396 Miscellanies. 



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The following table presents a comparative view of some of the 

 more important particulars, for three years past, commencing each 

 year with June. 



Mea 



1831-2. 1832-3. 1833-4. 



50°1' 50°9' 49°1' 



Do. 2 P. M., - - 57 2 60 4 58 8 



Do. 9 P. M., - - 52 5 53 4 51 9 



Aggregate, - - 53 3 54 9 53 1 



Highest degree, - - 92 90 90 



Lowest degree, 2 8 6 



Whole yearly range, - 90 82 84 



Mean monthly range, - 39 1 40 9 42 1 



Days Fair, - - 244 243 235 



" Cloudy, - - 122 122 130 



" Rainy, - 33 30 30 



Thunder, No. of times, 30 23 27 



Showers, - - - 61 54 59 



Aurora Borealis, - 2 3 



Inches of snow, - - 22.2 29.2 16.7 



" " rain, - - 34.40 39.42 43.64 



Deepest snow, - - 3.5 12. 7. 



Most rain in one month, 5.21 6.77 8.36 



Warmest month, - Aug. Aug. July. 



Coldest month, - - Dec. Feb. Jan. 



Earliest frost in fall, - Sep. 18. Sep. 14. Sep. 13. 



Latest frost in spring, - May 27. April 25. May 15. 



A series of observations of the weather as connected with the 

 moon's phases has been made during the last three years, in which 

 were recorded the changes from rainy or cloudy to clear, and vice 

 versa, that occurred within twelve hours, either before or after the 

 change of the moon. The results are, that in 37 lunations, or 148 

 phases, there were 79 changes of weather, of which 18 were at new 

 moon, 18 first quarter, 23 at full, and 20 last quarter. Rain fell on 

 the day of new moon 11 times, first quarter 8, full 8, and last quar- 

 ter 13. 



In the same period rain, including showers fell on 264 days ; of 

 which 126 were in the increase of the moon, and 138 in the de- 

 crease. Only 93 of these could be called rainy days, and of them 

 39 were in the increase, and 54 in the decrease. Also, the quanti- 

 ty of rain in the decrease, was to that in the increase as 7 to 4. 



