# Extract of a Meteorological Journal for the Year 1775, Kept at Bristol, by Samuel Farr, M. D. **Author(s):** Samuel Farr **Year:** 1776 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London **Volume:** 66 **Pages:** 4 pages **Identifier:** jstor-106283 **JSTOR URL:** --- XIX. Extract of a Meteorological Journal for the Year 1775, kept at Bristol, by Samuel Farr, M.D. R. June 27, 1776. | Months | Highest | Lowest | Mean | Vicissitude | |-----------|---------|--------|-------|-------------| | January | 30.13 | 29.08 | 29.70 | 81-2 | | February | 30.29 | 28.74 | 29.72 | 113-4 | | March | 30.38 | 28.75 | 29.69 | 73-2 | | April | 30.22 | 29.42 | 29.67 | 41-2 | | May | 30.20 | 29.63 | 29.93 | 55-2 | | June | 30.09 | 29.40 | 29.72 | 40-2 | | July | 29.96 | 29.50 | 29.68 | 26-1/2 | | August | 29.89 | 29.30 | 29.61 | 30-1 | | September | 29.93 | 29.30 | 29.53 | 33-1 | | October | 30.13 | 28.90 | 29.70 | 42-1/2 | | November | 30.22 | 28.90 | 29.50 | 95-2 | | December | 30.36 | 28.49 | 29.85 | 46-1 | An abridged Table of the WINDS for BRISTOL, for the Year 1775. | Month | N | E | W | S | NW | SE | NE | SW | Rain | Frosty Days | Thunder, &c. | |-------|---|---|---|---|----|----|----|----|------|-------------|-------------| | Jan. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 6 | 4 1/2 | 18 1/2 | 4,529 | 2 | 30. S.W. | | Feb. | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 1/2 | 4 | 1 1/2 | 18 | 4,145 | 2 | 12. S.W. | | Mar. | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 2,834 | 1 | | Apr. | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 8 | 4 | 6 1/2 | 10 | 0,616 | 0 | 29. SE. | | May | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 10 | 1/2 | 10 | 9 1/2 | 0,332 | 0 | | June | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 5 1/2 | 12 | 11 | 4,288 | 0 | { 6. 9. 14. N.E. 11. | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. 29. S.E. | | July | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 5 | 2 1/2 | 2 | 21 | 5,414 | 0 | 27. S.W. | | Aug. | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 6,947 | 0 | 4, 5. S.W. | | Sept. | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 1/2 | 15 1/2 | 2,936 | 4 | Earthquake 8. S.W. | | | | | | | | | | | | Br 29,30. 20. S.W. | | Oct. | 1/2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 1/2 | 5 | 15 | 3,358 | 1 | 19. with hail, S.W. | | Nov. | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 3 1/2 | 9 1/2 | 10 | 5 1/2 | 2,944 | 3 | 17. S. | | Dec. | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 1,154 | 12 | 23. S.W. | WEATHER FOR THE YEAR 1775. January. It froze hard the 1st; after that was wet till 19th; snowed on 20th; then rained to 24th, when it froze; snowed again 21st; was rainy to the 30th, when there was a thunder storm at night; 31st fair. February. Wet till the 14th; fair, with light showers, to 23d, that rainy; the rest of the month fair. March. Cloudy to 4th; then rainy to 17th; dry to 25th; 26th stormy; 27th fair; on 28th snow; 29th fair; 30th snow and frost at night. April. April. A little rain on 4th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 21st, and 30th; the rest fair, and after 21st remarkably warm; lightned on 29th. May. Fair to the 5th; rainy then and on 17th and 19th; the rest quite fair. June. Fair to the 5th; stormy, with frequent thunder, to 11th; fair to 14th; after this fair to 20th; wet to the 25th; 26th fair; 27th cloudy; a hard storm on 28th and 29th; 30th fair. July. Wet and stormy to 14th; after this fair to 24th; that and 25th stormy; 26th fair; a storm on 27th; rain 28th, 29th; 30th and 31st fair. August. Wet and stormy to 6th; that with 7th and 8th fair; 9th stormy; 10th fair; then stormy to 22d; fair to 26th; and then to the end stormy. September. 1st and 2d wet; the 3d it froze and was dry to the 5th; after this stormy to 14th; and then to 20th; fair to 26th, when there was a storm. The rest of the month was dry, but cloudy. October. Fair, with a flight storm, on 4th to 8th; it rained then and on 9th; none till the 14th; wet to 22d; then fair to 31st, which was wet. November. Dry to the 4th; after that wet; 8th fair; 9th frosty; 10th fair; wet to 19th; fair to ; frost 19th and 24th. December. Wet to the 5th; fair and after 8th frosty to 13th; rainy to 17th; then frosty again to 20th; after this wet to 25th; dry and frosty to 29th; then frosty on 30th, and wet on 31st. XX. Extract