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riing, and rain. The quantity that fell during thefe 

 eight days, amounted to about ten inches. This wea- 

 ther, the inhabitants informed us, was unufual at that 

 feafon. It produced a temporary coolnefs ; but the 

 flcy having cleared up betbre the end of the month, 

 the air returned to its former temperature, or rather 

 exceeded it, for the morning heat now foraetimei; 

 mounted as hig^h as 85. 



On the nth of Jmie the rains fet in, and the quan- 

 tity that fell during the feafon was as follows : 



JjZ/v, as above, about 10 inches 5 day« 



Jith, 

 September, 



Auguji, 



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Tlie rain terminated on the 14tli of Scptemher, From 

 the middle of /w;t' to the middle oiJiiJy, the afternoon 

 heat varied from 107 to SO, Gfradually diminilhins: as 

 the leafon advanced, and fometimes from the continu- 

 ance of the rain was as low as 80. The morning was 

 more uniform, its extremes lying between S/ and 77. 

 The evening, between c)0 and 75. The we^jther, 

 during this period, was conitantly cloudy, fometimes 

 hazy. The wind uniformly from the weltward, vary- 

 ins from'NW to S W. 



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From the end of this period, to the termiuwatlon of 

 the rains, the afternoon heat v/as from 89 to 7-1. The 

 limit between the two periods was ftrongly marked, 

 July the 15th, at P. M. being Ql ; l6th, at the fame 

 hour, 78. The morning, from 80 to 72. During 

 this period, the clouds were fo heavy and fo uniformly 

 fpread over the whole face of the heavens, that the fun 



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