December 1748.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 N 1 Fair.
2 W S W 1 Fair, and cold; a great halo round the moon at night.
3 W S W 1 A pretty red aurora, however a fair day.
4 7 m 6.0 S S W 0 Fair.
3 a 18.0
5 7 m 5.5 N N E 1
4 a 9.5
6 7 m 6.5 S S W 1 Cloudy.
3 a 14.0 Somewhat fairer: hard rain in the next night.
7 7 m 13.5 S W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 19.0 Fair.
8 7 m 5.0 S 1 Cloudy.
2 a 13.5 Rain and wind next night; thick, but
9 7 m 12.0 S W 2 scattered clouds.
2 a 10.0 W N W 2
10 W N W 2 Scattered clouds.
11 7 m 2.0 S S W 1 Fair.
2 a 12.5
12 7 m 0.5 N E 1 Cloudy, rain, and fog all day from nine o’clock.
2 a 10.5
13 8 m 7.5 S W 0 Foggy, and cloudy.
2 a 10.0 Next night a strong N. W. wind.
14 8 m 1.0 N W 2 Scattered clouds.
2 a 2.0
15 8 m 07.0 W N W 1 Fair and cloudy alternately.
2 a 01.0
16 8 m 01.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 1.5
17 8 m 02.5 N W 1 Cloudy, some snow, the first this winter.
2 a 00.0
18 8 m 03.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 4.0
19 8 m 1.0 W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 8.0 Fair.
20 8 m 01.5 W S W 2 Scattered clouds: about six at night were quite red stripes on the sky, to the North.
2 a 7.5 W S W 1[330]
21 8 m 07.0 N 0 Fair.
2 a 2.0
22 8 m 04.5 S E 0 Fair.
2 a 13.0 It grew cloudy in the afternoon.
23 8 m 13.0 S S W 0 Heavy rain.
2 a 18.0 Foggy and cloudy.
24 8 m 13.0 W S W 0 Thick fog.
2 a 17.0 S W 1 Fair; but late in the evening a hard shower of rain.
25 8 m 18.0 S 3 Last night was a storm, rain, thunder, and lightning.
2 a 18.5 S S E 2 Heavy rain all day.
2 8 m 3.0 W 3 Last night a violent storm from W. and S. and heavy rain. The morning was cloudy, and some snow fell.
2 a 3.5 W N W 3 Clears up.
27 8 m 04.0 W N W 3 Fair.
28 8 m 07.0 W 0 Fair.
2 a 8.0
29 8 m 3.0 N N E 1 Somewhat cloudy, and intermittent showers.
2 a 13.0 — 0
30 8 m 8.0 N N E 1 Cloudy and foggy all day.
2 a 10.0 — 0
31 8 m 6.0 W 3 Fair.
2 a 4.0 N W 1 At night a halo round the moon.

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January 1749.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 7½ m 07.0 N W 0 Fair.
2 a 4.0 — 0
2 7½ m 04.5 W N W 1 Alternately fair and cloudy.
2 a 5.5 — 1
3 7½ m 2.0 N W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 2.0 — 1
4 7½ 02.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 11.0 — 1
5 7½ m 03.0 W 0 Fair.
6 7½ m 03.0 W 0 Fair, but darkened towards night, with some snow.
2 a 14.5 — 0
5 a 14.5 N W 3
7 7½ m 01.0 W N W 1 Somewhat cloudy.
2 a 3.0 — 1
8 7½ m 04.0 W N W 1 Fair.
2 a 8.0 — 1
9 7½ m 03.0 W N W 1 Aurora, cloudy, heavy rains at night.
2 a 8.0 — 1
10 7½ m 15.0 S 2 Cloudy, and showers, some snow at night; at 9 morn. W. S. W. 3; at 11. m. S. W. 4; at 2 aft. W. 4
2 a 2.0 W 4
4 a
11 7½ m 03.0 W N W 3 Cloudy.
2 a 04.0 — 3
12 7¼ m 04.0 W N W 3 Fair.
2 a 01.5 N N W 2
13 7¼ m 07.5 W N W 2 Fair.
1 a 03.0 — 2 Cloudy.
14 7¼ m 05.5 W N W 1 Cloudy, and snows all day; it lay above two inches thick.
1 a 02.0 — 1
15 7 m 07.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 3.0 — 0
16 7 m 08.9 N W 3 All the last night W N W 4.
8 m 09.0 Fair all day.
2 a 08.0 — 1
17 7 m 011.0 N N E 0 Cloudy; snows all day, and the ensuing night.
7 a 09.0 — 0
18 7 m 012.0 N W 1 Cloudy, and snows in the morning, fair all the afternoon, and the ther. at 011.0: snow lay five inches deep.
10 m 011.0 — 1[332]
19 7 m 015.5 W 1 Fair.
1 a 010.5 — 1
20 7 m 012.5 W 1 Fair.
2 a 07.0
21 7 m 022.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 03.0 W 1
22 7 m 05.0 W 1 Fair.
2 a 01.0 W 1 Cloudy.
23 7 m 010.0 W N W 1 Fair; a great halo round the moon at night.
7 a 3.0 — 1
24 7 m 01.0 N N E 0 Cloudy, snows all day.
2 a 4.0 N E 0
25 7 m 00.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 4.0 W 0
26 7 m 013.0 W N W 1 Fair.
2 a 1.0 — 1 Cloudy; at three in the afternoon began to snow.
27 7 m 07.0 W 1 Fair; halo round the moon at night.
2 a 00.0 — 1
28 7 m 01.0 W N W 1 Cloudy; snows almost all day.
3 a 4.0 — 1
29 7 m 05.0 N N E 1 Fair.
3 a 03.0 — 1
30 7 m 013.0 W N W 1 Fair; halo round the moon at night.
3 a 4.0 — 1
31 7 m 04.0 W N W 1 Fair; halo round the moon at night.
3 a 8.0 — 1

