280 Meteorological Registers for 1823. [AfRiL, 



Jan. — The snow continued 12 days, which is much longer 

 than usual. 



Feb. — A very wet month. 



March 4 and 5, very stormy. The gusts of wind were extremely 

 sudden, with wind to the NW. 



April. — On the morning of the 5th, the wind changed sud- 

 denly from the SW to NE, and continued very boisterous till 

 noon : 26. Heavy hail shower, with distant thunder. 



May. — A cold month, except the few last days, which were 

 remarkably fine. 



June. — Very cold. Fires required by many in the evenings : 

 some thunder. 



July. — Remarkably cold, wet, and boisterous ; scarcely two 

 days fine successively. 



August. — A wet month ; much thunder and lightning on the 

 22d and 24th ; about two inches of rain fell in the morning of 

 the 24th in the course of six hours. 



Oct. — The wind rose suddenly in the evening of the 30th to a 

 perfect hurricane, which continued throughout the night. The 

 barometer fell about 1 inch in about 24 hours. 



Dec. 29.— Much lightning. 



2. By Mr. Edward Collins Giddy, at Penzance, Cornwall. 



Barometer, 1823. Highest, Dec. 7, Wind, NW. 30-38; Lowest, Feb. 2, AVind, 

 NE. 28-45.— Day and Night Thermometer. Highest, May 29 and July 20, Wind, 

 S. 70° ; lowest, Jan. 16, Wind, NE. 27°. 



