METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.

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In the first column of these tables, the Reader will find the days of the month; in the second, the time or hour of the day, when the observations were made; in the third, the rising and falling of the thermometer; in the fourth, the wind; and in the fifth, the weather in general, such as rainy, fair, cloudy, &c.

The thermometer which I have made use of is that of Mr. Celsius, or the Swedish thermometer so called, as I have already pointed out in the preface. To distinguish the degrees above freezing-point from those below it, I have expressed the freezing-point itself by 00, and prefixed 0 to every [[319]]degree below it. The numbers therefore which have no 0 before them, signify the upper degrees. Some examples will make this still more intelligible. On the 17th of December it is remarked, that the thermometer, at eight o’clock in the morning, was at 02.5. It was therefore at 2 degrees and 5⁄10​, or half a degree, below the freezing-point; but at two in the afternoon, it was at 00.0, or exactly upon the freezing-point. If it had been 00.3, it would have signified that the thermometer was fallen 3⁄10 of a degree below the freezing-point; but 0.3 would signify, that it was risen 3⁄10 of a degree above the freezing-point. Thus likewise 03.0. is three degrees below the freezing-point; and 4.0. four degrees above it.

The numbers in the columns of the winds signify as follows: 0, is a calm; 1, a gentle breeze; 2, a fresh gale; 3, a strong gale; and 4, a violent storm or hurricane. When, in some of the last tables, the winds are only marked once a day, it signifies that they have not changed that day. Thus, on the 21st of December, stands N. 0 fair. This shews that the weather-cocks have turned to the north all day; but that no wind has been felt, and the sky has been clear all the day long. [[320]]

Before I went to Canada in summer 1749, I desired Mr. John Bartram to make some meteorological observations in Pensylvania, during my absence, in order to ascertain the summer-heat of that province. For that purpose, I left him a thermometer, and instructed him in the proper use of it; and he was so kind as to write down his observations at his farm, about four English miles to the south of Philadelphia. He is very excusable for not putting down the hour, the degree of wind, &c. for being employed in business of greater consequence, that of cultivating his grounds, he could not allow much time for this. What he has done, is however sufficient to give an idea of the Pensylvanian summer. [[321]]

August 1748.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 5 m 20.0 E S E 2 Fair
2 a 24.5 E 2
2 5 m 22.0 E 2
2 a 24.5 E 2
3 5 m 22.0 E 1
2 a 25.5 S S W 1 Cloudy with some rain.
4 5 m 22.0 S 1 Alternately fair, cloudy and rainy all day.
1 a 21.0 S 1
5 5 m 17.0 S S W 1 Chiefly rainy.
6 7 m 17.0 S 2 Cloudy.
2 a 19.0 S 2 Somewhat cloudy, but chiefly fair.
7 5 m 15.5 S S W 2 Alternately fair and cloudy.
8 5 m 18.0 S S W 0 Fair all day.
3 a 19.0 S S W 0
9 6 m 17.5 W N W 0
4 a 21.0 W N W 1
10 6 m 18.5 E 1 Fair.
3 a 20.5 E 1
11 6 m 47.0 E N E 1 Somewhat cloudy.
½ a 18.5 S W 1 Fair.
4 22.0 S W 1
6 22.0 W 3
12 6 m 16.0 N W 1 Cloudy with some drizzl. rain at ten.
4 a 19.0 N W 1 Cloudy, fair, some drizzl. rain altern.
13 6 m 17.0 W N W 2 Cloudy with some rain; foggy, sometimes fair.
2 a 18.5 W N W 2
14 5 m 18.0 W S W 0 Somewhat cloudy, fair from 11 m. to 3 a.
4 a 20.0 W S W 0 Cloudy
15 5 m 18.0 W S W 0 Cloudy; sometimes fair; at ten o’clock fell a thin fog.
2 a 19.5 N E 2
16 6 m 18.3 N N E 2 Somewhat cloudy; sometime fair.
2 a 18.5 Dark; rainy at night.
17 6 m 18.5 E N E 2 Dark, with some drizzling rain.
2 a 19.5 Drizzling rain all the afternoon.
18 6 m 19.0 E 2 Drizzling rain all the day.
2 a 20.5
19 6 m 19.5 Cloudy
2 a 20.0 Scattered clouds.[[322]]
20 6 m 19.5 Fair.
2 a 21.5 Scattered clouds: sometimes rain.
21 6 m 20.8 E 1 Somewhat cloudy, fair at nine
2 a 21.3 Thin clouds.
22 5 m 21.0 Fair; about twelve it became cloudy.
1 a 23.5 E S E 1 Cloudy.
23 5 m 22.2 Scattered clouds.
7 S E 2
2 a 24.2 Scattered clouds, dark towards eve.
24 5 m 23.5 W S W 2 Violent rain.
6 W 2
7 W N W 1 About seven it cleared up.
9 N W 1
2 a Scattered clouds.
25 6 m 24.5 W 1 Scattered clouds.
10 W N W 3
2 a 23.5
26 6 m 24.0 W 2 Fair. At night a great halo appeared round the sun.
2 a 24.5 S W 2 Dark. A strong redness at sun-setting.
W S W 1 Cloudy. At ten it began to rain, and it rained all day.
27 6 m 24.5 S E 2
11 E 3
1 a N E 4 Rain.
4 21.5 N 1 Scattered clouds.
28 7 m 23.0
2 a 23.5 S W 1
29 6 m S W 3 Towards evening drizzl. rain and lightning.
2 a 25.5 N W 2 Scattered clouds; air very cool.
30 6 m 23.5
2 a 21.5 S W 1 Fair: in the morning it began to grow cloudy; at night lightning, hard rain, and somethunder.
31 6 m 22.2

