VOL. XL.] PHILOSOPHICAL 



in the south of England, as also in France and 

 Holland. 



1736, Jan. 31 29.47 



Feb. 1 29.15 



2 28.39 rain 



and stormy. 



173*, Aug. 11 stormy. 



Great Floods. 

 Before which the mercury falls very much. 



1735, Sept. 4 29.7 



5 29.6 



6 night 29.6 



7 29.25 The 



greatest flood that has been at Coventry, being 

 about the middle of England, these 40 years, and 

 yet the mercury fell but little. 

 1735, Oct. 23 29.55 



24 night 28.8 



25 night 28.78 



26 28.85 



27 28.26 



a great flood. 



1735, Aug. 19 29.3 



20 29.28 



21 29.3 



22 29-2 



23 . . ., 29 2 



'■ stormy, great rain. 



24 • 29.38floods. 



1735, Dec. 2 29.32 rain. 



3 29-5 feir. 



4 28.8 rain. 



5 28.9 rain. 



6 29.5 fair. 



7 29.52 great 



' Thunder. rains and floods. 

 The mercury seldom falls for rains that come 

 by thvmder. See diary, June 2, 1735. 

 Thunder. 

 When the mercury did rise. 



1733, June 21 29.16 29.56 



22 29.56 29.56 



23 29.62 29.65 hot. 



24 29.65 29.578ultry. 



25 29.54 ... . . 29.52sultry. 



26 29.51 29.59 great 



thunder. 



27 29.57 29.56a very 



violent thunder, from 10 in the morning to 1 in 

 the afternoon, doing great damages. 



1735, June 1 29.3 29.8 



2 29.4 29.55 thun- 

 der and great rains. 

 Thunder. 

 The mercury fell before it. 



1733, July 27 29.44 hot, fair. 



28 29.37 wind, rain. 



29 29.09 violent thunder. 



TRANSACTIONS. 



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1734, Aug. 7 29 59 sultry. 



8 29.46 fair. 



9 ...... 39.25 thunder. 



10 . 28.87 rain, thunder. 



Frost. 

 A frost, when the mercury is high, brings rain. 

 1731, March. The mercury was high all the 

 month, and no rain, but what followed the frost 

 the 17 th and 29th. 



Dry Season. 

 In June 1729, and the mercury scarcely ever 

 above changeable. 



In Aug. 1730, the mercury never lower than 

 29.37. 



1731, from the 1st to the 10th, and rain came 

 the 16th, though the mercury was rising. 

 Frost. 

 A great frost, though the mercury fell ; but it 

 was attended with a great snow, which might 

 occasion it to subside. 



1731, Jan. 1 29.56 rain. 



2 29.46 20.12 rain. 



3 28.78 28.72 wind. 



4 28.72 28.81 frost, great 



snow. 



5 28-93 29.12 snow, frost. 



Great Rains. 

 Though the mercury was rising. 



1732, May 1 29 28 29.25 wind. 



2 29.21 29.25 rain all day, 



snow hard from 8 to 1 1. 



3 29 34 29.0 rain. 



4 29.09 29.09 rain. 



3 29.12 29.34 wind. 



6 29.44 29.46 fair. 



7 .... 29.52. . . . 29.39 rain, and 



great floods. 



Great rain, though the mercury fell but little. 



1733, 24 29.6 29.54 wind. 



25 29.51.... 29.54 fair. 



26 29.52 29.54 fair. 



27 29.5 29.39 violent rain 



for more than 1 1 hours. 

 Great Rains. 

 The mercury falling very much. 



1734, July 10 ... . 29.65 29.67 fair. hot. 



11 29.63 29.62 fair, hot 



12 29.59 2.9.4 rain. 



13 29.29 29.13 great rains. 



^The mercury falling a great while before 



the rain came, and the rain continued as long. 



1736, May 19 29.75 fair wind 29.8 



20 29 8 cold wind, fair 29.7 



21 29.65 cold wind 29.52 



22 29.39 wind, cloads,rain29.31 



© 23 29.28 cloudy, fair 29.'^7 



24 29:32 fair 29-35 



25 ... . 29.32 clo. wind, rain 29.24 



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