72 Meteorological Report for the year 1828. 
Several important inferences are to be drawn from the 
foregoing facts. First, that the barometer has, during the 
past year, been remarkably low, the annual mean being to 
that of 1827, only as 29.81 to 30.03 ; secondly, that the ditfer- 
ent seasons of the year have varied much from each other, 
the difference between the winter and the summer months 
being .18, while in 1827 it was only .03; and, thirdly, that 
the mean for the summer is the lowest, being only 29.73, 
while in 1827, it was the highest, being 30.09, that is, higher 
by .36 of an inch. 
The greatest height of the barometer occurred in January, 
and was 30.62.. During the month of July, the maximum 
was only 29.86, and the mean only 29.62; and during the 
succeeding months, quite to the end of the year, the mercury 
but a few times reached the height of 30 inches. 
The minimum for the year, is 28.96. It occurred on the 
night of the 22d of November, and was accompanied by 
high wind and violent rain. In our climate, the barometer 
seldom falls below 29 inches. The minimum of 1827 was 
29.02. The range of the barometer for the two years is 
nearly the same, and is in both very limited, being only a 
little more than 14 inches. 
Ill. Winns. 
Comprehending all the winds except those which blow ei- 
ther directly from the east or the west under the heads of 
northerly and southerly, we arrive at the following result. 
Taste II. 
Months. | Northerly. Southerly. § 
January, - - 27 12 
February, - = t 17 i6 
March, - . . - 26 10 
April, - es rida 24 10 
Mays 15 16 
June, - - 4 ne 10 19 
* = 3 ss = 14 14 
August, cn aise 14 18 
September, - - - 24 14 
ctober, - : - @5 § 
November, “— = - . 19 8 
December, - - - 20 16 
Ratio, - = 4.693 40.7 | 
