. N. E. S. W. so. \|^ Little rain. 27. Hot. 90° 28. Pleasant. 90° 29. Dry, pleasant. 81° 30. Cool. W. W. Warm May; rather dry. Grass Very dry June. Grass small. small, corn dried up — some places killed. : ; METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1826. JULY. AUGUST. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Hot, dry. Hot, with thunder. S Grass small — not worth mowing. Very warm. 85° vV/Hot, dry ; corn killed. Great heat. 97° Hot sim. 95° Hot, with thunder ; few drops of rain. Hot, dry. Hot. 96° Thunder, no rain. Wind. W. w. 12. ^Jp Very hot. 99° 13. Hot. 90° 95° 14. Thunder showers. ;i5. Hot. . 16. Clear, cooler. : 17. Thunder and rain, water run in road. 18. Hot, dry. ;19. Ulcool. 20. Warm; little rain. 21. ;22. Dry, hot. .23. Thunder; little rain ; 24. Thunder showers. \ 25. Tliuncler showers. ;2fi. V^Rain. : 27. Showers south of lis. ;28. Hot. 95° )29. Very hot. 96° ;30. Extreme heat. 103° (81. Clear, hot. S. W. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. IS. 14. 15. 16. 17. Hot, cloudy ; little rain. Cloudy. ^/Cloudy. Cioudy. Little rain. Cool night, clear. Rahry, cloudy. Cool. Cloudy. Wind. E. S. E. IS. E. S. & S. E. S. E. 'Rain and thunder. S. E Rainy all day. S. E. Rain. N. E. & S. E. Hard rain — 3A hours. Water high — roads washed more than I ever saw. Clear, pleasant. Greatest freshet for many [years]. Hot and dry ; gardens suffer. 18. Hut; thunder showers. E. 19. Hot; showers. S. E. 20. g^gp-iSim has not been seen S. but once for thirteen days. 21. Rain. E.'s. E. W. 22. Hot; rain. 95= S. W. |23. Cloudy; rain. ;24. Hot; rain. S. E. 25. /gf* Great rain, water high — V^^over meadows. ; 26. Sun not seen for 21 days S. W.\ but 3 times. '27. Hot and clear. W. 1 28. Hot; some rain. ; 29. Hot; raiu. 130. Hot; rain. 31. Wettest Aug. ever known since 1800 ; great deal of damage by wet. 124 % METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. -«gj 1826. SEPTEMBER. I Wind. 1. Clear, pleasant. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. Virl Clou cly ; showers . Hot; rain. Rain and thunder. Hot. 84° Great heat. 89° 90° Hot; showers. 90° JP Very hot. 94° Most thunder for six years. Hot; rain. Very warm. 84° Hot, with showers. Cool. Cool. Little frost — no damage. ^§§P ; Cool night. Pleasant. Cool; rain. Cool, clear. N. E. Cool night. Cloudy. \Lcool. Little rain. Warm. Clear, .pleasant. W. N. E. E. E. S. W. E. N. E. S. E. W. L \j^/Warm, cloudy 2. Rain. 3. Pleasant. 4. Cool. 5. Pleasant. 6. Hot. 76° 7. Cloudy; rain. 8. 9. Pleasant. 10. Cloudy. 11. Rain. 12. Cloudy, stormy. 13. Stormy, cool. 14. Clear, cool. 15. Warm, pleasant. 10. ^^p Cloudy; rain. 17. Cool. 18. Clear. 19. Clear. 20. Cloudy. 21. Rain. ?2. Little rain. 5. (^ Clear. 24. Cool, clear. 25. 26. Hard frost. 27. Cloudy; rain. 28. Pleasant. 29. Warm. 30. MKrCloudy; rain. Wind. S. W. W. S. W. W. s. S. E. E. N. W. W. S. W. E. N. E. W. w. s. w. s. w. N. E. N. E. S. W. Dry and hot month. Great _ Pleasant month; clear most of crops of grass at second mowing, pnne. 125 : &t METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^g| 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 1826. NOVEMBER. Little rain. Cold. Frosty, inch. Clear, cold cold ; ^JpSome rain. Cool; frost. Snow — 6 inches. Warm, pleasant. Very mild. Cold. Wind. S. s N. & E. ice — h N. W. N. E. W. w. Cold ; snow — 7 inches. N. E. 'Pleasant, cool. Cold. Warm, clear. Warm ; little thunder. Clear, pleasant. Cold. Little snow — 6 or ' inches. Cold. \|^ Squally ; snow. Little snow. Some snow on ground. Most of snow gone. Little frost. Water high in river. Pleasant. N, w. s. w. w. N. w '«£/ Warni, smoky. Warm. S. W. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. E. |22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. DECEMBER. Wind. Cool, frosty. Little rain. Hard fro^t. Cold. 17° Cold. 3 Frost has not been out since Nov. 6th. Hard frost. Hard frost. Cold. 21° Freezing cold. 16° Mild. Cool. Warm; no frost. Cold. 19° Clear, pleasant. Warm. Snow. S. E. & N. Snow — 3 inches. Warm ; snow thaws. Cool. water Frosty, cold. Pleasant, cool. Cold. Clear. 14° Cloudy; rain, high in river. Warm ; snow almost off JlS^Very cold. 10° X*£f above. Cold. Cloudy; snow. Cold. W. N. N. W. N. S. w. w. w. s. , E. N. N. N. m> N. N. Cold, stormy November ; ground , CoM Dcccmber . suow and icc frozen, and covered with snow. J gince November 6tll< M 126 % 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 21. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1827. I FEBRUARY. Wind Snow — 3 inches. N. E Mild. W Snowed little. N, ^^Cold; good sleigh- Cloudy ; little snow. Cold. Snow, hail, and rain. Warm. Snow almost gone, Cold. 19° Cold. 16° Snow — 4 inches. |>Cold; good sleigh p'ing. Cold. 17° Little snow. S. E. & E Cool. N Cold; snow— 3 or 4 inches. Cold. N Cold. 6° .Cold. 1° below. Cold. G° above. Cold ; good sleighing. Cold ; snow storm — fell 7 inches, high wind. N. E Mild, cold. Warm. Thawed all day. N. S. E. N. N. N. S. S. Little rain. Thawed all night. First night without frost. Warm, clear. W. S. w. s Cold January. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Wind. 1. Cool, pleasant. 2. Eather warm. 'Snow — 4 or 5 inches. Cold. 16° Snow fell 2 or 3 inches. Cold wind. 19° Clear, cool. Pleasant ; sleighing. Cloudy. S. Cold, looks little like snow. fclear. 17° N. & N. Clear. Very cold. 21° Clear, warm. Cold, cloudy. 17° Warm; thawed little. S. ^^ Cloudy. Cold, clear. 13° Cold. Warm. Cold. Warm ; thawed all da} r . Little snow. ^g^Snow melts. Snow almost gone in road. Moderate, clear. Mild. N. W. W. w. N. w. N. W. N. N. W, w. w. N. w. Rather cold winter; cold most of the time for ninety davs. 127 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ IT 1827. MARCH. APRIL. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cold; snow — 10 or 12 inches. Clear, cold. Cold. Gold day. 4° above. Wind. N. E. 'Cold. 12° Warm, pleasant. Snow melts. Warm rain. Little snow — 2 inches. Very pleasant. Clear. S. Warm; hard rain. S. s. _ FRained all night. Snow gone, except banks. Water high in river. Highw T ater; cold. Warm. S. W. White frost. Frosty. W. \ OLcold. N. Warm rain. Cold. W. Cool, dry. Cold, frosty. Cold. Cloudy. W. 4. 5. f,. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Wind. Some snow banks ; frost not out. Warm. S. Cloudy. S. W. Jgj Rainy. S. E. Hot; showers. S. Cool, pleasant. Cool. E. Very warm. S. Warm day. Warm day ; frost out first time since November. kWarm, with show- r ers. Mild. " W. Small showers. Warm. Showers; warm. Heavy rain. S. E. Cool. N. W. \^, Cold, with frost. Cold. Cold, clear. Very high wind. Warm. \&JWim\v, cold. Cofd for March. Flakes of snow. Cold, clear. Mild, clear. N. W. 25. ^jy'Clear, cold. 26. Cold. 27. Cold for April. 28. Cold, raw. 29. Cold. 30. Cold. N. W. S. S. S. w. E. N. E. N. Cold first part of month ; snow for one hundred days. Rather mild April ; few storms. 128 jr , /i i M . M -i . f.' ' » ' .. ■ » .. ft METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ™ 1827. j£ MAY. i JUNE. 1. Cool, cloudy. 2. Little snow. 3. Cloudy, 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 111. I 12. il3. lu. U5. 5 16. 17. 18. 19. 120. 1 21. ;22. ^23. 24. 'Warm.. Warm. Pleasant, warm. Cold. Cold, squally. Clear, cool. Cold wind. /Cool, mild. Cool. Clear, warm. Warm. Hot; thunder. Wind. N. N. E. S. W. s. w. E. E. E. S. s. w. s. 76- W Cool. Cold; rain. Kain. Cool, clear. Warm. Warm. ^^-Apple trees begin to blossom; high wind. S. E Warm. S N. E. E. W. W. 25. ^ 26. Hot. 75° 27. Warm rain. 28. Cloudy. 29. Warm. 30. Showery, hot. 31. Warm. S. s. s. s. w. s. w. Wind. 80 c of 1. Clear, cool. 2. ^J^Cool. 3. Warm. 4. Hot, 78° 5. Very hot 6. Hot. 85° 7. Hot, cloudy. Hot day. Hot, with thunder _'and rain. 10. Hot; thunder south us. 11. Hot and dry. 12. Clear. 13. Very warm. 14. Little rain. 15. Cloudy. 16. ^^ Stormy. 17. Cloudy. 18. Clear, cool. 19. Warm. 20. Hot. 76° 21. Rain. 22. Very warm. 81° 23. Thunder showers. 24. ^I/Cool. 25. Cool. 26. Cloudy. 27. Thunder, rain all day. 28. Thunder and rain. 29. Hot, clear. 90° 30. Very hot 95° S, E. W. w. s. s. w. S. E. S. W. E. S. E. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. E. s. ■I Rather cool. Season backward- Cool ; few hot days ; no storms. | 129 yr METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1827. JULY. AUGUST. 1. Warm rain. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0. 7. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Jjg) Thunder showers off. Dull hay day. Warm, cloudy. Quite cool. Bright hay day. Clear, hot. 81° V^/Warm. Very hot. 90° 91° Dull; some rain. Hot, clear. 85° Very hot. 90° Hot. 95° Clear, hot. 84° Hot, clear. 90° Extreme heat. Hot, clear. Clear. Very warm. 83° Clear. Hot. 78° Hot. 76° 'Very hot. 89° Clear, cool. Hot. 79° Rainy. Warm, clear. Warm, clear. Rather hot. Little rain. ^Jjj'Hot; thunder. Wind. ! AYind S.'j 1. Looks like showers. 2. Hot ; thunder showers. r. s:j 3. Very hot ; thunder. > 4. Hot, dry; little rain. 5. Hot and dry, . w. 6. Hot and dry. W.j 7. slfikHot ; thunder show- i 8. Hot, with showers. S.j 9. Little rain. S ; 10. Hot. 96° i 11. Hot; little rain, S. E . & E i 12. Hot; rain. W. (^T s 13. \lUCool. E 14. Cool. E ; 15. Rain. E 16. Clear. E 17. Cloudy. E 18. Clear. E s. 19. Hot, dry. 81° s. 20. Clear. 75° E E. 21. Cool night. E R. W. pS)cool; rain. s. w. 22. E 23. Clear. E 24. Cloudy. E w. 25. Rain. S. E s. 26. Cloudy, warm ; rain. s. w. 27. Cool; rain. S W. 28. Rain. S. W s. 29. ^JP' Cloudy, warm. s. w s. 30. Cloudy. s. w 81. Some rain in night. Hot and rather dry July. Uneven month ; some hot days. 130 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 10. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 1827 SEPTEMBER. Pleasant. Cloudy. Warm. Warm. Wind. S. s. w. s. s. w. 7Cool. S. E. Clear. X. E. & E. Clear. N. E. Little frost — no damage. Pleasant. W. Dry, cool. Little rain. S. Warmer. S. Dry, Lot. 76° Hot, dry. 79° Warm. 89° Cool ; rain. Cool ; high wind. Cloudy, rainy. Rainy. l^g/Stormy. Stormy. Clear. Warm. Clear. Cloudy. Clear." .jj'Little rain. Rain. Warm. Pleasant. Pleasant September. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ho. ill. s. E. s. w. S. E. E. E. E. E. S. E. S. W. s. s. s. w. s. s. 12. k J 15. 16. 1 17. > 18. i 19. 20. 21. *22 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 21. OCTOBER. Pleasant. Stormy. Cloudy. W. Wind. W. E. S. E. & s. w. Cloudy. Stormy. Cloudy, stornry. Cloudy. Clear,' warm. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy ; rain. Cloudy. I V^, Clear, cold. I Frost — killed vines ; clear Clear, mild. Rainy. Clear, pleasant. E. N. E. E. W. N. E. Warm. Cloudy, stormy \V/ Cloudy. Cloudy. Hard rain. Clear, warm. Warm, clear. Clear, pleasant. Clear. ^% Jg) Clear. Clear. Clear, warm. Cloudy. Rain. S. N. S. E. W. AY. S. W. E. N. E. S. w. w. W. & N. N. W. s. s. s. Quite pleasant October; some \ cool nisrhts. 131 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1827. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. 1. Warm. 2. Very warm. 3. fpWarm. 7G° 4. Warm, cloudy. 5. Cool, clear. 6. Cool. 7. Snowed all day. 8. Cold. 9. Mild ; sleighs cot. 10. Very cold. 11. vJ^Cold. 12. Cool wind. 13. Cold. 14. Warm, with showers. 15. Cold ; rain. 16. Very cold. 17. Pleasant. 18. \^/Pleasant. 19. Cold; snow — 1 inch. 20. Flakes of snow. 21. Cold. 22. Cold. 23. Cool. 24. Cold ; flurry of snow. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Great rain — ice gone. 30. Warm. ^jg) Blustering. Veiy cold. Ice thick — skating. Cold November. Wind. s. w. S. W. s. s. N. W. N. W. N. N. W. S. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. N. N. N. W. W. s. w. N. 1. Cold; little frost. 2. Warm. 3. ^gP'Warm rain. 4. Warm. 5. Warm. 6. Rain. 7. Warm. 8. Cloudy; rain. 9. Cloudy. 10. Storm. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. V4^ Clear, warm. Pleasant. Cloudy. Warm. Clear, pleasant. Warm. Mild, clear. /^pbsSnow and hail \W/day. Cold. Cold, clear. ('old, clear. Cold. Cold, clear. Hard frost. s JP'Warm. Clear. Snow. Snow and rain. Snow — 4 inches. Clear, cold. Cold, clear. Wind. S. s. s. w. s. s. s. E. S. E. S. W. s. s. s. s. w. all N. N. W. & s. w. N. N. S. N. N. E. E. N. W. Unsteady ; few cold chays. fi 132 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1828. JANUARY. \ FEBRUARY. Wind 1. Clear, pleasant. W 2. ® S. E 3. Warm. S 4. Thawed all day. s 5. Warm. w 6. Cloud v, warm. w 7. Cloudy, warm. w 8. Snow. s. w 9. Snow. E 10. \^ Snow gone. S. E. 11. Warm. S. 12. Very warm ; no frost in ground. 13. Warm; little rain. S. 14. Clear, warm. S. 15. Warm. S. W. Wind. 1. Clear. S. & S. W. 2. Little rain. S. 3. Warm; rain. S. 4. Very warm. o3° S. W. 5. Warm ; no frost. 6. Mild. W. 7. Cloudy; rain. S. Clear, warm. S. W. 9. Thunder and rain. 10. Warm, cloudy. 09° S. 11. Cooler. W. 12. Cold. N. W. 13. Thawed little, rain. 14. Cold. W. 16. ^g/Mild, clear 17. Warm. 18. Very warm. 07 19. Rain. 20. Clear. 21. Cool. s. & s. w. s. s. w. W. & N. W. 15. v^/pieasant. 16. Warm 17. Very warm 18. Warm, mild. 19. Warm. 20. Warm. 01° 21. Little rain. 22. Very cold. 4° above. 23. J) Cold, clear. 15° 24. Warm, 25. Very warm. 50° 26. Very warm. 60° 27. Cloudy ; little snow. 28. Snow — 2 inches. 29. Cold ; high wind. 30. Mild. N. S. W N. N. W. N. W. w. & s. w. s. s. w. S. & S. E. S. & s. w. s. 22. .jWann. S. & S. W. 23. Cool; little snow. E. 24. Snow— 3 or 4 inches N. E. 25. Cold; sleighs run. N. 26. Cool. W. & X. W. 27. Cold. N. E. 28. Mild. W. & X. W. 29. Cold. N. 31. 'Thaw, snow off. Rather mild month ; some warm days. Rather pleasant month; few cold days ; no great storm. 133 G METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1828. MARCH. \ APPJL. Wind. 1 ^Cold, cloudy; snow. 2. Cool ; sleighing. N. AY. 3. Cold. N. W. 4. Cold. N. 5. Mild. W. G. Thaw. S. 7. Cold; snow. W. & N. 8. Pleasant. W. 9. ClL Cloudy. S. E. 10. Warm rain. S. W. 11. Cool. W. & N. 12. Rain. S. E. 13. Warm ; snow gone. S. 14. Rainy — raised river 3 feet. S. W. N W. E. 15. VW/Ground bare. 10. Snow fell 6 inches. 17. Cool ; sleighs out. 18. Snow — inches. 19. Clear; good sleighing, 20. Warm. 21. Snow melts fast. 22. Thawed ail night. 23. ^J/Warm. S. 24. Showery,; rain. S. 25. Some thunder, water high. 20. Clear, pleasant. W. 27. Warm. W. & S. 28. Very warm. 70° S. 29. Very warm. 73° S. 30. Warm. S. & S. E. 31. . Cloudy. 7. Clear, pleasant. 76° 84° 77° V#>^Plea,saiit Warm. Clear. Warm. Clear, hot. Hot, clear. Hot, clear. JpWarm Clear and warm. Pleasant, clear. Mild. Clear, pleasant. Cloudy; little rain. Warm. 'Warm. Mild. Cloudy; rain. Rain south of us. Clear. Warm. Cloudy. W S- 1 8. x*?J Very warm 9. Clear, warm. s - w - 10. Cooler. s - w - 11. Cloudy; rain. S- Yv -<12. Clear Wind. s. s. N. W. N. W. 70° S. S. W. N. W. s. w. N. & N. E. S- \ 13. Cold ; frost — killed vines. s - 14. Cold; frost. ^•|l5. Cold; frost: ice — h S- inch. N. S. W & s. 16> %¥■ W -Jl9. W. 20. I: 21 - S. E. S. s. w. S. W: W. s. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. S ->30. 31. ^J/ Frost three nights. Cool. N. E. Cool. S. Warm ; little rain. S. Cool. Cloudy. 'Thunder. Warm. Mild. Warm. Some cloudy. Warm, pleasant. Dull, warm. Clear. Mild. w . s. w s. & s . E 8 s. W w s s. N. W. S. & W. Rather pleasant month. October, rather cool; some warm days. 137 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1828. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. Pleasant. \ 2. 3. Cloudy. ,4. Little stormy. 5. Pleasant. 6. Clouds and rain. i 7. l^lCool. •i 8. Clear, pleasant. I 9. i 10. Clear. 111. Cool. ] 12. Clear. .13. Warm; rain. ) 14. j^Mild. [ 15. Pleasant. ! 16. Cloudy. ■ 17. Some rain. 1 18. Cool. 1 19. Warm. ^20. Cool. 21. ^gl? Warm. 22. South rain. 23. Cloudy; little rain. ; 24. Clear; high wind. \ 25. Hot, cloudy. 67° )26. Warm; rain. ; 27. Cloudy. ] 28. Cloudy; rain. \ 29. V^Cool; rain. I 30. Little rain. \ 1. Mild. 2. Clear and warm. 3. Warm. 4. Pleasant. 5. Frosty, cool. 6. f^f/Cold. 7. Cloudy.' 8. Clear. 9. Warm. 10. Some rain. 11. Mild. 12. Clear. Wind. N. & W. W. W. N. N. & N. W. S. w. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. 13. ^J$) Clear, warm. 14. Rain. S. W. 15. Cloudy. W. 16. S. & S. W. 17. Cloudy. W. 18. Cold; little snow. 19. Rain. S. W. 20. Clear. S. 21. Warm; rain. S. S. W. S. 22. ^pMild. 23. Cloudy. 24. Pleasant, warm. 25. Warm night. 26. Little frost. 27. Very warm. 28. Clear, warm. N - 29. f^ Cloudy. N - E - \ 30. Clear. 31. Cold. W. w. s. s. s. w. s. w. Quite a pleasant mouth ; little Rather mild and pleasant ; few j rain. \ storms ; no cold days. 138 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1829, JANUARY. FEBRUARY. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Wind. Cloudy; cool. W. Little rain. S. W. Very cold. 21° N. Cold. 4° above. N. W. ^^Extremely cold. 6° V^lbelow. Cold day. 9° below. N". W. Cold. 1° below, N. W. Cloudy. E. S. E. Cold; rain. N. E. Cold. N. E. Cold. N. ' Swamp frozen hard. S. W. Eain. S. W. & S. Mild. S. S. W. Pleasant. S. Clear. W. Pleasant. W. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Snow in night.. Snowed all day — fell 7 or 8 inches. Vg/Little snow. N. Good sleighing. W. Cloudy ; little snow. Clear. N. Warm ; thawed in sun. Warm. S. Pleasant, clear. JS W. & S. W. Little snoAv in night. Cloudy: S. W. Mild. W. Cold. 12° above. W. Cold. 10° above. Cold. 10° below. Cloudy; snow. N. 19. ^p-Mild. AY. & S. W. 18. IpMild, clear. 20. Warm; snow — 3 inches. \ld. Pleasant. S. W. 21. Clear, pleasant. 22. Cloudy. 23. Cloudy. 24. Snow ; cold. 25. Clear ; little snow. 26. Mild. 27. Pleasant, warm. 28. \|^ Clear. 29. Cloudy. 30. Snow. 31. 20. Snow— 1 inch. S. W.J21. Snow. N. E, N. W. 22. Snowed all night— 4 or N. 6 inches. N. < 23. Cold ; good sleighing. N. S. W.J24. Mild. W. ;25. Warm. S. W, W. W. 26. ^3^ Snowed all night. N. W. 27. Cold. W.|28. s. w. & w. Cold tirst part of the month \ Few cold davs > with much pleasant last part. ' \ suow ; sleighing all the month 139 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1829. MARCH. APRIL. Wind. 1. Cold; good sleighing. 2. Cold. ' N. 3. Cold. W. S. W. 4. Warm ; snow melts fast. Cold. Warm ; rain. W £>• \g/Warm; thaw. G. High wind, snow- inches. 7. Mild. 8. Snow. 9. Good swamping. 10. Clear. 11. Mild. 12. ^^ Cloudy, warir. 13. Thunder, much rain. 14. Rain, snow gone. 15. Very high water in river, high wind. 16. Pleasant, cold. 17- Cold; snowed all night. 18. Snow — 8 or 9 inches, good sleighing. 19. Cold, clear. #Much snow since the 1st. 21. Cold; some snow. 22. Snowed all day. 23. Mild. 24. Cool ; good sleighing 25. Cold. 26. Cold. 27. Very cold. N. E. W. N. 3. \^/Rain, water high. 4. Cool. 5. Mild. W. 0. Clear. 7. Cool. 8. Cool, clear. 9. Cloudy. Wind. s. w. S. W. S. E. N. E. S. W. w. w. w. N. B. N'jlO. J^Snow flakes; cold. N. W.Ul. Cold. N. E. 12. Warm. S..& S. W. S. E. 1 13. Clear, warm. S. S. E. 14. Clear, pleasant. W. S. 15. Cold. N. E. 1 1G. Stormy, cold. S. 17. Warm. E. S. E. S. J 18. Cool. S. W. N- N. N. 19. 3gp Cloudy. 20. Warm. 21. Showers. 22. 23. Warm. 24. Mild. 25. Cloudy, cool. 28. V^Mild. W. 29. Pleasant. S. 30. Snow deep in road. 31. Bain. S. Very cold March; sleighing till the 13th. 2G. l^ Clear. N. W. \ 27. Cool, pleasant. 28. Rain. N.J 29. Cold. 30. Frosty, cold. S. W. s. w. s. s. & s. w. s. w. N. N. W. S. W. N. W. Cold month ; a few warm days. ft 140 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1829. MAY. JUNE. 1. Pleasant, 2. Some rain. Wind. S. s. w. Wind. 'VlCloudy. S. E. E. N. E. 5. Cloudy. S. E. 0. Season backward ; cold. 7. Warm. S. W. 8. Warm ; showers. 9. Cloudy; little rain. 10. Jf Clear. 11. Erost; cool. 12. Little rain. 13. Warm wind. 14. Warm. 15. Clear, pleasant. 16. Warm. 17. South rain. N. S. W. s. w. s. w. s. s. & s. w. 1. ^wjpieasant, warm. 2. Cloud}', warm. 3. Warm; showers. 83° 4. Changeable. 5. Moderate. ('. Very pleasant. 7. Some snow. 8. Hot, dry. W. 9- j/Variable. . 10. Warm, clear. 78° 11. Remarkably pleasant. 1 2 . Ve ry warm . 85 ° 13. Thunder and rain. 14. Rain. 15. Clear most of day. 10. Hot; thunder and rain. S. W. s. w. s. w. w 90 ; 18. ^p/Warm vain. 70 3 S. W. 19. Mild day. W. 20. Warm. * S. W. 21. Apple trees begin to blossom. 22. Rain. S. E. 23. Warm, pleasant. 24. Warm. S. W. 25. v^^Warm, with rain. 26. Warm. 76° S. W. & S. S. S. 17. ^g^Cloudy; rain. 18. Warm, dry. 85° 19. Warm, cloudy. 86° 20. Warm, dry. 80° 21. Hot; showers around ns. 22. Warm. 83° S. S. 23. 24. 25. 27. Very warm. 79° 28. Warm, rainy. 29. Some rain in evening. 30. Warm day. 80° 31. Very warm. S. s. w. Southerly rain. Rain. Cloudy, warm. 26. Great heat; thunder showers. 94 = 27. Cooler. 77° 28. Warm, dry. 29. Warm, cloudy. 30. Warm, clear/ 80 = W. E. W. Cold till middle of month, then pleasant. Warm, pleasant June ; some :' h.ot days. ^ 141 a wm METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^M 1829. JULY. AUGUST. \\ 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. I; 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. ;i9. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. i&J 'Warm, dry. 78° Hot. 90° Clear; hot sun. Some clouds. Clear. Some rain ; cold. Cloudy; showers. Thunder showers north. ind. > Wind. \ 1. Mild, clear, pleasant. W. 2. Cloudy. S. w. 3. s. e. 4. Hot; rain and thunder. 5. Cloudy. S. N. 6. Hot; thunder and rain. S. W w. s. ^^ Clear day. Good hay day. Hot. Rain. Clear. Some rain. Clear. 'Warm, clear. Cloudy. Warm, dry. 78° Warm. 88° Warm, dry. 81° Hot,- showers. 87 Hot, dry. $6° .Little rain. Ram. Little rain. Hot. 90° Hot. 85° S. & S. Hot. 87° Warm, cloudy. E. S N. W. W. w. w. w. s. . s. w. w. s. w. w. w. E. s. w. 7. ^jp Showery. S. W. 8. Warm, with showers. 80° 9. Warm, clear. 86° W. 10. Hot, with thunder. 11. Cool. S. & S. W. 12. Clear. S. 13. Warm; thunder. 8. W. 14. ^tjf^tieavy thunder and 15. More thunder showers. 16. Clear, cool. E, 17. Clear, cool. S. E. 18. Rain. S. 19. Hot, clear. 85° 20. Hot. 97° Cloudy, warm. 81 c Hot day, with thunder. 97° 21. ^Hot, dry. 22. Hot, dry. S5 C 23. Hot; little rain. 24. Warm. 25. Hot, 2(5. Warm. 27. Cool night. 28. Cool ; great dew. 29. ^g/Heavy rain. 30. Ciear, cool. 31. Little rain. S. W. w. S. w, s. w. s. s. w. S. E. Hot and dry July. Most of month warm; some cool nights. 142 "&> cs % w METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1329. SEPTEMBER, 8, 9 10 11 12 |13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 25. 26. Hot day. Hot. W Hot. with thunder. Cool, pleasant. Cool. .Cool; little frost- _ 'no damage. Cool. Windy, dry. Some rain. Clear, dry. Clear, cool. Quite eool; frost. _pCool. Warm rain. Mild, pleasant. Pleasant. Some cloudy. Warm. ^Warm. Warm; little fain. Warm. Mild, clear. Some rain. Little rain. Warm. Thunder and rain. Wind. S. W. N. E. W. w. N. N. S. W. S. W. S. W. s. w s. OCTOBER. 1. Clear, pleasant. 2. Warm. 3. Kainy. I. Cool, clear. 5. ^^J^Verv cool. 6. Cold, frosty. 7. Pleasant. 8. Cloudy, warm, 9. Clear.' 10. Clear, warm. II. Cloudy; rain. Wind. S. w- S. W. W. w. S. w W. S. w 1 28. • : 29. 30. ^lear, cool. Pleasant, clear. Warm. S. w. 12. t^jp/Wnmi. pleasant. 13. Pleasant. 11. Clear. S. W 15. Cloudy. 16. Clear, warm. 17. Warm. 18. Little rain. 19. V^ Cloudy. 20. Cool. 21. Clear. 22. Clear, pleasant. 23. Mild, clear. ;21. Some rain. 125. Warm. :26. Cold rain. 27. \J§/^old wind. 28. Cloudy. 29. Heavy rain. ;30. Cool. 131. Hard frost. & S S s w N w s. w N. E Pleasant, dry September. Generally pleasant; few cool nights. METEOROLOCxICAL RECORD. 1829. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. Thunder, high wind. Mild, pleasant. Cloudy. ^Jg} Great rain. High water. Pleasant. Clear. Clear. Warm rain. Warm rain. W arm. Rain. Clear, warm. Cool wind. Rain. .Cool. 'Mild, cool. Pleasant. Rain. Very pleasant. Some rain. Clear, pleasant. ^/Little rain. Clear, pleasant. Warm. Cloudy ; rain. Pleasan'. Wind- W. S. E. S. W.j W-. s. wA s. w. & s. S. W. w. 1. Warm. 2. Clear, warm. 3. ^JJ Little rain. 4. Mild. 5. Cloudy, cool. 6. Rain/ 7. Warm. 8. Very warm. 9. Cloudy, warm. Wind S. s. w. 8. W. S. E. S. s. N W S. E S w 10. SHI'Cold. frosty. 11. Warm. S. W.j 12. Cloudy. S. 13. High wind, rain. 14. Cooler. S. W. 15. Frost. N. 16. Some rain. N. E. 17. Pleasant. E. N. 18. vJ-j^Very warm, clear. W. 19. Snow storm. N. E. S. 20. Clear, pleasant, S. 21. Pleasant. S. W. S. \ 22. Snowed little, sleighing. 23. Little snow. W. 21. Mild, clear. _ blear. W. S. \ 26. Mild, clear. W. 27. Snow fell 2 inches. E. .^28. Mild, clear. 29. Some rain. 30. Cool, cloudy. 31. Clear. W. Rather mild November. December, first part mild, mid- dle storm v and cold. 144 21. 25. 26. 29 80 31 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1830. JANUARY. ) FEBRUARY. .^jp Pleasant. Cold; little snow. Cold. Cold ; flakes of snow. Mild. Some snow. Wind. N. N.! N. N. W. N.i 1. 8. ^J^Pleasant. S. 9. Little rain, 10. Cold. E. N 11. Snow i n n igh t . 12. Pleasant. ' 13. Cloudy ; rain. S. 14. Warm, cloudy. 15. Clear, pleasant. W. S. , E. W. w. 16. ^J^Some clouds. 17. Rain; warm. S. W. 18. Snow gone in road. 19. Pleasant. S, N. 21, Snow. ^iP* Winter begins. 20. Cool, pleasant. Cold. 1 7° Cold. lu u l^/Snowed all night. Snow fell 7 or 8 inches. Snow; cold. Extremely cold. 1° below. Snow ; cold. 3 C below. Extremely cold. 12° below. Coldest vet. 20° below. 3 Cold. 11= below. Cold for ten days. First part of January moder little snow. W. E. N. N. N. o. 6: 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 18. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 28. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Wind. Snowed all day— fell 7 or 8 inches. Cold. 10° above. Misty, cold ; trees loaded with ice. Cold, cloudy. 3 = above. Good sleighing. Snowed all day. ?Cold. Cold; snowstorm. Snow deep; cold. 3 s above. Cold, clear. 10° above. Cold, very clear. 8° Cold day. 12= below. Froze hard in cellar. 4 = below. Little snow. .^Coldest day yet. \High wind, thunder _ /and rain. Cool ; sleighing done. N. E. Rain.. E. Mild, clear ; water high. Warm rain. S. Warm ; south-east rain. Pleasant, warm. Ground bare, frost out. \^ Thunder showers. Cloudy ; rain, high wind. Mild, warm. Very warm. S. South-east rain, ponds open. Warm; frogs peep. 8. Geese Hying north. _ PSome light snow. . Snowed all night. Cold. N. W. Snow on the ground yet. Cold. N. W. Cold. N 30. Cloudy. S. w. w. 31. ^J/Rain. S. E. Cold March 5 did not thaw from January 10th to March 20th. APRIL. Wind. 1. Warm; rain and thun- der. S. E. 2. Warm rain. 3. Clear, cold. W. 4. Cloudy. S. W. 5. Clear. N. E. Ji. Cold. N. 7. Cloudv. E. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 21. 28. 29. 30. 'Stormy. S. E. Scorm, rain and hail. Cold. S. E. & Cool, clear. N. Stormy, misty. Rain. 1ST. Rain, water high. S. Thunder showers, hail. v^Cool, clear. Cool. Cool; rain. "Warm. Very warm. 70° Warm. 7t>° S. W. N. N. E. S. A v arm Warm^rain. Cloud}"; warm. Warm. S. Very warm. 78° Very warm. 79° Jj$ Very warm. 80° S. fer"* Cherry trees begin 10 blossom. 70° W, S. E. E. E. S. s. w. April, mild, warm month. 146 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1830. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. MAY. Pleasaut, warm. Warm rain. 76 c Clear, warm day Clear day. Some rain. Cool. JUNE. Wind. W. JCool. N. Little frost— no damage. N. E. Cloudy. S. E. Mild, pleasant. Dry. S. W. Little rain. **. Warm. S. Rainy. S-. E. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. _, Cloudy. I Clear, cool. Rain in night. Much rain. Cloudy ; showers. Water high in river. g^F* Apple trees, begin to blossom. Cool. 3. W. N. S. E. | N. E. IJ/Very little frost. Cool. borne rain. Cloudy. Pleasant. Clear. • 'Warm. Warm, clear. S. S. E. E. S. s. w. w. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(5. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. Warm. S. W. Growing time for grass. Cloudy part of day. Little rain. _ 'Clear. Showers south. Kain, with thunder. Rain. Some rain. Clear, warm. Clear, warm. _ Thunder and rain. Clear. Warm. Very warm. 79° Hot, with thunder. 80° Clear. Hot; thunder showers. Clear. Pleasant. Cloudy, dull. Clear. Clear part of day. 3 Hot, with thunder and rain. Warm. Pleasant. Mild, pleasant. W. s. s. w. w. s. w. s. S. E. W. W. s. w. w. May, rather cool. Season back- j Mild, pleasant month, ward. 147 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1830. JULY. i AUGUST. Warm ; thunder showers. Thunder, rain, and hail. Hot; showers around us. Hot. clear. 80° Wind. TOO 79° 1. Clear Wind. S. W 3. o. 'q^Hot. 89° 6. Tempest, damage by lightning. 7. Mild, pleasant. 8. Kain in night. S. 9. Clear, dry day. 10. Clear day. • W. 11. Warm; some showers north of us. E. Rain. S. S. Hoc; thunder and rain. 83° Much rain, water high. Hot. 87° Very hot. 94 u Great heat. 9-1° Very hot. 90 J W. .Hot; thunder, little in. 96° Hoc. clear. 98° Hot ; some killed by the heat. 101° Hot, with thunder. 90° Hot ; thunder and rain. 89 c Thunder and rain. Warm; little rain. Kain. 11. 12. 13. 14, 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 2-t. 27. ^PCool. E, 28. Cool. E. 29. Rained all day. S. E. & N. E. 30. Water high, grass dam- aged much. 31. Warm. W. July, most of month dry and hot ; few days wet. Clear, warm ; thunder 81° Hot sun. 86° 4. ^^ Warm; showers. 79° 5. Clear, mild. 6. Hot; showers. 85 : 7. Showers around us. 8. Hot; some clouds. 9. Shower in night. 10. Hot sun. 87° Clear, pleasant. Clear. Clear, dry. 84° Hot, dry. Hot day. 91 ' Dry. Hot ; showers around us. iw/Cool, clear. Cool night. Cloudy! Cloudy. Hot. Tempest, some damage by lightning. Clear, cool. Storm}'. W E. S. s. S. E. 26. ^ Clear. 27. Warm. 87 = 28. Warm. 81° 29. Showers south. 30. Clear, warm. 31. Little rain. W. E. S. W. S. W. ^August, warm and wet since the middle. ¥ 148 ~&m. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1830. SEPTEMBER. i OCTOBER. 1. Very warm. Wind. S. j 1. Warm, pleasant. 2. t^Mild. W. 3. Cool night. 4. Cool. E. 5. Warm. S. E. 6. Hot; thunder showers. 7. Thunder and rain. 8. Cloudy part of day. 9. villain and thunder. 10. Cool. 11. Clear. 12. Clear. 13. Cool. 14. Rain. S. & S. 15. Cloudy. 16. \jy Pleasant, cool. 17. Cold. 18. Cold ; frost— killed vines. 19. Clear. S. 20. Cloudy; rain. 21. Warm. 76° 22. Cloudy. 75° 23. Warm rain. 74° 24. Warm rain. 25. .j/Rain. 26. Rain. 27. Warm. S. ; 28. Some rain. I 29. Cloudy, warm. ; 30. Cold. * E. _ ?Cleai Warm. Rain. Dry. Clear. Warm. 8. 9. E. 1 10. E. hi. E. 12. E. 13. W. 14. S. 15. 16. N. 17. 18. W. 19. 20. S. 21. 1 22. 23. 24. S. I 25. E. 26. W. \ 27. 28. 29. 30. 6; .Clear, warm. Rainy niglit. Clear, pleasant. Warm. Tempest in night. Rain. Warm; showers. Rain. flpClear. Warm. Rain. Clear, cold. Cold, frosty. Clear. Clear, cold. Mild, pleasant. .^JprWarm. Rain. Cloudy. Wiud. W. S. S. S. Warm; rain and thun- der. Cloudy. W. S. E. W. S. s. w. s. s. w. s. s. E. S. E. 8. E. W. !3.1. fCold. N. E. (, Rather mild September; little rain. Moderate, pleasant month 149 ,■—« . f »»| M i » 11 .. 1 w L m .■ . >* i jj "» m . m '■ x ** U * METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1830. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. !24. 125. 126. 1 27. ;28. 29. 30. Pleasant, cold. Clear. Mild. Some rain. Cloudy. Stormy. Stormy. Stormy. E. Little rain. Sun lias not shone for days. Cloudy, stormy. Cloudy, rain. Cool. _ ^Cloudy. Sun shines to-day. Some warmer. Cloudy. Rain. Some rain. Hard rain. Hijrh wind. *Cool. Cool. Cool. Warm. Moderate. 'Clear. Wind- W. W. N. E. N.E. & S. E. S. w. 6 S. 5. N. E. \ 6, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. S. W.h3 S. E.!l4. E , 'l5, 16, 17 18 N. W.J19. S.J20, 21. S. E. S. E. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. N. E. E. N. E. S. E. S. E.J28 s. w t '29 S. W.J30 31. Clear, mild. S Little rain. Pleasant. Warm. d^Raln. g Some clouds. Little snow. Pleasant. Squally; snow. Clear. Warm. Pleasant. Little rain. V^ISome rain. Warm. Cool, frosty. Ground frozen hard. Clear, cold. 21 G Warmer. Warm. ^Rain. Warm. Cold. Cold. Cloudy. Cold, raiu. FRain and hail. Clear. Wind . W. & S. S. s. w. s. & s. w. w. N. W. N. W. N. S. s. w. s. s. s. w. N. W. s. s. w. s. s. w. w. E. E. N. E. N. E. E. S. E. W. „ L ,., A . t • • at i \ Cold December, little snow : But little sunshine in November. ^ 150 fl f » j >*p +* »%! ?* ' *"»■■ " * tgl^tt^ i " ^' U "*■ ! "* ^.. ■ r e r * .n ^■ - ■ j. * ^ * -v " wj^i A. F. " ■ .,!- ■' m^g v m uj ' v r " "i : •*"S*-*'• METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1831. JANUARY. I FEBRUARY. 1. Moderate. 2. Clear. 3. Warm. 4. Mild. Wind. S. w. w. w. 5. 6. 7. 8. 0. 10. fill. 12. 13. '14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. ■•; 28. 29. 30. Ul. Rain. S. Cold. 21° W. Cold; snow. N. Mild. Ground not frozen deep. Cold. W. Cold ; freezing hard. S. E. & E. N Cloudy; snow Snowed all day. High wind; snow storm. N Snow fell 12 inches ; cloudy. Cold. 15° Cold; snow. Cloudy. "■^B^Sleighing good. Jj$ Little snow 7 — 4 inches Very cold. 6° above. Rough. Snow deep in woods. Very cold. 3° below. Snowed little. Clear sun. Cold — flake snow. 7° Coldest yet. 6° below Much snow on ground. N. E. E. N. E. N. W. N. N. N. N. W. N. W. W. w. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Wind. Cold; North-East snow storm. Snow- fell 8 or 9 inches ; cloudy. Cold. 11° N. _.Cold. 4° N. W. Cold. 1° below- snow. N. W. Snow — 4 inches. E. N. E. Cold. Much snow in road. Cold. 1° below. N. W. Cold. N.E. & E. Snow deep— 7 inches. N. E. \^/Snow. N. S. E. & S. Little warmer ; thaw. Little rain. N. E. Cold. 17° N. Snowed all day — 7 inches. ^Jj) Cloudy; cold. 10° N. Cold. Pleasant. W. Snowed all night. Cold, rain. N. E. Cold. Cold. 4° above. N. ^sPVery cold. 9 C below. Mild. \V. Little rain. S. W. Very cold month ; snow deep ; February cold ; most snow lor ] great banks. \ years ; deep in woods. 151 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1831. MARCH. APRIL. 1. Pleasant. 2. Cool wind. 3. Warm; snow. 4. Rain. W. Wind. W. W. & N. S. s. W. & N. Yv . Cool. Warmer, Rain. Clear. Wind. W. 8. W. 8. S. E. s. s. w. 6. v^. Cloudy, cool. 7. Little rain, suoav deep in woods. 8. Snow off the roads. 9. Banks yet three feet deep. 10. Cioudy. 11. Little snow — Cinches. 12. Cool. 13. Snow almost gone W. s. S. S. K • N. E. N. E. w\ s, S. S. E. woods — 12 14. \*r7Rain. 15. Thaw. 16. Snow in inches. 17. Cold. W. 18. Cloudy. E. 19. Warmer. S. E. 20. ^) Thawed in shade. 21. Warm, clear. 22. Cloudy. N. 23. Cold ; snow T and rain. 24. Rain. S. E. 25. Cold. N. 26. Cold. 17° 27. Snow foot deep in woods. Mild. S. 6. Rain. 7. Snow bank yet. 8. Cool. Ni E. 9. Warm. N. 10. Cool. K. W. 11. Clear, cool. 12. ^JpWarm. S. W. 13. Rain and thunder. 14. Showery, cloudy, 15. Cool, backward. 16. Looks like warm swell. 17. Warm. S. W. 18. Clear, warm. 19. JpVerywarm. 20. W. N. W- 21. Very warm. 67° 22. Showers. 23. Warm. 70° 24. Yfarm, ciear. 76 ' 25. Warm. 70° S. S. s. w. s. w 26. ^jpPlanted corn. 27. Warm, showery. 71 N. W. | 28. Warm, with thunder. 28. ^g|Mild, pleasant. 29. Thaw. ggp-Erogs peep. 30. Warm rain. 31. Snow almost gone. Cool March; snow deep woods. 29. Warm. S. AY. 30. Clear ; some snow banks yet in woods. W. in April, moderate. 152 — y u .^ ■ , ..»"■ ■■ r i " i. r* i i*-!! 1 - ,.,,-, i. « j i- .■-■ ! . i-i ji > " .> in^i'i ^> i>n^ii-..i _ii iu_m- J W: ;_''-"- J' : J _('■ ' i_. -''' Lr'uf' \J—\j 'V ' METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. gj- 1831. MAY. Wind. 1. Warm, with rain. 2. Clear. N. E. 3. E. S. E. & S. 4. v^^ North Enst rain. 5. Cool. W. 6. Pleasant, warm. 7. Showers, warm. 76° 8. Thunder, warm. 77° 9. Rain. S. S. E. 10. Clear. N. W. & W. 11. fS|Warm. W. S W. \l 12. Rain. S. 13. Hot. S. 11- g^ 53 " Apple trees begin to blossom. I'lo. Rain. S. 116. Mild, clear. 117. Warm. W. |l8. J Warm. 75° S. E. S. •i 19. Warm, thunder and rain. 79° I 20. Warm rain. 1 21. Quite forward season. ; 22. Corn up in field. ; 23. Warm. S. ;2-l. Warm. S. 1 25. Rain, warm. 71° 20. ^P'Warm. 27. Rain all day. 28. Warm, clear, 29. Warm, raiu. 30. Warm. 31. Warm. 71 c S. S. w. s. w. w. Month warm. JUNE. Warm. 74° Warm with rain. Wind. S. W. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. V^Warm, clear. Warm, little rain. Warm. S. W. Warm. 7G° S. W. Warm, thunder and rain. Thunder off South. Warm. S. W. C?P Warm. 79° S. W. & S. Warm with thunder. 80° Warm, rain. S. W. S. S W. & S. E. Warm, pleasant. Warm, dry. W. ^JP'S^iP " Some have begun haying ; good crop grass. Warm. S. W. Rain. S. W. ggtP^Corn forward ; begun to spindle in gardens. Rain. Warm, clear. .Warm, clear. Very warm. Clear,, mild. If 80° S. w. w r . 'Mild, clear. S. E. rain. Warm, thunder. Rain and thunder. Warm, thunder showers. Clear, mild. Warm, clear. 81° W. Very warm month. 153 v 3 *^-^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. - 1831. 9. 10. 11. 12. 18. 14. 15. 16, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. JULY. 1. Wet dull day. ft 2. V^j^Bam, cold. 3. Rain. 4. Clear, cool. 5. Mild, cloudy. 6. Rainy, cool. 7. Dull, cloudy. 8. Warm, cloudy. Wind. N. E. S. W. N. \^/Clear, warm. Clear, warm. Hot; thunder. 78° Clear part of day. Cloudy part of day. Cool. Little rain. .^J^Good hay day. S Clear, pleasant. S Showers North. £ggp°Corn bearded — week earlier than usual. Warm, dry. 85° Very warm. 89° Thunder and rain. 87° Clear, warm. 85° i^,Warm; little rain. Clear, cool. Warm ; with thunder. Dull. Stormy. Hot. 90° Thunder; hot. 89° Hot ; thunder all night W. w. s. w. w. w s. w. E. 80° E. S. s. w. Rather cool first of the month- Hot since the middle. AUGUST. Wind. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. ,Hot; clear. 81° Cloudy, hot. 78° Great heat. Great tempest, in morn- ing, damage by lightning. Mild. Clear most of day, X^jHot, clear. 87° Cloudy. Hot ; thunder and rain. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear,* hot. 103° Hot. 95° Hot, clear. 91° J) Hot, clear. 89° Cloudy. Little rain. Hot. 87° Hot; thunder. Hot. 86° Thunder and rain. Thunder off South. S. E. E, E. S. W. w. w. s. s. w. w, FCloucby. Hot sun. Very hot. 90" Cloudy all day Little rain. Cool, clear. Warm. .Cool. E, E W, Hot month. Much thunder. 154 oj34 ^ , M ' ■»,' ,^'fi^rinJT, S * '' i -t'*' * - r: -'"' J -•"""-'''•' ^ —- L ---_--"--- _ r -''~ ~ . " 1 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1831. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 9. 10. 11. ;i2. Wind. Hot, dry. 80° Hot, dry. 79° Hot, thunder, little rain. Very hard thunder. S. N. E. & E. W/Clear, pleasant. Hot; with showers. Thunder showers. Rain and thunder. Mild. Clear. Cooler. 90 : E. &E. & N. E N. E. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 1L. 12. Clear. Warm. Cool, clear. V^/Cool. Clear. Cool. Clear, cool. Pleasant, cool, Rained all day. Clear. Cool. W Wind. S. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. N.W. S. E. E. N. 13. ^pPleasant. 14. Cioudy, rain. 15. Mild, clear. 16. Little rain. 17. Rained all day. IS. Warm ; rain. 19. Dry, warm. 20. Cloudy, mild. N. E. 13. ^JyCool; North East storm. S. 14. Cold storm. N. E. W. 15. Clear, cold. N. E. S. 16. Hard frost— killed vines. S. 17. Little frost. S. W. S. 18. Warm. S. W. 19. Some rain. N. 20. Rainy night. S. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 129. ^30. T S. Hot; thunder showers. Clear, cool. Pleasant. Cloudy. ,£>howery. Cool wind. Little frost. W. S. E. & S. E. 76° W. w. s. 21. ^HP'Clear, cool. 22. Warm. 23. Cloudy. 24.- Cool, pleasant. 25. Little frost. 26. Warm, cloudy. S*. 27. W. \ 28. N. i 29. I 30. 31. Showery. Stormy. Clear ; g^reat Northern light. Pleasant. Cloudy. W. s. w. 8. w. s. w. s. N. E. N. E. W. E. Pleasant warm month, pies this year. No ap- Mild October. 155 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1831. NOVEMBER. 1. Clear. 2. Warm. 3. 4. ^pCool. 5. Clear, dry. 6. Rain all night. 7. Cool. 8. Clear, cool. 9. Cool, pleasant. 10. Cloudy, Some rain 11. Clear.' 12. jjcold. 13. Cold. 14. Cloudy. 15. Cold storm. 16. Clear, cold. 17. Some cloudy. 18. Cloudy. Wind. S. S. S. S. E. & E. W. S. N. E. E. N. E. N.E. E. S. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. ^iP'Eained all day Rain and thunder. * Warm; thunder tempest; damage by lightning. S. E. Cool. N. Clear, cool. W. Pleasant. W. Mild. W: \L,Cool. Ccol wind. Cloudy. Snow — h inch. Cold. N. W. N. W. W. Mouth mild. DECEMBER. Wind. 1. Thanksgiving; some snow. 2. Cold, cloudy. 3. Cold; signs of snow. S. W. 4. fw/Snowcd all day. 5. Cool. N. E. 6. Cold, good sleighing. 7. Cold, cloudy. N. 8. Some snow. N. 9. Cold. S. W. 10. Cold, some snow. 11. Cold. W. S W. 12. ^^Cold, good sleighing. 13. Cloudy, thawed little. 14. Cold." N. 15. Snow melts. S W. 16. Snow fell 3 inches. 17. Cold, cloudy. 18. Clear. N. W, 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. _ 'Little snow in night. Good sleighing. Snow — 1 or 2 inches. Mild. Cold. 13° Rain, cold. Cold. Warm rain. Snow most oft' the road. Water high in river. Pleasant. Little rain. Calm, clear. N. E. N. E. N. S. E. Snow on the ground three weeks in December, sleighing. M 156 ^jm « • ■" £W« METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1832. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. 1. Clear, pleasant. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9, 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. >£^Snow and rain. Clear. Clear, cold. Thawed all night. Snow; cold. Cloudy; rain. Hard rain all night. ^gp Water high in river W arm. Snow. Clear, pleasant. Cool, mild. Warm. Wind. W. W. 3. W. S. N. E. W. & S. S. E. S. w. 9. S.ilO. N. ill. 12. S. 1 13. S. S. E. S. W. \ 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 17. i^p^Erost almost out 18. Warm as April. 70° 19. Warm, showery, 67° 20. Clear, warm. :21. Warm, pleasant. ; 22. Cool, clear. 23. Rain and thunder. 67° ?24. /gF^ Thunder and'light- i vowing. ;25. Snowed all night — fell 4 inches. 126. Cold. 21° j 27. Cold. 1° below. ;28. Extremely cold. 7° beiow. 1 29. Coldest for six years, ) 18° below. ! 30. Snowed at night. 10° below. \ 29 [81. Thaw. 10° above. S. E •I Some very cold days in Janu Wind. l^/Warm rain. S. E. Rain. S. Rain, water high. S. E. Warm. S. W. Snow in night. S. E. & N. E. Snowed all day — fell 5 or 6 inches. Clear, cold. W. Snow fell 6 inches. 'Cold, clear. W. Snow. E. Clear, pleasant. S. Rained all night. S. E. Thaw ; snow almost gone. Great freshet, high water. 'Warm. S. W. Cold, clear. High wind. S. W. Cool ; hail and rain. N. Cold. 25° N. E. N. 26. 27. 28. Cold night. 4° above. Cold. 6° Washington born one hundred years' ago. A. Snow and rain Snow storm. E Warm south rain. Hard rain, snow almost gone Little snow. Cold. N Snow almost jrone. Storm} 7- month ; snow and rain. 157 H m OGICAL RECORD. 183&. APRIL. MARCH. 1. Cold. 2. fSpCool. 3. Snow fell 2 inches 4. Snow and hail. 5. Hard rain. 6. High water. 7. Warm. 8. Warm. Wind. w. N. E. X. E. S. E. Wind. 9. . JBJVerv warm. fil c 1. Vf-iCool. 2. Cold, clear. 3. Cold; snow and rain. 1. Cloudy; hail. »' heavy thunder in night. 5. Cool. S.j 6. Cool. S. s -^sn 7- ^JpCold. clear, frosty. 8. Cold. 10. S. W.. S. & S. E.j 9. Vejycold. 11. Warm. 63° S..E. io. Cold; high wind. 12. Very warm. %g=» Frogs n. Cold, pleasant. peep. 12. Mild. 13. Rain and thunder. j 13. Hot. G0 e 14. Cold ; little snow. ^ss* 15. Clear, cold. N. E. \ 14. fg^Cool ; rain. .4ff^i j 15. Cloudy. 1(3. ^gpRain. S. E. h 6 . stormy. 17. Little snow. S. E. & N. E. 17 . Rain and thunder. 18. Cold. N. E. is. Rain . 19. Very cold. 19. Water high in river. 20. Cold; did not thaw. 20. Cool. 21. Warm. S. W. 2 1. Cool, stormy. 22. Warm, with thunder. \ 23. Cool. 24. QLwarm. 25. Clear. 26. Sun red, air thick. 27. Clear, cold. 28. Pleasant, 2D. Little snow. 30. Warm. 31. Mild. W. & S.J22 \ 9. S. s. w. s. w. w. Cool. so. uold. 24. Warmer. 25. Clear, mild. 20. Cloudy; rain. 27. Very warm. 65° 28. Cool; storm. 29. Cool; storm. 30. l'#/Cold. Warm March; tirst part some stormy. Cold, wet month. J§^1>. "__ 158 s. W. w. s. 1? Xj. w. N. E. N. E. N. s. W. s. N . E. N E. S E. s E. N E. E. if. X. W. 8 . E. S. E. E. N. E. -fesssa W&pi ^AmJi^jtMt i _iwTi^_>i n^i > . _, . ^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1832. MAY. JUNE. Wind N,. E. j l. Stormy S. W. \ 2. Warm. 80° 3. Warm day. 85 S. W. j 4. Clear, pleasant 5. v^Warm, clear G. Clear day. 7. Very warm : thunder 8G° 8. Little rain. 9. Cloudy; rain. 10. Showery. 11. Warm. 12. W. w. 1. Cloudy. 2. Clear, cool. 3. Cloudy; rain. 4. Showeiy. 5. Cool; rain. G. High water in river. 7. ^'' Frostv, cold. 8. Little frost. 9. Cloudy; rain. 10. Clear, cool. 11. Cold, clear; little frost. 12. Miicl, pleasant. 13. Warm. 07° S. W 14. «p^Clear, pleasant, IS^warin. 68° j 13. ^pWarm. 15. Cloudy. S. W. & W. 14. Clear, warm IC Cool. W. 15. Clear 17. Apple trees begin to ^ 16- g^Corn begins blossom. 18. Little frost; cool. 19. Pleasant. 20. Warm. 21. Clear, warm. 22. \^ Cloud v, warm. 23. Cool. 24. Clear, warm. 25. Trees in full blossom 2G. Cool, pleasant. 27. Little frost. 28. Clear. Wintf. E. S. W. W. 83° S. W. W spindle. N. E. j 17. Pleasant, clear. S. W. is. Hot, with thunder. W. 19. Showers around us. S. W. 20. Cloudy. S. to 93 c N E. S. w. w. s E. s. W. s E. 29. fJpWarm. 30. Very warm. 31. Pain. 76° S - W ' 21. ^Cool, clear. N. E. J22. Cool, cloudy. 23. Mild, pleasant. 24. Hot; thunder, south rain. 89° W. j 25. Mild. WJ26. Hot; thunder showers. 