Weather cloudy.

Weather clearer.

GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER, &c.

Weather cloudy.

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Wind in the evening, west and strong.

Heavy showers, with thunder and lightning.

Weather cloudy; during the last 18 hours, the wind went nearly round the compass; heavy showers.

Weather clear. Sunshine with gentle showers. Unsettled appearance.

Weather in the morning clear, and till noon, with strong breezes. Trifling showers. Heavy dew in the night. Fog this morning.

Weather clear. Heavy dew in the night.

Weather clear till 3, then cloudy. Excessively heavy rain in the evening, when the bar. sunk to 25° 18", and there was a corresponding fall of the symp. Much thunder and lightning.

Weather clear till about 2 P.M., then overcast. In the afternoon rain fell amidst a fog. A good deal of thunder and lightning.

Weather cloudy, especially after 2. Thunder and lightning, P.M..

Sympiesometer, 27.72.
Temperature, 74'6.

After 2 weather became cloudy. About 5 P.M., partial rainbow in the south-east. Moon obscure in the evening. Constant gentle rain, with heavy showers in the night.

Weather cloudy, with clear intervals. Fine day. Rainbow as yesterday. Rain began at 2 P.M. Heavy showers. Moonlight and starlight evening, with clouds here and there. No rain in the night. Cloudy and calm this morning.

Clear intervals and showers. Moon very hazy. Evening darkish. Some thunder and lightning with showers, and fair intervals.

Symp. and bar. kept rising all day. In the evening, symp. 27'98. Temp.65. Aurora borealis in the evening. Moonlight and many constellations visible till 10 P.M., when the whole heavens became obscure; yet, as was to be expected, no rain fell; but there was a strong squall. Morning cloudy. Beautiful day. Symp. and bar. fell a little after mid-day. Clear moonlight and starlight evening, and many planets and constellations beautifully seen; but at half past 9, not a single star was visible. Morning fine. Mid-day sultry and cloudy. At 1 P.M., symp. and bar. falling; at 2 weather overcast; at 4, symp. 27 83; temp. 71; bar. 25 83, when there was a heavy shower with thunder. Weather now fair. Weather cloudy in the morning. Fine from 9 in the morning till 2 P.M.; then overcast. Symp. fell to 27.94, and bar. to 25-8; heavy shower at 3, then fair weather, alternately with thunder and showers. Sheet lightning in the evening.

Weather cloudy and sultry; at mid-day dew point 66 (black ball,) temp. 73. Fall of symp. and bar. trifling; though there were heavy showers. Morning foggy.

Weather cloudy; then clear with sunshine and sultry. At 1 P.M., symp. 27 78, temp. 72-6, bar. 25-26, dew point 62. Heavy showers at 1, 3, and 5 P.M. Rained all night. Now fair with sunshine. Weather cloudy, then fine, and again cloudy. After half past 1 rain began. Very heavy showers in the afternoon, evening, and night, with fog. Now foggy. Weather cloudy, then fine, afterwards overcast, and rain commenced before noon. Thunder in the afternoon with squalls and heavy showers. One remarkable heavy shower. Fall of symp. and bar. trifling. When the wind was at s.w. there were squalls.

Weather cloudy, then fine till near noon, when rain commenced. Heavy showers with thunder. Very warm, sultry, and oppressive at 2, and afterwards.

Weather very fine from 9 A. M. till 2 P. M.; then cloudy, and a trifling shower fell. Symp. and bar. began to sink at 1, and though the day was still very fine, they sunk till 2, when a trifling shower fell. Sultry, breezy, and even squally in the afternoon. Much thunder. Appearance of a surrounding storm. Conjecture that rain fell at a distance.

Though neither symp. nor bar. rose, weather very fine from 6 A.M. till I P.M., then cloudy and sultry. Much thunder in all directions, and continued heavy rain with breezes.

Fine weather, though cloudy and sultry. Symp. and bar. nearly stationary all day; a little rain. Symp. and bar. ascended in the evening. Aurora borealis in the evening.

Weather cloudy, sultry and fine. No rain during day. Symp. and bar. rose in the evening. A heavy shower between 5 and 6 this morning. Now cloudy.

Fine weather toward 4 P.M., symp. fell to 27-76, and bar. to 25-26, but they soon rose again. No rain. Magnificent starlight evening.

Fine weather. Symp. and bar. fell a little in the evening. Heavy shower at 11 last night. Now cloudy, but with indication of fair weather.

Beautiful weather. Last twenty-four hours, symp. and bar. varied very little. At 5 this morning a trifling shower.

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GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE WEATHER, &c.

Weather cloudy. Sympiesometer and barometer nearly stationary. Gentle shower one P.M. Evening cloudy. Morning cloudy.

Weather cloudy. Symp. and bar. fell a little in the forenoon, but ascended again in the afternoon.