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September 1748.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 7 m 20.0 N W 2 Scattered clouds.
2 a 21.5 Clouds passing by. Rain and strong winds all the afternoon.
2 6 m 19.0 N W 1 Scattered clouds all day.
2 a 20.5 N W 0 At night a great halo round the moon.
3 6 m 21.5 W S W 0 Scattered clouds.
2 a 23.0 S 1 It became more cloudy. In the evening appeared a great halo round the sun.
4 6 m 23.3 E 1 Scattered clouds.
12 n 27.5 E S E 1
2 a 24.0
5 6 m 24.5 S E 3 Scattered clouds.
12 n 26.5
6 6 m 27.0 S E 2 Scattered clouds,
1 a 28.5 At night a great halo round the moon, and the sky very red.
7 6 m 27.5 E 3 Dark sometimes. The sun shone through the clouds.
8 12 n 28.5 N E 2 Scattered clouds.
8 6 m 26.0 N N E 2 Scattered clouds all day.
1 a 26.5
9 6 m 24.5 N 1 Scattered clouds all day.
1 a 24.5
10 5 m 24.0 N N W 1 Fair.
1 a 24.5
11 6 m 23.2 W N W 1 Fair.
2 a 25.0 At night a halo round the moon.
12 6 m 24.0 A Calm. Fair, and very hot.
½ a 26.0
13 5 m 25.5 S E 1 Fair.
1 a 26.5
14 6 m 25.5 S E 1 Fair; but a cool wind all the morning.
1 a 26.5
15 5 m 23.0 S E 1 Scattered clouds.
1 a 27.5 It grew more cloudy. In the evening and ensuing night, violent rain and winds.
16 5 m 21.5 N N E 1 It rained hard all day.
2 a 21.5 [[324]]
17 5 m 25.5 N W 1 Cloudy.
1 a 21.0 Scattered clouds.
18 6 m 13.0 Calm. Fair.
19 1 a 24.5 N N E 1 Fair all day.
20 6 m 14.0 N E 1 Scattered clouds.
21 6 m 11.0 N E 0 Scattered clouds.
1 a 23.0
22 7 m 10.5 N E 1 Fair.
1 a 25.0
23 6 m 11.0 N N E 1 Fair.
2 a 28.0
24 6 m 14.0 N E 1 Fair.
2 a 28.0 It grew dark. At night came rain, which continued late.
25 6 m 18.0 N W 1 Dark. At 8, scattered clouds.
2 a 28.0 N E 1 Scattered clouds.
26 6 m 15.5 N N E 1 Fair.
2 a 27.5
27 6 m 17.0 N E 1 Cloudy. Fair at 8, and all the morning.
2 a 27.0 Cloudy.
28 6 m 14.0 N E 1 Fair and cloudy alternately.
2 a 20.0
29 7 m 15.5 N E 1 Cloudy.
2 a 20.5 Fine drizzling rain.
30 7 m 16.0 N E 0 Alternately fair and cloudy.

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October 1748.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 6 m 19.0 S 1 Fair. Scattered clouds at 8.
2 a 18.5 Scattered clouds. Dark towards night.
2 6 m 18.5 S W 0 Cloudy.
3 6 m 15.0 N W 1 Cloudy.
1 a 18.0 Scattered clouds. Late at night a great halo round the moon.
4 7 m 6.0 N W 1 Fair.
1 a 16.0
5 7 m 2.0 N 1 Fair.
6 7 m 2.0 N E 1 Fair.
1 a 18.0 At night a great halo round the moon.
7 6 m 7.0 E N E 1 Cloudy. Fair at 9, and all day.
8 6 m 14.0 E N E 1 Cloudy. Scattered clouds at 8.
9 6 m 18.0 S S E 1 Rain all the morning.
3 a 23.0 Cloudy.
10 6 m 20.0 S W 0 Fog, and a drizzling rain.
2 a 23.0 Fair.
11 7 m 20.0 S W 1 Fog, which fell down. Fair at 8.
2 a 26.0 Fair.
12 6 m 8.0 W N W 1 Fair all day.
8 W 1
2 a 20.0 W S W 1
13 6 m 2.0 W N W 1 In the morning, hoary frost on the plants.
2 a 17.0 W S W 0 Fair all day.
14 6 m 5.0 S S W 0 Fair.
2 a 21.0
15 6 m 4.5 S S E 0 Fair.
2 a 24.0
16 6 m 11.0 E N E 0 Cloudy.
17 6 m 8.0 N E 1 Cloudy.
2 a 18.0 Cloudy. Violent rain all night.
18 6 m 12.0 N W 0 Cloudy.
5 a 4.0 S W 0
19 6 m 00.0 W S W 1 Scattered clouds.
2 a 9.0
20 5 m 01.0 W N W 1 Fair.
2 a 9.0
21 7 m 00.0 W 0 In the morning ice on standing water, white hoary frost on the ground; fair all day.
1 a 15.0 [[326]]
22 6 m 00.0 W 0 Fair.
23 6 m 4.5 N N E 1 Fair.
1 a 16.0
24 6 m 4.5 N 0 Fair.
2 a 18.0
25 6 m 4.5 S W 1 Fair. Air very much condensed in the afternoon.
26 6 m 4.0 S W 0 Fair.
3 a 19.0
27 6 m 1.0 S W 0 Fair.
3 a 17.0
28 6 m 9.0 E 2 Heavy rain all day.
29 6 m 14.0 W 1 Fair.
1 a 20.0 At night I saw a meteor, commonly called the shooting of a star, going far from N. W.to S. E.
30 6 m 3.0 N W 1 Fair.
31 7 m 4.0 W 1 Fair.
1 a 18.0

