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Art. X.—Abstract of Meteorological Observations, made at Man- 
tanzas, Cuba, lat. 23° 2’ N., lon. 81° 36’ W. from Aug. 1, 1832, 
to July 31, 1833; by A. Mauuory. 
TO THE EDITOR. 
Sir—Annexed you have some meteorological observations, made 
by myself at this place during the past year, which might prove of in- 
terest to some of your numerous readers, should they be deemed 
worthy of a place in your valuable Journal. ‘The observations upon 
the weather, were carefully made, and the thermometer, an excel- 
lent instrument of Doliand’s, was placed in a situation where it com- 
municated freely with the external air. 
After seeing, in your July No. of last year, a description of Mr. 
DeWitt’s nine inch Conical Rain Gage, I sent to New York, hoping 
to obtain the instrument, but it was not to be found; you will there- 
fore see that my observations are incomplete, in an important point. 
I remain, Sir, with high respect, your obt. servt. 
A. Matuory. 
Mantanzas, Aug. 24, 1833. 
YEARS. THERMOMETER. WEATHER. WINDS. 
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August, - - |79.25|86.50)83.00}83.00 28)90 7|76|¥4\13) 15] 16}12} 2] 30) 0} 1) 0 
September, - - 179.50'86.00'84.50/83.30), 1,11}88 6176|12|10; 25} 5! 2) 1) 80} O} 0} O 
October, -  -  |77.50'83.25/80.75!80.50 ugg! 26'71:17! 9] 11) 20/12} 5] 25) 5] 1) 0 
November, - - 174.75)80.25|78.25|77.75 5,6!84 12/68]16/11| 13] 17) 3] 2) 23] 7| 0} 0 
December, - - |72.00|80.00|78.00}76.67 3,9/84|  20/64/20/16] 24) 17! 2) 3) 25] 6) 0} O 
January, - - _|70.12|78.25|76.00)74.75 16,3184]  14]62)22/16} 20) 11} 4) 5) 22) 5) 4] 1 
February, - - |70.67|79.30|77.30}75.67 19184 5|66|18]14] 18] 10) 6} 2] 24) 2) 2) 2) 
March, - + |71.50/81.50178.50177.00 26/88] 11/58/30}18] 24! 7 4! 1] 13 711 0 
Me - - |77.00,86.30/83.00, 82.00 8; 15,16,17,90); 26)71,19)14) 26) 4} 0} 3) 20} 0,10; 0 
May, - - - |76.50|85.50|82.30|81.50, ’30, 31190 3}70/20|14| 21] 10} 9} 2] 21] 1} 9} 0 
June, - - - |79.25)88.00)83.75|83.75| 12 days. 90|27,28|76)14|13} 20] 10)10] 0, 22) 0} 8} 0 
July, - - - |79.00)\86.67 83.00 82.25 10/90 4|75)15/12] 13 elas 2) 25 0 9 0 
Agg. temperature, 75.60 60,83.40180.70!79.90 90 58/39] 18]230|135!78|28:280133152] 3 
From the foregoing, it will be seen that the mean temperature of 
twelve months past, was 79° 9’, or within a fraction of 80°. The 
coldest month was January, 74° 7’; the warmest, June, 838° 7’, ‘The 
coldest day was March 11, when the mercury fell to 58° ; the warm- 
est, 90°, at, several petiogs in April, May, June, July and August, 
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