Sum man/, for the Year 1823, of the Quant it ij of Bain, Slate of 

 the Barometer, and Thermometer, fyc. kept in Kendal by 

 Mr. Samuel Marshall. 



The town of Kendal, where these observations were made, 

 has long been a point of interest to meteorologists. It is si- 

 tuated nearly at the south extremity of the mountainous di- 

 strict of Westmorland and Cumberland, in the west side of 

 a valley bounded by two chains of hills running from north- 

 east to south-west. Its height above the high-water mark is 

 about 42 yards, calculating from the canal which runs be- 

 tween this town and Lancaster. 



The prevalent winds in this valley are the north-east and 

 south-west. The latter is the most prevalent. The former, 

 which may be styled the vernal east wind, prevails here, in 

 common with other parts of the north of England, in the 

 month of April to the 7th or 8th of May, and sometimes much 

 longer. Not much dependence, however, can be placed on 

 observations for meteorological purposes, made on the direc- 

 tions of the winds, from the local situation of Kendal, as they 

 will be governed, or at least materially affected, by the direc- 

 tion of the hills which bound the valley. For the last seven 

 months the winds have been remarkably stationary, their di- 

 rection having been, with very little variation, south-west or 

 veering from south to west. 



The summer and autumnal months have been marked by 

 an unusually low temperature, and by frequent rains. More 

 than the average quantity of rain has fallen during that 

 period, viz. from the beginning of June to the end of Novem- 

 ber. The total quantity in this and the last year has ex- 

 ceeded the average, which, calculating from observations 

 made in Kendal for 16 successive years, may be stated at 

 49*86 inches. 



Kendal, 20th 1st month 1824. METEORO- 



