1808.] 
uniformity of plan, I shall give you the 
average heat for each month of the last 
year, and of those in the preceding. 
1806. 1607. 
January... 41,276... . 40,006 
PEOnGany «<6 AL OOS a 6 hn, ol eoUO 
March . . . 42,250... .. 44,73 
AR es. «AA 44,740 
Mave 6. SOOO htnanuaedor ade 
Wine... . 62,000)... . 61,904 
Tals’. 's © 62,000' 4 .'s 70,000 
Adieust:. . . 62,000... . 69,500 
September . 59,700... . 56,28 
ICTOBER Gee 2100) ts aw as 9,000 
November . 50,000... . 41,820 
December . 47,000... »« 34,900 
The year 51,665 51,588 
It will be observed on inspecting the 
above, that the temperature of several 
of the months in the last year, was very 
different from that of the same months 
in the preceding year. In May, July, 
August, and October, it was very much 
Ingher in 1807 than in 1806, but in 
February, September, November, and 
December, the case was quite reversed. 
For the whole year the average tempe- 
rature is very nearly equal to that of the 
preceding, perhaps no two following years 
were ever known to differ less as a general 
result. 
During the year 1806 upwards of forty- 
two inches im depth, of rain fell, and the 
rainy months were January, July, No- 
vember, and December: but in 1807 
the quantity is equal to only about 
twenty six inches in depth, of which 
the largest portions, compared with any of 
the other months, fellin November. On 
nineteen days we have had falls of snow 
or hail; in most of these instances, how- 
ever, the quantities fallen were put 
comparatively trifling, but twice in the 
latter month they were considerable, 
and remained on the ground a tew days. 
The mean height of the barometer 
for the whole year is 29.746, whiclt is 
something lower than that of the year 
before, although the quantity of rain, 
is much less, 
During the year there have been 140 
brilliant days; on 76 there has been - 
taiA# in the course of the 24 hours, and 
on 19.as.we have observed snow or hail; 
the remainder have been divided into 
what are usually denominated the fair 
and cloudy, in the proportion of 74 to 56. 
The wind according to the best ob- 
servations I have been able to make from 
State of the Weather from Christmas 1806 to 1807. 
39 
the neighbouring vanes has béen 26 days 
N,9S..72 W. 32K. 29. N. E; 49.8, 5, 
O50 WW ..76'S. We 
On the 27th of December, 1806, the 
tides in the river Thames were higher 
than had been experienced many years, 
‘ fand at the same period, spring flowers 
were in full blow both in North and 
South Britain, Very little frost during 
the month of January. - February was 
remarkable for its high winds, and in 
many parts of England, for heavy falls 
of snow. From the latter much damage 
was sustained by the landed interest, 
and from the tormerincalcuiable mischief 
was done to the shipping round the coast 
particularly towards the south. March 
was accompanied with its full share of 
cold winds, though the average tempe- 
rature was high. In April the weather 
was severe, tle snows heavy, the winds 
very variable even on the same day. 
May, remarkable for an unusual hich 
temperature; the thermometer having 
been twice as high as 80°, though within 
the space of a very few days it was down 
at 26°, The Easterly winds prevailed, 
but blights, which are usually supposed 
to come from that quarter, were less 
frequent and less destructive. The month 
of June was remarkable for its clear, 
brilliant, and very dry weather. The 
thermometer was once as high as 819, 
July was wet, but August and September 
were dry months; they were all warm. 
In October and November were several 
very thick fogs, indeed in all the three 
last months of the year we had a full 
proportion of foggy weather. A comet . 
visible to the naked eye, for weeks to- 
gether, excited considerable interest 
amoung people of all classes. November 
was noted for much stormy weather; 
December for its gloominess which was 
more remarkable than usual, though De- 
cember is always a dull and dark month. 
Of the eclipse which happened on the 
29th of November, nothing can be said ; 
it was totally obscured by clouds and 
fog to the inhabitauts of the neighbour- 
heod of the metropolis. 
Such, Sir, are the principal occurrences 
that f have thought deserving of attention. 
It is now full seven years since I have 
pad an unitorm and considerable de&ree _ 
of attention to meteorological phenomena, 
yet [ confess, I can form nothing like 
a theory to justify those confident pre- 
dictions which some are apt to make 
from the appearances of the heavens, 
and the state of the mercury in the ba- 
rometer 
