182 Intelligence and Miscellanies. 



The earlier part of September was dry and clear ; but on 

 the 14th a series of cloudy days commenced, which contin- 

 ued for the most part to the end of the year. On the 19th, 

 after a drought, there fell a very copious rain, amounting in 

 the course of four days to 5.4 inches. The temperature ran- 

 ged from 45 to 80 degrees. 



October was also a rainy month. On the 25th, the occur- 

 rence of hail with a few flakes of snow, afforded the first in- 

 dications of the approach of winter. Autumnal fruits, par- 

 ticularly apples, were very fine and abundant. 



The evening of the 2d of November, presented a lanar 

 halo greatly distinguished for its brightness and variety of 

 colors. A little snow fell on the 8th, which was all that oc- 

 curred during the month. As in the three preceding months, 

 the amount of rain was unusually great, being 6.18 inches. 

 The month was cold and unpleasant ; and it is worthy of re- 

 mark that neither this month, nor the month preceding or fol- 

 lowing, afforded any example of that succession of warm, 

 pleasant days, usually called the Indian summer — a period 

 which was before thought never to fail. 



During the month of December, snow has fallen at three 

 different times, but so little in quantity as to have afforded 

 scarcely any foundation for sleighing ; indeed, the ground 

 has for the most part remained bare. About half the month 

 has been decidedly cloudy, and only four days have been en- 

 tirely clear. 



Table IV. — Rain. — Shewing the amount of Kain for every 

 month in the year. 



January, - 2.21 July, - - 4.83 



February, - 3.60 August, - - 6.41 



March, - 2.57 September, - - 5.40 



April, - - 3.70 October, - - - 6.01 



May, - - 4.34 November, - - 6.18 



June, - - 2.67 December, - - 3.46 



19.09 32.29 



1. Amount for the first six months, 19.09 



2. Do. for the last do. do. 32.29 



3. Total, - - - - 51.38 



Hence it appears, that nearly twice as much rain fell du- 

 ring the latter as during the former half of the year ; and 

 that the whole amount is probably unprecedented. 