27. Pain. 71 c S, W. S. s. 28. £JHot, clear. 29. Clear. 30. Some showers. W. X. E. N. E. E. W. S. s. w. w. Mild month, Warm June ; some very warm days. 159 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1832. JULY. 1. Warm. 7< 2. Some cloudy. 3. Warm clay. 87° Wind. S. W. W. W. 4- ^jg) Clear, pleasant, cool. 5. Hot day. 90° 6. Warm, clear day. 7. Hot; thunder. 93° W. S 8. Bain; warm. 80° 9. Rain, ground wet. 10. Shower}'. 11. Clear. W. W. E. N. E. W- 12. Snow finches snow, high wind. Wind. N. E. 12° below, not thawed cold. 13° fell 3 or 4 4° above. Good sleighing ; cold. Thawed little. Thawed fast. Remarkably warm. S. S. E. Snowed all day — 4 inches Rain and thunder. & E. S. E. W. s. s. ^Cold. N. Cloudy; rain. S. W. Cold ; little snow. W. & N. Clear, mild. Pleasant. S. Warm; thaw. Pleasant. Cloudy; showers all night. 'Clear, warm. Rainy; frost out. ggp- Frogs peep. Geese fly iS orth. Cloudy, warm. Cool. Cold ; hard frost : ice. \'§?) Cloudy. Froze hard : ice- Warm. Warm day. 60 : 1 inch. S. N. W. W. Cold until the 8th, then pleasant. APEIL. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. Very warm. 78° Warm. 67° S. W. & S. Warm. 68° S. W. & S. .Warm ; showers all 'night. Warm ; thunder and hail — hail stones large as bullets. Very pleasant. Cool wind. High wind, great rain, water high. S. E. Clear. W. Very pleasant. Cloudy. S. E. Cloudy; showers. Cold storm. N. E. Clear, cold. N. Clear, cold. Clear. S. W. Southerly rain. Stormy. S. W. fSpLittle rain. S. Cloudy. W. Clear, warm. Warm ; thunder and rain. Cloudy. N. E. Clear, cool. Heavy frost. ^J^Cool. Cool ; South rain. Very warm. 64° Hot ; sun red. S. W. W. & N. 164 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1333, MAY. JUNE. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. Warm, showery. 69° S. E. Cool, cloudy. 'Sun red; cool. Little frost ; cool. Hot, dry. W. ^^ Peach and cherry trees in blossom. Cool ; little frost. Warm, showery. Some rain. S. W. Cool, clear. W. .Little frost. « W. S^IP 33 Apple trees begin to blossom. 1. Warm; corn looks well. Wind Cool, cloudy. Cloudy; rain. Cloudy. Storm. Cloudy, warm. ^W/Warm. 75° Warm. 70° Cool. Cool. Frost — killed vines. Cloudy; little rain. Some rain. ^jP Rained all day. Cloudy. Warm. Little rain ; cool. Warm day. S. W. K". E. N. E. N. E. S. s. N W. S. E. E. N. E. S. W. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30.' _ ?Warm, showery.*, 69° Cooler. W. S. W Warm ; grass thin. Very warm. 67° Warm. Warm; thunder show- ers. Dry, warm. Cool. S. E. & Jg. E * Frost — killed corn _ .in low land. Cool; little frost. Warm. S. W. Hot; thunder and rain, much lightning. Clear, warm. S, Warm. S. Some rain. s. clear, 79 : 'Cool. Warm. Warm, clear. Showers. 70° Cloudy, warm. 67° Warm, cloudy. Warm, clear. 80° -"^ Than de r and rai n . Warm, clear. Very warm : thunder. Little rain. High wind. S w w. rain and Warm, S. S s. w ramy Warm, dry month. June, warm; little frost. 165 m METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. JULY. AUGUST. 1. Very warm. 80° 2. Hot, clear. 93° 3. Hot, clear. 4. Indian corn spindled. 5. Clear. 67° 0. Very warm. 70° 7. Very warm; thunder off JSouth. 83° 8. Clear. 9. C!L Showery. 80° 10. Ciear, pleasant. 11. Clear. 12. Cloudy, dull. 13. Dry. ' 14. Dry, cool. 15. Warm. 81° 1G. Clear. Wind. S. W. S. W 1. Warm, cloud}*. 2. Dull, cloudy. 3. Clear. 4. Thunder off North. 5. Warm. 87° W. G. Showers south of us. 7. Little rain. S. E. 8. \^ Some thunder. | 9. Clear, cool. SlO. Clear. \ 11. Rain, warm wind. W. 12. \ 13. Warm. 76° 11. Very clear. Wind. W. & s. w. s. N. E. W. s. w. w. w k RH 17. y^g^/Jlear. 18. Yv arm; little rain. H 19. Hot. 20. Cloudy; rain. 21. Some rain. 22. Very hot; little rain, thunder. 96-' ^^ 23. ^P Clear, warm. 81° 24. Hog, clear. 25. Warm. 80° (; 26. Hot; thunder "and rain 90- 27. Cloudy. 28. High wind. 29. High wind. 30. Warm. 78° 'Showery. S. 1 15. ^g^Bright hay day. W. ' 16. Clear. W. \ 17. Rain south of us. N. W. !18. Clear. W. 1 19. Some showers. S. W. 20. Little ram. S. 1 21. Plot. 90° 122. JP Clear. W. W. 23. Cloudy, hot 92° S. W. 24. Thunder showers 90 c S. \ 25. Mild, clear. 2G. Clear, warm. S. W. 27. Showers off South. 28. Clear, mild. 29. Showers. s. mi 6 w. 30. ^Hf'Cool. N. E N. W. 31. Cool. N. E s. w. w. Warm month; no extremely j Rather warm August; but few warm days. \ hot days. I§§^' ^pQs METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1833. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBEE. 1. 2. o O. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. Cool -day. Warm, pleasant. Cool, clear. Cool, clear. Cloudy. Little rain. '4^ Dry, cool. Cloudy. Clouds. Some clouds. Mild. Cool night. ClpWar: Clear. Cool. Clear, cool. Cool. Clear. Wind. W.\ 1. 2. o. 4. N. E. J 5. mcr. S. E. W. & S. W. s. w. s. w. E. iS r . s. w, ^D Mod e rate , pleasant . Cloudy; little rain. Cloudy. Rather wet. Clear. Pleasant. Clear. ^fpCool. Cloudy. Clear, cool. S. W. s. s. w. w. N. w. N. S. W. 8. .9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Clear, pleasant. Cool. Frosty, cool. Rain. C|L Clear. Cloudy. Little rain. Clear, good weather. Cloudy. Dull ; no sun. Cloudy. Vs/Warpi. Clear, cold. Rain. Cloudy. Rain. Clear, cold. Clear, cool. JpCool. High wind. Warm. Cloudy. Warm. Cloudy. Cool. 'Very cool. Hard frost : ice. Cold. Cold. W. & N Wind. W. 3. W. 8. W. W. E. S. w. w. s. w. s. 8. W. W. X. E. S, s. S. & S. E. • N. E. N. E. W. Pleasant September. Cool October 167 t^OSrH iy ' " s:Lv_>f\ -.J i. i. -_- V_> •'--^ 1 5. 1—J - ; ' i £ 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. NOVEMBER-. Dry, pleasant. Clear, warn]. Cloudy. VsJ^ Cold ; froze all day. Very cold. 16° Ground frozen 3 inches. Moderate. Very pleasant. Warm; little rain. Warm. |^/Cold wind. Cold, clear. Great fall of stars. Clear, pleasant. Shower. DECEM Wind- S. s. Clear. Rain; warm. Warm; no frost in ground. Wind. N. E. Cold, clear. ^Jp'Cold; little snow Cold. Cloudy. Rain. Clear, pleasant. W arm ; no frost. Snow — 3 inches. Snow — 2 inches. 27. I^^Pleasant. 28. Warm. 29. Thawed snow off. 30. Clear, cold. Warm. S. 5. Clear. W. S. \ 6. No frost. S, Warm, clear. Little rain. S. S.| 9. Cool. N. E. 10. Little snow. N. ' W. \ 11. ^g/Cool. N. W. 12. Cold. W 13. Some snow. 14. Cloudy, warm. S. E. j 15. Stormy. S. W. 16. Cloudy. S. E. 17. Rained all day. 18. Rainy. E. N. E. 1 19. ^jpSnow and hail S. W. 20. Clear. S. W. S. EJ21. Cold; ice— 1 inch 22. Cool. 23. Mild. W. N. E. \ 24. Rain and snow. E. E. $25. Warm; thawed all day. S. (26. fjPciear. W. S. 27. Cold; high wind. W. 28. Very cold. 17' N.J29. Clear, mild. ; 30. Clear, cool. ;31. Cloudy; little snow. November, cold; little stormy; weather. December, rather mild. mm. 168 tf**u n *.-.- iViA_i i. J2i vJ j. t vJ ^_ KJ ■ 9. 10. n. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 3G. 31. JANUARY. rlCAL RECORD. 34. FEBRUARY. 1. Cold. ._. White frost. Coid ; high wind. Cold, clear; froze hard. Cold, frozen ; snowed all day. Clear. Snowed since midnight. Cleared off cold. 'Warm; thaw. Tnaw. Warm. Warm rain. Clear, cold. Cloudy, cold. Cold. 6° above. Cold. 10° Wind. W. s. N. N. E. S. 'Thaw. W arm. Very warm. Frost out in many places. Cold. N Very cold. 7° Cold. 3° Cold. 6° 'Cold. 2° \V armer. Snow tell 6 inches. Good sleighing ; cold. Warm. Cool ; sleighs run. Snow almost aone. S. S. s. s. N. N. N. S. W. s. w. N. Cold month ; few warm days. Wind. 1. Cloudy, warm. 2. Very warm. 3. Ground open, no frost. 4. Thaw. 5. Cloudy; rain. 6. Snow — 4 or 5 inches. 7. Little hail, sleighs run. 8. I^/Icy, slippery. 9. Snow fell 2 inches. 10. Squally. 11. Thawed some. 12. Very cold. 8° 13. Cold. 1° 14. Cloudy ; thawed little. 15. Warm rain. E. N. N. S. 16. ^JPRain, water high. S. E. 17. Very warm ; ponds open. 18. Warm. 60 c S. 19. Warm. 71° S. 20. g£^» Frogs peep. S. 21. Warm. 61° S. W. 22. Very warm. 23. ^pwarm. 73° 24. Cool. 25. Little snow. 26. Snow — 2 or 3 inches. 27. Pleasant. 28. Warm, pleasant. S. N. Some very cold, and some very warm days. 169 \ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1834. MARCH. \ APRIL 1. Cold. Wind. w. 10. li. 12. ia. 14. U5. 'U6. 17. 18. li). 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Snowed all day. Coid. Warm; thaw. Clear, pleasant, warm. Very warm. Warm. Warm rain. Rain ; thunder and light ning. \j§^Clear, warm. \V arm, clear. High wind. Cold ; ground frozen. Some snow. Warm. Warm ; snow gone. Remarkably warm. 70 c N. S. s. w. s. s. s. E. E. W. W. N. E. S. Frogs peep. Very dry season, warm. Ploughing on high land. Cool, clear. Cold. Warm, pleasant. Snow. IIP' Clear, mild. Warm. Warm. Very warm. Warm ; no frost. Clear, cold. 24 c Cold. s. w. N. E. W. S. s. w. E. 4. 5. \ 6 ' \ 7 - 8. 1 10. n. 12. 13. 14. 15. ; i6. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. | 22. 1 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Very pleasant. Rain. Fast day ; cool. Clear. Clear. Very clear, pleasant. Very clear. ^rlCloucly ; rain. Snow and rain. Warm. Very warm. 71 c Wind. W. S. E. N. E. E. E. 1 S. W. 1 Warm. W. 70 Very warm. 70° Remarkably w a ra i Warm. 79 ~ ^Warm. 78 = Very warm. 76° Warm ; thunder and rain. Cool. Hard frost: ice— \ of an inch. Warm. Warm rain. 'IIIP'Cool ; storm. Hard frost. Ground frozen. Warm, pleasant. Cloudy. Snow fell 3 inches. Snow — 1 inch. C Clear, warm; thun- der showers. S. W. S. W. S. s. E. S. s. E. E. N. E. S. E. Warm April ; some very warm Rather mild and pleasant March, days. 170 £>• Vj£ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. %& 2834. MAY. JUNE. 6. 7, 8. 9. 10. II. 12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Wind. Cool, pleasant. Cool, clear. N. Very warm ; showery. G7 C Warm. S. W. $3ir* Peach and cherry trees in blossom. Warm ; clouds. Warm rain. S. ^Jr/CIear, pleasant. Rain. S. E. Cloudy; rain. fe^* Apple trees begin to blossom. Warm, with thunder showers. Cold, clear. N. E. Great frosfc — killed corn and vines : ice — 1 inch. Cloud}' in morning. JP Little frost, N. E. Frost, Frosty three mornings. Warm. S. & S. W. Cool; rain. 8. E. Warm. 68° W. Wind. Rain- S. E. & S. W. High wind. , S. W. Ccol, clear. W. Little frost — no damage. Great rain. X. E. & S. E. Cloudy. S. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. \U. |J5. 16. U7. 18. 19. \w>Cioudy, cool. Warm, pleasant, Warm. 78 = Showers. Very warm. Clear, cool. Little frost — no damag W. S. E. S. w. S. E. N. E. 20. liam. Grass forward. Warm, pleasant. Warm. Cloudy; rain. 77 = Cloudy, warm; heavy showers and thunder. Showery, warm. S. W 22. UpWery warm. 71° 23. Apple trees in full blossom. 2f. Hot, wivh much thun- der, lightning, and rain. 2~>. Very warm. S. 23. Warm. 76 c 27. Heavy thunder. 28. Mild. W, W. w. 29. Clouclv 30. 31. Cloudy. S. E S. E. X. E. s. w. J22 <23, 24 25 23 27 28 29 30 W. ^Clear, warm. 79° Thunder off North. Warm, clear. 78° Hot. 90 = Very warm. 81 = Hot. 8*J= W. S. W Thunder and rain. ^4^ Cloudy, warm. Cloudy. Very warm ; thunder showers. ^87 = S. Warm May. Warm and wet June ; some heavy rains. 171 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1834. I AUGUST. 1. Warm. 2. Mild, clear. 3. Very warm.* 81° 4. Thunder shower. 90° 5. g^^Indiau corn spindled Wind. S. 1. Hot, showery 2.. 3. Earn. 4. Warm. Wind. N. E. N. E. S. E. Warm. 79° Warm, cloudy. Very warm. 99° Hot*, cloudy. 100° Hot ; with thunder Cloudy. Great rain ; thunder and lightning:. 99 c N. E. ^7 Very high water. Clear. W. Clear. N. S. E, & S. W. Cool. N. E. Clear, cool. E. Warm. E. Hot. 90° Hot, with much light- ning-. 96° 7. Hot, dry, clear. 93 s 8. Warm. S. 9. Hot sun. 97° 10. Cooler. S 11. ^J? Very hot. 94 = 12. Thunder and lightning, much damage done. * 13. Hot; showers. 14. Hot day ; much thunder. 15. Cool. ' N. 16. Rain. N. 17. Coof. N 18. Hot; showery. W. W. E. S. 97° E. E. . E. jJPClear. Eoggy, warm. Clear, warm. Ho;; with thunder. Clear ; dry day. Hot ; with rain. 90° Hot; thunder. 98° Clear, hot. 91° W. S. W. 1 19. UPHot, clear. 20. Clear, warm. S.J 21. Very hot. 90 c J 22. Hot; thunder. 23. Warm. 24. Hot, dry weather. 25. Hot; thunder. 97° 26. Hou, dry. Vi^Dry on high land. Rain. Cool. Hot, dry. W. W. S. s. July, hot and dry. 27. S. E. 28. Showers South. N. E. 29. Warm; little rain. Sj30. Hot; thunder. 31. Hot, clear. 90° August, hot; much thunder; many places much damage done. 172 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, 1334. ! OCTOBEPw 1. Cloudy 2. Rainy. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. *Clear, pleasant. Very clear. Clear. Hot; cloudy. Clear, cool. Cloudy. Little rain. Wind. S. S. s. w. s. w. s. N. N. S. Hot ; rain and thunder Cool. Frost — killed vines. Rain. Cool, clear, Cold, frosty. Cool, frosty. 'Pleasant. Warm. Cloudy. Little rain. Cool, clear. Hard frost. Pleasant, N. E. S. W. s. 1. Cool night. 2. \W/Warm. 3. Dry. 4. Little rain. 5. Cool. 6. 7. Warm. 8. Warm. 9. vjp Clear, warm. 10. Cloudy ; little rain. 11. Cloudy. 12. Cold. 13. Warmer. 14. Cool. 15. Clear. 16. Cold, clear. S. W. 17. ^pWarm. 65 S. 18. Clear, warm. W. 19. Pleasant. S.|20. Warm. 21. Warm. N.^22. Clear. 23. Frosty, cold. S. £24. Pl^sant. .Warm. Cold wind. Clear, hot, dry. Hot, dry. 76° Warm. Warm. Hijrh wind. 75< S.125. ^j^Pleasant. 26. Coca, clear. 27. Frost. 28. Cool. S. W. \ 29. Cold, frosty. W. 30. Rain. S. W. 31. Warm. I Cool September. No storms. Pleasant October. W Wind. S. s. w. N. W. w. s. s. w. N. E. N. S. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. s. s. w. w. s. w. N. E. s. w. s. 173 - " * in ** t .f-j^r . jr .i.-r ^ m " iu " • ' ." * ' ....■ " i... 'r .. "■ . ■ ., ■■ ^r iw " ■ t ar . » , " u r nr .' METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1834. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. ^/Pleasant. Clear, still. Pleasant, warm. Warm. Cool; little rain. Rain. Cool. Wind- W. w. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. j^Warm. S. W. Little rain. Cool. W. Frost. S. W. Cold, clear. Clear, frosty. Clear ; Northern light. Snow storm. llp'Cool ; Northern light. Northern light. Cool, cloudy. Clear. W- Clear. W. Some clouds. Pain. S. \ 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. J 12. 18. 14. 15. Ir < 1/- 18. 19. 20. 21. __.Cool, frosty. Cool, frosty. Cloudy. Cold; little snow. Clear, still. Pleasant. V«-/Cold. is S. 26. w. s; w. s. w. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cold. Mild, pleasant. Warm. Cool. Thawed little. Clear. ^JpVer}' pleasant. Mild. Little snow. Cold. Cold night. 10° Clear, cool. Clear, frosty. Little snow. Mild, clear. ^Ip Clear, pleasant. Northern light. Cold. Pain. Warm. Cool, clear. Mild. Cold. Mild, clear. Little rain. Clear. Clear, warm. Little snow — 3 inches. Wind N. W. S. N. E. S. s. w. N. E. ^■S-/Cool, pleasant. Cold. W. S. s. s. s. w. w Moderate November; no hard Mild December; iittle .stormy; storm ; but little cloudy weather. \ two or three cold clays. 174 #m 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 3C. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. *& 1835. JANUARY. I FEBRUARY. Wind. Cold, clear. S. W. Cloudy ; snow — 5 inches. E. Cold; sleighing. Cold ; snow storm. Snow— 5 inches, sleigh- ing. 3 Cold; froze hard. 10° Very cold ; rain and hail. Trees loaded with ice. Cold; snow. N. Cold; sleighing. Snow, thaw. S. W. Cold. W. Mild. S. W. _ 'Rained all fray. Snow gone. W. S. W. Ground bare. Thaw, ground open. Warm. S. W. Cooler. W. Cold. 19° above. N. E. _ Snow fell 6 inches. Hard frost. 11° above. Cold. 1° above. N. Cold, clear. Good sleighing. Warmer. Cold. 6° above. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. ? f h w. w. w. 7° above. r/Sleighing. Mild, clear. Extreme cold. 4° below. Extreme cold. 9° below. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. Snow fell 1 inch. Clear, cold. Cold ; sleighs run yet. Snow fell 5 inches. |jk Cold, clear. 10° Jy above. Driving snow storm. Roads blocked. Little snow. Snow blew — roads full. Snow but 7 inches. Clear. Cold. 6° above. Wind. N. N. E. W _ '■ Driving snow storm. Snow. N. Cold ; high wind. Very cold. 11° below. Great deal of snow. Very bad passing. Roads 'blocked; high wind. Thawed little in sun. Cloudy. Snow. Clear, cold. 8 Z above. Cold. Pleasant; good sleigh- ing. Cold. 6° above. E. X E. E. W. W. x^fCold, windy Cold. 4° above. W W. Cold January; good sleighing j Cold February; great deal of most of the month. snow a MW 175 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1836. MAKCH. Wind. 1. Very cold. 7° above. W. 2. Remarkably cold. 10° below. 3. Extreme cold. 12° below. 4. Cold ; Good sleighing. W.& N. 5. Cold, clear; zero. 6. Pleasant. 10° above. W. 7. ^*^| Snow all night — 7 or ^jSIs inches. N. E. 8. Snow; cold. N. W. 9. Good sleighing; cold. 9° above. 10. Pleasant. 17° above. W. 11. Snow all day — 6 inches, high wind ; roads blocked. 12. Clear, Cool. W. 13. Warm; thawed. S. W. 14. ^PF Quite warm. 15. Rain; snow settled. 16. Warm. 17. Rain and hail. 18. Clear, pleasant. 19. Cold. 20. Snow— 4 inches. N. S. S. E. W. S. E. N. W. E. & E. 21. V^g^ Cloudy ; rain. E. S. E. 22. Heavy rain with thunder. 23. Cool; cloudy; snow off. N. E. 24. Cool. N. & W. 25. Cool, Cloudy. N. E. 20. Warm; frogs peep. S. E. & S. 27. Warm. 61° S. W. 28. ^^/Clear, warm. 68° 29. Cool. E. 30. Snow— 5 or 6 inches. E. 31. Warm; rain. S. March, cold, much snow, good sleighing most of the month. APRIL. Wind. 1. Clear, warm ; snow off. 2. Warm ; Geese flying. S. W. 3. Cloudy. S. 4. Great rain and freshet; water high in river. 5. Water 1 foot over Joppa bridge 6. ^^Warm; rain and thunder. 7. Showers ; rain. S. 8. Mild. W. 9. Eastday; clear, warm. 10. Warm ; still ; sun red. 11. Hot. 73° S. & W. 12. Warm as Summer. 78° 13. ^^r High wind; rain. 14. Mild, cool. 15. Frozen ground ; Bryant store burnt. 16. Snow — 3 inches. 17. High wind ; cold. 20° 18. Froze most all day. 19. i^^Cold; ice — linen; V^18° above. 20. Thaw. 21. Warm; showers. 22. Warm, clear. 23. Clear, warm. 24. Cold. 25. Snowed all day— 3 or 4 inches. 26. Windy; clear. S, E, above, N. 27. \^J Heavy rain. S. E 28. W~ater high— to Joppa bridge. 29. Warm. E. & S 30. Clear and warm. S. & S. W April, rather mild, ground bare frost out. 176 »j-w -i m r « m r mr j. r -gr ■■ c - r r* . ■ . ; . ■ w. f"jr ur» i* * - ' J - :V ' j.'.-wFm- - 1 j - i" : j - ---■ ----- ----- -- ----- ----- --..y- METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1835. MAY. 1. Cloudy; South rain. 2. Clear, warm. 3. Clear, pleasant. 4. Earn at night. 5. ^gj} Stormy. 6. Cool, clear. 7. Clear, pleasant. 8. Cool, clear. 9. Little frost. 10. Cloudy ; little rain. 11. Warm. Wind. Wind. S. W. 1. Hot; showers and thunder. S. 2. Hot. 71° S. 3. Very warm, clear. 70° S. W. ^%\ \ 4- J? Extreme heat. 80° E. & N. E. 5. Thunder and rain. 81° N. E. 6. Warm. W. E. | 7. Cool. N. E. E. 8. Frost — damaged beans some. S. W. 9. Hot. 76° S. S. 10. /fl&Hot ; good for Veg- S. | f^etatioii. 78° C$11. W arm , rainy . S . 12. ^§?Very warm. S. & S. E. 12. Warm. S. W. 1 13. Thunder shower. 13. Very hot. 80° ; 14. Ccoi, clear. N. E. 14. Great heat; much thun- 1 15. Little rain. E. der. 95° 16. Mild. W. & S. W. 15. Cool. » N. E. ) 17. Warm. 65° S. 16. Frost— killed vines. 63° [18. Hot. 76° S. ff^ 17. x^^ Little rain. Very hot day. 80° 18. Warm. 1 20. Great heat. 87= 19. Hot. 76° ^21. Cooler. S. W. 20. Hot; much thunder and "j 22. Some Cloudy. W. lightning, i 23. Clear; Apple trees begin 21. Cool, mild, to blossom. N. W. 1 22. Cool, clear, j 24. Warm. S. 23. Little frost — no damage. 25. Hot, and thunder. 88° 24. Warm. 26. Cool. W. j£^ ^O^ 25. X^JVcvy warm, clear. ■ 27. \J># YYarm ; showers off South. 20. W. & S. E. \28. Warm. S. W. 27. Hot, rainy. S. 1 29. Warm, cloudy. 28. Warm. S. & S. W. 30.. Hot; with little showers. 29. Cool. N. E. 31. Hot, clear. 30. Rain. S. W. Warm May, little stormy Very extreme heat and cold weather. this month. S. S. N. S. I *VM£$- 177 ■>,-v. jfr..-.;n, M "i. jr.; - 'i-.jn ,-i- M 'T;,;.' ^^,^'.... METEOROLOGICAL 1835. JULY. RECORD AUGUST. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(5, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. Cool wind. S. W- Pleasant, cool. Warm; showers off South. H* Very warm ; thunder 'andrain. 79° Hot and dry. 85 u Very hard tempest, much rain, damage in many places. Cool. N. E. Cool. N. E, Thunder off Xorth and South. pCool, stormy. Hot, clear. 80° W Pleasant ; thunder showers. Extreme heat. 96° Hot ; sudden showers ; damage by lightning. Hot with thunder. 96° Hot. .Hot, 89° Indian corn spindled ; 7 days backward. Clear, hot. 90° Clear, hot. 93° Hot ; thunder showers ; little rain. Hot ; clear day. Hot night. Hot, clear. 90° Corn S. S. E. [fast. srrows JDog days ; hot ; little ^g/rain. 87° Very warm. S. Cloudy, dry. S. Rain; thunder. S. E. Thunder and rain. Rain and thunder. S. W. & W. Clear, warm, thunder showers. Hot July ; much thunder. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. ^24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. Wind. ^Jp Clear, warm; great wet. Corn grows very fast. Thunder showers. Cool. N. E. Warm. 79= S. W. Clear, mild. Great deal rain. S. E. & HP Water high in river. South rain. Wiildy, rainy. Hot and cloudy. Cloudy ; rain and thunder Clear, warm. Clear, pleasant. Some cloudy. Good hay day. Very warm, clear. E. Hot, clear. Very hot. Mild. High wind. Moderate. 87° 90 ' ^g/Warm, pleasant. Warm wind. Warm ; thunder. Cloudy ; dull. Clear, warm. 78° Rain. Hot, with thunder and lightning. 86° W. W. w. S. E. Clear, pleasant. Clear, warm. Month days. unsteady; a few hot 178 _-;^- j ^.'-i/^jif't.^i-^fl^ KP" METEOROLOGICAL RECORD % 1835. SEPTEMBER. \ OCTOBEE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. Cloudy, warm Kain. Cloudy; dull. Clear, warm. Clear. Wind. S. W. S. s. w. IffpHot, clear. 78° Mild. W. Cloudy. N. E. Little rain. N. E. Clear. S. & S. W. Cloudy; small showers. S. Cloudy. S. Warm; thunder showers; little rain. E. ^ Clear, cool. Cool, frosty. Cold ; frost — killed corn- stalks. Pleasant. Hot; rain. 77° Clear. Warm. Cool. ypCold, frosty. Clear ; hard frost ; ice — i of an inch. Cloudy. Clear, cool. Light frost. Warm. Cool. .JS Frost. Cool ; hard frost. N. E. S. W. s. S. E. & s. w. N. E. little N. E. S. E. N. E. S. s. N. E. jvr. e. i. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2(5. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. Cold, frosty. S. W. Warm rain. S. W. Very warm. 70° S. Cloudy; rain. S. W. Little rain. W., S. & E. .High wind; ^showers. S. E. Pleasant. S. Rain. S. & S. E. Cloudy, clear. S. W, Clear, mild. W. Clear. S. W. Warm. 07° S. Pleasant, warm. v^, Little rain. S. Clear, warm. 70° Very warm. 75° Clear night ; ^ggp* comet. Cloudy. S. Cloudy; great heat. 80 c Very warm. 76° W. |gp^Hot ; has been no frost l^since the 9th. 78° S. W. Hot. 79 ° Hot, clear. 78° Rain ; warm. Clear, pleasant. Warm, clear. Very warm. 79° ^JgtJIot as Summer Clear, warm. Clear. Pleasant, Avarm. S. W. 80° W. September, mild month. Month warm. 179 g, ■■• .r •- ; ' . "• .<" ■■-•■i.----'ii''-- i -~ ,-■'■ •'-, ' : • ■■ i.'d'.-fr ,~. , ir.ivr j'i M - .1-i.ft.iwjii METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1835. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. ia. li. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. NOVEMBER. 1. Pleasant. 2. Cloudy. 3. Clear. 4. Mild, clear. Clear, warm. Warm; little rain. Warm, clear. Cloudy; rain. Cloudy ; warm. Cool, dry, clear. Little rain. Warm, cloudy. Wind. S. s.w. S. E. &E. S.E. S. vy^ Cloudy, cool. S. E. Cold, clear. N. E. Cold — ice 1 inch. Rain. S. E. Clear ; g^^extra Northern light — all over — down in the South. Pleasant, still. Cloudy; rain. S. 1 19. 20. x^JW&vm, foggy. 21. Clear, cool. 22. Pleasant, cool. 23. Still ; snow — 4 inches. 24. Cold, clear, frosty. 25. Cold, freezing. 20° above. 26. jP Clear, cold, frosty. 27. Snow — 1 inch. 28. Cloudy; snow; sleighing. 29. Cold. 19° above. 30. Clear, cold ; froze all day. N. N. Very cold last of the month. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. DECEMBER. Wind. Snow; hail and ice. E. Good sleighing and wheeling. Thanksgiving ; clear, pleasant. 26° above W. Pleasant; icy; slipper}'. 16 ( W. N, 14' S. /Mild. High wind. Clear. Cold; freezing all day. Thawed in sun. Cold at night. 6° above. Cold morning. 4° above. Cold ; snow and rain. CIcy — Trees loaded with ice. Thawed in sun. Cold. 1° above. Extreme cold day. 18 : Very cold. 10 ° below. Moderate. 2° above; little snow — 2 inches. ^Cloudy ; hail and snow 'icy ; trees loaded. N. MTsty; dark. Thawed all day. Thawed. S. W. & S. Cold, pleasant ; sleighing good past 4 weeks. Cold. 21° above. N. W. Cloudy, warm. S. W. N. W. N. below. E. S. • ^Jg/Rain. . Rained all day and night. . Water high — almost to bridge in Joppa. . Cloudy; little snow. . Clear, cold, pleasant. . Cool ; thawed some. Very cold December. E. 180 •CHT-J METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1836. JANUARY. \ FEBRUARY. 1. Cold. 2. Mild, clear. 3. ^jJjpThawed little in sun. 4. Clear, pleasant. 5. Thawed some. 6. Clear, cold. 12° 7. Cloudy; rain. 8. Cool. 9. Pleasant. 10. Cool. Wind. N. 1. Cold: snow. tt'ind N. E. W. s. N. ^P Very cold. 10° below. 3. Cold, clear. 12° below. 4. Cold, cloudy. N. 5. Cold. 6. Coldest day. 19= below. 7. Cold. N. E. 8. Very pleasant. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. (18. 19. :20. 21. 1 22. :23. ;24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. »^^ Snow— 3 or 4 inches Cold; rain. Froze hard : icy. Good sleighing. Mild. Warm wind. Little snow. Vg/Clear. Cold day. 10° Coldest yet. 1° above Clear, cold; sleighing Little snow. Snow storm. Mild, clear. .JP Cold; rain. Warm. Very warm. Mild. Cold N. E. E. N. E. E. W. W. N. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 2. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. ^Thawed all day. Rain. g. E, Warm ; thaw ; snow gone. Some cloudy. Cold, clear. *io ° below. Cold. Cold day. 1° below. _'Cold; snow— 1 inch. Pleasant. Snow — 4 inches. Mild, pleasant. Cold; sleighing. Snow and rain. Pleasant. s. Cloudy; some rain. .jpRain; snow gone. S. E. Water raised in river two feet. Cold; froze. Cold, clear. Cold. Cold. N. w. Cold month; good sleighing < Cold flrst parfc of since the 12th. the month. 8k 181 _^0k METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1836. MARCH. \ APRIL. o. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Eained all night ; water high. S. E. Cold; high wind. Warm rain. Clear. Cloudy. Pleasant, clear. Clear ; white frost. Warm. _ Pleasant, warm. Warm ; rain and thunder Water very high. Cold, frosty. Cold, cloudy. Cold. Very cool. lit l^lCold, cloudy. Pleasant. Clear, pleasant. Clear, windy. Clear, cold. Snow — 5 or G inches. Clear, warm. Thawed fast. ^jf>Snow gone. Clear. Little snow. Cloud}". Yv r hite frost. Warm. Wind. & E. W. 4. W. E. s. w. w. N. E. S. E s. w s. G, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. £21. 1 22. | 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. 'Warm. S. W. Cloudy. E. Pleasant, warm. Cloudy, looks like storm. South-east and north-east storm. Cold. N. E. Mild, warm. .Little snow and rain. High wind. Little snow. Cold. N. & N. E. Cold. E. Pleasant, warm. 65° Cloudy. \W/Some rain. Pleasant, clear. Warm, clear, G7' Warm. Warm. Cool, cloudy. Thunder shower. Very warm. ^JpJ High wind. Frost; cold. Pleasant, warm. Warm, clear. Pleasant, clear. Cool. Cool, clear. Cooler. S. s. E s. w E s. E N. W. . W. Mild first of the month, stormy latter part. Pleasant April. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^^1< 1836. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. MAY. 'Warm, mild. Very warm. Warm ; thunder. Cool, pleasant. Very warm, clear. Warm. _, Pleasant, warm. Warm. Warm. Cloudy; little rain. Warm. S. Warm. 74° W. Clear, cool. Frost — killed corn. JUNE. s. s. Wind. } i Wind. 1. Little frost — no damage. 2. Cool. S. E. 3. Warm, clear. S. W. 4. Rainy. S. E. 5. Cool. N. E. S. E. S. W. s. s. N. w. w, E. 6. V^^ Cloudy, stormy. \ 7. Clear. " W. S. W 8. Hot. 88° W 9. Hot. 87° W 10. Cloudy; rain. S 11. Clear. S 12. Cool. W. & N 13. Cloudy. E 'Cool ; eclipse of sun Warm. Warm, clear. 78 G Very warm night. fygg* 3 ' Apple trees begin to blossom. Warm. Very warm. Cloudy. ^Jj'Cold storm. Cold storm. Rainy, cool. North-east storm. Cool. Rain. Stormy. X. N. N. E. & N. Clear, cold. Frost — killed corn and vines. May, pleasant, mild month. S. w. E. E. E. E. E. . E. i E. W. 14 15, 16 17. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 5 27. 1 28. J 29. :30. _ toot ; shower. Warm; some rain. Very warm. 76° Warm ; thunder and rain. Cloudy. Warm, cloudy; thunder showers. Cool. Rained all clay. 5@ 33= Rain raised river three feet. N. Cloudy. E. & K Cloudy. Very warm. 81° Warm ; thunder and rain. Warm ; thunder showers. Hot wind. S. E E W Cool season; few warm days, Corn backward. 183 ■■^& METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1836. JULY. I AUGUST. 2G Warm ; some thunder. Warm, clear; sun reel. Thick, very still. 80° Very warm ; thunder shower. 81 = V^ Very warm . 8-1 z Very warm. 81° Warm, clear. 79° Warm, clear. Warm, dry, clear. 85° Warm; rain and thun- der. 81 c Cloudy. Cool. Wind. 79° \ 1. Hot. \ 2. Good hay day, \ 3. Clear day. Wind. W. S. W. s. w. w. N, E. E. \^/Storm. N. E. Clear. • N. E. Cloudy. N. E. Cloudy. N. E. Rain in morning ; clear P. M. Clear day; hot sun. 78° Hot, dry- S. W. Very warm. 78° JP Showery. S. E. & E. Clear, cool. Clear. SVE. Cloudy ; sun red. ^^ Dog days ; hot ; little rain. , Warm. W. S. W. mil . ^Ill'Warm. S. W. . Hot. 84° W. & S. . Hot; thunder and rain. 86° . Clear. N. E. . Clear, hot day. 81)° Warm July. 4. ^ Clear day. W. £ 5. Clear; bright Northern light. 6. Cool. N. E. 7. Clear, mild. 8. Warm, W. 9. Warm; thunder showers. S. E. 10. Clear, cool. 11. Clear; warm sun. 12. flpstormy. N. E. 13. Clear. N. E. & E. 14. Cool, clear, with thun- der ; Northern light. 15. Cool; Northern light. N. E. 16. Cool, clear; frost — no damage. 17. Cool, pleasant. E. 18. Hot; rain and thunder. 19. .^JPCool, pleasant. 20. Warm, showery in morning. 21. Clear. N. E. 22. Cool, clear; Northern ; light. ;23. Cool, clear. N. E. ; 24. Cold ; frost — killed vines. » 25. Warm. S. |26. ^&>^ ot ? with some ^llp'thiinder. 27. Warm sun ; clear. 28. Hot, clear. S. W. 29. Showers. 30. Rain ; lightning in night. 31. Clear; ground dry. Cool August. 184 a sk METEOROLOGICAL RECORd"^S 1836. ^H SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. Wind. S. W. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. 1. Stormy. 2. ^ Clear. 3. Warm. 4. Cloudy; rain. 5. Cloudy; rain. 6. High wind. 7. Cool; thunder off South. N. K 8. Cool. ^ jj 9. Frost— killed corn and vines. j 10. ^?Eain. N. E. j 11. Cloudy; rain. S. E. j 12. Cloudy, warm. i 13. Clear, cool; Northern i light. ! 14. Clear, mild. | 15. Warm. 75° S. & S. W. 16. Warm. 79 s g. W. 17. sJPwarm day. SO 3 18. Clear, warm. " 79° 19. Cloudy; little rain. 20. Hot, clear. 81° 21. Clear, warm. 22. Warm. \y. 23. Some rain. I 24. ^IpCloudy, warm. 25. Clear, cool.' y^. Wind. 5. W. E. s. w. Cloudy. \|^ Cloudy; rain. Clear, warm. Rainy all night. Clear. Warm. Cloudy; some rain. Pleasant, clear. Clear. w. & N. W. . ^ c ° o1 - N. E. £@^> Wild geese flying. Stormy. ]sj\ j^ Cool, pleasant. Warm; showers. Clear. Clear, cool. Op/Rain. E. Rainy. Clear, cool. W. Pleasant. Pleasant. Clear. Clear. e. S. w. w. E. E. & S s & N. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. & N. E. 26. Rain. 27. Cloudy. 28. Clear, cool. 29. Hard frost : ice— i inch. 30. Rain. N. E. N. E. N. Warm September. _ 'Warm. g„ "\y". Great change — very cold. Very cold; ice— 1 inch. 17° Very cold ; ground frozen hard, skating on pond. 15° 28. Has not thawed for two days. 29. Coldest ever known in October- Cold ; potatoes frozen in ground. 31. Extreme cold ; snow. Coldest October for many years. • ' 185 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 183S. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. Wind. } o. <;. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. \J^ Clear, mild. Pleasant, warm. Violent storm of hail and snow, very cdld high wind. Cloudy. Pleasant. Warm. Warm. 56- Warm. Go° Pleasant, warm. Pained all night. High water: rain. Warm. Clear, pleasant. S. ft. S. w. S. E. S. W. s. w. S. E. s. s. Snow and rain- Rainy. 60° Clear. Very pleasant. Cold. Pleasant. Mild. G0° !^ppPleasaiit. Little rain. Cold ; Northern light, Cooler. Warmer, clear. Cold. Cloudy. Warm. 63 N. E. S. E. N. E. S. w. N. W. s. w. w. s. w. E. s. E. E. W. S. N N, & N 8. Mild, pleasant November & 6 * \ 8 - 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. |21. 22. 2S] 21. 25. 26. J 27. J 28. > ^ J - 30. 31. Wind. 1. /s^P^ Thanksgiving; warm, \j^ cloudy. 2. Warm, clear. 8. W. 3. Warm. 8. W. 4. Mild, warm. 5. Cool. N. W. Hard frost : ice ; cold. Little moderated. 8. & 8. W. Clear, cool. W. Cool. W. & N. Pleasant, warm. Cloudy. ' S. S. W. Clear ^JpPieasant, warm. Clear, cool. Stormy. Cool, clear; hard frost Mild, clear. Warm. W. N. E. Cloudy ; rain. S. S. N. & W. S. & S. E. g/Cold, clear. W. Mild, clear. Clear. 8. W. Cloudy. S. E. Clear, pleasant, cool. Clear, cold. N. W. Little snow. W. N. W. Clear, pleasant. \lLVerv cold. 5° Cold. 3° N. Most of the month moderate; few cold days. 186 $?m ^£ ST 9. 10. 11. 12. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. "%f; 1837. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. g& w. Little rain. Cool. Freezing cold. Cold, cloudy ; little snow Cold ; little snow. \*j§/Cold ; high wind. Cold. Pleasant, cool. Cold ; little snow. Stormy, cold. 21° Clear, cold. 19° Cold, clear. 11° Wind. N. E. & N. W. N, N. N. W. N. N. E. N. N. 13. JPCold. 10° N. 14. Cold; snow, rain, and hail all day and night. N. E. 15. 16. Rain ; high water.N. E. & E. 17. Cold; N. W. 18. Pleasant, moderate. 19. Cool. N. 20. Pleasant. S. W. 21. ^gpCool; little snow. 22. Snow and rain. 23. Snow — 3 inches. 24. Cold. 25. Great Northern light- reached over to South — very red, snow red on ground. 26. Cold. 27. Cold, mild. 28. "Warm showers. E. E. N. Warm rain; snow gone. Clear, cold. Very cold. Pleasant. 5. vlPfcioudy. S. '^pCioudv. 6. Cloudy. S. S. 7. Little snow. N. 8. Clear. N, 9. Mild, pleasant. 10. Warm, pleasant. S. 11. Clear, warm. 12. jPciear. S. 13. Very cold. 3° 14. Cold. 2 C 15. 16. Pleasant. 17. High wind; snowstorm — fell 4 or 5 inches. 18. Cold, pleasant. 17° 19. Cold. 20. ^^Pleasant, warm. 21, Cold; snowed all day. 23. Snow and rain, thun- der and lightning. S. E. Pleasant, warm. Warm ; thawed all day. Rain. S. Wind. W. N. W. w. E. E. E. W. S. w N N E W N. '■{' N. W. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. & S. S. E. Cool day W. i: *4/Warra; sleighing. South-east rain. Rain ; snow almost gone, neven month; changes often. Mild February: open, warm month. 187 m METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1837. MARCH. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 123. 24. ;25. 126. 127. J 28. J29. : i30. 31. Cold. Cold, clear. 10 c Cold, clear. 12° Cold. Warm. flpWarm, still, clear Very warm. Warm. Rainy. Rainy. Very pleasant. Cool, clear. jP Rained all night. Water high. Cool. Showers. Warm rain. Little rain. Cool, pleasant. Cold ; flakes of snow Stormy day. vfllpRain. Stormy. Pleasant, cool. Very warm. 67° Ceese flying- North. Cool, clear. Warm ; rain. S. S. s. s N. N. S. W. E. E- W. . E. W. s. s. s. E. E. N. E. K. S. w. .Rain Cool. Cicar E. & S. W. & N. cool. E. W. W. APRIL. Wind. N. N.i W. W. S. E. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. Cloudy ; rain. Clear, cool. Clear, cold. Cold. Wind* N. W. N. E. N. E. pleasant. Fast day. Pleasant ; no frost. Warm; frogs peep. Warm;; thunder show ers. Cool. Pleasant, 'Dry, cool, cool. Pleasant. Showery. Pleasant. Cloudy; rain. Clear, warm. Warm, showery. Clear, cool. ^Pleasant. Cool. Mild. Cloudy, cool. Cool. Cloudy. Very warm. Ql, Pleasant, warm Warm. 70° Very warm. Clear, pleasant. N. S. W. w. w. s. w. w. s. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. E. W. N. w. s. w. w. 70 c Rather cold and stormy March. Cool April. 188 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1837. MAY. ! JUNE. Wind. 4. 5. G. 7, 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 20. 24. 2". 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cold ; hard frost. Hard frost : ice — 'i Cool, cloudy. inch. |Wf Pleasant. Very warm. 70° Very warm ; thunder. Warm. Hot; rain. 75° Rain in morning. Very warm ; thunder and rain. Water high. S. s. 8. S. ! xMild. Verypleasant. Good clear weather. Warm, cloudy. Very warm. 80° Cloudy. Hot. ' Quite warm. 7G° :; &3iP* Apple trees 'begin to blossom. Very pleasant, clear. Warm. 8 Hot ; much thunder and rain. Cloudy; rain. Rained all night. C Great freshet — water almost up to Joppa bridge. Warm. S Cool. Cool, clear. Little frost — corn killed. Warm. S. S. E. 8. E. 8. E. 8. S w w s, w s, s, 8, o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Sii. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. W. 22. )23. 24. Wind. Hot; thunder. Hot; thunder and rain. 85° s»Hot; much thun- rjilev. 87° Hot; thunder. Clear, cool. W. Warm. W. Clear, warm. 8. W. Cool, cloudy. W. Cool. N. E. Cold ; rain E. -**% Jg} Clear, cold. N. E. Little frost — no damage. Warm; south rain. Cloudy. 8. W. Hot. * 8. E. Hot sun ; clear. Clear. E. tlpHVarm, clear. 80 s 8. Rainy. 8. Very warm; rain. 8. E. Water high— raised :; feet. Rained all night. Clear. 8. W. High wind. 8. W. S. W. W. E. W. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. \^Warm, clear, Cool, clear. Warm, clear. Hot. Hot. 80° Showers. • 8. s. 8. W. 8. 8. W. Ccol May ; some warm days. ) < 189 Unsteady June; rather cool. "I* „«g 8. 9. 10. li. 12. is. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1837. JULY. AUGUST. Wind. Thunder showers ; hot. (dls^Rained all night, hot. __ 'showery Clear, cool. Cool, clear. Warm sun ; cleai 89° w. s w. N. E. S. 80° E. & Cool, pleasant. Cloudy, warm. Cool. ^JP Cloudy; little rain Cool, stormy. Cool, stormy. Very warm. Rain and thunder S. S. N. E. S. E hot. S. E. W. E. E. E. E. E. S. Hot; thunder showers. 95° Clear, good hay day. F Very warm. 89° Warm turn ; clear. Rainy. . S. & Hot, clear. Warm, clear. Cool, clear. Hot, clear. /gf^Hot; thunder and V^ lightning. Rainy ; tempest in night. Cloudy, cool. Clear, mild. Thunder oil' South. Cloudy, dull. Clear. Warm. 78° N. S. E. W. W. W. w. w. w. s. E. s. o. (5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26, 27. 28. 29. 30. 31, Wind. S. s. Warm, rainy night Hot; thunder and rain. 90° Clear, cool. Cool. Clear hav day. Cool. Clear. Clear, cool. jlcool. Cloudy; rain. Cool, stormy. Cool, stormy. Clear. Warm. Warm. E. E. N. & & N. S. E. & ram. 87° 90 = S. & s. s. 'Cloudy Hot, clear. Warm rain. Very warm Cloudy, warm. Clear, cool. vy^. Clear, 'cool Little frost — no damage. Showers. S. E. Cloudy; south rain. Clear. Clear, warm. J Clear. != Cool ; Northern light. # Cloudy ; thunder showers. Cool. N. Warm July. \ Month cool most of time little hot weather in August. E. E. E. E. E. S. s. E. S. w. s. s. w. w. • s. s. w. w. E. but 190 METEOROLOGICAL 1837. SEPTEMBER. \ RECORD. OCTOBER. 1. 2. o O. 4. 5. G. <7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(5. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. Wind. S. N. S. & s. 81 • N. N. Clear, pleasant. Cloudy. Showers. Warm, clear. Clear. Warm, clear. ^JpWarm. clear. Rain; warm. 79 s Very warm. * Showers. Little rain. Cool. Cold, clear. Cold ; frost— killed vines and corn. Cool; frost. Cloudy, cool. N. Foggy. Clear, mild. S Cool. N. E. & C Frosty, cold morn- ing. Clear, warm. Cloudy ; rain. Rain. Clear, pleasant. Cloudy; some rain. Pleasant, clear Rainy all day. Pleasant, clear. Rainy. I r- Warm, pleasant. Warm, clear. Cloudy ; rain. Cool, clear. Cold; hard frost: ice. Cloudy ; south-west rain. ^jpCool, clear. Frosty, cold. S. Pleasant, cool. Pleasant. Very warm ; rain. Cold ; rain and snow S. s. j September, cool month ; some I Warm days first part of the • month. Wind. S. W. E. & S. W. 'Cold, clear. Frosty, cool. Pleasant, clear. Warm, clear. Very warm. 70 z Warm. 09 c Pleasant. Warm rain. \^ Pleasant, clear. Clear. Very warm. Very warm. 79° Cloudy; rain. Cool. Cloudy. Cloudy; rain. ^fjCold. Frosty, cold. Hiii'h wind. October, cool, pleasant. \ W. W. s. w. s. N. N. E. 8. s. w. s. w. s. s. s. E. N. E. N. E. E. N. E. N. E. 191 °i>4^, METEOROLOGICAL 1837. NOVEMBER. RECORD DECEMBER. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Clear, cold. Clear, pleasant. Very pleasant. Veiy warm. JShVarm rain. Warm, cloudy; rain. Clear, cold, squally. Cold. 16° Very cold. 15° Pleasant. W. & Very warm. 55 c v p^Cloudy; rain. Warm. Cold ; snowed all day. Clear, cool. Pleasant, cool. Clear, pleasant. Very warm ; thunder showers. High wind, snow and haii. .Warm. S. Mild, warm. Showers. High wind. Pleasant, warm. Snow — 3 inches. Snow in all— 5 inches. g^Cool; good sleigh- Cold, pleasaut. Warm; thawed little. Thawed all night ;";snow Si-one. Wind- N.'E. N. S. W. s. w. s. w. s. N. N. N. S. W. s. Unsteady, cool November. S. s. E. N. S. W. s. s. s. s. N. E. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30. ;i. Wind. S. S. E. Warm rain. Warm ; thawed at night. Warm ; ground bare. vJpVery pleasant, clear Clear, pleasant. Cloudy ; some rain. Cloudy.' Cold, squally ; little snow. Clear, cool. Snow fell 6 inches. gpClear, pleasant. S. Cold. N. W. Cool, clear. W. Cool, clear. S. Wj Cold; froze. Cold, cloudy. Snow and rain. Thaw; snow gone. .Cool, pleasant. Very cold. 10° Cold. 1° Cold, still. 3° Clear, cold. zero.W. & N Clear, cold. 6° Clear, pleasant, warm. Clouds, little rain. W. N. X. N. W. N. r ery pleasant. Cloudy, warm. White frost. Warm. Little snow. W. S. & w. s. w. s. w. Unsteady month ; rather cold. 192 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. -<™ 1838. 1® JANUARY. FEBRUARY. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 2-1. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 3C. 31. Warm. Clear, pleasant. J^y Clear most of day Cloudr, rainy. Cloudv. Warm. Pleasant, Little rain. Rain, hia-h wind. Wind. S. W. S. E. S. s. 'Clear. Cold. Clear, blustering. Warmer. Rain in night. Rain ; thunder and lightnin Clear, pleasant. Clear, warm. S. S. s. w. s. s. E. W. w. N. w .Warm. S. E. Ram ; frost out of ground. Cool. N. White frost. S. W. Cold, frosty : ice. White frost. Warm. S. W. Cloudy. S. E. jjS^Fogzy, warm. 60° v£| S. & S. E. Warm; no frost. S. Rain; warm. S. E. & E. Very warm, hot. 70° S. W. Warm, clear. W. Cold. W. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. U4. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 9'> ^JPCold. 20° Very cold, cloudy. ~§19° Cool, cloudy. 18° Snow — 1 inch. Cold, clear. Cold morning. Moderate. Warm rain. Wind. N. N. E. W. W. S. W. S. 'Cloudv ; some snow. E. 'N. Snow fell 5 inches. N. Cool; sleighing. Cloudy; rain. S. Cool ; snow — 2 inches. Cool ; snow. Snow; sleighing. N. V^Cool, cloudy. Thawed little. High wind, little snow. Cold, clear. 9 C Cold ; great Northern light. Cold; bright Northern light. Cold, cloudy. 11° E. E. E. E. N. N. E. W. 24. V#/Cloudy; little snow. 25. Cold, clear ; good sleigh- ing. W 26. Very cold. 8° below. 27. Cold ; little snow. ^ ;r 28. Cold ; sleighing. 4° aboye. N. Open, moderate January ; but gr; Very mild first part of month : little snow or stormy weather. Scold last ten days. 193 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1838. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 9* MARCH. Wind. Cold 10° Good sleighing. ^Jj' Little snow. Thawed some. Rain. Snow gone. W Cool, clear. Snowed all day. Cool. Snowed all night — fell 6 inches. S. & N. S. s. N. N. N.| l. I 2 W. 11. ^p?Good sleighing ; cool 12. Thawed fast. 13. Great thaw, no rain. S. 14. Snow almost all oft'. 15. Clear, warm. 16. Pleasant, warm. 17. Snow. 18. Driving snow storm snow — G inches. E _ . Cloudy. Pleasant, warm. Bad passing. Snow almost gone. Some snow banks left. Snow all gone. Cold; snow — 2 or inches. 20. ^g/Tliawed fast, 27. Snow gone. 28. Cloudy. 29. Snowed all night- 2 or 3 inches. Snow gone. . Clear, cold. Rather cold March. -fell S. E. E. E. N. N. E. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. S. W.i^' w. s. s. N. E. N S. N. E. S. E. S. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. APRIL. Wind ^JP'Fair. Fair. 34° Pleasant. Mild, fair. Little rain. Cloudv. Cloudy. /Cloudy; Fair, cool. Some cloudy Mild. 54° Fair. Some rain. Fair, cool. Cloudy. QL Cloudy. Fair, coo!. Fair. Cloudy. Fair, clear. Some cloudy Fair. S. S. little rain. W. & w. X. N. s. N. S. s. 24. X£ Cloudy. " Cloudy. Cloudy. Fair, cool. Rainy. Fair." 51° E. S. S. w. & s. w. w. w. w. E. , E. w. E. W. E. W. w. E. W; S. w. w. AY. W. E. W. E. E. W. W. , E. W. Unsteady April. 194 V METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1838. MAY. JUNE. 1 1. .^J/Fair. clear. 2. Fair. 3. Rainy, cool. 4. Fair. 5. Rainy. 6. Fair. 7. Fair. 8. Cloudy ; little rain. 9. ^^Cloudv. 10. Rainy. 11. Fair. 01° 12. Fair, cool. 18. Fair. 14. Cloudv. 15. 16. vJj^Fair, cool. 17. Pleasant. 18. Cloudy. 19. 75° 20. 21. Cloudy, rainy. 22. 07° 23. \^f Cloudv. rainy 24. Cloudy. 25. Showers. 26. Mild. 74° 27. Pleasant. 23. Warm. 29. Showers oft* North 30. Cloudy. Wind. ) Wind. \ 1. Clear. 