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Mr. Howard's Meteorological Journal. 



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REMARKS. 



Fifth Month.— 16, 17. Fine. 18—21. Rainy: hail in the 

 showers on the latter day : Cumulus, Nimbus, Cirrus- 22. Cir- 

 rostratus: lightning at night to the north-west. 23. Fine day: 

 rain in the night. 24, 26. Cloudy. 28, 29. Frosty mornings. 

 The potatoes suffered considerably in their growing tops, the 

 temperature having undoubtedly been lower on the ground than 

 at the height of the thermometer. 30. Showers. 



Sixth Month. — 1. Cloudy. 2, 3. Fine. 4. Showery. 10. Nimbi, 

 very large and distinct : a thunder shower about three, p. m. 

 and a brilliant rainbow in the evening. 11. Fine. 12. Showers. 

 13. Fine. 14. Cloudy. 



RESULTS. 



Winds Easterly in the fore part, Westerly in the latter part of 



the period. 



Barometer: Greatest height 30*13 inches. 



Least 29-49 



Mean of the period 29-899 



Thermometer : Greatest height 77° 



Least 31 



Mean of the period 56-90 



Mean of the Hygrometer 64° 



Evaporation in. 



Rain at Stratford 2-02 inches. 



Rain at Tottenham 2*29 



The above observations, two or three incidental articles 

 excepted, are extracted from the register kept at the laboratory. 



Tottenham, Sixth Month, 18, 1819. 



L. Howard. 



