2. WEATHER, QUANTITY OF RAIN, DIRECTION AND FORCE OF WINDS.

9

1

9322

943307

13021OO

3400OOH 20

10

0 13

45561232

South East.

South.

South West.

5 16

December, a 17 5 14

82 170 113 63 18 39 22 86 44 58 35 1.0 46.034

The coldest day in the year was the 21st of January, and the warmest the 21st of July.

XII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR NATCHEZ, Miss. For 1843. Lat. 31° 34', Long. 91° 24' 42"; by Henry Tooley.

3.70 4 20

6.06 5 18
5.16 3 23

Rainy.

Snowy.

Jan., 48.2 56.6 57.4 29.909 29.913 29 913 50.8 54. 58.1 7.20 6 20
Feb. 45.1 51.2 54.9 29.700 29.865 29.800 47.1 56.8 55.5
Mar., 41.3 47.9 51.3 29.789 29.801 29.785 44.2 49.4 52.2
April, 63. 71.5 77 3 29.775 29.784 29.774 65.7 71.6 75.5
May, 9.3 76.9 81.7 29.777 29.793 29.797 72.5 80.6 83.7 2.16 7 18
June, 72.5 80. 84.2 29.808 29.790 29.764 74. 79.7 82.6 10.68 0 16 14
July, 75. 82.7 85.5 29.824 29.817 29.825 76.8 85.8 83.6 6.75 1 20 10
Aug., 73.8 81.1 83.9 29.828 29.843 29.821 73.3 80.3 81.9 2.78 1 21 9
Sept. 74.9 81.4 82.9 29.789 29.817 29.783 75.6 81.1 83.2 4.93 0 18 12
Oct., 58.4 65.3 68.1 29.850 29.853 29.799 60.4 66. 68.2 4.04 4 20 7
Nov., 56.7 61.8 64.3 29.852 29.863 29.843 58.1 62.264.5 11.24 0 18 12
Dec., 48.2 52.2 55.1 29.942 29.912 29.880 49.6 53.2 55.7 14.03 7 9 15
Mean, 60.7 67.3 70.5 29.820 29.839 29.857 62.3 68.3 70.4 78.67 38 221 104 2

XIII. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR STEUBENVILLE, OHIO. Lat. 40° 25' N., Long. 80° 41' 24" W. Elevation above tide water at Baltimore 670 feet. By Roswell Marsh.

& 6 A. M.

26 P. M.
12 M.

Highest.
Lowest.

6 A. M.

12 M.

6 P. M.

Highest.

Lowest.

32 45 42 78

4258 54 86

No. of rainy days.
No. of snowy days.
| Days Northwardly

Days Southwardly.

Melted

Snow and
Rain.

Time of do.

Winds.

Atmos

Cloudy days.

phere.

53 64 146 136 92 190

78 48 172 138 134 176 90 23 173 127 132 168 3 177 133 120 190

155 145 122 178

96

141 169 170 140

25 33 30 66 -9 29.41229.417 29.414 30.02 28.75 23 58 58 57 167 143 100 210
24 35 32 67-12 29.413 29.418 29.406 29.92 28.65 21 39
-1 29.428 29.437 29.425 30.04 28.59 32 04
24 29.419 29.429 29.413 30.12 28.60 26 84
29 29.416 29.434 29.418 29.95 25.72 35 06 117
40 29.421 29.438 29.125 29.75 29.02 37 06 117
50 29.503 29.518 29.507 29.82 29.16 34 56
44 29.494 29.510 29.498 29.80 29.05 37 40
546964 90 32 29.517 29.534 29.523 29.90 28.85 29 08
425752 84 20 29.482 29.497 29.484 29.91 28.95 23 80
33 43 40 78 5 29.438 29.440 29.439 30.05 28.70 28 69
273431 61 0 29.426 29.426 29.428 29.96 28.70 23 82

52 68 63 88

61 75 70 95

July.

