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[Nov. 1, 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
—— 
Journal of the Weather and Natural History, kept at Hartfield, East Grinstead, 
by Dr. T. Forster, from 20th September to 20th October 1824. 
Thermometer.| Barometer. 
State of the Weather. 
Sep20. 50 29.81 N. Damp and rainy. 
21 54 29.80 W.N.W. Showers and very damp. 
Zee 55 29.80 N.E.—N.W.| Fogs.—Wind and clouds. 
23. 53 29.95 N.N.W Cool showers. 
24. 53 29.86 N. Showers, with thund. & lightng. 
25. 51 29.95 N.N.W Cloudy, and very obscure. 
26. 4) 29.90 N. Clear and cold. 
a 41 29.53 N.E.—N.W. Rainy. 
28. BRYA 29.82 N. W. Clear, 
29. 54 29.75 SS.E Fair. 
30. 61 29.36 S. Clouds.—Rain. 
Oct.1. 52 29.25 S.S.W Wind and rain, 
2. 51 29.51 S. Rainy. 
9) 51 29.73 Ss. Wind and showers. 
4. 55 29.61 8. Sun and showers. 
Ly 5@ 29.49 S.W. Fog,—Fair.— Wet. 
6. 61 29.21 S.E. Wet. 
7h 57 29,22 S.S.E. Showers. 
8. 53 99.35 S.S. W. Showers. 
9. 50 29.50 W.S.W. Fair. 
10. 54 29.04 W.S.W. Rainy. 
11. 48 28.86 S.S.W. Rainy. 
12. 45 29.03 N.E. Rainy. 
13. 33 29,42 N.W. Fair. 
14. 37 29.50 N.W. Fair. 
15. 37 29.60 N.W.—N.E,} Fair. 
16. 32 29.85 N.E. Fair, 
17. 33 29.98 N.W. Fair. 
18. 42 30.02 W.S.W. Fair.—Rain.— Fair. 
19. 51 29.99 W.S.W. Slight showers. 
20. 49 29.96 S,W. Rain.— Fair. ‘ 
*,* I begin now to take the thermometer at 10 r.m., that being nearly. corres- 
pondent to the mean of the day from October to February. . 
OBSERVATIONS. 
During the early part of Septemter I 
was on the Continent, where I learnt that 
the season had been generally a very un- 
favourable one for plants. In Belgium 
and Flanders, where I visited some of the 
botanic gardens, I found that many tribes 
of plants had been lost, and that few had 
done well, the summer and early autumn 
having been wet and cold. There were 
few apples, and in general all stone fruit 
was scarce, and of bad quality. Pears 
had borne better than apples: the same ob- 
servations apply to this country also. In 
Spain, however, and the southern parts of 
Europe in general, the accounts received 
mention a hot and very dry summer. This 
partial effect of the weather has been no- 
ticed before. In the summer of 1816, when 
the south and west parts of England and of 
France were deluged with cold rain, Scot- 
land and the east of Europe enjoyed a fine 
season. It is hoped that the Meteorological 
Society, when our regular correspondence 
with distant parts of the ‘globe shall be 
fully established, will be able to present 
the public with further details of these in- 
teresting peculiarities of the seasons, and 
of their locality and the range of their in- 
fluence. 
Oct. 1.—Prodigious quantity of rain, 
causing the meadows of the Medway to be 
flooded to a great extent. 
—7.—Gale very variable. I have repeated- 
ly been able to foretell the coming of rain this 
season by observing the bobbing motion of 
a paper kite flying in the air... Previous to 
rain, when the gale is rising, which often 
brings it, the kite is jerked backward. and 
forward with a motion, as if the person 
holding it was moving his hand: this pe- 
culiar motion is always the forerunner of a 
change, and generally of rain, Kites may 
be made useful instruments,.in prognos- 
ticative meteorology. By tying them suc- 
cessively to the back. stick of each other, 
the 
