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ever known it in that month : the mercury 

 in Farenheit's thermometer, for fome days at 

 2 o'clock p, m. rofe, in the fhaded air, to the 

 96th degree, at which time feveral people 

 died of apoplexies. The latter part of Auguji 

 and the firft week in September were much 

 more temperate ; the weather being then- 

 much as ufual at that feafon of the year. 

 The fecond week in September was cold, the 

 wind being conftantly eafterly and the wea- 

 ther cloudy J after which time I kept a re- 

 gifler of the heat of the fhaded air 3 an ab- 

 :ftra<5t of which follows. 



In the latter part oi September ^ and from 

 the I ft to the i8th oiOMer^ 



Seftemh, 0£loh. 



The mean heat at 2 />. ;;;. was 72 65 



The mean nodurnal heat was 68 54 



The greateft heat at 2 p. m. was 79 y^ 



The leaft heat at 2 p. m. was 60 52 



The greateft nodurnal heat was 71 70 



The leaft nodurnal heat was 62 42 

 The greateft increafe of heat in 24 



hours was 17 17 

 The greateft decreafe of heat in 24 



hours was 9 22 



In 



