Meteorological Obfervations for the Year 1783. 369 
‘The weather variable. Predominant winds from 8. W. 
to N. Froft on the 4th and 23d, but only very tender plants 
injured. Garden efculents in great plenty and perfection. Ten 
"days on which rain fell. 
Greateft deg. of heat on the 14th, at 1, P. M.---barom. 
loweft---wind.S.W.---fair. -Greateft deg. of cold on the 23d 
at 7, A. M.---barom. 30, 38---wind N. W.---fair. Barom. 
higheft on the 26th, at 9, p.m.---therm. 52°---windN.---fair. 
Difeafes in Ip/wich ; worm cafes— Very healthy : In Salem ; 
fynochi and flow fevers, abíceffes, cynanche maligna, vomit- 
ing and purging among children: In Beverly ; meafles, angi- 
nas, abfceffes. | | 
‘OCTOBER. 
2 Lhefm.... » xt iisdem: 300 AC Ode edili 
ALM Noon. P.M. A.M.. Noon. P. M. 
"Higheft,.. 55 61. 67] 30, 61 30,52 39,60] Rain. 
Loweft, 40. 43 .42| 29,39: 29,15 29,39 | Inch. 
Mean ftat. 49 53. 51 | 30,02 29,91 29,96 | 11,607 
High winds and heavy rains. A very fevere ftorm of rain on 
the gth, and on the 18th and 19th, attended with exceflive 
high winds at N. É. Towards the clofe of the ftorm on the 
i9th, confiderable quantity of {now fell, but foon melted. In 
xhe morning of the I 1th, heavy. thunder, with hail and rain : 
Alfo, fevere ‘thunder and lightning, with hail and rain, in the 
evening of the 31ft----feveral buildings ftruck, and creatures 
killed. Predominant winds from N. W. to N. E. Large 
crops of Indian corn. Apples, and other fall fruit, in greater 
plenty than the laft year. No fevere frofts. Grafs, and many 
kinds of vegetables retained their verdure through the month. 
Rained on fourteen days. 
Greateft deg. of heat on the 23d, at 1, P.M.---barom. loweft 
----wind $.$.W.---rainy. Greateft deg. of cold on the 26th, 
at7, A. M. ---barom. higheft---wind W. S. W.---fair. 
Y y Difeafes 