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November 1748.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 7 m 3.0 S 1 Fair.
2 6 m 4.0 N 0 Fair.
3 a 18.0
3 7 m 7.0 N W 1 Fair.
1 a 14.0 S E 0
4 7 m 1.0 S W 0 In the morning the fields were covered with white frost.
12 n 19.0 A fair day.
5 7 m 4.0 S W 1 Fair.
1 a 17.0
6 7 m 4.5 N E 1 Fair.
1 a 12.0 Towards evening somewhat cloudy.
7 7 m 7.0 E N E 1 Cloudy.
4 a 11.5
8 7 m 11.5 E N E 2 Drizzling rain.
½ a 18.0 E S E 3 Heavy rain.
9 7 m 17.0 S E 1 Drizzling rain.
9 m 15.0 S S W 1 At eight it cleared up.
1 a 17.0 Scattered clouds.
10 7 m 6.0 S S W 2 Fair.
½ a 13.0 W N W 2
11 7 m 4.0 W S W 1 Cloudy.
½ a 12.0 Scattered clouds.
12 6 m 03.0 S W 1 Fair.
2 a 11.5 N W 2 Cloudy.
4 5.0
13 7 m 00.0 N N E 1 This morning ice on the water.
2 a 5.5 Fair.
14 7 m 0.5 N 3 Fair.
1 a 8.0 N 2
15 7 m 3.0 S 2 A strong red aurora.
1 a 8.0 Cloudy, and continual drizzling rain.
16 7 m 4.5 W 1 Fair.
17 7 m 01.0 W 1 Fair and cloudy alternately.
1 a 8.0 Sometimes drizzling rain.
18 7 m 4.0 S 1 Fair.
3 a 6.5 N W 2
19 7 m 03.0 W 0 Fair.
2 a 11.5 [[328]]
20 7 m 01.0 N N E 1 Fair.
2 a S 1
21 7 m 15.0 S W 2 Fair.
1 a 19.0
22 7 m 20.0 E 1 Rain all day.
2 a 10.0
23 8 m 16.0 S 1 Cloudy, foggy, and rain now and then.
8 a S W 4
24 7 m 00.0 W N W 3 Fair.
25 7 m N W 0 It was very cold last night, and fair to-day.
26 N W 0 Alternately fair and somewhat cloudy, and always pretty cold.
27 Fair; scattered clouds: pretty warm in the air.
28 Cloudy, foggy, and quite calm.
29 Somewhat cloudy.
30 N 1 Fair, and a little cold.

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December 1748.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 N 1 Fair.
2 W S W 1 Fair, and cold; a great halo round the moon at night.
3 W S W 1 A pretty red aurora, however a fair day.
4 7 m 6.0 S S W 0 Fair.
3 a 18.0
5 7 m 5.5 N N E 1
4 a 9.5
6 7 m 6.5 S S W 1 Cloudy.
3 a 14.0 Somewhat fairer: hard rain in the next night.
7 7 m 13.5 S W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 19.0 Fair.
8 7 m 5.0 S 1 Cloudy.
2 a 13.5 Rain and wind next night; thick, but
9 7 m 12.0 S W 2 scattered clouds.
2 a 10.0 W N W 2
10 W N W 2 Scattered clouds.
11 7 m 2.0 S S W 1 Fair.
2 a 12.5
12 7 m 0.5 N E 1 Cloudy, rain, and fog all day from nine o’clock.
2 a 10.5
13 8 m 7.5 S W 0 Foggy, and cloudy.
2 a 10.0 Next night a strong N. W. wind.
14 8 m 1.0 N W 2 Scattered clouds.
2 a 2.0
15 8 m 07.0 W N W 1 Fair and cloudy alternately.
2 a 01.0
16 8 m 01.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 1.5
17 8 m 02.5 N W 1 Cloudy, some snow, the first this winter.
2 a 00.0
18 8 m 03.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 4.0
19 8 m 1.0 W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 8.0 Fair.
20 8 m 01.5 W S W 2 Scattered clouds: about six at night were quite red stripes on the sky, to the North.
2 a 7.5 W S W 1[[330]]
21 8 m 07.0 N 0 Fair.
2 a 2.0
22 8 m 04.5 S E 0 Fair.
2 a 13.0 It grew cloudy in the afternoon.
23 8 m 13.0 S S W 0 Heavy rain.
2 a 18.0 Foggy and cloudy.
24 8 m 13.0 W S W 0 Thick fog.
2 a 17.0 S W 1 Fair; but late in the evening a hard shower of rain.
25 8 m 18.0 S 3 Last night was a storm, rain, thunder, and lightning.
2 a 18.5 S S E 2 Heavy rain all day.
2 8 m 3.0 W 3 Last night a violent storm from W. and S. and heavy rain. The morning was cloudy,and some snow fell.
2 a 3.5 W N W 3 Clears up.
27 8 m 04.0 W N W 3 Fair.
28 8 m 07.0 W 0 Fair.
2 a 8.0
29 8 m 3.0 N N E 1 Somewhat cloudy, and intermittent showers.
2 a 13.0 — 0
30 8 m 8.0 N N E 1 Cloudy and foggy all day.
2 a 10.0 — 0
31 8 m 6.0 W 3 Fair.
2 a 4.0 N W 1 At night a halo round the moon.

