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tedious to be read at the Societies Meetings } I there- 
fore defire the following Extract may be acceptable. 
Mr. Confett , from the beginning noteth down 
the Barometrical Variations, but I know not his Di- 
vifions, and Degrees, ’till Decemb. 18, at 3<>. p. m. 
and then the Barometer was at 30.66 Wind N E 1 . 
and Fair. 
From Novemb. 24 to the End of the Month, the 
Weather was Cloud}', with Snow, and a deep Snow 
on the laid Day, and Fair on tne 28th. The Winds 
were Eafterly and N E. of 2 and 3 Degrees Strength, 
’till the 29th and 30th, and then S E*. S 4 . andS W 3 . 
In Decemb. it was Cloudy, with forne Snow, ’till 
Dec. 8, and 9, which were fair Days. Then Cloudy 
on the 10th and 1 ith, and Rain in the Evening. Af- 
terwards fome cloudy and moift Air ; fome Fair, ’till 
Dec. 23, and then Hail} Wind S W s . The next 
Day Snow ; and the reft: of the Month fome Cloudy 
and Dark, with Snow, and fome Fair. The Barome- 
ter, ever fince the 1 8th, hath been above 30 Inches, 
and on Dec. 26, it was 30.84} on Dec. 30, 30.96, 
and 31.00 ; and laftly on Dec. 31, it was 31.12, 
In Jan. 1727, on the 3d Day, the Barometer was 
at 30.65, on the 4th before Noon 31.32, after 
Noon 31.36, but on the 5th it was in the After- 
noon 31.59, the Wind SW‘. and cloudy Weather, 
which is the higheft Range of the Quick-filver in all 
, the Obfervations, and if I miftake not, the higheft I 
ever met with any where, and at any time. On the 
other Hand, the loweft Range was on February 
25, at 28.28 ; Wind W 4 . and Snow. The Baro- 
meter was above 30 Inches all the Beginning of Jan. 
’till the i8th,and then it gradually fell to 28.36. The 
Winds, 
