Met ecology. 2^9 



ANNUAL RESULTS. 



THtRMOMET£U. WlND*; 



Highest Observation, July 27th 78°S. 



Lowest Observation, Janxiary 2-2d - - - - 17«N. 



Greatest Variation, in twenty-rfour hours, June \st''2d . - - - 18* 

 Annual Mean .-.------------- 48-78 



Barometer. Wind. 



Highest Observation, June 25th --- f5045NE!; 



Lowest Observation, December 17ih --.----- 28'25W. 

 Greatest Variation in twenty-four hours, January SOth-Slst - 1-13 



Annual Mean 29-74 



Rain. Inches. 



Greatest Quantity in August - - - - 4*50 

 Smallest ditto in October . - - - - .31 

 Total Quantity for the Year . - - - 23-01 

 Weathtcr. Days. Wind. Times. 



Fair - - 2fJ4 - - N. & NE. - 130 

 Wet - - 131 - . E. &SE. - 79 



S.&SW. - 197 



365 W. & NW . 165 



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REMARKS.—On the 22d of January, the Thermometer, within two miles 

 of Nottingham, stood at 14°. April 19th, Snow had fallen to the depth of one 

 foot. May 2d, Snow fell this morning. August 6th, the Rain that fell 

 from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. amounted to 1 -72. Loud peals of thunder at noon, 

 increased at 4 P.M., when the lightning became extremely vivid— the thun- 

 der tremendous— the rain descending in torrents, and continuing so most 

 part of the night. December I7th, the Barometer at U P.M. stood at 

 28-L)5f. "^rhe following are comparative observations on the fall of the 

 mercury:*— 



Barometer. 

 Kesivick. Kendal. 



January 1788 - - 28-35 - - 28-38 



Januarvl789 - - 28-09 *• - 28-12 



December 1809 



London. 



- 28-89 



- 28-58 



Nottingham, 



28-21 



N. B. I'he Barometer is firmly fixed to a stand^trd wall, over a stair-case, 

 i-a level of 130 feet above the sea. The Pluviameter is placed in a earden. 



ona level of 130 feet above tne sea. 



on an elevation of 140 feet from the level of the sea. 



Quantitij of Rain in 1S08, at the following Places in- 

 Scotland: 



27-995 



24-598 



21-795 



27-21 



18-637 



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