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January 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 7½ m 07.0 N W 0 Fair.
2 a 4.0 — 0
2 7½ m 04.5 W N W 1 Alternately fair and cloudy.
2 a 5.5 — 1
3 7½ m 2.0 N W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 2.0 — 1
4 7½ 02.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 11.0 — 1
5 7½ m 03.0 W 0 Fair.
6 7½ m 03.0 W 0 Fair, but darkened towards night, with some snow.
2 a 14.5 — 0
5 a 14.5 N W 3
7 7½ m 01.0 W N W 1 Somewhat cloudy.
2 a 3.0 — 1
8 7½ m 04.0 W N W 1 Fair.
2 a 8.0 — 1
9 7½ m 03.0 W N W 1 Aurora, cloudy, heavy rains at night.
2 a 8.0 — 1
10 7½ m 15.0 S 2 Cloudy, and showers, some snow at night; at 9 morn. W. S. W. 3; at 11. m. S. W. 4;at 2 aft. W. 4
2 a 2.0 W 4
4 a
11 7½ m 03.0 W N W 3 Cloudy.
2 a 04.0 — 3
12 7¼ m 04.0 W N W 3 Fair.
2 a 01.5 N N W 2
13 7¼ m 07.5 W N W 2 Fair.
1 a 03.0 — 2 Cloudy.
14 7¼ m 05.5 W N W 1 Cloudy, and snows all day; it lay above two inches thick.
1 a 02.0 — 1
15 7 m 07.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 3.0 — 0
16 7 m 08.9 N W 3 All the last night W N W 4.
8 m 09.0 Fair all day.
2 a 08.0 — 1
17 7 m 011.0 N N E 0 Cloudy; snows all day, and the ensuing night.
7 a 09.0 — 0
18 7 m 012.0 N W 1 Cloudy, and snows in the morning, fair all the afternoon, and the ther. at 011.0:snow lay five inches deep.
10 m 011.0 — 1[[332]]
19 7 m 015.5 W 1 Fair.
1 a 010.5 — 1
20 7 m 012.5 W 1 Fair.
2 a 07.0
21 7 m 022.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 03.0 W 1
22 7 m 05.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 01.0 W 1 Cloudy.
23 7 m 010.0 W N W 1 Fair; a great halo round the moon at night.
7 a 3.0 — 1
24 7 m 01.0 N N E 0 Cloudy, snows all day.
2 a 4.0 N E 0
25 7 m 00.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 4.0 W 0
26 7 m 013.0 W N W 1 Fair.
2 a 1.0 — 1 Cloudy; at three in the afternoon began to snow.
27 7 m 07.0 W 1 Fair; halo round the moon at night.
2 a 00.0 — 1
28 7 m 01.0 W N W 1 Cloudy; snows almost all day.
3 a 4.0 — 1
29 7 m 05.0 N N E 1 Fair.
3 a 03.0 — 1
30 7 m 013.0 W N W 1 Fair; halo round the moon at night.
3 a 4.0 — 1
31 7 m 04.0 W N W 1 Fair; halo round the moon at night.
3 a 8.0 — 1

