2io Mr, Read’s Meteorological journal 
Days 
Wind. 
Ba om. 
Ther. 
Sparks. 
Pof. 
N eg 
Inches. 
May s 
S 
29.73 
52 
ftrong 
pof. 
Six o’clock, A.M. very cloudy. Eigh 
0 clock it rained, the electricity now 
became ftrongly negative, with fine 
fparks at the ball L. This fhower 
having ceafed, another foon followed, 
which electrified the rod pofitively. 
The rod was charged 7 hours to-day. 
6 
SW 
29-75 
50 
fmall 
neg. 
Every appearance at the rod to-day was 
nearly as during the preceding one. . 
' Balls open from one to five tenths, 
of an inch. Such weak figns of elec- 
tricity, as have been obferved for 
thefe two days, are the ufual efte&s 
7 
w 
3°. 10 
S 6 
O 
pof. 
— 
- of a very ltrong and dry vvefterly 
8 
— 
w 
, 
29.84 
50 
O 
pof. 
1 wind , and in general, let a flrong dry 
1 wind blow from what point of the 
1 compafs it may, it is attended with 
L weak figns of eleCtricity. 
The above-mentioned eighth day of May completes this jour- 
nal of one whole year, which I give to the curious in atmo- 
fpheric ele&ricity as a faithful narrative of fads, having never 
once deputed another perfon to make obfervations for me. 
JOHN READ, 
of Knightfbridge, near London. 
A monthly 
