78 Meteorological Observations made at Clapton. 
Jan. 8.—Crrri and other doubtful clouds ; sévatus partial and 
temporary. Barom. 29.69. Therm. 22°. 
Jan. 9.—Clear aloft, save a few flimsy clouds ; intensely ccld. 
The Therm. at night as low as 6°. Barom. 29.78. 
Jan. 10.— Very cold; some snow fell from N. in which 
quarter or NE it has been for the last week. Barom. 29.83. 
Therm. lowest 19°. 
Jan. 11 —Snow in small flakes from S. Wind east P.M. 
Barom. 29.92 in the morning, at night 29.75. Therm. 22°, 
Gales of wind. 
Jan. }2.—Fine cold day; few clouds: cloudy by times at 
night, and rather windy. N. 
Jan. 13.—Clear, and clouds by times. Barom. rising 30.18. 
Therm. 14°. N. 
Jan. 14.—Fair morning; clouds P.M. with gale from S. 
Barom. 29.84. Therm. 19°. 
Jan. 15.—Barom. 29.70. Wind SE. calm. Cirrostratus, &c. 
Sky greenish. 
Jan. 16.—Barom. 29.35 rising. Therm. 21° in day. Wind N. 
Cloudy. 
Jan. 17.—Barom. falling 29.42. Clear morning ; cloudy, and 
gale from N. at night. 
Jan. 18.—Barom. 29.18 falling. Gale from N. with plenty 
of small snow. 
Jan. 19.—The Barometer to-day was a long time stationary 
at 29.14; towards night it rose ; snow fell from north-east all 
day with some sleet. The flakes were seldom large. The Ther- 
mometer about 30° and 32° all day. Wind in gales and high, 
and thawing by degrees. 
During the previous part of this long and severe frost, there 
have been very few sea-fowl observed about the marshes, which 
were formerly so common in such weather ; nor have wild geese 
been observed to go southward. This circumstance suggests the 
inquiry, what has been the state of the weather in northern parts 
of our island. Any observations on this subject communicated 
by northern meteorologists would be interesting. I cannot omit 
here mentioning another curious circumstance. The greatest 
haziness and fog known for ages before, is well remembered to 
have prevailed the year of the last great eruption of Mount 
Hecla; the late, great fog began the day of the present eruption ~ 
of Mount Vesuvius. 
Clapton, Jan. 19, 1814. Tuomas ForsTER. 
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