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February 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 7 m 03.0 W N W 1 Fair; a halo round the moon at night.
1 a 11.0 W 1
2 7 m 5.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 6.0 W 0
3 7 m 00.0 W 0 Fair.
2 a 19.5 — 0
4 7 m 5.5 W 0 Cloudy; at ten at night wind N N E 3, snow.
2 a 11.0 4 a.N N E 2
5 7 m 06.0 N N W 2 Fair.
1 a 03.0 N W 2
6 7 m 010.5 N W 0 A cracking noise was heard in all houses the night before. Aurora.—Fair all day,—at7 in the morn. N W 0—at 9, W N W 1—at 11, W 1—at 2 in the afternoon, W S W 1.
2 a 3.0 W S W 1
7 7 m 01.0 N N E 1 Cloudy—fair—at 7 in the morn. N N E 1—at 9, N 1 .—at 10, W N W 1—at 12, N W 1.
2 a 1.0 N W 1
8 7 m 09.0 N W 0 Fair.
2 a 7.0 W 1
9 7 m 03.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 16.0 — 1
10 7 m 7.0 W 1 Pretty clear; a violent storm with rain all the ensuing night.
1 a 11.0 S S W 4
11 7 m 9.0 S S W 2 Fair; rain towards night; at night a light similar to an Aurora Borealis in S. W.
1 a 11.0
12 7 m 4.0 S S W 3 Fair; about nine at night a faint Aurora Borealis in S W.
1 a 10.0
13 7 m 2.0 W N W 2 Cloudy.
3 a 5.0 N W 2 Fair.
14 7 m 06.0 N W 1 Fair.
3 a 02.5 W N W 2 Flying clouds.
15 6¾ m 010.5 N W 1 Fair; at eight in the evening an Aurora Borealis.
2 a 03.0 W N W 0
16 6¾ m 013.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 00.0 N W 1
17 6½ m 02.0 W N W 1 Cloudy and snow; wind all the afternoon long.
2 a 00.0 W 1[[334]]
18 6½ m 2.0 W N W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 00.0
19 6½ m 03.0 N N E 2 Cloudy; rain all day, mixed with snow and hail.
2 a 01.0
20 6½ m 1.5 N W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 4.5
21 6½ m 00.8 N W 0 Cloudy; at 5 in the morn, we heard a waterfall near a mill, about a mile S S of usmaking a stronger noise than common, tho’ the air was very calm—at 10 began a rainwhich continued the whole day.
4 a 4.0 N N E 1
22 6½ m 3.0 W N W 2 Fair.
2 a 3.5
23 6½ m 06.0 W 2 Fair.
4 a 4.0 Some clouds gathered round the sun.
24 6½ m 4.0 S S W 1 Cloudy.
3 a 10.0 W 1
25 6 m 3.0 W N W 0 Alternately fair and cloudy.
2 a 1
26 6 m 012.0 N N W 1 Fair; cloudy at night; at eight in the evening was a halo round the moon, and theclouds in S. quite red.
3 a 02.0
27 6 m 04.0 N 2 Cloudy, and snow in the morning; but fair at 4 in the afternoon.
3 a 01.0
28 6 m 04.5 N W 4 Flying clouds.
3 a 03.5 W N W 4

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March 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 6 m 09.0 W N W 2 Fair. A great halo round the moon at night.
3 a 01.5
2 6 m 06.0 N W 2 Fair. A faint halo round the moon at night.
4 a 2.5
3 6 m 04.0 N W 1 Fair. Cloudy afternoon. About 8 at night the clouds in S. W. were quite red. At 9it began to snow.
2 a 6.5 S 1
4 6 m 0.5 E S E 1 Cloudy. Heavy rain at night.
2 a 7.0 S 1
5 6 m 4.0 W 1 Alternately fair and cloudy. The next night calm.
2 a 11.0 W 3
6 6 m 4.0 W 2 Fair.
7 6 m 00.0 W S W 1 Alternately fair and cloudy in the morning. In the afternoon cloudy, with intermittentrain and thunder.
2 a 8.0
8 6 m 2.0 W N W 0 Fair. About 8 at night we saw what is called a snowfire to the S. W.—See Vol. II.p. 81.
3 a 20.0 W S W 2
9 6 m 5.0 N 1 Fair.
3 a 13.5 Cloudy. Snowfire in S. W. about 8 at night.
10 6½ m 5.0 S S E 1 Cloudy. Snow and rain all day, and next night.
2 a 6.5 S E 1
11 6 m 9.0 S S E 1 Cloudy and heavy rain in the morning. Clears up in the afternoon.
3 a 14.0 W 1
12 6 m 9.0 N N W 0 Cloudy in the morning. Clears up at 10. Towards night cloudy, with rain.
3 a 15.0 E N E 0
13 6 m 9.5 N N E 2 Cloudy, with heavy rain. Fair at 4 in the afternoon.
2 a 8.0 10 m. N 3
14 6 m 4.0 W N W 2 Fair.
2 a 10.0
15 3 m 00.0 W S W 0 Fair. Cloudy towards night.
3 a 13.0 W 2
16 6 m 2.5 N N E 3 Snow violently blown about all day.
3 a 01.0
17 6 m 01.0 N W 2 Cloudy. Clears up at 8 in the morning.
3 a 5.0
18 6 m 02.0 W S W 0 Fair. The fields were now covered with snow.
3 a 4.0 W 2[[336]]
19 6 m 02.0 W N W 1 Fair.
3 a 6.0 N W 2
20 6 m 05.5 W 0 Fair. Cloudy towards night.
3 a 11.5 S W 1 Cloudy.
21 6½ m 2.0 S S E 0 Cloudy. Intermittent showers.
3 a 14.5
22 6 m 10.0 S S E 0 Cloudy.
3 a 19.5
23 6 m 15.0 S S E 1 Heavy rain.
3 a 19.0
24 6 m 8.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 15.0
25 6¼ m 6.5 W N W 3 Fair.
3 a 11.0 Flying clouds.
26 6 m 00.0 W N W 2 Fair.
5 a 11.0 S W 2 Flying clouds. About 8 at night a snowfire on the horizon in S. W.
27 6 m 3.0 W N W 1 Fair.
3 a 9.0
28 6½ m 3.0 S 1 Rain all the day, and the next night.
3 a 12.0 11 a.NNW3
29 6 m 1.0 N N W 2 Fair.
2 a 6.0
30 6 m 03.0 E 1 Fair. Cloudy at noon: begins to snow, which continues till night, when it turned intorain.
2 a 4.0 S E 1
31 6¼ m 5.0 N 1 Cloudy.
3 a 14.0

