406 A year's weathek. 



this and several evenings since the 8th, with some intermission 

 during daylight. 21st, a large circle, or as is vulgarly termed, 

 wheel round the moon ; rain generally succeeds. 22nd, a violent 

 storm of wind, accompanied with rain, began about three p.m., 

 and continued almost the whole night ; fall of rain 6-6 inches. 



Rather a rough and wet December in 1792 ; as the rainfall 

 for the year was 43'80 inches, they had a wet year, too, our 

 ancestors of 100 years ago. 



January 18th, 1893. 