03° W. 2. W. S. W. 3. Rainy, cloudy. S. E. 4. Fair. S. W. S. W. 5. Rainy. S. S. E. 6. Rain and thunder. E. W. 7. 70° S.. E. 8. UpCloudv ; showers off. 9. Cloudy. S. W. S. 10. Rainy. S. W. S. 11. Fair. W. W. & N. W. 12. Fair. S. W. & S. W. 13. Cloudy. S. W. W. S. W. ft^ N. E. 14. ^Hot. 92° S. 15. Hot, cloudv. 93° 16. Thunder off South. W. 17. Hot. 87= W. W. 18. Cloudy ; some rain. E. E. & S. E. 19. Cloudy; rain. E. S. E. 20. Warm; rain. 70 = E. \ (0jp\ 21. ^g/Fair, clear. S. & S. W. 22. Pleasant. W. 23. Fair. W. & S. W. 1 24. Mild, clear. S. 25. Cloudv. S. W. 26. Cloudy. W. W. 27. Cloudv. W. W. 28. E. & S. E. 29. ^Jp Rainy; thunder. S. W. 30. Fair. W. il. 'Warm. S. Month unsteady; rather wet j Rather wet and hot June, and cool. 195 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1833. I AUGUST. JULY. W Wind. S. W. N. W. E. W 1. Cloudy. 2. Clear. 3. Bain. 4. Hot. 88° W. & S. W 5. Hot; thunder and rain. 90° • 0. Very hot 92° 7. ^fgf'Hot; showers off. 8. Cloudy. 9. Hot; showers off North, 10. Hot. 11. Hot; rain. ,.; 12. Rain, thunder. 13. Rainy. 14. x^^Hot, cloudy. Jo. Hot, clear. .91° 10, Cloudy; showers off. 17. Rainy. 18. Cloudy, rainy. 19. Hot, clear. 20. Clear. 1. Hot , cloudy. 90° 2. Thunder and rain. 3. Clear. 4. Cloudy. 87° 5. Jlfl'.Hot, with thunder. 6. Cloudy; rain. I 7. Cloudy ; showers off. 8. Fair. E. \ 9. Cloudy, rainy. 10. Cloudy; some rain. W. 1 11. Cloudy; some rain. Wind. E. E. S. W. S. W. '■5/Clcar. h 22. Rain. 21. 23. Clear. 24. Cloudy. 25. Cloudy, rainy. 26. Hot; showers off. 27. Rainy. 28. Hot, clear. 93° 29. >J^Hot. 30. Hot. 31. Hot. 90° S.J 12. ^ Clear. W. S. W.j 13. Hot; rain. 14. Hot; thunder. S. W. S. 15. Rainy, cloudv; thunder. 16. Fair." W. S. W. 17. Mild, clear. S. W. 18. Rain. S. W. 0t 19. V^/Fair. W. S. W. W.^20. Fair. W. 8. W. 21. Hot. W. S. W.J 22. Clear. E. E. 23. Hot; thunder. S. W. E. & N. E. 24. Fair. W, E.j 25. Pleasant, warm. 26. Fair. S. W. 27. Hot; rain. N. E, \ ^% W.{28. jpHot, clear. 29. 30. Warm. S. W. 31. Hot; showers off South, thunder. Warm July. Warm August ; weather. little dull SF 196 (mm METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. |f 1838, SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(5. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 1. Rain.. 7G : 2. Cloudy. 3. Hot. ^IP'Fair, pleasant. Hot. Fair. Rainy. Hot, Clear. Hot, cloudy, rainy. Wind. s. w. E. W. s. w. w. Hot, Hot. Rainy ; thunder. Rain. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. 71° Rain and thunder. \^jfCloudy, rainy Cloudy. Warm, rainy. Pleasant. Fair. 7G = Cloudy, rainy. Cloudy. Cloudy. ^j$$} Cloudy. Cloudy, rainy. Clear. Rain. Hot, clear. W. & S. W. W. 8. W. W. E. W. S. S. W. w. w. E. E. N. E. W. S. W. Warm September, 1. Hot, clear. 2. Hot; rain. IpClear, pleasant. 4. Warm, clear. 5. Clear. 6. Hot; rain. 7. Rainy, warm. 8. Pleasant, clear. 9. Pleasant, warm. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 28. 29. 30. 31. Vy^, Cloudy; rain. Warm, fair. Cloudy; rain. Hot; rain. Hot, cloudy. Hot, cloudy. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy. Vfr/Clo-ffdy. Cloudy, rainy. Pleasant, clear. Pair. Pair, warm. Hot, cloudy; rain. Rain. Cloudy. -JP Cloudy, warm. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy, warm. Clear. Warm. Wind. W. W. 8. W. W. w. s. s. w. w. E. 8. E. W. W. S. E. 8. E. W. W. Mild October; no hard frost. 197 ^~— •'-- ■■■----- ■■■■■■- ■ - ; ■■■ ■■■ — ~^gfcp METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 1838. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1 3. 'I 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 'Pleasant, mild. Clear. Clear. Clear. Rainy. Fair. Cloudy. \LEair. Cloudy. Fair, warm. Pleasant. Mild. Fair. Rainy. Cloudy. ut. ^•g/Pleas Cloudy. Little rain. Clear. M° Cool. Pair. Pair. 'Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. Rain ; warm. Pair. Cloudy. Cloudy; rain. 8 W. S. Wind- W w w E W s r\ w. w. s. w. E. 8. W. W. S. w. s. w. w. s. E. S. E. w. w. & s. w. I. & s. w. s. & s. w. s. S. E. s. w. s. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 90 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. i'Pair. 43° Clear. 41 = Pair. 24° Pair. Cloudy. Pair. Cloudy. VI^Fair, warm. 33 Warm. 39° Mild. Warm. Clear, eool. Rain. Cloudy. Clear. I'W/CIoudy, warm. Pair. Pair. Pair. W. & Pleasant. Cloudy. Pair. JPcioucly. 37 = Warm, pleasant. Mild, clear. Clear. Clear. Some cloudy. Little rain. Wind. W. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. N. E. 8. W. E. W. s. w. N. W. w. s. w. 8. jjpWarm. Warm. Warm November, Mild December. 198 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1839. JANUARY. \ FEBRUARY. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. i). 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. Snowed little. Cloudy ; Hakes of snow. Cold, clear. W. Cool, clear. W. Cool. N. W. & W. Very pleasant ; thaw. v^. Pleasant, warm Mild, cool. Stormy. Very cold. 10 w Mild. Cold, clear. High wind. 15° Snow. X&fCle&r, cold. Cool. N. N. N. E. N. W. w. s. w. N. W. N. N. E. Cold. Warm. Cloudy. Cold. Cold ; froze hard N. N. Vi. N. S. W. S. E. N. & N. E. 1 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. ^J/Cold; froze. 4° Clear. ■ N. W. Snow. N. W. Pleasant, clear Cold. N. Cool, pleasant. N. '^ffP'Clear, cool. N. High wind. N. Mild. W. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. "11. Cold. Snow. Squally. Warm. Pleasant, clear. CCold ; snow- inches. Clear. Cloudy. Mild, clear. Some snow. Clear. Cold. ''Cold; snow. Snow — 1 inch. Sleighing good; Clear, cold. Cold. Cold. Cloudy. jl Clear, cold. Cold. Cold. Snow — 4 inches. Mild, clear. Cold, clear. 10° Cloudy: Clear. N. W. N. & Wind. & W. N. W. N. S. W. w. -3 or 4 W. & S. N N. W. W. E. W. N. W cold N. E. & N. W. N. N. N. E. N. E 28. '4sst' Cloudy, cold. W. N. . & E. N. E. W. W. N. January, cool most of month. \ February, clear and cold month ; little stormy. 199 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. MARCH. APIIIL. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. ID. 20. 21. 22, 23 ! 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cold ; snow — 1 inch. Cool, pleasant. Snow all clay — fell 3 Pleasant, warm. Warm. Thawed snow off. Rainy, warm. Ground bare. Cool. Cool, pleasant. Froze. Cloudv ; little rain. Cool. " fjgfciear, mild. Geese flying" North. Warm. Cold. Cloudy. Stormy. Hard rain. ^JprCold, cloudy. Cool. Clear, cold. Warm; little rain. Cool ; little snow. Clear. Warm rain. 'Clear. W. Cold. Wind. inches. S. W. S. S. S. E. S. E. S. W. w. w. s. s. w. S. E. E. N. E. E. N. E. N. N. W. N. S. w. S. E. S. & s. w. N. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. i Wind. \ s. W. s.- S. W. f E. S. E. j S. W.\ g-1 O. ! S.I s. & S. W./ 1 Warm. Warm. Very warm. Warm. Clear. Hot, dry. Showers. High wind. Windy. ' High wind. Cloudy; rain. f|pCold. N. Cold storm. N. Cold; snow — 2 inches. Cold storm. N. Cold storm. High wind. N. Cold. .JpSnow; squally. Clear, pleasant. Cool, pleasant. Clear, warm. S. Hot; thunder. S. Hot ; thunder and rain. Clear, cool. Very warm. 80° "^Clear, Warm. Cloudy. E. Rain and thunder. Cold March. April, quite warm. 200 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1339. \ JUNE. Wind. S. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. li). 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Hot; thunder. 76° Hot ; showers ; thunder and lightning-. Very warm. 70° Cooi, pleasant. Cool. .Cool. E. & S. E. Cool. E. Cloudy; thunder showers in night, much lightning. Warm. 78° S. W. Clear, cool. N. E. Erost; cool. W. Warm. W. 1. Warm. 2. Cloudy. 3. V#\fWarm. Cloudy ; heavy rain. ^ Very hot. g^p 3 ^ Apple trees begin to blossom. Warm, showery. Cloudy; rain. S Clear, cool ; high wind. W. E. S. w. w. .^jj'Cool, clear. Clear, pleasant. Cool. W. Cloudy; thunder. S. Cool. N. E. Warm ; thunder and rain. Cool. S. Clear. W. 28. ^j^Cloudy, rainy. 29. Stormy. 30- Eain and thunder. 31. Little frost — no damage 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. \ 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Cool, clear. Storm. Clear day. Clear, warm. Warm. Little rain. Clear, cool. \W/Hot'; thunder. Clear. Wind. s. w. E. N. W. N. E. N. E. S. s. w. s. s. w. s. w. Clear. Clear, cold. W. & S. W. E. Erost : not much damage. Cloiuty; rain. High wind; cool. S. W. ^ High wind. S. W. Cloudv, rainv. S. High wind. * N. W. Clear, warm. S. W. Warm, cloudy; thunder. S.E. Some rain. S. Clear. S. W. Hot; rainy. S. W. ''Clear, hot. 80° S. Clear. W. S. W. Hot ; rain and thunder. 81° Clear, warm. S. Thunder off South. N. E. Cool June. May, rather warm and wet. 201 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1839. JULY. (5. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2C>. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Warm, clear. Hot, clear. 81° Cloudy ; rain. S CVery warm ; thun- der. 90° Clear ; warm day. Warm, cloudy; rain. Hot; thunder oft* North. Hot; thunder; rain. 89° Wind. S. W. E. yHot; thunder ■'•^llightniiig and damage by lightning. Hot ; showers around us. Very warm; showers both sides of us. Very hot, clear. Cool. Very warm. 78° Hot. 100- w. s. w. s. w. Hot, clear. 87 .^JP'Very hot. Hot, clear. 90° Hot ; rain and thunder. Thunder Qflf West. Cloudy; rain. Little rain; some thunder Hot, clear. 81° Hot; showers. July hot, with showers. AUGUST. 1. Clear. Wind. E. 8. W. W. W. W. J?Hot, clear. W. Warm, clear. S. Hot ; showers ; heavy thunder. Thunder off South. Clear. S. W. Thunder and rain. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22 \£. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. .Clear. Warm, pleasant. Clear. N. E Hot. S. W Hot, clear ; thunder shower. Thunder ; little rain. Cloudy. ^W/Thunder showers Clear, cool. Clear, cool. Cloudy; rain. Cloudy, mild, clear. Clear, pleasant. Clear, cool. Rainy night; warm. S. W W. S. W. s. N. E. ^jj) Cloudy. E. Cloudy. E. Clear ; hot sun. 85° Hot. 8. W. & W. Veiy hot. Hot; thunder showers. Very warm. iHpHot, dry. Hot with thunder. Cloud}'; warm rain. Cool ; little rain. Cool. Clear. Cool. .Great rain. 8. W. W. E. E. N. Warm August. 202 i "' . " ' n - rT .. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1839. SEPTEMBER. I OCTOBER. ) * light 1. Pleasant. ' Hot. 70 s Very warm. C8 4. Great Northern very hot day. 5. Very hot. 85° 6. Extremely hot. 96 = 7. ^pVeryhot. 90 s 8. Great deal of thunder and sharp lightning, wil heavy rain. 9. Warm. 10. Warm. 11. Cool. 12. Clear, very little frost. Cool. Clear. I Cold; little frost: _ 'no damage. 16. Warm. 17. Hot; thunder showers. 18. Rain. 19. Very warm. 20. Hot'; thunder. 21. Very hot. S7° 22. Hot. 90° Wind. S. E. S. 13. 14. 15. h S. W. s. N.W. N. E. W. N. E. 70° S. W. S. s. s. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 'Cool. Cool, clear. Hot; rain and thunder, Lightning ; high wind. Cool. Frost in the morning clear and pleasant day. v^^Cool, clear. Warm rain. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. ; 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Cold. High wind. Qlear, pleasant. Warm, clear. Cold, clear. Froze hard ; iec- ^ll/Cold, frosty. Warm. Clear, warm. Warm, showery. Clear, warm. Warm. Cloudy. Cold. ^Jp'Cold rain. Water high in river. Very warm. 67° Hot. 76° Warm rain. Water high in river. Cool. inch. N S. S. S. S. W. s. E. N. E. S. s. w. s. N. s. 29. 30. 31. IpCold, frost; ice in pond. Cold, clear, pleasant. Warm; thaw. Thick air. 8. W. Very warm. Warm. $. Hot. s. w! s. N. E. v^Very warm. Rainy, cool. Cold, cloud v. Very warm September. October, unsteady and cool. 203 Iftt METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1839. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. Cold, squally. Cold! Very cold. Hard frost ; froze V^Cold stown. Warm. S. Cold, clear. Cold, rain. Cold ; little snow- Cold, clear. Pleasant. Cloudy. jt Cloudy. Warm. Cloudy; rain. Clear. Cool. Cold. Wind. E. N. E. N. E. N. the ground. E 1. 2. 3*. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Very cold. 13 c 22. Clear, cold. 23. Cold. 24. Pleasant, cool. 25. Cloudy; rained all day. 2G. Very cold. 17° Moderate. 28. Thanksgiving; cold. 29. Warm. 30. Very warm. 60° E. & 8. W. N. E. E. 1 inch. N. E. N. E. N. N. E. S. s. w. N. W. N. E. 'Cold ; ice — h. inch. N, N. N. W. s. w. s. 1. Warm. 2. High wind. 3. Cold, cloudy. 4. Cold. Wind. S. W. N. N. N. E. o. (>. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. \W/Cloudy, cold. Cloudy, cold. N. N. N. E. Cloudy; rain. N. Warm. W. & S. W. There has taeeu no frost since the 28th of November. Rained all nig-ht. S. E. S. W. W. & w. ^^^High wind Warm. Very high wind. Snowstorm in the night. Snowed all day — fell 6 inches Clear, good sleighing. Coldest vet. 10° 9 C 20. ^UpCold, clear. 21. Cold, clear. 9° 22. Cold. N. E. 23. Snowed all day— fell 3 inches. 24. Good sleighing. 25. Clear, mild. 20. Pleasant. W. 27. V^ Cloudy. 28. Cold. 29. Rainy night. 30. Snowed fast. 31. Proze. 5° E. N. S. E. N. W. Cool month; some warm days. Cool December; rather stormy. % 204 ■m &i w METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1840. i FEBRUARY. d JANUARY. Very cold day. 4° below. Cold. 6° below. Cold, clear. Wind. W. N. 4. 5. ^/Pleasant, clear. Clear, pleasant. 0. Warm, clear. 7. Thawed in sun. 8. Cold; flakes of snow. 9. Mild, clear. 10. Looks like snow. 11. Snowed all day— fell G inches ; sleighs out. 12. JPcold. 13. Thawed little. 14. Little snow at night. 15. Snow and rain. 16. Clear, very cold. 14° below. Cold, clear. 18° below. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 28. 20. 30. 31. "Cold. 15° below. Cold. Cold* 3° above. Clear, pleasant. 18° Cloudy ; snow — 3 inches Cold. * 3° and 9° below. Cold. 7° below. Cold. 3 lJ below. •Cold, cloudy .below. Pleasant, warmer, above. Warm. 20° Cloudv, cool. Thaw*. Thaw, rain. 9° 11 = Wind. Snow fell 3 inches. Sleighs out ; cold. 1G = N. W. N. N. W. N. E. 3. "5^/Clear. 4. Cold. 10 s below. 5. Cold, cloudy. 10° above. G. Thaw; snow gone. S. 7. There has been good sleighing three weeks. 8. 9. W. W. w. E. W. W. w. w. w. E. Very bright Northern light; clear. 10. ^JjyWarm; rain. 1 11. Cold, windy; water high. 12. Mild. 13. Cloudy. S. 14. E. S 1 15. High wind, thunder, \ rain. 1 16. Water high in river. 17. ^^Pleasant. clear. 18. Cloudy; rain. 19. Warm. 20. Rain in night. 21. Clear, warm. 22. ggr*Blue birds thick; very warm. Warm sun. Clear, cool. W W. W. E. S. S. 24 s. w s. w. S. E. Very cold month. , Little snow — 1 inch. 20. Clear, pleasant. 27. Cloudy. 28. gsgp* Frogs pce'p. 29. Clear, warm Cold first week of month, but;. warm since ; no bad storm. 205 |p^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. -™ MARCH. . | APRIL. Cloudy. 2. Warm, clear, Wind. E. S. W. o. 6. 7, 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 'i^JI White frost. S. Very warm ; much thun- der aud lightning ; tem- pest lasted 3 hours. 70° Cool. Warm, clear. High wind. S. Warm. S. W. & Frosty : ground frozen. W: S. w. w, w. .J^ColcV N. E. Cool; very high wind. Cool, dry. W. Cold. E. Warm. S. W. Pleasant, warm. Little snow — 2 inches. *Warm. S, W. Snow gone. No frost in ground. Warm. S. Clear, warm. S. Cool. W. Cool. S. E. Snow — 3 inches. Cold. N. W. ^. Cold. N. W. Thawed all night. S. Rain. S. E. Snow gone. Water high. Water 18 inches below Joppa bridge. 1. Cool; high wind. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 2r>. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. _ "High. wind. High wind. Cloudy; warm rain Cool, clear. Pleasant, cool. Cloudy. Cloudy. ^^Mistj', cloudy High wind ; warm. Warm. Rained day and night Water high in river. Clear, warm. Clear. Wind. W. W. s. s. w. all S. W S. r Warm. S. Warm. S. W. & S. Very warm. 70 c S. W. Warm; thunder and lightning. 76° Very pleasant, clear. Cool, pleasant. Clear, warm. 67° Very warm. 76° Hot. 85° Warm sun. 70° Hot, cloudy; thunder. Cooler. Cool. Cloudy all day ; thunder, Cool. S. S. w. w. w. tl March, changeable, unpleasant. Vei *y warm A P riL 206 £ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1840. MAY. JUNE. 1. |I|^,Thunder showers. 2. Mild. 3. Warm, cloud}'. 4. Warm rain. 5. Cool. 6. Stormy, clear. 7. Cold, cloudy. Wind. W. S. w. 8. ^J^Mild. W. 9. Rainy. S. W. 10. Rainy. S. S. E. 11- SsiP* Apple trees begin to blossom. 12. Cold. N. W. 13. Little frost — no damage. 14. Very pleasant. S. 15. Warm; thunder show- ers. 1G. 'Warm, clear. 7G° 17. Early peas in blossom. 18. Warm. 87° 19. Cool breezes. 20. Cloudy. 21. Cloudy. 22. Cool. 23. Warm. 79 ( S. S. E. S. s. N. E. & S. E. S. 24. Vi^Very warm. 25. Hot, clear. 89° 2G. Hot. 81° 27. Hot; thunder and rain . 28. Hot, clear. 80° 29. Hot, clear. 30. Hot- 78° 31. fj^Hot, clear. 80= Warm May. S. W. S. w. w. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. Wind. Cool, clear. W. Cloudy. S. W. Thunder showers. S. S. E. Hot; thunder off South. Hot, clear. 83° W. jDwarm. S. W. Showery. W. Hot. 81° S. & W. Hot. 90° Hot. 80 ° S. Warm. 79° S. W. & W. Warm, clear. Hot, cloudy; thunder showers. "Little cooler. Some rain. S. E Warm. Clear, cool. Cool, mild. Hot. 0f^ CI ear, good hay \J^ weather. Many begun haying. Hot, clear. Clear. Cloudy; little rain. Cloudy. S. Clear. W. . & S s S. E w, s. w. 29. ^£j?Pleasant. 30. Warm. E. S. E. . S. E. s. w. N. W. S. W. June, warm ; no cold nights. 207 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, "-^j JULY. 1840. AUGUST. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 2-1. 25. 20. 27. 28. 2D. 30. 31. Hot. 80 = Clear. Some rain. Celebration at Bridge- water. Hot sun. 79 c JPcool. Cloudy. Cloudy. Warm; thunder shower Hot, clear. 84° Hot, clear. 80° Hot, clear. 90' Hot; showers. 94- UpTempest. 95 c Hot. 93° Hot day. 99° Hot. Thunder showers. Corn bearded early. Cool, clear. Pleasant, warm day. .Hot, with thunder. Clear, cool. Some rain. Clear, pleasant. Clear, warm. Hot, clear. H§|Clear; *'S? I South. Warm. Hot, dry. Warm. dry. thunder oft' 1 ■ ■-. Warm July Wind. J Wind. S. 1. Warm. S. E. W. 2. Hot ; some rain S. ) 3. Hot, cloudy; thunder 4. Hot ; heavy thunder, showers off South. 5. ^Warm, clear. W. S. W. | G. Thunder and lightning S. W. \ all night — most this year. S. S. E. 7. Warm. S. S. E. S. Thunder oft' South. W. \ 9. Warm. S. W. 10. Cloudy. S. W. 11. Hot; rain, thunder in night. ) 12. Cloudy; thunder and rain. \ 13. i||pTiigh wind and rain. S. j 14. Showers all night, S. E. si 5. Ground very wet. S. 16. Clear, cool/ E. <17. Clear, pleasant, 518. Cool. E. W. 19. Hot, clear. S. W W S. W 20. ^, Very hot. 92 ' 21. Hot. 90° 22. Thunder showers. r 23. Clear, hot. 24. Hot sun, cool breeze /25. Hot; thunder showers. S.J26. Warm. S. E. (Jhvarm, clear. W arm. N. Warm, clear. E. S. Warm, clear. S. Rainy ; thunder in night. Hot August ; rather dn Inst part. :27 ;28 ; 29 :30 90 ° & S. E. E. , E. . E. the METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, W 184©. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 1. Clear, pleasant. 2. Hot ; showers. JPcool, clear. 3. 4. Cool. 5. Rain. G. Cloudy, cool. ?. Clear. 8. Clear, warm. 9. Warm, showery. 10. Hot, with thunder s Wind. w. w. N. E. N. E. E. N. W. \V. s. 83 c 1. Little rain in night. 2. Warm rain. 3. ^JpCloudy, rainy. 4. Ciear, cool. 5. Warm, clear. 6. Warm, mild. 7. Pleasant, clear. 8. Frost; cool. 9. Pleasant, cool. 10. Cool. W. N. & E. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. IS. 19. 20. ■21. 22. 23. 24. 36. 27. 28. 29. 30. S'Warm. Cool. Clear. pleasant- Little frost ; clear. Warm. Hot, clear. Hot morning. .Hot, cloudy day. Warm rain. Warm. Cool, clear. Frost — killed vines. Rainy, warm. Clear. E. & S. E. E. N. E. E. S. & s. 11. IIP' Cloudy; rain. 8. & S. E. 12. Cool, clear. E. 13. Dry, clear. E. 14. Clear. E. N. E. 15. Hard frost: ice h inch. 1G. Frost; clear. S. E. & E. $17. 18. 19. 20. 21. S.isa" s. E W N C^/Littlc frost. Warm, clear. Warm, cloudy. Clear, warm. Still, clear. Frost; warm day. E. & S- E. N. S. s. w. s. s. 24. 125. \ 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. ^J^Pleasant. S. S. E. Cloudy. S. Cloudy ; little rain. Rained all night. Cloudy; rain. E. Rather dull. S. Cold, cloudy. N. Mild. W. & S. W. fJJIcioudy, little wet. S. Warm ; thunder showers. Heavy thunder and hail in night, snow. Snow on ground. Snow gone; warm. S. Stormy. S. W. Heavy rain in night. Warm and dry September. Rather cool October. 209 ||f METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. NOVEMBEE. Pleasant, clear. Jpcool, clear. Cool, clear. Cool, stormy. N. E. Cool. N. Cool, windy. High wind; cloudy. Cloudy. i^, Great rain. i|p N. E., S. E. Water high— almost up to Joppa bridge. Cloudy. S. W. Clear. Very pleasant. Warm. Cool, clear. & E. v^Cool. 3 Ccol; snow. North-east snow storm —fell 3 or 4 inches. Clear, pleasant ; some sleighs out. Clear, mild day. Clear. 1 Cloudy; warm rah i. ,! \^/Ground bare. Little snow. Clear. Cloudy; little rain. Thanksgiving ; cloudy. Cool. S. E. Clear, warm. Clear, dry, pleasant. Cool ; some snow and storms. N. & N. E. S. E. E. W. ram 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. DECEMBEE. 1. Cold. 2. Jgl Clear, mild. 3. Moderate. 4. Cool, clear. 5. Snow; cold. 6. Snow — 2 or 3 inches. 7. Quite good sleighing 'White frost. Very pleasant, clear. Some rain. Very warm, clear. No frost in ground. Little rain. Very warm. Wind. N. N W. W. N. E. N. E. N. E. S. W. S. s. S. E. s. .Warm, clear. Warm, clear. S. Thunder and lightning in night, hail. Sudden change — cold; snow fell 3 or 4 inches. Cold; froze; sleighing. Clear, mild. Warm, clear. Cloudy, cool; snow — 2 inches. S. W. S. N. S. s. \w/Good sleighing. Clear, cool, pleasant. Cool, clear. Snow, hail and rain. Cold. Cold ; little snow. Cloudy. Little snow. 3 Warm; little rain good sleighing. N. W. N. N. W. 210 &SP" « METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1841. FEBRUARY. JANUARY. 1. Cold; little rain. 2. Clear, warm. 3. Cool, clear. 4. Colrl, pleasant. 5. Clear, pleasant. 6. Cloudy, rainy. Wind S s. w, Wind. 7. ^jgp>Very warm ; rain. 8. Cloudy; rain. S 9. Warm. S 10. Cloudy ; rain ; frost out. 11. Warm, clear. S. W 12. Warm ; ponds open 1. Cold ; snow fell 5 or G inches. 2. Cold ; good sleighing. jj. | 3. Cool, clear. 4. Good sleighing. S. E.j &' il|i|i|Eclipse °^ moon; G. Cold, clear ; good sleigh- ing. 7. Cloudy ; warm rain. 8. Snow — 2 or 3 inches. 9. Good sleighing. W. 10. Cloudy, cool. W. S. & S. W. 11. Cold. N. W. 13. Cold; snow— 3 or 4 inches. 14. /^^ Clear, mild; sleighs out, V&4^ rather poor sleighing 15. Warm. 16. Warm. 17. $^**Has not frozen but two nights since the 5th ; clear. W 18. Pleasant, cool. 19. Cold, cloudy ; little sun. N. \ 20. Clear 20. Rained all day. E. & S. E 21. Clear, pleasant. 12. Very cold. 19° N. E. \ 13. /^Cold; froze all day. 14. Mild, cool. S. W. \ 15. Very cold 11° N. S. E.J16- Cold, clear. 11° W. 17. Cold; little snow. N. & N. E. 18. Cold, clear ; good sleigh- ing. 19. Warm ; some thunder. W. 21. 7H, '^/Pleasant, clear. 22. \3yC0ld, frosty. 23. Clear ; thawed all clay 24. White frost. 25. Rained almost all night 2G. 27. Cloudy; rain. 28. Pleasant, clear. 29. Cool; snow. 22. Cold; snow — 1 inch. 23. Thaw. S. W. 24. Cold, clear; froze hard. S. 1 25. Poor sleighing. 2G. Thaw. S. W. S. E. & S. J 27. North-east rain and hail. 28. JpThaw. N. E. 30. J' Cold; thawed little. 31. Cold. Moderate January. February, mild ; good sleighing. 211 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1847. MARCH. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. M. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 23. > 24. U 2(1. 27. Wind Warm, pleasant. S Warm morning, cold evening Cold; froze. Very cold. 13° Extremely cold. Cloudy all day. ^I^Rain ; snow almost Snow in night — 5 inches. Good sleighing. [inches. Cold ; high wind, snow fell 3 High wind. S. 13. & S. Snow almost gone. High wind, little snow. 28. N. 6° above. N. E. E. Cold, clear. Snow— 2 or 3 inches. N. Cold, winter weather. ^gp^ Ground has not been bare since Jan. 8th. • Warm. S. Geese flying North. S. Rain. S N. E. W. W. E. ^yCool. N. E. & E Very warm. S. W. & S Extremely warm ; thun- der and rain in night. S Warm ; snow gone. S Ground open. S Warm, with thunder and lightning. Very warm. 79° 8. W. o. 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. IS. 18. 1 14. 1 15. 17. 1 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 29. JPJ Stormy. S. W. j 30. Little rain. S. 131. Rain and hail. E, Unsteady, cloudy March ; some snow and rain. APRIL. Wind . Warm rain. Warm, cloudy ; much thunder and lightning. S. Clear, cold ; high wind. Clear, cool. W. |§pLittle rain. 8. W. Mild, clear. W. Cloudy. 8. E. East day ; clear, pleasant. Lightning in night. 8. W. Cool. N. Cloudy, cold. N. Cold ; began to snow at midnight. /^Snow storm, high wind .; \|^ roads blocked. Pleasant, warm. Cold. W. Warm. S. W. South rain; warm. Snow almost gone. Water high in river. Rain. E. & S. E. \^yWarm; high wind. E. & Is. E. Very rainy. Much cloudy and stormy weather the last three weeks. Stormy, cold. S. Pleasant, S. W. Clear, mild. JgJClear, dry. Cloudy. 28. 29. Cloudy. 8. 80. E. & N. E. Unsteady April; much cloudy weather. 212 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1841. MAY. JUNE. w 1. Cloudy; showers. 2. Little rain. S. S. 3. Snow — ground covered. 4. Cold. a. ! 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. IS. 10. E. ff^Misty. Little rain. Pleasant. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. Little cooler. Stormy; rain. Clear, cold. Vi^ Little frost. Clear, warm, pleasant. White frost. Little rain. Little stormy. Cool ; rain. Frosty ; there has been three frosty nights in May. 20. 21. 09 24. 26. 20. 30. 31. V^IVery warm. Very warm. 81° Warm, clear. 77 c Very warm ; apple trees begin to blossom. Little rain in night. Very warm. Warm, still, clear. 3 Warm, cloudy ; apple trees in full blossom Very warm. Hot*; thunder. 00 c Cloudy ; thunder. Mild, pleasant. Warm May. s. S. 24. Showers. Warm. iLIot; thunder an< lightning. Very warm. . Warm, clear . Extra heat. 90 c . Very hot, 90° . Hot, 96° Very mild, warm. Clear. Showers. W. m^Hot. Very dry. hot. 80° Hot. Warm. S. Dry, warm. Indian corn looks well. Cloudy; little rain. ffifck * xijg/Sbuth-east rain. Cool, clear. Warm, dry. Rain. Very warm, showery. Good dry day. S. .26. Warm. 27. Cloudy. 1 28. Warm; rain. 29. Very warm. 90° 1 30. Hot ; heavy thunder. 9G Warm June; some very hot; days. 213 J2 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1841. JULY. AUGUST. Wind. Wind. 1. Hot; much thunder. 96° 2. Clear, mild. 3. t-^p-Cool, pleasant. 4. ^JP 33 Indian corn spin- dled in iield. 5. Hot ; great tempest, little from the North, much damage by lightning. G. Thunder and lightning all night. 7. Warm. S. & S. 8 Some cloudy. S. 9. Very clear, pleasant. 10. Pieasant day. 11. QL Good hay day. N. 12. Dry. N. 13. Clear, hot. 81° 14. Hot; thunder. 84° Hot; thunder. 90° Warm, clear day. Clear, cool. i^fcCool night; great Warm, clear. Cloudy in morning. Hot ; showers off South. S. Hot, clear. 83° Hot. 90° Warm. E. S 1. Very warm. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. W W w w N. s. w. w. s. s. E. 'Hot. 90 u Hot. | 4. Hot, dry, clear. 92° 5. Rain and thunder. G. Warm ; thunder showers. 7- Hot. 87° 8. Clear, hot. 9. Hot; rain. 10. \^ Thunder showers. j 11. Dry, hot. { 12. Ground wet ; \ 13. Very warm. \ 14. Cold, clear. 15. Cool. ram. 81° 16. fw/Warm sun. 17. Very warm; little rain. 18. Hot. 88° 19. Hot day. 94° 20. Warm; thunder. S. 21. Hottest for three years. 103° 22. Dry, clear. Thunder and rain. 26. Cold. N. W. 27. Ground dry on top. 28. Hot. S. & S. W. 29. Cloudv; some rain. 30. Hot. " S. W. 31. Hot night; lightning. Warm month ; much thunder. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. ,28. \ 29. 30. '31. J? Cool. Pleasant, clear. Clear, dry. Hot; little rain. Cloudy. Little rain. Mild, cool. Pain, thunder. 86" \ 'Cloudy, cool. August, extremely warm frost since the 19th of May. t S. S. s. N. I E. N. E. S. S. ( w. w. E. s. E. E -:1 E. no m. 214 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. - 1841. SEPTEMBER. E. & Pleasant. Warm. Very warm. 80 = Remarkably warm. 81' Hot, cloudy; thunder. raiu. Cloudy. Cloudy. \$^ Little rain. Cloudy, stormy. Clear. Warm day. Cloudy Cloudy, stormy. Clear, cool. Icar, mild. Clear, warm. Cloudy; little rain. Clear, cool. Good weather. Clear, hot. Cloudy. S. s. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. is. 19. 20. 21. 22. ^jy Little rain. \ 23. Cioudy. ■ 2-1. Warm ; thunder rain. ;' 25. Rainy day. 20. Pleasant." | 27. : 28. Warm; little rain, j 29. Hot, cloudy. S. N. E. E. S. E. 8. S. s. and 8. AV. S. 8. E. S. E. * 8. 8. 30. 'Cloudy, warm. 8. Pleasant month; some very warm days. OCTOBER. hid. AY. E. 8. E. E. E. E. E. 8. E. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 2',i. 24. 25. 2(1. 27. 28. 29. Wind. Clear, cool. N. Great white frost — killed beans; first frost since May 20th. Cold. N. E.. S. E.; 8. AA r . Violent wind— damaged trees, houses, and shipping. N. E. Stormy. ~ S. E. 8. Storm. 8. E. £ 8. ^J^ Clear, pleasant. Rain. R. Thunder showers. 8. Clear, cool; Northern liirht. Clear, cool. N. W. Cloudy. \v~. Cool, clear. W. 'Cold, clear. Cold; rain. IS Cold, cloudy. Cloudy, 'squally. Cold. Squally, cold ; rain. Rain. S. & 8. Clear. W. & X. .^JpCool, cloudy. Cool, clear. Showery; thunder. Cold ; ice — 1 inch. Chilly wind. Ice in pond — 1 inch. Mild. Cool : white frost. W. 8. N. N. W. 30. ^IpVeiy warm. 8. W. 31. Very warm. 8. October, first part, cold, cloudy ; latter part. mild. 215 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1841. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. Very warm. Warm. 75° Warm, clear. Cloudy clay. Wind. S. W. Thawed all day. Thawed in shade. Warm, cloudy ; thaw. Hard rain. Wind. S. W. S. E. o. G. 7. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 1.0. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 27. 28. 29. 30. S. E. & E. W. N. E. S. w. s. w. ,Rain. Coid storm. Fine, clear day. Cold, stormy; snow Snow gone. Cool, clear. Clear, warm. Cloudy, cool. ^g/Clear, pleasant. Clear, mild. Clear, cool. N Very little snow. Cold ; froze hard. Very cold; high wind. Some snow ; squally. Rainy. ■ S. & S. E ***%> Water high; clear, xJPcool. Cloudy ; little "rain. Clear,, warm. Some signs of rain. Thanksgiving ; rained all night. Cloudy, storm y. Cold day ; froze hard. 'Cloud in South. North-cast snow storm. Good sleighing. S, 6- 7- 8- 9- 10- lL 12- 1 13- 14. \ ir>. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. ] 22. \ 23! 1 24. 26. )28. 29. 30. 31. ,Snow almost gone. S. W. Clear, pleasant. Clear, pleasant- Warm rain. S. Cloudy; rain. S. Clear, warm. W. Warm. S. E. f^yClear, cool. W. Clear, pleasant. W. Little rain. S. E. & S. W. Warm. S. W. Cloudy, warm ; grass green. Warm rain. S. Stormy ; water high. Cold; hail and snow nil night — 3 inches. jl Cool. N. W. Snow — 1 inch. N. Snowed till noon. No sleighing. Rain — raised streams. No frost in ground. Geese flying South. Pleasant, clear. P^Snow fell 2 inches. Snow gone at noon. Thawed all day. Warm. ' S. W. Cool, stormy November Unsteady month ; days. few warm l M 216 &^ 1. o_ 3. 4. • >. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22 1 23: ,24, 25. 1 '■ : 2G. 27. 28. 29. • 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1342. JANUARY. \ . FEBRUARY. Cloudy ; no frost. Cold. ' _ .Cloudy; little snow. Snow — 1 inch. Cloudy; little rain. Warm; thawed little. Little rain. Clear, warm. Clear, cool. Little snow. Wind, N. N. 1. Cloudy part of day. W N '(J^Thawed all day. Clear, cold. Cold; high wind. 17 Cloudy, cold. Cloudy; little rain. Clear, pleasant, cold. Clear, quite warm. Warm ; little rain. ^) Pleasant, warm. Clear, pleasant. Cool; froze. Cold, clear; froze. Cold, clear; ground frozen inches. Cold. Cool, clear, pleasant, *|§P- Clear, cool Snow — 1 inch. Good wheeling - . Cloudy; snow — 1 inch. High wind; cold. Mild, cool. S W w. N. W w \ 2. 3* t 4- 5. 6. > '*' < 8. \ °- [lO. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. ! 18. 19. ho. 21. 1 22. ^23. i2i. \^Little rain. Rained all night. Stormy, misty. Mild, clear. Thaw. W. Little rain. Cloudy. Clear part of day. ^/Warm, stormy. Clear, pleasant. Pleasant. Cloudy. Cold; high wind. 1G° Cold. 10° Cold ; froze. Very cold. 4° below. ^*^\ J? Cold. 5° below. W Clear. 2 C above. Mild, clear. Warm. ("old, squally. Very pleasant. Cloudy, cold. 25. IP'Cold wind, >26. Very cold. 27. Cold. 1 28. Cold, clear. Wind. S. W S. W s. w. N. E. & N. S. W. N. W. N. E. W. w. Warm February. Cool January; no hard storm. 217 * METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1842. MARCH. . \ APRIL. 4. 5. (J. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 28. 29. 30. 31. Warm, rainy. Warm. V^Wann; frogs pee Pleasant. Cloudy; thunder, hail Cool ; storm. Cool ; high wind. Geese flying North. S. Cold ; snow squall. (SpCold. Clear; high wind. Clear. Clear, warm. Pleasant. Cloudy. Very warm. Cool, pleasant. s. s. p.S. s. ind. E. W. W. w. Wind. 1. Cold; froze hard. X. N. E. N. & S. N. 'Clear, warm. Clear, still. Mild, pleasant. Snow — 2 or 3 inches. Snow squall. Pleasant. Cloudy ; heavy thunder and rain. Much lightning in night. Cloudy all day, Clear.' Clear. Dry, cold. W. E. W. N. W. E. S. w. s. S. E. N. E. S. E. W. w. w. (i. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. U7. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. V^Cold. Cloudy, still. Cold; sun red. Snow squall. Little snow. X. East day ; clear, pleasant. Cool ; rain. X. Cool. E. S. W. S. X. E. E. E. In- ;«g/Cold, stormy. Clear, warm. Pleasant, clear. Cool, cloudy. Warm. Warm, pleasant. Rainy morning. X. E. S. E. & s. s. ^jpl Stormy. Cold. > T . Pleasant, clear. Warm. S. Warm. Very warm. Cherry trees begin to blossom. ^Cloudy ; rain and ^thunder it) uight. S. Cold. X. Cold; hard frost. X. Cold. N. High wind. Warm. • S, X. S. s. w. E. E. W. S. w. E. E. E. S. w. March, mild, warm. April, changeable weather. i 218 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1842. JUNE. MAY. 1. Thunder. 2. V^Lcold, stormy. 3. Heavy rain. 4. Clear, cool. 5. Cool, pleasant. G. Clear; high wind. 7. Clear, cold; hard frost. 8. Clear. 9. Little rain in morning. Wind. S. W. N. E. W. s. 10. \jyciear, cooL AY 11. Cold: little frost. S. W \\ 12. Tempest in night : mild, pleasant, clear. 13. Pleasant. S. W. 14. Pleasant, cool. W. 1"). Apple trees begin to blossom; warm; thun- der, rain. 16. Cloudy; rain E. S. W. Wind. /^f^Cool ; white frost- Vy^no damage. * Cool; little frost. E. Warm. S. W. Warm. s. w. Hot, clear. w. Clear, cool. s. w. Cool ; frost — killed beans. X^JCool. clear. s. w. Cloud v. s. w. Warm; heavy rain, w ith thunder. Cool, clear. ,N. E. Erostv, cold. Cold, chilly. S. W. Hard rain. S, E. 17. ^JPHot, clear. S. W. 18. High wind, thunder. 19. Hail. S. E. j]20. Cool, frosty. S. W. 21. Warm, pleasant. 22. Warm. S. E.J 22 23. Apple trees white. 24. ^P^Cloudy; little rain. 15. Clear, warm. 2(5. Clear; high wind. 27. Cloudy. 28. Warm, pleasant. 29. Mild, clear, warm. 30. Warm. 31. High wind. ]. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. ^^Hot; little rain. 1G. Great rain — water up to Joppa bridge. 17. 18. Pleasant, warm. 19. Cloudy, dull. 20. Hot. pleasant. 21. Hot, clear. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. S. W. 30. 'High wind ; clear Cloudy all day. Clear, warm. Hot. Warm, cloudy. Warm. Very warm. Thunder showers. Clear, warm. S. E. S. W. W. w. w. s. May, rather cool and unsteady. Rather backward season. 219 &Z METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1842- JULY. | AUGUST. t©8 Wind. < Wind. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 99 I'd. 21. 25 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Hot; showers off North, Thunder find. rain. Thunder and rain. Warm. Clear, warm. Cool, clear. N. S. S. w. s. . E. 80 c VW/W arm. ram. 90= 93° 87° thunder and and High wind Cool. Hot. 85 c Very hot. Very hot. Hot, clear. ^% Warm strain. Warm, cloudy. Very warm, clear. Hot, clear. Hot with thunder. Hot; thunder, rain high wind. Good hay day. Rather dry for garden. UpHot, dry. Great heat : much tliundei damage by lightning. 94 Cooler. Hot. Hot; thunder showers. Heavy thunder ; damage bv lightning. Clear. 95° Thunder and rain. .Hot, clear. Clear; cool night Cold. Cloudy. Clear, hot. Little cooler. Hot ; showei . Very warm. Vg/Hot. CI o u dy ; sho we rs . Hot; thunder and rain. Hot; showers off North. Hot ; heavy tempest from \ the West: much damage. 8. W.|l3. Cool. J^Cool. N E. E. W. E. S. s. w E. W. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. (11. 15. 16. 17. 18. 1 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. E. & S. E. 90 E. W. E. S. w w W arm. Very warm. Hot; thunder off South. Hot : heavy shower from South-west; no thunder. Hot, Warm, clear. Clear, pleasant. Hot; thunder showers. Thunder showers. Very warm ; thunder and lightning in night. . Very warm; showers. Thunder showers. Thunder shower off West Showers. Clear, warm. Hot, cloudy. W S. E. Hot Jul v. August, hot and showery K Ar 3*8 220 X METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1842. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 1 Wind. 1. Warm. S. 2. Very warm ; thunder. 3. Thunder and lightning. mi 1. Warm, clear. 2. Clear morn ins 3. Cool. Wind. W. warm. N. W. & W. N. E. 4 4. ^g/Clear. 5. Cloudy. S. S. W. j 6. Coo!, clear, pleasant. \ ~. Cloudy. i 8. Clear, pleasant. 9. Cloudy. E.J 10. Clear, cool. W. | 11- JP Cloudy. W. IS. W, 12- Clear, warm ; little thun- der. 13. Warm. E. S*. E. 14. Clear, cool. , S. 15. Stormy. E. & N. E. 10. Little rain. S. \ 17. Little cloudy in morning. \ 18. Cool. W. S. W.j 10. i^^Cloudy ; thunder \ W/Cool; little frost. qg^jMnd rain. 20. Showers. S. \ 21. Cloudy; thunder showers. 22. Cold, clear. N. 23. Cold ; hard frost— killed vines. 24. Cool frost S. W. 25. Cold, frosty. 26. tl^Cool, clear. W. 27. Cool, clear. N. W/j 28. Clear, cool. N. \ 29. Warm, cloudy. S. W. 30. Clear. W. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. . i . IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cloudy Cool ; little frost. Clear, warmer. Warm, clear. 07 = Very warm. 78 = Little lightning-. Warm, clear. Cool; frost. ^JpCool; high wind. Clear. Cloudy ; little rain. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant. Cool, frostv. Cold; hard frost. UPvery hard frost; White frost. Cloudy; rain. Clear, cool. Cool. Pleasant. Rain; cool. N. E. S. W. s. s. w. E. W. W. s. w. s. ■^^g*" Rain. Hard frost. Frost. Cool. Cold. Little rain. S. W. w. N. W. s. N. E. N. W. N. E. N. W. S. E. & E. First of the month warm ; last part cool. Month generally cool; but few hot days. 11 221 .nHS E^" METEOROLOGIC/ W 1842. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. 1. Warm, clear. White frost. Kg^ Geese fly South; cool. 4. Hard frost : ice — 1 inch on pond. 5. Clear, pleasant. 6. Tied sun; warm. 7. Pleasant, warm. 8. South-east rain, high wind. 9. ""l^Kain and thunder >Jpnn night. 10. Cold. 11. Cool. 12. Cloudy; little rain. 13. Cold. N. 14. Cold. N. & 15. Clear, warm. 16. Cloudy. 25 20. Wind. W. X w. w. N. E. E. S. E. 17. H$ 'Clear, mild. W. 18. Cloudy. S. W. 19. Clear. W. 20. Cold. W. 21. Clear, pleasant. W. 22. Pleasant. S. W. 23. Very pleasant. 24. Cool, stormy; Thanks- giving. N C Clear, warm ; no frost in ground. Ver} r warm. S. 27. Cloudy; snow in night. N 28. Clear, cool. N. 29. Froze hard. 30. Cold, clear. Mild first part of month, cold and stormy last part. W. E. W. Wind. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. ^g^Cold, cloudy, squally. Cold, clear. Warm ; thawed all day. Moderate. South-east rain; snow gone. Flurry of snow. Ground white. Cold. N. ^JpCloud}-, stormy. Cold; flakes of snow. Cloudy, cool. Clouds; snow — 1 inch. 'High .wind, snow — 3 inches, rain and hail in night. Froze hard ; sleighing. Good slei2fhhn»-. X. E. E. N. 16. Cloudy ; little snow. 17. *^P'Cold. 18. Clear, cold. 19. Cold ; froze all day. 10° 20. Cloudy. 21. Cloudy; hard rain. S. 22. Warm ; south-east rain. 23. Snow gone ; water high. 24. Cold ; "little snow. E. $25. Vy^ Snow squall. 26. Cold. N. 27. Little snow. 28. Pleasant, clear. 29. Cool, cloudy. N. 30. Snow and rain. 31. Jfl&Fiain ; snow gone ; ^^/water high in river. Cold December ; some stor weather. N. N. E. E. N. W. N. W. E. mv . G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 1!). 20. 21. 22. 28. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 20. 30. 81. METEOROLOGICAL 1843. MAECH. Wind. \^rj Little snow in night. No tllRAV. Cold clay. 9 C below. Cold ; good .sleighing ; 1° below. ~ N. Cold. 2° below. Cold, clear. 1° above. Cold. 7° below. Cold. l c above. 481 ^JfCold, clear. 8- Cold. 15° North-east snow storm. Cold, clear; good sleighin Blazing star, tail ten feet long; cold. Pleasant, cold. Cold ; little rain. a w. N. W Clear. Sleighing 3 T ct. Pleasant. Ground l>are ; clear. Pain and thunder. Cool. Clear, pleasant. Mild, clear. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy, warm. Chilly, clear. Cold, clear. Pain. \§J Little snow. Cool, clear. N. N. E. E. S. S. s. s. s. s. N. S. w. w. w. w. w. W. w. E. N. W Cold March. 1 10. 11. 12. 1 13. 1 14. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 1. Cold. 2. Snow. 8. Cool, pleasant 4. Snow; cold. 5. Chilly. 6. Cloudy. N. N. & N. v^Warm. Pleasant. Stormy. Cloudy. Frosty, cold. Clear. Warm with thunder, Warm. w/Clear, cool. Cool. W. S. Cool month. and storm v first of N. E. E. s ^Jf'Snow deep in woods. East day ; warm, pleasant. No wind; Geese flying North. Clear; sharp morning. Great thaw. Great rain; high wind. South-east wind in night. ^Bridges gone; roads w ashed. Joppa bridge gone, water highest ever known but once. Cold. Chilly. Cool! N, Clear. S Mild. S, N. S. Yv 7 . W. W. w. W. , E. E. W. S. w. the s mShi 224 a ^H. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 3 MAY. 1843. JUNE. a 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 20. 80- 31. S. W. Wind. Warm, mild. W. Clear. S. W. Rain. S. S. W. Cool, clear. N. Frost; cold. N. Warm. S. W. J) Warm. Good planting weather Mild, clear. llain. South-east rain; warm. Warm. S. W. ^|pLittle frost ; no damage. Warm; South and South- west rain. Pleasant, warm. Clear, chilly. Rainy. Pleasant, warm. Cool. Little rain. Clear, warm. Clear, mild. Warm. Warm, clear. Little rain. Warm. St^P" Apple trees begin to blossom. Warm. S. W. S. N. W. S. W. s. w. 5. W. 3. W. s. s. W. S. W.\ 7. 8. 0. 10. 11. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 28. 24. 25. 2G. 97 f 3 ^ yyiiot. Hot; thunder Very warm. S. \ 28. > 20. 30. showers. Hot. 80° Little rain. Rain and thunder. Mild, pleasant. v^'Corn looks well. Clear. W Hot. 85° Hot; thunder and rain. Showers South of us. Clear, dry. S Hot sun; clear. Wind. W. S. W. s. w Very clear. Pleasant, warm. Some rain. Clear, warm. Rain. Showers. Clear. S. W. 8. S. s. w. E. & E. .Clear; sun warm. Warm, dry. Clear. W. &. Hot; thunder and rain. Hot; thunder and light- ning. 80° Hot, dry. Clear, warm. dry. Very warm. 96° ^^Thunder; no rain; ^t/hot. Extreme heat. 00 Hot, clear. 05 c Hot and dry. W S. W. S. W. w. s. w. Warm May Hot June ; hut few cool days. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1843. JULY. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (J. 7. 8. 9. 10. Wind. Hot and dry. 8G° [little rain. Thunder in the morning ; gggr^Corn begins to spindle. ^Jg) Clear, pleasant. W. Cloudy; rain. Clear. ' W. Clear, warm. 80° S. Hot ; high wind, thun- der, lightning and rain. S. W. Cool. W. Warm, clear. 79° S. W. 11. ^PYVarm. 82° W. S. W. 12. Warm and dry. W. 13. Warm. W. S. W. 14. Hot, dry. 90 = 15. Hot ; thunder, little rain. 1G. Hot; dry for 4 weeks. 17. Hot; cloudy; few drops of rain. 87° 18. Thunder, lightning, and rain, much damage by lightning. .Very warm. Clear, pleasant. Hot, dry. Hot; corn leaves red. Hot; dry. Very hot ; dry. 95° Hot; thunder, little rain. W. 2G. Hot, dry; garden suffers. 27. fjpHot; showers. 91° 28. Hot; showers oft' South. 29. Hot; thunder, little rain. 30. Much thunder, little rain. 31. Cloudy 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 92. 28. 29. 50. 31. AUGUST. Warm. "%. J/ Hot, clear. E. S Hot; cloudy. Verj' warm. S. Hot; cloudy. Rained all night. S. E. Ground wet. Some rain. Thunder and lightning ; heavy rain ; damage by lightning. 'Warm, cloudy. Cloudy; little rain. Cloudy. Clear, hot, 87° Very hot. 90° Thunder off North. Very hot. Clear. "Wind. N. E. E. S. . w. E. & E. N. E. S. E. W. S. s. w. , Extreme heat. 9G° Muggy, hot. Rain, thunder and lightning. Thunder : little rain. Hot. S. S. W Hot ; little rain in night. Hot. 89° S Clear. S. & S. E ^/Clear, hot. Hot ; showers off South ; little rain here. Little rain in morning. Very hot; rain, thunder and lightning. Showers oft' North. Hot ; little thunder. S. Hot July ; some very hot days. August, hot month. 226 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1843. SEPTEMBER. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14.' 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. Wind. , s JpJ Cloudy; rain. E. Clear, hot. 79° S. W. Clear, hot. 84° S. Hot ; much thunder and lightning ; little rain. 90° Cool, clear. E. Cool, cloudy. N. E. Cloudy. N. E. 'Cool. E. High wind. N. W. Clear; rather cool. Little rain. N. E. & S." E. Clear, cool. N. Little frost — killed beans. Hot, clear. S. W. South rain part of day. _ ,Hot, clear. Clear, still. Hot; lightning. Warm, cloudy. Hot, clear. Warm, clear. Clear. 