250 
Mr. Read's Meteorological Journal 
Days. 
Wind. 
Barom. 
Ther. 
Sparks. 
Pos. 
Neg. 
Feb. 2 
N 
Inches. 
3 °* 
O 
38 
O 
pos. 
— 1 
3 
N 
30 20 
3 2 
O 
pos. 
— 
4 
N 
30.40 
3 2 
O 
pos. 
— 
5 
N 
30-45 
36 
O 
pos. 
— 
6 
SW 
3 ° 4 ° 
36 
O 
pos. 
— 
7 
NW 
30.32 
4 2 
O 
pos. 
— 
8 
W 
30-36 
43 
O 
pos. 
— 
9 
8 W 
30 - 3 2 
43 
O 
pos. 
■ — 
IO 
SW 
30. 8 
46 
O 
pos. 
— 
1 1 
SW 
29.80 
49 
O 
pos. 
• — 
12 
w 
30.11 
36 
O 
pos. 
— -1 
. 13 
SW 
29.95 
46 
O 
pos. 
H 
SW 
29 88 
53 
O 
pcs. 
l 
— 1 
*5 
SW 
29.80 
47 
O 
pos. 
— 
16 
SW 
29.85 
43 
O 
pos. 
— ? 
J 7 
SW 
30.10 
4 ° 
O 
pos. 
— - 
1 8 
SW 
2 9-35 
3 ° 
O 
pos. 
— 
1 9 
NE 
29.40 
37 
strong 
pos. 
— F 
20 
NE 
O 
CO 
ON 
4 ° 
small 
pos . 
— A 
21 
S 
29.56 
4 2 
0 
pos. 
— ] 
22 
SW 
29-73 
3 2 
0 
pos. 
- 1 
2 3 
SW 
29.55 
47 
0 
pos. 
- 1 
2 4 
w 
29.90 
33 
0 
pos. 
— J 
2 5 
E 
3 °- 
37 
strong 
pos. 
— 1 
26 
N 
29.72 
33 
strong 
pos. 
— I 
27 
N 
30. 
38 
strong 
pos. 
— 1 
28 
N 
30. 8 
36 
0 
pos. 
March 1 
N 
30.12 
35 
0 
pos. 
2 
S 
30.25 
3 2 
0 
pos. 
- J 
The weather these nine days has been 
foggy and clear by turns ; and the 
electrification of the atmosphere con- 
stant. 
strong wind, with mizzling rain ; and 
the electricity so weak, that I was 
obliged to connect, with the hand-rod, 
a lighted torch , to ascertain the kind. 
Fine mild weather, with a constant 
electricity. 
During the passage of one 
e, and remained so full three 
hours, without change of kind. 
Dark rainy weather, and a very weak 
electricity. 
'here has happened this day a conti- 
nued rain, mixed with snow. The rod 
has been several times strongly charged ; 
and the electricity gradually changed 
the rod have been nearly the same as in 
the preceding day. 
rhe weather and the operations of the 
rod have been nearly the same as in the 
two preceding days. 
The weather has been foggy these 
three days. 
