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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