23. \^/Warm. 24. Warm, clear. 25. Hot; thunder. 26. Cool, cloudy. 27. Cold, clear. 28. Cold; hard frost. 29. Cool; frost. 30. Warm. S. S. S. W. s. w. w. N. E. s. w. s. S. E. N. E. E. E. E. S. W. Wind. S. N. & W. S. E. N. W. 1. Cloudy; little rain 2. Cool, clear. 3. Thunder and hail. 4. Cold. 5. Pleasant, clear. 6. Warm; cloudy part of day. S. W. 7. Stormed all day ; water rose in the streams. N. E. _ 'Cloudy, cool. N. E. 9. Clear, cool. N. W. 10. Clear, pleasant. S. W. 11. Clear, warm. 70° 12. Clear, warm. S. E. 13. Clear, cool. N. W. & W. 14. Cool; frosty — ice i inch. 15. Warm; little rain. S. 1 6 . 0^ Warm ; tlmn dc r an d V^lightning. S. E. 17. Cold, clear, frosty. 18. Warm. 75° S. & S. S. E. 19. Tempest; heavy thunder. ' 20. Clear, mild. S. 21. Warm; high wind. 22. Cloudy. S. W. 23. \W/Cool ; stormy. 24. Stormy. 25. Clear, pleasant. 26. Cloudy ; some rain. 27. Clear, warm. 60 = 28. Cool. 29. ^} Stormy, cool. 30. Cool, clear. 31. Pleasant. N. E. N. N. W. Rather warm October; little September, hot first of month. \ s ^ ormv 227 : &f** METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1843=. \ DECEMBER. m NOVEMBER. Wind. \ 1. High wind; cold. N. 2. Heavy rain. N. E. & E. 3. Clear, cold. N. W. 4. Cold; froze all day. 5. Cold. E. S. E. 6. Cold, clear. E. 7. ||§i''Cloudy, cool. N. 8. Snow — 2 inches; clear. 1. Cold, cloudy. 2. Clear, cold. 3. Clear; frost; ice — 1 inch. Wind. E. TV. 4. Clear, warm. 5. Warm. 6. iipCloiKly. S. 8. W. E. & N. E. 9. Cold; hail. 10. Chilly. 11. Cool, cloudy. 12. Clear. 13. Cold ; snow squall. 14. ^^ Clear. 15. Pleasant, clear. 10. Little rain. 17. Warm, cloudy. IS. Clear, warm. 19. Mild, clear. 20. Cool. 21. v|y South-east rain. 22. Ccol, pleasant. 23. Warm. 24. Clondv. 25. Clear. 26. Cloudy. 27. Warm; showery. 28. ^Jp' Very warm. 29. Cold wind. i: 30. Snow. 7. Snowed all day. S. Snow — 9 inches. N.\ 9. Clear; good sleighing. E. S.'E. 10. Cold; snow. X. S. E. 11. Cloudy. X. W. S. W. ( 12. Cold, clear. N. 13/ Little snow. X. 14. /£F^ Warm ; thawed little ; N. W. V^L S. W. \ 15. Cloudy; South-east rain. S. E. 1 10. Hard rain. E. S. W. 17. Snow most gone. S. W. 1 18. Stormy. E. 19. Pleasant, warm. E. 20. Cloudy, warm. S. W. 21. V-^fSleiffhing done S. E. S. W. 22. Thaw. S. S. W. j 23. Snow— 4 inches. N. \ 24. Cool, cloudy. W. 25. Cloudy, still, warm. S. E. 20. Cool; snow flurry. S. E. & E. S. E. 27. Snow fell 3* inches. E. S. 28. ^JpJ Little snow. W. 29. Cold, clear. X. W. S. W. {30. Little snow. 31. Warm; good sleighing. s. w. & w. November, rather cold month. \ December, cold and stormy. sr G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 9.9, METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1844. JANUARY. Wind. Warm, pleasant; thaw. at night. Clear. Snow — 2 inches. Cool, pleasant. | Cold ; high wind ; 'good sleighing. Cold, clear, still. Cloudy. Cold. N. W. & Cold; snow — 4 inches. 4 C Pleasant ; thawed in sun. Clear, cold ; good sleighing N. S. N. .Clear, cold, still. Rain in night. S. Snow almost gone. South-east rain. East south-east rain all night. Great rain. S. E. & E. Clear, cold ; high water. C'JP Very cold ; froze. 10° Cold ; froze all day. Extreme cold. 5° below. Cold, clear. 6° above. 23. Thawed all day. 24. Warm, clear; thaw. 25. Cold, cloudy; froze. 2G. Cold; froze. 10° 27. JP Cold. 8° below. 28. Very cold. 10° below. 29. Cold. 3° above. 30. Very cold. 8° below. 31. Extremely cold. IT below. Six days below zero month. W. E. N. W. N. W. cold a. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 2G. 27. 28. 29. FEBRUARY. Wind. 1. Cold. 10° above. N. & N. W. 2. Snow— 2 or 3 inches. N. E. 3. Cold, cloudy. E. 'Clear; little thunder. S. Cloudy; rain, thaw. Warm; thaw. Very warm. S. Cloudy, cool. Cold, clear. Cold. 4° E. W. E. N. N. W. _.Milcl, clear. Pleasant; white frost. Thawed most of day. S. Pleasant, warm. S. Pleasant; thawed little. Snow in night — 3 or 4 inches. Warm, clear ; thawed all day. W. W. W. _ fCold. 10° Mild, clear. Cloudy; little snow. Thaw; muddy. Clear, warm. Warm. Clear, pleasant Clear. ^D Pleasant. Cloudy, rainy. Snow storm, high wind Thunder showers.* N. W. W. w. s. & w. N. E. & E. S. S. E. February, unsteady weather. 229 K METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1844. MAECH. 1. Pleasant. 2. Warm ; little frost. 3. Warm. S. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. & Wind. W. S. s. w. ^'Warm; no frost, Clear. Warm ; thawed all day. Warm, clear. ggf^Blue birds, black birds, and robins seen. Warm. Clear, pleasant. W. W. S. W. Pleasant. W. S. W. Rain. S. S. E. Cloudy ; frost out of ground. Little snow. Snow and rain. N. E. Hard rain all day. E. & N. South-east and south rain ; high water. 3^/Cloucly. Clear, cold. Cold, clear. Cold ; little snow Snowed all day. Snow and hail. Clear, pleasant. Cold, stormy. Rain. _ 7 Ground bare Rain Clear.- N. E. Snow, rain, thunder and lightning,'. S. N. W. w. w. X. E. S. N. E. E. E. S. w. E. & E. M APEIL. 1. Cold; snow. 2. Cold. 3. l©'Cool. E. 4. Very pleasant. 5. Warm, clear. 6. Clear, warm. 7. Clear, cool. 8. Warm. w N. N. ind. E. E. S. E. & S. W. w. w. w. w. 9. \J^ South-east rain ; warm. 10. Warm. S. 11. Clear, warm. S. W. 12. Very warm. S. W. 13. Extreme heat. 14. Hot, clear. 15. Warm, cloudy. 16. Cool, cloudy. N. E. 17. V^Cool. 18. Clear. 19. Clear. 20. Cool. 21. Cool. 22. Clear, pleasant. 23. Rainy. 24. Warm. 25. "^Little rain; ^§! cloudy. 26. Cool. 27. ^^ Peach and trees in blossom. 28. 29. Clear, pleasant. 30. Clear. E. S. S. S. S. S. X. N. & N. S. & S. warm, cherry S. S. E. W. E. E. W. W. s. w. W J31. Cold. Warm and pleasant first part of i arch, stormy latter part. j Uneven mouth. 230 - I I ■• ■■ I 1 - 1 . II ■ lll _ l 1 ; f : - l : i j^&h 1844. MAY. JUNE. Wind. 1. Warm and dry 2. ^P^Clear; little rain. 3. Warm; thunder, light ning, rain. 4. Warm, dry. W. 5. Warm. S. W 6. Rain, thunder; warm. 7. ^gp 30 * Apple trees begin to blossom. 8. Cool. W. & N. W 9. Vt^Dry, warm. 10. Hot. 80° W. 11. Hot; thunder, lightning, rain. 12. Warm. 13. Pleasant. 14. Rain. 15. Trees in full blossom. 16. Clear, hot. 17 18 19 20 21 99 W/ Rainy. . Cloudy, warm. Rain ; cool. Cool, stormy. Clear. Cool ; frost — killed grape vines. S. w. s. w. s. w. w. & s. s. w. E. E. E. Wind. 1. Very warm; strawber- ries ripe. 2. Hot. 3. Clear. 4. Clear, warm. 5. Clear, hot. 8G° G. Hot, cloudy. 7. C^Lcool. 8. Cool. 9. Hot; thunder showers. S. 10. Sharp lightning, hea^y thunder, rain. 11. Cool; high wind. 12. Cool. N. E. 13. Little frost — killed beans. 14. Warm; little rain. S. W. ]' s. w. s. w. s. w. s. s. N E. JN 24 Warm rain. S 25. "^Hot; thunder and 2G. Cool, cloudy. 27. Clear, hot, 26. Hot; thunder. 81° 29. Pleasant day. 30. Clear, warm. 31. iglll^Warin; rained all Trees forward. W N. E. S. W. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. S. 30. |f/Cool. Clear, pleasant, Warm, cloudy. S. W. Warm. W. Warm. Warm, day. 76° Cloudy. Cloudy,- little rain. ^JpCool, pleasant. Warm, dry. Warm. Hot, dry, with thunder. Ho t ; he avy th a 1 1 d e r , little rain. 87° Warm, pleasant. High wind. N 'Warm, clear. W. E. S. W. 8. W. w. Cool June. Forward season ;| srass lio-ht. ! 231 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1344. AUGUST. 1. Warm rain. 2. Cool, clear. 3. Hot, dry ; little rain. 4. Cool. 5. Clear, cloudy. G. Warm ; little rain, thun- der. Wind. S. W. N. W. N. E. S. W. S. N. 7. ^2^ Cool, clear. 8. Warm, clear. 9. Cool. 10. Warm ; thunder shower. 11. Warm, cloudy, little rain. 12. Cloudy, warm, 13. Hot, clear. . 14. Cloudy. 15. xg/ Clear, warm. 1G. Rainy all day. E. 17. Warm, clear. 18. Clear. S. W. & N. 19. Warm, cloudy; little rain. 20. Cloudy, rainy. 21. Indian corn bearded. 22. JpHot, clear. S. 23. Clear. S. | 24. Cloudy ; little rain. : 25. Cloudy ; rainy all day. 126. Showers. ; 27. Cool, clear. \ 28. Warm, clear. W. W. W. s. w. w. w. E. W. 2'.). ^p/\Varm, clear. 30. Warm. 31. Warm rain and thunder. S. W. W. s. E. W. W. w. Wind. Thunder, little rain. Hot; tempest. 95° Hot; showers. 80° Warm; thunder. 79° i>- \^Warm, clear. W. I G. Warm, clear. S. W. 7. Hot. S. & W. 8. Cloudy; thunder. 9. High wind. S. W. 10. Hot ; thunder off South. s. & s. w. 11. Clear, warm. W. 12. Hot, clear. W. 13. \^/Cool. 14. Clear. 15. Shower, some thunder. 1G. Clear, warm. 75° 17. Hot. 89° 18. Hot, dry, clear. 19. South rain in night. E. E. W. W. S. W. 20. , J^ Cool. E. 21. Cool, cloudy. E. 22. Cool, stormy. S. 23. Ciear, cool. E. 24. Cloudy, dry. N. E. 25. Warm; rain and thun- der. 2G. Clear, mild. N. W. fclear all day. W. 28. Some cloudy. W. 29. Clear, cool. W. 30. Hot, clear. 31. Hot; thunder showers. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1844, SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. Warm; little rain. Thunder; ground very dry. Warm. S. E. .Clear, warm. W. Clear, cool. N. Cold ; frost — killed vines. Hot, clear. S. W. Warm. 79° W. Great deal of dry weather. Very dry, clear, warm. Cloudy, clear. N. E. 1. Cold, frosty. 2. Clear, p'easan:,. 3. Cool ; hard frost. 4. /^Warm; heavy rain 5. Clear, cool. 6. Clear. 7. Mild, cool. 8. Warm. 9. Warm. 10. Warm, clear, pleasant Wind. W. W. S. E. W. N. E. E. f r Wt Cool, cloudy. Cloudy. Clear, cool, dry. Hot, dry. 80°' Clear. Very warm. JpHot, dry. 8C C Hot. 87° Hot, clear. 81 ? Hot; showers. Cool, clear. Cool; frost. Little rain. Cool, clear. Hard frost- Stormy, cold. Frost; cold. N. E. N. E. E. E. E. S. E. N. E. E. S. E. W. S. N. E. S. W. S. E. N. E. N. E. W. s. w. & w. s. s. w. 11. IJ^Cloudy. E. 12. Cold. E. 13. Hard frost. 14. Warm; rain and thun- der. S. W. 15. Warm, clear, mild. 16. Clear. S. W. 17. Cloudy, warm. S. W. 18. JP Clear, cool. 19. Rain. 20. Cool. 21. Cloudy. 22. Pleasant, clear. 23. Warm, clear. 24. Warm, clear. 25. Cloudy. 2G. l^fpVery warm. 27. Cloudy. 28. Cooh 29. Cold. 30. Snow. 31. Ground white. W. s. w. & s. N. W. s. w. s. s. N. E. N. W. N. n: Warm September. Rather cool Oetober. 233 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1844. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. in. 17. 18. 19. 20; 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2(3. 127. 28. 20. 30. Pleasant, warm . White frost. VL. Cloudy; rain. Heavy rain ; high water. Thunder, lightning. Clear, cool. Pleasant, warm. Very pleasant, warm. Warm, clear. Wind. S. W. 1 . Warm ; thaw. Wind. S. s. s. E. X'tlyCle&r, warm. Warm, clear. S. Warm ; thunder shower in evening. E. S. Cold storm. N. Pleasant, clear. Warm, pleasant, clear. W. s. w. E. E. _Jg/ Warm. Very warm. Rain. Clear, pleasant. Warm; cloudy. Warm, pleasant- Cloudy. Cloudy. S. E. & E. E. UPCool. W. N. Cloudy; snow— 1 inch. Clear. N. Clear, cold. N. Thanksgiving ; cloudy ; snow — 3 inches. Good sleighing. Cold. . E. . E. W. N. W. w. 4. 5. fi. 7. 8. 0. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. no. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. \2^ Thawed fast. Some snow. Rained all day. Warm. S. Frost out of ground. Warm; showers. Clear; high wind. N, E. X, V-^/Pleasant. Pleasant, warm. Cold; north-east snow storm — fell 4 inches. High wind. Pleasant, warm. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant. Warm. Cool. Cold, frosty. ' ^%\ ^Jpf Pleasant. Cool ; little snow. Cool v frosty. Warm ; thawed little Cloudy. S. E. ; S. s. w. E. 8. S. E. S. w. w. IIP Cool, frosty. Warm. Warm, clear. Warm ; no frost ground. Thawed all day. Clear. S. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. N. E. X. W. & S. E. W. s. w. 8. in S. W. & Unsteady weather. i£'H 2U w. w. s. s. M pwm METEOROLOGICAL 1845. JANUARY. RECORD FEBRUARY. Wind. _ Little snow — 1 inch. Cold, pleasant. Cloudy, warm. Little snow in morning. Clear. S. W. Little rain. Little snow; cool. ^ Clear, warm. 9. Moderate. 10- Warm. 11. Cloudy, warm. 12. Clear, cooler. 13. Cold. 14. Cold. & S. N. S. 1. o, W.i 3 - W. w. w. w. w. s. w. & s. s. N. N. N. S. W. 15- ^Ji? Moderate. 16. Little snow — turned to rain 17. Snow and hail; icy. 18. Cold, clear. 12° above, 19. Very cold, clear. 6° above. More moderate. 10° and 8° above. Snow and hail. N. E. Cool. N. & W. W. N. 23. ^f§fl$'"Miid, very pleasant. 24. Warm; snow oft'. 25. Rain. 26. Moderate, cold. 27. Clear, warm ; thaw. 28. Pleasant, very warm. 29. Cloudy; rain". S. E. W 30. ^ Clear, cold. N. 31. Cold; froze. 11° above. W. First part of month warm and little stormy ; last part cold. Cold Cold. Cold, below Cold ; storm Snow clear. 3° below. 4 C below, moderated. 10 ( Wind. N. N. violent snow 2° below, fell 9 inches — roads full. ^fp^Clear ; snow — 2 or flinches. N. 7. Clear, cold. W. 8. Cold, moderated. S. 9. Moderate ; thawed in road. 10. Pleasant, warmer. 12° above. S. E 11. Rain, thaw. 30° 12. Warm, cooler. 30° 13. Cold, clear. 9° below. N. W. 14. ^Cold, cloudy. 10 c JP below. N. W. 15. Cloudy ; rain. 19° above. S. E. 16. Warm. 29° 17. Thaw; muddy. 11° above 18. Clear; white frost. 19. Pleasant, cloudy; rain. i 20. Moderate, warm ; bare ground. 21. Cloudy, very warm. 99 ' iffH^^' BlSftdy, warm. 23. Rainy, warm. 24. Warm; froze little. 28° 25. Mo'derate. W. S 26. Warm, clear. 61 ° S 27. Moderate, clear; blue birds come. S. 28. Cloudy, cool. N. W. First live days cold, rest of month warm. & E. S. E. N. E. S. S. E.[' W w METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1845. MARCH. APRIL. Wind. 1. V^Cold. 2. Cloudy; little rain 3. Cloudy in morning. 4. Warm, clear. 5. Rain. S. 6. Mild, cloudy, rainy. 7. Clear, cold ; water high in river. 8. \WyRain; warm, foggy. 9. Rainy, muddy. N 10. Clear. S. 11. Little rain and snow. N 12. Snowed all night — fell 6 inches. 13. Clear, pleasant N. S. W. w. w. S. E. S. E. W. E. S. Snow and hard- rain. S. E. ^%Calm, clear; snow ' JPoff. 10. Pleasant, cool. 17. Clear, pleasant, cold. 1 S. Cloudy ; snow — 8 inches 19. Very high wind 20. Clear, very cold 21. Very cold. 22. Mild. 23. igl'Mild, cool. 24. Clear, cloudy. 25. Clear. 20. Calm, clear. 27. Large drops of rain. 28. Warm. 29. Warm; geese fly. 30. /^f^Verv warm, clear N. W. high wind. W. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. ].'». 10. 17. 18, 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Rain. S Moderate, cool. Windy, cold. 25° Cloudy; little snow inch. Cold. ^^ Clear, cold. E Wind. & E. w. N. W. N. 17° N. & N. W. Stormy; snow — 1 inch. Moderate. Cold ; high wind. Moderate; high wind. Variable. S. W. & Cloudy part of day. Cloud) 7, ; rain. N. E, •S. W. S. w. w. N. w. w. w. s. s. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. JfiMild, warm. W. & S. Clear, pleasant. S. W. Cloudy ; south rain. Very cold, N. E. Dark, cloudy. S. E. .& E. Cloudy. E. Rain. N. E. & E. Cloudy, stormy. IS T . E. V^p Moderate, clear. S. Pleasant, very warm. Cloudy ; thunder and hail in morning. Pleasant, cool. S. Cloudy, misty. Some cloudy,; pleasant. S. W __. Moderate, warm. Cloudy. S. & S. W Clear and dull. S. W. E. S. s. w. s. v^. 70 c 31. Warm. 07° Unsteady month ; days. few S. warm Rather warm April, METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1845. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. MAY. Cloudy, cool. Chilly. Clear, cool. Pleasant. Very warm, dry. ^Idoudy; little rain Cloudy, cool. Warm, cloudy; little n Clear, cool. Clear; little frost. Hot, clear. 76° Clear, very hot. 80° Clear, warm,«dry. 70° JUNE. ' Wind. N- S. W- w. s. w. w. . N. E. N. E. ain. W. S. W. s. w. w. it, warm, dry. thunder and 14. jpciei 15. Warm; rain. 1G. Cloudy; little rain. 17. Dull, cool; apple trees begin to blow. 18. Rainy all dav. N. 19. Warm. 71° S. 20. Little rain. 7G° W. E. E. W. S. 21. ^/Moderate, clear. S. W. 22. Cloudy, cool. 8. W. 23. Pleasant, cool ; little rain. , 2-1. Pleasant. S. 25. Clear, cool. W. 26. Clear ; little frost— killed beans. 27. Very warm. S. W. 28. $t* Moderate, clear; \4^high wind. 4 29. Rain. S. W. 30. Cool. N. E. 31. Clear, warm. S. W. Quite warm most of the month. o, G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. •9° 80° 75" 8 Pleasant, hot. ' Hot, clear. 73° Hot, clear. 76° Vf^CIear, hot. Warm, cloudy. Little cooler, showery; thunder. Cooler, pleasant, mild. Rainy, hot; thunder. 79° Extreme heat. 86° Extreme heat. 95° Cloudy, hot; thunder, rain. 91° Clear, warm. 8. & 8. Hot, clear. 90 5 Rain. Pleasant, clear, warm. Clear, warm. Hot; thunder showi-rs 87° Clear, warm, pleasant. Wind. W. w. w. w, s. w. w. 8. S. W oh* ^f|P' Clear, cool. Moderate, clear. Cloudy; thunder South. Cloudy; little rain. Cool. s. W Hot ; thunder and rain 85 = Warm, clear. \4^ Clear, warm. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy, hot; rain. Clear, cool. Cloudy; little rain. W. 8. W. & W. W. W. 8. N, E. E. Warm ; little stormy weather. 237 K2 ................. f^&. v^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. W 1845 - JULY. AUGUST. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. Wind. Cloudy, cool. Cloudy. S. W. Rain, hail, thunder. 76° S. JI||kClear, hot ; tempest, i^/much rain. 95°S. E. & E. Moderate, cool. N. W. Variable. S. W. Extreme heat. 86° Hot. 89° S. W. & W. Very warm, clear. Hot : corn spindled in field. Extreme heat. 98° jjf Extremely hot. 102° Cloudy, cool. Hot; thunder, heavy rain. S. Hot and cloudy ; rain. Great heat. 103° Hot; showers. 95° Clear, hot; thunder off North. N. E. tool, clear. Clear, warm. Clear, hot; thunder oft' North. Hot ; thunder and rain 4 hours — damage in many places. 98° 23. Clear, hot. 96° W. 21. Showery, with thunder. 25. vJ^Moderate, clear. W. 26. Clear, hot; thunder off South. 27. Cloudy; showers off South. 28. Moderate; thunder ofl' North. S. 29. Clear, warm. 30. Much thunder — many build- ings struck b} r lightning. 31. Thunder off North — most thun- der ever known in July. July, hot ; much thunder. 1. Clear, hot. 90 : 2. Cloud v. Wind. s. w. s. w. ^g/Hot; rain, thunder. 4. Clear, hot. 91° W. 5. Clear, warm. S. W. 6. Very warm. 96° W. 7. Hot. 100 = 8. Hot; thunder and rain. 91° 9. Hot; thunder off South. 10. jPwarm, clear. W. 11. Hot; thunder, much rain. 12. Very hot; Cempest in morn- ing — lightning struck in many places. 13. Very hot, clear. 95 s 14. Hot. 85* S. W. 15. Cloudy, cool. N. E. 16. Cloudy. S. E. & E. 17. ^IpClear. cool. E. 18. Hot. 90° S. 19. Clear, hot. 87° W. 20. Warm, clear. 78° 21. Hot; thunder off South. 22. Thunder showers ; hot. 85° 23. Very hot ; rained hard 3 hours. E. S. E. 24. /gP^Some thunder off ©J North. 25. Warm. E 26. Warm. S. E. & E 27. Cool. E 28. Clear, cool. E 29. Clear, cool. N. W 30. Warm, clear. 31. Clear, cool. Hot and wet August. 238 m HP" METEOROLOGICAL RECORD W 1846. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 18. 14. $^7 Warm. 70" Hot. 79° Little rain. Clear, cool. Warm. Cool, clear. Cloudy; little rain. Clear. Wind. s. w. s. w. s. w. E. s. N. W. s. w. ^jg} Little rain. E. Cool. N. E. Cool; little frost. S. White frost— -no damage. Cool. E. Frost — some vines killed. 15. ^^p^Cool. clear 16. Pleasant, cool. 17. Cloudy. • 18. Clear, cool. 19. Clear, warm. 20. Cloudy. 21. High wind. 22. Cool. 23. QL Cloudy. 24. Little rain. 8. S: S. N. 25. Cool. 26. Clear, warm. 27. Cool, clear. 28. Pleasant. 29. Cloudy. 30. Hot. 78° w. w. w. w. w. w. w. E. . E. E. W. W. s. w. Pleasant September. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. ir/Cloudy ; rain Cool, clear. Warm, clear. Rain. Cloudy, warm. Stormy, warm. Stormy. JP? Clear. Cloudy. Storm}'. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy. Clear. Rain. N, N. W. & 8. W. & Wind. E. W. w. E. S. E. E. S. W. W. E. S. . E. W. w. 23. (^ Clear. 1 24. Warm. :25. Cool. 26. Warm. 27. Warm; little rain. 28. Clear, pleasant. :29. Clear, warm, pleasant. 30. ^Pllot. clear. 71 c 31. Hot, clear. 76 = 15. S'Cloudv, cool.W. & S. W. | 16. Cool. N. W. I 17. Cool, frosty: ice— i inch. IS. Clear, mild. S. W. y 19. Cloudy; little rain. S. W 20. Cold. E 21. Cold; froze hard : ice— | inch. 22. Cold, clear, pleasant. W. S. W. W. S. W. :■' s. w. I s. w. Rather cool October. 3& 239 &m£ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1845. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. Very warm. Cloudy, stormy. Earn. Warm ; thunder shower. 7G° Cool, clear. JP Clear. Clear, pleasant. • Cloudy ; rain. Warm. Stormy ; snow fell 1 inch Warm, pleasant. Warm . Very warm. 70° Warm. 71° Wind s. E S. E s. E W W s. W s E s. W w. s. w. s. w. 15. ^p>Warm. 1G. Warm, clear. 17. 18. 19. Warm. 20. Warm. 21. Vi^Cool, clear. 22. Pleasant, cloudy 23. Warm; rain. 24. Cool; froze. 25. Cool, pleasant. 26. Warm. 27. Clear. 28. i&jCle&v, cold. 29. Cold. 80. Cold, cloudy. w. & s. s. w. & s. w. s. w. s. s. w. w. s. w. E. N. h. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. Cool most of the month ; a few warm days. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Wind. Rained all day. S. Cold; froze. N. Cloudy, rainy all night. Rained all day; water high. ^"**\ ^j$ Cold wind; froze. Cold ; snow — 3 inches. Rain ; snow ofl'.S. E. & N. E. Cold; froze : ice. Ice thick on pond. Warm; thaw. S. W. Cold; froze. Very cold. 6° above. W. ^'Moderate, mild. S. W. Warm; rain. S. Rainy; water high in river. S. E. Cold. N. W. Cold. W. Little rain. E. Thaw. S. W. Cool, cloudy; snow — 2 or 3 inches. Cool, pleasant. Clear, cool. Clear, cool. N. W, Little snow in night. Snowed all day. Snow storm — fell 7 inches. Thawed some. S. W. 28. \3g/Warm 29. Clear, warm. W. 30. Warm; poor sleighing. S. Unsteady month ; some stormy days. 240 c4 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1846. JANUARY. \ FEBRUARY 1. Warm, clear. 2. Cloudy, rainy; water raised four feefc. 3. Cool, pleasant. 4. ^jg) Pleasant, warm. : 5. Warm, clear. ) C. Clear. \ 7. Rain and snow. 5. Heavy rain. : 9. Clear, pleasant, cool. 1 10. Cold wind. 11. Pleasant; thaw. 17 : ; 12. ^f|p Little rain. 13. Clear, warm. ) 14. Cold; little snow. : 15. Clear, warm. (16. Warm. S. ■; 17. Cloudy. 118. Snow — 3 /'inches. below. U9. Cold. 9° below. W oo Wind. W. S. E. W. w. E. s. w. s. w. w. N. w. & w. s. w. N. E. 20. \|^Cokl, clear. 21. Cold; little snow. 22. Cold, clear, pleasant. 1° belo'V. 23. Cold. 8° 24. Cold. 25. Clear, cold. N. N. W. S. W. ;20. Thaw, rain. hi. ©Cool. W. (28. Pleasant. W. •: 29. Mild, clear. W. 1 30. Clear. W. ;31. Warm, rainy. Mild first part of January, cold ■: latter part. 1. Pleasant, warm. 2. Warm; thaw. Warm; /thaw. Pleasant. 5. Warm. 6. Warm ; thaw. 7. Little snow. 8. Cloudy ; froze. 9. Cold, clear. 10. Cold. W. 22 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23! 94- 25. 2G. 27. 28. cold. 4° below. i |§P' Snow; Clear. Cold, clear. Very cold. Clear, cold. Moderate. Mild. v^Wtirm, clear. Ccld. Snow storm; cold. Blustering. Clear, pleasant. Moderate. Clear, cold. fSpCold, clear. Clear. Cold. Mild. Wind. W. s. w. E. W. w. w. N. W. \v. w. N. w. w. s. s. w. w. w. w. w. N. W. N. W. W. Unsteady month ; few cold and some warm da vs. 241 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1846. MARCH. Cold, clear. Clear. Clear. Wind. W. w. W. N. W. 6, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. ^JP Clear, pleasant. Clear. W. S. W. Clear, mild. Clear. W. & N. Little snow ; sleighs run. Pleasant, warm. W. Clear, cool. N. W. Clear, warm. 'Cloudy. Warm. Rain, hail. Pleasant. Little snow- Cloudy, cool. Moderate. Little rain. S. S. S. E. w. fell 3 inches. N. E. S. E. & S. S. W. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Cool. Clear, warm. JpMild. Clear, pleasant. Warm. Clear. Moderate. Clear. Clear. Warm. .Variable Wind. W. W. W. S. W. w. & s. w. E. & S. E. W. N. W. s. & w. s. w. UpS. W., W.. N. W. & N. E. Little rain. Moderate. Cool. Clear, pleasant. Cool, clear, mild. Mild; rain. W. N. Pleasant, warm. Mild, olear. Clear. Cloudy. Rain. Rain. Stormy. \W/Cloudy. Warm, clear. Moderate, clear. Very warm. Cooh W. w. & s. w. s. w. & w. S. E. E. N. E. N. E. E. & S. E. W. s. w. w. N. 18. \^Pleasant. cool. 19. Warm. S. W 20. Clear. 21. Very warm. 76 3 22. Warm, clear. 23. Warm; thunder. S. 24. Cloudy; thunder show- ers. S. W. w. w. w. . s. w. w. w. w. _ 'Cool. 26? Clear, warm. 27. Warm; showers. 28. Warm; thunder South. 29. Pleasant, clear. 30. Warm. W. S. W. is, off W. S. Moderate March. Warm April. Season and trees f forward. 242 ms. i. 2, 3. 4. 5. G. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1846. MAY. i JUNE. £ Wind. Cloudv. S. Rainy. S. W. JpEain. S. E. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. W. Cloudy: little rain. S. Moderate, clear. W. Clear. : S. & S. W. Little rain in morning. Rainy: thunder. S. 1. Mild. warm. W & N. N. S. S. 'Little rain. Clear, cool. Windy. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. Moderate, clear. ) C5£|r* Apple trees begin to blossom. Rain, showers off South. Quite cool. A Clear, warm. Moderate. ) Warm ; thunder. Rain. S. & A Warm, clear. # Cloudy : rain, thun- der. V» arm, clear. Rainy ; warm wind. Cloudy : thunder in night. Rainy in morning. Some rain. N. Cool. ^jg) Cloudy, hot. Hot: thunder off South. Little rain. Unsteady : little rain. Hot. cloudy : lightning in night. Clear, cool. Cool. -Clear, warm. Hot. with thunder. Warm, clear. E. £ Moderate, clear. Clear, cool. Warm. Clear, hot. _ Clear, cool. Ciear. hot. with thunder, Clear, cool. Cloudy: rain, thunder. Little rain, showers. Pleasant, eool. Warm. Wind. E. W. W. W. s. w. s. w. E. E. S. E. X. E. E. W. w. Cloudy Cool. Pleasant, clear Pain; cool. Clear, cool. Clear, warm. Hot. clear. Hot. little rain. X. E. X. E. X. E. X. E. E. S. W. W. S. E. Mild and warm May AY arm June. Season forward. 243 185 m k METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1846. mi JULY. 1. Cloudy; rain. 2. Warm, dry, clear. 3. Hot. 80° 4. Some clouds ; hot. 5. Hot, dry, clear. G. Clear; little ram- dust. 7. fy^P"* Indian corn spin- bled ; clear, warm, dry. 79' -laid Wind. E. W. W. W. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 'Hot, clear. 90° Hot, clear. Very hot. 98° Very hot. 99° Extreme heat. 100° Clear, cool. Cool, cloudy. \i3^ Clear, cool. Cloudy, stormy. Rain. Rain; warm. Little rain ; cloudy. Warm and dry. W. S. Hot; rain. 81° E. S. Warm ; south-west rain. VS/Rain and thunder. Warm rain. S. W. Rainy, hot, with thunder. Rain; showery. S. Cool. E. Hot. 89 s W. S. W. Hot day. 90= W. Hot; thunder. 94° W. W. E. E. E. E. E. E. W. E. _/ Thunder showers. July, very hot ; but little thun- der; hottest July for twenty- seven years. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. AUGUST. thunder and Warm rain. Very hot. 100 D Hot, cloudy. Clear, hot. 90° Hot. 99 = Warm, clear. 99 s Wind. w. w. w. w. 90 c 90 = 7. ^p>Hot; thunder. 8. Thunder showers. 9. Warm, clear. 10. Hot; thunder and light- ning. 11. Clear, warm. W. 12. Hot, cloudy. 95° 13. /^llot; showers oil 1 V^ South. 93° 14. Heavy shower in night. 15. Warm, clear. 10. Hot; thunder in night. 17. Clear. 18. Clsar, warm. 19. Cool, cloudy. 20. Warm; rain. 21. \<0 Warm ; little rain. 22. Hot, cloudy. 23. Warm sun; showers. 24. Clear all day. 25. Cool. 26. Rainv. 27. Cloudy. 28. Pleasant, warm. 29. ^^Cool, clear. 30. Hot; tempest. 95 31. Hot, rather dry. August, very hot month. S. s. w. . s. w. S. W. : s. w N. E. , s. :- E. E. E. S. W. E. 244 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1846. SEPTEMBEE. TV r ind. w ind 1. Clear, hot, dry. 90° 1. Clear, hot. S. W 2. Very liot. 95° W. 2. Warm, cloudy; little 3. Hot. rain. 4. Clear, hot and dry. S9° 8. 4. Cool, clear day. Jf||Clear; little frost— E 5. ^P'Hot. 95° 4§f'killcd vines. H. Extreme heat. 90° 5. Warm rain. S 7. Mot. 97° 6. Warm, clear. s. w 8. Thunder showers. 7. Hot. 90° 9. Cool. E. 8. Hottest day since Aug- 10. Cool. N E. ust. 99° 11. Hot; thunder and rain. 87° 9. Hottest weather on record at this season 12. /^PMIot; thunder off thunder, lightning. 98° V-lL South. 80° 10. Great change — cool. N E 13. Very warm. W. &t* 14- Warm. E. 11. Vs^ Frost— killed vines E 15. Clear, cold ; little frost 12. Cool. N E — no damage. 13. Cloudy; rain. S. W. in. Cool, clear. ,14. Clear, warm. s. W 17. Moderate. W. 15. Warm, clear. W 18. Pleasant, warm. S. w. 10. Cloudy. s. W 19. Hot, cloudy. s. 17. Clear. s. W CjpClear. 18. Cloudy. s. 20. N E. 19. Rain. N, E. 21. Cool, pleasant. N E. ©Coo,. 22. Clear, cool. E. 20. N. E — o • Windy; little frost. N E. 21. Cool ; frost. 24. Clear, pleasant, cool. 22. Little rain. S. E. 25. Warm ; showers. S. W. 23. Clear, cool, pleasant. 20. Warm ; showers. 24. Pleasant, cool. N. E. 27. Windy, warm in mornin ^pCool. g- 25. 20. Clear,, cold, frosty. Clear, pleasant. 28. W. ^^^v 29. Cool, clear daj\ W. 27. ^^Warm. S. S. W. 30. Warm. s. W. 28. Pain, hail and snow. 29. Clear, cool ; ground white 30. Cloudy; rain. S. E . & F i j . 31. Cool. Very warm September. October, cool since the 8th. mm§- 245 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1846. NOVEMBEE. \ DECEMBER. Wind. 1. "Rough, cold. N. 2. Cold. W. S. W. Wind. f Clear, pleasant. 4. Moderate. 5. Mild, pleasant. 6. Pleasant, some cloudy. 7. Cloudy. 8. Cloudy. 9. Rained all day. S. W. 1. Clear, cold; froze hard. 2. ^PPlcasant, cool. 3. Clear. 4. Clear, warm. 5. Clear, cold. 6. Clear, cold. 7. Mild, warm. 8. Pleasant, warm. 9. Cloudy, warm. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 28. 29. 30. v^ Rainy, cool. E. Rain. E. Rain; cool. E. Blustering. N. Cloudy. E. Cold, windy. N. E. Rain. S. E. & S. Clear, pleasant. S. W. Vl^Cloudy, warm. TV. Cloudy. S. TV. Clear, cold. N. Mild, clear. S. W. Pleasant. S. TV. Rainy, cold. N. Cloudy, stormy. Is T . ^J$) Stormy night. Thanksgiving ; clear, cold. Clear, cold. Pleasant, clear. Rain and little snow. Cold wind. N. TV N 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. \ 29. 30. 31. s s. w N. TV W S. TV s . E S E N Warm, cloudy. Clear, cold; snow. Very cold ; good sleigh- ing. Cold, clear. TV. Cold. N. W. Cold. TV. & N. TV. Cloudy, still. Cloudy, stormy. N. E. ^■W) Stormy. Pleasant, cold. Cold; little snow. Snow storm. Cloudy. JPcold. Cold. Windy; little rain. Cloudy ; high wind. Pleasant. Rain; thawed all day. Clear, warm. Rained part of clay. Warm. N. N E. W. N. N. N. N. E. w: s. w. Moderate month ; but few s stormy days. Unsteady month ; rather cool. 240 «&a 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. METEOROLOGICAL 1847. JANUAEY. RECORD. FEBBUABY. 1 Wind. ; Cloudy; warm wind. S Cloudy, warm. Cloudy, warm. Cold; snow, hail, high wind. Clear ; hard frost. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy; little rain. Clear, cold; high wind, thunder and lightning. Lit lie snow. Some cloudy. Snowed all day. Clear, cold ; good sleigh- in jj. Mild. Cloudy, pleasant. Little rain. j^^Little rain; snow Clear, cold, blustering. Rain and snow. Clear, cold; froze hard. Moderate, warmer. W. s. S. E. 3. W. S. N. E. S. W 1. Snow in night. 2. Cloudy. 3. Cloudy, rainy. 4. Clear, cold; froze all day. 5. Cokl ; high wind. G° 6. Pleasant. Wind • S. E. S. W. W. '• \^ Very pleasant. 8. Mild; thawed all day. 9. Pleasant. S. W. 10. Snowed all day. 11. Pleasant; thaw. 12. Clear, pleasant. 13. Clear, cold. 14. Pleasant. W. S. w. 15. si^Mikl, clear. 16. Cloudy: snow — 2 inches 17. Pleasant. S. & 18. Pleasant. 1 19. Snow at night. 20. Snowed all day. N. E. 21. Stormy — snowstorm. 21. Cold, clear, 22. Cold, clear. N. W £0. 26. 29. Mild. Cloudy; thaw; muddy Clear, mild. Cloudy ; warm rain. Cool, clear. Very cold. Ra ined all niiiht. s 22. 23. 24. 25. \2(\. | 27. 28. ^ Clear, cold. Very cold, clear. Pleasant. W a nn ; bad p a s s i ng . Pleasant, clear. Rain, high wind. Snow almost ironc. N. E. S. W. S. E. N. N. W. s. N. N W. N. E. 30. 31. Cold. Moderate Some rain. Unsteady month. 1S T . E. unsteady January. $Ss£$L 247 § METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1847. MARCH. APRIL, Wind. Winl. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 20. 27. 28. 29. I'Wiudy, cold. Cold, clear. Moderate; thaw. S. Pleasant; thawed all day. Mild. E. Cloudy. N. E. Calm, cloudy; rain. Cloudy; rain. N. E. Cloudy, cold. 19° Clear, cold. N. Blustering- ; high wind. Cold, clear. N. Cold, clear. W. Clear, cold. N. W. Clear, cold. 2° below. CjpClear, cold. W. Snow. N. E. Moderate; little snow. Pleasant. S. W. Warmer. S Pain and thunder. S. E, Stormy. E ^Jphlain — raised river. Clear, pleasant. S g^* Wild geese fly; ■ cloudy, warm. Pain; showery. S Cool ; little snow. Snow ; froze hard. Cold; snow. 2. \ 3 ' 4. \ 5. G. \ " ' 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. \ U ' 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1-21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. Clear, cold ; good sleigh ing. Pain, hail and snow. Cold; good sleighing. Cloudy; 1 i ttl e r a i n . Pleasant ; cold wind. Cool, cloudy. Pleasant, cool. ^Fast day; mild. Clear, cool. Cloudy, rainy. Cold, windy. Pain, cold wind. Cloudy, cool. Clear, pleasant. fSpCool; little rain. Windy, clear. High wind. Clear, cold. Cold; high wind. Cold, pleasant. Cloudy. .Jp Pleasant, warm. Rainy, warm. Clear. Clear, frosty. Clear, warm. Cooler; some thunder Moderate. Pain; cool. ^llji'Pleasnnt, warm. 30. ^PChilly; little snow. 31. Snow; good sleighing. Unsteady month; some very cold weather ; few stormy days. W. s. w. N. N. S. s. w. w. w. w. s. s. s. w. E. s. w. s. w. N. E. Cold and stormy first part of | month, warm latter part. h> 248 KA 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. METEORO: ,OGICAL 1847. RECORD MAY. Wind. 1. Pleasant, warm, clear. 2. Rainy, warm. 3. Cool. E. 4. Clear, pleasant, cool night. Warmer, clear. Cold; frost. Vy^ Clear, cold; frost. Rainy, stormy. Clear, hot. Hot. 86° Hot. 85° Very hot. 81° Clear, cOol. N. E. E. E. E. E. S. w. N. E. _ ^Cool ; high wind Clear. Clear, cold. N. Clear. Moderate, mild. Apple trees begin blossom. Warm. jlcool. Clear. Warm, clear. Hot, clear. 80° Warm ; south rain. Hot. showery. Cool. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. ID. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Showers. W. E. to N. E. N. E, & W. S. E. S. s. N. E. s. w. s. s. s. E. w. 29. ^gpWurm, clear. 0. Cold easterly storm. 31. Cold; frost— killed beans. Some very warm and some stormy days ; a few cold, frosty niarhts. JUNE. W 1. Little rain. 2. Cloudy; thunder rain. 3. Warm, pleasant. 4. Plf.asant, and 5- Vs^^Mild, warm. 6. Clear. 7. Warm, clear. 8. Rain; warm. 9. Rain. 10. Showers, high wind. 11. Clear, warm. 20. 21. 99 25 26 27 28 12. x^) Clear, warm. 13. Clear, pleasant. 14. Pleasant, warm. 15. Cool, clear. 16. Clear, dry. 17. Clear, mild. S. & 18. Clear, very pleasant. 19. Rain ; warm. JP Cloudy. Showers; hot. 80° Rainy. 23. Showery. 79° S. & 24. Hot. 90° Hot. 93° Hot, dry, clear. 91° Hot, clear. 89° StHeavy thunder and _H-ain. 29. Cloudy. o0- Rain; cool. ind. ;• S. s. w. w. w. w. s. s. w. w. s. w. w. w. w. E. . E. s. s. . E. . E. W. E. E. Pleasant, mild month. 249 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^t& 1847. JULY. AUGUST. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. Cool. Clear, hot. Hot, clear. Hot. 89° CHot, with thunder. 96° Hot ; thunder oil' North. 93° Clear, hot. 96° Hot, clear. 88° Hot ; little rain. Hot, cloudy, showery. Hot, clear. Jlot, cloudy, ttiun- _ *der. Thunder showers. Cool, clear. Clear, warm. Hot, clear. 89° Very warm, dry. Clear. Clear, hot. S. W Wind. E. | 1. Showery. W. & N. E. 2. Clear ; little rain. S. W. 3. Hot. E. s. w. 4. /^^Cloudy; south-east 5. Clear, cool. 6. Rain. 7. Stormy, cloudy. 8. Cloudy; rain. 9. Rain. N. E. & 8. 10. Warm. s. E. S. s. w. s. w. w. . & s. Wind. S. W. s. S. E. N. E. S. E. N. E. N. E. S. E. S. 11. ^if/Hot, clear. W. 12. Hot. 93° W. 13. Clear, hot. 91° S. W. 14. Hot; showers. 93 c 15. Cool. E. S. E. 1G. Cool, clear, pleasant. 17. Hot; thunder showers. 18. Showery ; heavy raiu. 20. ^pHot; rain, thunder. 21. Hot; thunder off South. 91° 22. Showery. 23. Clear, hot; thunder and rain. 95° 24. Hot, clear, still. 9G° 25. Hot ; thunder and rain. 26. Rain; hot. 80° 27. Cool. 28. /HiljCool wind; clear, ^gjpcold night. 29. Pleasant, cool. 30. Clear, warm. W. S 31. Rain ; cool, hot; much thunder N. S. E. 19. .JPCool, clear. 20. Clear, cloudy. 21. Cool. S. 22. Warm. S. 23. Pleasant, clear. 24. Cool, clear. 25. Cloudy. S. 26. Jj^Cloudy, warm ; little 27. Some rain. 28. Warm. S. 29. Hot, showery. 91° 30. Hot, dry. 93° 31. Hot, clear. N. E. W. W. E, E. W. W. W. W. W. E. W. S, and Warm August. 250 f METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1847. SEPTEMBER. \ OCTOBER. SSSS1 Wind W. j 1. Rain; cloudy, 2. Clear, pleasant, warm 8. Clear, cool. 4. Cool, clear. S. W. \ 5. Cool, clear. W. i 6. Warm Wind S. W m. e. N. E. w. s. w. E. S. E. W. N. E. 7. Pleasant, cloudy. , W.I 8. ^Pcioudy; little rain. 9. Windy ; little rain. S. W. 10. Clear; high wind. N. W. N. E. 1 11- Little cooler. N. E. N. E. J12. Clear, cold; frost. 13. Rainy. s. W. E. {14. Clear, cool; high wind. E. 1. Hot day. 2. \|^Hot, showery. 8. Showers ; warm. 79° 4. Hot, clear. >. : 5. Clear, hot. 6. Cool. 7. Rain}'-, cold. 8. Rain: hot. 9. /^^Some rain; warm 10. Rainy, cool. ] 11. Rainy, cold. 12. Rain. 13. Showery, warm. 14. Showers. S. E. j 15. Pleasant, cool 15. Cool. N. E. ^ 16. ""^ Frost — no damage; 16. ^JP'Moderatc, warm. S. W. sjpcool. 17. Warm. S. W. } 17. Cool. N. E. 18. Warm, clear. S. W. j 18. Pleasant, cool; little j 19. Warm, clear. S. W. frost. 20. Cloudy ; little rain. 19- Cloudy. N. E. 21. Mild. S. W. 20. Cool, cloudy. 22. Pleasant, clear. W. S. W. 1 21. Cool ; north-east storm. \ &§^, <23. ^pcioudy. S. S. E. & E. S. W. 24. Cold, cloudy. N. E, N. E. 25. Rain; warm. S. S. W. N. E. j 26. Cold. N. W. & N. N. E. 27. Cold; ice— £ inch. N. E. 28. Pleasant, clear, cold. N. E. 29. Clear, pleasant. S. W. E S E I /£s^" S. 30. V^Clear. S. & S. W 1 31. Warm day. S. S. W. & Yi S. W 22. ^HP* Clear, pleasant | 23. Cool. 24. Cool. I 25. Rain; cool. 1 20. Stormy. 27. Rain ; cold. | 28. Cloudy. 'j 29. Moderate, warm. Rain, thunder. 30. } Mild, pleasant month; few hot Rather cool? lmt plcasant | days ; no stormy weather. \ month. 251 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1847. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. C. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 113. Wind. Clear, warm. S. W. Warm, pleasant. S. Warm. 76° S. Warm : little rain. S. W. Cloudy, hot, sultry. 80° Clear, hot. [^/Cold, cloudy Cold ; little rain. Warm, clear. Cloiady, warm. Clear, pleasant. Clear. Clear, pleasant. N. W. N. W. S. w. w. & s. w. S. E. i 14. .J&'Rained most of day. ; 15. Cloudy, cool. j 16. Clear, cool. 1 17. Pleasant, warm. j 18. Pleasant, warm. 119. Pain. )20. Cloudy, cool. 121. ^§^ Cloudy, cool. ( 22. Cloudy, mild. ■j 23. Cloudy, warm. ) 24. Pain and thunder. 125. Rain; high water. } 26. Clear, mild. I 27. Very pleasant. ( 28. Cool, cloudy. N. E- N. 72° S. W. 73° S. s. s. w. N. E. N. E. S. E. S. W. S. S. E. S. W. Clear, pleasant. Very cold. 8° 1. Cloudy, cold; froze. 2. Warm ; heavy rain. 3. Warm rain. 4. Warm, pleasant. 5. Warm, clear. 6. Clear, warm. Wind . S. E. f S. W. | S.«i s. w. I 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 S. W. S. E. ^W/Clear, warm. Clear, warm ; no frost Clear, warm. Cloudy. Warm rain. 76 s Very mild. Warm, clear. ^JP/Fog, rain. Foggy, warm; rain; there has been no frost for ten days. Fog; cool. N. E. Pain ; little snow ; cold. North-east snow storm. Clear ; snow melted. Cold ; froze hard. , Clear; Northern _ /light. Cold, cloudy. N. E. Cloudy; some snow. Pleasant. Little snow. Snowed all day — fell 6 inches. CoM; froze. 5° Warm, pleasant; good sleighing. Warm ; showers all day. 0. V^J^Warm; thaw. Unsteady month ; some extreme \ 31. Snow gone. ; warm and some cloudy weather, j Unsteady month; some warm and some stormy weather. m 252 T3 iSP' i. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1848. JANUARY. FEBRUAEY. Rainy, warm. 75° Rain; warm; thunder. Clear, cool. Cloudy; rain. Cold; rain; windy. lO^Clear, cold j r*rj?above. 1° below. S. E. hard rain. 2° below. 9° below, snow ; cold. G Cold. Rain. Cool ; Cold. Cold. Little above. Ill ^J/Little rain Warm; thaw. Warm ; thawed all day. Little rain; cool. Pleasant, cold Cold. Clear. N. 2° N. N. & N. Wind. S. s. w. N. E. Wind. 1. North-east snow storm — fell inches. Pleasant, cold ; srood sleighing. 3. Clear. W. & N. W. S, cold. W. W. E. E. N. N. E. S. 4. 5. 6. 7. 9. 4° below N. N. N. AY. W. & S. Snow in evening Snowed all day. Clear. Cold. 10° Cold. 7 U Cold. 2° 10. Very cold Jg) Clear, cold Snow; cold. Snow. 11° Clear, cold. Clear. Cold, clear. N. E. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. W. W. & N N. N. S. N. 17. Pleasant, clear. W. N. W. N. N. E. E. W. W. w. 'Pleasant, warm. Clear, cold. Cloudy; little snow. Clear part of day, cold. Clear. Cloudy; little rain. Warm. Rained all day. Clear. Rain and snow. 30. Warm, clear. 31. Clear. W. N. W. w. w. s. w. w. 18. /COGl. 2. Hot, clear. 7G° S. 3. Pleasant, warm, clear. 75° 4. Rainy, cool. S. S. 5. Rainy, cold. N. 6. Rainy. N. 7. Rain ; cold. N. 8. ^^ Rainy, cool. N. 9. Very dark, foggy. S. 10. Warm, clear. S. & 11. Warm, clear. High wind ; clear, cool. Frost — little damage ; clear, cool. Moderate ; little rain. S Warm, clear. i, Warm ; thunder and 'rain. 80° Hot, clear. 75° Warm; showers off North. Warm, clear ; thunder and rain. Rain, high wind. Pleasant. Warm, clear. Little rain. Cloudy, clear part ^ of day. 2b. Pleasant, clear, warm. 2G. Warm, clear. 27. Pleasant, warm. 83° 28. Hot, cloudy; thunder. 29. Hot, showery. 30. J[p|liainy ; high wind Rather cool June. S. S. w. E. E. E. E. E. E. W. W. N. W. s. w. s. E. s. w. w. w. 79° S. W. S. W. 255 04 4. 5. (3. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. : 22. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD JULY. hid. E. E. E. W. W. E. E. Cloudy. Cloudy, rainy. Rainy. Clear, cool. Clear, cool. N. Clear. N. & N Cloudy. J) Clear, bright. S. ^ Cloudy ; little rain. Clear, hot. 79° Clear, hot ; thunder and lightning. 80° Clear, hot; showers off South. 90° Cloudy, warm; little rain. Clear, hot. S. & S. Hot, sultry, clear. 84° E. p Clear, warm. Hot; showers. Thunder in morning. Clear, hot night. 87° Hot, clear. 81° Clear, hot. 89° Hot. S. s. w. w. w. w. 81° za. V^.IIot, showery 24. Warm, clear. 25. Thunder in night. ■20. Clear, hot; thunder off S. W. w Torth. Clear, cool. N. E. Cloudy ; thunder and rain. Cloudy, cool. E. 27. 28. ;29. I 30. f^Clear, warm. i 31. Rain and thunder, Warm July. S. E. S. AUGUST. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. SI. Wind. Clear, moderate. Pleasant, warm. 78° Clear, warm, pleasant. 80° Pleasant; little rain. S. Rainy morning. ^Jp'Thunder and rain. S. Hot. 80° W. N. W. Clear, hot. 90° Unstead} r j cloudy part of day. Hot and dry. 90° • W. Hot. 95° W. S. W. Hot. 99° W. Hot, clear. S. E. & E. <||||Hot ; thunder show- Hot. ■ S. S. E. Hot, dry. 87° W. Cloudy; rain. Cloudy. Thunder and rain all day. Cooler. N. E. Cloudy. Clear, cool. Clear, cool. Clear. Cool, clear. Cool, clear. Clear, hot. E. W.l E. E. ; . s & S E.: N. & W. :• w. ^/Little rain ; hot. Cloudy; little rain. Hot. Hot. S7< 8. S. W. i w. Warm August. % 256 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1848. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. Wind. 1. Hot; some rain, thunder. 2. Cloudy; thunder, rain. 3. Clear, cool. W. & N. W. 4. Clear. W. 5. jP Warm. S. W. & S. 6. Clear, hot. 80° W. 7. Clear, hot. 8. Hot, cloudy; showers off South. 9. Hot; thunder off North. 10. Warm. N. E. 11. Little rainy. S. W. & W. 12. Cool, clear. N. E. 13. ^H^Cool ; frost in low 14. Cloudy; thunder off South. S. W. 15. Clear, cold. N. E. 16. Pleasant, cool. N. E. 17. Cloudy; rain. S. S. W. 18. Pleasant, cool. N. E. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. .Clear, mild. Clear, cold. Clear, frosty. Rainy ; some thunder. Chilly. Clear, cool. Rainy in evening. Clear, cool. vW/Clear, cold ; no frost. Pleasant, warm. Hot and cloudy. Warm. 80° N. N. S. W. s. N. E. E. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2Q. 27. 28. 29. 50. 31. Very warm. 79° JpRain. S. W. & Mild; rain. Clear, warm ; high wind. Warm. S. E Mild, clear. Clear, pleasant. E. Pleasant, warm. Cloudy; little rain. Rainy, cold. Clear, pleasant. Wind. s. w. S. E. N. E. S. E. . & E. N. E. S. E. S. N. E. E. ^jjp' Clear, cold, frosty. E. Cool. N. Cool; frost. E. Clear, cool; white frost. Pleasant, warm. S. W. Warm; little rain. S. Cloudy ; rain in morning. Vl, Clear. Clear, cool. Cloudy. Clear, cool. Cool, frosty. Cloudy; rain. Cool, pleasant, clear, S. N. W. N. N. E. W. s. w. I^/Warin, cloud} r . Warm, clear. Warm, clear, cloud} 7- . Pleasant. S. Rain, thunder. Cool, clear. W. & S. S. S. E. N. E. Mild September, Rather pleasant October. OK 57 $K? METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. NOYEMBEB, DECEMBEE. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25 26. 27. 23. 20. 30. W ind. N. W. w. Clear, cool, frosty. Clear, warm. S. Clear, warm. S. & S. '"J^ Cloudy, cool; some Stormy. S. S. W. & Pleasant, clear. N. Clear, pleasant, cool. Rain in night. Snow and hail. 0Sk Clear, very cold; ^^p' froze. 1/ J Clear ; froze hard. Rain. Clear, cold. Pleasant, cool. Cloudy, cool. N. E. Moderate; no frost in ground. W. w. N. W. s. N. _ .Mild, cloudy. Cloudy. S. Cloudy, cold. Began to snow in night. Snowed all day— drifted. N. Some shovelling in roads. Cold. Sleighing; warm. S. Jl^Cloudy; rained all ij*|night ; snow almost gone. Mild, clear. S. Dull, cloudy ; snow gone. Warm, clear; frost out. Clear, warm, pleasant. Thanksgiving ; pleasant, warm. S. w. W w Unsteady November, W, s. w Wind, 1. Mild, clear; no frost. 