10. Observations on the State of the Weather, Xc. in. 1808. [Feb. 1 
teniperature for the whole month, is the 
highest ever observed here. The weather 
continued very tine and brifliant ti the 
49th. During the remainder of this 
month we had much-distant thunder ac- 
companied with heavy rains. In the af- 
ternocu of the Q5% l rain descended in 
such torrents that inthe sjace of an hour 
and a-halfit amounted to abuut 2 ches 
in depth. 
AvcusT continued very sultry, wet, 
and gloomy, till the Lith. Tie remainder 
of the month was chiefiy fair and brilliant 
and exceedinzly favourable for the harvest. 
Jn the evening of the 21st at 15 minutes 
past 100 ‘clock, observed aiarge and beau- 
tiful meteor in the S. E. fali: perpendicu- 
lar to the earth: its apparent diame- 
ter about 7 minutes, perfectly round ; 
colour, a brilliant white, and witheut: any 
train or coruscation: it was visible for 
about six seconds. Inthe afternoen ef the 
Sist we were visited by a most dreadful 
flash of lightning, which appcared to be A 
complete ‘sheet A fire; 1b was lustanta- 
neously succeeded by a loud-and appalling 
crack of thuuder, exactly similar, bat in- 
comparably more ‘Youd than the report of 
a musket ; the lightning struck soine buil- 
dings in the environs of this city, one of 
oohieh was sect on fire, but bya timely dis- 
covery was soon extinguished, Some 
windows were broken, and other trifling 
damaze sustained, but fortunately nothing 
very serious bapp venedtt 
Sepremper. The weather during the 
greater part of this month was unusuaily 
Ane.’ The harvest finished in this district 
abeut the middle of this month, and ne- 
ver perhaps was there known a more fa- 
vourable season for securing the crops 
than that which is past. In the latter part 
of the month, the nights were frosty, when 
on the mornings. of ‘he 28th and 29th ice 
of considerable thickness was observed, at 
which time many ef the surrounding 
Mountains were capped with snow, and 
winter may be said to have e alr coim- 
menced its reign. 
October was on the whole remark- 
abiy cold for the season, the mean tem- 
perature (45,92) is lower than that of 
the same mouth of many preceding 
years: yet the. weather was frequent- 
‘ly bright and pleasant, particularly in 
the former part of the month. Qn the 
J4th, 20th, 25th, and 26th, the wind was 
Very vio.ent; on thie 25th it was ae compa- 
nied with a heavy fall of rain, which made 
the rivers here overflow hey banks and 
“Adjoining grounds to a very great extent. 
fady 
i i7 th, 2 ist, 
Dering this menth, the surrounding moun- 
tains were 4 venerally patched with snow. 
The birunidines continued in flocks in this 
district til the 4th of this month, and 
some idace were seen as late as the 
13th. These sajourners appeared very 
inactive for about three weeks previous 
to their departure. 
NoveMBER continued remarkably dry, 
mild, and pleasant till the 16th, during 
whieh period no rain_ fell, excepting a 
light shower va the 5th. The latter part 
of the mouth was chiefly wet. The 16ih, 
20ch, and 30th, were rather 
stormy. On the 17th, thunder was 
heard at adistance. On the morning of 
the 29th the fields in the neighbourhood 
of this city were whicened with snow for 
the first time this season. 
December. The weather during the 
former half of this month was drizzing, 
moist, and gloomy, On the mormng of 
the 17th some heavy showers of snow fell, 
accompanied with a very strong wind, 
which at mid-day shifted from the S. W. 
to the N. when the thermometer fell sud. 
denly from 34 degrees to 26 degrees ; we 
then had a remarkably intense frost, Sah 
a brisk: parching wind till the 21st, ae 
on that morning the- thermometer rose 
from 2i degrees to S38 -degrees, in the 
course of ten minutes, and a mild thaw 
commenced, bur in the evening the frost 
setin again; on the following morning 
about three inches de ‘oth of snow fell, 
and the weather continued vacillating 
between frost and thaw, which rendered 
the surface of the earth a complete sheet 
of ice. During the latter part of the 
month a very great quaniity of snow 
was observed on the surrounding moune 
tats. 
The following Taspce exhibits the mean 
state of the thermometer and barometer, 
and the quantiiy of rain for the ast 
eight years at Carlisle. 
7) the: mo- lle 4 B niger kav. | 
Lann mean] Trches. ATavnes Pavement 
S01 ‘148.3 29,796 ; 1,78 | 31,466 
| 1802 147554 429,817 | 1,89 { 28,504 
| 1803 | 47,456 | 29,895 | 2,10 | 27,52 
| 1604 | 48,655 | 29,862 | 2,02 185,845 
| 1305. | 47,963 | 29.839 , 2,20 | 26,355 
1806 | 48,924 | 29,770 | 2,20 | 31.54 
1807 | 46,464 | 29,819 ; 2,04 | 27.75 
1808 [47,4 | 29,875 ake 27,86 
SMean/tok ibe ahve 
ine wrote 147 8406] 29.83 66 2,055] 29,605 
arate Greatest 
