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No. I--For FEBRUARY, 1796. 


ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 
©ORSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER 
IN 1795. Mape at Lonpon. 
ee thermometer, of which the re- 
falts: ane Were) given, is a. very 
accurate one of Nairne and Blunts’, 
hung on the outfide of a window, up 
one pair of ftairs in a ftreet, in rather 
an open part of the city, with an expo- 
fure a little northwards of weft. ‘The 
hour of obferving was nine in the morn- 
ing, long before the fun reached it. 
‘The averages of the feveral months 
‘were as follows : 
January - - = 24 
February ei) 343 
March - - - 382 
April = Bs a ane 
May - : Sy gh aS 5g 
June - - - 572 
july ee ear = O14 
Auguft - - - 644 
September - - 624 
O&tober - - = isi 
November - - = 4I 
December - - - 45% 
Average of the whole year, - 49. 
. Several remarkable circumftances are 
afforded by the meteorological obferva- 
tions of this year. The cold of Janua- 
ry is well remembered for its unufual 
feverity. An average of eight degrees 
below the freezing point for the whole 
month, is certain very rare in any part 
of England, much more in a great city. 
The cold of one day (jan. 25th) was 
probably unprecedented fora long period, 
the mercury having funk to 5%. In 
fome places in the vicinity of London, 
it was at or below o. I+ was accompa- 
smied with thick mift; and on feveral of 
Montuny Mac. No, I. 
_ lent tempetts. 
\ 
the coldett days in this month, the at- 
mofphere of London was remarkably 
foggy, and the {moke could not afcend. 
Snow fell chiefly about the middle or 
latter part of the month. 
Frott, with fair weather, continued 
for the moft part throughout February, 
though with occafional interruptions. 
March had much chill and rainy wea- 
ther. April was pretty fair, and tole- 
rably warm, thought its average fell fhore 
of that of the whole year, with which 
it generally coincides. May had fome 
very fine and warm weather, and vege- - 
tation pufhed forwards with remarkable 
vigour during the courfe of it. The ave- 
rage of June very little exceeded that 
of May, and much of it was wet and 
ungenial. On the night of June igth, 
many new-fhorn fheep were killed by 
the cold. July was, on the whole, plea- 
fantand moderate. Auguft was the hot- 
teit month, and generally dry. The 
higheft, point of the themometer ob- 
ferved. was feventy-four, A more re 
markable September was probably never 
known. Its heat a little exceeded that of 
July; and a bright cloudlefs fky reigned 
for entire weeks. The weather of Oc- 
tober was fine in general, though inter 
mixed with heavy rain and tempeftuous 
winds. Its average was: nearly that of 
May. November and December feemed 
to havechanged places. The former had 
many bright clear days, with froft. The 
latter was almoft five degrees warmer on 
the average, and had much clofe miz- 
zling darx weather with fome very vio- 
The nights of Novem- 
ber 5th, and December 28th, were dif- 
tinguidhed in this refpect. 
B Tihall 
