Meteorological Report for Carlisle^ 1831. 



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Meteorological Remarks on the Spring and Summer o/'1831 at 

 Carlisle. 



Although the spring this year was perhaps not quite so 

 early, it greatly resembled the preceding; the last few days in 

 March as well as the greater part of April being extremely 

 mild and pleasant. Vegetation, however, experienced a material 

 check dining the first two weeks of May: on the morning of 

 the 6th, the mountains and all the adjacent country were co- 

 vered with snow ; from the latter it rapidly disappeared, but 

 consideiable patches were visible on the former for several 

 days. The thermometer on the night of the 7th, or early in 

 the morning of the 8th, was six degrees below the freezing 

 point, notwithstanding it was placed at a considerable eleva- 

 tion fro;n the ground ; and cold easterly winds prevailed until 

 the letli, when it became mild and seasonable. 



The late summer, with the exception of that of 1826, has 

 been the drj'est we have experienced in this neighbourhood 

 for many years. In the month of July the great majority of the 

 wells in this city were exhausted of water, nearly all the brooks 

 and rivulets completely dry, and the rivers extremely low. 



This may appear somewhat paradoxical upon glancing at 

 the annexed Table, where it will be seen that there was more 

 or less rain on ninety-three days out of the hundred and fifty- 

 three, being nearly two thirds of the number. Yet upon a 

 careful inspection it will be found that until the month of 

 September there was no rain of any moment; that die showers 

 were merely occasional, often extremely slight, and generally 

 exceedingly partial, so that in fact they made little or no im- 

 pression upon the dry and parched state of the country. 



Table showing the mimher of Days on ivhich Rain Jell more or 

 less at Carlisle, from the \st May to 30th September 1831. 



Carliblc, November 10, 1831. 



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