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February 1749.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 7 m 03.0 W N W 1 Fair; a halo round the moon at night.
1 a 11.0 W 1
2 7 m 5.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 6.0 W 0
3 7 m 00.0 W 0 Fair.
2 a 19.5 — 0
4 7 m 5.5 W 0 Cloudy; at ten at night wind N N E 3, snow.
2 a 11.0 4 a.N N E 2
5 7 m 06.0 N N W 2 Fair.
1 a 03.0 N W 2
6 7 m 010.5 N W 0 A cracking noise was heard in all houses the night before. Aurora.—Fair all day,—at 7 in the morn. N W 0—at 9, W N W 1—at 11, W 1—at 2 in the afternoon, W S W 1.
2 a 3.0 W S W 1
7 7 m 01.0 N N E 1 Cloudy—fair—at 7 in the morn. N N E 1—at 9, N 1 .—at 10, W N W 1—at 12, N W 1.
2 a 1.0 N W 1
8 7 m 09.0 N W 0 Fair.
2 a 7.0 W 1
9 7 m 03.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 16.0 — 1
10 7 m 7.0 W 1 Pretty clear; a violent storm with rain all the ensuing night.
1 a 11.0 S S W 4
11 7 m 9.0 S S W 2 Fair; rain towards night; at night a light similar to an Aurora Borealis in S. W.
1 a 11.0
12 7 m 4.0 S S W 3 Fair; about nine at night a faint Aurora Borealis in S W.
1 a 10.0
13 7 m 2.0 W N W 2 Cloudy.
3 a 5.0 N W 2 Fair.
14 7 m 06.0 N W 1 Fair.
3 a 02.5 W N W 2 Flying clouds.
15 6¾ m 010.5 N W 1 Fair; at eight in the evening an Aurora Borealis.
2 a 03.0 W N W 0
16 6¾ m 013.0 W N W 0 Fair.
2 a 00.0 N W 1
17 6½ m 02.0 W N W 1 Cloudy and snow; wind all the afternoon long.
2 a 00.0 W 1[334]
18 6½ m 2.0 W N W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 00.0
19 6½ m 03.0 N N E 2 Cloudy; rain all day, mixed with snow and hail.
2 a 01.0
20 6½ m 1.5 N W 1 Cloudy.
2 a 4.5
21 6½ m 00.8 N W 0 Cloudy; at 5 in the morn, we heard a waterfall near a mill, about a mile S S of us making a stronger noise than common, tho’ the air was very calm—at 10 began a rain which continued the whole day.
4 a 4.0 N N E 1
22 6½ m 3.0 W N W 2 Fair.
2 a 3.5
23 6½ m 06.0 W 2 Fair.
4 a 4.0 Some clouds gathered round the sun.
24 6½ m 4.0 S S W 1 Cloudy.
3 a 10.0 W 1
25 6 m 3.0 W N W 0 Alternately fair and cloudy.
2 a 1
26 6 m 012.0 N N W 1 Fair; cloudy at night; at eight in the evening was a halo round the moon, and the clouds in S. quite red.
3 a 02.0
27 6 m 04.0 N 2 Cloudy, and snow in the morning; but fair at 4 in the afternoon.
3 a 01.0
28 6 m 04.5 N W 4 Flying clouds.
3 a 03.5 W N W 4

