448 Indications of the Barometer and Thermometer 



Jan. 26. — From 4 o'clock p.m. to 27th, at same hour, a range 

 of fully eight-tenths' rise, with high winds and showers of sleet 

 and snow. 



Oct. 18. — Barometer fell more than four-tenths. On the 

 19th, at 7 o'clock a.m., it had risen more than two-tenths; 

 between this and 11 o'clock a.m., it had fallen again about a 

 quarter of an inch, and between 1 1 and 1 2| o'clock it rose 

 nearly as much. Wind very high from west-south-west to 

 north-west. 



Nov. 12. — At night, and morning of the 13th (Thursday 

 and Friday), there was a severe gale of wind with tremendous 

 rain from north-east. South coast of England had the same 

 storm from south-west. ' 



Nov. 15th (Sunday). — At night very heavy rain, and on 

 Monday night (16th), a very severe gale of wind from south- 

 west to west. Rise of barometer seven-tenths. 



Nov. 20 and 21 (Friday and Saturday). — On night of 20th 

 and morning of 21st, tremendous rain, with a gale of wind 

 veering from south-west to west. Fall of barometer more 

 than five-tenths in nine hours. The wind had been north to 

 south on Thursday night and Friday morning. 



Dec. 6 and 7. — A very severe gale of wind, and some rain 

 from south-south-west to west-south-west or west; and on 

 Tuesday preceding a severe gale also. Thermometer at 55° 

 and 50°. 



1841. Jan. 3. — On last night and this morning a very se- 

 vere gale in tremendous gusts, beginning at south of west, 

 and passing to west and north-west; thermometer in the course 

 of a very few hours sinking from 44° to 32°. Gale continued 

 all day of the 3rd, and also on the 4th, with a rise of the baro- 

 meter = to about eight-tenths or more in twenty-four hours. 

 Wind on the 4th, north-west and north-north-west. Sky 

 electrical in appearance. On the 8th of January, and several 

 days after, thermometer stood at about 20°. 



Jan. 16th. — At night a severe gale of wind, beginning early 

 in the evening at east, or south-east, and going round by 

 south to south-west and west-south-west or west. Barometer 

 fell five-tenths in ten hours. 



March 30. — At night and following morning a very severe 

 gale of wind, beginning at westward of south, and changing 

 to west with tremendous rain. 



May 1. — Thermometer at 71° in the shade, north aspect, 

 at 3 o'clock p.m.; on the next day, at same hour, 48°; differ- 

 ence 23 degrees. 



Oct. 17. — At night and following morning a severe gale, 

 beginningat south or south-south-westandendingat north-west. 



