Meteorological Report for the year 1828. 71 
2. For the several seasons. 
Mean temperature of Dec. Jan.and Feb. 28.66 37.32 
Ditto of March, April and May, 46.70 48.92 
Ditto of June, July and Aug. 62.65 72.03 
Ditto of Sept. Oct.and Nov. 51.53 52.78 
It appears, therefore, that the year 1828 has been through- 
out warmer than the year 1827, in the ratio of 52.50 to 49.29, 
and that the winter months of 1828 give a mean about 9° 
last, in March, and amounted to 56°; the mercury having, 
on the 28th of the month, reached the unusual height of 69°, 
greatest monthly range was 49°. 
Il. THe BaromMeTer. 
1827. 1828. 
Mean height for the year, : - 30.03 29.81 
The observations of morning and evening afford, as they 
did last year, almost the same result, that of the morning, 
i - r - excree 229.82 
eing, - : - 
and that of theevening, - — - «. .4o gaa 29. BO 
For the winter months, - - - - . 29.91 
For the spring do. -° -  w 2 = ~ 29.85 
For the summer do. : - - - 29.73 
For the autumnal do. - - - - - 29 75 