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March 1749.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 6 m 09.0 W N W 2 Fair. A great halo round the moon at night.
3 a 01.5
2 6 m 06.0 N W 2 Fair. A faint halo round the moon at night.
4 a 2.5
3 6 m 04.0 N W 1 Fair. Cloudy afternoon. About 8 at night the clouds in S. W. were quite red. At 9 it began to snow.
2 a 6.5 S 1
4 6 m 0.5 E S E 1 Cloudy. Heavy rain at night.
2 a 7.0 S 1
5 6 m 4.0 W 1 Alternately fair and cloudy. The next night calm.
2 a 11.0 W 3
6 6 m 4.0 W 2 Fair.
7 6 m 00.0 W S W 1 Alternately fair and cloudy in the morning. In the afternoon cloudy, with intermittent rain and thunder.
2 a 8.0
8 6 m 2.0 W N W 0 Fair. About 8 at night we saw what is called a snowfire to the S. W.—See Vol. II. p. 81.
3 a 20.0 W S W 2
9 6 m 5.0 N 1 Fair.
3 a 13.5 Cloudy. Snowfire in S. W. about 8 at night.
10 6½ m 5.0 S S E 1 Cloudy. Snow and rain all day, and next night.
2 a 6.5 S E 1
11 6 m 9.0 S S E 1 Cloudy and heavy rain in the morning. Clears up in the afternoon.
3 a 14.0 W 1
12 6 m 9.0 N N W 0 Cloudy in the morning. Clears up at 10. Towards night cloudy, with rain.
3 a 15.0 E N E 0
13 6 m 9.5 N N E 2 Cloudy, with heavy rain. Fair at 4 in the afternoon.
2 a 8.0 10 m. N 3
14 6 m 4.0 W N W 2 Fair.
2 a 10.0
15 3 m 00.0 W S W 0 Fair. Cloudy towards night.
3 a 13.0 W 2
16 6 m 2.5 N N E 3 Snow violently blown about all day.
3 a 01.0
17 6 m 01.0 N W 2 Cloudy. Clears up at 8 in the morning.
3 a 5.0
18 6 m 02.0 W S W 0 Fair. The fields were now covered with snow.
3 a 4.0 W 2[336]
19 6 m 02.0 W N W 1 Fair.
3 a 6.0 N W 2
20 6 m 05.5 W 0 Fair. Cloudy towards night.
3 a 11.5 S W 1 Cloudy.
21 6½ m 2.0 S S E 0 Cloudy. Intermittent showers.
3 a 14.5
22 6 m 10.0 S S E 0 Cloudy.
3 a 19.5
23 6 m 15.0 S S E 1 Heavy rain.
3 a 19.0
24 6 m 8.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 15.0
25 6¼ m 6.5 W N W 3 Fair.
3 a 11.0 Flying clouds.
26 6 m 00.0 W N W 2 Fair.
5 a 11.0 S W 2 Flying clouds. About 8 at night a snowfire on the horizon in S. W.
27 6 m 3.0 W N W 1 Fair.
3 a 9.0
28 6½ m 3.0 S 1 Rain all the day, and the next night.
3 a 12.0 11 a.NNW3
29 6 m 1.0 N N W 2 Fair.
2 a 6.0
30 6 m 03.0 E 1 Fair. Cloudy at noon: begins to snow, which continues till night, when it turned into rain.
2 a 4.0 S E 1
31 6¼ m 5.0 N 1 Cloudy.
3 a 14.0

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April 1749.

D. H. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
1 6 m 5.5 N N E 1 Rain in the morning,—afternoon,—and in the night.
3 a 3.5 E 1 Snow, with much thunder and lightning.
2 6 m 0.5 N N E 1 Snow almost the whole day.
3 a 0.5
3 6 m 02.0 N W 1 Fair.
3 a 9.0
4 6 m 02.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 16.0
5 6 m 00.5 N 1 Fair.
3 a 19.0 S W 1 Sun very red at setting.
6 6 m 4.0 S W 1 Fair.
3 a 23.0
7 6 m 13.0 S 2 Fair. Cloudy afternoon.
3 a 24.0 About 7 in the evening it began to rain, and continued till late at night.
8 7 m 9.0 N W 3 Flying clouds.
3 a 13.0
9 6 m 1.0 N 1 Alternately fair and cloudy. Snows in the evening, and at night.
3 a 7.0
10 7 m 2.5 N E 1 Cloudy. Began to rain at ten, and continued all day till night.
3 a 6.5
11 6 m 5.0 N E 1 Rain almost the whole day.
3 a 9.0
12 6 m 2.0 W N W 2 Fair. Afternoon cloudy, with hail and rain.
2 a 13.0
13 6 m N W 2 Fair.
2 a S W 1 Cloudy.
14 6 m E 1 Cloudy; fair at eight. Cloudy towards night.
2 a
15 6 m E 1 Almost quite fair.
2 a
16 6 m 6.5 W N W 2 Fair.
2 a 13.5 — 1
17 6 m 7.0 S 1 Alternately fair and cloudy.
3 a 16.0 S W 1 Rain.
18 7 m 6.0 N 0 Fair.
3 a 18.0 N W 3 [338]
19 5½ m 2.0 N N W 0 Fair.
3 a 20.0 W 2
20 6 m 2.0 S W 0 A hoar frost this morning, fair and very hot all day.
3 a
21 S W 1 Fair; with hot vapours raised by the sun.
22 5 m 13.0 S 0 Almost fair.
3 a 23.0
23 5½ m 11.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 25.5
24 6 m 12.0 S 1 Cloudy, intermittent drizzl. showers.
3 a 22.0
25 6 m 18.0 S 0 Rain the preceding night, and now and then this day. At night thunder and lightning.
3 a 24.0
26 6 m 28.0 W 1 Fair.
3 a 30.0
27 6 m 17.0 W 2 Fair.
3 a 25.0
28 6 m 7.0 W 0 Fair.
3 a 24.0
29 6 m 7.0 N 2 Fair.
3 a 17.0 E 2
30 5 m 3.0 E 1 Flying clouds.
3 a 15.5 S 1

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