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Mr, Howard's Meteorological Journal. [May, 1823. 



REMARKS. 



Third Month. — 1. Fine. 2. Cloudy. 3. Drizzling rain : a furious gale of wind 

 from the NW all night. 4. The wind continued to blow with great violence all day. 

 5. Fine. 6. Cloudy: bleak. 7. Snowy. 8. Cloudy. 9. Fine. 10. Rain. 

 II, 12. Fine. IS— 15. Cloudy. 16. Fine. 17. Cloudy. 18. Drizzly. 19. Snowy 

 morning : very cold wind NE in the night. 20. Snow in the morning : afternoon 

 rainy: a lunar halo in the evening. 21. Drizzly. 22. Overcast. 23—2(5. Cloudy. 

 27. Cloudy: night foggy. 28. Cloudy and fine. 29. Cloudy. 30, 31. Fine. 



RESULTS. 



Wind*: X,4; NE, 1 ; E, 5; SE, 2; SW, 5; W,2; NW, 12. 



Barometer : Mean height 



For the month 29952 inches. 



For the lunar period, ending the 4th 29-676 



For 15 days, ending the 12th (moon south) 29-678 



For 13 days, ending the 25th (moon north) 30049 



Thermometer : Mean height 



For the month 41-258° 



For the lunar period 38-933 



For 29 days, the sun in Pisces 39-433 



Evaporation 1-75 in. 



Rain 117 



Laboratory, Stratford, Fourth Month, 22, 1823. 



R. HOWARD. 



