Meteorological Report for the year 1828. 73 
REMARKS. 
1. Northerly winds have been more prevalent than south- 
erly, in the ratio of about 60 to 40. In 1827, the ratio was 
nearly that of 70 to 30, shewing an increase of southerly 
winds during the past year of 10 per cent. From May to 
August, inclusive, southerly winds predominated. 
2. In certain parts of the year, the winds have been unu- 
sually variable. During the month of price the wind re- 
mained stationary scarcely half a day at a tim 
Whenever the wind has proceeded disoctly from the 
east for a few hours together, it has pee accompanied, or 
immediately followed, by fogs, clouds and rain. Northwest 
winds, have, as usual, generally eae us ats weather; and 
when snow storms have occurred, as several have done, with 
the wind at northwest, they have, invariably, been of short 
continuance. 
rv. Waarucn. 
Taste IIL. ———— the ratios of the different kinds of re which pre- 
ailed at the time of taking the daily observ 
MONTHS. Clear. | Broken oo Stormy. 
January, - - - a 13 9 12 
February, - . 12 10 7 9 
March, - + - - 13 10 10 5 
April, - - - - 16 6 7 5 
May, - - - 15 5 10 9 
June, - . - 13 7 4 8 
July, . - 16 6 5 1l 
ke = ne =<} 795 4 1 1 
; = = 16 2 7 10 
CoS 22 3 4 5 
November, 2 - 8 6 11 12 
December, - - 24 4 2 3 
187 76 te 90 | 
haga —By broken, is to be understood partly clear and partly ‘cloudy and 
ae r the head of stormy, are included all those days on which there fell rain, 
, or 
REMARKS. 
Clear days in 1828, 55 st cent. In 1827, 48 per cent. 
art, 30 
Cloudy entire, 22 
Falling weather, 27 28 
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