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Dec. 18. Strong winds from W.N.W. with a few light showers towards night. 

 Weather is setting in thick. 



19. Strong winds with continuous rain through the day. Wind W.N.W. 



Towards night the weather clearing up though the wind is full as strong. 



20. Winds W.N.W., very strong, with a few rain and hail squalls. 



21. Wind W., fresh in the morning but moderating during the day. 



22. Weather has been quite fair, though it has looked threatening all day. 



Wind N.W. A few light rain squalls. 



23. The weather has been quite pleasant to-day. Wind W., moderate. 



24. Weather set in thick and stormy this morning and is growing worse. 



Wind W.N.W., strong. Temp, sea water 54°. 



25. Weather was stormy through the night and a part of the forenoon, but 



cleared up towards noon and has been very pleasant. 



26. Wind S.E., moderate. 



27. Weather set m thick during the night and there has been a heavy mist 



all day. Wind N. in the morning but hauled to the W. in the afternoon, 

 moderate. 



28. Quite pleasant this morning. Wind N., moderate. Commenced to raiu 



towards night. 



29. Quite a steady rain through the night. Thick weather to-day with strong 



winds from N.W. Partially clear towards night. 



30. Has been a thick and heavy fog on the mountain and occasional light rain 



squalls through the day. Wind N.W., very strong. 



31. Stormy in the morning but cleared up by noon. Wind N.W. 

 1889. 



Jan. 1. Had a number of light rain squalls. Wind N.W., strong. 



2. Wind N.W. with rain squalls. 



3. Wind hauling from N.W. to S.W. with a few rain squalls. 



4. Cloudy with a moderate breeze from N. 



5. Wind W. and increasing to a strong gale. There has been a light mist 



with fine rain most all day. 



6. Strong winds from W.N.W. with a few light rain squalls. Thick weather 



on the mountain. Temp, sea water 55°. 

 "7, The wind hauled to W. in the night. Weather has been pleasant with 

 strong winds. At night it is setting in bad with rain squalls. 



8. Wind hauling from S.W. to N.W., moderate. Heavy swell on this beach. 



9. Set in thick with fog and rain and very strong winds from N. Wind 



hauled back to W. and weather cleared up this afternoon. 



10. Strong winds from W., though on this side of the island the sea is very 



smooth. Partially cloudy weather. 



11. The weather moderated during the night. Wind N.W., increasing by 



night. Blowing very strong with rain squalls. 



1 2. Strong winds with rain squalls. Wind W. 



13. Strong breezes from W.S.W. with a few rain squalls. 



14. Quite pleasant. Moderate breeze from W. At night hauled to S.W. 



15. Wind S. to S.E., light. 



16. The wind hauled around to the S.E. and then N.E. last night. Commenced' 



to breeze up this morning and has increased to a fresh breeze with raiu 

 and fog. Towards night it has hauled around to N.W. 

 Trans, Conn. Acad., Vol. IX. June, 1895. 



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