SIR,

October

32

52,25

29,32 30,010 3,694 20

18

13

12

15

15

November

63 34 48,55

19

12

December

52

RECAPITULATION of the STATE of the WEATHER, during the last twelve Months, obferved at CARLISLE.

THE

HE commencement of the year 1803 was marked by a fucceffion of very temperate weather in the first month we experienced 14 wet days, very little froft or fnow; dry and pleasant towards the end of the month, but much fnow was obferved on the mountains in the neighbourhood. Mean mid-day height of the thermome. ter during January was 37.6-February was in the beginning temperate, little froit, fome hail and fnow, and inclining to ftorm towards the end-during this month we had 21 wet days-aurora borealis observed once on the evening of the 13thanean mid-day height of the thermometer 40.86.-March, which does not always terminate our winter, was this year foft and mild, and ufhered in the fpring more early than common. Though the beginning of the month was cold and fevere, accompanied with fhowers of hail, particularly on the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th; foft rain fucceeded and continued for feveral days afterwards. After the 20th we had many warm and pleasant days on the 24th, in the evening the clouds gathered and loud thunder was heard, accompanied with much vivid lightning and heavy rain; from that to the

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end the weather was foft and pleasant. Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 47.71. The delightful weather which clofed the month of March brought in the month of April; the early part of which was remarkably pleafant; but the weather became too warm for the season after the 10th, when we experienced many hot days, particularly the 16th, when the thermometer stood at 73 --On the 18th the weather changed, and difagreeable and fmart fhowers of hail and rain fuceeeded, the thermometer fell to 37; continued fhowery and moist to the end.-Aurora borealis obferved on the 12th, 14th, 15th, 16th, active and brilliant. Snow obferved on the mountains on the 21ft.-Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 53°3.— May commenced with wet and ungenial weather, fhowers of hail fucceeded by cold parching winds. Vegetation and the early promifes of fpring much checked by the "arrowy fleet." After the 12th pleafant weather, feasonable rains towards the end-warm fine weather closed the month of May; 17 wet days in this month.Aurora borealis obferved on Wednesday 18th, brilliant, but foon dilappeared. The rivers above their banks on the 2d.Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 56.55.-June in general was a fucceffion of fweet and pleasant weather, ex4 Sz

tremely regular and temperate; the thermometer never higher than 75, nor below 48, mid-day. This was on the 7th, when it was rather cold, with light showers of hail. The latter part moderately hot with foft fhowers and light breezes; 18 wet days. Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 61.55-heaviest rain during the year was on June the 10th, depth 1.4 inches.

July was in general intenfely hot, and a great deal of clear funshine. The month commenced with warm fair and agreeable weather; on the 6th fome light fhowers, fucceeded by very warm weather, extremely hot and dry till the 19th, when heavy rain came on, accompanied by much thunder and lightning, which continued during most of the following day. The air afterwards more temperate, light fhowers towards the end; 17 wet days during this month. The mean mid-day height of the thermometer 71.65-on the 17th, 18th and 19th the thermometer was at 80o, 81o and 80°.

Auguft commenced with hot and fhowery weather, thunder frequently at a distance, after the 10th fair and very hot, the 6th and 17th extremely hot; thermometer at 80 and 81°-afterwards more temperate and pleafant, drizzling rains at intervals, and pleasant to the conclufion. Aurora borealis obferved, on Monday 15th, low and foon difappeared. In this month there were 20 wet days; on the 5th it rained heavily all day, depth 1.3 inches. Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 65.4.

September, moftly dry and pleasant; fhowery days fometimes at intervals in general favourable for the harveft; 3 very wet days, on Friday 16th, Monday 19th, and Tuesday 20th ; after that, extremely ferene and warm to the end of the month; 12 wet days.-Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 58.73.

October continued remarkably ferene and pleasant, and moftly fair till Saturday 15th, when a fenfible change took place; fhowers all day, fucceeded with a tempeftuous wind, which nearly ftripped all the woods in the neighbourhood, a week of rainy humid and foggy weather fucceeded; lightning obferved on Wednefday 19th.--Aurora borealis on Wednesday 12th, low and steady; 12 wet days during the month. Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 54.13; from the 22d to the end of the month the weather unufually agreeable, fair and pleasant, the fky without a cloud on the 28th and 29th.

November commenced with a week of remarkable dry weather, warm and pleafant; continued ferene till the 8th-after

that frequent fhowers with fhort in tervals of froft; foggy dark weather du ring the latter part of the month.-Aurora borealis obferved Friday 25th, foon difappeared.-During November we had 14 wet days-fnow obferved on the mountains on the 13th, the highways dusty on the 6th.-Thermometer 43.1.

December came in with a mildness which foen changed to the most intense froft which we have experienced for a few years, the froft continued for a few days only on the 8th the thermometer was at 8° at eight o'clock in the morning. The froft was fucceeded by wet and drizzly weather, fome now and very dif agreeable; dark and gloomy, with very few clear days; on Saturday 24th extremely (tormy in the evening, dark and rainy on the 25th, but no wind; mild and temperate during the remainder of the month, but extremely moift, dark and thick.-Mean mid-day height of the thermometer 39.2-Aurora borealis obferved on the 12th, low, and foon disappeared— 22 days wet. I am, Sir, Your's, &c. Carlisle, Jan. 3d. 1804. W. PITT.

To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine.

SIR,

INCLOSE a Register of the Ther

mometer, Barometer, Winds, and Weather, kept during the year 1803, in Perthfhile, about a mile from the Tay. The fpirit-of-wine thermometer, with which my obfervations were made, when high, itood one degree, and, when low, two, three, and, on one occafion, four degrees higher than in the following table. But, having compared my thermometer, for the two laft months, with one which I borrowed from a friend, and which had been regulated by the very inftrument employed in furnishing your Monthly Meteorological Report, I have accommodated my Table for the whole year to the dif ference which, during this period, I obferve them regularly exhibit. The account for thefe two months is given from the borrowed inftrument, and reduced, for the ten preceding ones, to what it would have been by the fame inftrument.—I have fome reafon to fufpect that my barometer is graduated a little too low, but I have never had an opportunity of comparing it regularly with others. In the column of wind and weather, where two different accounts appear, the first refers to the forenoon, and the laft to the afternoon. The other obfervations were made at nine in the morning. I am, Sir,

Your most obedient fervant,

AR. JANUARY.