METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,

Made by Mr. John Bartram, near Philadelphia, During my Absence, in the Summer of the Year 1749.

June 1749.

D. Ther. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
Morn. Aft.
1 22 25 W Cloudy.
2 20 27 W Cloudy.
3 23 28 W Showers.
4 22 28 W Fair.
5 18 25 W Fair.
6 18 25 W Cloudy.
7 22 22 N E Cloudy.
8 21 N E
9 21 N
10 14 22 E
11 22 23 E
12 25 25 E
13 23 25 E
14 25 27 E 3
15 24 28 E Fair.
16 22 26 E
17 23 27 E
18 25 27 E
19 23 24 N W
20 17 26 W
21 24 26 W
22 18 27 W
23 15 29 W
24 22 30 W
25 22 31 W
26 23 30 N
27 19 32 W
28 24 36 W
29 25 37 W
30 25 36 N

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July 1749.

D. Ther. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
Morn. Aft.
1 21 30 W
2 18 27 N W
3 26 25 S W Heavy showers.
4 24 36 N W
5 22 32 W
6 22 34 N W Rain.
7 20 35 W Hard showers.
8 20 35 N E Rain.
9 20 29 N Fair.
10 16 29 N Fair.
11 17 33 N W Fair.
12 20 35 W Fair. Rain at night.
13 22 33 W Fair.
14 26 30 W Hard showers.
15 20 29 N Fair.
16 21 30 E Rain.
17 29 29 N E Cloudy.
18 18 19 N E Rain.
19 18 33 W Fair.
20 19 33 W Fair.
21 22 31 W Fair.
22 23 23 W Heavy showers.
23 23 25 W Heavy showers.
24 20 36 W Fair.
25 27 36 W
26 28 32 W
27 24 30 W Fair.
28 19 27 W Fair.
29 23 30 W Rain.
30 30 34
31 21 34

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August 1749.

D. Ther. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
Morn. Aft.
1
2 18 32
3 17 30
4 18 33
5 22 39 W
6 18 37 N 2
7 17 27 W
8 14 25 N W
9 12 24 N W
10 13 24 N W
11 11 25 N W
12 14½ 30 N W
13 18 31 N W
14 18 30 W
15 15 30 W Rain.
16 23 33 N
17 14 34 N W
18 18 37 W
19 18 25 S W
20 20 26 N E Rain.
21 20 25 N W
22 23 34 N W
23 17 34 W
24 18 30 W
25 20 32 NW by W
26 10 24 N W Fair.
27 12 20 N W Fair.
28 13 23 N W Fair.
29 22 24 W Fair.
30 17 25 E
31 20 29 E

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September 1749.

D. Ther. Ther. Wind. The Weather in general.
Morn. Aft.
1 19 30 E Hard showers.
2 18 20 E Rain.
3 19 25 E Rain.
4 20 25 E Foggy.
5 23 21 N E Cloudy.
6 23 37 N E Cloudy.
7 24 34 N E Cloudy.
8 24 32 N E Cloudy.
9 23 33 N E Rain.
10 23 32 W Rain.
11 19 25 N E
12 13 25 N E
13 12 20 N E
14 12 33 N E
15 13 27 N E
16 20 26 N E
17 17 27 E
18 16 34 S E
19 12 30 S W
20 17 26
21 17 25 W
22 15 30 E
23 20 29 E
24 21 29 W
25 23 28 W 3
26 20 15 E by N Thunder-storm.
27 15 19 N W
28 10 20 N W
29
30 6 26 W

October 1749.

D. Ther. Ther. Wind.
M. Aft.
1 13 25 W
2 14 29 N W
3 8 15 N
4 13 29 W
5 17 30 E
6 18 30 E
7 16 21 N W
8 11 22 N W

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