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In our Meteorological Report for the fast three months of this year, we gave the results of our observations, without any comparison between the last and the present year. It may not however be uninteresting to our readers to state, that the mean temperature of the four months of this year that have just elapsed, considerably exceeds the mean temperature of the corresponding months of last year. The difference of the month of January is 5°, February 6°, March 3°, and April 4°. The effects of this difference are quite obvious in the unusually forward state of vegetation in gardens and orchards, and would have been equally conspicuous in the corn-fields, but for the severe and long-continued drought.

Means.

THERMOMETER. Degrees.

Mean of greatest daily heat,. . 53.433

. . cold,. . 37.616

. . . temperature, 10 A. M.. . 47.566

10 P. M. 41.700

. . . of daily extremes, 45.525

.... 10 A. M. and 10 P. M. 44.633

BAROMETER. Inches.

Mean of 10 A. M. (temp. of mer. 54). 30.148

... 10 P. M. (temp. of mer. 54) 30.136

both, (temp. of mer. 54). 30.142

HYGROMETER (LESLIE'S.) Degrees.

Mean dryness, 10 A. M. 33.366

10 P. M. 9.766

of both, 21.566

Rain, 0.596 in.—Evaporation, 3.127 in.

Extremes.

THERMOMETER. Degrees.

Greatest heat, 14th day, 63.000

Greatest cold, 9th, 27.000

Highest, 10 A. M. 14th,. . . 58.500

Lowest ditto,. . . 10th, 33.000

Highest, 10 P. M. 19th, 52.000

Lowest ditto,. . . 9th, 30.000

BAROMETER. Inches.

Highest, 10 A. M. 6th, 30.580

Lowest ditto,. . . 29th,. . 29.630

Highest, 10 P. M. 6th,. 30.570

Loest ditto, 15th, 29.560

HYGROMETER. Degrees.

Highest, 10 A. M. 28th,. 53.000

Lowest ditto,. . 5th, 8.000

Highest. 10 P. M. 19th,. 25.000

Lowest ditto,. . 3d, 0.000

Fair days 24; rainy days 6. Wind West of meridian, including North, 19; East of meridian, including South, 11.

rhcr. Barom. Attach. Ther, Wind. Ther. Barom. Attach. Ther. Wind. April l| M.4829.9-J6 E. 50' 29.968 M.45 E. 51 / W. Fair, and ligh wind Aprilie| M.40 E. 37 29.650 29.805 M.46 E.44/ N. Fair, cold & 4 'I M.46 E. 42 M.41 E. 41 M.41 E. 41 29.977 30.1<:o 30.328 30.260 30.226 30.212 M.48> E.49/ M.461 E.46/ M.45 E.47/ Cble. E. Cble. Fair, frost in the evening. Fair. Pair, frost in 'he morning. E/37 M.39 E. 46 M.46 E. 49 30.167 30.105 30.105 30.150 30.155 30.227 M.41 E. 43 / M.43 E 49/ M.481 E. 54 / Cble. W. W. high winds. Fair, mild afternoon. Fair, frost in the morning. Fair. j M.44 30.168 E. 44130.227 VI.47 N w Fair, and very mild. 20 1 M.52 E. 49 30.262 20.253 M.54 E. 54 / Cble. Fair, and M.40'30.385 E. 38 30.580 tf.46 E.44/ N.E. Fair, hard 'rost at night. 21 { M.48 E. 46 50.205 50.180 M.52 E. 51) Cble. very mild. Fair & mild n M.38 30.279 E. 45 29.127 M.44-* E. 46 / N.W. Fair, high wind. 22 1 M.41 E. 49 30.160 30.167 M.isl E. 52 / N. weather. Fair, but 4 H M.45 29.720 E. 41 29.629 M.34 29 775 E. 31129.733 M.32|29.S61 E.34 29.971 M.47 E. 46 / M.41 E. 38 / M.38 E. 59 / N.W. N.W. N.W. Showers, and ligh wind. Fair, hail in the evening. Fair, very cold wind. 23 { 24 { 25{ M-47 E. 40 M.47 E. 42 M.44 E. 40 30.108 30.126 30.191 30.166 50.116 30.116 M.52 V. 50) M.52 E. 47 f M.48 E.47/ Cble. Cble. N.E. cloudy. Fair, very cold wind. Fair, frost in
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fair, but ( M.33 E.44 2').995 29.804 M.39 E.44/ W. Fair, frost in the morning. 26 / M.4.5 E. 45 29.898 29.830 M.48 E. 49 / N.E. vei y cold. Fair, very cold- i,| M.4t E.47 M.49 E. 46 29.7(i2 '29.762 29.841 29.841 M.46 E.49/ M.51 E. 51 / W. W. Fair, shower in the eviig. Fine weather 27 { 28 1 M.46 E. 49 M.42 E.49 29.894 29.886 29.848 29.741 M.50 E.49/ M.47> E. 52 / w. w. Fair. Fair, cold wind. u M.5C E. 4S M.4." E.46
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29-65,5 29-656 29.46S M..511 E. 53 / M.50 E. 51 / W. N.W. Changeable. Fair, with high winds. 30 1 M.43 E. 38 M.41 E. 40 29.416 29.441 29.706 29.808 M.50V N w M.46 L E.45j! E> Showers of hail, & cold. Rainatnight day cold. Rain( 436 in.