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Meteorological Journal for the year 1839. 273 
Arr. VIII.— Abstract of a M serplogront Journal for the year 
1839, kept at Marietta, Ohio, Lat. 39° 25’ N., and Lon, 4° 
28’ W. of Washington City ; by S. P. Higees, M. D. 
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ary, 33/66) ~3/69| 13} 18, 2/30) oN. NL &.,s. 8. EL 30.00/28.95) 
February, 5 33/70 7/63 21] 7) 2100) w. N. w., s. & Ss. W. 29.82)/28.70)1. 
March, 2.66/74 78| 21; 10) 2/25] «s,s. Woa N. Ww. 29.72)28.95} . 
April, 53/84) 26/58 6 1/44 £8 F7kN. 29.65)28.96) . 
May, 33.99) 32/50| 21} 10 4146) 8.8.5. ew.N. W 29.55/28.98) 5 
June, 33190! 45/45 | 4/33 S.S. W. & W. 29.50} 29.10) ; 
July, 33.92) 50/42) 21} 10' 6/04) ss. s: W. & Ww. (29.55 29.12). 
ugust, oo 53)35| 26] 5| 2\04) zs. 5. &N. 29.63/29.15) 
September, |59.66.80) 32/48) 18] 12, 3125) s.s. w., w.e E. \29.70/}29.05) . 
ste 56| 26) 5) 0/25 S.& 8. E. |29.75|29.20) .55 
November, |38.0059| 17/42) 15| 15) 2(50| s.w. & N.N.B '30.01 i a 
December: 36 3357| 7501 6 25 2146) w.N.W.& NEB. |29.52128.80 .72 
Mean, (89.54) 1133} 
Remarks on the year 1839.—The mean temperature for the 
year 1839 is 52.54°, which is two degrees greater than that of 
1838, and may be considered as about the mean for this place. 
The quantity of rain and melted snow is 33.32 inches; and is 
two inches less than that of the preceding year, which was con- 
sidered as a remarkable one for the little rain that fell in the latter 
half of it, and is about nine inches less than the mean amount 
for this region. In the past year, however, the pee of 
rain has been very equal, so that every month had its I 
in such seasonable showers as to afford a good supply ee vegeta- 
tion, and the crops of all kinds of grain and grass were never 
More abundant. ‘The mean temperatures of the four seasons are 
as follows, the winter being made up with the aid of December, 
1838, which properly belongs to it. 
Winter months, 33.27° Spring months, 54.84° 
Summer months, 69.88 Autumn months, 49.43 
The winter was milder than that of 1838 by three degrees, 
and the spring warmer by five degrees. ‘The summer was cooler 
by nearly five degrees, and far more pleasant and fruitful. Au- 
tumn varied but little from the preceding one. The pear and 
tree were in blossom on the . of April, the apple on the 
Vol. XXXVI, No. 2.—Jan.-March, 1840. 