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April 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 6 m 5.5 N N E 1 Rain in the morning,—afternoon,—and in the night.
3 a 3.5 E 1 Snow, with much thunder and lightning.
2 6 m 0.5 N N E 1 Snow almost the whole day.
3 a 0.5
3 6 m 02.0 N W 1 Fair.
3 a 9.0
4 6 m 02.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 16.0
5 6 m 00.5 N 1 Fair.
3 a 19.0 S W 1 Sun very red at setting.
6 6 m 4.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 23.0
7 6 m 13.0 S 2 Fair. Cloudy afternoon.
3 a 24.0 About 7 in the evening it began to rain, and continued till late at night.
8 7 m 9.0 N W 3 Flying clouds.
3 a 13.0
9 6 m 1.0 N 1 Alternately fair and cloudy. Snows in the evening, and at night.
3 a 7.0
10 7 m 2.5 N E 1 Cloudy. Began to rain at ten, and continued all day till night.
3 a 6.5
11 6 m 5.0 N E 1 Rain almost the whole day.
3 a 9.0
12 6 m 2.0 W N W 2 Fair. Afternoon cloudy, with hail and rain.
2 a 13.0
13 6 m N W 2 Fair.
2 a S W 1 Cloudy.
14 6 m E 1 Cloudy; fair at eight. Cloudy towards night.
2 a
15 6 m E 1 Almost quite fair.
2 a
16 6 m 6.5 W N W 2 Fair.
2 a 13.5 — 1
17 6 m 7.0 S 1 Alternately fair and cloudy.
3 a 16.0 S W 1 Rain.
18 7 m 6.0 N 0 Fair.
3 a 18.0 N W 3 [[338]]
19 5½ m 2.0 N N W 0 Fair.
3 a 20.0 W 2
20 6 m 2.0 S W 0 A hoar frost this morning, fair and very hot all day.
3 a
21 S W 1 Fair; with hot vapours raised by the sun.
22 5 m 13.0 S 0 Almost fair.
3 a 23.0
23 5½ m 11.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 25.5
24 6 m 12.0 S 1 Cloudy, intermittent drizzl. showers.
3 a 22.0
25 6 m 18.0 S 0 Rain the preceding night, and now and then this day. At night thunder and lightning.
3 a 24.0
26 6 m 28.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 30.0
27 6 m 17.0 W 2 Fair.
3 a 25.0
28 6 m 7.0 W 0 Fair.
3 a 24.0
29 6 m 7.0 N 2 Fair.
3 a 17.0 E 2
30 5 m 3.0 E 1 Flying clouds.
3 a 15.5 S 1

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May 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 4 m 01.5 S 0 Hoar frost this morning,—fair.
3 a 18.5 S W 1
2 5 m 1.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 23.0
3 5½ m 4.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 27.5
4 5 m 16.0 W 1 Fair.
5 5 m 13.0 S 3 Flying clouds.
3 a 27.0
6 5 m 14.5 N 0 Fair.
7 5 m 13.0 N 0 Somewhat cloudy.
8 5 m 4.0 N 0 Fair.
9 6 m 14.0 S 1 Rain almost the whole day.
3 a 14.0
10 6 m 13.0 S S W 0 Intermittent showers.
3 a 16.0
11 6 m 12.0 W S W 0 Fair.
3 a 28.0
12 6 m 13.0 W N W 2 Fair.
3 a 20.0
13 5 m 9.0 N W 1 Fair.
3 a 18.5
14 5 m 00.5 N W 0 Fair.
15 5 m 9.0 S S W 2 Cloudy.
3 a 20.0 Rain.
16 5 m 17.0 Cloudy.
4 a 23.0
17 5 m 20.0 S 1 Rains intermittently all day; and lightens very much at night.
3 a 24.0
18 5 m 13.0 Fair.
19 5 m 17.0 W 2 Fair.
20 5 m 19.0 W 1 Fair.
3 m 24.0
21 6 m 20.0 Fair.
22 S W 1 Fair. Very hot.
23 5 m 17.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 33.5
24 12 m 32.0 SW 1 Fair.[[340]]
25 8 m 23.0 S W 1 Fair, and very warm.
2 a 28.0
26 8 m 21.0 W N W 2 Flying clouds; at night thick clouds, with storm and rain.
3 a 25.0
27 7 m 17.0 W 2 Thick, scattered clouds.
2 a 25.0 Pretty cool.
28 7 m 15.0 W 1 Flying clouds.
2 a 25.0
29 7 m 16.0 W 2 Flying clouds.
2 a 25.0
30 5 m 13.0 W N W 1 Fair.
— a 25.0 W 1 Cloudy.
31 5 m 13.0 S W 1 Somewhat cloudy.
1 a 27.0 Fair.