2. Cloudy; rain. S. 3. Pleasant, clear ; no frost in ground. 4. ^jp Warmer; no frost. S. 5. Cloudy; rain. 6. Cloudy; warm rain. 7. Warm, clear. S. 8. Pleasant, warm ; geese fly. 9. Mild, clear; no frost. 10. *fp' Thunder and rain. S. E. 11. Warm ; thunder and light- ning. 70 ° 12. Warm, clear. S. 13. Warm, cloudy. S. E. 14. Cloudy; rain. S. 15. Some rain; cloudy. 16. Pleasant, clear. 17. v^-Very mild day. 18. White frost; clear, mild. 19. Rain; cloudy. S. 20. Warm, cloudy; frost but 2 nights since November. 21. Snow storm all night. 22. Snowed almost ail da} r . 23. Clear, cold. W. 24. Snow and rain in night. 25. x§rj Warm rain all night. 26. Cold, clear, pleasant. 27. Snow — 3 inches ; sleighing. 28. Pleasant, clear. ' W. 29. Snow and rain. E. 30. Snowed all day — fell 4 inches. 31. Clear, cold; good sleighing. First part of month warm, last part stormy. 258 i METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1849. JANUABY. \ FEBEUABY. ^ kfW&l 3 Wind. 1. Clear, cold. 2. '^ Clear, cold ; snow — ^J$$ inches. 3. Good sleighing; clear, cold. 4. Verv cold, clear. 7° W. 5. Cold, clear. Y: r . 6. Clear, cold. N. W. 7. Some snow ; good sleighing. Wind. 1. Cloudy; snow — 1 inch. 2. Little snow — 3 or 4 inches. 3. Squally; snow; sleighs run. 4. Clear, cold. 5. Snow storm — 3 inches. 6. Cloudy; snow. 7. /Hl^Clear, cold ; gf>od 'IIP sleighing. 8. Little snow. 9. Blustering all day. 10. Very cold. W. W. w. 8. <^ Cold wind. 2° N. T*. 9. Cloudy, squally, cold. 10° below. 10. Cold. 1° above. W. j 11. Milder; thawed] 11. Cold morning. 13° below. 12. Little snow. 12. Blustering, cold. 3° above, j 13- Cold, clear 13. Moderate, cloudy ; thaw 14.. Cloudy; thaw/ S. j 14. V^ Very cold 15. Mild, clear; poor sleighing. J 15. Very cold, clear. below. 16. ^^ Clear, mild. S. W.J16. Extreme cold. 18° below 17. Cloudy, cold. N. 17. Snowstorm. N. E 18. Cold; little snow. 10° above. 13. Snowstorm— drifted bad. N 19. Clear, verv cold. 10° below, j 19. Very cold. 12° below. Yv 20. Cold; little snow. 20. Cloudy, cold. N. 21. Warm rain. S. 21. Little moderated. 22. Clear, pleasant ; ground ^a^Cloudy; ittle rain 1 22. \«£/and snow. S. W. 1 23. North-east snow storm. gmm* 24. Mild; thaw. S. W 24. \g/Warm, clear; th;iw. J 25. Cloudy. 25. Cloudy; rain. S. S. E. 20. Mild ; south-east rain. 26. Rain; mild. S. W. 27. Bain; cloudy. S. W 27. Moderate. W. 28. Cloudy; snow gone; 28. Clear. S. W & S. ( water high in river for bare. 23. Milder; thaw 29. Rainy, cloudy, cool. N. 30. Colder. 1S T . 31. jraeudy, cold. i\ T . W. Extremely cold month. a week. Very cold February. Xm 259 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. MAECH. Wind. ) Cloudy; snow. Cold, cloudy; snow. Cool ; north-east rain. Clear, cold. X. E. Cold ; high wind. Cloudy; snow. High wind; cold. 16° igkMoclerate ; hail and Clear. N. E. Clear, cool ; high wind. Mild. S. E. Clear, pleasant; snow banks in road yet. Warm. 00 s S. W. Rain; warm; thaw. 68° b. W. Cloudy; rain. S. S. some high W. w. w. s. 16. ^3^ Cloudy, warm. 17. Rain. IS. Clear, pleasant. 19. Cloudy, warm; rain. 20. Windy, warm. 21. South-east rain water. 22. Clear; geese fly North. 23. Mild, clear. 24. JS^Moderated ; frogs \wfpeep. 25. Cioudy; rain. S. 2(1. Rainy, warm. S. W. 27. Wet : north-east rain all night. 28. Stormy; water high. N. E. 29. Cloudy, stormy. 30. Cloudy. 31. Jl' Milder, cloudy. Very unsteady month. APEIL. 1. Clear, warm. 2. Clear; warm wind. 3. Clear, pleasant, warm. 4. Cloudy, mild. 5. borne rain. G. Warm, showery. Wind. W. W. W. W. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Clear, cool. Clear ; high wind. Cloudy ; little snow and rain, Clear, cool. W Fast day; cloudy; rain.S. W Moderate, clear. Rainy, cool. Cool wind. {^ Clear, cold; ice- ^l^inch. Clear, cold; froze. Mild ; little rain. S Clear, cold. Warmer. 61° Warm, cloudy. 66° Clear, warm. 63° N. E. N. W. & S. E. ^|Warm. S. W. Clear. 60° Warm. 68° Stormy, cold. N. E. Cloudy part of day, clear. Moderate. N. E. Little rain; variable. .Jp Clear, warm. Cool, clear. E. W. April, moderate weather. 2G0 ■teSSM 3GICAL RECORD. 1849. MAY. i 1. Cool; rain. 2. Rain ; cool. 3. Cool. 4. Clear ; warm rain. 5. Cloudy, hot; rain. G. Cloudy, cool. Wind. E. E. E. E. 7. &w Cloudy ;""warm rain.S. E. \ 6. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 1!). 20. .21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. l -> 5 - Kain. S. E. & E. Variable.; little rain. W. Cooler, cloudy. N. E. Some cloudy. S. E. Cool, pleasant ; little frost. Cloudy; rain. Clear, warm. S. .Warm. Hot; showers. Warm ; little rain. S. W. Clear, moderate. AY arm. 76° S. Warm ; apple trees begin to blossom. Clear, hot; thunder. 80° (SJjRain. 77° Hot, clear. Stormy. Cool, clear. Mild. Warm showers. S. W. W. N. E. S. W. s. & s. w. w. & s. w. ^} Variable. E. Rain. S. E. Rainy. S. E. & S. W. Rainy; thunder. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20: 21. 22. 23. 21. 26. 28. 29. 30. Wind. Warm. Warm, pleasant. 78 c S. W. Warm, cloudy. 76° Very warm ; thunder and rain. 80° i'Mild, clear. W. Clear, warm. 8(} c S. W. Clear, warm. 78° S. W. North-east storm. Moderate, clear. S. E. Cool. E. Cool; white frost. E. Cool; little frost. S. W. Pleasant ; white frost. Warm, clear. S. Yv r . Hot. 81° Hot; thunder and rain. 90= • Very warm. 79° S. W. Hot and clear. 84° S. W. & W. Pleasant, hot. 93= W. 'Clear, hot. 95 = Great heat. 103° S. W. Hot. 104° Little cooler, W. Hot; thunder showers. 90 = Clear, warm. W. & N. W. Warm, clear. W. ^Jj/Warm, clear. S. Cloudy; rain. S. W. Little rain in morning. Clear most of day. Rather warm May Very warm June. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 1849. JULY. AUGUST. Wind. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cloudy, rainy. Clear ; sonic clouds. Clear, cool. Cool, clear. ^P'Rain and clouds. Cloudy; rain. Cloudy, hot; shower? 88° Clear, hot ; thunder. 90 Rain; hot. 85° Clear, warm. 90° Hot. 9G° Great heat, 101° fit V^JIot; rain. 98° W. & Hot; thunder showers. 96° Cooler. Cloudy, warm. Mild, clear. Warmer, clear. 91° N. E. N. N. S. ^S^Warm, clear. Clear, hot.' 84 = Rain. Hot. Little rain ; warm. Clear, warm. Clear. ^JpCloudy. Hot. 87° Warm, clear. Hot, clear. Clear, hot. Thunder showers South. 89 r 80° S. N. N, E. E. W. W. w. w. E. w. w. E. . E. W. w. s. w off July, hot and dry; little rain. P? §k s. w. s. W. 5 C 7 8 s. w. 9 10 11 N. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30. 31. Rain; cool. Clear, warm. 80° ^2|Clear, warm ; show- Warm ; rain and thun- der. Cool; rain. Warm rain. Warm, rainy night. Warm. 80° Cool; thunder. Cool; rain. E. -Warm; little rain. .thunder and light- ning. Warmer; south-east rain. Warm, clear. Warm rain. S. Cloudy most of the day Clear. W. Warm. 'Warm rain. 89 : Warm; showers off. Warm. Warm, clear. Very warm. 89° Rainy in morning. Cool, clear. Wind, N. W. s. E. E. N. S. E. S. E. Jjr Warm night. Hot, clear. 80° Hot, clear. 91° Hot, rainy. Warm. 78 ° Warm, cloudy, rainj to S. E. S. E. W. s. w. S. E. s. w. S. E. s. w. s. N. E. W. s. w. s. w. E. August, hot; few stormy days. 2G2 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. SEPTEMBEE. OCTOBER. 1. Rainy. 2. ^ip'Clear. cool. 3. Cool, clear; little frost 4. Clear, warm. 5. Cloudy all day: G. Variable ; rain and wind. Wind. S. Wind. 1. Bain storm. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14, Clear, warm. Cooler. N. N. S. s. s. E. , E. W. w. w w ^^ Clear, cool, E. & N. Cool ; little frost. Cool, clear, pleasant. Mild, clear. S. S. Clear, warm. Warm, clear. Cloudy; rain; very warm. S. N N, ^W/Clear. Some clouds. Clear, cool; frost- killed vines. Warmer, clear. Cool ; little rain. Moderate, cool, dry. Cloudy, little foggy, llaiii}-. ^j$D Clear, cool. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. Clear, cold. N. Mild, warm. Warm. 79° Clouds and rain. W w. E. W. E. 2. 8. 4. 5. G. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. >". Cloudy, cool. Variable. Cloudy; rain; cool Cloud v. Rain. * N. : Some rain. ! E N. ST. N. S. . & liainy; water high. S. Cloudy : rain. Rain ; cloudy. Rain; cool. Clear, cool. Cool. N. Mild, clear, cold. Clear; frost — killed vines. E. E. E. E. E. E. N. E. N. N. E. X. I ^/Clear, warm. Mild, pleasant. Warmer. Variable, warm. S. N. E. & S. S. E. N. W. >7. E. & E. S. E. W. W. w. E. Cloudy. Cool, warm. Rain; warm. Clear, warm; ^J0 S o m e rain; w a r m Cloudy; high wind. 1 20. Clear, warm. Warm, clear. Warm. Cloud}', raiir\\ Rain; cool. i. -o 24. 25. 28. 29. 30. W. AY. S. E. E. S. s. S. s. s. E. & N. E. W. W. E. msm ^§1 1849. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. Wind. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. Clear ; froze : icc- incli. Clear, pleasant. Warmer; sun red. Warm, clear. 67° Little rain. Rainy. S. W. s. w. s. w. S. E. E. 1. Cloudy, mild. 2. Cloudy, warm. 3. Rain} r , cold. 4. Rain; cold. 5. Rainy, cold. Wind. S. W. N. E. E. & E. N. E. N. \3L^Some rain. E. Rain. S. E. & E. Rain storm. E. Rainy, very warm. 08° S. E. Cloudy. N. E. Clear, pleasant. S. E. & E. Clear, warm ; white frost. \J^Pleasant, "clear. W. Clear, pleasant, cool. W. Clear, pleasant. S. W. Clear, pleasant, cool. W. Cloudy. N. E. Rain. N. E. •Warm rain. 65° - J S. S. W. Cloudy, warm. GG° S. -^% Pleasant, clear. S. E. & S. S. E. 6. ^4^ Cold; froze. 7. Clear, cold ; froze hard. 8. Cloudy; snow. 1ST 9. -Cloudy, cold. E. & S. E 10. Cloudy, cold. N. E 11. Clear, cold; ice — 1 inch. 12. Clear, cold ; froze all day. 13. Clear, cold. 14. Jgl^Clear, cold ; ice — 2 X^j niches. 15. Warm. 16. Stormy. 17. Cloudy. 18. Clear, pleasant. 19. Clear. S. S. E. & E 20. Cloudy; little snow— 1 inch. 21. Clear, warm ; high wind. N. S. E. S. S. w. Clear. Cloud} 7 , very warm. Cloudy; warm rain. Little rain. Clear, cool. Clear, cool. W. &'S. W ^^Thanksgiving ; clear, ^^ pleasant, warm. C 1 o u d y ; hi gh w i n d . 22. ^Rain. 23. Cold. 24. Rain. 25. Cloudy. S. S. E. W. N. S. N. W. s. First of month cool^and rainy. 26. Cold; little snow — 2 inches. 27. Cloudy, cold ; little snow. 28. Mild, cloudy. S. W. 29. ^gjp'Suow and rain, thaw. 30. Mild, clear. 31. Snow and rain. E. Some cold days; good many stormy days. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD if 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23] 24. 25. 2G. 1850. JANUAEY. Wind. Cold ; snow — 2 or 3 inches. Moderate, clear; sleighs out. Cloudy ; snow — 2 inches. Mild, clear, warm. /^P^ Clear, warm; poor \J^ sleighing. Clear, mild. W. Cloudy, cold ; some snow. Rain; cold. N, Little snow and hall. N. Squally, cool. N. Snow gone; cloudy. E. S. E. Mild, warm, cloudy. S. Xy,y Clear, warm. S. Cloudy, cool. N. Pleasant, cold. N. E. Snow — 1 inch. Cloudy, mild. N. Snow — 3 inches. N. E. Cold; froze. Blustering, cold ; sleighing. J Mild ; little in night. Rain ; snow almost gone.S W Clear, warm. S. W Mild, cool. N Rainy, warm. S. W Cloudy: snow — 3 inches. a'ood snow 27. ^p'Clear, cold ; icy. 28. Cloudy; sleighing and wheeling. 29. Cloudy, cold. 30. Clear ; warm sun. 31. Mild, clear; snow almost gone . N. Unsteady month. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. FEBRUARY. Wind. 1. Clear, moderate.' 2. Cloudy, rainy, warm. 10 = \^ Stormy. Cold ; high wind. Clear, cold; froze. Very cold, clear. 7 = Cloudy; snow— 1 inch. Cloud}' - ; snow thawed off. Warm, cloudy. Cloudy ; rain. Cool; frost out. \3^/Warm, cloudy. Clear, warm. Cloudy, cold; froze. Cloudy, showery. Mild; rain; water high in river. Clear, mild, pleasant. Warm, clear. ^p Blustering, cool. Cold, squally. Blustering. Clear, cold. Clear, cold. Clear, mild. Cloudy, clear. 'Clear, warm. Little rain ; clear. Moderate, clear. S. E. W. S. E. W. N. S. S. Some cold days; not very cold month. 265 gp^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD MARCH. APRIL. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. Rain. Clear, cold. S. E. Wind. s. & E. W. /. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13, S. S. E. & N. ^^Mocjerate. Cloudy. Rain. S. Cloudy. Clear." Little snow; cold. Clear. W". & Snow. 0^, Storm of snow and W. E. E. E. W. N. N. N. 14. 15. |16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. |23. i24. 125. 126. 1 27. ;28. {29. ■■so. '131. Stormy ; thunder shower Windy, clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Snow. Clear. J?>Cold. Clear, cold. Blustering. Snow storm—fell inches. Cold. Blustering, cold. Cold. v^pMilder, clear Snow. Clear, cold. Mild. Clear. N N W E. N. E. W. W. w w. & N N. & S. & S N N. W. W. E. W. W. w. Cold month ; few stormy days. 1. Warm. 2. Pleasant, cool. 3. Warm. 4. \L,Rain. 5. Little snow. G. Snow— 4 inches 7. Clear. 8. Mild. 0. Cool, clear. 10. Cool wind. 11. Clear, cold. 12. \"jpSnow. 13. Rain. 14. Blustering. 15. Squally. 16. Sharp cold. 17. Clear. 18. Cold. JpMild. 20. Pieasant. 21. Warm. Cloudy. Cool. Clear. , Clear. Win 1. s. w. s. w. S. E. & S. W. S. W. 19 22 23 ,24 on 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. _ ^Cloudy. Mild. Very warm. Rain. Clear. Cold and stormy first part of month, mild and pleasant latter part. 266 fe^r METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. -, V n MAY. Wiad. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30- 31. Little rain. Rainy. Rainy. Clear, warm. Clear. Rain. Clear. Vg/Clolidy. Moderate. Warm. Cloudy. Rain. Rainy. Clear. ^Jwarai. Clear. Cool. Rain. Mild. Rain. Cool, clear. mkm _^ "Cloudy; rain. Some rain. Rainy. Rain, Warm. Cloudy ; rain . Variable. Rather warm May JUNE. 1. Pleasant. fST 2. \&^ Clear, warm. o. Clear, warm. 4. Clear, warm. 5. Clear, warm. G. Clear, warm. 7. Clear, warm. 8. Hot; rain. 71 c 9. Showers; hot. 10. ^W/Pleasaiit, cleai 11. Some rain. 12. Warm. 13. Hot, clear. 14. Clear most of da v. 15. Clear, warm. 16. J Clear. 17. Hot. 18. Hot. 79° 19. Hot. 80° * 20. Very hot. 87° 21. Clear, hot. 90° 22. Rain; cool. 23. Rain. Hi 24. ^j$> Clear, warm. 25. Pleasant. ' 2G. Clear. 27. Clear. 28. Rainy. 29. Hot; rain. 87° 30. Very hot. 95- Wind. Hot and dry June. 267 JP ~&\ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. I860. JULY. S AUGUST. 1. Clear, hoi 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(5. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. \J^ Cloudy. Rainy. Cloudy. Hot, cloudy. 87 c Hot, clear. Clear. Clear, warm. ^fyClear; little raiu. Clear. Clear. Clear. Clear. Cloudv, hot. 80° Hot jlvery hot. 81° Showers. Hot. Rainy. Very warm. Clear, very hot. 84 c Clear, hot. Hot. 87° Wind. E. N. E. S. W. I'Hot; thunder, rain. Clear, cool. Clear. Clear. Rainy. Hot. 85° Rainy. Hot. 37° Hot and rather dry July. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. .Rain; hot. S0 C Rain. 81° Thunder showers. Hot. Cloudy, hot. Hot. 83° V^/Clear. Cool. Cloudy ; rain. Rain. Clear. Cool. Hot, rainy. .^JyRain. Cool. Clear. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Warm. 22. <|gp ; Pleasant. 23. Clear. 24. Hot; showers. 25. Rainy. 26. Clear. 27. Warm. 28. Cooler. 29. Clear, hot. 30. Hot. 31, Hot. Hot August. Wind. 268 ^^— --•— --• ■•- '■■■■' --• --- $K METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. SEPTEMBER. Wind. Clear, hot. Hot. Extremely warm. Very warm. 81° Very dry, hot. 83 c SV l^w) Clear, hot. Rain, thunder; hot. Eain. Cool. Clear, cool. Warm; little rain. Clear. Jjg} Clear, cool. Cool. Clear. Cool. Pleasant; few drops of rain. Variable. Some clouds. Clear. W. Pleasant. Warm. Clear. Some rain. Stormy. Stormy. \|L Clear. Clear. Clear. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 1 29. <30. 31. OCTOBER. Wind. Rainy. Clear. Clear, warm. Mild. \w/'Eain. Some rain. Cold. Clear. Clear. Clear. Cloudy; few drops of rain. Jjp Cloudy, warm. Windy. Clear, cool. Mild. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudy. Cloudy. _J'Clear. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Warm. Warm. Pain. Stormy. N. E. Clear, Clear. Cold. Cold. cold. Very warm first part of month, cool and stormy latter part. October, changeable weather. 269 ~ya^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 1850. NOVEMBER. Wind. 1. Clear, 2. Rain. Warm. Mild. 5. Cloudy. 6. Cloudy. 7. Variable. 8. Cool wind. 9. Blustering. 10. Moderate. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. JfWarm. Cloudy. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Cloudy; little rain. Stormy. Cloudy . ill) ^P'Cool. Clear. Cloudy. Cold. Cloudy. Cold. Very cold. Cloudy Rain. Rain. Rainy. Clear, cool. rain. Rather cold month. DECEMBER. Wind. 1. Clear. 2. Clear, mild. 3. •4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Ui. 12. 13. 14. 15. h«. 17. 1 18. 19. bo. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. ;28. 29. JO. 31. r>Rain. Rain3 r , warm. Rainy. Rain. Cold. Cloudy. Cold. Clear. <*%, ^JpSnow. Blustering. Cold. Clear. Cloudy. Moderate. Cloudy. Cold. ■Snow storm. Cloudy. Clear. Clear. North-east rain. Cold. Cloudy. Moderate. Cloudy. Snow. Snow. Cold. Cold. Warm first part of month, cool and stormy last part. 270 * HoP m£ r METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ST 2851. JANUARY. Wind. X. w. s. ail N. N. W. N. W. S. E. S. w. 1. Cold, clear. 2. IjpVery cold, clear. 12° '3. Milder; little snow." 4. Snow storm— fell 2 inches. 5. Cloud}", cold. 6. Mild, cool. 7- Cloudy, cold. 8. Cold, clear. 9. Cloudy, rainy. 10. ^Mild; -rained Jpniglit. 11. Warm, pl-easant. W*. 12. Clear, warm; snow gone. 13. Clear, warm. G0 C 14. Clear; thaw. S. 1 5 . Cloudy ; south-west rain. 16. Cloudy, very warm. 70° 17. i#iP%Yv r arm; thawed all ^P>day. IS. Clear, cold; froze hard. 19. Clear, warm. 61° 20. Kainv all day. S. S. 21. Mild ; froze little ; water high. 22. Warm rain. G8° 23. Mild, warm. 24. d^Warni. S. 25. Clear, pleasant. 26. Clear, warm. 27. Cloudy; rain. 28. Cloudy, warm. S. 29. Rainy. S 30. Cold ; water high. 31. Cold day. 4° above. S. E. W. s. w. w. s. s. w. . E. W. N. Moderate most of month ; few cold days. j¥> FEBRUARY. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1 19. 20. 21. *CH*Cloudy, cold. 2° X^J below. Snow— 1 inch. 10° above. Clear, warm. Cloudy; rain. S Mild, cloudy. W. S. Cloudy, cold. 10° Clear, cold. 4° below. Cloudy, cold. 6° below. ^jjj) Little rain. Warmer, clear. Cloudy. Moderate. Clear, pleasant. Little rain ; cold. ^yp'Warm rain. Cloudy. Moderate. 61° Clear, pleasant. Very mild, warm. Eained all day. Warm. 00° "ind. N. S. 22 23 24 9.X Cloudy, warm. Clear, warm. 07° Rain, snow — 2 inches. Cooler; snow gone. 26. Clear, pleasant. 27. Warm rain. 28. Rainy. W. E. W. N. N. N. N. W. N. W. s. E. S. w. w. w. s. w. w. w. s. w. w. Very cold first part of ' warm last part. month, 271 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1851. APEIL. ■; 1. Cold; liigli wind. Wind. N. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. o i2o '26 ^27 ;28 ; 29 30 = 31 'Clear, pleasant, warm. Moderate. S. W. Little rain. S. W. Cool. W. & S. W. Little rain; warm. S. Cloudy; snow. 1ST. E. Snowed all day— fell 6 inches. N. Clear. W. ^Snow — linch; cool.N. E. Clear, cold. N. E. Cold, clear. S. Snow and rain ; cold. N. Cold, clear; geese fly South-west. Mild, clear ; red sun. Cloudy. N. E. JI|jStormy ; snowed all ^gjpnight. Snow storm all day. High wind, snow — 6 inches. Variable, windy; little snow. Some cloudy ; snow and rain. N Warm, pleasant. Clear, pleasant. GO 3 Cloudy ; north-east rain. Mild. S. E. Blustering, cold. Clear, mild. S. Warm, very pleasant. Clear, warm. Cloudy part of day. Cloudy ; little rain. Cold month. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. | IS. 14. Wini. Pleasant, warm. G7° Cloudy. S. Chilly. S. W. Clear, warm. 70° Cloudy ; thunder and lightning. Clear, warm. S. Clear. S. W. & S. ^JPcool, clear. W. Fast day ; clear, warm. Warm, clear. W. Cool. N. E. & E. Clear. W. S. W. Clear, cool. N. E. E. W. w. & s. N. w. w. s. s. 15. ^@£0 Stormy. 16. Violent storm. 17. Stormy; much rain. 18. Cloudy; little snow. 19. Cloudy, stormy. 20. Heavy rain. 21. Cloudy, cold. 22. Moderate ; snow gone. 23. ty^ Clear; high water 24. Clear. 25. Clear, warm. 2G. Mild, very pleasant. 27. Cloudy; rain. 70° 28. Little rain; warm. 29. Mild, clear. 30. Rain and hail. N. E. S. E. N. N. N. W. N. W. S. w. N. E. Rather unsteady month; some ■ ( very warm days. 272 : ,m *S9 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1851. MAY. JUNE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. U4. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. Wind. 'High wind ; warm. S. W. Cool, clear; high wind. So.uth-west rain ; cloudy. Cloudy; little rain. S. W. South-east rain; warm: G8° Cloudy, cool. N. E. Little rain. S. W. t Warm; showers. 70° S. W. Warm; rain and thunder. 76° Warm rain. S. S. W. Rainy, cloudy. W. Cloudy, cold! • N. E. Warm, clear. 78° S. & S. W Warm; showers off South. 'Clear, cool. W, ^gp* Apple trees begin to blossom. Rain. S. S. W Cloudy. W. S. W, Clear, pleasant. W. J 19. Cloudy; rain. S. W. 20. Pleasant, warm. 69° S. W. •Cloudy; litt!o rain. J 21. thunder. Cool. N. W Windy; little frost — no damage. Clear, hot. W Warm, clear. 76° S Warm. 79° Warm. 74 c Rainy. 70° 30. fJ^Cloudy, cool. 31. Clear, cold; little frost, Unsteady month; many days. Warm, clear. W. Cloudy, warm. Clear, cool. Clear, cool. Moderate, clear. 3 Warm ; little frost- no damage. Rainy, warm. Cloudy in evening, clear in morning. Rainy, warm. 71° Clear, pleasant. Windy, cool. Clear, warm. 75° Wind. N. W. S. w. E. E. W. S. E. S. E. W. W. s. |> Showery, hot. Cloudy, warm ; thunder. Clear, warm. S. W. Clear, cool. W. Cool ; little frost — no damage. Warmer. 72° S. W. Warm. 84° Hot; thunder and rain. SG° /0* v Showery ; little rain. \2L8G° Hot. 90° , W. Cloudy, warm; rain. 78° Clear, warm. 7G° W. Clear, warm ; thunder. Clear, hot. 80° W. Little rain ; warm. 7G° Very warm. S. (SpClear, hot. 90° Hot; thunder. 91° warm Very warm month. 273 J8P& METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 1861. JULY. Wind. 78° N. !">0 N. s. 88 c 1. Rain and thunder ; warm. 2. Clear, warm. 3. Rain, thunder ;warm. 78° 4. Rainy, warm; thunder. 5. Jlcool. 6. Clear. 7. Very warm. 8. Clear, warm. 9. Cloudy ; thunder and rain. 10. Little rain, much thunder. 11. Warm, cloudy; thunder, rain. 12. Clear, hot. 80° W. S. W J||^Hot; tempest, dam- age by lightning. 90° W. W. w. s. 87' 14. Clear, warm. 15. Clear, very warm 1G. Hot, clear. 91° Hot, clear. 93° Dry, hot. 85° Thunder showers all day. Warm, clear day. /gF^ Clear, hot; showers Clear, hot; thunder. Hot; thunder off North. 96° Rain, thunder; hot. 96° Dog days; thunder, rain; hot- 90° Hot ; thunder showers. 9G° Rain, heavy thunder ; hot. W. W. w. w. paa^Rain, W£* South. thunder off 29. Rainy, cool. N. E. 30. Cool. N. E. 31. Cool. N. E. Very warm July ; much thunder. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. M- 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. AUGUST. Wind. W. N. W. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. Cool, clear. Hot ;- thunder. 90 s Hot. 4?]' ^/ Warm, rainy. Clear, hot. 93° Warm, clear. Rain; hot. 90° Cloudy, hot. 9G C Thunder shower — much damage. Clear, cool. £> Clear, hot. 87° Extremely warm. 94° Hot; thunder, rain.W. S. W. Cloudy; thunder, rain, hail. Moderate. N. E. Cloudy, cool N. E. Little rain. S. E. Cloudy, cool. S. W. \|^ Clear, cool. Cloudy ; little rain. 1 Wa.mi ; thunder and lightning. Hot; thunder. Clear, hot. 83° Clear, hot. 83° Warm; thunder, tem- pest in night. 79° W. w. W. 26. Vg/Clear. N. E. 27. Windy, cool. N. W 28. Clear, cold; little frost. 29. Cloudy, warm. S. W. 30. Hot, clear. 87= S. W. 31. Hot. 87° S. W. Warm August ; some cool days . \\ 274 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD "^k. SEPTEMBEE. OCTOBEE. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30, Warm, clear. ^jp' Cloudy. Stormy, cool. Clear, warm. Clear. Clear, hot. Clear, hot. 96 c Little rain ; warm. Clear, warm. _ -Clear, hot. S. W. Clear, hot ; thunder and lightning. Hot, clear. 80° Hot; rain and thunder. 81° Cool. Cool. N. E. Cool ; frost in low lands. Cool ; frost — no damage. CCool; frost — killed vines. Warm, clear. Cloudy ; warm raiu. 78° Cloudy. Cool, cloudy. Eain. Clear, cool. #Cool; frost— killed vines. Cloudy ; thunder, rain. Rainy. Eain. Cool. Cool ; north-east rain. Wind. S. N. E. S. W. s. s. w. w. W. s. w. & N w. s. E. E. S. W s. X. s. X. w. E. E. E. S. E. E. E. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ?. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. IE 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. ^JpCool, cloudy. Clear, pleasant. Cool, cloudy. Pleasant, warm, clear. Cloudy. Clear, warm. 78° Clear, warm. Hot. 8-1 = Hot. 87° S. W. Wind. E. W. s. w. N. E, W. s. s. & w. s. w. 1P ; ' Clear, hot. 90 Eain; hot. Warm raiu. S. W. Little rain. S. E. & S. Clear, cool. W. Cool. W. & N. Clear, cool. N. W. rCool ; frost : ice — ^h. inch. Cloudy. S. W Eain. S. E. & E. Clear, warm. S. W. Cloudy, warm. S. W. Warm rain. Cloudy; little rain. (5pCool. N. W. Clear, warm. S. "W. Eain; Avarm; S. Snow storm — fell 2 inches. Clear, warm. S. W \ Cloudy, warm. Eain. S. W. 'Warm. S. W. Very warm first part of month, j Pleasant, warm first of month, cool last part. cold, hard frost the middle. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^§s| 1851. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 2-1. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Clear, warm, pleasant. Rain ; stormy, warm. Cloudy; rain. Cool, clear. Clear, cold. Cold ; geese fly South. Clear, pleasant. Wind. W. W. W. N. N. N. W. S. S. s. little S. S. S. PClear. Moderate, cloudy rain. Cloudy ; south-east rain. Cold, clear. N. Ground frozen ; clear, cold. Clear, cold. Moderate. Hard rain. v^Mild, warm. Mild, clear, pleasant. Pleasant. Clear, cool ; little frost. Cloudy ; south-cast rain. Rain ; stormy. S <^fpt Pleasant, clear ; high X^j water. Mild, clear, warm. Cool, clear. Cloudy. S. Clear, cool; little snow. Thanksgiving ; clear, warm. S. Rain. Moderate. ^#§« Moderate. S. W. w w. w. w. w. w. E- w. w. Rather unsteady November. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. / 22 i 2.3. 24. | 25. \2Q. 27. 28. 29. Wind. Cold; high wind. N. Cold, clear ; froze hard. Cloudy, cold. N. W. Cold, little cloudy. Chilly. S. W. Clear, cool. N. W. Little snow. N. E. Vjr/Rain and snow. Cool. Clear, cold ; little snow Cold, clear. Cloudy ; little snOw. Cloudy, cold. Clear; froze hard. ^Jf.Soowed all day. Cold; little snow. Good sleighing; cold. 1° above. Cold. 4° below. Cold, clear. 11° below. Cold. 10° below. N Cloudy. 1° above. N. N. W. w. N. E. W. N. E. N. N. old. 1° below Snow storm all day. below. Cloudy, cold. Cold, cloudy. Clear, cold. Clear, cold. Rain. 16° Thawed little 3° above. 8° below. 15° below. 10° above. E. Cloudy; south-east rain. Showers all night ; great freshet — almost up to Joppa bridge. S. E. T 276 i 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. Z6. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1852. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. S. W. N. E. good N. Wind Mild; hail and rain. Warm, clear. Little snow and rain. Snow and rain all night. Snow storm. Snow and hail. , Snow fell 6 inches ; ^stormy, cloudy Little snow sleighing. Cloudy; some rain and snow. Cloudy ; snow melts. Snowed all day. Cold. C Clear, cold. 10° above. Cold. 4 U below. Cold. 8° below. Very cold. 10° below. N. Extremely cold. 12° below Snow storm ; cold. 1° above Violent snow storm. 10° below. Cold ; snow. 7° below. |^|Very cold. 15° H^/below. Clear, cold. 14° Cold ; thawed little. 13° Snow. Zero. W. S Cloudy; thaw. Cloudy ; thawed all day. Variable, cloudy ; little snow Rain. S. W. & S S. E. N. N. W. , N. N. W. s. Wind. 1. Rain storm. 2. Cloudy ; snow — 6 inches. 3. Clear, warm. S. W. 4. Cloudy; thaw, S. W. Mild. S. W. Clear; thawed fast. Thawed all day. W. Moderate, cool. W. Clear. S. W. Clear, warm. S. W. Pleasant. w. & s. w. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. S. & S. Rainy all night, cloudy, warm; water high. Some snow. Moderate. Snow storm. Clear, cold. Clear, cold. E. 19° 10° 3° fcCcld, clear. 1 : N-. above. N. Cold. 1° below. Cold. 3° below. Snow storm. 6° Little snow. Clear, warm. Very mild ; little snow Chilly. Cool. J Snow ; rain and thunder. Great wind ; cold. N. W. W. w. w. N. N . E N S S. w s. w 29 - s^Snow melted fast. 30. Cloudy ; little rain. S. W 31. Snowstorm; cold. N. E. j Extremely cold most of Extremely cold most of the j month month. m. 277 M METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1852. MAECH. APRIL. ! 6 - • 7. j 8. i 9. { 10. {11. Wind. Little snow ; cold. N. E. Rain, hail and snow. Clear, cold. N. Clear. S. W. Cloudy ; little snow. N. E. & S. W. p Cloudy ; cool wind. Clear. N. W. Cloudy; little snow. Rain. S. E. & S. W. Clear. W. Clear. S. W. Wind. 12. ^^Very mild, clear. 13. Cloudy, warm. 14. Rain. S. E. & E. 15. Little rain, no frost. 16. Mild, clear, warm. 17. Cloudy, warm. S. W. 18. Cold; rain. $. E. 10. Cold ; snow, hail and rain. N. E. 1. Little snow — 1 inch. 2. Rain and hail. 3. Clear, windy. 4. ^fffPciear, pleasant. 5. Cloudy; violent snow storm. 6. Cloudy ; roads blocked. 7. Clear, pleasant. 8. Cloudy, mild. 9. Cloudy; rain. 10. Clear, warm. 11. \2U Cloudy ; little rain. 12. Violent wind, north- east snow storm — fell 3 or 4 inches. 13. Mild. 14. Remarkably mild. 15. Rain. S. W. 16. Cloudy; rain. 17. Clear, mild ; snow gone. 18. Cloudy ; rain. N. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30, 31. ^4>^Clear, cold, squally. Clear, cold. Clear, cold. South-east rain ; warm thunder. Clear, cool. Snow storm — 8 inches. Cool; good sleighing. Cloudy. jp/ Clear, cold. Cloudy, cool. Cloudy, warm. Snow and rain. N. N. W. N. & S. S. E. & N. W. W. s. w. N. N. E. S. E. N. E. 19. \g/Hard rain. ; E 20. Water high— freshet. 21. Rainy. N. E. 22. Little snow, rain and thunder. 23. Mild ; very high water. 24. Clear, cool. 25. Clear, mild. 26. Rainy; thunder. S, 27. JpCool. 28. Cold, frosty. 29. Clear, cold. 30. Mild, warm. W. W. Unsteady, cold March. Rather moderate April ; much stormy weather. 278 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1852. ) JUNE. 9. 10. II n. 12. 1 13. | 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. ■] 28. 29. 30. 31. Clear, moderate. Rainy. Wind. S. ^Little rain. N. & N. E. Cold; hail. N. E. Clear, warm. S. W. Clear, warm. S. W. Clear, warm. 71° S. W. Warm, rainy; pear and cherry trees in blossom. Warm. S. Clear, warm. Warm. S. W. & S. Rainy, warm. S. E. Hard rain. S. E. Cloudy; rain. S. E. Rain; high water. S. & S. W. Apple trees begin to blossom; cloudy. W. & S. W. Cloudy, warm. S. \w|Clear. warm. 79° Rain. S. E. Clear. W. & S. W. Very warm, clear. 80° Hot. 81° S. W. Cloudy. S. W. Cloudy, warm. W. S. W. Clear, warm. 8. & W. Wind . Clear, warm. S. W. jvClear, warm, show- 'ery. 85° Cloudy; rain, thunder. S. E. Rain. S. E. Clear, cool. N. Frost — killed beans ; cold. Pleasant. S. W. Rain. S. Cool; rain. S. W. Clear, cool. N. E. Clear, cold ; little frost. Cool. W. & S. W. Warmer. 8G° S. Clear, warm. 7G° S. W. Warm; showers. 79° S. W. Extremely warm. 91° iHot ; thunder, light- ening and rain. 99° Cloudy; much thunder. S. Clear, warm. S. Hot; thunder. 9-1° Warm ; showers. Cool, clear. Clear, Avarm. S. W. ^Jg) Moderate. Some rain. Cloudy, warm. Cloudy, warm. Clear, cool. Warm. S. E. & S. 8. W. 87< ' W. W. W. N. W. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. as: 24. JP Clear, warm. W. ; 25. Hot, cloudy; showers. 91° 26. Hot. 80° 27. Warm, clear. 78° 28. Clear, warm. 80 = S. W. &'S.[ 29. Hot. S.j '30. Very hot; showers. 87° i Rather wet, warm May. Warm most of the month. 279 H0 1 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. -. Cool, clear, warmer. W 7. Warm, very clear S. Hot. W 9. Hot, cloudy. W 10. Warm, clear. 11. Cloudy; little rain. 12. Rainy, warm.. 13. V«y Cooler. 14. Clear. 15. Cloudy; rain. 16. Cool, clear. 17. Cool, clear. 18. Cool ; frost— killed beans 19. Cloudy. 6. VC W. \ 7. Clear, warm. S. W. S. W. 8. Cloudy, warm. S. E. S. W. 9. Warm. E. S. E. S. W. 10. Warm; rain; foggy. S. S. W. 11. Clear, mild. W. S. W. 12. Wind}-. S. W. 20. W. & N. W. 13. Vjt^Cloufly; rain. W. 14. Cool, clear. N. E. 15. Rainy. E. N. E. 16. Cold, clear; hard frost. N„ 1 17. Cloudy, cool. • W. IS. Showery night. S. E. S. 1 19. ^Warm ; thunder and Jprain. S. E. Clear, warm. S. & S. W. 20. Cloudy, cool. X. E. 21. Warm. 22. Pleasant. 23. Warm rain. 24. Cool. 25. Cloudy, cool. 20. Rainy". 27. Very cool. E. W. 21. Cloudy, cool. S. E. 22. Clourly, cold. 23. Clear, frosty. WJ24. Clear. N. W. N. E.J25. Mild. W. 2G. Cool, clear ; hard frost. S. & S. E. N. E. 28. iPClcar, cold, frosty. 29. Windy, cold; little frost. 30. Clear, cool ; little frost. 27. H^Cool. S. W. 28. Moderate. W. 29. Mild. g@^ Daniel Web- ster died, aged 70 years. 30. Some rain. S. E. 31. Misty; rain. Warm first of month, cool last part. Unsteady weather; some cold days. 281 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. lo. 16. 17. 5Ps METEOROLOGICA L 1852. NOVEMBER. Clear, warm. Cloudy; rain. Pleasant. \^ Cloudy; rain. Moderate, cloudy. Cloudy, cool. Stormy, warm. Clear, mild. Wind. W. S. W. N. W, S. E. S. E. N. E. S, W. s. w. Moderate. \^/Cloud3 T : showers Rain storm. Cloudy, cool. Cloudy, cool. Chilly'. N. Cool ; rain. Moderate. S. S. N. N. N. & N. N. E. & fly s. s. S. N. N. 18. ^jg) Cool wind. 19. Cloudy. 20. Cloudy. 21. Clear, cool; gecs( South. 22. Cloudy, mild. 23. Rain. 24. Clear, cold. 25. Thanksgiving; mode- rate. 20. ^g|gf Stormy day. N, 27. Warm; little rain. S. 28. Clear, pleasant. W. S. 29. Moderate, cloudy. S. 30. Clear, mild. * S. W. & W. W. E. E. E. E. E. S. w. w. E. w. w. E. E. E. W. W. w. w. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. >22. 23. 24. 25. 2(5. 27. 28. 29. JO. 51. Much cloudy, wet weather. Wind. Clear, pleasant. Clear, pleasant. S. W. Cloudy. S. W. & S. V^Rain storm. S. W. Rain, hail. Very mild. S. W. & W. Clear, warm. 67° S. Clear, warm. 63° S. Cloudy ; no frost. V^/Pleasant. S. E. Rain storm. E. S. E. Clear, mild. N. W. Snow storm. Clear, pleasant; thaw. Cloudy, cool. Cool. S. Rain storm. .^JPlligh wind. N. W. Cloudy. S. W. Moderate. S. Rainy. S. E. Clear, warm. Snow. E. Mild. S. Cloudy, mild. S. E. 'Rainy, warm. Cloudy, mild. Rain storm. Windy, cold. Cloudy, mild. Cloudy, moderate. Many cloudy days; snow. S. E. W. S. w. N. W. s. s. w. but little h 282 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. METEOROLOGICAL 1853. JANUARY. \ RECORD. ^CfK? KM) Cold ; rain and hail. Cloudy; rain and .hail; trees icy. Rain and snow in night. Snowed all day, high wind. Clear, cold. Moderate, warm. Clear, mild ; thaw. Little rain, thawed all clay. \'W/Very mild, warm. Moderate, warm. Pleasant. Little snow ; cloudy. N. Violent snow storm in night. Stormed all day, high wind. Clear, mild. Very cold; some snow. Wind. N. E. 1 N. E. 2 N. E. o 4 5 s. w. 6 7 s. E. E. W. N. N. N. J Cold, clear ; little snow. Clear, very cold. 10° Mild ; thawed little ; good sleighing. Moderate; thaw. Warmer; thaw. S. W. Snow melted. Rain storm. S. W. Stormy ; south-east rain. 25. ^fgPModerate. W. & S. W. 26. Clear, cold ; snow gone. 27. Clear, cold. N. 28. Cold, clear. N. W. 29. Mild; thaw. S. W. 30. Mild, clear. W. 31. Cloudy; muddy. S. Unsteady month. FEBRUARY. *Vind.i Clear, mild; thaw. S. W. Cloudy, mild; thaw. Cloudy; rain. , S. E. Mild, warm. S. Warm, clear. S. W. Clear, mild, warm. S. South-west and south- east rain ; water high. 8. Vw/Snow squall ; cold. N. 9. Clear, mild. S. W. 10. Little snow. 11. Moderate. S. W. 12. Mild, warm. S. 13. Little snow, hail and rain. 14. Cooler. N. E. 15. ^JyCold. 16. Rain storm. 17. Chilly. 18. Snow; good wheeling. 19. Cool. 20. Very cold, clear. 21. Cloudy; rain. 22. South rain all night. N. E. S. W. N. E. i S. W. 23. l|pRainedallday.S. E. & E. 24. Cold, windy; water high. >5. Cool. 26. Clear, cool. 27. Cool. 19° 28. Snow, hail and rain. N. N. W. W. w. Mild first part of month ; a few cold days ; some stormy weather. 283 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1853. ^m. ^: M (5. 8. 10. II. 12. 18. 14. J 5. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. l >.9 2~. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. MARCH. Wind. Rain storm. S. W. & Clear, mild. Earn. Moderate. Violent snow storm. Clear, mild. Cloudy; little snow. Mild, " cloudy ; little snow. 0. ^^Moderate; rain and Vwlsnow. Cloudy; little snow. Mild, clear, pleasant. Rain. Cloudy ; hail and rain. Windy, cool, (lear, cold. 3 C Moderate, cool. JP Modern tc. Cloudy ; rain and thun- der in night. Blustering. Milder, clear. Very mild. Pleasant. 28. Clear, warm. 24. Cold, squally. W. N. N. Clear, cold. 4° Cloudy. 10° Little cooler. Moderate. Little rain. Moderate; white frost, Warm. N. S. s. w. w. s. w. N. N. S. N. S. w. w. w. lfi. 17. 18. 19. 20 21. 9'> s. S. \ 23. W. 24. W. ! 25. XT 'I *>G ? 27 N,|28; WJ29 N. W. w. 30. APIUL. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Wind. Warm, cloudy, stormy. Pleasant, cool, frosty. Clear, cool. W. & N. W. Warm ; thunder showers. Pleasant. S. E. & E. Warmer. W. Fast day; clear. W. 8. Vf/Warm. S. W. 9. Rainy, warm. ! 10. Clear. W. & 1 11. Clear, pleasant, cool. 12. Warm, cloudy. \ 13. Rainy ; thunder. 14. Rainy. 15. Clear, mild. & S. s. N, S. J& Cool. Rain stonn. Cool. Pleasant, cloudy : Rainy, warm. Moderate, clear. Warm rain. 'Clear, warm. Cioudy. Some rain. Clear. Moderate. Warm. Clear, warm. VJL^ Pleasant. S. W. & N. ram. Rather warm April. 284 w. w. w. w. E. W. w. E. W. E. 8. E. E. S. E. MP 1 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1853. MAY. JUNE. W 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 11). S. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 25. 26. 27. 28. Cool, clear. Clear, pleasant, warm. Pleasant. Warm ; peach trees blossomed. Cloudy, cool ; rain. Cool. " ^Pciear. Cloudy ; rain. Clear, cool. Mild; rain. Pleasant, warm ; south rain Warmer. Cloudy, warm. Clear, warm. 70° Warm. -JP'Warm, clear. S. Warm. 7(5° Cool, clear. S. Rain, thunder and light- ning ; apple trees begin to blossom. Cool. N? Warm. ind. W. S. E. Warm, clear. Pleasant, clear. Warm, cloud)-. S. Thunder showers. Clear, warm ; showers off North. Cloudy, warm. S. Quite warm ; sun red. 29. V^Hot. 90 c 30. Clear, pleasant, warm. 31. Rain; cool night. Warm May. E. W. S. R. S. w. s. w. s. E. W. s. w. w. w. w. w. w. E. Wind X 1 . Clear, cool ; frost— killed vines 2. Clear, dry. IS. W. X 3. Warm, cloudy. S \ 1. Clear, hot; thunder and light- ning. 5. Warm; thunder off South. 30° j 6. C3)cool. ij 7. Cloudy, .warm; rain. 78° 8. Cloudy; rain, thunder. \ 9. Pleasant, cool. 10. Quite warm. 11. Warm; little rain, thunder. 12. Clear, pleasant, coo!. E. 13. Cloudy, warm. 81° S. 14. jP Clear, hot, 90° W. 15. Very warm. 95° S. & W. 16. Clear, hot. 90° W. S. W. 17. Hot; showers off South. 90° \\%. Hot. 89= W. 1 19. Rain and thunder; hot. 85° \ 20. Very hot ; thunder show- ers.' 90 s 21. ^f^Hot; heavy tlnm- 22. Hot; thunder showers off North. 90 3 1 23. Very hot ; thunder and rain. 94 = 24. Warm; rain. \ 25. Cool, dry. 1 26. Cool, dry. W. & N. 27. Little rain. 2S. ^L Pleasant. 29. Clear. 30. Rain; cloudy, warm. Very warm June. S. E. S. W. 285 M 2 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1853. JULY. \ Wind. 90 c N. Hot and dry Cool. Hot, dry, clear. S5° Hot ; thunder, little rain.S Hot, dry. 75° E. W. W. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23] 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30. 31. ^g^Warm. dry. 80° S. W. Hot, clear. 95° W. Little rain. E. S. E. Hot ; thunder and light- ning. 91° Cloudy ; showers. E. Cloudy; rain. E. Rain ; warm. S. E. ^|^Hot; showers in jP/night. 88° Warm; thunder. Warm. S. S. E. Rain; ground wet two inches down. Clear, warm. 79° Clear, hot ; showers in night. Hot; thunder. 81° ^^,Very warm ; severe ^Ipdroiight. Cloud?. 81° S..W. Clear, hot. 86° Some rain. Warm rain. Dog days; cloudy, hot; thunder, little rain. Warm rain, much thun- der and lightning. W. & s. w. Warm all day. Warm, clear. Warm. Warm. 80° Hot, clear. W. S. W. W. Hot and dry July. Wind. 1. Cloudy, hot; thunder showers. 2. Rain; warm, dull. 84° 3. Cloudy, warm ; thunder and rain in night. 4. |w/Hard rain in night. 5. Pleasant; water high. 6. Warm, cloudy. 78 c 7. Rain ; thunder and light- ning. 8. Cloudy, warm. 9. Hot; sun red. 92° 10. Extreme heat. 96° 11- J/ Great heat. 90° 12. Clear, hot. 95° 13. Tempest in evening. 14. Tempest off South. 92° 15. Rain. 16. Cloudy; rain. 17. Cloudy, rainy. E. E. E. 18. 'Thunder showers. 87° 19. Clear, cool. 20. Cool. 21. Clear, cool. 22. Clear. 23. Clear. 24. Cool. 25. Pleasant. W. E. S. E. N. E N. W. & W. S. W. s. Cloudy, warm. S. . Thunder and lightning. 95° 28. Cool. N. E. 29. Clear, warm. W. 3C. Cool; little rain. 3l. Hot, clear. W. W T et and warm August. 286 ^r METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1853. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER, Wind. 1. Clear, hot. S. W. 2. Hot, clear. 76° W. & S. W. 3. j^Warm, clear. 79° Y~) W. & S. 4. Hot. 80° S. W. 5. Hot ; thunder and rain. 84° 6. Hot; little rain. 87° 7. Rain and thunder. S. W. 8. Hot, clear. 79° 9. Cloudy, warm. S. W. 10. '*%) 'Rained almost all vjpclay. E. 11. Cloudy, warm. W. 12. Clear, cool night; frost. 13. Little rain. S. W. 14. Cloudy, cool. N E. 15. Rain. S. & S. E. 16. Cloudy, cool. W. 17. ^fffPwarm; showers. S. W. 18. Rain. S. E. 19. Cloudy; thunder and rain. 20. Some showers. 21. Cloudy ; rain. E. 22. Cool. E. 23. Cloudy; rain. N. E. 24. Clear. S. W. & W~. £7*. f% Wind; 1. Cloudy; rain. 2. \^fMlld, cloudy. S. w. 3. Cooler; frost. 4. Cool; high wind. N. w. i). Rain. H . E. 6. Stormy, cold. N. 7. Cool. S. W. 8. Warm. S. w. N . E .N. W S. w s. w -°- V^ Pleasant, cool. 26. Clear, cool. 27. Cloudy. 28. Rainy. 29. Cool, clear. 30. Clear, cool ; little frost. 9. J§p Pleasant. 71° 10. Mild, warm; thunder and lightning. W.jll. Clear, 'cool. 12. Cool ; snow squall. 13. Pleasant. 14. Little rain. 15. Warm, clear; white frost. 16. ^^ Pleasant ; white frost. 17. Frosty, cool. W. S. W. 18. Clear; white frost. S. W. 19. Cloudv. N. E. 20. Rain.' S. S. W. 21. Very warm. S. W. 22. Rain; hot. 80° W. 23. Warm. 78° 24. Cloudy ; rain, high wind ; damage bv gale. N. E. W.J2.1. lyL Windy, warm. S. W. W. 26. Clear, warm. W. N. E. 27. Rain, wind and hail. N. E. 28. Rain storm, high wind. N. \ 29. Great deal of rain. 30. Cloudy ; water high. 31. Moderate, clear. W. Very warm first part of month, cloudy and cool last part. Warm most of month. 287 m* ST. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD NOVEMBER. 1853. Wind. l'%fClear, mild. Windy, cool ; frost — no damage. Cloudy, warm. S. W. Warm. S. W. & W. Cloudy, cool. N. W. Some rain. S. W. & W. JPCool ; rained all day.N. E. Cloudy ; rain, thunder and lightning. 70° Warm rain, thunder showers. Clear, cool ; frost — no damage. Cloudy; rain. 60° S. W. Warm, stormy. S. E. Rain ; warm. 07° S. W. & W. Rainy. S. W. \ 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 'Clear, warm. Warm, cloudy. Rain; warm. 5G = Cloudy; little rain. 'Warm, clear. Mild, clear. Warm rain. Warm rain. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. J21. S. W. 22. s. w. s. w. s. S. E. W. V^Warm. S. Thanksgiving ; very warm ; geese fly South. S. W. Clear, cool. W. Cold. N. W. & W. Cloudy, cold. E. Moderate. E. Mild ; no frost to kill vines. 24. 25. 26. 27. ;28. 29. DECEMBER. 1. Cloudy. 2. Cool. 3. Cool. 4. Warm, clear 5. Clear, pleasant. 6. Cool. Wind. N. E. N. E. & E. N. E. & S. E. N. W. S. VV. E. S. E. ^^Jj'Mild. warm. W. Moderate, clear. 5(1 ° Clear, warm. 61° Very mild. 58° Warm. 66° Cloudy, veiy mild. Cloudy, warm. S. Cloudy, pleasant. jpClear, cool. Clear. W. S. Cloudy, cool. Cloudy. Clear, cold. Cold, clear. Cloudy. Cold ; white frost. \^Rainy. S. Rough. Cold, blustering. Cloudy ; some snow. Snow storm — fell 6 inches. Cold; north-east storm all day. Snow — 10 or 12 inches. W. W. N. S. w. N. E. W. N. ^/Pleasant, warm. Warm and nleasant November. 30. <(3£/Colil. N. & N. W. 31. Moderate; snow fell 3 inches. Moderate, mild month all but a few days. 288 ^TQS^® " *^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. I! l. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 1854. JANUARY. Wind. Snow storm— fell 3 inches. Clear; little snow. S. E. Clear, cold. N. Clear, mild. S. S. E. N. N. W. below. S W. S. .^J/Cloudy; rain. Rain ; thawed all day- Clear, cold. Very cold. 10° W. Very cold morning. 4° Cloudy. S. & Cloudy, warm; thaw. Severe rain storm, thun- der and lightning. S. E. Clear, warm ; thawed all day. I^Clear, blustering: snow gone. Clear, pleasant ; water high. Cloudy; warm rain. Clear, warm. W. Cloudy, cold. N. Moderate ; ground bare. S. S. E. Rain storm. S. E. W. N. W. E. S. Clear, windy; thaw.S. Clear, blustering ; ground frozen. 23. Clear, pleasant, cool. 24. Clear, cold." 4° below. 25. Very cold. N. 26. Snow and rain. 1 ° below. N. 27. Moderate, cloudy. 28. V-g/Clear, cold, windy. N. W. 29. Very cold. 13° below. N. 30. Cold. 3 s below. 31. Cloudy, mild. Cold month, except a few days. FEBRUARY. Wind. 1. Pleasant, warm. 2. Cloudy, cold. 10° 3. Snowstorm; cold. 12 : 4. -^ Clear, very cold. 9 ; Jpbelow. 5. Cold. 3° below. 6. Little snow; cold, i' below. 7. Very cold. 13° below 8. Warmer; rainstorm. 