368 



MisceUanies. 



before on the first day of May, within the last tliirty-two years, since 

 I have resided hi Vermont. 



Fayetteville, (Vt.) May 1, 1830. 



?• Abstract of Meteorological Observations^ made at Marietta^ 

 (Ohio,) in North Lat. 39^ 25^ West Long. 81° 30^ in the year 

 1829, by S. P. HiJdreth. 



MONTHS, 



-|January, 



February, 

 March, 



April, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



August, 



September, 



October, 



November, 



December, 



Mean, 



Thermometer. 



tm 



u 



09 



s 







33,21 

 26.26 

 37,59 

 50.53 



S 



■s 



62 

 60 



73 



82 

 94 



a 



a 



65.45 

 71 .40 94 

 71.56 90 

 71.51 90 

 62.40 87 

 55.01 78 

 39.55 66 

 44.07 70 



52^38 ~ 



C 



56 



C9 



6 



2|58 



18 55 



i 



eg 



CO 



4J 



en 



24 



32 

 48 

 47 

 50 

 42 

 30 

 14 

 20 



58 



5 

 1 



28 

 29 



62 29&30 



46 

 43 



40 

 45 



48 



52 



50 





1&2 



15&18 

 8 

 1 



18 

 9 

 7 



o 



,28 



23 



1 



26 



10 



9 



1 



20 



19 



22 



13 



10 



a 



O 



5 



"3 



16 

 19 



16 

 10 

 26 

 22 

 19 

 22 

 16 

 17 

 10 

 15 



12081 157 



Depth 



of 

 Rain. 



J2 





15 



9 

 15 



20 

 5 



8 



12 



9 



14 



14 



20 

 16 





2 

 2 

 2 



0^ 



Prevailing Winds 





75 

 33 

 04 



4 00 



ll08 



4 

 2 

 5 

 4 

 3 

 4 

 4 



39 



00 

 12 

 54 

 00 

 16 

 00 

 50 



52 



W.S.W. & N.N-W. 



S.S.W. & N.N-W» 



S.S.W. & N. 



W.S.W. & N. 



S.S.E. &N. 



S.S.W. & N,N.W. 



W.S.W, & N- 

 S.S.W. & N.N.E. 

 S.S.W. & N.N.E. 

 S.S.E, & N. &E. , 

 W.S.W. &N.N^W'| 

 S.S.AV. & N.N.E. 



Mean temperature for the year, 52^ 38', being almost three de- 

 grees less than the year 1828. 



Rain, 39 inches and /^2_^ being ten inches less than in 1828- 

 Prevailing winds from the S* and S. W. ; with more from the east 



than is usual for this climate. 



Altliough 



February 



of cloudy w^eadier than in the past year. The mild, pleasant weath- 

 er, called "Indian summer," which usually continues for fourorfiv^ 

 weeks in October and November, failed wholly to visit us, and its 

 place was supplied with long, cold, drizzling rains, so that it was vvitb 

 much extra labor the farmer gathered his crops of Indian corn ana 

 potatoes- 

 Fruits of all kinds, common to the country, were excellent and 

 abundant. 



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