206 
Mr. Read’s Meteorological Journal 
Days. 
! 
, Winds 
|]Barom 
Thei 
. Sparks 
. | Pof. Neg. 
Jani 2 c 
) W 
Inches. 
29.26 
0 
pof 
ten o’clock P.M. a fudden fliower of 
rain, ftrengly negative 
40 
0 
P.M. A delightful clear fine day, but 
the atmofpheric ele&ricity was very 
weak till night came on. 
3 C 
) N 
29.50 
41 
0 
pof. 
— 
A.M. And P.M. negative. 
} 
3 ' 
S 
29.68 
46 
0 
pof. 
— 
Feb. i 
N 
2-9.87 
40 
0 
pof. 
— 
SW 
30.10 
40 
0 
pof. 
— 
/ 
5 
1 w 
S°- 3 ° 
44 
0 
pof. 
1 — 
1 Balls open from one to nine tenths 
4 
.j w 
30.60 
46 
0 
pof. 
— 
| of an inch, weather fair and fe- 
5 
1 SW 
30.61 
43 
0 
pof. 
rene. 
6 
I w 
3°- 6 3 
44 
0 
pof. 
— 
! 
7 
1 NW 
3°*35 
39 
0 
pof. 
— , 
8 
N 
■ 
30.22 
36 
0 
pof. 
) 
9 
W 
30 * 5 
40 
fmall 
pof. 
— 
Sparks juft vifible. 
1 
IO 
NE 
3 °^ 7 
43 
O 
pof. 
— 
ii 
W ' 
30.20 
4 i 
O 
pof. 
— 
> Serene weather ftill continues. 
12 
w 
30.20 
45 
O 
pof. 
— 
J 
*3 
SW 
30-34 
42 
fmall 
pof. 
— • 
Nearly all the day, with fine bright 
fparks. 
14 
SW 
3 0,I 5 
44 
O 
pof. 
— 
1 Balls open from two to fix tenths of 
*5 
w 
30.22 
40 
O 
pof. 
— 
J an inch. 
16 
s 
29-95 
44 
O 
pof. 
A.M. A fmall rain P.M. which did not 
occafion any change in the electric 
fluid. 
*7 
18 
w 
w 
30.20 
30.42 
39 
42 
O 
O 
pof. 
pof. 
I Balls open half an inch, weather ftill 
[ ferene. 
19 
s 
30.48 
45 
O 
pof. 
20 
SE 
30.42 
40 
fmall 
pof. 
— * 1 
\.M. A foggy day. 
21 
SW 
30.38 
42 
O 
pof. 
— 
22 
23 
24 
SW 
s 
SW 
30.43 
29.97 
43 
46 
44 
O 
0 
0 
pof. 
pof. 
pof. 
— 
, Balls open from one to nine tenths 
of an inch, weather ftill mild. 
25 
s 
29 99 
5 1 
O 
pof. 
— ' 
26 
w 
29.88 
5 i 
O 
p of. 
— F 
’.M. I have often obferved that impe- 
tuous winds lefi'en the intenfity of at- 
mofpheric ele&ricity in clear weather, 
which has been verified thisday, fornot 
1 
the leaft fign of de&ricity could be ob- 
tained from the rod till after funfet. 
1 at which time the high weft wind hav- 
Feb. 