9. Clear, warm. 10. Cooler, clear. 11. Clear, cold, windy. 12. fpfcold. 6° below. 13. Cold. 3° below. 14. Rain; mild. 15. Rainy, warm. 16. Cool ; little snow— 2 inches. 17. Clear, cold, windy. 18. Cold, cloudy. 19. Clear, cool. 6° 20. /^^ Blustering; snow — \j^4 or 5 inches. 21. Moderate. 22. Clear; high wind. 12° 23. Snow — 3 inches. 24. Cloudy, cold; sleighs out. 25. Moderate. 2C. ^g^/Hard rain all day. 27. Rain and hail. 28. Clear, cold. 10° N. W. N. S. S. w. w. w. w. N. w. W.j w. N. N. N. N W. N. E. N. E. Cold month. % 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 18. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18- 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1854. MARCH. \ Very pleasant. Clear, pleasant. Rainy at night. Cloudy, misty. Moderate, windy. Wind. s. w. s. & s. w and little .JP' Clear, cold; froze. Cloudy ; rain, hail and snow. Cloudy ; thunder lightning. Rainy. Clear, mild. Clear; warm wind. Clear ; white frost. Cloudy, cool. k Cool wind, 'rain. Mild. Warm; thaw. Clear, warm. 70° Cold; high wind. Cold, windy. Froze. QLcold. Clear most of day. Snow, rain and hail. Blustering, cool. High wind; cold. 1° Cold. 8° Cold wind. VipCold. Cold. 12 = Cloudy, cool. Cold in morning. S. S. E. s. w. N. N. N. N. E. s. S. N. X. W. E. N. E. W. w. X. Pleasant March. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind. Rain storm. Warm, windy. Mild, cloudy. Chilly. j? Cloudy; frogs peep Fast day; clear, warm. Mild, warm. 67° Cloudy, warm. Cool, cloudy. S. W. Rain and thnnder. Moderate, w T arm. 60 c Cooler. S. & W. W. w. w. s. w. w. ^Pleasant, clear. W. Chilly. E. Snow storm all day. Clear, chilly. Snow T storm. N. E. Stormy. S. E. CWarm, clear; thawed fast. Warm. 60= S. E. & S. W. Warm. S. E. & S. Cloudy; rain. S. E. Cool ; water high. Warmer; snow gone. Cloudy. Warm, cloudy. ^pkWarm ; thunder and \j^/rain. Rain; cool. Rain. S. E & £ Warm rain. 70° s. w s. w w N . E s. w w Rather mild month *, some hard storms. 1 290 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1854. MAY. \ JUNE. 1. Clear, pleasant. 2. Warm, clear. 3. Rain. 4. Cloudy, cold ; rain. 5. "^ Variable ; water ^jgjover meadows. 6. Cool. 7. Cool, cloudy, 8. Clear, cold. 9. Warmer; little rain. 10. Cloudy. 11. Peach and cherry trees in blossom ; cloudy ; rain; warm. 75° Wind. S. N. E. N, 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 'Warm rain. Warm, clear. 7G° Warm rain. 70° Warm; showers. 75° Warm ; showers. Warm, clear. 80° Rain. Showers in night; warm, cloudy. Clear, warm. Pleasant, warm. Mild; trees white. Warm, clear. Warm, cloudy. 71° Warm ; showers. S. W. W. W. W. S. w. s. w. s. 26. ^§^Jhowers. 27. Cloudy, stormy. 28. Cloudy; rain. 29. Cool. 30. Warm; showers. 31. Cool. S. N. S. W. N. W. S. N. E. Rather warm and very wet month. 1. Warm. 2. Hot, clear. 80° 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23] 24. 25. 26. 27. 28- 29. 30. JfHot. 81° Clear, hot. 78 - Warm. 74° Clear, warm. 75 ° S. Warm; rain; showery. Rain storm. S. Rain; water high. S. S. ^Cloudy; little rain. Warm, clear. Clear, pleasant. Warm. S. Warm; showers. 86 = Warm; much lightning. Showery, cooler. ' E. N. Clear, cool. Warm, clear. 80° S. Very warm. 94° Cloudy ; thunder and lightning. Hot, cloudy. 89 = Cool. N. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant (jPciear, warm. S. Hot. Thunder and rain ; hot. 84° Hot, cloudy all day. Cool. N. Cloudy; little rain. E. W. w. w. E. E. W. S. s.;j w. s. E. s. Very warm month ; few storms. 291 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1854. JULY. AUGUST. <;. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. ID. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Clear. Warm. JpJwarm, clear Very hot. 90° Hot, clear. 89° Hot. 90° Warm, pleasant. Warm, cloudy. Mild, warm. Wind. N. E. 80 c 83' 1. ^Jp Clear, hot. \ 2. Cloudy, hot. j 3. Clear, hot; thunder. \ 4. Rain and thunder. J 5. Cloudy ; thunder show ers. W.\ 6. Hot. \ 7. Clear, cool. Wind. s. w s. w ram. 80 J S. ?Cloudy Hot, windy Little rain. Moderate, cool. Rain storm. Cloudy. \^ Foggy, warm. Clear, warm. Clear, hot, 90° Hot. 94° Hot; thunder. 91° Hot. 95° Cloudy, hot; little rain. 8(5 = Clear, hot. 9-1° /^J^Hot, cloudy ; sliow- Warm; thunder rain. Hot, 96° Pleasant, cooler. Clear, mild. Clear. Warm. 87° W Clear, hot. 93 ° S. & & S. E. E. E. E. E E. W. W. md & I\ W. w. w. w. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. IE 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 'Clear, cool. Cool, misty. Cool, dry. Warm, clear. Clear, pleasant, warm. Pleasant, warm. Mild, warm. .Cloudy, cool, dry. Pleasant. . Cloudy ; ram. Clear, hot. 91° Clear, hot. 93° Warm, very dry. Pleasant. Cool, storory. Wf W a i-m , cloudy . Warm, clear. Warm, hot. Hot; thunder and rain. Cloudy, cool. Cool. Warm. 84 c Cool. 'Hot, dry W. w. N, W. E. E. S. W. W. W. W. w. E, S. W. N. E. E. W. E. Very warm July Warm August. T: E3J> *fi 292 ■&5S f2p" G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2(5. 27. 28. 29. 30. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1864. SEPTEMBER Warm rain. Kainy, warm. 95° Hot; thunder showers. Cool, clear. Very hot. 94° ^Much thunder, dam age by lightning. Very hot/ 87° Pleasant, warm. 80° Cloudy ; showers night.* 84° Earn storm. Cloudy, cool. Cool. ' Pleasant, cool. N. E C Frost — no damage „ cool. Pleasant. Cool, clear. Cool. W. & Warmer. W. Little rain and thunder Clear. Cool; frost. ^Pleasant, clear. Cool', frosty. Warm. Moderate ; little rain. Warm ; little rain. Hot. 77° W. S. W Warm. 73 = v^J/Cool, pleasant. Cool, clear; little frost OCTOBER. Wind. Cloudy; rain. Clear, cool. ¥. E. Showery; rain. S. E. Warm; little rain. Clear, cold. N. W. Unclear, warm; hard "frost. Warm. 70° S. W. Warm rain. S. E. Warm. S. E. Cool, clear. N. E. Cold, windy, frosty. Moderate, cloudy, warm. ^Cloudy; rain. S. Pain in night. N-. E. Pleasant, cool. Cool. S. W & W. Cloudy, cold. N. Clear, cool. N. W. Cool ; Little snow. N. Cold, frosty. IT, VyCool ; white Moderate. Cool, cloudy. Cloudy. Warm. Clear, warm. Warm. 87 = J! Warm. 79 = Warm. 80 = Warm ; lain. Warm rain. frost, S. E. S. K. K. E. 8. w. s. w. s. w. s. w. Pleasant month. Cool and stormy first part of month, wet last part. LXk? && 293 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1854. )VEMBER. DECEMBER. 1. Clear, warm. 2. Pleasant, warm. 3. Cloudy, cold. 4. ^IjpRain. 5. Cool. 6. Cold, cloudy. 7. Rain storm. 8. Pleasant. 9. Clear, cool, frosty. 10. Mild; white frost. 11. Warm rain. Wind. S. W.| N. W. S. E. N. S. W. E. s. w. Rain, easterly storm. Stormy, cold. Mild ; jittle frost. Cloudy; rain. Cloudy, stormy. Moderate ; little rain. Rain. S. W Cloudy, cool. Wind. Cold, windy. N. W. Clear, cold; ice — 1 inch. Rain storm, high wind. 'Some rain; cold. IS T . Boisterous, cold. 3 = below. N. Cold. 1° above. Very cold. 4 s below. N. Clear, cold. 10° above. Very cold. 1° below. W. & N. Warmer. 10= S. Rain storm, with snow. V4/Cool ; north-cast ram. Moderate; water high. Rain; warm. S. Very pleasant. Cloudy; rain. Warm rain. JP Clear, pleasant. Cooi, very pleasant. Very clear, warm. Hard rain ; stormy. Thanksgiving ; clear ; high wind. N. E. W. E. W. W. N. W. s. 12. V^ Cloud v, cold. 7 s 13. Cold. 2° below. 14. Cold; rain. 15. Mild ; rain. 16. Moderate; thaw. 17. Cloudy. 18. Stormy; little rain. 10. vlpClear, cold. 3° 20. Very cold. 4° below. 21. Snow and hail. Cold. 3= below. Cold ; snow — 2 inches. l c below. Rainy. Warmer, cloudy. ir>° 22. 23. 24. OK N. N. S. E. E. N. S. s. 26. ^Warm. S. 27. Warm rain. S. 28. Warm rain; snow gone. 29. Warm ; rain and snow. 30. Little snow. 11. Cold. E. W. W. E. E. N. Rather month. warm, but unsteady Cold December days. but few warm 294 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. w, 1855. ^p JANUARY. | FEBRUARY. Wind. 1. Cold; ground bare. N. 2. Cloudy ; rain and snow. 3. 4. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 90 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 'Cloudy, warm. S. W Cloudy; thaw. Warmer. S. W. Snow — 2 inches ; mode- rate. Some rain. S. W. Mild ; thawed all day. Pleasant. Clear, warm. S. W. v^,^ Cloudy, warm. Mild, clear, frosty. Warm rain. Clear, cold ; froze all day. Little snow. N. Snow storm — fell 4 inches. High wind, south rain. .Cloudy; rain; water Hiigh. North-east snow storm — fell 4 or 5 inches. Moderate, pleasant. W. Little snow. N. N. E. Wind. 1. ^ir Snow storm. 2. Mild. W a 6. Some cloudy. W. S. W 4. Clear, warm. S. W 5. Snow; cold. N 6. Cold. 19° below. 7. Cold. 17° below. 8. Very cold; snowc day* 10° below. d all Cold ; high wind, snow fell 4 inches. J/ Rain. Cold. Snow storm. Blustering, cold. South-east rain. Warm rain. Clear, cold ; little snow. S. E. W. N. N. S. W. 9. 10. 11. •12. 13. 1 14. 15. 16: 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. \ 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. ^ Cold. 3° below. Cold 5° above. cloudy; little Ccld, snow, Cold ; Mild; 0° little snow. thawed little. Warm rain. S. Rain, south-cast stoi'm. V-d*/Misty ; snow gone. Warm, cloudy. Clear, warm ; water high. Warm. S. Moderate; little snow. Clear. Cool. ^jpCold. Very cold. Blusiering, below. Windy. Clear, cold. Warmer. 10° cold. 10° N. W. w. w. vv. N. N., W. s. w. Unsteady month ; very few cold Moderate month ; few cold days. \ days. 595 r> METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1855. 7 % ::_.: .:-: APHIL. - V :■■:. - 14. ) u. .- 19. 2 i'l. __ . -ant. Icai :c : Wan 1 1 i : . ar. i - ':"..._ : jlcl. CfJ&L Utile snow — 2 in Wia.I. Su \v Win I. I.E. : TEL. ■ Stormj; sum* 1 - - - 'hail ami rain. Res - jI. I I - E Lit tie - . : E I - : . 17. 18. rate h « ■ . - in. ! War - ill. ... ... B -"- S " Bain. i hail. - ! e rain. tie raiD. i 1 - : n. ■ War. " :ni. : ... - :_:"-: IS ' : " . :Ic " " s G E - i 3 W E - - v - ... _ '" 'YD. . : I 3 i. "~ nth. I ■\rm and some r 1 _ siS METEOROLOGICAL 1S55. HAY. RZCCRZ :v:-z. VT; : . ; 1. ^pFCloc-ir : south rain. 2. Mild, warnil - W. 3. Clear. W. : 4. Pleasant, cool. N B 5. Warm : showers. S. E. 1 1 6. Cool, clear. E. 7. Pleasant, frostv. cold. _ g 9. ::. n. 12. 13. H. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. ::. _ Ft .- 30. r Bain and snow. th-east rainstorm. Clear, cool : firosl -int. Warm. Mild. warm. Cloudr. warni. ... S. W. s. w. s. w. ^/Clear. warm. Mis:v - . ... y Moderate. S W. £ S Clear, hot. Vf W. ." Cloudy : rain and thun- der. my. S E Clondy : south-ea-it rain. Showers off Xorth: warm. 3C-ool: apple ti 8CS begin to blossom. v able. warm. r, hot. Mt c W. _- Clear, cool ; high wind. Cooi. clear. .:. warm, rai. S Clear. cooL W. Clondy : little rain. Little rain : .ground dry. Bain, showers in e^e- ning. Clear, cool. W. Cloudy; rain. S. W. Cool : showers off South, iv in night; - - . .. Variable, cloudy, show- ery. Moderate, cooi. Windy, cold. Cool : frost — killed beans. ,Some rain. Moderate, warm. ~armer; thunder ' South. : little rain : dry. w. V - w. L ::. ,v :..-:. ,r. E. Pleasant, cool. Warm. dry. W. Warm, cloudy. jjEot. clear. 84° Hot: thunder show - Ciear. warm. E. Showery. 1 . .. . . . si Hot: showers Hot : thunder show g i - 'Cool: little rain. S. W. ear. hot. 99 3 Hot: thunder showers. : : Rather cool Mar. Warm June ri — 5 ^i " I ' -■: METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, 1855. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. JULY. AUGUST. Wind. Hot, clear. 91° Clear, hot ; showers. 93° Hot. clear. 90° Hot; thunder. 89° Hot; thunder showers. 97° C Little rain, thunder ; hot. 87° Cloudy; rain. E. Cool ; ground wet. Cool; easterly storm. Rain; warm. Little rain ; cloudy. Clear, hot; thunder off North. 91° -^^Clear, hot ; thunder V-spand lightning. 91° Hot, clear. 87° S. W. Hot, clear. E. Cloudy, warm. 86° S. W. & S. Clear, extremely warm. 99° Clear, hot ; showers off South. Hot. 103° 1. 2. 3] 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. W. 89° Hot, clear. Hot, clear. Clear, hot. CWarm South. Showers off North. Thunder showers. Showers in night. Clear, hot. 96 s Little rain. Cool, clear. Pleasant. S. W. Wind. & s. w. showers off 86 c S w. E. E. E. 12. \3yC00l, clear. E. 13. Warmer. S. E. & E. 14. Warm; showers. 96° 15. Hot; thunder off South. 16. Warm. S. W. 17. Cloudy, hot. 92° 18. Clear, pleasant. 19. Cool. E. Cloudy, cool ; little rain. 'Cloudy, cool. S. E. & Cloudy, warm. 89° Warm ; showers off South. Hot ; thunder and rain. 93° Hot; showers. 97° Cloudy; ram. N. E. & S. E. S. 20. ^P Clear. 21. Cool, dry. 22. Rain; warm. 23. Hot, 97° t. Extreme heat. >. Cool. ;. Rain. S. E. & S. S. w. 99 ; \ 27. ^pFClear, cool, 28. Clear, cool; frost. 29. Clear, cool. 30. Clear, cool. 31. Frost — killed beans, &c E. S. E. N. E. E. N. 29. ^p?Rain. 30. Hot, clear. 91° 3i. Some rain ; hot. 96 ; Hot July. Warm most of the month. i 298 - -r- -• - ----- — -•-■•- mm : METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. *$gL 1865. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Rain. Warm. Wind. S. W. & S. S. W. 1. Mild, warm. ,Warm, very dry. S. W. Warm, dry. Rain. 89° Rain ; cloudy, warm. 87° Clear, hot and dry. Hot; showers. 89° Hot. 96° Pleasant. i^jfllot, dry. 87° Extreme heat. 99° Hot ; little rain ; cloudy. 90° Cool wind, warm sun. Clear, warm. Cloudy; little rain. Little rain. Warm; thunder show- ers. 87° W. W. E. S. N. E. E. 8. E. E. ^Jp Clear, cool. Cool; frost. Cloudy. Warm; little rain. 76° Pleasant. Cool, ^Warm, cloudy ; little Cool, cloudy. Rain. S. W; & S. Moderate, cool. N. Clear, cool. N. Frost; cool. N. S. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. ,22. J 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 1 30. 31. , Little rain. Little rain. Rain, thunder shower, Pleasant, clear, cool. Sonic rain. Warm, pleasant. Pleasant, clear. Rain. Wind. S. s. w. w. s. w. w. s. w. ^/Moderate ; little rain. Mild, clear. Cloudy ; little rain. Cool. Frost. Moderate. Clear, pleasant. Clear, mild, cool. ^J/Cool; white frost. Clear, warm. Cloudy, warm. Rainy. Mild, clear. Cool, pleasant. Rain, easterly storm. JpClear, cold; frost. Cold ; froze hard. Cold ; little rain. Little rain. Thunder. Thunder and rain. Clear, warm. W. S. N. E. S. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. s. w. s. S. E. S. E. s. w. Warm September Rather cool October. 299 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1855. lOYEMBEE. DECEMBER. 1. \§^Warm, clear. 2. Cloudy. 3. Rain. 4. Cloudy; rain. 5. Cloudy. 6. Cool, cloudy. 7. Cloudy. 8. Warm, clear. Wind. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. . ^JPRain. 17. Mild, clear. 18. Pleasant, cold; ice — 1 inch. 19. Cool. 20. Clear, cold. 21. Mild, warm. 22. Warm rain. 23. 'IIP' Mild, clear. 21. Moderate, cool. 25. Rain. 26. Cold. 27. Very cold. 8 : 28. Snow — 2 inches. 29. Snowed all night. 30. Cold. N. E. N. W. w. s. w. s. s. w. w. w. N. E. N. N. Cold, cloudy month, except a few warm days. 31. Snow — 5 inches. Mild first part of month, cold latter part. 300 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 2ii. 26. 27. 28. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1856. \ FEBRUARY. Wind. Cloudy, moderate. TV. Hail and rain. Warm; thaw. S. Cold. 14° N. W. Snow storm all night. Violent snow storm all day — fell 14 inches. sCold ; roads full of snow — 'much shovelling. Extreme cold. 12° below. Cold, clear. 14° below. Clear, cold. 6° below. Cold. 4° below. N. Cold. 3° below. N. Rain storm. N Little snow — 3 inches ; cold. 4° above N. N. TV. TV. E. .JPMild, cold. 4° above. Moderate, cool. Snow — 2 or 3 inches. N. Clear, pleasant. TV. Clear; froze hard. TV. Cold morning. 4° below. fClear, cold. 6° below. N. Cold, clear. 4 C and 8° below. N. Very clear, cold. 3° below. Cold. 1° below. N. Cold. 6° below. N. TV. Clear, cold. 8° below. N. TV. Little snow in night. 1° below. Snow storm — fell 4 inches. 10 = above. 29. V^ Moderate. 1G° above. N. 30. Mild, cool. TV. 31. Little snow — 14 inches. N. Very cold month; twelve days below zero. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Cloudy; snow — 1 inch. Cold. 1° above. N. TV. Severe cold. 9° below. Extreme cold. 7° below. |Clear, cold. 2° 'below. Moderate, clear. Mild ; snow and rain. Warm; thaw. Little snow — 1 inch. Cold day. 10° above Warm; rain. J Cloudy; rain, little snow. 1° above. Coldest day. 17° below. Extreme cold. 3° below. Cloudy, cold; snow. 5° Warm ; rain and snow. Little snow. Rough, cold. 2° above. N Cold, clear. 3° above. Wind. & N. N. N. N. TV. s. TV N E N S. TV TV. TV. ^Pleasant. 10° above. S. TV Mild; thaw. Thaw; clear. Warm; thaw. Cold. 12° above. Cold. 17° above. Cold, pleasant. Clear, cold. 28. J^ pleasant. 29. Mild, cool. S. TV. N. TV. N. W. W. TV. Cold February zero. six days below hTYf m 301 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1856. MARCH. ) APEIL. Wind. 1. Mild, cloudy, cold. 2. Cold, chilly. S. W. 3. Snow fell 3 inches. 15 c above. N 4. Cool; thawed in sun. S. 5. Variable ; snow and hail. 6 . ||||.Snow storm in night X§y— fell 2 inches. 'I 7. High wind. S. 8. Cold ; snow — 1 inch. N. •' 9. Cold, clear. 8° above. 10. Blustering, cold. 4° below. N. 11. Cloudy, cold. 6° below. 12. Clear, cold. 5° below. ■: 13. -^% Blustering, cold. 7° _ ^J$ 'below. ti. 14. Pieasant ; thawed in sun.S 15. Warm; thaw. 16. Warm ; snow melted fast. 17. Mild; thaw. S. 18. Warm. S. 19. Snow storm in evening and night. : 20. Snow fell 4 inches. 21. llpSnow— 1 inch. 22. Moderate ; thawed some 23. Snow melted. 24. Warm. 25. Windy. 26. Cloudy; little snow. : 27. Cold. 10° above. E. W. W. w. N. W. N. N. W. W. w. w. s. 28. Very cold; froze. N. W. N. N. 29. V^Cold. 30. Moderate, clear. 31- Clear, pleasant. W. Cold month; four days below 1. Clear, pleasant. 2. Warm. 3. Moderate ; rain. 4. Rain and snow. 5. ^3?/ Warm; frogs peep 6. Warm, pleasant. 7. Very pleasant. 8. Clear, warm. 60 c 9. Cool. 10. Windy, cool. 11. Cool, windy. Wind. S. W. S. N. W. 12. .^JJ'Rain, thunder, 13. Clear, cool. 14. Cool, cloudy. 15. Cloudy. 16. Cold. 17. Cloudy. 18. Moderate, clear. 19. Very warm. 67° 20. ipfeam J 21. Rain. 22. Little rain. ;23. Some rain. 24. Clear, warm 25. Clear, warm 26. Cool; frost. showery. S. W. w. N. E. N. E. S. W. S. \V. S. E. & s. w. s. w. w. s. _ .Clear; frost. 1 28. Warm. 70° 1 29. Thawed in night. 30. Variable, warm, clear. W. s. E. Cold April ; but few warm days. zero. g^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1856. MAY. JUNE. 4. 5. G. 7. S. 9. 10. Warm, cloudy. Ruin. Rain ; stormed all da}*. j*/Clear, warm. Cool. Cold ; rain storm. Clear, cold. Some rain. Rain storm. Cloudy, cool, stormy. Rain storm, Wind w N. E. JST. N. N. X. X. E. E. E. E. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22, 23! 04. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. arm, hot. 75 = Mild; apple' trees begin to blow. 67° S. W. Clear, warm. 70" S. Mild. warm. W. Cool; little rain. S. W. Rain ; warm, cloudy. 69 ' W. Hot. 78= S. 'Some raiu; warm. S. Showers; warm. S. Clear, warm. 71° X. Warm, cloudy. 69= W. Hot, clear. 78° Extreme heat, showers, thunder. 86 = Warm; rain. S. & S. W. Showery. S. W. Moderate ; rain. v^^Rain storm. X. E. Cool W. Very cool. Is. Cooi, clear. X. W. 12. 13. 14. 15. if;. 17. Pleasant, warm, clear. Vjt/Hot, clear. 75 c Hot, clear. Celebration at West Bridgewater — 200th anniversary. Extreme heat, showers. Cloudy; rain. Storm}\ Stormy. Rainy, warm. Hot. cloudy. 70 = Hot. clear. 74 = Plot, clear. 79 = Warm, clear. 79 = Hot. cloudy. 78° Rain, thunder and light- ning. 80° Clear, cool. Pleasant, warm. Warm ; extreme thunder off South. X. S. E. E. E. W. W. w. w. w. ather cool month. 18. <^pRained all dav.S. & S. 19. Cool. 20. Clear, warm : showers off. 21 . Extreme heat. 95 = and 97 = 22. Extreme heat. 99 = 23. Little cooler? 84 c 24. Cloudy, cool. warm. S. 26. Hot; showers, little thun- der. 90 ° 27. Thunder storm ; hot. 28. Hot, clear. 8(3 c S. 29. Extremely hot da v. 94° 30. Clear, hot. 90 = Very warm June. 503 w w E. w METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1856. JULY. Wind. Clear, Cool. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. :2Z. 21. :25. !26. ■127. 28. 29. 30. Showers. Cool, moderate. Warm ; showers. Warm; thunder showers. Cool. Rain storm. .^J^Poor hay weather. Bright sun. Hot, muggy, showery. Very warm. Extreme heat. Very hot ; rain in evening. Extreme heat. ^Extreme heat. 95° Great heat. 101° Little cloudy; warm sun. Thunder shower. Clear, cooler. Small showers. Clear, hot. E. Very hot. Clear, hot. 97 Hot, 91° Hot. 90 c Hot; showers. Thunder. Extreme heat. "9 31. V-g^ThuiHler 94 Hot and showery July AUGUST. 1. Cloudy, hot. 2. Cooler. 3. Hot. 90° 4. Very warm. 5. Thunder showers. 6. Showers ; hot. 7. Moderate. 8. ^M Cooler. 9. Warm. 10. Warm. 11. Damp. 12. Showers. 13. Thunder. 14. Rain and thunder, 15. Hard storm. N. E .6. ^^P' Warmer. 17. Hot. 18 Moderate. 19. Pleasant. ) 20. Hard north-east storm.' 1 21. North-east rain. 22. Variable. 23. \|^Hot; rain. 24. Warm; rain in evening. $25. Variable. 29. Cool. 27. Clear. Cloudy. Rainy. Clear. August, variable ; some very hot weather; a few stormy days. 304 feip" 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. U. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 28. 21, 26. 27. 28. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1856. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. Wind. Warm, pleasant. N. W. Cool, clear. W. Cloudy. Cloud}', warm ; thunder off North. 70° Variable, warm ; show- ers. 79° Pleasant, clear. W. ^Cloudy; little rain. Jf S. E. & N. E. Warm. S- Hot, clear. 85° W- Hot. 88° S. W. Cloudy, hot; thunder and rain. 90° S. W. Moderate. S. W. & W. Warm ; thunder and lightning, showers. _ ^Pleasant, warm. 79° E. Pleasant, warm. 71° Cool, clear; little frost. N Cloudy. S. Extreme heat. 81" Clear, very hot. 87 = Warm ; heavy thunder. CCool, clear; little frost. Rained all day. IS Clear, windy. N. Windy, cold. Clear, cool ; frost — killed vines. Cool ; little frost- Mild, warm. Cloudy; rain. S. E. W. E. B. W. N. W. s. s. /. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Cool, clear. Clear, cool. Clear, cool; frost. Clear, cold ; hard frost : ice — ^ inch. Pleasant. S. W. Hot; thunder, lightning, rain. 80° II v^Mild, cool. Warm. ! Wind. N. W- W- & s. Hot, clear. Clear, hot. Hot, clear. Rain. 85 = 7e° '■Rainy night. Cool. Hard frost ; ice — { men. Cold; white frost. Rairi storm. Moderate, clear. Mild, cool. .Clear, warm. 75 ° Some cloudy, hot. 78 = Clear, cool. N, Clear, cold ; hard frost. Cool, clear; froze : ice — : l inch. Cool ; white frost. E. W. W. W. W. 8. N. E. N. E. E. S. W. s. E. 26. Moderate, warm. S. W. 29. vJPwarm. 8." « 30. Showery ; heavy rain. Warm September. S. W 128. 29. 30. 31. \-s-y 'Little rain. Rain. Cool. Warm, cloudy ; Clear, cold. S. ram. W. S. w. w. October, cool, little stormy. 305 '& % METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1858. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. Cold wind. Moderate. Warm; rain. W N. S. hid. | W. ■ 1. W. 2. S. 3. /. 8. J). 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 9K 28. 20. 30. v ery warm ; ram. Clear, cold ; froze. Clear, cold; hard frost ice — | inch. Cloudy, chilly. Warm; rain. Stormy. Clear, cold. Pleasant, cool UpCloudy, mild. Mild. warm. Rain v. cold. N. W little rain. frost. snow Cold, Mild ; Cold. & S. s. N. "VT s. N N S. s. X. W. w. E. W. s. w. E. E. VV. w. X. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. Clear, cold, windy. Snow and rain. Rain storm and snow. Jggl ^Jj/ Clear, cold, windy. Cool, clear. Cold ; some sleighing. Clear, pleasant; thaw. Cold ; high wind. 17° Clear, cold. Cold, pleasant. Rain ; warm ; snow oil". ^pMild; white frost. Moderate, warm. Violent rain and snow. Blustering, cold. 10 c above. Cold. 1° above. Cold, clear. 7 C below. Cold. 4 C below. Wind. X. X. w. E. W. W. W. W. s. X. E. X. X. X. vJ^Mild, frosty: i Pleasant, clear. Warm. Cloud v. rainv. Warm. Some rain : warm. Cloudy. Mild. \\ S- 8. s, E S. s. ^^.Thaiiksgiviug; cool, Vj^f windy. X. W. s. E. E. S. w. w. w. Cloudy. Snowed all day — inches. Cold ; sleighs out. ell Cool most of month: warm days. ^onu 19. V^Cold. (5 C below. W. 20. Mild; hail and little snow. 21. Rain storm. X. 22. Cloudy; little snow. 23. Snow storm — fell 4 or 5 inches— drifted badly. X. 24. Cold, cloudy. 4° above. 25. Cold, squally. 7 C above. X". 26. Cold, clear. 12° above. 27. ^pMJlear, cold: white Vlpfrost. 28. Moderate, cloudy. S. 29. Cloudy, cold. E. \ 30. Cloudy. W. 31. Cold; little snow. 13 = above. I Very cold most of mouth. PM* 306 £$?- METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. v ^ w 1857. JANUARY. Cloudy. Cloudy ; snow- Wind. N. E. -2 inches. 'Snow storm — drifted. Clear, cold ; roads blocked. Extreme cold. 5° Cold, clear. 1° below. N. Clear, cold. 3° below. N. Extreme cold. 9° below. Cold, clear; sleighing. 10° day & S. N. W. w. 'Little snow. Snow storm all fell 4 inches. 12. Clear, cold. 13. Cold. W 14. Mild, pleasant. 15. Little snow; cold. 10. Extreme cold. 12° below Cold. 3 C below. Very cold ; snow. 11° below, Violent storm ; great banks of snow — no passing for 2 days. Clear, very cold Cold. 10 6 Snow storm. Extreme cold Extreme cold S. 9. 10. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 W. w. w. N. N. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 9,9,. N. 17° below, below. •; 25. X&}Co\<\. 18° below. ■ 26. Clear. S° below. 1 27. Cold. N. E. 1 28. Rain. N. E. & E. ") 29. Little snow; good sleighing. J 30. Pleasant, cold. W. ■ 31. Cloudy, rainy. E. Coldest January for forty-seven !j years ; fifteen days below zero. 24. 25. 26. <,27. 28. FEBRUARY, ^JP Cloudy ; ra in, Clear, cold. Cold, clear. Cloudy; rain. Rain storm. Warmer ; thawct night. Eain; foggy. ^gPStornry. Clear. Cold. 10° Wind. S. W. w. w. s. w. 11. Very cold. all S. & S. N Cold. Moderate; rainstorm. South-east rain all night. Warm. S. S. ,fsf^ Cloudy, warm ; ground Q^opeu. Very warm. S. Rain; water high. Little snow. Snow, rain and thunder. Mild ; frogs peep. S Warm ; frost out. S Warm ; no frost at night. vi-J^Clear, warm. Cold. Blustering. Little snow. Clear. E. W. W. w. E. s. E. W. W. W. s. w. N. Very cold most of month. ;ot METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1857. MARCH. APRIL. 1. Cloudy; high wind. Wind. N. 2. ^JP Cloudy ; snow storm. 3. Cold ; some snow banks. 4. Snow drifted some. 5. Moderate ; white frost. 6. Mild. 7. Snow almost gone. 8. Clear, mild ; ground bare. 9. Cloudy, cold. Wind. \ 1- J? Cloudy. S. W. | 2. Snow and rain. N. ) 3. Cool ; froze : ice — % inch. \ 4. Moderate. S. W. \ 5. Thunder and rain. S. S. B. W. s 6. Kaiu. \ 7. Clear. \ 8. Clear, pleasant. s. w. & w. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1(5. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. zo 21 26. 27. 28. 20. 30. 31. Jp-Cloudy, cold. Snowed all night.\f|§ Snow fell 5 or G inches. Cold; sleighing. Snow — 2 inches. Clear; thaw. Moderate ; tliaw. Pleasant; snow gone, /gf* Variable; thunder \JL showers. Rain; warm. Some stormy. Cloudy. K. Cloud v, warm ; frost out Chilly; rain. Warm ; no frost. vIpMild, cool, clear. Clear. Mild. Hail storm. Cool. X. Moderate, pleasant. Warm. E 1S T . N W w s. s. s. s. w. E. E. W W \ 0. qgJPWarm. \ 10. Rain. 11. Warm. 00 s J12. Rain. j 13. Rain. >14. Rain. \ 15. Clear, cool. \ 16. Cold; snow — 3 or I inches. :■ !"• vsl^Snow and rain. 18. Cloudy. 19. Cold; rain. S. W N. E s. w. & s. 1 s. N. E. N. E. S. W. 4 N. E. W. W. w. , K. w. N. E. N. E. '/ 20. Rain ; high water—great | freshet. N. E. [21. Snow and rain. 22. Cool. N. 23. Mild. W. & N. W. 24-. V^/Cool. W. 25. Variable, cool ; .showers. ..j 26. Cool, clear. W. .27. Rain. E. 1 28. Cool, pleasant. S. W. 20. Hard frost. 30. &C00I. N. E. Very cold mo 11 Ih : hard storms. Moderate month ; mild first part, stormy last part 308 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1857. MAY. I JUNE. 4. 5. 6. Clear. Rain, thunder. Warm, clear. Rainy, warm. Clear, warm. Wa - m, clear. 76 c 78 ; 7. Clear, hot. 80- 9. Warm. 10. Rain, thunder. 11. Cool. 12. Warmer; white frost. 13. Clear, warm. 14. Cloudy. S. & 15. Rain. 1G. vJj^Rain. 17. Rain. IS. Some ruin. 19. Cold. 20. Cold; rain. 21. Cloudy. 22. Warm, clear. 23. ^|b Warm ; apple trees v^/beiiin to blossom. 24. Hot ; red sun. 80° 25. Hot. 2<». Hot. 81° 27. Ho.t; rain. 28. Warm. 29. Thunder showers. 30. JKvarm. 31. Showers off South Wind. W. S. E. s. w. "" s. S. W. S. W. w. N. s. s. s. w. s. s. E. E. E. E. S. N. X. N. E. E. E. E. E. S. s. w. 85< W. w. w 9' / . 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 128. '29. 80. Wind. Some rain, thunder. Warm ; thunder off North. Clear. \y m Clear; little frost. Cool. W. S. W. Pleasant. \y. FRain. Clear. Pleasant, warm. Cool. Rain. Clear, hot; thunder Hot; showers. Warm, clear. vyL Pleasant, cool. Clear. Pleasant, cool. Rain. Rain andfthunder. Hot. 80° ****** v^/Warm, cloudy. Rain, thunder. Clear, cool. Warm, clear. 78° Hot; .showers. 81° Warm, clear, 7G = Hot. ^JP'Hot. clear. Clear, warm. Warm. W. E. N. E. •; Warm May. Warm June. W. S. E. 81 ( N. E. E. W. S. 309 ro^-, ...-..- D{J -' **i0& S5 !p 3$3» METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. % JULY. > AUGUST. 1. North-cast storm, cold rain. 2. Cloudy, cool. 3. Rain. 4. Warm. 5. Variable, chilly. C. Hot, clear. 81 c Wind. N. E. E. S. E. S. W. 1. Thunder showers. 2. Moderate, clear. 3. Clear, warm. 4. Warm, clear. ?Rainy. v. ^IpWarm. 8G° 8. Cloudy, warm. 9. Warm, clear. 10. Hot; thunder and rain 90° 11. Hot. 93° 12. Hot, clear. 89 = G. Clear, warm. \ 7. Warm. 89 = W. & N. 8. Hot, clear. 91 c S. 9. Warm, clear. S. W. 10. Rain. .11. Clear. W 12. ^^ Clear, hot. 95 W. 13. Muggy, hot. 97 Wind. W. W. s. s. w. w. W. & N. w. 8. W. & X. W. 13. Very warm. S. W. 14. Extreme heat. 103° 14. ^f^fMIot; thunder and < 15. Muggy, hot. 99 c IG. Cool, clear W.hj. Kain. 18 Rain. Vl^rain. 15. Hot, clear. 97 = 1G. Hot. • 17. Hot, muggy; thunder showers. 97° j 18. Clear, hot. E. S. E. 1 20. Little rain. ; 19. Hot; thunder and rain. 99= 21. Cloudy. 20. Hot; showers. S. W. 22. Cool, clear (#f^„ \ 23. Cool ; showers. 19. feool. 24. Cool. W. j 25. Little rain. N. E. \2G. Hot, clear. 81 IWarm. E. N-. E. N. E. S. E. S. Tl Xj. E. E. E. S. 121. V#/Hot; thunder. ! 22. Warm. (23. Rain. |24. Rain. i 25. Hot; showers. 1.26. Clear, hot. J 28. Rain. .27. Hot. W. 8. W.j'29. Muggy; little rain in J28. ^%Hot; thunder off i night , ^North. bo. Clear, cool. :29. Clear, cool. E. 31. Mild. 30. Clear. N. E. * Ho/and showery first part of Hot until Hthof month, then month, cool last part. \ cooler. S, E. N. E. Mfc? m fe!^v 310 jfcM tif® W METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 5. G. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. H. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Warm, clear. Hot, Very liot, clear. 90° •€pV;CIear; thunder and ^P'Jightiiiug. 80° Clear, hot. Little rain. S. Frost; cold. Warmer. Mild. warm. \^,Warm ; lightning. Cool. E. Warmer. Warm ; little rain, dear. Cold ; frost. Rainy; thunder shower w S. s. hid. E. W. 'inch s s. X. N '^w/iiigh wind. Rain. Rain. Cool, clear. Rain; cool. Storm; cool. Clear; frost — killed vi Cloudy, warm. jPwarm. S. Warm. S. Warm ; thunder. Clear, cold. Hard frost : ice— h inch.S. X. N. X. nes. s. & s. & s. w. w. w. w. 8. E. E. W. W. E. X. E. E. E. E. E. W. E. E. X. w. : s. ; 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. IE 15. 10. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 2;i. $24. •2<;\. 27. 28. 2d. 30. 31. Clear, warm. 8. Cloudy ; warm rain. ''Cloudy. X. Clear. Moderate. Moderate. S. Clear, warm. S. Mild, warm. Mild, clear. v^, Frost and ice. Warm. S. E. & Clear, warm. 7<;~ Warm, cloudy. Hot; little ruin. Rainy. S. Cloudy, showery. 8. V#jCool. X. (dear; frost. 8. Cool; little rain. S. Cl-ar. 8. Cold. N Hard frost: ice— h inch. Cloud v. S. W Little 'rain. 8. 8. -"^Rain storm; high ...jP water. Clear: c;ees< Rain. Cool. Moderate. Clear, warm 8. 8. w. w. w. w. w. w. E. . s. fly South. X & 8. E. W. W. w. Some cold nights; a few very Cold month; some stormy, but warm days. little warm weather. 311 I 8. 9. 10. 31. 12. 13. 14. 15. in. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1857. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. l Clear. 25. Cool; little frost. 2(». Snow and rain. 27. Cold. ,28. Cloudy; rain. 29. Snow — 3 inches. Wind. S. W. w. w. X. E. S. s. w. & s. w. s. w. X. w. w. s. w. E. X. E. hail. W. & W. s. w. s. AY. & X. W. X. X. AY. { X. E. E. 30. ^UpEained all night. 31. Rainy all day; water his'li. E. I Rather moderate month ; few cold days. 312 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^fi| 1858. JANUARY. 2. o o. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. No snow on ground; mild. Moderate, clear. Mild, cloudy. Clear; no frost. S. ! Warm. ! CSnow storm — fell 6 inches. Cold, clear. 10° above. Clear, cold. 4 U below. Rain. E. & Moderate, clear. ! Warm ; snow and rain. Clear; frost. N. W. Mild; rain. Pleasant, clear. 'Clear. Rained all day. Warm, clear. 5G° Some snow. Cool. Mild, cool. Clear, cold. jPcold. Moderate, very clear. Clear, warm ; no frost. Little rain. 05° Rain. Warm ; garden flowers in bloom. Rain and liail. J? Little snow and rain.S. W. Cold; froze. 12° to 30° W. Clear, cold. W. & Nw 15° above. N. 14. \V Cold until middle of month, then warmer. FEBRUARY, Cold, clear. Hard rain. Mild, showery. Very pleasant. w N. IS. S. Warm, cloudy. Warm. 34° Cloudy; little snow. Moderate, clear. Cool; rain. E. & S. Clear, cold. N. Cold; high wind. 12 s above. Ccld, clear, o 3 above. ^sjs&Clear, cold. I = ^/below. Cloudy; snow— 1 or 2 inches. Cool. W. & N. Blustering. N. Very cold. 2° above. Cold. 1= below. N. Cold. E. & N. ^^ilard snow storm — ^J/fell 7 or 8 iuches. Mild, cool. Cloudy, cold. Cold morning. 4° below. Extremely cold; snow — 1 inch. io c below. Cold, clear. 1° above. Mild ; thawed little. ind. w. w. s. w. s. w. K. s. E. W. N. N. E. W. w. N. W. E. W. N. iPClear. Cloudv. S. & S. W, W. Very cold month. 313 v&M METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. MARCH. APRIL. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. IS. 11). 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Wind Some rain and snow. \ Little snow; cold. G = above. N.j Cold, clear. 0° above. Extreme cold. 8° below. Cold, clear. l z above. N.j Moderate; good slei.»-bin£>\ \ /ST Cold, clear. 3 C QU above. N.j Cloudy ; snow — inches. E. \ Good sleighing: cold. i 10° above." Clear, cold. N. Cloudy; little rain. S. Mild; poor sleighing. S. " W. & N. W. Little rain: frogs peep. S. W~. Cloudy, warm. 5 Fast day; warm. Clear, hot. 70 ° = blue Pleasant ; thawed all da\ Warm ; thaw ; snow oft*. Warm; ground bare. Warm. 'oO 3 Rain ; robins and birds come. Rain; warm. jP Windy, cool. Clear, cool ; froze. Windy. Cloudy, cool. Stormy. Moderate; frost out. Clear, warm. S.E. s. N. N. N. W. W.j s. w.j w. w.l N. w. s. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 10. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. Rainy; thunder. € v Cloudy : rain, tlni ^der and lightning Cool; frozcjitfle. Mild, warm. 08 - Rain. S. Cool. Cool. Rain storm. w inc! s &• S E i- S X. w s. w & s . E N. W :n E E E. 29. ^gpPlciisant. N. W. 30. Pleasant. S. E. 31. Geese fly North. Very cold first part of month, warmer last part. , \ fJfjModerate. S. E. Cloudy, warm; thunder and lightning, rail Warm. Warm. White frost. Pleasant. Cloudy. jP Little rain. Hard rain. Clear. Rain and thunder. Showery ; thunder Cloudy; rain. Cold, clear. 25 = ^H|eSnow storm 'IggJFor inches. Cool, pleasant. S. Cool, clear. Rain and hard thunder. damage In-light n i ng . w s. w s. w w X E & X E E W s s E -fell W. E. W. S. Warm April. [2§S>^ 8] 4 Mtf METEOROLOGICAL RECORD W 1858. MAY. JUNE. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 1,9. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. Warm, cloudy. 7G° Warm. Cool, clear. Cool: frost. Warm. 75 c C Rained all day— raised river 3 feet. Cloudy. Cool. Rain. E. &. S Cloudy; little rain. Little rain. E. & S. Showery. 8. V 4j Clear, cool. 70' N N S. N E. E. E. W. E. E. E. E. W. W. N. W. Warm, clear; apple trees begin to blow. Very warm, show cry; thunder. 80° Clear, cool ; little frost. 7G° S. W. & Rain storm. X, W. E. .^JpCooh clear. Cloudy. Cool. Rainy. S. Clear, cool. Rain, some thunder. Cloudy. PRain. Cold. Clear. Thunder shower. 79 c E. X. E. N. E. E. & E. W. N. E. X. E. N. E. N. X. E. E. W. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. \12\ 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. : 81° dm- hi; Warm. 'Warm. 7G Clear, hot. \|^ Cloud v. warm. Hot. clear! 84 = Hot; thunder show Hot. 80= ^m% Warm, showery. Warn, clear. 73 = Hot. 89° 0#^Hot; tiiu ^■4jlrain. 89° Rained all day Rain; water river. Clear. Stormy. Cloudy. Clear, warm. Hot; thunder oil' No 79 = Thunder storm. dear, warm ; thundc Warm, clear. 80 3 Very warm. 79 = Showers off North. Extreme heat, hard damage by light n in ,Extremelv hot; ers. :_ S. . E. S. W. w. and ->- N. E. X. E. N. K. E. X. E. S. i in S. E & S. W. itli. S. W. roff.S. W. S. W. • W. tempest, g. 100 = thunder 98 = Very hot. Very hot : Clear, hot. Cooler. showers. 85 = X. E. -' Rather cool May m Very warm June. 315 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1858. JULY. 1. Cloudy, cool. 2. Showery. 80 c 3. Showery; little thunder. 85° 4. V^ Hot, clear. 90° 5. Cloudy, cool. G. Clear, hot. 7. Clear, hot. 81° 8. Very warm. S. W. 9. Clear, warm. ! Wind. N. W. E. W. w. w. w. 10. ^WyWarm, clear. S. 11. Thunder showers. 88° 12. Cloudy; rain. 13. Extremely hot, clear. 91° 14. Warm; thunder off South. 15. Sultry; rain; hot. 85° 1G. Moderate, clear. W. E. W. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. R hot ^J/Very warm, clear. S. E Heavy showers. W. & S Clear, warm. W. S. W Hot; thunder and rain. 87° Cloudy; thunder. S Showers, damage by lightning. Little rain. Ram. S. E. & N. E. ?Dog days ; cool. E. Some cloudy. S. E. Cool; rain. S, W. & E. Warm. 79° S. W. Warm ; thunder showers. S. E. Showery. S. W. Warm. * 70 c ather cool month ; no extreme days. 1. Clear, warm. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. \^ Cloudy. Rain, thunder. N. E. Rain ; ground wet. Little rain, 78° Little rain. Cool, clear. Cool. G8 C E. & & i w/Clear, pleasant. 74° Warm. 7G° Rain. E. Warm. Cloudy. Clear, pleasant. Little rain. 3 Cloudy ; thunder in night/ Variable, hot; thunder and rain. Clear, hot. 87° Cloudy, cool. Warm, clear. Hot. 80° Clear, hot. 85° Clear, cool. Wind. E. S. E. N. E. W. W. E. S. E. N. E. N. E. S. E. s. w. s. w. vv. E. S. VV. S. W. N. E. FCool. W. S. W. Warm, clear. W. Warm, clear. S. Cloudy; showers. Rain; water high. S. E. Clear, hot. 78° W. Warm. W. & S. W. Warm August. 316 |@? METEOROLOGICAL RECORD W 1858. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 25. ' 2- \ 7 - \ 8 - > 9. 10. 11. J 12. 13. h > Jo. <16. J 17. Us. 10. J 20. 1 21. \ J 24. s s 25. >2G. !;27. | 28. | 29. 130. 31. Wind. Thunder and rain. S- Cool. X. W. Cloudy. W. Hot. " S. W. & 8, Showers. W. S. W. ^/Clear, warm. Warm, clear. Clear, cool. Cold, frosty. Warmer. Clear. Cloud v. Bain. N ^J? Clear, pleasant. Clear, cool, frosty. Warm. Cloudy. Clear. Hot. clear. 78° Warm. 7G C Ch-ar, cool. W. W. S. N. W. 5. W. W. N. *E. S. K. W. W. & s. N AV. E. Cloudy Cool. Rain; cool. Cool. S. P :E. & E. E. N. E. N. E. Cold, frosty; ice — h. inch. Clear, cool. Warmer. S. & S. W ^Milcl. Cloudy; rain. Warm, cloudy. s: S. W. Very warm first part of month, g^^__^. \ Warm October 317 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1358. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. Clear. Cloudy, stormy Cool, clear. Rain. o. 5. 7. 8. 9. 10. I 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 28. 21. 27. 28. 29. 30. ^|/ Cloudy. Stormy; rain; water high in river. Clear, warm. Clear, warm. Cloudy, frosty. Clear, pleasant : frost. Clear, cold ; froze in cellar. Cold. 20° jjPcool; white frost. 21° Wind s. w. N. E. N. E. N. E. E. S. Cold ; snow Little snow. Cold. 19° above. Clear. Clear, warm. 35 = Cloudy ; little snow N. S. iSpMild. clear. Cloudy; few flakes of snow. Clear. Cloudy, rainy. Cloudy ; snow— 1 inch. Clear, cool. Thanksgiving : cloud v. V^L, Cloudy; thaw. Cloudy ; snow— G inches. Cloudy, cold. Clear, cold. W. W. X, w. N. N. W. w. N. N. W, W. YV. S. E. ;>. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 11. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 1 21. | 22 23: 1 21. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cold, clear. 10 c above. Cloudy. S. Clear, warm. Cloudy; hail, N XgJRadu, hail and snow. Clear, mild. Cloudv, warm. Rainy. - S Cold, clear; froze hard. 12° above. Cloudy, cold. Cloudy, pleasant. Cool, clear. .JpModeratc ; little rain. Warmer. Cloudy. S. Clear, warm; thaw. Clear. Little snow T . Cold, clear. 15° above. ■Mild. S. Yv Moderate. Cloudy; little snow. Clear. Cold. Cloudy, cold. r Pleasant, mild. ^ above. Cold, clear, pleasant. Warm, cloudy. Cold. Snow and rain ; cold S. N. ind W. w. s. E. E. S. XV. XV. XV. XV. w, XV. s. XV. XV. N. 1G N. s. E. But little cold weather ; some r: stormy and a few warm days. H Rather cold month ; but 1: warm weather. ttle & & METEOROLOGICAL RECORD JANUARY. FEBRUARY 6. 7. 8. 0. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22 23 24 Very warm, rainy. Clear, mild. Moderate, pleasant. t;W$Snow — 8 inches Roads full of snow. Warm, cloudy. Rainy. Clear. Cold. Cold. 4°;;belov.\ Extreme cold. 18° below Wind. S. AY. Wind. E. hi) X. E. S. s. w. w. w. ..J? Cold. 8° below. Rain and hail. 10 u abo Cloudy, cold. Windy. Moderate, clear. Cloudy; little snow. dHHi QpCool, clear. Moderate ; thawed night. Rain storm- Warm. ve. S. all N S w w. E. S.. o. 6. 7. 8. \ 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Clear, warm. IwyModerate. Snow and rain, wind. Moderate, warm. Pleasant; snow gone Little snow. Cloudy; rain. Moderate. Ltttle snow. ^^\ ^J/Cool; snow. Cool ; sleighs run. Cold ; snowed all daj Moderate ; little rain Clear. Snow and rain- Warm ; white frost. & S. di N. X. E. E. W. E. W. s. E. W. 22. Cloudy; rain. Cold wind ; froze. Cold. 4° - >5 - \g^ Clear, cold. 26. Pleasant ; thaw. 27. Pleasant, clear. 28. Rain. 29. Rain : high water. 30. Warm, clear. 31. Moderate. N. W. N. S. w. E. W. s 8. 17 18 11) 20 ,22. 24. 25. 26. 28. - f; '■■Mild, clear. Rain. Cloudy: little snow. Warm. Ccld. Warmer, pleasant. Warmer. AT m^Colcl. Cloudy. North-east snow storr, fell 6 inches. Clear. Snow and rain. S. W S: Y S. N. W. w. s. w. N". N. E. l — AY. E. S. W. Rather cold month. Y? Moderate month ; a few cold ;•, and some stormy days. M|^w 319 $m METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1859. MARCH. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Iti. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. APRIL. Wind. Cold ; froze all day. Windy, cold. N. Cloudy; snow — 4 or 5 inches. South-east rain all night. Clear. Clear; froze little. Warm rain ; blue birds come. South-east rain ; water high. Cold; snow — 1 inch. Pleasant. S. W. .^J/Cloudy, warm. S. South-west rain. Clear, warm; geese fly North. Pleasant, warm; frogs peep. South-east rain storm. Clear; water high. N. Moderate, warm. 00° ,|||kSouth-cast rain all Cold; water high. N. Clear, cool, windy. Mild, clear. Cloudy, lainy. Very mild. S. Clear; water high. North-east rain. ) 1. Cold; high Wind. 2. Cold. \ 3. Vjf^North-east rain. \ 4. Cold. 5. Cold; froze in shade all day. \ 6, Cold; snow squall. \ 7. Past day ; clear. \ 8. Cool, clear. : ; 9. Cold, frosty. Wind. N. W. w w s, s s, E Cool. N. P. & E, 20. 27. Cloudy; thunder oil" South. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cold ; ice. South-east rain. Clear. Cool ; hmh wind. 10. 11. j 12. 13. 14. 15. JIG. i 17. 18. 19. \ 20. 121. 22. 28. 24. ! 25. J 26. 127. 28. 29. \ 30. JpCool. Cool ; rain. Cool. Moderate, clear. Warmer; rain. Warm; hail. Warm, clear. i'Cool. cloudy Cold. Cool, clear. S. W South-east rain. Cool. Cool. \2^Snow and rain. Warm. Warm. Warm. S. W Moderate. Clear. E. N s. w. N. E S. w N. w s s E E s. W s. W N E W S. w & w N. w N. w E s S E '. & s s E s E s. w Very unsteady March. k Rather cool April. feSfes 320 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1359. MAY. 1. Pleasant, clear. JUNE. Wind. Wind. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. _ 'Warm, pleasant. Warm, clear. Clear, cold. Clear, cold ; little frost. Fine, warm. S Very warm. 78° Very warm. 80° S I Cool; thunder and _ 'rain. N. North-east rain storm. North-east storm. Clear, warm. N. Warmer ; apple trees begin to blossom. K. & Pleasant, clear. Cooler. N. 'Frost. Windy. Cloudy; rain. Warm. Rain. North-east rain storm. Rain. E Clear, warm. 75° .Cool. Cloudy, warm. Clear. Warm. 80° Variable ; showers. Very pleasant. Little rain. Warm. N, W. W. w. s. w. E. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18, 19. 20. 21 >>> t^/South-east rain. Clear, warm. S. Some rain, thunder. Windv; north-east storm. Cool, clear. N. E. Cool ; frost — killed vines. J Clear, cold ; little frost. Rain. S. Cool, clear. W. S. W. Rain. E. Cool, clear; frost. Cool ; frost — killed beans. Cool; rain. S. Warm. 75° iWarm; heavy show- 'ers. Showers; warm. 80° South-east rain. Warm ; water high. Cloudy. S. Rained all day. S. Windy; rain. S. Warm rain. W. W. W. S. N. S. w. w. w. w. Cool, misty. Clear, cool. 25. Variable; rain. 26. Warm; little ruin. 27. Warm. 86° 28- Hot, clear. 