336 Meteorological Table. 
The greatest range in the table, is between February and 
July, 1818 ; viz. 121°. The winter of 1818 was more se- 
vere than is usual ia this place. 
The winds in the above tables are divided into North- 
wardly, Southwardly and Westerly. The first includes 
N. E. and N. winds, and those between N. and N. W. The 
second includes S. E. and S. winds and those between S. 
and 8S. W. The third takes inS. W., W. and N. W. winds. 
No column is given for easterly winds; for, during the time 
the above journal was kept, only four from that quarter 
were noticed ; viz. June 29th 1817; and May 18th, June. 
13th, and August 28th, 1818. These winds are generally 
not more frequent in this place; and S. E. winds are also 
rare—usually bringing a storm. Our other winds that 
produce long storms, are South, North-East, and North : 
those from the south generally shortest. It has been re- 
marked, that for several years past, our N. E, winds do 
not so commonly bring storms as formerly ; whereas those 
from the N. and N, by N. W. are more frequently attended 
with storms. 
It will be perceived that the above abstract shows the 
number of winds on the points of compass, without regard 
tothe days. This list of the winds is not in every case 
complete; since for a few days in some of the months, 
neither the wind nor weather were observed. In the col- 
umns of the weather those days are put down as mostly fair, 
in which were light broken clouds but no rain or snow. 
Those are called showery, in which there was any storm 
whose duration did not exceed half the day. 
Other occurrences. 
1817. March 6th, lightning in the evening : 10th, vio- 
lent thunder and lightning with hail. During this storm the 
same electrical phenomenon occurred on the hills a few 
miles west of this place, that was noticed throughout the 
lower part of Vermont in a thunder storm of January pre- 
ceding, viz a lightradiating from the extremities of objects, 
attended with a hissing or crackling sound. On the 10th 
however, I do not know that this was observed in more 
than one place. A light was perceived on the elevated ex- 
tremity of a pole used for drawing water from a well. In 
