Meteorological Observations for August 1830. 319 



General Observations. — The first part of the month to the 8th was fine 

 and dry, and the latter part alternately dry and showery. From the 8th 

 to the loth the weather was generally wet, which retarded the wheat 

 harvest in this neighbourhood for a few clays ; but it was afterwards got in 

 well, and all the barley and oats will be carried in the first week of Sep- 

 tember. From a perusal of the reports from all parts of the country re- 

 specting the harvest, it appears that the wheat crops in general have 

 turned out excellent in quality and abundant in quantity beyond the most 

 favourable expectations ; and the barley and oat crops that have been 

 carried in the southern parts of England, have yielded to the growers an 

 extraordinary quantity, and are far superior in quality than for several 

 years past. The same cheering account holds good with respect to Ireland 

 and Scotland, which is somewhat surprising when we reflect upon the 

 low temperature, and the uncommon vicissitudes of weather we have ex- 

 perienced this year : — but what necessary benefits cannot an All-bountiful 

 Providence confer on man in clue season ? 



Sheet lightning occurred in the evenings of the 4th, 17th, and 18th; 

 and a thunder-storm passed over at 2 P.M. on the 13th, with forked light- 

 ning, which in the black nimbus, on which the sun shone brightly, had a 

 grand appearance. 



Early in the mornings of the 20th, ^21st, and 30th, slight hoar frosts 

 appeared in the grass-fields, which is rather unusual in August. 



The mean temperature of the external air this month is about 3| de- 

 grees under the mean of August for many years past. 



The atmospheric and meteoric phenomena that have come within our 

 observations this month, are one lunar and three solar halos, nine meteors, 

 an aurora borealis; and eight gales of wind, cr days on which they have 

 prevailed, namely, one from the South-east, six from the South-west, and 

 one from the West. 



REMARKS. 



London. — August 1. Fine. 2. Fine: heavy rain in the afternoon. 

 3. Showery. 4. Very warm : cloudy with showers : lightning at night. 

 5 — 9. Fine. 10. Dull, with slight rain. 1 1 . Fine : rain at night. 1 2. Fine; 

 with showers. 13. Heavy rain: thunder in the afternoon. 14. Cloudy. 

 1 5. Fine, with slight showers. 16. Fine. 1 7. Very fine in the morning : 

 heavy rain at night. 18 — 21. Fine : cold at nights. 22. Very fine: rain. 



23. Cloudy. 24. Fine: rain at night. 25. Cloudy: lightning and rain 

 at night. * 26. Fine. 27. Heavy rain in the afternoon, and at night. 

 28. Stormy and wet. 29. Thunder showers. SO, 31. Very fine. 



Penzance. — August 1. Rain. 2. Fair. 3. Clear. 4. Fair: rain. 5, 6. Fair. 

 7. Rain : fair. 8. Showers : clear. 9. Fair : rain. 10. Fair. 11,12. Fair : 

 rain. 13. Fair: showers. 14. Rain: fair. 15, 16. Fair: showers. 

 17. Showery: clear. 18 — 21. Clear. 22, 23. Fair. 24. Fair: rain. 25. Clear: 

 fair. 26. Showers : fair. 27. Rain. 28, 29. Showers. 30, 31. Clear. 



Boston.— August 1. Cloudy: rain p.m. 2 — 4. Cloudy. 5. Fine. 6. Cloudy. 

 7. Fine. 8. Cloudy: rain p.m. 9. Fine: rain p.m. lO.Cloudy. 11. Cloudy: 

 rain a.m.: rain at night. 12. Fine. 13. Cloudy: rain a.m. and p.m. 

 14, 15. Cloudy: rain p.m. 16. Fine. 17. Fine: rain p.m. 18. Fine : rain 

 a.m. 19— 21. Cloudy. 22. Cloudy: rain at night. 23. Fine : rain at night. 



24. Cloudy. 25. Fine : rain at night. 26. Fine^ 27, 28. Fine : rain at 

 night. 29. Cloudy: rain early a.m. 30, 31. Fine. 



Meleoro. 



