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included the highest and lowest temperature mentioned, though 

 the records are sometimes incomplete, the 2 p. m. observation 

 and the highest for the day being omitted. This was the case 

 in the summers of 1847, 1848, and in much of 185 1. Then fol- 

 low for each year a few general observations that have been 

 culled from the " Remarks." Lastly we give the " Rules for 

 Prognosticating the State of the Weather from the Barometer," 

 which may or may not be a summary of the observations made 

 by Mr. Wotherspoon. 



It may be noted that he was impatient for the advent of spring, 

 and generally considered the season quite backward; also that 

 in the record of five winters he mentions zero weather on two 

 occasions. Our recent winters of 1903-4 and 1904-5 were much 

 colder than any he records. However it is very interesting to 

 get this glimpse of the past conditions on Staten Island, as for in- 

 stance of the record of some of our deep snows, and when the 

 first peach blossoms appeared in 1846. 



The following are the notes from the record : 



1846 



Highest Lowest 



January 2, 31 54° January 18, 20 io° 



February 11 41 February 27 4° 



March 20 60° March 1 15 



April 21 82° April 4, 5, 14 30 



May 25, 26 84 ° May 12 40 



June 5, 19 88° June 23 50 



July 11 98 July IS, 16 56 



August 6 92 August 4 6o° 



September 5 90 September 29 47 



October 9 84 October 23 31 



November 4 64 November 26, 27 22 



December 3 6o° December 15 18 



February 20. Snow all night with hail and sleet. Heavy gale. 

 Snow fifteen inches on the level. 



March 14. Thunder in the night. Thick fog with rain. 



March 25. Thunder. 



March 27. Thunder at 3 p. m. 



April 16. Backward season. Scarcely any leaves. 



April 21. Blue flags. Daffodils. 