95° 29'. Hot; thunder and rain. 90° N, E. S. w. w. 30. >Cool. S. W. N. W. Rather cool month. Cool first part of month, very warm last part. 321 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^|| a 1859. 1. s. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. H. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 21. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. .JULY. off Cloudy ; showei North. Variable, cloudy; show ers. Cloudy. Clear, cool. Cool night. Moderate, warm. 73° N. N. N. S. E. E. E. E. ^JpHot, clear. 90° S. W. Hot, showery. 87° Clear, warm. W. Warm, clear. 81° N. W. Cloudy, extremely hot. 96° Hot. S. W. & Little cooler: thunder.. _$Hot, clear. N. Pleasant. S. Rain. Clear, hot. Cloudy. N. Cloudy. S. Warm; thunder and rain. Pleasant, cool. xJ^Hot; thunder. S. Little stormy. N. Warm ; thunder. Some rain. S. Pain, thunder. S. Cool. N. Mild, clear. llf^ W a rm ; thu d de r a nd \W/rain. Pleasant, warm. Hot, clear. ather cool month. E. N. E. E. E. E. W. W. w. E. W. W. E. W. W AUGUST. Wind. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. Clear. Very warm, cloudy ; rain. 80° Hot ; thunder off North. 85° Clear, mild, warm. 3 Thunder showers ; warm. Cool, clear. Pleasant, warm. Moderate, clear. 75° Warm, clear- 8l c Warm. 79° Warm, clear. Warm, clear. "^pJ'Warm rain. Warm, clear. Cool, clear. Clear, cool. Pleasant. E. Warm; little frost — no damage. Warm; thunder show- ers. 7G° Cool. Wind, W. s. X. N. 8. W. W. w. w. w. w. w. E. E. E. 21. Vy^Warm. pleasant. 22. Cool. N 23. Pleasant, warm. 24. Variable. W. S. 25. Rain and hail. 26. Clear. X. 27. Warm rain, thunder. 28. I^Cool. N. 29. Cool ; frost— killed vines.N 30. Cool; little frost, 31. Cool. Cool August. E. E. S. w. w. E. E. 322 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1859. \ OCTOBER. Wind. Warm; showers. Rain, thunder. ! 4. i-. <: 5. j 6. jj 7, I S. i 9. ! i io. I ll - j 12. i i3. J 14. i 15. J 16. I 17. 18. 1 19. ; 20. ,j 21. |J 22. 23 ! 2i. 1 25. 2G. | 27. | 2S. S 29. K 30. .Jp/Cool. pleasant, clear. Warm ; little rain. Warm ; little rain. S. Cool, clear. N. Cool; frost — killed vines. Warm. S. Warm. S. Warm. Warm; little rain. S. _ ?Clear. Rain. S. Cool ; high wind, frost. Cold ; frost : ice — £ inch. Cloudy. E. S. Moderate, stormy. Pleasant. X. W. W. w. w. w. w. \^Mild, clear. Warm, windy. 79 v Clear, cool. Cloudy; rain. Clear. Cloudy. N. N, Cool. S. E. & S. E. E. E. S. s. w. E. E. E. W. s. \ 4 - ) 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I 10 ' \ 11. 12. H^ 4. Eain; warm. 5. IS Clear, mild. N. E. $• Stormy part of day. 6 Warm. 75 c E. "• Little rain. S. 7! Cloudy, warm; thunder. ' 7. Pleasant, warm. 86 = 8. Cloudy; little rain. S. 8. Tempest in night. 85- 9. Cloudy.' E. 9 - Hot ; thunder and light- 10. S. E. & S. W. nin f- 11. Warm; apple trees begin \ 10 - Warm; showers. 80- to blossom. E. j fc§ Cll. \|^ Warm, clear. 79 c Warm. E. S. E. 12 - Hot, clear.' 85 = 13. Very warm. 80= E . 13. Warm, cloudy. 81 c 14. Cloudy. N. E. u - Warm, clear. 15. Cool, "clear: little fmst. X. E. lo - Hot, showery. 86° W. 16. Cloudy. E. < - c - Thunder, rain and hail. I?! Cool/' S. E. & E.'t 17 - Hot, clear. 83= W. 1 18. Cloudy, warm. S. W. 18 - Cloudy. 19. Hard rain. S. i 19 - ^^Thunder and rain. I 20. flPciear, cool. 21. Cloudy: rain. 22. Cool. 23. Moderate, warm. 24. Clear: little frost. 25. Cool. 20. Rain, thunder and light- ning — some damage. 27. JP Cloudv. 28. Cool, clear: frost. 29. Cool. 30. Rain. 31. Rain. Wind. W. E. S. E. •=*/ i G yy 20. Rain; cool. x! 21. Cool.' 70 = N. E. 22. Cool, clear. g 5 23. Warm: showers. x' 24. Warm. s. b! "H 25. Jg? Cloudy. : 2G. Warm, clear. ) 27. Clear, hot. 90 = jj # 1 28. Warm, clear: thunder, ^y' 29. Hot, muggy. 97 = 30. Hot. 87 v ~ W. \ S. J W. ; s. w. J 8. W. ) W. I X. E. E. S. W. J S. W. \ S. Dry month. Rather cool season. Very warm June. 327 I VA METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1860. JULY. AUGUST. Wind. 1. Clear. Wind. Warm. W. & 8. W. Warm sun ; indian corn spindled. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. Warm. 86° Rain; cloudy. Clear. Cool. Warm. Warm rain. Clear. 78° 11. ^J? Clear. 12. Clear, warm 13. Cloudy. 14. Warm. 86° 15. Warm. 16. Warm; little rain. 17. Cool. S. E. N. E. E. E. N. E. S. W. s. w. s. w. N. E. 80° N. W. E., W. & S. E. s. w. s. s. w. N. W. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 28. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. S. S. E. S. E. W. s. w. s. w. l3£j?Pleasant, warm Showers; warm. Hot. 91° Showers. Pleasant, clear. Cloudy ; rain. Cool, clear. 3 Warm ; thunder and rain. Warm; thunder. S Hot. W E Cool. W Hot, clear. 90° Thunder. 93° 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cool, clear. Clear, cool. Clear, warm. Hot; showers. Thunder showers ; hot. 91° Warm, clear. 87° Very warm ; showers. Little rain ; hot. 90° C Cloudy, warm ; thun der. Clear, hot. 93° Rain. Cloudy. Hot; showers, 90° Hot; showers. 95° Hot ; showers in night. N. W. s. w. w. s. w. N. E. 1ST. & E. S. E. JCool wind. N. E Cool ; hot sun, thunder. Thunder in morning. Cloudy, warm. S Cool, clear. E Clear. S C Cloudy ; thunder and rain. Very warm, clear. Cloudy. Is Cloudy. Clear, hot. 93° S. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. Cool. N. Clear. S. E, E. AV, S. w s. 'Some rain. S. W. Warm July. Warm August. 328 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1860. SEPTEMBEK. OCTOBER, 1. Clear, warm. 2. Cool, clear. 3. Clear; frost. 4. Clear, cool. 5. Cloudy; rain. 6. Cloudy, hot. 80 c 7. Rain; cool. 70° 8.' 9. ;10. 11. :12. ;13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Stormy ; showers. Cold; frost. Cool. Moderate. Thunder showers. Cool, clear. Warm, clear. Wind. S. W. N. W. N. E. S. W. s. N-. E. N. E. S. W. s. w. N. W. W. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 70° 75 c Cloudy; rain. "Windy. Clear, warm. Clear, warm. Cool, cloudy. Cold, frosty. ,Warm, cloudy. Moderate, clear. Mild, cool. Cool, clear. W. Cloudy; little rain. Pleasant, clear. Cold, frosty. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. ''Warm, clear. S W. Clear, warm. S. Variable, cloudy, warm. Clear, hot. Clear. S South-east rain and thunder. 3 Water high ; south- east rain. Clear, cool. S Clear. W. & N. W S. E Thunder and lightning, tempest, high wind. Clear, cool. 1ST. E Cloudy; frost. W Cold; hard frost. N. E. S. w. w. sJP' Heavy frost. Erost : ice — £ inch. E. N. E. 14. ^W/Eainy. 15. Cloudy, in morning. 16. Warm, 'clear. S. W. 17. Mild, clear. N. 18. Clear, warm. S. W. 19. Clear. E. N. E. 20. Showers. 74° S. E. & S. 21. ^^J/Rain storm. N. E. 22. Rain. 23. Warm; showers. 24. Warm. 25. Warrn.^^JH 26. High wind,~thuncier. 27. Pleasant, warm. 28. Cloudy, cool. 29. <||p> Cloudy, warn). 30. Warm, foggy. 31. Cloudy, warm. 76° Very warm first part of month,; cool last part. Rather cool October. 329 ~— ■»— r~— METEOROLOGICAL RECORD NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. \ g. h [■ 9. 10 - lis- 13. 14- 1G. 17. |: IS. 19. |i20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 2! > , 30. Very warm. 7S° Warm rain. Cool, rainy. Mild, clear ; white frost. Mild, clear; frost. QLpainy, cool. Cold; little frost. Cold; little frost. War in. Rainy. * North-east srorm. Ijb/Mild, clear. Warm: rain. Clear, pleasant. Clear, warm. S. & Clear, warm. Cloudy; little rain. Pleasant, warm. Cloudy, warm. J$ Cloudy, warm. No frost; clear. Pleasant, clear. Moderate. Violent storm. Cool. Cold. Rain. 'tgp'Clear, warm. Thanksgiving. Pain : frost out. Moderate month. 1 w hid. X Wind. 1. Mild. S. W. S. E. 2. Cool. X. w. X. E. j o O. Cold, clear. N. W. \ 4. Snowed all day < night. aid X. E. { 5. ft ^2^ Snowed till noon. (I. Cool, clear; sleigliii '', METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. h SEPTEMBEE. Cool, cloudy Pleasant. fir i . 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. ,20. : 21. 22. > 28. 2-1. , 25. 26. 29. 30. J^Some Warm. Pleasant. Clear. Hot, Clear. Cloudy. Cool. _ 'Clear Cool. Clear. Clear. Clear. Warm. Very warm. Rain. Warm rain. Clear. Pleasant. Cool. \L Rainy. Clear. <&ii OCTOBER. Wind. Wind. $ 1. Moderate. | 2. Cloudy. ) 3. Clear, warm. | 4. fjfciear. 5 5. Stormy. 6. Warm, j 7. Cloudy. j 8. Pain. ? 9. Clear. \ 10. North-east and south- east storm. 11. 12. South-east rain. 13. Warm. \ 14. Clear. E. 15. Clear. S. W.I16. Clear. \ 17. Clouclv. X. E. j ||| 18. ^fp'Vory warm, \ 19. Clouclv. ' N..E. 20. Cool. 21. Pleasant. S. W. 22. Pleasant. S. <24. Variable. \2o. Clear. s S. W. 26. \Lwarm. 27. Cool. 28. Chilly. 29. Warm. 30. 31. X. E.H x. w. j S. E. J ool and pleasant September. \ Mild October : some warm cla vs. ) 'I <5^ 335 SW J METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1862. NOVEMBER. DECEMBEE. Wind. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Warm. Vf£/Cool. Clear. Moderate. Pleasant. Clear. Cloudy. Clear. North-east rain storm. N. W. Cloudy. Cold. Clear. Cloudy. Snow. Cold. Rain. Little snow Cloudy. Cloudy; snow. Snow storm. Pleasant. Pleasant. Clear. Cloudy; snow. Snow storm. E. K. E. N. E. N. E. N. E. N. E. 1. ^r^Cloudy 2. Pleasant. 3. Clear, cold. 4. Cold. 5. Clear. 6. 7. Clear. 8- s^J/ Pleasant. 9. Rainy, mild. 10. Cloudy. 11. Cloudy. 12. Cloudy. 13. Clear. 14. Pleasant. 15. 16. 18. Pleasant. 19. Clear. 20. Clear. 21. .Cold. 22. Cold. 23. Snow in night. 24. (3L Clear. 25. Clear. 26. Clear. 27. Warm. 28. Warm rain. 29. Clear. 30. Clear, warm. 91 Wind. N. W. S. E. N. W. S. w. N. W. W. N. W. Cool November. Some warm days first part of month, cold last part. % m 336 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ST 1862. JANUARY. ! FEBRUARY. Wind. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Little rain, high wind. Cold. 8° N Very cold. 10 u Froze ; cold. 6° Clear, cold. Cloudy; little snow — 3 inches. v^Jcioudy; thawed little. Cold, sharp morning. 2° below. Cloudy ; south-east rain. Cold ; snow gone. N. Cold ; snowed all night. Cloudy ; south-east rain. Cold. N. Cloudy ; little snow. *M N. W. W. w. w w. E. _ i-Rain. Cloudy. Warm; little rain. Snow, hail and rain. Rain. Snow*" and rain : good sleighing. Little snow. Snowed all day. .Cloudy. Cloudy; hail and rain. North-east rain. Clear. Clear, cold. Cold ; good sleighing. E. N. E. S. E. N. E. N. E. N. E. W. N. E. N. W. N. N. 29. ^g/Cloudy; little snow. 30. Mild; rain. 31. Clear, pleasant. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. ,26. 28. Cloudy; snow. Moderate. Clear, cold; snow- 3 inches. Cold. 4° below. Clear, cold. Wind. N. E. -2 or N. N. W. jP Snow fell 1 inch. N. W. Cloudy, cold. W. Clear, warm. W. Little snow. N. W. Clear, cold. Clear. N. Cloudy; snow — 1 inch. Warm. S. E. & E. 'Warm. Little snow. Cold; good sleighing. Cold. ^10° Cloudj r , cold ; little snow. Cloud}' ; little snow. Cool. E. E. N. N. .Cloudy; little snow. N. Clear all day. Very mild, warm. Rain, thunder. High wind — damage to shipping, many chim- neys blown oft'. Very cold. Snow — 5 inches. N. E. , E. E. W. W. S. N. E. N, W. Ccld month. Cold month. 337 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1862. MARCH, i APRIL. 8. 9. 10. 11. 1?. His. 1 14. 15. S. in. 17. 18. ■ 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Clear, cold ; good sleigh ing. Cold; snow — 12 inches in woods. Rain and thunder. Cold; high wind. Clear, pleasant. Froze; cold. 10° Warm ; thawed all day. J There has been 8 weeks sleighing. Sleighing gone. Little rain. Cold; froze. Very mild. Clear. Little snow Clear, pleasant. llP'Little snow. Little snow; squally Cold. Warm. Pleasant. North-east rain. It. Cold; hail- Clear; frost. Cold. Mild, clear. Clear, cold. Cold. Cloudy; little snow Clear, cold. Wind. E. X. W. N. S. 1. Warm, clear. 2. Clear, warm. 3. Cloudy. 4. Cold. 5. Cold; snow— ^ or inches. 6. Cloudy; froze hard. Wind. W. W. 3. W. & S. V. 8 W. E. N. W. . W \ 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. -1 inc W E N W s s s. w s. s. N. Vje/Clear, warm. Snowed all day. W. w. w. w. w. w. N. w. w. S. E. 14. ! 15. 16. 17. 18, 1 19. 20. 21. 22. 23'. I 24. \ 25.. i26. X .jpClear, cold; froze. X. Cold: little snow. Cold; ice— 1 inch. Froze. X. Clear, cold. X. Cold, frosty. X. Mild, clear. W. S. 'Warm; frost out. S. Cloudy, warm. Cloudv ; little rain. Clear." S. Very warm. 7l c S. Clear, warm. dry. N. S. E. & \Sfc. Cloudy; little rain. X. Rain ; showery. Cloudy ; snow storm. Cold; ice. X. Chilly. S. Frost; cold. X. White frost. X. w. X. E. E. E. W. W. s. w. w. w. E. E. w s. 28. ^PCold storm. 1 29. Rain; warm. 130. Warm. X. E. X. E. S. Rather cold March. ; ; - Cold and stormy first part ofj /month, moderate last psrfc. '''2/9 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD MAY. JUNE. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. Wind. Rain; cool. N. W. Warm; rain. S. W. Very warm. 75 c S. W. Warm. 8. W. Little rain ; peach trees in blossom. ^JP Cloudy; showers. Cloudy ; showers. Cloudy, cold; ice. Warm, clear. Clear. S. Clear. N. & X. Clear, warm. ^llpModerate. clear. Cloudy, cool. Warm. S. & S. Warm ; apple trees begin to blossom. Hot, clear. Warm, cloudy. 74° Hot; thunder showers 79° ^j^ Warm. Cold, clear. Warm. Cloudy. Cool. S. W. N. S. w. w. s. w. N. E. W. w. 8. S. W & s. N. Cold ; frost. — killed vines. Clear ; little frost. Rained all night. S. W. S. w. w. E. E. o. G. 7. S. 9, 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 117. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. gjTCold. N. E. Clear ; little frost- Clear, mild. W. & X. W. Little frost. 28. 29. 30. Wind. s. w. s. w. w. thun- 80° Little frost. Very warm. 79° Very warm. 87° North-east rain, der and lightning. Clear. W. Cold storm. X. E. Warm. E. S. E. North-east storm. Clear, pleasant, warm. Warm, clear. 75° S. W. Warm; showers ||||Clear 5 hot, dry. 79 c S. W cloudy; little 80° rather little rain. Warm Warm. rain. Cloudy Cool, clear. Cold. \4^ Little rain. Clear, warm. Cloudy, dry, hot. Clear, warm. Clear, warm. Clear, hot. 76° Rain. Rainy, cool. Cool, clear. PM sun. Hot. 90° Cloudy, cold. Showers. S. E. E. X. W. s. w. s. w. w. s. w. X. w. w. w. s. X. E. X. E. W. X. w. S. E. Rather warm May. Warm most of month. ODV i&SB iS8S ( METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1862. JULY. AUGUST. 1. Warm, clear. 2. Pleasant, warm. 3. Rain; cool. 4. '^%LHot, clear all da\ 5. Clear, hot. 92° (>. Warm; red sun. 89° 7. Clear, hot. 94° 8. Hot; red sun. 92° 9. Showers; hot. 10. Cloudy. H 11 12. Hot. 13. Warm, clear. 14. Cloudy, hot. 15. Warm, cloudy. 16. Showers. 17. Clear,mild. 81° Wind. w. N. E. W. W. s. s. w. Wind. 1. Thunder shower. S. W. 2. Cloudy ; thunder and rain. 3. J? Showers- W. & S. W. 4. Hot, clear. 9i c W. & S. W. 5. Hot; showers. 9G C G. Thunder showers. X. E. 7. Showers. S. W. 8. Rainy; tempest — dam- age by lightning. S. E. *W arm. W 9. "Plot ; heavy thunder. 18. V^Cool. 19. Cool. 20. Rain; cloudy. 21. Clear. 22. Some cloudy. 23 Hot ; showers off. 24. Hot. 25. Hot; thunder showers X. W W. J 10. Clear, cool. S. W. 11. Clear, hot. 90° S. W. §12. Hot; showers. 13. Cool, clear. S. W.J14. Clear, W. \ 15. Little rain. 1G. Little cooler. Ni W. S. E.^17. V^, Cool, clear. 18. Clear. W. \ 19. Moderate, clear. CL S. 20. Warm. 2G. r-k 27 Clear, warm. 28. Hot, dry ; thunder show ers. 29. Warm, clear 30. Cloudy; thi/iicler. 31. Tempest. 21. Clear, warm. 80° . *22. Little rain. S. W 23. Thunder showers. 24. Warm. S. \ 25. X§jLitt\e frost ; cold. 2G. Warm. 87° 27. Warm. S. E. \ 28. Hot, dry. S. W. $29. Cloudv; thunder. 30. Clear,' cold. 31. Clear, warm. X E. s. W. N. s. W. s. w. w. N E. X . E. s. W. s. W. w. X. E X. w. w. X T . Verv hot Julv Warm August: some cool days. M 340 $&. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1862. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 99 Wind. ^J/Warm, showery. 8. W. Warm; thunder. S. E. Clear, cool; water high. 8. W. Very warm. 70° S. W. Cool ; rain. N. E. Warm, clear. 80° Warm, clear. 79° S. W. Cloudy. Little rain. Warm. 78° Warm. 75° Frost — killed vines. Wind. S. E. S. E. S. s. w. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. I'Clear. warm. S3' : Hot. 78° Clear, warm. Cloudy, warm. 75 G Cloudy, warm. Rain storm. Cold. Cool. Clear, warm. Warm. 76° Warm rain. Cloudy most of day Warm ; little rain. Clear, cold. '^/Clear, warm. Cloudy; little rain. Cool ; little frost. Cold; white frost. Erost — killed vines. Warm. 07° Stormy. *W Little rain. W. 8. w. 8. E. s. (. ^pSRain. 8. Verv warm. 87° 9. Warm. 81° 10. Warm ; thunder rain. 11. Rain ; very warm past four days. 12. Cool. 13. Cloudy: rain. W. W. and the N. N. Ni E.J14. V^Cool. N. E. W. 15. Clear, cool, N. S. W. 16. Cold, frosty. N. E. S. W. 17. Cloudy. 8. W. & W. 8. E. |l8. Clear ; little frost. 19. Chilly. S. W. 20. Cool, windy. S. W. N. W. (21. Cool, pleasant, "clear. 22. Cold; frost. " N. W. S. E. S.?23 24 25 26 N. E. $27 28 .*29 30 31 S -rain and W. W. 8. ^IpClear, cold. Clear, pleasant. Moderate, warm. North-east storm hail. North-east storm ; cloudy Warm. , 8 I Moderate,' warm, clear. Very pleasant. Warm, clear. 61 = 8 W. Very warm first part of month, j Very warm first part of month, some cool nights in last part. \ cool, middle and last part. I 341 ■-••■■;•- '^©^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1362. NOYEMBEIi. DECEMBER. Wind. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29: 30. Very warm. 67° Cloudy, warm. Cloudy, warm. Rain; warm. Cool. g||j|^Nort]i-east rain North-east snow hail— fell 3 inches. Rained all night; snow gone ; water high. Clear. Clear ; white frost. Mild, clear, warm. Pleasant, warm. Warm : little rain. S-. . E. W. . E. E. and X w. s. w ar. little ice. ram. 4^Cool, cl( Clear. Cold, frosty; Rain; warm. Clear, warm. Cloudy; little Showery. \^/Showery, warm. Clear, cold. Cold, frosty. Cold; froze. Warm. North-east storm. Little rain. 3 Rained all water high. Warm, clear. Clear, warm. N, N. S. s. E. W. w. N. N. E. W. S. E, day 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2Q. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. S. W. S. E. Rain. Mild, clear. Cloudy ; little snow. Clear; white frost. Rain. "^jpCold ; snow — 4 inches. Clear, cold. 10° above. N. Clear, pleasant, cold. Clear, cold. N. W. Thawed all da v. S. W. Warm. S. Thawed all night. Mild, pleasant. S. \^ Moderate ; snow gone. Cloudy, warm. S. S. E. Warm rain. Cold. 12° above. Cold, windy. Clear, cold. 10° above Very cold. 4° below. |f|^Extremely cold. 8 C v^/below. Snow — 1 inch ; cold. N. W. S. w. E. m W Mild, clear. Cloudy; little rain. Little rain. ""^Mild; ! thawed >^J/sun. Clear, frosty, cold. Clear ; thawed all day. Frost. S. W & S Cloudy, cold. Stormy first part of month, cool; and pleasant last part. \ Cold December, 342 «pi u w^ METEOROLOGICAL 1883. JANUARY. \ RECORD FEBRUARY Cold. 1C° above. Warm, pleasant. Warm. ^^Cloudy; rain; snow Mild, cloudy. Cloudy, warm. Clear, cold: froze hard. Wind. N. W. Mild, clear Pleasant. S. YV 3. 4. 5.. 6. Clear, cold. jar, W. S. 8 9. Cold, cleai 10. Warm. S. & 11. Clear. 12. kC } 13. Warm; little snow. 14. South-east rain; snow gone. 15. Rained all day. 1(3. Warm, clear. 17. Cool. 18. Cold: froze inches. W N E W s w ice— 2 19. ild. clear cold ; 20. Clear. frozen. 21. Cold. 22. Rain. 23. Very warm. 24. Cloudy, mih 25. Thaw. ground X S. & S. W. 26 UPCold. 6° above. Cold. 5° below. Cold. 1° below. | 6. Rained all day. \ 34 \ 7. Thawed all day. ) 8. White frost. | 9. Warm, clear. \ 10. Pleasant, clear. 11. ff* Mild, cloudy; little VL.snow. \ 12. Snowed all day. N. W. 13. Snowed till noon — fell 4A inches. <14. Cool; good sleighing. 1 15. South-east rain. iV. 1 1G. Mild ; sleighing fails. 17. ^/Cofoi. \ 18. Cool. ) 19. South-east rain. X. \ 2«). Mild, clear. 1 21. Ccld. 10° above. Cloudy ; snow. Snow fell G inches Sleighing good. J$ Clear, warm. Cloudy; rain. X. N Wind. W. W. j s. E. X. X. E. S. s. w. s. w. s. w. X'. < 22 E. 23 N.J24 X. s. "FT. V. w w. S. E. 26. JfyWarm; thaw. 27. Warm. X. E., 28. Snow. 29. Rain and hail. 30. Mild. warm. 31. Clear, pleasant. & S X. S. E. W. X. E. 27. Warm rain ; snow gone. 28. Cold: water high. Unsteady days. onth ; some cold Rather mild Januan mm 343 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^Is 1863. Jp MARCH. \ APRIL. Snow, hail and rain. Clear, warm. Snowed all night — fell 3 or 4 inches. Clear, cold.. Wind. W Wind. 1. Cloudy, cold; snow — h inch. 2. Thawed little. S. W. N. 5. ^jf^'Snow almost gone. 6. Cold. 6° below. ' N. 7. Little snow. N. E. 8. Snowed all night— fell 6 inches. 9. Good sleighing. 9° above. 10. Cloucly; Tittle snow. N E. 11. Snowed till noon — fell 3 inches. 3. ^P'Clear, cool. 4. Cold ; snow T — 1 inch. 5. South-east rain. 6. Clear ; water high. 7. Snow storm — fell 2 or 3 inches. 8. Cloudy; little snow and hail. 9. Cold; froze. E. E. N. N. E. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2$. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cold. 7° below. N. W. Clear, cold. 10° below. Cold ; good sleighing. Warm. 30 c S. W. Cool. 16° above. N. W. White frost. S. W. Moderate, clear. S. ^g/Cool, clear. N. W. Clear, cool. W. Sleighing done. N. W. Warm rain. S. E. Mild, clear; thaw. Rain, thunder and light- ning. S. E. Snow gone, frost out. S. E. Cool. '" W. 'Cold; froze. N. E. Little snow — 1 inch. N. E. Clear, cold ; ice — h inch. Clear, cold. Snow, hail and rain. X. 10. ^ CI ear. 11. Warm. 12. Clear, pleasant. 13. Mild. 14. White frost. 15. Clear ; little frost. 16. Rainy. N. S. W. S. W. & S. E. S. E. S. E. 17. V%/South-east rain. 18. Moderate ; water high. 19. Warm. S. W. 20. Cold. N. E. 21. Clear. S. E. 22. White frost; warm. 23. White frost; warm. S. 24. Rain. S. E. 'Rainy. S. E. & S. 26. Moderate ; water high. 27. Cool, clear. N. E. 28. Clear; white frost. 29. Cloudy. S. W. 30. Moderate. S. Very cold March. Rather cold April ; a few warm and some stormy days. 344 % METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1863. MAY. \ JUNE. 1. Clear, warm. 2. Clear, mild, warm. Wind. s. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Warm. 70° Cloudy, warm. Cloudy; rain. E. Cloudy. N. E. North-east rain; water high. Clear. N. E. Pleasant, clear. S. E. & E. .Warm, clear. Warm. 87° W. W. Thunder, lightning, rain ; apple trees begin to blos- som. Cloudy. ^ r - E. Cool. N. E. Cloudy. Mild, cool. W. 17. ^/Frost— killed vines 18. Clear, warm. 19. Warm, pleasant. 20. Clear, hot. 90° 21. Clear, hot. 95° 22. Clear, hot. 91° 23. Cooler. 76° 24. Cloudy. S. s. w. S. E. S. E. & E. N. E. 25. ^Jj/Cool; little frost. 26- Clear; white frost. 27. Clear, warm. 79° 28. Warm. 81° L. 29. Hot, dry. 84° 30. Hot ; high wind. 31. Pleasant, clear. W. Warm and rather dry May; little rain for two weeks. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 'Warm, clear, Cool, clear. Moderate, dry. Hot sun ; clear. Cool, pleasant. Rain storm. .Cloudy. Showery, warm. Warm, clear. Warm. Cloudy ; little rain Little rain. 78' Wind. : N. W. S. E. & S. W. N. E. E. S. E. s. w. w. s. & s. w. s. w. N. E. Clear. W. S. W. Thunder showers, rain. j£/Clear, cool. Cloudy; rain. Hot, dry. Cool, clear. Cloudy. Cool, clear. Hail and rain. Cool. 76° 3 Rain, thunder show ers. Hot, clear. . 85 c Hot. 86 c Hot. 86° Clear, warm. 75° Warm, clear. 81° Warm, clear. 84* N. S s. N N. N W. E. W. E. E. E. W. S. W. s. s. w. w. w. Cool and dry June. 345 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1083. JULY. AUGUST. 9; 1. ^ffP'Clear, warm. 2. Hot. 81° 3. Hot, dry. 84° 4. Hot, dry. 90° 5. Cloudy; little rain. (!. Cloudy, hot. S. S. s ay. s. w. w. E. E. 9i w (. x^ extreme heat 8. Hot, clear. 92° 9. Rainy ; thunder showers. 10. Cloudy; north-east rain. 11. Hot, clear. 95° S. & S. E. 12. Hot; thunder and rain. ; 13. Cloudy. E. 14. Little rain. S. & S. AY. Wind. X Wind. | 1. Rain; warm. 79° S. AY. 2. Hot; thunder showers off Nor di. 3. Clear, hot. 9(3° 4. Warm; little rain . 5. Hot, clear. 98 u S. W. 6. V^Hot; thunder. 95° 7. Cool. N. E. 8. Rainy, hot. 87° 9. Hot, clear. 90° 10. Hot, clear. 97° 11. Hot; much thunder little rain. 12. Warm, clear. 13. Clear. 84° 15. vyLittle rain. 16. Hot; showers off North. 17. Rain and thunder. 18. Rain, thunder and light- ning. 19. Showers, thunder and lightning. 20. Warm. " 21 Cloudy; showers off. 22. Clear. S. W. w . i r w S. AY E s. W s. W E . s E N E N. AY & S. W & W. 22. S. N. E. 23 ^jp Clear, warm. 24. Pleasant, clear, cool. 25. Showers, thunder and rain. 26. Hot ; heavy thunder. 96 27. Extreme heat. 97° 28. Hot; showers. 29. Rain and thunder. 30. *||||Hot; thunder show- 31. Hot; thunder off North. Hottest July for seven years. 14. ^gjTWarm, clear. 15. Clear, hot. 16. Rain, thunder. 17. Rain. 18. Clear, warm. 19. Cool.' 20. Hot, clear. 95 Q 21. Hot; rain and thunder. 86° -""H^ Little rain ; warm. JPSS 23. Hot, cloudy ; thunder. 92° 24. Hot, clear. 90° N. 25. Hot; showers in night. AY, 26. Hot, rainy. 97° E 27. Cool, clear. N. YV 28. fjPcioudv, stormv. N E 29. Cool, clear. S. AY 30. Cool, clear. 75 c 31. Clear Tot At AY. & S. W I gust. 346 .ff^^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. **&& 1863. S| SEPTEMBER. j OCTOBER. I 1. 9 4. 5. G. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. <28. 29. 30. "Win (L Cloudy; north-east storm. Clear, cool. N. E. Cloudy all day. 1ST. Wir.d. Clear, very warm. Y r . Little rain. S. W. South-east rain, thunder. E. S. E. N. E. S. W. ^ Clear. Cool, clear. Thunder and rain. Mild, warm; thunder. Warm. 78° Cloudy ; little rain. N. Clear ; little frost. Cool ; frost — killed vines. 4. 5. 6, 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. I^/Warm, clear. Mild; little frost. Warm. Eain, white frost. Little rain. Mild, clear. Clouclv. Cool. S. S. W. W. s. w. s. w. s. w. w. w. N. E. «?Cool; little rain. S. W. 12. Cool. N. E. 13. Cool, clear. 70° S. E. 14. Warm, clear. 70° s 15. Warm. 78° S. 16. Little rainy. S. 17. Rain, hish wind. Clear. S. W.. S. & S. E.U8. x ^jP' North-east rain. \ 19. Cool, clear. 90° N. W. 20. Cool ; frost — no damage. X. W. < 21. Cool. E. 22. Cool. X. E. 23. Showery. N. E. & S. E.*24. Warm.' W. 25. ?Cool, clear. N. \ 2G. Warm, clear ; little frost. S. W. 27. Clear, warm. 78° 28. Hot, clear. 79° \ 29. 30. 31. V^/Moclerate, clear. Cold, frosty : ice — £inch. Little rain. Warm, cloudy. Clear, warm. Rain, heavy showers. Warm, clear. s. W. w. s. thunder S. AY. .JPRain; warm. 79° Moderate, still, warm. Warm. 76° Cool, pleasant. Clear; white frost. Rain. Cloud.v. Cool, clear. Froze hard. Clear, cold. Mild. Verv warm. 76- S. s. N. N N N W. s. w. N. w. E. E. E. W. W. Warm month. Warm month : some cool niffhts. 347 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16, METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1863. NOVEMBER. DECEMBER. Wind • Clear, cold. N. W. Clear, cold ; bard frost. QL Stormy, warm. S. W. Warm. w - Mild. W. N. W. Clear, warm. W. Little rain. S. "W. Warm, clear. S. W. Cloudy all day, cold. JpSnow fell 1 inch. Warm; snow gone. Clear, cool. Clear. Cloudy all day. Warm rain. Mild ; little rain. 17. ^J? South-east rain 18. Warm: rain. 19. Rainy, warm. 7G° 20. Moderate, clear 21. Cloudy; rain. 22. Cold, frosty. 23. Clear, cool. 24. Rain. S. s. w. N. E. & N. N. N, W. S. 25. IjpCold, clear. 2G. Cold, pleasant. 27. Clear, warm. 28. Cold. S. W 29. Cloudy, cool ; frost. 30. Cold, frosty. N. E. N. W. S. . & W. w. Cool November, Clear, cold. Thawed little. NJlO. S. W. 11. N. E. 12. S. W. 13. S. W. 14. W. 15. S. W.| 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. w N. S. hid. W. W. _ , Clear. N. W. & W. Moderate, some cloudy. Moderate, warm. S. Cold. N. E. & N. W. Cool. N. Mild; white frost. S. i Thawed most of day. S. VV rcold. 10° above. N. Cold. 4° above. N. Stormy ; snow and rain. South-east rain; warm. Rain. S. & S Moderate. S. Clear. N. W. W. . E. W. W. ^^Snow and rain. N. E. Rain storm. S. W. Cloudy; water high. Clear, cold ; froze hard. Cold. 1* below. W. & N. W. Cold. 3° below. Cold. W. ': N. & N. W. 'North-east rain. Cold, clear. N. W. Clear; thaw. S. W. Stormy; little snow. N. Snow; coid. Cold, clear. N. W. Mild, warm, clear. Cloudy; thawed all day.S. W. Cold December. 348 vty METEOROLOGICAL JANUARY, RECORD. FEBRUARY. Wind. Heavy rain. S. E. Clear: water high __,in river. Clear, cold morning'- 4° above. N. Cold, cloudy. 3° above »N. Snow storm — fell 3 or 4 inches. Sleighing ; cold morning. 12° below. Cold. 3 C above. N. W. North-east snowstorm — fell 5 inches. 8 C above. 9. 10. II. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16, 17, IS. 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2S 29 30 81 ^ Clear, cold. 3° below. Cold ; good sleighing. X. Clear, cold. 3° above. Mild, cool, clear. S. Moderate. S. W. & Clear, warm. S. , ^JfSnow and rain. E. S . Moderate ; sleighing gone. . Pleasant ; white frost. . Cloudy. S. . Heavy rain. N . Cloudy, cool; high water. . Cloudy; thaw. . Warm, clear. . ||||Pleasant ; thawed all . Mild, warm. . Pleasant. X. W. & . Warm. . Warm; thawed all night. . Very warm. 67° S. . Clear ; thawed all day. . North-east snow storm. . 0**- Snowed all day ; cold. \L20 = Cold month. X. w. X. w. w. w. . E. w E | 4. < 5. 6. \ ^' \ 8. j 9 " 10. 11. a 14. 15. \ 16. a 7. 18. ho. J20. ) 21. 99 Snowed little all day. Clear, warm ; thaw. Variable. Moderate, clear. Warm ; white frost. Mild; frost. ^^ICloudy. Variable ; little snow. Very cold. l c below. Clear, cold morning. 2 3 above. Clear. 5° above. X. Pleasant. Cloudy, cool. J^Mild. Cooler. Little snow- Extremely below. Clear, cold. Clear, cold. Cold, clear. Moderate. Little snow- W -1 inch. cold. 4 6= below. 1° above. 4 = above. -fell 3 inches <£ ind. E. X. E. E. X. W. S. ( X. w. w. X. S. E. s. s. s w w 9Q , 16. 24. 25. 26. 97 "Warm, clear; thaw, rleasant, cold ; icy. Little snow. - Snow — 2 inches. X Cool. S. W. & 23.* Warm; snow thawed off. 20. Cloudy; little rain. X. E. W. E. Cold February ; very few pleas- ant days. 49 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1864. APRIL. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29, 30, 31, Wind. N V^ Cloudy, cold. Snowed all night— fell G inches. Clear. W. S. W. Moderate ; thawed all day. Cloudy, rainy ; snow gone. Rain. N. JUb North- east rain Clear, pleasant; water high. Moderate. W. Warm, clear. S. W. North-east rain storm. Clear, warm. S. W. Cloudy; thunder, little rain. Very cool. N. JPCool, squally. N. Cloudy ; little snow. N. W. Cold, clear. ll c above. Mild, cloudy. S. Warm ; thawed all night. Variable ; snow — 1 inch. Cold; froze. 10° above. Froze hard. jHigh wind, north- -east snow storm. Extreme cold; snow— 5 inches. 1° above. Cloudy, cold. 18° above. Clouclv. E cold." n: e Cool. E. & N Clear, cold. E. N /0^ North-east rainstorm E. 9. 10. 11. 12. U3. 14. 15. 16, 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 92 J2S. 24. 26: 27. 28. 29. 30. Wind, j Storm — rain, hail and snow. Stormy. N. E. j Snow and hail. N. I Cold; froze hard. N. E. Little snow — ground white. ^pCool, clear. W. Cold. E. Cold ; high wind. N. E. Cold; little snow. N. E. Cloudy ; snow — 2 inches. North-east snow and rain. Snowed all day. N. E. 3 Little snow ; sun shone part of day. Clear, cool. Cloudy most of day. N. Pleasant part of day. N. Clear, cold. Moderate, clear. Cloudy; little sun. Snow and rain. N ^'Moderate, clear. Pleasant, some cloudy. Very warm, clear. ^ all day. Rain storm. Cold month. Clear. Misty. Rain. Clear, cool. V^L Pain. Little stormy. Warm. W. & S. S. N. N. E. & S. N.j W.j W. ; w.i w. S.i E. W. W. w. E. E. E. E. E. E. little snow. Cloudy, cold month. mm&,--,--,- 350 Meteorological record 1864. JUNE. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. MAT. Rain; warm. Clear, warm. 61° Cloudy ; little rain. Clear, pleasant. f^/Warm, clear. Hot, clear, dry. Cloudy. Warm, showery. Warm. 75° Clear, warm. 70 5 Cloudy, cool. Cloudy ; little rain Wind. E. & S. S. 68° 58 c W. w. w. E. W. s. N. E. N. E. ^Jjg) Cloudy, warm. S. Cloudy, warm. G6 Q S. Some sunshine. Little rain. Warm, clear. G9° Apple trees begin to blos- som. Warm, clear. 70° S. Clear, warm. 78° b Warm ; thunder show- ers. 80 ° Cool, clear. Pleasant, cool, clear. Cloudy, cool. N. Cloudy, little stormy. N. Pain storm. S. Cloudy ; water high. ,Warm, c'ear all day. Warm, clear. 84° S. Warm; little rain. Hot, clear. 90° E. W. E. E. W. E. E. E. Warm most of month. Wind. 1. Great heat, thunder, tempest all night. 95° 2. Pain, thunder in morn- ing. 3. Pleasant, cool. 4. flpHot, clear. 90° S. 5. Warm, cloudy. 80° 6. Warm; thunder and rain. 75° W. S. 7. Clear, warm. 8. Moderate, clear. 9. Showers ofl' North. S. 10. Cool. 11. Cool; frost in low land. 12. vJpCool, cloudy. N. 13. Warm, dry ; grass small. 14. Warm, clear. 78° 15. Warm, cloudy. 76° S. 16. Very warm, clear. 82" 17. Clear, cool, dry. N. 18. Very warm; haying begun. 19. IgpClear, hot, dry. 86° 20. Clear, hot, dry. 90° 21. Cloudy; little rain. 22. Hot. 23. Cloudy, hot ; thunder. 87 = 24. Warm; thunder oft' North. Ho t. 26. V^Hot, clear. 90° 27 Plcar, cool. 70° 28 '.lear, warm. 81° 29 Warm. 30 Hot, clear, dry. 86' W. w. w. w. w. w. E. W. E. S. E. 90 = E. \V. W arm month. 351 Wi METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1364. I JULY. AUGUST. Wind. S. W. S. E. W W. w. 1. Cloudy; little rain. 2. Stormy; little rain. 3. ^Ol^Warm; thunder l^rshowers. 79° 4. Cool, dry. N, 5. Hot sun; clear. G. Warm ; showers off North. S. W. 7. Rain ; warm, showery. 84° 8. Clear, cool. E. 9. Plot. 90° W. 10. Clear, very dry ; grass killed on high land. S. E. 1. Clear, hot. 89 c ind. w. !8 2. ^/Cloudy, hot. 94° 3. Rain and thunder. 4. Thunder showers. 5. Hot; thunder off North 96° 6. Hot, cloudy. 97° 7. Warm; thunder rain. 8. Warm; thunder rain. 80° 9. Cloudy ; showers South. S. E. and and off 10. Warm, clear. 11. s^J/ Warm rain. 12. Hot; little rain. 8o< 13. Clear, warm, dry. W. & N. W.J 11. Extreme heat. 14. Ground very dry. 91° 12. Hot. 91° 15. Warm, clear; corn rolls. S. W. ]l3. Little rain; cloudy 16. Cool. E. 14. Hot; showers. 17. Hot, clear. 95° W. 15. Clear, hot. 96° 18. Warm: South. showers off S. E. 19. ^jjjP'Very warm, cloudy. 20. Clear, cool. N. E 21. Hot; thunder and rain. 22. Cool. 1\ T 23. Warm, dry; sun red. 24. Hot, dry; garden suffers. 16. Clear, dry 17. ^jp'Little rain. 18. Mild, cloudy. 19. Moderate, cool. 20. Cloudy; little nun. 21. Some cloudv. ^22. Cloudy. 1 23. Warm; little raiu. W.:J w.= w.| s. Btj w.l w. ? s. w. i w.l E. E.fJ E.f W. ! s. 25. V^Cloudy 26. Hot, clear. 27. Hot. 90° 28. Clear, hot. 29. Hot. 89° 30. Hot. 100° 81. Hot. 99° 89 c 94 ' 99 Hottest July for many years E. J24. ^Warm, dry W. 25. Little rain. W. & N. W. 26. Little rain. 27. Thunder off North. S. W. 28. Clear; showers off North. 29. Cloudy; showers. 97° 30. Some cloudy. 1 81. Cool. N. Hot' and dry August. S. S. E. 1 E 352 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1864. SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. Wine W/CIear, warm. I 2. Cool, cloudy. S. 3. Cloudy, cool. N. 4. Cool, clear. 5. Rained most of day. S. G. Warm. S. 7. Cool, clear. N. 8. Clear; frost— killed vines. 9. J§? Clear, warm. S. 10. Warm ; thunder showers. 11. Cool. N. 12. Stormy. N. 13. Cloudy; rain. N. 14. Cool, clear. W. 15. ^P Clear. 16. Cool, clear. 17. Moderate; little frost. 18. Cloudy, warm. 19. Rained part ofday. N 20. Cool ; frost — no damage. 21. Clear. " S. 22. 28. 24. W Wind. Cloudy ; north-east storm. North-east rain. 60° Rain; cold. N. E. Clear. Warm. 78 7 S. Cloudy, warm. S. W. Clear, warm. S. W. 3 Mild; thunder and lightning-. Cool. 3ST. W. Cool, clear. N. W. Cool; frost: ice — 4, inch. Cold; frost. S. E. & E. Rainy. N. E. Rain; cold. N. E. _ ?Cold, clear. Cloudy, cool. Cool, clear. Moderate; little rain. Pleasant, clear. Cold; bio-h wind. 20. 2S. 29. vl^Cool. N. & N. E. Little frost. 8. W. Warm ; thunder and rain. Clear, warm; showers. Hot; thunder showers off South. Warm ; thunder and lightning. Thunder showers off North. Little rain. 74 : ' 25. \2G. \27. ]28. I 29. s 30. 31. Clear. fit* Clear \^ frost. Clear day Warm. Clear. Moderate White frost. Rain. Cloudy. l^r>Clear, cool. Clear; white frost W. & cold ; greai little frost. W. & N. N . E. W. S. W. w. N. X. W. N E. S. E. N E. S. W. S. s. w. V w. s. 30. I^/Rain; warm. S. W. Some cool days first of mouth some very hot ones last part. > \ Rather cool October ; few warm < dajs. 353 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ DECEMBEE. NOVEMBER. Wind. 1. Cold ice. N. w. ! 1 2. Clear, frosty. N . E. i 2 3. White frost. S W. 3 4. White frost. S w. \ 4 5. C'oudy. s w. \ ^ 6. "^jjCool; heavy frost .Jpice — h. inch. ! c> 7 Rain ; warm. s. ! 7 8. Warm ; little rain. s. w. 8 9. Warm, clear. s. w. 9 10. Warm ; rained almost 10. all clay. s. 11. 11: Warm, clear. s. w. 12. Frosty ; ice — h inch. 12. 13. ^IJlP'Rain storm all day. s. 13. 14. Cold ; snow — 2 inches. 15. Warm ; snow gone. 14. 16. Clear, cold. 15. 17. Clear, warm. S. ; 16. 18. Cloudy; rain; frost out 17. 19. Clear ; white frost. • 18. 20. Cloudy ; white frost. 21. 0^ South-east rain all \L,clay. 19. 20. 22. Clear, warm. W. 21. 23^ Cool, clear. W. 21. Clear, cool. W. 22. 25. Clear. W. 23. 26. Little rain. s. w. 24. 27. Rainy, warm. s. w. 25. 28. 26. 29. r-s-'jCloudv, very warm. S. 30. Warm. •' W. S. W. Moderate most of month. Wind Clear, pleasant ; no frost. Moderate ; little frost. Warm. S. E, White frost; cool. S. W. Cloudy, warm. S. W. Jjp Cloudy; white frost. Cloudy: rain. N. E, Cold; ice— 1 inch. N. W. Cool, pleasant, clear. N. North-east snow storm. North-cast rain and snow. Little stormy. 11° above. N. >,Cold; good sleigh- 'ing. N. Snow and rain ; cold. Cold, clear. N. Cloudy; little snow. N. E. Mild ; little rain. S. Clear, warm sun ; poor sleighing. Rained most of day. S. W. Little snow. E. C South-east snow- storm and hail. Cold; good sleighing. Cold. "7° above. N. W. Clear, cold. N. Moderate, cloudy. Rain storm ; snow gone. 28. 29. 30. 31. Cloudy, cool. fSpMild; little rain. Rained most of day. Clear, warm. Snow. N. S. N. E. E. W. E. Very cold most of month. 354 W^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD." ^M '»h 1865. JANUAEY. Wind. North-east snow storm- fell 6 inches. Clear, very cold. 2° above 3. Cold. 7° below. N. W. s. W. b rain s. S. w. S. w. water 19° N. w. c N w w N. w N. w 4. ^%, Snow and hail; good ^Jg) sleighing. 5. Cold, clear. 6. Stormy; south-east all night. 7. Warm; snow gone. 8. Mild; water high. 9. Warm; rain. 10. South-east rain; high in river. 11. g|Cold, cloudy. 12. Clear, pleasant. 21 13. Mild, clear. 14. Little rain. 15. Little snow. 16. Cold, windy. 70° 17. Little snow — 2 or 3 inches. 18. Clear, cold._5 c below. N. 19. d^Cold. 12° below. 20. Cold ; sleighing. 3° below. 21 . Cold ; froze hard. 4° below. 22. Cold, cloudy. 2° above. 23. South-east rain all day. 24. Moderate ; snow gone. 25. Cold morning. 1° above. 26. Cold. 2° below. N. 27. Vg/Cofd. 4° below. 28. Cold; froze. 7° below. 29. Cold, clear. 5° above. 30. Cold. 7° above. 31. Little snow T . S. W. N. N. N. N. W. Cold month. FEBEUAEY. Wind. 1. Cloudy, cold. 7° above. 2. JpCold. 8° above.N. & W. 3. Clear. 10° above. N. W. 4. Cloudy ; little rain. 17° above. S. W. 5. Littie snow in night. 6. Mild; rain. E. & S. E. 7. Snow and rain; water nigh. 8. Cold. 10° above. 9. Cold. 3° below. W. & N. W. 10. 4j^Cloudy; snow — 1 ||P inch. 11. Cloudy; snow squall. 4° N. above. 12. Cold. 6° above. N. E. 13. Clear; high wind. 3° above. 14. Cold, clear. N. W. 15. White frost. S. W. 16. North-east rain all night. W. j it. Cloudy, cool. N-jlS. ^, Cool, pleasant. W. \ 19. Little snow. 20. Snow gone. 21. Warm; thaw. 22. Cloudy, warm. 23. Cloudy; little rain. 24. Cold. 19° above. N. N. 25. IjyCold. 26. South-east rain. 27. Clear, cold. 28. Cool; little snow. S. W. s. w. s. w. N. E. N. N. Cold February. Very cold winter. 355 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 3,865. MARCH. APRIL. Wind. Wind 1. Little snow — 2 inches. 2. 3. Rain storm. N. 4. '^Rained all day ; ^JP water high. 5. Warm. (>. Thaw. f. 8. Rain. 70- 9. North-east rain storm: water high. 10. Rain. N. 11. Clear. X. W. & 12. ^pCool; high wind. 13. Cold, wind v. 11. Cloudy. N. 15. Warm. S. If!. Some rain. S. & S. 17. High wind — many build- ings blown down. 18. High wind— d amazed vessels. S. S. \ 1. S. E. W. S. E. W. w. E. W. v E, W \ 2 19. Clear, cold. N. ~°- VL- Clear, pleasant. 21. Xvry warm. 70° 22. Warm rain. S. 23. Cold, squally. N. 24. Squally, cold. 10° above. N 25. Cold, clear. 26. Cloudy; little snow. 27. V^/Ciear. warm. S. W. 28. Warm, clear. 29. (dear, warm. 30. Warm, rainy. S 31. Rain; geese lly. Mild March ; coldest day- above zero. W. W. w. w. S. E. s. ■16° s < • ' 8. ! 9. 11. 12. 13. Is i If). 17. 18. 1 10. ' 20. 21. 22. 23. >24- 26. 27. 28. 29. 80. Mild, clear. Jr Clear, cool. X. Clear, pleasant. Cool. N. Warm. S. Warm; very high wind. Little rain. S. Clear, frosty. N. Cloudy. S. ■^^Rainy. grass looks s. N. S. ^9 well. Cool. Rain storm. Warm, clear. Warm. Mild. Mild, clear. Cool, frosty. s. s. W . W. E. W. w. E. W. E. E. W. W. W. N. E. N fir y^ South-west ram. Clear and warm. Cool. W. Rain. S. E. & Thunder showers. S. Cloudy.- i^jr^ L Cherry and peach trees in blossom. Cold ; frost : ice — h, inch. if*?* \-%y 'Clear, warm. S. White frost. Thunder and rain. 70 c ■ Hot. 7G C Cloudy; rain: warm. Warm, clear. W. W s. w. s. w. Warm April. 156 '^ifi&S ^—• v £ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1865. ^ MAY. •TUNE. 1. Cool, cloudy. K 'Cloudy. Rain ; cool. N 4. Cloudy. N. r>. Cool. s (5. Rain storm. X 7. Cool, clear, bright. N. 8. Warm ; apple trees begin to blossom. 9. Rain. s 10. 11. 12. 13. Warm, cloudy: thun- der and lightning. Clear. W. & N. Cooi; north-east rain. Cool, clear. X 14. Clear, warm. S lp. Mild. N 16. South-east rain. 17. Thunder and lightning: warm. 18. /fsf^North-east rain; xj^eool. ID. Rain in forenoon. 20. Rain; warm. S. 21. Warm; south-west rain. 22. Warm. S. W. & 23. Warm, rainy. S. W. Wind. , J/ Warm. 7S°N. E. & S. E. Clear, warm. 80 : S. W. Warm, clear. 80 = Clear, warm'. 83 = s yy Cool. X. K., X. W , x' S>oj. E . & N ; Moderate. s. W Thunder showers. JPWarm. s. Hot; thunder showers. S. W. Cool, clear. E Warm. j^ yf Clear. \y. s! W. CIou(1 .V. E. & X. e! Cool, clear. N. E. ! W. orm 21. ^w/CIear, cool. 2.',. Clear, warm. 80 c • 26. Clear, warm. 84° 27. North-east rain st • all day. I 28. Moderate. [29. Moderate, clear. 30. Cool. 31. Very warm. W. S. Warm May: apple trees b( } t° blossom very carl v. •3? w. .^Rain, thunder show \L^ers. 7;)~ Rot; thunder oil'. 94 = Hot, clear. 87 c Cool, clear. x. I Cloudy, warm. Sl= s. Y\ Cloudy, warm: thunder and rain. Showers, great heat, thunder. VV W. «?/Clear. warm. Warm, very clear. 84 : l>o.<>- days; hot: I idle rain in night. ( s7 : Hot, rainy all day. Warm. 8G 3 Cool, clear. \\\ £ x Rainy, hot. cloud v. 90- ^Hofc; thunder show- .J^ers. 87° W. r ery warm month. 357 M METEOROLOGICAL RECORD JULY. AUGUST. Wind. 1. Great heat. 100° 2. Hot; little rain. S. W. 3. Clear, hot, dry. 90° 4. Clear, hot ; garden suf- fers. 91° 5. Cool. S. W. & W. 6. Cool, clear; warm sun. 7. Rain and thunder. _ 'Warm, clear. W. 9. Hot and dry. 95° 10. Cloudy. S. W. 11. Rain. S. E. & S. 12. Warm ; some thunder. 13. Hot; thunder showers. 14. Clear, cool. E. 15. \5LMild, clear. S. W. 16. Clear. S. E. & E. 17. Little rain; cloudv. S. 18. Clear, hot. 94° 19. Hot; thunder and rain. 87° 20. Warm. S. W. 21. Warm, showery. 86° 22. ypWarm, clear. W. 23. Clear, cool. N. W. 24. Warm, dry. S. W. & W. 25. Rainy; thunder and lightning. 26. Little rain. S. W. 27. Hot, dry. 94° • N. W. 28. Hot, clear. 92° 29. Hot; lightning off South. 97° W 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Clear, hot. 86 c Hot, clear. 96° Hot. 91° Hot; showers off North. 92° * Showers all around us. 99° Thunder showers. ji^^Rain, thunder and ^8r lightning. 92° Warm, clear. Clear. 80° Clear, hot. Hot; thunder and rain. Moderate, clear. ind. W. 13. V^ Clear. 14. Warm, cloudy. 15. Moderate. 16. Cloudy, hot. 17. Cool, clear. 18. Cool, clear. 19. Cool, clear. 20. Clear, warm. W. w. w. w. S. E. E. N. W. W. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. ^yClear, hot. Warm; rain, thunder. Rained all night. N. E. Cool; ground wet. N. E. Cool, frosty ; some vines killed. , Clear, warm. S. W. Cloudy in morning. Clear, cool. N. E. 30. JPRainv. 31. Hot and dry. 95 c Hot and dry July. E. 29. j|?Cool; little frost. 30. Cloudy, warm. W. 31. Ground dry on top ; hot. 99 c Hot and very dry August. The summer has been hot and dry- 358 METEOROLOGtCAL RECORD SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER, 1. Cloudy; some thunder ; warm. 2. Hot, clear. 97° 3. Clear, hot ; thunder off. 4. Cool, clear. 5. fpHot. 99° G. Thunder showers. 7. Hot, clear. 8. Warm sun. 9. Clear. 10. Cloudy. 11. Warm, clear. 89° Wind. N. E. S. W. w. N. E. E. S. w. 6, 7. 8. 9. 10. Wind. Warm, cloudy; little rain. Cloudy, warm. 80 = Cloudy, cool. N. E. -Clear, frosty. W. Little rain in morning. Cool, pleasant. Clear; white frost, S. VV. Rain; water ran in road. Little rain. W. & S. W. Rain, thunder and light- ning:. 12. 13. ;i4. 115. ;16. 17. :"18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. Warm, clear. 87° Warm. 79° Warm; little rain. Extreme heat. 90° Clear, warm. S. Warm, clear. S. North-east rain ; cool. VirJ'Kamy, cool. Hard frost — killed vines. W. W. Warm, clear. Cool. Cloudy, cool. Cloudy; little rain. Rain. I Cool, clear. ^ Clear, frosty, cold; J 'little ice. Clear ; white frost. Warm. Warm. 73° S. N. S. E. & N. W. W. E. W. E. