Meteorological Observations for 1767, Made at Carlisle, Bridgwater, and Ludgvan; and Communicated by the Bishop of Carlisle, F. R. S.

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January Titanic Higher Hight 30.1 Feven, 28.95 2 isolated, floated by froth, and month is with but on the 1 which Berkeley in Carliche, ty normally elevated initially steady occasions of the fluke America5 coded ons while the upcurled decided peace, pol Lagerel Pitserererler excellent season of the South-West, notes is known if both Gyver peak as the back betait naturally. Outside. OBSERVATIONS made by Dr Carvalie at Carlisle in CumberrIndian. Column 1. Tamed the months Column 2 contains an account of the barometer: in which are noted, the highest and lowest morning and evening frights of the mercury, in the month included within the same limes; value, to see por Mondel-sellers are put before any釱逗, in deontetively General改装, note delivered days. Column 3 concerns an account of the thermometer: noted in like manner as the barometer Column 4 contains an account of the hygrometer; the draft line notation to July the normal thickness the pleasant quantity was. The京、 observed Ludg run: and communicated by the Bishop.of Carliche, E.R.S. | Month | Barometer | Thermometer | Hygrometer | State of the Winds, Weather, &c. | |-------|-----------|-------------|------------|--------------------------------| | February | Highest. | Highest. | 24. 0.41 | Weather pretty mild and open, but cloudy, with frequent rains. A flood on the 17th. Wind till the 8th, from the South; then northerly nigh a week; afterwards mostly in the southern points. On the 20th a storm from South-West. | | | 25. Morn. 29.95 | 1, 2, 4, 5. Morn. 47 | Total 2.426 | | | | 3, 24. Even. 29.95 | 2, 3, 4, 11. Even. 48 | | | | | Lowest. | Lowest. | | | | | 14. Morn. 29.0 | 7, 11, 19, 21, 28. Morn. 43 | | | | | 13, 26. Even. 28.975 | 28. Even. 43 | | | | March | Highest. | Highest. | 18. 0.366 | Weather cloudy, with small rain till the 6th; when it became fair and frosty till the 15th; the middle of the month was very wet, and snow fell on the hills: the latter end was mild and fair. Winds mostly in the West quarter till the last week, when it turned easterly. The barometer was in general high. | | | 30. Morn. 30.125 | 31. Morn. 50 | Total 1.586 | | | | 9. Even. 30.125 | 31. Even. 51 | | | | | Lowest. | Lowest. | | | | | 19. Morn. 29.075 | 15. Morn. 35 | | | | | 18. Even. 29.2 | 14. Even. 38 | | | | April | Highest. | Highest. | 1. 0.135 | Barometer in general very high through this month; the weather fair and dry. On the 16th and 17th very hard frost; on the 18th ice one-tenth of an inch thick on the roads; on the 19th all the hills covered with snow. Wind in the beginning from South and East; afterwards often from the North and East. | | | 30. Morn. 30.45 | 1, 2, 10, 14. Morn. 52 | Total 0.211 | | | | 30. Even. 30.475 | 30. Even. 55 | | | | | Lowest. | Lowest. | | | | | 22. Morn. 29.6 | 17, 18. Morn. 43 | | | | | 22. Even. 29.7 | 16, 17, 18. Even. 46 | | | | May | Highest. | Highest. | 30. 0.908 | Barometer lower in general than last month. Weather favourable till the 9th; rainy and moist till the 13th; dry and dusty till the 24th; after this rainy, till the end. Wind in the middle of the month North and East. Its beginning and end South and West. Cuckow heard on the 12th. | | | 1. Morn. 30.475 | 3. Morn. 58 | Total 3.141 | | | | 1. Even. 30.4 | 18. Even. 60 | | | | | Lowest. | Lowest. | | | | | 30. Morn. 29.225 | 6. Morn. 47 | | | | | 29, 30. Even. 29.3 | 5, 7. Even. 49 | | | | June | Highest. | Highest. | 24. 0.174 | Weather to the 14th bright and fair. Winds North or East. After that frequent showers, to the end of the month, from the North-West or South-West quarters. | | | 9, 10. Morn. 30.4 | 11. Morn. 61 | Total 0.559 | | | | 9. Even. 30.4 | 9, 10, 11. Even. 62 | | | | | Lowest. | Lowest. | | | | | 1. Morn. 29.575 | 4, 5. Morn. 49 | | | | | 1. Even. 29.575 | 3. Even. 49 | | | July | Month | Barometer | Thermometer | Hygrometer | State of the Winds, Weather, &c. | |-------|-----------|-------------|------------|----------------------------------| | July | Highest | 17. Morn. 30.05 | Highest | Very few days quite fair this month, yet the rain fell