Chapter IX: Front Matter (9)

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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
| 2 a | 10.5 | | from nine o’clock.
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
| 2 a | 00.0 | | this winter.
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
| 2 a | 7.5 | W S W 1 | the sky, to the North.
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
| 2 a | 13.0 | — 0 | intermittent showers.
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.

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D. | H. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
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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
| 2 a | 14.5 | — 0 | night, with some snow.
| 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
| 2 a | 8.0 | — 1 | night.
10 | 7½ m | 15.0 | S 2 | Cloudy, and showers, some snow
| | | | at night; at 9 morn. W. S. W. 3;
| 2 a | 2.0 | W 4 | at 11. m. S. W. 4; at 2 aft. W.
| 4 a | | | 4
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
| 10 m | 011.0 | — 1 | five inches deep.
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
| 7 a | 3.0 | — 1 | moon at night.
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
| 2 a | 00.0 | — 1 | night.
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
| 3 a | 4.0 | — 1 | night.
31 | 7 m | 04.0 | W N W 1 | Fair; halo round the moon at
| 3 a | 8.0 | — 1 | night.
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February 1749.

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D. | H. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
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1 | 7 m | 03.0 | W N W 1 | Fair; a halo round the moon at
| 1 a | 11.0 | W 1 | night.
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
| 2 a | 11.0 | 4 a.N N E 2| E 3, snow.
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,—at 7 in
| | | | the morn. N W 0—at 9, W N W 1—at
| | | | 11, W 1—at 2 in the afternoon, W
| 2 a | 3.0 | W S W 1 | 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
| 2 a | 1.0 | N W 1 | 1—at 12, 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
| 1 a | 11.0 | S S W 4 | with rain all the ensuing night.
11 | 7 m | 9.0 | S S W 2 | Fair; rain towards night; at
| | | | night a light similar to an
| 1 a | 11.0 | | Aurora Borealis in S. W.
12 | 7 m | 4.0 | S S W 3 | Fair; about nine at night a
| 1 a | 10.0 | | faint Aurora Borealis in S W.
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
| 2 a | 03.0 | W N W 0 | Aurora Borealis.
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
| 2 a | 00.0 | W 1 | afternoon long.
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
| 2 a | 01.0 | | snow and hail.
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 us making a
| | | | stronger noise than common, tho’
| | | | the air was very calm—at 10
| | | | began a rain which continued the
| 4 a | 4.0 | N N E 1 | whole day.
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 the clouds in S.
| 3 a | 02.0 | | quite red.
27 | 6 m | 04.0 | N 2 | Cloudy, and snow in the morning;
| 3 a | 01.0 | | but fair at 4 in the afternoon.
28 | 6 m | 04.5 | N W 4 | Flying clouds.
| 3 a | 03.5 | W N W 4 |
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March 1749.

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D. | H. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
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1 | 6 m | 09.0 | W N W 2 | Fair. A great halo round the
| 3 a | 01.5 | | moon at night.
2 | 6 m | 06.0 | N W 2 | Fair. A faint halo round the
| 4 a | 2.5 | | moon at night.
3 | 6 m | 04.0 | N W 1 | Fair. Cloudy afternoon. About 8
| | | | at night the clouds in S. W.
| | | | were quite red. At 9 it began to
| 2 a | 6.5 | S 1 | snow.
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
| 2 a | 11.0 | W 3 | next night calm.
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 intermittent rain
| 2 a | 8.0 | | and thunder.
8 | 6 m | 2.0 | W N W 0 | Fair. About 8 at night we saw
| | | | what is called a snowfire to the
| 3 a | 20.0 | W S W 2 | S. W.—See Vol. II. p. 81.
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,
| 2 a | 6.5 | S E 1 | and next night.
11 | 6 m | 9.0 | S S E 1 | Cloudy and heavy rain in the
| | | | morning. Clears up in the
| 3 a | 14.0 | W 1 | afternoon.
12 | 6 m | 9.0 | N N W 0 | Cloudy in the morning. Clears up
| | | | at 10. Towards night cloudy,
| 3 a | 15.0 | E N E 0 | with rain.
13 | 6 m | 9.5 | N N E 2 | Cloudy, with heavy rain. Fair at
| 2 a | 8.0 | 10 m. N 3 | 4 in the afternoon.
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
| 3 a | 01.0 | | day.
17 | 6 m | 01.0 | N W 2 | Cloudy. Clears up at 8 in the
| 3 a | 5.0 | | morning.
18 | 6 m | 02.0 | W S W 0 | Fair. The fields were now
| 3 a | 4.0 | W 2 | covered with snow.
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
| 2 a | 4.0 | S E 1 | night, when it turned into rain.
31 | 6¼ m | 5.0 | N 1 | Cloudy.
| 3 a | 14.0 | |
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April 1749.