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June 1749.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 5 m 23.0 S W 1 Rain the preceding night.
2 S E 1 Morning cloudy,—clears up at ten,—flying clouds.
3 7 m 24.0 S W 1 Flying clouds; afternoon, thunder-clouds, with rain from the N W.
4 3 a 26.0 N W 1 Flying clouds.
5 5½ m 15.5 S 1 Fair.
3 a 22.0
6 5 m 18.5 S W 1 Alternately fair and cloudy.
3 a 23.0
7 All d 20.0 Cloudy and rainy.
8 6 m 15.5 N W 0 Cloudy.
3 a 23.0 — 1 Flying clouds.
9 5 m 13.0 Fair.
10 5 m 11.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 22.5
11 7 m 20.0 N 1 Flying clouds.
2 a 33.0 S W 1 Thunder-storm, with rain.
12 6 m 23.0 N 0 Fair.
3 a 32.0 S 2 Somewhat cloudy.
13 5 m 19.0 S E 2 Almost fair.
3 a 27.0
14 6 m 26.0 S 1 Fair.
3 a 25.0 Thunder-clouds, with rain.
15 6 m 18.0 N 0 Fair.
3 a 26.5
16 6 m 20.0 N N E 1 Fair.
2 a 28.0
17 5½ m 18.0 N 0 Fair.
3 a 27.5
18 5 m 21.0 E S E 1 Fair.
3 a 32.0 N E 1 Thunder, with heavy showers.
19 6 m 20.0 N N W 1 Fair.
3 a 27.0
20 5 m 18.0 S 1 Fair.
3 a 26.0 Cloudy.
21 5 m 23.0 S W 0 Cloudy, with some showers.
22 5 m 9.0 W 1 Fair.
23 6 m 17.0 S 1 Fair.
— a N W 1 Cloudy.[[342]]
24 6 m 20.5 S 1 Cloudy, afterwards fair.
— a S W 1 Thunder and rain.
25 5 m 23.0 S 1 Fair.
2 a 32.0
26 5 m 14.0 N 1 Fair.
27 6 m 15.0 Fair.
28 6 m 18.0 S 1 Fair.
1 a 35.0
29 7 m 26.0 Fair.
30 5 m 11.0 S 1 Fair.
3 a 31.0 W 1

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July 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 N 3 Flying clouds.
2 5 m 7.5 N 2 Fair.
3 8 m 26.0 N 1 Fair.
2 a 28.0 — 1 Thunder-storm, and rain at night.
4 6 m 20.0 S 1 Cloudy; intermittent showers in the afternoon.
— a N 2
5 W 1 Fair.
4 a 26.0 — 1 Cloudy; rain at night.
6 5½ m 18.0 S W 1 Rain all the preceding night; fair in day-time.
7 4½ m 17.0 N W 0 Fair.
8 6 m 16.0 N 0 Alternately fair and cloudy. A halo round the sun, in the forenoon.
9 7 m 21.0 S W 0 Rain the preceding night. In day-time, cloudy, with some showers.
3 a 22.0
10 4¾ m 18.0 S W 0 Fair; sometimes flying clouds and showers.
3 a 24.5 — 1
11 5 m 17.0 S S E 1 Fair.
2 a 26.0 — 1
12 5 m 22.0 W 1 Fair.
13 6 m 20.0 S S W 1 Fair.
3 a 33.0 — 1
14 5 m 21.0 W S W 1 Fair.
2 a 28.0 — 1
15 5 m 26.0 N N E 1 Fair.
3 a 28.0 — 1
16 5 m 14.0 S 0 Fair; sometimes cloudy.
10 m S S E 1
17 5 m 19.0 S 1 Fair.
3 a 24.0 — 1 Cloudy.
18 5 m 15.0 N N E 0 Fair.
2 a 25.0 — 0
19 5 m 19.0 S S W 1 Cloudy; rain.
— a Pretty fair.
20 5 m 19.0 S 1 Fair.
3 a 24.0 — 1 Flying clouds.
21 S 0 Fair.
3 a 27.0 — 0 Flying clouds.
22 5 m 16.0 S W 2 Fair.
3 a 27.0 S W 2 [[344]]
23 6 m 19.0 S S W 1 Alternatively fair and cloudy.
3 a 28.5 — 1
24 6 m 20.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 29.0 — 1
25 5 m 20.0 W S W 0 Fair.
3 a 29.5 — 0
26 5 m 21.0 S 0 Fair.
3 a 30.0 — 1
27 5 m 22.0 W 1 Cloudy; intermittent showers.
3 a 21.5 — 1
28 6 m 17.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 27.0 — 1
29 6 m 16.0 N W ½Fair; flying clouds at night, and showers.
2 a 24.0 — 1
30 6 m 14.0 W N W 1 Fair.
2 a 26.0 — 1
31 6 m 16.0 E 1 Cloudy; rain almost all day.
3 a 22.0 — 1

