1810.1 State of the Veather each Month in 1809. 54t 
four.hours, 27thto Sist showery, wind 
shifting between SW, and E. and ba- 
rometer very low; 81st was clear. The 
cold of this month exceeded that of any 
other since the beginning*of the century. 
February. Continued heavy rain dur- 
ing the first three days, wind shifting 
from W.to E. next three days, snow 
more or less, but not lying above two or 
three inches deep. 7th and 8th, dry 
frost. On the 9th we had a fall of 
snow, with high SE. wind, which lasted 
till mid-day, lying then about four inches 
deep; thaw commenced that afternoon, 
and wind easterly since the Sd, shifted 
to west. 10th to 14th, at times, a good 
deal of rain, wind variable. . 14th to 
28th, mostly seasonable and agreeable 
enough weather, often windy, and at 
tunes slight showers, but not such as to 
prevent the ground from-drying; wind 
westerly; barometer, till the 20th, in 
general very low; but after that getting 
up, and keeping steady. « 
March 1st to 7th. Hoar frost in the 
mornings, days often ckear, sometimes 
cloudy and hazy, nearly calm. 7th to 
11th, mild weather; rather cloudy, except 
the 9ih, which was clear and warm; 
wind westerly, 11th to 45th, caldish; 
still clouds; little wind, rather east; 15th 
to 19th, mild weather, cloudy, at times 
clear; wind westerly. 19th to 21st, clear 
and coldish; litle wind. 21st to 24th, 
flying clouds, threatening rain ; wind SW. 
24th to 3ist, gloomy and cold, with 
frequent showers of rain, sleet, and hail ; 
wind veering between east and north. 
Barometer ull the 24st uniformly high 
aud remarkably steady. 21st to 26th it 
fell considerably; but since the 26th 
gradually rose again. During the greater 
part of this month we had dry weather, 
Javourable for ayricultural labour; vege- 
tation also made sensible progress. 
april, First tour days clear and frosty, 
at times slight hail showers; wind NE. 
barometer rising. Sth to 8th, rather 
cloudy, but tolerably mild and agree- 
able; wind westerly: barometer falling. 
dith to 16th, at times clear, but often 
showers of sleet and cold rain; wind 
variable; barometer low. A gale from 
the NE. on the 16th, accompanied with 
sleet and snow, was followed by four 
days of very cold frosty weather, in 
general clear, now and then showers of 
snow; wind northerly. Q2ist to 23d, 
eold rather abated, wind getting easterly ; 
barometer rising. 24th was clear, serene, 
aud agrecable. Neat three days we had 
almost constant though not heavy rain; 
wind easterly ; barometer falling. 28th 
and 29th were fair, but still cold; wind — 
NE, On the 30th, wind shifting fo west, 
air turned sensibly milder. This pro- 
bably the coldest April since 1799; ve- 
getation appeared quite at a stand, and 
the night-frosts proved injurious to the 
young wheat. 
May 1st to 6th, rather. clear, windy 
and coldish, sometimes showers of hail 
and rain; wind NW. barometer rising. 
6th to 10th, cloudy and windy, getting 
gradually warmer, wind W. and SW. 
barometer keeping up. 10th to 16th, 
clear warm sun-shine ; wind rather east= | 
erly, often calm; barometer drooping. 
19th to 25th, cloudy, with slight showers, 
sometimes clear air, agreeably warm ; 
wind variable; barometer rising, 25th 
to 28th, almost constant rain; barometer 
falling; wind E, In the evening of the 
28th there was a very sudden change of. 
temperature from heat to cold, the 
thermometer falling twenty degrees in 
four or five hours; last three days re- 
markably cold for the season; the cir- 
cumstance of snow lying in the fields 
round Edinburgh to the depth of twe. 
inches so late as the 3ist of May, 1s 
hardly remembered to have happened 
before by any person Irving. The greater 
part of this month was warm and agree 
able, but the last three days were like 
the middle of winter. 
June. On the ist we had a storm of 
wind and rain from ENE, weather ex- 
ceedingly cold. 2d to 18th, windy and 
coldish, with frequent showers; wind 
variable, rather westerly; barometer 
keeping down, 18th to 24th, clear 
warm sunshine; wind westerly; baro- 
meter, rising and keeping up. 24th to. 
S0th, at times clear, often cloudy, air 
getting cooler; wind easterly ; barometer 
rather declining. 
July. Virst two days agreeable enough, 
rather cloudy. Sd to 7th very cold, 
gloomy and misty, with a good deal of — 
rain; witd Ef, and NE. barometer rising, ° 
8th to 10th, clear at times, misty air still 
sharp and easterly. 11th to 16th, some- 
times clear, in general cloudy and windy, — 
with some shght showers; wind westerly 5 
barometer rising, 17th and 18th very 
sharp; wind northerly, 19th to 22d, 
cloudy, close, warm weather; wind 
rather wester'y; barometer keeping up. 
22d so 27th, at times clear, often cloudy 
and misty; rain on the 23d; thunder-storm 
with heavy rain on the 26th; wind eas- 
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