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D. | H. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
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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
| 3 a | 7.0 | | night.
10 | 7 m | 2.5 | N E 1 | Cloudy. Began to rain at ten,
| | | | and continued all day till
| 3 a | 6.5 | | night.
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
| 2 a | 13.0 | | hail and rain.
13 | 6 m | | N W 2 | Fair.
| 2 a | | S W 1 | Cloudy.
14 | 6 m | | E 1 | Cloudy; fair at eight. Cloudy
| 2 a | | | towards night.
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 |
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
| 3 a | | | and very hot all day.
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.
| 3 a | 22.0 | | showers.
25 | 6 m | 18.0 | S 0 | Rain the preceding night, and
| | | | now and then this day. At night
| 3 a | 24.0 | | thunder and lightning.
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.

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D. | H. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
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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;
| 3 a | 24.0 | | and lightens very much at night.
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.
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
| 3 a | 25.0 | | clouds, with storm and rain.
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.

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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.
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.

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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
| — a | | N 2 | the afternoon.
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
| 3 a | 22.0 | | showers.
10 | 4¾ m | 18.0 | S W 0 | Fair; sometimes flying clouds
| 3 a | 24.5 | — 1 | and showers.
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 |
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 ½ | Fair; flying clouds at night,
| 2 a | 24.0 | — 1 | and showers.
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.

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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
| 3 a | 29.0 | — 1 | clouds.
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 |
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
| 2 a | 22.5 | — 3 | m. flying clouds.
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.

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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
| 2 a | 20.0 | — 1 | fair.
4 | 6 m | 14.0 | S 1 | Now and then a shower; and in
| 2 a | 17.5 | — 1 | the intervals fair.
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 |
10 | 5½ m | 16.0 | N E 2 | Fair.
| 3 a | 26.0 | — 2 |
11 | 5½ m | 15.0 | E N E 0 | Fair.
| 3 a | 25.0 | — 0 |
12 | 7 m | 14.5 | N N E 1 | Fair.
| a | | S W 1 |
13 | 5½ m | 14.0 | N E 1 | Fair.
| 1½ a | 24.5 | — 1 |
14 | 5 m | 15.0 | N E 2 | Fair.
| 1 a | 22.5 | — 2 |
15 | 5½ m | 16.0 | N N E 3 | Fair. Forenoon, a halo round the
| 2 a | 19.0 | — 3 | sun.
16 | 5½ m | 8.5 | N N E 1 | Fair.
| 3 a | 20.5 | — 1 |
17 | 5 m | 12.0 | S W 0 | Fair.
18 | 6 m | 17.0 | S W 1 | Fair.
| 3 a | 27.0 | — 1 |
19 | 6 m | 14.0 | S W 1 | Fair.
| 3 a | 26.0 | — 1 |
20 | 6 m | 19.0 | S W 1 | Fair.
| 3 a | 26.0 | — 1 | Cloudy. Rain towards night.
21 | 6 m | 15.0 | | Fair.
| 3 a | 19.5 | |
22 | 6 m | 13.0 | E 0 | Somewhat cloudy.
| 3 a | 22.0 | — 0 |
23 | 6 m | 14.0 | S W 0 | Fair.
24 | 6 m | 18.0 | S W 2 | Fair. Rain at noon.
| 2 a | 26.0 | — 2 | Flying clouds in the afternoon.
25 | 7 m | 16.0 | W 1 | Alternately clear and cloudy.
| 2 a | 17.0 | — 1 |
26 | 8 m | 12.5 | N E 1 | Fair.
| 3 a | 11.5 | — 1 | Cloudy and rainy
27 | 6 m | 9.3 | N 1 | Rain all day.
| 3 a | 14.0 | — 1 |
28 | 6 m | 8.0 | S W 1 | Heavy rain all day.
| 3 a | 14.0 | — 1 |
29 | 6 m | 8.0 | S 1 | Fog.
| 1 a | 13.0 | — 1 | Flying clouds
30 | 8 m | 14.0 | S W 2 | Drizzling rain.
| 2 a | 18.0 | — 2 | Somewhat clear.
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October 1749.

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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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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,

Made by Mr. John Bartram, near Philadelphia, During my Absence, in the Summer of the Year 1749.

June 1749.

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D. | Ther. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
| Morn. | Aft. | |
----+-------+-------+------------+---------------------------------
1 | 22 | 25 | W | Cloudy.
2 | 20 | 27 | W | Cloudy.
3 | 23 | 28 | W | Showers.
4 | 22 | 28 | W | Fair.
5 | 18 | 25 | W | Fair.
6 | 18 | 25 | W | Cloudy.
7 | 22 | 22 | N E | Cloudy.
8 | | 21 | N E |
9 | | 21 | N |
10 | 14 | 22 | E |
11 | 22 | 23 | E |
12 | 25 | 25 | E |
13 | 23 | 25 | E |
14 | 25 | 27 | E 3 |
15 | 24 | 28 | E | Fair.
16 | 22 | 26 | E |
17 | 23 | 27 | E |
18 | 25 | 27 | E |
19 | 23 | 24 | N W |
20 | 17 | 26 | W |
21 | 24 | 26 | W |
22 | 18 | 27 | W |
23 | 15 | 29 | W |
24 | 22 | 30 | W |
25 | 22 | 31 | W |
26 | 23 | 30 | N |
27 | 19 | 32 | W |
28 | 24 | 36 | W |
29 | 25 | 37 | W |
30 | 25 | 36 | N |
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July 1749.

