Meteorology. 79 
METEOROLGGICAL. JOURNAL KEPT AT BOSTON, 
LINCOLNSHIRE. 
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{The time of observation, unless otherwise stated, is at 1 P.M.] 
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1817. | the |thermo-| Baro- |State of the Weather and Modification 
Moon} meter. | meter. of the Clouds, 
DAYS 
Junei5} 1 | 58° | 30°26 |Cloudy 
16} 2] 64° | 30°40 /|Very fine 
17; 31 6& || 30°15 |Ditto 
18} 4] 7i* | 29.86 |Ditto 
19} 5 | 82° j{ 29°91 |Ditto—thunder storm and heavy 
é rain at 8 P.M. for half an hour 
20; 6 | 82° | 29°95 |Ditto 
| i i Bele 8g 30°27 |Ditto 
22} 8 | 76°5 | 30°19 |Ditto 
23} 9 | 75°5 | 30°14 |Ditto—rain at night 
94410; 72° 30°3 |Cloudy 
25] 11 | 78° j 30°6 |Very fine—thunder storm and rain 
26| 12 | 70°5 | 29°94 |Cloudy {3 P.M. 
27; 13 | 63: } 29°75 |Ditto 
28} full | 67°5 | 29°80 |Ditto 
291 15 | 68 | 30° |Very fine 
30} 16 | 58° | 29°77 |Rain—heavy thunder storm and 
violent shower of hail and ice 
July 1) 27 | 64°5 | 29°77 [Rain 
2} 36 | 59°5 | 29°70 |Cloudy—blows hard from S.W. 
3} 19 | 69° | 29°98 |Ditto—rain at night 
4) 20} 71° 29°71 |Ditto ditto 7 
5} 21 | 57° | 29°70 |Ditto ditto 
6| 22 | 65* | 29°76 |Showery—ditto 
. 7| 23 | 68° | 29°30 |Cloudy 
j 8} 24} 62° | 29°93 |Ditto 
9} 25 | 64° | 29°99 |Very fine 
: 10} 26 | 72° | 29°94 |Cloudy—rain at night 
1] 27:4 66° | 29°89 |Rain 
12} 28} 62* | 30°5 |Cloudy—rain at night 
t 13} 29} 63° 30° |Showery—heavy ditto 
: 14|new| 68 | 29°70 |Ditto 
‘ There has been a great deal of rain fallen since the 1st July;‘and thun- 
‘ der almost every day in the past month, It is to be observed that the 
thermometer is hung against a wall upon which the sun never shines. The 
20th June it rose to 91* in the sun removed from any thing which could 
reflect and increase the heat of the air, 