to much in flowers, or in the night, the hay harvest was not interrupted by it. Wind mostly from the South or East of us. | | | Lowest | 16. Even. 30.08 | | | | | Lowest | Total 3.94 Weil points. Thunder on the 12th and 20th, with violent rains to the East of us. On the 23d great lightnings. | | August | Highest | 27, 28. Morn. 30-2 | Highest | Weather very unreliable, further themmore Urguing changes end of the month more settled weather. Barometer in general low. | | | Lowest | 27. Even. 30,025 even End. 6 | Thermometer and Sugar brothers broker on the 4th, the weather warm with sharper amounts on the 5th. | | | Lowest | Total 2.03 | N.B. The thermometer at Rorf Castle, on the open air, hung against the North wall of the tower, on the 4th rose to 68 at noon; at 1 p.m., was at 76; at 2, 77; at 3, 76, | | | Highest | 4. Even. 039 | | (the 16th) extremely dull, the sky filled with thin gray/yellowish haze observed in every effect of furlike spotted appearance with outcasts and other advantage Incagency. The thermometer rose to 68 at noon; had 1 by 77 p:m by 3 it the lawn | Month | Barometer | Thermometer | Hygrometer | State of the Winds, Weather, &c. | |-------|-----------|-------------|------------|----------------------------------| | Novemb. | Highest. | Highest. | 14. 0.593 | Winds mostly from the South or West, with almost constant rains till the 16th; insomuch that we had a remarkably high flood on the 7th; and three other very considerable ones on the 10th, 12th, and 14th. On the 15th the hills all round were covered with snow. We had very stormy winds on the 10th, 11th, and 13th. On the 14th hail, thunder, and lightning: the lightnings had been very frequent in the nights, particularly from the 8th, and continued to the 22d, though thunder was rarely heard. On the 16th a smart frost set in for three days. On the 19th was another, but less flood; from thence cloudy and showery to the end of the month. On the 26th coughs were almost universal among the horses, both in town and country; though very few died. | | | 28. Morn. 30.3 | 10. Morn. 55 | Total 4.084 | | | | 23. Even. 30.225 | 9. Even. 54 | | | | | Lowest. | Lowest. | | | | | 14. Morn. 28.65 | 16. Morn. 38 | | | | | 14. Even. 28.95 | 15. Even. 41 | | | | Decemb. | Highest. | Highest. | 14. 0.203 | Winds in the West to the 16th. Weather cloudy and showery, with snow on the hills. From the 16th to the end bright, with frost. Winds from the East. Snow began to fall on the 24th; on the 27th it fell 2 inches and a quarter deep; which, coming with hard frost, remained on the ground to the end of the month. | |-------|-----------|-------------|------------|----------------------------------| | | 3. Morn. 30.575 | 16. Morn. 50 | Total 0.624 | | | | 2. Even. 30.55 | 15. Even. 49 | | | | | Lowest. | Lowest. | | | | | 7, 8. Morn. 29.45 | 31. Morn. 26 | Tot. for the Y. | | | | 7. Even. 29.45 | 30. Even. 27 | 26,268 | | G. Carlyle. OBSERVATIONS ## OBSERVATIONS at BRIDGWATER, SOMERSET. | Month | Barometer | State of the Weather and Wind | Fahrenheit's Thermometer | Ombrometer | |-------|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------|------------| | | | | | | | January | Highest 30,23 | The first part of the month frosty. Wind N. E. and N. W. The latter part stormy, with high winds, and variable from N. W. to S. W. The 11th the snow was 6 inches deep, undriven. | Highest 50 | In. Dec. 1,265 | | | Lowest 28,85 | | Lowest 13 | | | February | Highest 30 | Stormy throughout. The wind in general either S. W. or S. E.; and in the latter part of the month high. | Highest 51 | 3,372 ½ | | | Lowest 29 | | Lowest 36 | | | March | Highest 30,15 | The first part cloudy and sunshine alternately. The latter part intermixed with storms. The wind generally S. W. in the first part; and variable to N. W. and S. E. in the latter. | Highest 51 | 1,802 ½ | | | Lowest 29,08 | | Lowest 34 | | | April | Highest 30,45 | The first and last parts settled, with sunshine and cloudy intermixed. From the 20th to the 26th some rain. The wind generally N. E. | Highest 53 | 1,217 ½ | | | Lowest 29,25 | | Lowest 37 | | | May | Highest 30,40 | The first part settled fair. The middle stormy, and the latter part changeable. The wind for much the greater part