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D. | Ther. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
| Morn. | Aft. | |
----+-------+-------+------------+---------------------------------
1 | 21 | 30 | W |
2 | 18 | 27 | N W |
3 | 26 | 25 | S W | Heavy showers.
4 | 24 | 36 | N W |
5 | 22 | 32 | W |
6 | 22 | 34 | N W | Rain.
7 | 20 | 35 | W | Hard showers.
8 | 20 | 35 | N E | Rain.
9 | 20 | 29 | N | Fair.
10 | 16 | 29 | N | Fair.
11 | 17 | 33 | N W | Fair.
12 | 20 | 35 | W | Fair. Rain at night.
13 | 22 | 33 | W | Fair.
14 | 26 | 30 | W | Hard showers.
15 | 20 | 29 | N | Fair.
16 | 21 | 30 | E | Rain.
17 | 29 | 29 | N E | Cloudy.
18 | 18 | 19 | N E | Rain.
19 | 18 | 33 | W | Fair.
20 | 19 | 33 | W | Fair.
21 | 22 | 31 | W | Fair.
22 | 23 | 23 | W | Heavy showers.
23 | 23 | 25 | W | Heavy showers.
24 | 20 | 36 | W | Fair.
25 | 27 | 36 | W |
26 | 28 | 32 | W |
27 | 24 | 30 | W | Fair.
28 | 19 | 27 | W | Fair.
29 | 23 | 30 | W | Rain.
30 | 30 | 34 | |
31 | 21 | 34 | |
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August 1749.

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D. | Ther. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
| Morn. | Aft. | |
----+-------+-------+------------+---------------------------------
1 | | | |
2 | 18 | 32 | |
3 | 17 | 30 | |
4 | 18 | 33 | |
5 | 22 | 39 | W |
6 | 18 | 37 | N 2 |
7 | 17 | 27 | W |
8 | 14 | 25 | N W |
9 | 12 | 24 | N W |
10 | 13 | 24 | N W |
11 | 11 | 25 | N W |
12 | 14½ | 30 | N W |
13 | 18 | 31 | N W |
14 | 18 | 30 | W |
15 | 15 | 30 | W | Rain.
16 | 23 | 33 | N |
17 | 14 | 34 | N W |
18 | 18 | 37 | W |
19 | 18 | 25 | S W |
20 | 20 | 26 | N E | Rain.
21 | 20 | 25 | N W |
22 | 23 | 34 | N W |
23 | 17 | 34 | W |
24 | 18 | 30 | W |
25 | 20 | 32 | NW by W |
26 | 10 | 24 | N W | Fair.
27 | 12 | 20 | N W | Fair.
28 | 13 | 23 | N W | Fair.
29 | 22 | 24 | W | Fair.
30 | 17 | 25 | E |
31 | 20 | 29 | E |
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September 1749.

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D. | Ther. | Ther. | Wind. | The Weather in general.
| Morn. | Aft. | |
----+-------+-------+------------+---------------------------------
1 | 19 | 30 | E | Hard showers.
2 | 18 | 20 | E | Rain.
3 | 19 | 25 | E | Rain.
4 | 20 | 25 | E | Foggy.
5 | 23 | 21 | N E | Cloudy.
6 | 23 | 37 | N E | Cloudy.
7 | 24 | 34 | N E | Cloudy.
8 | 24 | 32 | N E | Cloudy.
9 | 23 | 33 | N E | Rain.
10 | 23 | 32 | W | Rain.
11 | 19 | 25 | N E |
12 | 13 | 25 | N E |
13 | 12 | 20 | N E |
14 | 12 | 33 | N E |
15 | 13 | 27 | N E |
16 | 20 | 26 | N E |
17 | 17 | 27 | E |
18 | 16 | 34 | S E |
19 | 12 | 30 | S W |
20 | 17 | 26 | |
21 | 17 | 25 | W |
22 | 15 | 30 | E |
23 | 20 | 29 | E |
24 | 21 | 29 | W |
25 | 23 | 28 | W 3 |
26 | 20 | 15 | E by N | Thunder-storm.
27 | 15 | 19 | N W |
28 | 10 | 20 | N W |
29 | | | |
30 | 6 | 26 | W |
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October 1749.

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D. | Ther. | Ther. | Wind. |
| M. | Aft. | |
----+-------+-------+------------+---------------------------------
1 | 13 | 25 | W |
2 | 14 | 29 | N W |
3 | 8 | 15 | N |
4 | 13 | 29 | W |
5 | 17 | 30 | E |
6 | 18 | 30 | E |
7 | 16 | 21 | N W |
8 | 11 | 22 | N W |
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End of Vol. II.

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