16 THE EUROPEAN STORM OF DECEMBER 21-28, 1836. 



Face of the Sky. 



The preceding particiilar.s have been represented by the aid of colors on the eight 

 accompanying charts, in the manner ah'eady explained. By inspecting these charts 

 it will be seen that from the 21st to the 28th of December, thronghout nearly the 

 whole of Europe, the sky was constantly covered with clouds. On the 21st there 

 was a small region of unclouded sky on the northwestern part of Europe, and 

 another on the extreme southern part. Throughout nearly the whole of Russia 

 rain or snow was falling, but at a moderate rate ; and throughout all the rest of 

 Europe the sky was overcast, but without rain or snow. 



On the 22d there still remained a small region of unclouded sky on both the 

 northern and southern borders of Europe. The Russian area of rain and snow had 

 moved somewhat to the southward ; while a second area of rain covered most of 

 England and Scotland, as also Holland and the North Sea. On the 23d these two 

 regions of rain and snow had united ; thus forming a continuous area of rain or 

 snow, extending from Land's End to the Ural Mountains, a distance of at least 

 2,800 miles ; but its average breadtli from north to south did not exceed 500 miles. 



