FOR DECEMBER 1796.
| Mean temperature | of the thermometer | at sun-rise | 28 | 6 | ||
| Mean | do. | of the | do. | at 3 P.M. | 43 | 62 |
| Do. | do. | for the whole month | 30 | 34 | ||
| Greatest monthly range between the 6th and 24th | 35 | 25 | ||||
| Do. | do. in 24 hours, | between the 19th and 20th | 21 | 30 | ||
| Warmest day the | 6th | 45 | 75 | |||
| Coldest do. the | 24th | 20 | 50 | |||
| 5 | Days it rained, and a considerable quantity hasfallen. | |
| 4 | Do. it snowed, and nearly 6 inches hasfallen. | |
| 25 | Do. the wind was at the observation hours, tothe Westward of north and south. | |
| 6 | Do. the do. was at the observation hours, to do. Eastward of do. | |
| 13 | Do. it was clear at | the observation hours. |
| 10 | Do. it was cloudy at | the do. do. |
| 21 | Do. the Mercury was at or below freezing atsun-rise. | |
N.B. On the 6th inst. there was a plentifull rain, the first of any consequence, since the 3d of October.
For the New-York Weekly Magazine.