65 80 76 94

August,

61 77 73 94

September,

October,

November,

December,

XIV. METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR BLOOMINGTON, IA.

For the Year 1843; by Mr. T. S. Parvin.

October, 42.1 84 12 72

.39

.60

.90 .70 20

3 S 4 4

.38

.70

16 7 5 6

.31

4 23 12 10 8 20 10 26 9 14 16 .20 1.50 7 39 14 .80 29.00 80 14 14 3 5 2 3 6 16

310 14

14 3

17 10 23

20 3 16 12

6 6 6 18 1 18 13

12 5 14 16

3 8 10 10 17 14

1 9 10 10 20

Variable.

Snow.

Rain.

Northeast.
Southeast.

Northwest.

AUUC16U Southwest.

PLUHURU Hg. Wind.

10

4 24

15

4 24 6

6 21

10

129

November, 34 0 56 10 46
December, 31.9 54 S 46
Year, 45.0 95-19 114 29.34 29.63 28.621.01 193 96 76 65 26 31 91 164 79 236

The warmest day in the year, was July 16th; 83° 3′ above 0.
The coldest day was February 6th; 6° 3' below 0.

The highest temperature, was July 15th; 95° above 0.

The lowest temperature, was February 7th; 19° below 0.
Mean temperature for the year, 45° 06'.

Range of temperature, for the year, 114°.

Mississippi river opened, April Sth.

XVI. FLOWERING OF PLANTS AT MARIETTA, OHIO,

For the Year 1843. By S. P. Hildreth, M. D.

APRIL 1st, crocus in bloom; 2d, crown imperial, two inches high; 3d, snow fell two inches deep; 4th, blackbird and martin appear; 8th, snowdrop in bloom; 14th, Hepatica triloba; 19th, early hyacinth; 20th, Aronia botryapium, or Juneberry; 21st, crown imperial; 22d, Sanguinaria Canadensis; 23d, hyacinth; 24th, peach tree begins to open its flowers on the sunny side of hills, but not in low grounds; 25th, wood anemone; 26th, fumitory and birthwort; 27th, peach in bloom generally-last year it opened on the 19th of March, a difference of thirty-eight days; 29th, plum in bloom. On the morning of the 25th, there was a frost, but not so hard as to injure the blossoms of the peach.

May 1st, pear and cherry in bloom; 5th, apple in blossom-last year it was open on the 2d of April, a difference of thirty-three days; a few tu. lips of the early varieties open; 6th, red-bud in bloom - this fine flowering tree usually opens at the same time with the apple; 7th, Cornus florida; 8th, white oak putting out its leaves — the old Indian rule for planting their corn, which was probably founded on ancient observation, that before that period, the earth was not sufficiently warmed for the corn to vegetate in a healthy manner; 9th, apple shedding its blossoms; 13th, quince tree in bloom; 16th, purple mulberry; 17th, Calceolaria lutea; 18th, hickory; 19th, black walnut shedding its aments; 22d, Ribes villosus; 24th, Acacia robinia - this is a very cautious tree, and never puts out its bloom till all danger from late frosts is past; 25th, Prunus Virginianus; 27th, rose Acacia, in gardens; 30th, white Chinese peony.

The mean temperature for the summer months was 71°15, which is 371 above the summer of 1842. The amount of rain in these months, was only 7.45 inches, while in the former year it was 15.75 inches. June 2d, there was a smart frost in the morning, but not so hard as to destroy the young and tender fruit of pears, apples, &c., it being protected by the shelter, and by the radiation of caloric from the leaves. 7th, Osage orange in bloom; 8th, peas fit for the table-in ordinary years they are ready by the 20th of May. 9th, strawberries ripe; 11th, various hardy roses in bloom; 18th, Franklinia; 23d, cucumbers ready for eating grown in the open air, but protected when small by a box, like a hand glass; 26th, Sambucus in bloom; 27th, purple mulberry ripe; 29th, red Antwerp raspberry and currant; July 1st, Catalpa in bloom. The ripening of the early summer fruits is not so much retarded by the action of a cold spring, as the blooming of flowers.