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XXXIII. Meteorological Ohfervaiions at Caen in Normandy; 
for 1765, 1766, 1767, 1768, 1769. By Nathanael 
Pigott, Bfq\ communicated bj the late Dr. Bevis, F. R. 
Read May 9, 1771. 
J765. 
Months 
Days 1 Barometer 
Inches 
Mean 
Ther. 
jMean 
Remarks 
January 
31 
9 
Greatelt height 
Leaft ditto 
30,20 
29,10 
29.65 
Wind chiefly S. S. \V. 1 5th froft In 
the morning ; the reft of the month 
was clouity. 
8 
31 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
• 
46.5 
37.5 
42 
February 
24 
28 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
30,14 
■28,87 
29^5-5 
Wind chiefly N. and E. N. E. 
4th fioft and cloudy j iSth, 19th, 
!Oih, 2irt, 24th, 26th, fmall fro ft } 
27th thaw j 28th rainy. 
27 
Greau-ft ditto 
L.aft ditto 
44.5 
33 5 
39 
March 
8 23 
I 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
30 02 
28,97 
29,495 
Wind chiefly S. S. W. i ith, 12th, 
14th, 19th, 20th, 27th, 28th, high 
wind j 13th, iSthj 30th, 31ft, 
ftoriny. 
24 
I 
Greateft ditto 
Leart ditto 
* 
51.0 
40.0 
45.5 
April 
1 2 
20 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
30,38 
^9.57 
29.975 
Wind variable; ift ftormy ; 4th, 
6ih, yih, 8ih, qth, loth, 13th, 14th, 
15th, 22d, high wind; iky almoft 
always cloudy : 2d fome fwallows : 
26th fome thunder: fruit trees begin 
to bloom. 
27 28 
13 
Greateft ditto 
L"aft ditto 
67.5 
47.5 
57.5 
May 
1 
12 
15 2^ 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
30,24 
29,56 
29,90 
Wind moftly in the N. points : this 
month remarkable for fine fun, and 
clear Iky. 
22 23 
5 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
67.0 
53.0 
60 0 
June 
9 
16 17 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
30,22 
29,78 
30,00 
Wind moftly in the North points ; 
weather changeable the whole month: 
3d fome thunder and lightening with 
heavy rain at 4b P. IVI. 
Month 
4 5 
29 3c 
Greateft ditto 
Leaft ditto 
* 
70.0 
61.0 
^ 5>5 
Month 
