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Extract of a Meteorological Journal for the Year 1778, kept at Bristol, by Samuel Farr, M.D.\n\nRead May 20, 1779.\n\n| Months | Highest | Lowest | Mean | Vicissitude |\n|----------|---------|--------|-------|-------------|\n| January | 30.31 | 28.54 | 29.37 | -2 |\n| February | 30.34 | 29.25 | 29.81 | -3 |\n| March | 30.38 | 29.10 | 29.77 | + |\n| April | 30.25 | 29.30 | 29.78 | -1 |\n| May | 30.28 | 29.40 | 29.56 | + |\n| June | 30.34 | 29.65 | 30.20 | -1 |\n| July | 30.29 | 29.50 | 29.94 | -1 |\n| August | 30.48 | 29.73 | 30.15 | + |\n| September| 30.40 | 29.30 | 29.80 | -1 |\n| October | 30.10 | 29.18 | 29.70 | -1 |\n| November | 30.26 | 29.12 | 29.69 | + |\n| December | 30.74 | 28.79 | 29.86 | + rising, - falling |\n\n4 C 2 Months\n| Months | Thermometer in | Thermometer out |\n|------------|----------------|-----------------|\n| | Highest | Lowest | Mean | Viciss. | Highest | Lowest | Mean | Viciss. |\n| January | 44 | 31 | 36 | + | 46 | 30 | 36 | + |\n| February | 46 | 35 | 40 | + | 48 | 32 | 40 | + |\n| March | 52 | 39 | 43 | - | 56 | 36 | 44 | - |\n| April | 63 | 43 | 51 | + | 70 | 41 | 53 | + |\n| May | 66 | 50 | 57 | + | 70 | 48 | 58 | + |\n| June | 74 | 55 | 61 | - | 78 | 53 | 64 | - |\n| July | 75 | 61 | 67 | + | 79 | 57 | 68 | + |\n| August | 73 | 59 | 65 | + | 78 | 61 | 68 | + |\n| Septemb. | 64 | 47 | 57 | - | 67 | 46 | 58 | - |\n| October | 57 | 41 | 49 | - | 59 | 38 | 47 | - |\n| Novemb. | 55 | 43 | 49 | + | 57 | 39 | 46 | + |\n| December | 54 | 38 | 45 | - | 53 | 28 | 43 | - |\n\nAn\nkept at Bristol for the Year 1778.\n\nAn abridged table of the winds, &c. for Bristol, for the Year 1778.\n\n| Month | NEW | S | NW | SE | NE | SW | Rain | Fair Days | Frosty Days | Thunder, &c. |\n|-------|-----|---|----|----|----|----|------|-----------|-------------|--------------|\n| Jan. | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11½| 7½ | 2.199| 7 | 11 | 20. 21. 22. S.W. |\n| Feb. | 1½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 10 | 3½ | 6 | 0.957 | 8 | 6 |\n| Mar. | 1 | 2 | 3½ | 15 | 8½ | 1.406| 12 | 5 | |\n| Apr. | ½ | 4½| 13 | 12 | 0.663| | 16 | 30. E. | |\n| May | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 4 | 18 | 2.716| 20 | |\n| June | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5½ | 19½| 0.972| 19 | 15. N.W. 24. E. |\n| July | 1 | 2½| 1½ | 3 | 22 | 3.003| 22 | 26. S.W. 29. N.E. |\n| Aug. | ½ | 1½| 4 | 8 | 1 | 5½ | 0.292| 22 | 20. N.E. 28. 31. S.W. |\n| Sept. | ½ | ½ | 6 | 5½ | 11 | 6½ | 1.323| 20 | 11. S.W. 27. N.E. |\n| Oct. | ½ | ½ | 6 | 11½| 8½ | 3 | 3.987| 18 | 11 |\n| Nov. | 1½ | ½ | 4½ | 2 | 1½ | 10 | 5.085| 12 | 5 | 25; N.W. |\n| Dec. | ½ | 1 | 3 | ½ | 9 | 5 | 3.300| 11 | 6 |\n\nWeather for the Year 1778.\n\nJanuary. Cloudy but dry till 4th, with a frost; rain on 4th and 5th; frosty till 12th, then rainy, except 16th, till 26th; then a frost till 28th, when it thawed as on 29th; 30th and 31st wet.\n\nFebruary. Dry to the 4th and on 5th; then wet to 9th; dry and frost on 13th to 14th; 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th, frosty; then wet till 26th; that and 27th had some snow; 28th fair.\n\nMarch. Fair to the 6th; 7th cloudy; 8th wet; cloudy but dry to the 12th, and dry to the 20th; wet to 25th; dry to 28th; after that wet to the end.\n\nApril.\nApril. Dry to the 6th, and after that to 9th, and then to the 13th, and after that to 16th; 17th and 18th fair; 19th and 20th stormy; then dry and frosty to 27th; 28th cloudy; 29th and 30th wet.\n\nMay. The 1st dry; then it was wet to the 9th; dry to the 12; then it rained to 19th; was dry to 22d, and afterwards, except 27th, to the end.\n\nJune. Wet, except the 3d, till 6th; 7th wet; 8th dry; 9th wet; then dry to 15th, and after that to 24th; 25th dry; 26th, 27th stormy; 28th dry; 29th stormy; 30th dry.\n\nJuly. The 1st and 3d wet; 2d dry, and to the 16th; then it was wet the rest of the month.\n\nAugust. 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