396 JMiscellanies. 
The following table presents a comparative view of some of the 
more important particulars, for three years past, commencing each 
year with June. | 
1831-2. 1832-3. 1833-4. 
Mean temp. at sunrise, - =): 90214 We BOLE pA GoNY 
Do. 2 Eat Ce RUE CIRO Sahu a) 1 
Do. OPM. 5 5 ea a Oe ang 
Aggregate, - - 533 54 9 53 1 
Highest degree, - SO 90 90 
Lowest degree, - mag 8 6 
Whole yearly range, - 90 82 84 
Mean monthly range, - 39 1 40 9 42 1 
Days Fair, - - 244 243 . 236 
“© Cloudy, - - 122 122 en oO 
 ‘Rainy,. <- - 33 30 30 
Thunder, No. of times, 30 23 M7 
Showers, - - - 61 54 59 
Aurora Borealis, ZhoatO) 2 3 
Inches of snow, - SDD 20.2 16.7 
PHI ce heal 41s)14 p= SAO) 1 SOMO. AiG 
Deepest snow, - - 3.5 12. he 
Most rain in one month, 5.21 6.77 8.36 
Warmest month, - Aug. Aug. July. 
Coldest month, - - Dec. Feb. Jan. 
Earliest frost in fall, - Sep.18. Sep. 14. Sep. 13. 
Latest frost in spring, - May 27. April25. May 15. 
A series of observations of the weather as connected with the 
moon’s phases has been made during the last three years, in which 
were recorded the changes from rainy or cloudy to clear, and vice 
versa, that occurred within twelve hours, either before or after the 
change of the moon. ‘The results are, that in 37 lunations, or 148 
phases, there were 79 changes of weather, of which 18 were at new 
moon, 18 first quarter, 23 at full, and 20 last quarter. Rain fell on 
the day of new moon 11 times, first quarter 8, full 8, and last quar- 
ter 13. 
In the same period-rain, including showers fell on 264 days; of 
which 126 were in the increase of the moon, and 138 in the de- 
crease. Only 93 of these could be called rainy days, and of them 
39 were in the increase, and 54 in the decrease. Also, the quanti- 
ty of rain in the decrease, was to that in the increase as 7 to 4. 
