652 Mr. W-eekes s Annual Mc-tenrolog^cal Abstract. 
It is disgusting to an Englishman to habits must have been materially in- 
see a culprit, however heinous may be fluenced, — if not entirely formed, by a 
his offence, arraigned .before a court code altogether foreign to the laws of 
clad in full mili fary costume;—nor this country, should be able, on sucli 
can it indeed be readily conceived that occasions, to divest themselves of the 
a body of men, whose principles and soldier, and to judge as the citizen. 
METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 
Results from Observations made at sandwich, and in its vicinity , in Kent , 
, for the year 1-821.j 
Months 
Greatest Heat. 
Greatest Cold, 
Highest 
Barometer. 
i 
Wind. 
Lowest 
Barometer. 
I . 
1 Wind. 
I 
1 Days of the 
Month. 
Depth of Rain 
in in. & parts. 
L» \ s ass.ar. i < 
No. of Fogs. 
Prevailing 
Winds. 
1 
General 
Observations. 
Clear or line 
Clouds. 
Rain. Shis. 
| Hl.S!t.Snw.| 
Jan. 
54 
29 
30-50 
E. 
29-60 
W. 
9, 16 
0-50 
10 
14 
5 
2 
9 
W. 
Fine winter month. 
Feb. 
53 
27 
* 
■49 
NE. 
28-50 
SW 
11,23 
1-03 
14 
9 
2 
3 
2 
NW. 
Cirrus cloud frequent 
Mar. 
60 
30 
, -25 
NE. 
•50 
s 
6,18 
1-25 
12 
4 
13 
2 
s. & 
Thunder-storm on the 
\\ • 
4th. 
Apl. 
6? 
34 
29-60 
E. 
•13 
w 
11,27 
1-00 
13 
10 
7 
2 
w. 
Exceed, vivid lightg. 
ail night on 26th. 
May 
70 
30 
30-27 
E. 
29-20 
sw 
16,24 
1-62 
11 
8 
7 
5 
3 
NE. 
Ungen ial & boistYous 
thunder and hail. 
June 
79 
34 
29-38 
SE. 
28-40 
sw 
11,18 
0.78 
13 
10 
7 
E. 
In general a gloom j r 
TV p. 
atmosphere.. 
July 
77 
43 
30-10 
F 
29-07 
w 
G. 
6, 13 
1-76 
11 
13 
5 
3 
NE. 
Vegetation becomes 
JE. 
exceed, prolific. 
Aug. 
83 
51 
•05 
SE. 
■10 
w. 
17,21 
1-38 
15 
5 
11 
2 
sw. 
Mock-sun eve. 3rd 
during half hour. 
Sept. 
77 
5-3] 
•li 
E. 
•11 sw 
11,23 
!-40 
II 
5 
14 
1 
SW T . 
Showery harvest 
14 
weather. 
Oct. 
70 
34 
•30 
SE. 
•07 
w. 
9, 30 
2-29 
3 
11 
w. 
Fine autumnal month 
Nov. 
52 
31 
2975 
E. 
•10 
sw r 
3, 26 
3-09 
11 
4 
15 
E. 
Bland and mild. 
Bar. below Zero 3 ds. 
Dec. 
49 
33 
29-46 
NW. 
w. 
8,28 
4-50 
13 
5 
13 
w. 
thund. storms,wind, | 
| 
Total 
'()■ 60 
1 
and great rain. 
T HE winter and spring months of 
the year 1521, were somewhat 
drier than the average of these seasons 
in this climate ; but little snow fell in 
this division of the kingdom. The 
temperature, though not severe in the 
early months, continued lower than 
usual until the month of August, when 
the greatest degree of heat was 83° Fah¬ 
renheit. February proved the coldest 
month, when the thermometer sunk to 
6° below freezing point. May and June 
were ungenia!,' and frequently gloomy, 
fostering unfavourable opinions of the 
approaching harvest and fruit seasons. 
These proved moderate in their pro¬ 
duce, but later in their maturity than 
has occurred here for several seasons. 
Notwithstanding many showery days in 
the early part of September, great 
quantities of grain were secured in good 
condition. January proved by far the 
driest month—December experienced 
the greatest rains ; among the pheno¬ 
mena of the latter month, is the unusual 
sinking of the mercury in the barome¬ 
trical tube, attended by tremendous 
storms. I rlnd accounts from various 
quarters yiefd similar reports. The so¬ 
lar orb has exhibited very few maculae 
or feculee. this year: nothing of the kind 
wortli recording has passed under my 
observation; indeed the atmosphere 
has rarely been favourable to astrono¬ 
mical observations. 
W. H. Weekes. 
METE OR 01,0 G I C A E 