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August 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 6 m 22.0 N E 1 Cloudy. Some showers.
3 a 28.0 — 1
2 4½ m 16.0 N E 1 Fair.
a S E 1 Cloudy. Fair towards night.
3 5 m 13.0 S W 2 Fair.
4 m N E 2 Cloudy. Some showers.
2 a 21.0 — 2
5 m N E 1 Fair.
a S W 1
6 5 m 16.0 N E 3 Heavy rain all day.
3 a 16.0 — 3 Some thunder.
7 6 m 13.0 E S E 1 Cloudy. Frequent showers.
3 a 16.0 — 1
8 6 m 16.0 S W 1 Cloudy. Some showers.
3 a 27.0 — 1
9 6 m 14.0 S W 1 Flying clouds.
1 a 20.0 — 1 Rain at night.
10 6 m 14.0 S W 1 Flying clouds.
3 a 24.0 — 1
11 6 m 15.5 W 1 Cloudy.
12 6 m 14.0 W 1 Flying clouds.
2 a 25.0 — 1
13 7 m 15.5 N W 1 Fair.
2 a 30.0 — 1
14 6 m 16.0 N E 2 Fair.
2 a 26.0 — 2
15 6 m 14.0 N E 1 Fair.
2 a 28.0 — 1
16 5 m 14.0 S E 1 Fair. At night thunder and rain.
3 a 26.0 — 1
17 5 m 14.5 S 0 Flying clouds.
3 a 27.0 — 0
18 5 m 16.0 W 1 Thunder and rain in the morning. At ten in the morning flying clouds.
3 a 29.0 — 1
19 6 m 17.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 30.0 — 1
20 5 m 16.5 S W 0 Fair.
3 a 28.0 — 0
21 5 m 17.0 S W 1 Fair.
2 a 29.0 — 1
5 a 27.0 — 1 [[346]]
22 5 m 19.0 N E 2 Rain all day.
3 a 17.5
23 5 m 16.5 S W 3 Rain early in the morning. At 10 m. flying clouds.
2 a 22.5 — 3
24 6 m 13.5 S W 2 Flying clouds.
2 a 22.0 — 2
25 5 m 7.0 S W 2 Fair.
4 a 20.5 — 2
26 5 m 13.0 N E 1 Alternately fair and cloudy.
3 a 18.0 — 1 Much rain this afternoon.
27 5 m 10.5 S W 1 Flying clouds.
2 a 23.0 — 1
28 5 m 10.0 S W 1 Fair.
2 a 20.0 — 1
29 5 m 13.0 N E 2 Fair.
30 5½ m 11.0 N E 2 Fair.
31 6 m 13.6 S 1 Pair and cloudy alternately.
3 a 18.5 — 1 Intermittent showers.

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September 1749.

D.H.Ther.Wind.The Weather in general.
1 5½ m 14.5 N N W 1 Fair.
3 a 30.0 — 1
2 5½ m 9.0 N 1 Fair.
2 a 18.0 S S W 1
3 5½ m 7.5 S 1 Somewhat cloudy. Now and then fair.
2 a 20.0 — 1
4 6 m 14.0 S 1 Now and then a shower; and in the intervals fair.
2 a 17.5 — 1
5 6 m 14.0 N E 2 Fog. Rain all day. Now and then thund.
6 10½ m 15.0 N E 2 Fog, and drizzling rain all day.
10½ a 15.0 — 2
7 7 m 17.0 S W 1 Fog and rain.
3 a 22.0 — 1 Fair.
8 5½ m 15.0 S S W 1 Fair.
4 a 28.0 — 1
9 5 m 17.5 E N E 2 Fair.
3 a 25.0 — 2
105½ m 16.0 N E 2 Fair.
3 a 26.0 — 2
115½ m 15.0 E N E 0 Fair.
3 a 25.0 — 0
127 m 14.5 N N E 1 Fair.
a S W 1
135½ m 14.0 N E 1 Fair.
1½ a 24.5 — 1
145 m 15.0 N E 2 Fair.
1 a 22.5 — 2
155½ m 16.0 N N E 3 Fair. Forenoon, a halo round the sun.
2 a 19.0 — 3
165½ m 8.5 N N E 1 Fair.
3 a 20.5 — 1
175 m 12.0 S W 0 Fair.
186 m 17.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 27.0 — 1
196 m 14.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 26.0 — 1
206 m 19.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 26.0 — 1 Cloudy. Rain towards night.
216 m 15.0 Fair.
3 a 19.5
226 m 13.0 E 0 Somewhat cloudy.
3 a 22.0 — 0 [[348]]
236 m 14.0 S W 0 Fair.
246 m 18.0 S W 2 Fair. Rain at noon.
2 a 26.0 — 2 Flying clouds in the afternoon.
257 m 16.0 W 1 Alternately clear and cloudy.
2 a 17.0 — 1
268 m 12.5 N E 1 Fair.
3 a 11.5 — 1 Cloudy and rainy
276 m 9.3 N 1 Rain all day.
3 a 14.0 — 1
286 m 8.0 S W 1 Heavy rain all day.
3 a 14.0 — 1
296 m 8.0 S 1 Fog.
1 a 13.0 — 1 Flying clouds
308 m 14.0 S W 2 Drizzling rain.
2 a 18.0 — 2 Somewhat clear.

October 1749.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 7½ m 9.0 N W 1 Rain.
n — 1 Somewhat fairer.
2 7 m 2.0 W 1 Hoarfrost this morning. Fair all day.
3 6 m 3.5 S W 1 Fair.
1 a 12.0 — 1
4 6 m 11.0 S 1 Rain.
5 6 m 10.5 N E 1 Cloudy.
a 11.0 — 1
6 6½ m 10.0 E N E 1 Rain all day.
3 a 12.0 — 1
7 6½ m 10.0 E N E 1 Flying clouds.
2 a 14.0
8 6½ m 7.0 S 1 Fair.
3 a 18.0 S 1

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