N. W. | Highest 59 | 1,147 ½ | | | Lowest 29,18 | | Lowest 41 | | | June | Highest 30,29 | The first week stormy. The remainder settled fair. The wind N. W. or N. E. | Highest 67 | ,920 | | | Lowest 29,39 | | Lowest 43 | | | July | Highest 29,94 | Unsettled, and rainy in general. The wind almost constantly S. W. | Highest 67 | 4,107 ½ | | | Lowest 29,28 | | Lowest 53 | | August | Month | Barometer | State of the Weather and Wind | Fahrenheit's Thermometer | Ombrometer | |------------|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------|------------| | August | Higheft | The first week settled fair. The remainder unsettled and rainy. The wind generally N. W. and gentle. | Deg. 66° | In. Dec. 870° | | | Loweft | | | | | September | Higheft | The first part changeable and stormy. The latter part rather strong; in the middle gentle. | Deg. 52° | In. Dec. 245° | | | Loweft | | | | | October | Higheft | From the 1st to the 9th windy and stormy. Settled to the 17th; and from thence to the end unsettled. The first part N. E. and N. W.; the latter part S. W. | Deg. 64° | In. Dec. 572 1/2° | | | Loweft | | | | | November | Higheft | The first part unsettled, with high winds. The latter part cloudy and foggy, with gentle wind. In the beginning and in the middle generally N. W.; and in the middle generally S. W. | Deg. 35° | In. Dec. 902 1/2° | | | Loweft | | | | | December | Higheft | To the 22nd generally cloudy; and from thence to the end frothy. The wind through the whole month gentle, and generally either N. E. or N. W. | Deg. 52° | In. Dec. 427 1/2° | | | Loweft | | | | Total of Rain 24° 550° OBSERVATIONS ## OBSERVATIONS at Ludgvan, in Mount's-Bay, Cornwall. | Month | Barometer. Nonius's Division | General State of the Weather and Wind | Fahrenheit's Therm. high. low. and Med. of three Obf. each Day; the Therm. constantly exposed in the Air, never to the Sun. | Ombr. | |-------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------| | January | In. Dec. | Colder than usual. On the 8th snow began to lie upon hard frost. On the 11th snow near 8 inches deep in plains. On the 13th a quick thaw; and on the 14th & a.m. snow and frost all gone. Wind mostly N. and E. Stormy. | 27. Highest 48 } 41 3 } 3 725 | | | February | | Misty, stormy, rainy. On the 12th a storm from midnight to 4 a.m. On the 20th a violent storm, with much rain. Wind mostly W. | 27. Highest 49 } 46 2 } 6 370 | | | March | | Cloudy. Calms. In the middle, for two days, fleet calms, and frost; rest variable, calm, wind, and rain. Winds variable. | 31. Highest 50 } 45 1 } 3 600 | | | April | | Misty. Fair. Calms. Winds mostly N. E. and W. nearly equal. | 26. Highest 51 } 47 2 } 2 000 | | | May | | Variable. | 26. Highest 57 } 53 3 } 1 900 | | | June | | Variable; but mostly mists and calms. Winds generally had some point of the N. | 25. Highest 67 } 57 4 } 0 500 | | | July | | Frequent rain and showers. Wind mostly W. | 22. Highest 62 1/2 } 57 1/2 } 5 775 | | Vol. LVIII. | Month | Barometer. Nonius's Division | State of the Weather and Wind | Fahrenheit's Thermometer. Highest, Lowest, and Medium, of three Observ. each Day | |-----------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | August | | | | | | 26. Highest 30°10' | Calm. Sunshine. Showery. Winds variable, nearly equal. | 28. Highest 67° | | | 29. Lowest 29°45' | | 26. Lowest 52° | | September | | | | | | 20. Highest 30°24' | Variable Winds; the West prevailing, Misty calms, fogs, with sunshine mornings.| 20. Highest 66° | | | 29. Lowest 29°37' | | 8. Lowest 51° | | October | | | | | | 13. Highest 30°13' | Rainy. Stormy. Calms. Windy; mostly from the West. | 2. Highest 59° | | | 29. Lowest 29°20' | | 12. Lowest 41° | | November | | | | | | 28. Highest 30°26' | Misty showers and rain. Stormy. Violent Storm on the 13th from S. S. W. Thunder and lightning, with showers; the extreme at 11 p.m. Wind mostly West. | 3. Highest 57° | | | 16. Lowest 28°93' | | 16. Lowest 40° | | December | | | | | | 3. Highest 30°42' | Calm mists. In the middle of the month stormy with rain. On the 19th a storm. On the 20th ditto; rest hard frost with some snow. | 10. Highest 53° | | | 28. Lowest 28°80' | | 26. Lowest 29° | Total of Rain this Year at Ludgvan 37° William Borlase. XIV. Account