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gale was considered as extremely heavy. It rained and snowed vio- 

 lently during the forenoon, the wind veering to the E., and is given by 

 Mr. Folger at E., at noon. About 1, P. M., it being very dark, wind 

 S. E., and blowing the hardest, there were several claps of thunder, 

 one sharp flash of lightning, attended with rain and large hail stones. 

 In 30 minutes or less, from this time, the sun made its appearance, the 

 wind having changed to S. S. W., and became quite moderate. There 

 was no rain during the afternoon. It was overcast, the clouds light, 

 of yellow brown appearance, similar to those we notice after a thunder 

 storm in summer, at times. 



METEOROLOGICAL JOURNAL. 



Nantucket, Dec. 16th, 1839. 



Days of Ots. Hours of Obs. Bar. Therm. Course of Wind. Weather. 



14 7, A.M. 29.99 33 W. N. W. fair. 



12, M. 29.97 37 N. W. do. 



9, P. M. 29.93 32 N. E. do. 



15 7, A.M. 29.53 36 E. rain. 



12, M. 29.13 42 E. do. 



9, P.M. 29.05 36 S. W. fair. 



16 7, A. M. 28.96 38 N. E. cloudy. 



12, M. 29.03 44 N. N. E. fair. 



9, P. M. " 29.32 35 N. rain. 



28. At Provincetown, near the north extremity of Cape Cod, the gale 

 was most severe from 11 to 4, P. M., on Sunday; its direction, by col- 

 lating the accounts, would appear to have been from E. S. E. During 

 the night following, the wind is stated to have been moderate, and all 

 round the compass. This was the central lull, as the storrn was re- 

 newed on the following morn ing, as well as at the above mentioned 

 places. 



[By S.Rodman, Esq.] 



29. New Bedford. 14th, wind N. W. at 2, P. M., and at sunset and 

 10, P. M., eastward, light. 15th, at sunrise, eastward, fresh, and snow ; 

 at 2, P. M., E., very high; at sunset S. S. E., high ; at 10, P. M., south- 

 ward, light. 16th, at sunrise, N. E., fresh ; at 2, P. M., N., high ; at sun- 

 set N., high ; at 10, P. M., N. W., high ; snow storm all day 16ih and 

 17th; 2.33 inches in water. The barometer, on morning of 14th, 30.07; 

 morning of 15th, 29.53 ; at 10, P. M., of 15th, 29.11 ; on the morning of 

 16th, 29.14, and at 10, P. M., 29.53. 



30. At YVoonsocket Falls, fifteen miles N. of Providence, Mr. Green's 

 Journal gives the wind N. E. till 6, P. M., then E. Great snow, 3. .5 

 inches of water when melted. Barom. 28.41 at noon of 16th; mini- 

 mum not given. Snow continued on 16th, wind N. E. On 15, at noon, 

 barorn. 28.45, 



31 . The Boston Courier, of the 18th Dec., says : " We learn from Cap- 

 tain Slemmer that he was off the pitch of Cape Cod, on Friday, P. M., 

 when he took a gale from W. N. W., and was blown off about 80 miles. 

 On the 15th, 2, A. M., he had a light breeze from E. S. E. At 5, it 

 freshened, with snow. At 11, he made Cape Cod again, and was obliged 

 to reef down close ; his barometer standing then at 29 5.10. Passed 

 Race Point at noon, stood over, and made Sandwich at 2, P. M., it then 

 blew a hurricane from E. S. E." 



The same paper of the 17th, says: "From Barnstable. A gentle- 



