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The greateft height of the barometer, and confequently the 

 higheft atmofpheric tide, was in O&ober, the loweft in December; 

 the month during which its mean height was greateft was May ; 

 that during which it was loweft was December. 



In 1792 its greateft height was in September, its loweft in 

 January, and the month during which it was higheft on a mean 

 was JunCy and that in which the mean was loweft was March. 



View of the Seafons. 



SPRING. 



Rain. 

 Inches. Days. 



April - 2,3645 



18 



May - 0,6305 - : i 



2,9950 - 29 J 



SUMMER. 



Rain. 



Inches. Days. 



June - 1,6157 " 22 



July - 2,0093 - 20 



Auguft - 2,0093 - 23 



5,6343 - 65 



AUTUMN. 

 Rain. 

 Inches. Days. 



September - 2,4828 - 14 



Oftober - 1,1034 - 16 



3,5862 



30 



Hence we fee the Jpring was variable, whether we confider the 

 quantity of rain or number of days. 



The fummer -was variable inclining to wet, if we confider the 

 quantity of rain, or even wet, if we confider the number of rainy 

 days. 



The 



