196 METEOROLOGICAL ABSTRACT. 



1797. 

 REMARKS. 



There is little in the meteorological hiftory of this year to be added to what is con- 

 tained in the table. The winter was very open and mild, with a brifk fteady wind, 

 for the moft part from W. to S. S. W. There was but little froft, and fcarcely any 

 fnow. 



In March, the eaft wind began to prevail ; a pretty fmart froft was felt in the be- 

 ginning of the month, and fome fnow fell on the 6th and 7th ; the weather was 

 cold for the feafon till April, when its temperature came up nearly to the mean. 



May, except at the beginning, when there were fome frofty nights, was favour- 

 able, and the wind very often from the S. W. June, on the contrary, was cold, 

 with a great prevalence of N. E. wind. 



Though in July and Auguft the weather became much better, yet the general 

 temperature of the fummer is by no means high •, if we reckon the feafon of vege- 

 tation from the vernal equinox to the 20th of October, we mall find the mean tem- 

 perature during that time 53 -32, which is under the ufual quantity. 



In October there was a great fall of rain, with uncommonly high floods. This 

 was preceded by the wind changing on the 19th from the S. W., in which quarter 

 it had been for feveral weeks, to the N. W., accompanied with froft in the night. 

 On the afternoon of the 20th, the wind came round to N. E. and E., blowing hard, 

 with heavy rain all night. On the 21ft, the rivers were much out ; the bridge over 

 the Tweed at Kelfo was fwept away by the flood. The barometer, which had 

 fallen very low on the 17th, continued fo till the 26th. 



On the 2 2d of November, a very fharp froft fet in, with the wind N. and N. W. 

 The thermometer, on the 23d at 10 at night, was at 24 , and nearly the fame again 

 on the 29th. 



On the 4th of December', the wind came to the S. W., which put an end to the 

 froft ; and about the middle of the month, the weather became uncommonly fine 

 and warm for the feafon. The thermometer was for fome days conftantly above 

 50 , and once as high as 55 , and this not at noon, but at night, on the 18th, with 

 a clear fky, and a high wind from S. S- W. The feafon, however, could not main- 

 tain this temperature long ; it became colder on the 21ft, and the year ended with 

 a flight froft and the wind from the N. W. 



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