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my system. I must observe, that neither this, nor any other 

 part of my diary, is in what I consider as a perfect state; 

 my observations were necessarily interrupted from a variety 

 of causes, and it is impossible, that any one not residing in 

 the country, and being much in the open air, could pay that 

 constant attention to atmospherical phenomena, which I re- 

 gard as so important. I may premise, that the preceding Weather of 

 month of August, although wet, was remarkable rather for "^"^^ 

 the frequency, than the long continuance of the rains ; it 

 was a bad harvest month, but might have passed for season- 

 able spring weather ; the temperature was low, but uni- 

 form. Towards the end of the month there were some 

 warmer and drier days, and the farmers began to hope that 

 a hne autumn was commencing; the event however proved 

 extremely contrary to their expectations. 



September, I8O9. 



1 SE 29'7'2— Partially clear, some light clouds, 



* nearly calm, j Continued all the day 

 nearly clear and calm with a gentle 



SE 29*65 — breeze, j Evening clear and calm ; a 



* very pleasant day. Mountains clear, 

 but light. No tufts or lines, but a few 

 small, round, dark clouds ; afternoon 

 transparent. 



8 SE 29'60 — Uniformly cloudy, gentle breeze, j Af- 

 3 terwards some breaks, the breeze in- 



creased. At noon some rain came oa 

 for 2 hours. Afternoon cleared parti- 

 ally, and wind went to E. Then some 

 E 29*50 — heavy broken clouds, and an imperfect 

 • arc between E and W. ( Evening wind 



high, partially clear, driving showers in 

 the night. 

 3 E 29*48 Fresh breeze, heavy clouds, tendency 

 s to rain. | Forenoon more clear and less 



windy. Afternoon a heavy shower, then 

 pai'tially clear and a gentle breeze, j 

 E 29*504- Evening some lightning. The state of 

 2 the atmosphere, which produced the 



squall 