Weather fine, but sultry. Symp. and bar, nearly stationary. Sheet lightning in the evening.
Star-light evening, with much sheet

Weather very fine. Symp. and bar. still nearly stationary.
lightning. Beautiful fresh morning.

Beautiful weather; yet after two o'clock P.M. the bar. fell to 25.25, and the symp. also sunk. Evening fine. Much sheet lightning in the evening. A great deal of distant thunder. Conjecture that rain fell at a distance.

Fine weather. Beautiful evening. At half-past ten o'clock, when taking an observation of Castor, the whole heavens became covered by clouds. Much sheet lightning in the evening. Fine morning. Fine weather: toward 3 P.M. symp. and bar. fell, and still they remain low. A trifling shower at half past 9 in the evening. Some sheet lightning in the evening. Cloudy morning.

Fine weather. Symp. and bar, rose a little after seven P.M.; but fell again in the night. Sheet lightning in the evening. Fog between five and six o'clock this morning. Heavy dew.

Soon after mid-day, symp. and bar. fell to their present state, though the weather was, and still is beautiful. Splendid evening, with some sheet lightning.

Weather continues beautiful, though the symp, and bar. remain low. Sheet lightning in the evening. Weather as yesterday. Symp. fell to 27.54; temp. 76.4; and bar. was depressed to 25.12 by four o'clock P.M.; dew point 70, black ball; and 76 covered ball. No rain. Wind south and gentle till four o'clock, P.M., then was NN.W., strong and squally; and the weather became overcast. Thunder and appearance of storm in the N. and N.w, Star-light evening and night.

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The quantity of rain which has fallen during the last fifteen days amounts only to 1oo. The weather has generally been beautiful, and such (as it is said) is rarely experienced at this season of the year. The ground has become arid, and dust is flying about as in the dry season: rain much wanted. Though for the last week, and especially during the last three days, the instruments and appearances lead again and again to the expectation of rain, yet till yesterday evening at half past 9 P.M. we had none. Distant thunder; though little rain has fallen here, I believe much has fallen in the vicinity. The symp. stood at 27.52, temp. 75.20; weather sultry. Bar. 25.60. Wind went to the N.W., and was strong and squally at 4 P. M. Dirty appearances. Sheet lightning in the evening. Fine clear weather, with scattered clouds, till four o'clock, P.M., when it rained. Symp. and bar. rising: indeed the latter rose to 25.18, though there were showers last night. Some thunder. Sheet lightning in the evening. Forenoon fine, warm, and sultry. In the afternoon, a good deal of thunder. Weather cloudy. Appearance of rain all round the capital. Much sheet lightning in the evening.

Weather cloudy all day. Thermom, at eleven o'clock, A.M. 72-20; at noon, only 69:30; at one o'clock, P.M., 71.50, in consequence of the fall of trifling showers. Sheet lightning in the evening. Although showers fell in the afternoon, evening, and night, yet symp. and bar. kept on the ascent. The statement of the weather for last ten days merits particular attention.

Weather cloudy the whole day: at ten o'clock A.M., drizzling rain, which also took place at different times, but in all was very trifling; yet the symp. ascended to 27.98, and the bar. to 25.38; afterwards they slowly fell to their present state. Sheet lightning in the evening.

Cloudy weather, but fine; trifling showers, especially about three o'clock, P.M. Fine moonlight and starlight evening. Bar. rose to 25.38, but fell again in the night.

Weather fine, and generally clear, with now and then scattered clouds. Morning fresh. Climate, upon the whole, delightful and healthy. Evening moonlight and clear, except at intervals, in consequence of rapidly passing clouds. Some sheet lightning.

Weather fine, fresh morning; most agreeable at noon, in consequence of the sun's induence, became very warm in the afternoon; beautiful evening. Fine morning.

Beautiful weather; splendid evening.

Fine weather. Temp. moderate. Sometimes cloudy in the evening. Clear in night. Morning foggy

in the east.

Fine day, but as the wind was nearly constant, and the temp. never high, at times, rather fresh. Afternoon cloudy. Rain showed itself in the last twenty-four hours.

Fresh morning. Shower of rain. Fine agreeable healthy weather. Evening pleasant. Weather continues good; though part of the last twenty-four hours it was sometimes cloudy, especially in the N.w.: a little rain fell. Wind strong in the night. Cloudy morning, especially towards the N.E. Threatens rain.

Weather cloudy, often threatened rain; but the quantity that fell during the last twenty-four, and the preceding forty-eight hours, did not amount to more than of an inch. Still cloudy. Weather cloudy all day, with trifling showers and strong breezes. Fresh. Still cloudy this morning. Good healthy weather, though sometimes cloudy.

Ditto, the wind has varied little for some time past; the breezes have generally taken place in the night, or with showers. The quantity of rain that has fallen this month forms a great contrast to what fell in December, 1828, viz. 12 inches; and what fell in January, 1829, viz. 14:02 inches. Aurora borealis in the evening.