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. .Warm. G7° Rain; cold. Cold, frosty; flakes of snow. Clear, frosty, cold. White frost. Clear, cool. Mild, cloudy. Clear. ■ Rained all day. Clear, cold; high wind. Cool. N. Cold; froze : ice — f inch. Clear; hard frost, Cold ; ground frozen. Cool wind. N. Cold, clear. 19° above. N _J^North-cast"' , rain. Warm rain. Cool, clear. Clear, cool. Moderate ; little rain. S. N. W. W. w. E. s. w. E. Very warm and dry September. \ f'Cool October, 359 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1365. NOVEMBER. \ DECEMBER. 1. Mild, warm. 2. Little rain. Wind S. W, s. w 1. Rainy 4. 5. <;. t . 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 1G. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. N. & N. S. s. IP'Milcl, cloudy. North-east rain storm. Clear, cold. Clear, cold. N. W Cold, windy. Clear, frosty. Cool. v4^ Cold,' frosty. Clear, cold; froze hard Cold, clear. Cloudy; little rain. W arm ; red su n . 70 : Warm; no frost. S. W Clear ; little frost, 50° Very warm; little rain. ^"JpyClear, pleasant, warm Cool ; north-east rain. Cold, clear. w S. s. s. ind. w. w. w. w. w. E. w. w. X. E. 9. 10. W. w. w. X. W. 11. PI & w. N. E. Rain storm Rain. Mild; rain. Little rain. cold. S. N. X X, N. 'Rain in morning. Clear. Clear ; white frost. Cold ; little snow— 1 inch. Cold, cloudy. Cold day. X W. E. E. E. W. i-:. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17: 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23: 24. I 25. J 20. 28. 29. ^30. 31. Warm, clear Warm. Few drops of rain. Warm ; little frost. Clear, cold. Snow storm. Clear. Vv^Cold, clear. Cool; snow — 3 or 4 inches. easant. S. W. Warm, clear. Warm; wild ^eese flv. Cold. X. Cold. Cold, cloudy. 12 z abov Clear, moderate. X . N Clear, warm. W. & S. Mild, warm. 75" S. Cloudy, warm ; little rain. E. S. W 31. Wind. \^ Cloudy, cool. Clear, cold. N Cloudy, cool. Cold; frost and ice. X. Cold ; frost— killed vines. Cold, frosty; ice — ,4, inch. Warm ; little rain. S. W. E. X r . W. W. Warm. 79' W. Cool. X. E. White frost. W. S. W. Cold; little frost. X T . E. Little rain. X. E. Warm, cloudy. X. E. Little rain in morning. Cloudy ; high wind. J$ Clear, frosty. Mild, clear. 67° Clear, warm. 70 s Very warm. 75 : Warm, clear. Warm. 76° 8. W. Cloudy; rain, thunder and lightning. gUlRain, thunder Off t|||jr South. Cold, dear. X. Cold, frosty; iee — j inch. Hard frost; cold. X. Rained in night. E. Cool, cloudy. X. W. Cold : ice. 0*^ Rained all day, high wind X E. s. W . s. w. s. w. & w. ft VJ^ — damaged trees. Clear. ho us es ana X. Cloud v. warm month. lather cold October, ~P WSh QA* cr 2J£« 6o r^* « wj^ i ^c^q***"' m 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1866. v^ NOVEMBER. Cold, clear. Frosty, cool. Cold, frosty; little ice. Clear, cold ; frost. Cold ; hard frost. Cold ; ice — h inch. Wind. w. N. N. E Mild ; white frost. S. W. Warm. S. W. Warm, cloudy : little rain. Warm, clear ; little frost. Little rain. Rain, high wind. S. E. Cool, clear. N. Mild, clear. N. J Cloudy; very high wind. Rain in morning. Pleasant. S. W. Clear ; white frost. Warm ; little rain. Warm ; rain. Mild, clear, cool. I'Clear, pleasant. TTail and rain. Cool. Clear, cold. Cold ; white frost. White frost. Mild; little rain. S. W. Thanksgiving ; stormy Rained all day; water high in river. S. W. o. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. s. s. W. W. 20 N. 21 22 N E. 23 24 N. 25 26 27 28. ,29. N ' E -i30. 31. DECEMBER. Mild, clear. Clear, colcl ; ice — 1 inch Cold. Cool ; white frost. Clear, p.leasant. 58° Cloudy ; little rain. W s. 8. ^IClcar, warm. 56° AY hite frost; rainy. S. Clear, warm. N. Cold; frost. 19°above.N. Cold, clear. 11° above. N. Cold. 15° above. Cold ; geese fly South. _JP Very cold. 9° above. Cold, clear. 6° above. Cloudy, cool. 15° above. Rain, snow — 2 inches. Colcl. 17 c above. N. Cold. 6° above. Cold. 4° above. j§< Cold day. 3 = Thawed little. Clear; thaw. Rainy; high wind. Mild; white frost. Clear, warm. Rain, thunder. below. S. ind. W. w. s. w. w. w. w. w. w. N. N. N. W. N. W. s. w. i w. Cold, clear. Cold, clear. N. Clear, cold. 15° above. Little snow. 10° above. N. Cool November Cold December. w. H w. E. J \m o. fi. 7. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14, 15. lfi. 17. 18. 10. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1887. JANUAKY. FEBRUAKY. 1. Snow fell 4 inches. 2. Good sleighing. 3. Cold. 12° above. 4. Pleasant, clear. W. Wind. N. E. & N. N. j^lLittle snow. 20° Snowed most of night. [E. N Snow fell 4 inches — damp. Cold driving storm. N. Snow fell 6 inches more. Cold. 12° above. Clear, cold. 8° above. Cold ; good sleighing. N. JCcld, clear. G° above. N. Little snow in morning — cleared off cold. W. W. w. .E. E. 22° N. W. W. w. Wind. 1. Pleasant; thawed in sun. 2. Good sleighing; thawed little. 3. Warm; thawed all clay. IS sleiffhino'. N. 4 C N. & N. N. 2° & N. W. W. w. w. w. Cold. Cold ; above. Cool wind Cold, clear. t^jglCold, clear. ^^p' below. N Cold, pleasant. 10° above. Violent snow storm, high wind. Extremely cold ; snow fell 1.1 inches — roads blocked. N. E. Clear; snow blew. Much shovelling. 10° below. Very cold. 9° below. W. C Extremely cold. 10° below. Snow storm — fell about 11 inches; cold. 12° above. Pleasant, clear. i^}ciear, warm, pleasant. Cloudy, rainy. 6. Warm: thawed all day. 7. White frost; warm. 8. White frost; cloudy. S. E. 9. Hard rain — greatest freshet for 24 years. 10. Warm, pleasant ^froze little. 11. J'Cold, N. W. 12. Pleasant, clear. 13. Warm, foggy, cloudy; no frost. 14. Cloudy, warm ; no frost 15. -Cool; little rain. 1G. Cloudy; hail and rain. N. E. & 17. Cool, clear. N. N. E. E. E. 18. IP'Cool, little cloudy. S. W. .19. Cold; white frost. S. E. J20. Cold; little snow. K. E. 21. Snowed all night. \ 22. Good sleighing- \ 23. Cold, frosty, pleasant. ■24. Snow— I inch; "thawed fast. I 25. Snow gone. gH ltl§ 2'j. /gf^Ciear, pleasant, cold. 27 28 Pleasant; Pleasant, all day. The ore at W. & N. thaw, clear; b lhawecl W. 91h 31. Cold morning. 4° above. Coldest month for 27 years. freshet on the and 10th; many bridges carried off, and roads washed badly. 367 &1 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1867. 22. 23. 24. 26. MARCH. Wind. 1. Warm, cloudy; rain. S. W. 2. Snow and rain. S. E. 3. Clear. X. W. & W. 4. Snow fell 5 inches — good sleighing. 5. Cloudy, cold ; little snow. 6. \^g/Cloudy, cool. N. E. 7. Cloudy; snow and rain. 8. Cold, clear, pleasant: sleighing. 9. Pleasant ; sleighing gone. 10. Muddy; rain. S. 11. Cloudy, cooL clear. 12. Snow and hail. X. 1 3 . **% Littl e sn o w — cle a re d ^JP off at noon. 14. Cold, squall v. CF 15. Cold, clear/ W. N. 1 (5. Cold ; driving snow storm. 17. Little snow — fell 3 or 4 inches 18. Good sleighing ; cold. N. & N. Cold, clear: snow blew. Cold; poor sleijshing. i 1. I: 5. i 6. j w. w. w s. w. Pleasant, warm : sleighing gone. Cloudy ; little snow — melted. Cold; froze in shade all day. Snow and rain. X. E. Rained all clay; snow oft*; water high in river. Clear, cold ; high wincl.X. XV. Clear, cold: ice — 1 inch.N. W. 9. i 10. n. 12. 13. U. 15. 16. < 17. 18, 19. 20. 21. 24. 28. X£^ Clear; froze hard. W 29. Cold; high wind; N. W 30. Cold, clear. N. W 31. Clear, pleasant, cold. March has been a winter month. 26. 27. J 28. 29. 30. APPIL. VV of Cold, clear. High wind : clear. Cold. X. g^l^Fast day ; pleasant ; ^w/ white frost. Cloudy; rain ; cold High wind, flakes snow. N. Cool, clear, pleasant. S. White frost: pleasant. clear. Cold. White frost; clear. S. & S. "*% North-east rain _J/ storm; water high. Clear; froze hard. X, Great white frost ;- clear. X Pleasant, warm. N. W. & Cool. Cloudy; north-east rain. Cold, "clear. W. & S. HI ^gprColcl, blustering. Cold; high wind; frost in ground. Rain in night, thunder. Cloudy, warmer. S. Tempest, much thunder and lightning. Warm", clear" 03 c Cooler, pleasant. S. Clear; frost. S. ind . W. W. W. X. E. __ White frost, rain. White frost. White frost; cool. Frosty, cool, char. Cool ; little rain. W. W. x. < w E. E. W. X. w". s. w. w. w. XV. s. X. E. E. Cold April. (%% 368 WP* 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. f 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 28. B 29. ! 30. I 81. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1867. MAY. S JUNE. ^S *as .s. & N. Cloudy ; heavy showers Frost; cool. ' N. E Heavy frost; cool. ilce — k inch, white _ ?frost. Cool, cloudy ; season backward. S. & s Warmer. S. & £ Rainy, warm. S. & S. Warm; showers. S ^J^J Warmer, clear. S. & No frost ; pleasant, clear. Warm, pleasant. S. & £ Cool; ground little frozen. S. Thunder showers in night- Clear, pleasant, warm. Clear, warm ; no frost. Clear, pleasant. ►Showery. Clear, pleasant, cool. N Warm; little rain. £ Clear, pleasant. Cloudy. Clear, cool. S. Cool, cloudy. £ Clear, warm. S. & S. 'Little rain ; warm ; apple trees begin to blossom. Thunder showers. £ Warm. S. S. Warm, pleasant, cool. N Warm, clear. S. £ Showers. N hid. E. N. E. 30. 1. Warm. 80° 2. flp'Warm. 70- 3. Warm, clear. i. Clear, warm, dry 5. Clear, warm. 6. Very warm, clear 7. Very warm. 8. Cloudy; rain. 9. J) Cold, clear 10. Cool. [1. Warm: thunder shoW- t ers. [2. Cloudy. L3. Warm. 76° L4. Clear. N. E. & E. L5. Warm Wind w . & S. w s . s E s. W s. 8. w w. N. w N. S. w w N . E s. W s. W clear Warm. dry. S. s. w. S. E. S. W. S. E. 'Warm; little rain. S. Warm. N. W. & S. Some clouds, hot sun. Clear, good hay weather. 84 c ML C 'S. s. s. s. s. w. Warm. 86 c Warm, dry. Warm, dry. Cool, clear. Q^Cor>l. N. E. & Cool, dry. E. S. Dry for gardens. E. S. Warm. 87° S. Hot, cloudy ; thunder showers. Indian corn spindled; clear, good hay clay. W. W. W. w. & w. N. E. E. E. E. W. Cool May. Backward season. I Warmest June for three years. METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, 1867. JULY. \ AUGUST. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. % Wind. Hot, dry. 90° W. S. W. ^Warm, dry. 82° S. W. & W. Extremely warm. W. N. W. Extremely warm ; dam- age by lightning. W. & N. W. Cooler, pleasant. N. E. Hot, cloudy ; showers. Clear, pleasant. W. J) Hot, dry. W. & N. W. Warm, pleasant. N. E. Warm, clear. N. E. & E. Plot, clear, dry. 79° Thunder, much light- ning, some rain. Cool, cloudy. N. E. Warm, dry. W. & S. W. Warm. 80° W. S. W. 85 c N. W. N, S. S. 16. ^§p>Hot 17. Warm. 18. Cool. 19. Cool. 20. Rain — raised streams. 21. Cool. 22. Warm. 23. Hot ; sun red. 24. /gf^Hot, good hay day \L- W. 25. Dog tlays began with tem- pest ; damage by lightning in many places. 26. Clear, pleasant. 27. Rain, thisndei. 28. Yoggy, hot. 8G° 29. Little rain, thunder 30. IJjpWarm. S. 31. Cool. N. Hot and dry month. S. W. & W. N. E. N. E. N. E. E. W. W. S. W. S. E. S. S. hot. W. E. W. W. E. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. Wind. Cloudv; showers. N. E. Cool. " N. N. E. Heavy rain ; water high.N. E. Clear, warm. W. Some rain ; cloudy. 85° Hot; some rain. S. W. 3 Thunder, heavy showers. 93° Hot; thunder showers. 90° Little rain. 95° N. E. Thunder and rain ; hot. 96° Cool, pleasant, clear. Warm, clear. N. W. High wind; clear. 80 = S. W. Thunder showers ; hot. 87° J^Sultrv; heavy show- ^Ipers. '81° Rain ; high water — ground we ; . Warm. S. E. Warm. S. W. Thunder showers. 84° Little cooler. N. E. Clear; showers. S. W. Showers; cooler. N. E. Rained all day. N. E. Warm; thunder show- ers. 85° Cooler. 72° N. E. Clear, warm. Clear. 84° Warm. 87° 80 : 29* ^/Rain. 86° 30. Clear, cool. 70° 31. Pleasant. 79° Hot Ammst. N. W. S. w. S. w. w. N. w. 370 '■""""■ '""" '"••"""""" ~*ckfc METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, ^gk 1867. ^p SEPTEMBER. | OCTOBER. Cloudy, stormy. Cloud} 7 , warm. Clear. Warm, cloudy. N. E. N. E. S. S. E. & 5.3 o G 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. Clear. 75" S. Some cloudy, hot. S. S. Warm, clear. W. S. Clear, cool. N. Clear, cool. N. Clear, cool. N. Cool, clecr; frost. N. Frost — no damage. S. i^Some cloudy and ^Ijf'showery. S. Clear, warm. S. W., S., S. E. & Cool, pleasant. N. Warmer, clear. W. & N. Cloudy ; little rain. N. Rainy. S. E. & Clear, cool. N. & N. C Little frost— no dam- age. Cool, clear. W. & N. Cool, pleasant. S. E. Cold, chilly. E. & N. Frost — killed vines. Cloud} 7 ; rain and thun- der. Little rain. W. & S. ad. E. E. E. S. w. w. w. E. E. E. E. W. W. E. E. W. E. S. E. W. s. E. W. iWyPleasant. clear, warm. Very warm, clear. W. & S. W. Clear, warm. S. W. Cold, stormy. N. E. Rather mild and pleasant month. /. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Wind Hard frost— killed vines. S. W Warmer, pleasant. G7 C S. Warm, clear, pleasant. 70° Cool, cloudy most of day. N jCool; rained part of _ 'day. E. S Pleasant, clear, cool. N. W. & Cold, clear. Hard frost : ice — 4 inch. Pleasant, warm. S. & S. Clear; hot sun. S. Cooler, storm} 7 . E. N Cold; north-east storm — raised brooks. 24 25 2G 9.7 W. W. E. E. W. N. W. w. E. 13. ^P'Clear. W. & N. TV 14. White frost; clear. W. & N. W. 15. Hard frost : ice — | inch. 16. Little frost ; clear, warm.S. W. 17. Warmer, clear. S. W. & W. 18. Very warm ; sun red. 19. Extreme!} 7 warm; sun red. 82 ° 20. /gf^ Little cooler. 21. Warm. 22. Cloudy ; rain. 23. Cool, clear, still. Clear ; frost : ice s. w. & s. S. E. S. E. & E. N. -h inch. Hard frost : ice — | inch. White frost; no ice. ^p^White frost; clear, \W/pleasant. 28. Little frost ; warm, pleasant. 29. Cold, stormy all day. N. E. 30. Warmer, cloudy. E. S. E. 31. Warm, cloudy. S. W. S. Unpleasant, cold month. Cold- est October for many years. 371 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1867. NOVEMBER. I DECEMBER. W. Wind s. w. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. J 15. {16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. W. w. E. Clear, pleasant. Cool; little frost. Pleasant, clear. W. fc N. W „jp?Warrn, clear. S. Pleasant. S. Clear, cold. N. & N. Ground frozen hard: little snow. White frost; pleasant. 8. W Clear, pleasant, warm. Rain; warm, pleasant. 8. & 8. W.> 'Clear, pleasant, warm. White frost; cloudy. E. N. E. Cold; ice. N. Falling stars in morning. Cold. 30° Rain, thunder and light- ning. Cold, clear. W. & N. W. Wind. 1. Cold, cloudy. N. W. N. $ 2. Snow — 2 inches. N, E. \ 3. Warm, clear; thawed all dav. \ 7. \ 8. \ 9. 10. ill. 12. 13. 14. 15 16 .^JP Pleasant, cool. X. W. Cold, clear; thawed some. Warm ; thaw. 8. W. Cold, clear; high wind. N. W. Cold ; thawed in sun. 10°above. Extremely cold, clear. 5° above. Cold, clear. 1° above. X. kCold. clear. 7° above. N. W. Cloudy, cold. 8° above. N. W. Cold, cloudy. N. E. Cold ; some snow. X. E. Cold, cloudy ; snow — almost 4 inches. 19 ; above. N. E. Cold, clear. 10° above. .Extremely cold. Ice — 1 inch ; geese fly. Cold ; thawed little in sun. Pleasant, cool. N. E. White frost ; thawed all night. S. W. Warm, cloudy. 8. & 8. W. Warm, clear. 8. & W. Warm. 8. E. & 8. II: { 19. \ 20. 21. 22. oq l 4^Cold. S. W. Cold. W. Extremely cold. 1° below. Coldest yet. 10° below. i now — 7 inches. Cold ; good sleighing. Cold : little rain. 8. E. 24. Cloudy; little rain. 8. E. 26. ^Iwhite frost; cloudy. Thawed all day. 8. White frost. Warm ; high wind — dam- aged many buildings. 8. 8, Very cold; high wind. Cold November. W W E 25. ^jgjwhite frost ; pleasant. 26. Rain in morning. 27. Showery. 8. W. 28. Warm ; rain. 8. W. & W. N. W. \ 29, Cold, clear. N. W. 30. Cold, 20 s N. 31. Cold; flakes of snow. 10 = a be 3. Cold nost of the month; few |. warm da?s. 372 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1868. JANUARY. 1. Snow, hail and rain. S. Wind, S. E. 2. Jf Little snow. 34° S. W. 3. Pleasant, clear; thawed some. 4. Snow — 8 inches. N. W. Cold, pleasant. S. "W. Cold. N. W. Cold ; snow squall ; sleighing. Cold. N. W. Cold ; little snow ; pleasant most of day. Cold, cloudy. 2° below. 11. Cold, cloudy. l°fabove. 12. Cold, clear. 3° above. W. & N. W. 13. Cold. 5° above. S. W. & W. 14. Cold; little snow. 3°^below. 15. Cloudy; snow. 3° above. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. FEBRUARY. Wind. 1. ^k Extremely cold. 18° j^ below. W. & N. W. 2. Cold, clear. S. W. & W 3. Cold. 9° below. W. &.N. W 4. Cold; snow and rain. 19° below. W. & S. W 5. Clear, cold. 1° above. S. W. & W. 6. Snow fell 2 inches, hail, cold north-east storm. Cold. 1° above. W. S. W. 16. \^Very cold. 4° above. 17. Cold. 10° below. 18. Cold. 3° below. W. & N. W. 19. Cold. 5° below. W. 20. Cloudy; little snow. 10° above. S. W. 21. Snow in night — 3 or 4 inches. 22. Cold. 3° above. W. S. W. 23. Little snow; cold. 4° above. S. W. & S. 24. ^pThaw. S. & S. E. 25. Clear, cool, pleasant. 26. Cloudy; little snow. S. W. 27. Snowed most of clay. W. S. W. 28. Cold; little snow. 14° above. N. 29. Snowed all day ; cold. 30. Cold. 10° below. W. N. W. 31. Cold. 3° below. Coldest January for many years. l. 8. 9. J10. 11. |12. !13. |l4. 15. 16. 17. 18. jl9. 20. 21. 22. 23. 124. |25. J26. 27. J28. (29. Very cold. 23° below. Cold; snow fell 1 inch. Cold, clear ; high wind. Cold, some cloudy. 8° above. N. W Cold, clear. S. W. & W Clear, mild, pleasant. 11° above. Cold, clear, W. & N. W ^Cold, clear. W. & N. Pleasant, cool. Snow — 2 inches. W. S Snow — 2 or 3 inches ; cold. N. Little snow — 1 inch. 13° above.. W. S. Thawed in sun. 15° above. Cloudy ; snow melted. S. Cold. 8° above. W. S. ^^Colcl, windy. 2° \ ^/above. N. W. & Cold. W. & N. Extremely cold for 22 days. 10° above. Clear, cold. 20° N. W. N. W W. w. w. w. w. w. w North-east snow storm — fell 2 inches. Stormy, cold. N. Sleighing m Extremely cold month 373 IIt^ METEOROLOGICAL RECOlRD IT 1868. MAECH. ! APRIL. Wind. 1. Cold, clear. 7 C below. S. W. & W. ^ Snowed all day — _ 'roads blocked. 3. Cold, windy. W. S. W. 4. Very cold. 10° below. 5. Cold. 12° above. N. W. 6. Cold. W. N. W. 7. Thawed fast; warm.S. &.S. E. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23! 24 S. E. W. N. E. E. W. _ ^'Thawed all night. S. White frost ; warm sun. White frost ; cold. Froze hard ; cold. Warm rain. I Rain and thunder. S. & i Clear, pleasant. /£P*Warm; thawed all knight. [S. & S Warm ; rain in night. 70° Thunder and lightning, heavy rain; water high. 70° Cold ; froze : ice— h inch. Hard frost ; cold. N. E. Snowed all clay, high wind. Snow fell 10 to 12 inches — roads blocked. [W. & N. W. Cleared off pleasaut. Clear; thawed all day. S. W. Some snow in night.N. E. 25. Snow squall. N. & N. E. 26. Clear. N. 27. Cold, clear. N. E. & S. E. 28. Clear, pleasant ; snow thawed. 29. Clear, bright, pleasant. 30. Cold, frosty morning. N. E. 31. sj/ Clear, pleasant, cold. Has not thawed all night from November S^Dth to March 6th. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. )0. Wind. Warm, clear. S. W. East day ; warm ; showers. Cold ; ice — £ inch. N. W. Very cold ; little snow.N. & E. Snow in night — 3 inches. Cold, clear; high wind. N. W. ,Cold; rain; snow 'almost gone, Cold, windy; snow — 2 inches. Cold, clear : high wind. Cold ; snow — 2 inches. E. Cold ; snow — 3 inches. Cloudy, cold. W. N. W. Cold. W. C Frosty morning, clear. S. W. Little rain; warm. S. W. Very warm; thunder in night, rain — raised river. Very warm. S. W. Clear, pleasant, warm. Frosty, clear. 64° Clear. W. Frost; pleasant. N. E. & E. ^O^Warm, pleasant, \^/clear. ; S. W. Clear part of day ; rain. S. E. Clear, cold; high wiod.S. W. Snowed all day — fell 4 inches. South-east rain — thawed snow off. Cooler, rainy. N. E. & S. E. Little snow. JP'Cool. Pleasant, clear. E. S. E. N. W. Cold, backward month. life 374 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 1863. MAY. Wind. 1. Cloudy ; little raiu ; cool. 2. North-east rain. 3. Cloudy, cool. N. E. 4. Frost; pleasant. S. W. 5. Clear, warm, pleasant. S. W. G. ^^pCool. N. & N. E. 7. Cool; rain. N. E. 8. Cold ; snow — ground white. 9. Warmer, clear. W. & S. W. 10. Pleasant; showers. 11. Clear, cool. N. E. 12. Warm, pleasant. S. W. 13. Cloudy, stormy. N. E. 14. v^J^ Water high in river. 15. Cold, rainy ; very wet on low land. 16. Clear, warm. N. W. 17. Warm, pleasant. S. & S. W. 18. Cold ; north-east storm. 19. Cold; little rain. N. E. 20. Cold ; north-east rain ; water high. 21. Warm; south-east rain part of day. 22. ^^Apple trees begin \W/to blossom. 23. Rain in night ; water high. 24. Cloudy ; thunder showers 25. Warm, cloudy. E. S. E. 26. Cloudy ; little rain. N. E. 27. Cloudy, warm; rained part of day. 28. J Warm, cloudy. S. W. 29. Cloudy; rain. S. E. 30. Thunder and rain in night. 31. Cloudy, cool. N. W. Backward spring. JUNE. Wind. Warm, clear, pleasant. 78° S. W. Clear, pleasant. 75° S. W. Cool, clear, pleasant. G3° i. Cool, clear. 34 c N. E. 5. ^^Clear. 60° S. W. 6. Little rain. 75° S. W. 7. Warm, cloudy; rain. 79° w. s. w. 8. Clear, cool. 72° W. S. W. 9. Little rain; cool. G9°S. S. E. 10. Cloudy, warm. 77° S. E 11. Cloudy, warm. 79° S. S. E. 12. Rained all night; water high. 75° 13. (JLciear. 80 ° S W. 14. Clear, cool. 75° S. W. 15. Warm; grass looks well. 79° 16. Cloudy, cool. 75° N. E. 17. Thunder, rain. 83° S. S. E. 18. Very warm, cloudy. 84° S. W. 19. Very warm. 87° S. W. 20. dpciear, tot - 95 ° 21. Cloudy; thunder show- ers. 97° 22. Cool, cloudy. N. E. 23. Showery, warm. 24. Warm, clear, pleasant. 75° 25. Warm, clear. 85° 26. Clear. 87° W. 27. ^^Tot. 90° Yv. S. W. 28. Cool. 60° N. E. 29. Cool, clear, pleasant. 30. Clear, warm. 80° S. W. 375 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1868. JULY. AUGUST. Wind. 1. Warm, cloudy. 2. Hot, clear. 91° N. W. & W. 3. Clourlv; thunder and rain. " S. W. S. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. _ ^Extreme heat. 100° Hot; thunder. 103° Cool, clear. Warm, dry. E. Cloudy, misty ; thunder and rain. Cool. Cloudy, cool. 68° Hot ; little rain. 90° t&* Great heat. 99° W. S. E. E. W. w. Hot, clear. 97° Hot, clear. 90° Hot, clear. 94° w. & s. w. S. E. W. &^N. w. s. w. 78° N. E. s. w. w. s. w. N. E. Cooler, clear. Clear. Hot, clear. 87° ^gl^Warm ; thunder and ^w/rain. Cool. Cloudy, warm. Hot, clear. 90° Cool, cloudy. 70° Cool, cloudy; little rain. 78° Hot ; showers in night. JpRain — ground wet. Clear, hot. 87° W. S. Hot, cloudy. 85° Few drops of rain. 83° ' rhuncle r and rai n . 87° Hot. 91 ° N. E. N. E. W. s. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 0. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21, 22. 23. 24. 25. 26 27 28 29 30 31 Wind. Hot ; few drops of rain. 95° Hot sun ; clear. 90° _ ^Thunder; hot. 94° W. Cool. S. S. E. & E. Heavy rain ; water high. Cool ; little rain. N. E. North-east rain. Warm, cloudy. Thunder and rain. S. E. Hot, clear. S. W. _, Clear, hot. Cooler ; little rain. N. & E. Warm. 81° W. & N. W. Hot; little rain. 87° W. N. W. Clear, warm. 86° S. W. Warm, cloudy Cool. 80° W. S. W. ^/Warm, clear. 83° S. Warm, cloudy. W. S. Cloudy ; rain aud thun- der. Cool, clear. N. Warm, clear. N. Cool, clear, pleasant. JP Rainy. 87° Hot, clear. 86° W. S. . Warm, clear, pleasant. 83° Sudden change — cool. 64° Cool, cloudy. 56° N. Warm, clear. 70° Hot; thunder and rain. 90° Thunder and rain. 81° W. W. E. E. W. E. W. Hottest July for some years. Very wet and cool month . 71 ^S 376 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD, % SEPTEMBER. OCTOBER. Wind. 1. ^|p^ Warm, clear. 87° 2. Cool, clear." G3° N. E. 3. Cool, clear. 77° W. 4. Warm sun, clear air. 81° W. 5. Warm, clear. 75° W. G. Warm, clear. 7G°W. & S. W. 7. Rain in night. 81° S. W. 8. Clear. 7G° W. & S. W. Wind. IP'Cloudy, cool. 58° N Cloudv. 59° N. Cloudy, cool. 5S° N. White frost, sonie'^ ice ; cool. 50 c Cool, rainy. 51° N. Clear, warm ; frost. 7 1 c S . 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 2G. 27. 28. 29. 30. Cloudy, warm. S. W. Warm; thunder. 78° W. Cloudy; little rain. 80° Warm, cloudv. 83° N. E. Warm. 78° N. E. Cloudy; thunder show- ers. 8G° N. W. Cool. G0° N. E. ?Cool ; little rain.W. 'S. W. Cool, clear. 58° "N. E. Frost — killed vines, beans, &c. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Eain; cloudy. 75' Cold; little frost. 70 c S. S. *E. P- - E - !N T . E. W. w. w. Some frost. Clear. 64° Cool, clear. Gl° Cold ; frost : ice. Jl^Warm; rain. Cloudy. Go° Stormy; rain. Pleasant. 73° Rain. 65° Rained part of day Cool, clear. * S E S. E. & S.W. N. E. 75° S. W. N. E. N. E. N. E. N. E. S. W. N. E. Little frost; cool.W. & S. W. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 35. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. V^Cool, cloudy. Cool, clear. 50° Cloudy, cool. 54 5 " Pleasant. G5° Clear, cold. 59° S. Clear, cold. 54° 58° N.$E. * nsr.SE. W. w. w. ^/Cloudy, stormy.^ 49° Clear, pleasant, cool. \ 5G C Cold; snowed ihost rj of day — ground white. N, Cold morning; ice — h inch. Cloudy; little rain. 5G C S. Cool, clear. 49° N. Cool, cloudy. 50° S. W. & Cold, cloudy. W. E. W. N. 23. JpCold, clear. 44° S. W. 24. Cold, frosty ; ice— £ inch. S. W. 25. White frost. 45° S. W. 26. White frost. S. W. 27. White frost; clear. 39° S. W. 28. Cloudy; rain. S. W. 29. Cool, cloudy. W. S.'W. 30. Cloudy; frost: ice. ,||||iWhitc frost ; warm 377 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1868. NOVEMBER. - \ DECEMBER. Wind. 1. Rainy, warm. 61° S. TV. & S. E. 2. Cold ; rain, some snow.N. W. 3. Cold. 37° N. W. 4. Cold, clear. 50° N. TV. 5. Pleasant. 57° S. W. 6. White frost. 54° 7. i^Cold; frost: ice. 45° 8. Cold; ice, rain. 48° 9. Cold. 50° 10. Stormy, cloudy. 11. Rain. 49° 12. Clear, cool. 13. Very clear, cool 45 c N. E. N. E. N. E. W. & N. W. 50° fSpStormy, cold. 49 °N. W. Cold, clear. 40° N. TV. Cold, still, clear. 47° Cold, clear, pleasant. 45° Little snow — ground white. 46° Cloudy, warm. 50° W. Pleasant, clear. 45° TV. Cold; snow. 49° N. E. 20. JP Cloudy, cold. 45° Pleasant, cool. 46° Clear, warm. 46° W. Clear, pleasant. 41° Thanksgiving ; cloudy ; rained all day. Pleasant. 49 ° W. s. tv. w. Clear. 46 ° Warm. 49° Clear, warm. 54 c S. TV. & W. \V. S. TV. S. TV. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27, 28. 29 30 31 Wind. Cold ; snowed most of day. 84° N. E. Clear, cold. 35° N. TV. Cold, clear. 35° TV. & N. Cloudy, warm. 30° S. E. Snow storm. 35° N. E. vq^ Cloudy. 31° Cloudy; rain, thunder. N. 45 ! Clear ; some rain. Cold. 47° Cold. 22° Cold. 24° Cold, clear. S. TV. 46° S. TV. N. W. TV. S. TV. TV. S. TV. UH/Clear, pleasant. N. TV. Cloudy ; snowed little- ground white. 30° Snow — ground white ; cold. 35° Cloudv. 31° TV. S. TV. Pleasant. 35° TV. Cold, clear. 22° N. TV. Cold. 11° TV. Cloudy ; little snow and hail. 34° Jj$ Warm clay, clear. 40 ° S , Warm. 41° S. TV, Warm, pleasant, 35 s S. W, Cold, clear. 16° above.N. TV. Cold, pleasant. 18° above. N. Cold, cloudy. 30° W. S. W Clear. 31° S. TV Cloudy; snow — 1 inch. 38° N. E \ Cloudy; rain. 44° S. TV. & W Cold, cloudy. 24° N. E Cloudy. 31° S. W 378 METEOROLOGICAL RECORD 2368. JANUARY. FEBRUARY. 10. 11. 12. |13. I 14. 15. 16. 17. IS. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 28. 29. 30. 31. Wind. Snow fell 7 inches, rain.N. E. Trees loaded with ice; good sleighing ; clear. 24° W Pleasant, warm ; flakes of snow Cloudy all day.44° S. & S. W Warm : little rain ; _ foggy.' 48° S. & S. W. Clear, little cooler. 38° W. Warm, foggy ; poor sleighing Very warm night. 51 °S. S. W Very warm, foggy; little rain. 55° S. E Warm ; thawed all night. 47° W. Rained all night. 37 °N. E. &E Rain; warm; water high in streams. 45 °S. E. & E Ciear, cooler, pleasant. 34 W. & N". W Warm, clear. 32 °W. & S. W Very pleasant ; white frost 52° S. & S. W Pleasant, clear, cooler. 31°W. Cool, little eloudy.N. & N. W. Cool, cloudy; little snow.N. E. Cloudy ; flakes of snow.N. W. ^Frosty; little rain. 21 ^J* S. W. & S Cool, cloudy ; flakes of snow 21° N. & W. Cold, clear. 10° above. N. Cold, chilly, clear. 20° S. W. Clear, pleasant, warm. S. W Cooler, some cloud}', clear most of day. Cold, clear. 10° above. Warm, clear all d-ay. S. 43° S. S. Wind. 1. Some cloudy, cold. 30°N. W. 2. Ccld, squally ; flakes of snow. 10° above. N. 3. /^Snow fell 2 inches, rain, _ .with thunder. N. E. & E. 4. Rainy; thunder off. 40° S. 5. Cool; snow; thawed all day. 35° N. 6. Little snow ; squally. 29 C N. W. 7. Clear, pleasant, warm. 33° S. W. Very cold ; thawed but little in sun. 10° above. N. W. 9. Some cloudy, warm. 38 s E. 10. Cloudy all day ; little snow. 11. N 20 W Pleasant, warm. 43° S. W Very warm. 56° S. W. Warm rain. 50° S Cold, cloudy. 28° N. W Very warm month ; but little stormy weather ^g^Little snow — ground cov- \W/ered— all thawed off. 31° White frost ; pleasant. 40° S. W. Very warm, clear. 58 ° Some cloudy; little rain. 46° S. W. Hard rain, thunder. 54 C S. E. Cold, clear. 20° Is T . W. Little snow — ground white. Snow— li inches. 40° S. W. 3 Little snow; squally, cold. X. Cold; snow — ground white. S. W. 21. Cloudy; snow— 1 inch.S. S. E. 22. Warm; little rain. 48 = S. S. E. 23. White frost; cloudy. S. E. Cold ; little snow. 31 s N. Clear all day, cool. 20° Cold, cloudy; snow — 1 inch. 30° 27. Cloudy, cold; some sleighing. \ 28. Snow; some sleighing. 20 ° Moderate winter; but little; snow. Warmest winter for sev enty years. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 24. 25. 26. ten; m ' ^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 1869. MARCH. | APEIL. Wind Cold, clear. 20° W, Cool; snow — 2 inches. 24° N Cloudy, pleasant. 34 u S. W Cloudy, pleasant, warm. 35° S. CCold ; flurry of snow, high wind. 32° Cold; snow — 1 inch. ]2° above. N. Very cold day — coldest this winter. 1° above. Cold, clear. 5° above. Warm, cloudy. 39° S. Clear, pleasant. 40° Cloudy. 38° W. & N. Clear most of day. 40- N. \W/Pleasant, mild. 45 °S. Very pleasant. 42° S. Cold; little snow. 14° above. N. Cold ; snows torm . 29 ° N . 17. Very cold, clear. 4° above. N. 18. Cold; did not thaw, 3° above. N. W. ! 19. Clear, cold. 8° above. N, 20. Moderate. 30°S. E. & N. E. J? Cold. 17° Clear, cold. 20° Rained most, of day. Cold, clear. Very cold morning. Rained all niuht. 45 6. 7. 1 9. )10. 111. (12. lis. ;14. J 16. )16. W. W. W. W. W. W. W. w. w. w. w. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18, 50° S. frosty. N. 4G° Wind . W. w. w. w. s. w. s. w. 55° Clear, cool. 46 Clear, pleasant. C Clear, cold 40° Clear, pleasant. Cool, chilly. 41° Clear, mild. 60° Pleasant, some cloudy. Fast day; mild. 54° Pleasant. 51° W. & N. W Cool, clear. 45°N. W. & W f{0&& White frost ; cloudy. 13I/47 W. S. W Cool. 48° Cold, squally ; snow.N. * Little snow. 42° Cool, clear. 49°. Warmer; white frost 05° Little rain, no frost. S. & Clear, warm. 76 °S. S. & m w &N . E N. W N S. W 1 s. w s. w s. w s. w s E 21. 22. 23! 24. 25. N. N. ;7 c s. N. '/arm, clear ^§p'off. 66° No frost at night. Cool; froze hard. ;30. Clear, warm. 64 c 1 31. Clear, warm. 60' 28. 29. Cold month ; no warm days. S. snow i 60° S. 30° N. S. s. w. E, E. W N, W, 19. .JPWarm. 78^ 20. Hot, clear. 79° 1 21. Rain, some thunder. 22. Very warm ; lightning in evening. 79° S. & S. E. 23. Cooler; no frost. 70° N. W. 24. Hot, cloudy. 76° S. & S. E. 25. Showery night, warm.S. S. E. W. W. w. w. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. Fciear. W. Clear, little cooler. Some cloudy. 74° S. E. Cool ; snow and rain ; ground white. N. E. Cold ; hard frost : ice — J inch. Cold, backward season. 380 g^ METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. ^ 1869. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. MAY. Wind. 1. Cloudy, cold; north-east storm. 5G° 2. Cold, stormy. 47° N. E. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 1!). 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 20. J' Cold, cloudy. 51° N. Cold. 49° N. Cool, clear. 58° N. E. Cold, frosty ; ice — \ inch. 60° White frost. 61 c N. E. Pleasant. 03° N. E. & E. Warm. Go° S. & S. W. Clear, warm. 07° ..\Clear, warm. 74° Extremely warm. 85° Cloudy part of day. 82° S Warm rain. 84° S. & S. E. & & Hot, showery; thunder Clear part of day ; little rain. 07° Clear, cool. 55° N. S. W. w. W. E. E. ^JSj'Warm, clear. 76' Hot sun; clear. 75 c Cold, cloudy. 50° Cool, clear. 51° Rainy, cool. 53° Little frost — no damaij Clear, warm. 71° W. s. w. N. E. W. N. E. !. 00° S. E. _ f Warm, clear. 88° Extremely warm — hottest day in May for many W, years. 93 W. S. W. Little cooler, clear. 68° Warm, clear. 73° * S. W. Warm, rainy. 75° S. W. Cloudy, rainy in afternoon. 79° Hot; thunder and rain. Some very hot clays. JUNE. 1. Warm; rain and thunder Wind, 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 18 19 20 21 off. 0^ Cloudy Hot, clear. Hot, clear. S. E. little rain. S. E. 87° S. & S. W. 86° S. & S. W. Hot ; very little rain. 85°S. W. Clear, little cooler. 75° N. W. Clear, cool. 78° W. & S. W. Cloudy; rain and thunder. W. 'Cool, clear. 71 s N. W. Warm, clear. 75 c S. W. Warm ; rain, thunder. 76° S. & S. W. Hot ; showers, with thunder. Some cloudy ; rain. 75 C S. W. Hot, rainy; thunder off West. Cloudy; little rain ; cool, S. W. , Cloudy. 75° S. E. & N. E- Warm, clear. 77° N. W. & W. & S. W. Clear, hot. 91° W. Hot, some cloudy, 8G C S. W. Cloudy; rain. 74°S. & S. W. Some 'cloudy. 7G C K. & S. K. 22. Rainy, cool. 70 = S. E., E., N. E. 23. ilpCloudy, warm. 78 °N. E. 24. Warm, clear. 86 = W. S. W. 25. Warm, some cloud v. 81° 26. Cloudy, cool part of day. 70° 27. Warm, rainy. S. S. E. 28. Hard rain storm; warm. S. E. 29. Very warm, clear. 87°N. W. 30. Very warm; heavy rain. 86 c S. E. & S. Warm most of month ; no frost since May 23rd. W 381 Q 2 'Hot :i :;■: f : log: ; ? rd. ^ JULY. ^S^* Cool, clear 0L70 o sun red. 1863. Wind. 76° rain. S. N. (5. < . 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. W. W. w. w. w. w. W. W. Cool ; sun very red Some cloudy ; little Very warm. 88° Cooler, clear. 78 Clear. 80° S. W. & Clear, hot. 87° Clear, hot. 88° S. <^p^Cloudv, windy ; little Ig/rain. 85° S. W CTear, very warm. W. & S. W Hot, clear; thunder and rain in evening. Warm, clear. 84° Some cloudy, warm. 80° Warm; little rain..S. W. & S. Hot; thunder, little rain. _ 'Extra heat. 9G C W. & S. W. Clear, hot. 85° W. Warm. 81° W. & N. W. Clear, cool. 78° W. Cooler in morning. N. & N. E. Cloudy ; little rain. S. W. Clear' warm; ground, dry. 88° 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. W. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Jff'Ciear ; sun very red. 85° Dog days begin dry and hot.90 ? 25- 26. Warm, cloudy, showery in evening. 87° 27. Hot; showers off North. 88° 28. Very hot ; little rain. 91 c S. W. 29. Showery; thunder; hot. S. W, 30. Clear, cooler. 79° W. 31. ClLciear. warm. 86= W. ^gp^Not very hot July, but rather dry ; no very hot clays, and but few cool ones. AUGUST. Wind. Clear most of day, warm. 84° W. N. & N. E. Clear, hot. 85= S. & S. W. Hot, cloudy ; showers off N. Clear ; little rain in night. Cool, stormy part of day. 78° Cool ; little rain ; clear. 74° isp^Cool, cloudy most of clay ; V^)little rain. Eclipse of Sun. Cool; great dew T s nights. 76 c Cool, clear, quite dry. N. E. Warm. 84°S. E., S. & S. E. Hot, little cloudy; few drops of rain. 88° Cool, clear : sun red ; great dews. Warm, cloudy ; little rain. 3 Clear, warm. 85° E. &.N. Cloudy ;some rain in night Cool, stormy. Cool, cloudy. 68° N. Warm, clear most of day ; dry for gardens. S. W. & S. E. Hot, cloudy part of day. 86° Hot, clear; thunder off North. 21. ^IP'Hot; some rain. 87° 22. Rain in night ; cooler. 79° 123. Warm, clear, dry.80 3 E. N. E. 24. Hot, clear. 84° S, E. ;25. Hot, windy, clear. 85° !26. Little cooler, very dry. 79° ' 27. Clear, pleasant. 78° N. W. : 28. Warm, pleasant, 83° S. W. ;29. Some cloudy; little rain. 30. 0^ Cool; little frost on mead- ^ows — no damage. 75° 31. Very cool, some cloudy. N. Dry and cool latter part of August ; few hot days. Mild sum mer; no tempests; but little % thunder. Hottest day — 95° 382 GALES IN 1869. Since the great gale of 1815 there has been no tempest: in New England eqnal to that which occurred on Sep-; tember 8th, 1869. Though of short duration, hardly; continuing more than an hour, the effects of the wind;, were terrible, whole forests, houses, churches, and vessels; being prostrated, and the loss to property being counted in! millions in Massachusetts alone. Bridges were carried; away on the Old Colony, Cape Cod, and other Railroads, so[ as to render them impassable ; church spires were blown; down in North Bridgewater, Abington, Braintree, and!; numerous other places, and several lives were sacrificed;- to the storm. This gale was confined almost exclusively? to Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and; Maine. On October 4th, a storm of rain commenced at the south! of New York, accompanied by a high wind, increasing as} the storm progressed northward, doing immense damage! to property through Massachusetts, New York, and Yer-j mont, sweeping miles of railroad, and hundreds of bridges,! in its course, and obstructing the regular lines of travel} between New York and the East for several days. The; Boston and Albany Railroad, which had been thirty years;' constructed, was carried away at Wilbraham, and other! places, requiring weeks to rebuild it, while at Fitchburg,;! and other large manufacturing towns, the damage to; property could hardly be estimated. This storm was! very destructive along the entire line of the Hudson river.! EXPLANATION. The changes of the moon on the preceding pages are represented! by the following characters^ l f I V First Quarter. Full Moon. Last Quarter. New Moon. ooo EFFECT OF THE MOON UPON THE WEATHEB. Most of the north-east storms, north of Cape Hatteras, begin in the south-west, and move against the easterly wind about six or eight miles an hour, often continuing without much change for several days. But when the wind is S. E. or S., rains are generally short, lasting but a few hours. They rise in the West or North-west, and move towards the Atlantic, generally with sudden and heavy rains. Thunder showers almost always form in the Yv r est, and move closely against S. or S. E. winds towards the ocean ; but when they gather near us, they form from low clouds, and produce violent rains accompanied with thunder.; Sometimes in a clear, hot morning scuds are seen rising: and moving towards the sun during the forenoon, without much wind, stopping a little east of us, and increasing in; size. Soon one or more of these clouds, white at first, becomes black on the farther side, and rain begins to fall,! as we can see by the dark streaks nearly, or quite,. per- pendicular. Thunder is soon heard ; the clouds grow larger and scarcely move ; but their tendency is towards the ocean, and, while they continue, heavy showers, and, sometimes, violent tempests occur. Some people suppose that thunder clouds will not come up against the moon when nearly, or quite, in the full ; and if they do at all there is seldom much rain or thun- der. In proof that this impression is incorrect, one of the severest tempests, accompanied with a great quantity of rain, took place in the afternoon of August 5th, 1803. The water in the Matfield river rose to an enormous height, reaching three feet above Joppa Bridge. Bk M On August 2nd, 1819, about three days before the full j of the moon, occurred one of the most violent tempests on j record, attended by the most frequent claps of thunder \ which the writer has ever known in one day. Through j the day clouds were passing north of us towards the East. \ About live o'clock in the afternoon a cloud gathering in jthe West came up against the E, wind, moving slowly, j with terrible thunder and lightning — much of it very near \ us. Many trees were struck, several houses were dam- ] aged, six barns were destroyed by lightning within the :tovvn of Bridgewater, and some lives were lost. This I shower lasted about an hour and a half. For thirty min- .jutes the darkness was extreme. The venerable Deacon ; John Whitman, then eighty-four years old, told the writer j that he had never before known anything of the kind equal ■ to it. In the night of July 25th, 1826, near the last quarter oi ; the moon, there was much lightning, but little rain, j _ In 1837, July 25th, a great deal of thunder was heard j in the night, and much damage was done by lightning, j This was on the wane of the moon. In 1859, July 25th, a tempest occurred in the night, and ] on the full of the moon. The thunder was heavy, and ] some damage done by lightning. In July 4th, 1867, three days after the new moon, a j heavy tempest occurred ; considerable damage done by j lightning — three cows killed in this town. In the evening of July 3rd, 1868, one day before the (full moon, there was a thunder shower a little north of us; J Two days later, and one day after the full, a tempest ; occurred after the cloud had passed by us. Now, if the imoon attracts the clouds, and draws them north or south of us, and showers and tempests take place on both sides after or about the same time, it is impossible for one cloud to be attracted and the other driven off. No cloud can be seen when twenty-five miles oif. The moon is the same there as here, and for hundreds of miles at the same time, with but a few minutes' variation. When clouds are seen coming from any point, they appear to move in a circular course. We then notice two or more low clouds rising near each other and moving fast. When they pass by on both sides of us, they appeal ten times as far apart, and after they have passed, come together as before, probably at the same distance all the way. We notice that a high cloud will shut down entirely ;i dark, except on one side, where an open space is seen apparently a few feet wide, the cloud being there, as here, from one to three miles high. " Thunder storms," says a popular writer, " are usually attended by a change in the direction of the wind, which accounts for the condensation of atmospheric vapor; indeed, one of the most sublime elements of a storm of this nature is the conflict and raging of opposing currents." In the Meteorological Register of Yale College are recorded one hundred and sixteen thunder storms which: occurred between 1804 and 1823. Of this number ninety-i nine were either preceded or followed by an alteration in the direction of the wind, the change, in fifty instances, being from a south-westerly to a north-easterly breeze. Since the air abounds with vapor when its temperature; is high, the condensation will be most copious if loss of; heat then suddenly take place. We, therefore, easily; i perceive the reason why thunder storms are more fre-i j quent in Summer than in Winter, in low than in high lati-: •; tudes, and their intensity greater in the tropical climes. For the same reason, they happen more frequently after: mid-day than in the morning. APPENDIX. LIGHTNING. Lightning has been divided by Arago into these three lands, principally distinguished by their form, viz : zigzag lightning, sheet lightning, and ball lightning. Zigzag lightning. — This appears as a narrow jagged line of intensely vivid light, traversing space with extreme velocity. Sheet lightning. — This kind is most common, and appears during a storm as a diffuse glow of light illumi- nating the edges of the clouds, and at times breaking out from the central mass, Ball lightning.. — Philosophers have not yet been enabled to account for lightning of this description. It has, however, been supposed to arise from an uninter- mitted discharge of electricity. Heat lightning. — It not unfrequently happens during the severe evenings of Summer that the horizon is illumi- nated for many hours with successive flashes of light, unattended with thunder. This is called heat lightning, and has much perplexed meteorologists. It is affirmed by some that this illumination is the reflection from the atmosphere, as the lightning of remote storms themselves being so far distant that their thunders cannot be heard." m. M ^ 388 ajzm APPENDIX. MOON AND WEATHEE. Mr. Merriam, who, probably, watched the weather and made more close and accurate observations with instru- ments for over thirty years than any* man living, declares that in all his experience he has never been able to per- ceive that the moon has the least influence upon the weather ; and yet, what multitudes are converts to this rank heresy ! They run to the almanac when the moon is new, when it quarters, when it is full, and predict a change in the weather at these points. The fact is, the moon is new, or quarters, or is full, once a week the year round, while in our climate the weather is subject to con- stant changes, sometimes once a week, at other times, little change for weeks together ; but still, if a change in the weather takes place anywhere near the change in the moon, she fe the author of the change. Some people seeing a new moon call it a wet or dry moon, from the form it presents. The new moon in June runs highest in the whole year, while that in December runs lowest, and hence, those positions. When the moon after the change runs high, the sun being north shines on the north side : this is called a wet moon ; and when she runs low after the change,fcya dry one. This is the whole of this fallacy. 389 APPENDIX. THEOEIES. Weather, — the state or condition of the atmosphere with respect to heat, cold, dryness, moisture, wind, rain, snow, fogs,