348 QUARTERLYJOURNAL*. 



1802 — 1803. A mild and variable winter with but little snow ; 



river closed on 16th December. 

 1803 — 1804. A very mild December ; some severe weather and 

 deep snows in January and the latter part of Feb- 

 ruary ; river open till 12th January ; lowest de- 

 gree, 42° above zero. 

 1804 — 1805. A remarkably cold and variable winter, deep snows 

 and heavy rains with high winds ; lowest degree* 

 2° above zero ; river closed on 13th December- 

 much distress among the poor. 

 1805 — 1806. Generally cold in January, though very mild in De 

 cember and February ; river closed 9th January 

 and opened on 23d February. 

 1806 — 1807. A severe winter ; river closed on 11th December 



lowest degree, 4° above zero. 

 1807 — 1808. A mild winter ; December very mild ; river close' 



on 4th January. 

 1808 — 1809. A long and severe winter, with much snow 

 river closed on 9th December ; lowest degre* 

 6° above zero. 

 1P09— 1810. Remarkably mild till 19th January, when the riv( 

 closed, and the weather was intensely cold f( 

 several days ; very little snow this winter ; lov 

 est degree, 1° above zero. 

 1810 — 1811. Much snow in February, though not much seve 

 cold this winter. This season was remarkab 

 for a severe snow storm on the 2d Novembei 

 river closed on the 14th December. 

 1811 — 1812. A severe winter ; river closed on 20th Decembe 



lowest degree, 2° above zero 

 1812 — 1813. A severe winter ; river closed on 21st Decembei 



lowest degree, 4° above zero. 

 1813 — 1814. A severe winter ; river closed on 22d Decembe 



lowest degree, 8° above zero. 

 1814 — 1815. A very severe though variable winter ; river clos 

 on lOth December ; lowest degree, 1° above zei 

 1815 — 1816, A variable though not severe winter ; river clos 



on the 2d December. 

 1816 — 1817. A very severe winter, though it did not set in 1 

 the middle of January ; river closed on 16th I 

 cember, thermometer on 15th February ■« 

 6° below zero, and the first time since 1788 ti 

 it has fallen below zero in this city. As cold 

 in January, 1765, when the mercury sunk 

 the same degree ; which the papers state to ha 

 been the coldest weather experienced in this c 

 in fifty years. 





