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METEOROLOGICAL: REPORT. 
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Journal of the Weather and Natural History, kept at Hartfield, East Grinstead, 
by Dr. T. Forster, for August 1824, 
Days. ¢| Thermometer.| Barometer. Wind. State of the Weather. 
won| 67 29.61 E.S.E. Showers. 
2: 68 29.95 N.—S.W. Fair day. 
a) 66 29.90 S.W. Fair. 
4. 68 29.80 N.—S.W. |. Fair.—Showers. 
5, ts pe S.W. Showers. 
6. =e a W. Showers and fair. 
Ks 66 29.86 N. Sun and clouds, 
8. 63 29.83 S.W. Some small rain, 
9. 71 29.65 W. Fair. 
10. 68 - 29.78 S.W. Fair.— Rain. 
OT 67 29.67 S.W. Small rain.— Fair. 
12. 69 29.75 S.W. Clear and Showers. 
13. 66 29.80 S.W. Misty.—Showers. 
14. 66 29.92 W. Fair. 
15. 61 29.51 S.W. Rainy day. 
16. 65 \ 29.78 Ww. Showers. 
1% 63 29.70 S.W. Small rain, 
18, — pes S.W. Storms and showers. 
19. _— 29.76 S.W. Showers. 
20. 64 29.80 “S.W. Fair.—Rain.—Fair. 
2). 57 29.80 Sw. Rain. — Clear. 
22. 61 29.95 WwW. Damp and rainy. 
23. 55 30.05 - N.E. Clouds.—Clear. 
24. —_ — N.E. Fair. 
25. =~ — Calm. Fair. 
26. 68 30.20 N.E. Clouds.—Clear. 
27. 69 30.05 N.E. Fair:—Clear. 
28. 69 29.86 N.E.—E. Sun and mist. 
‘29. 76 29.86 S.E. Fine hot day. 
30. 74 29.64 S.E. Mist.—Fair. 
31. 77 29.84 S.E. Mist.— Fair. 
*4* The thermometer is taken at 2 p.M., unless otherwise stated. 
OBSERVATIONS. 
Aug. 2.—A white rime-like frost on the 
—6.—The occultation of the planet 
Uranus by the moon not seen, on account 
of the passing clouds. 
—7.—Spreading strakes at night by moon- 
light. Small meteor. 
—9.— Meteor seen. 
—10.—Breezes varying in direction, as 
L ascertained by two kites tied one to the 
other, and flown with one continuous string. 
Much sonder cloud. 
—11.—Much of the sonder cloud. Lunar 
halo. 
—13.—Wind varying, as ascertained by 
kites, 
—14.—Small meteors shoot towards the 
S.W. The nights begin to be cooler. 
—17,—The air prodigiously damp. 
Aug. 22.—Very damp. 
—23.—The Pleiades shone very bright : 
change of weather. Wind from: N.E. and 
cooler. 
—27.— Varying breezes. 
—30.—Oppressive close day. 
thunder. 
—31l.—Very hot: damp night, with 
strakes in the valley. 
This is a very bad sedson for all kinds of 
fruit. Apples are particularly scarce ; and 
wall-fruit wherever there is any, is very bad. 
It is remarkable that there are no wasps 
this season. The author, who is now writ- 
ing, Sept. 20, has not yet seen above one 
single wasp; though in most former years 
they abound during autumn in this neigh- 
bourhood, 
Ants, and limaceous reptiles are very 
abundant. ‘ 
Distant 
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