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Mr. Howard's MeteorologicalJoumal. [Nov. 1824. 



REMARKS. 



Ninth Month 1, 2. Fine. 3. Cloudy: a few drops of rain at one, p.m.: a 



shower in the night. 4. Cloudy and fine. 5. Fine. 6. Morning showery : afternoon 

 fine. 7. Showery: very wet night, with thunder and lightning. 8 — II. Showery. 

 12. Showery morning: afternoon fine. 13 — 18. Fine. 19. Cloudy. 20. Showery 

 morning : fine afternoon. 21, 22. Cloudy. 23. Fine. 24, 25. Showery. 26. Fine. 

 27. Showery: a clap of thunder at half-past three, p.m. followed immediately by a 

 heavy shower of hail of the size of peas : rain afterwards with thunder: the quantity of 

 hail was sufficient to cover the ground in places. 28—30. Fine. 



RESULTS. 



Winds: N,3; NE, 4 ; E, 2 ; SE, 3 ; S,3; SW, 5 ; W,5; NW, 5. 



Barometer : Mean height 



For the month 29-974 inches. 



For the lunar period, ending the 1 6th 30-038 



For 14 days, ending the 8th (moon south) . . 29-986 



For 13 days, ending the 21 st (moon north) 30055 



Thermometer : Mean height 



For the month 59-350° 



For the lunar period 63-300 



For 31 days,' the sun in Virgo 62-870 



Evaporation 2-32 in. 



Rain 3-77 



Laboratory, Stratford, Tenth Month, 22, 1824. 



R. HOWABD. 



