200 The following Table, the first fruits of the Kilkenny Society, contains a Meteorological Journal of the Weather during the last three months of the year 1811, and a part of January, 1812, communicated by Mr. Robertson. 11 57 29-46 Wind west, heavy rain 12 60 29.5 Wind west, high, showery 13 65 29-70 Wind southerly, dry 11 37 12 49 29-59 Wind northerly, light frost, dry 29-66 Wind s.-west, light rain, and thaw 13 49 29-60 Wind south-west, light rain 14 44 29-66 Wind south-west, dry 15 44 29-60 Wind south-west, dry 16 61 16 37 17 42 29-42 Wind north-west, high, with rain 29-50 Wind north-west, heavy rain 18 47 29-55 Wind south, showery 19 45 29-46 Wind south-west, dry 20 38 23-40 Wind n. frost, and heavy rain after 14 60 29-37 Wind south-west, heavy rain 17 60 29 10 Wind south, high, light rain · 25 51 29- Wind south, hoar frost, rain, P. M. 28 78 Wind north-west, dry 30 50 28.90 Wind north-west, showery 31 52 29-39 Wind southerly, hoar frosts, wet No.1 53 29-30 Wind southerly, heavy rain 2 51 29-30 Wind southerly, heavy rain 3 48 29'40 Wind southerly, wet 4 46 29'66 Wind westerly, dry 5 44 29 60 Wind westerly, high, showery 6 49 29-60 Wind westerly, showery 7 46 29 50 Wind westerly, dry 8 44 29 20 Wind easterly, heavy rain 9 47 29 42 Wind northerly, dry 10 50 29.2 Wind southerly, rain 46 23 55 Wind north-west, blowing, rain 12 44 29 80 W. westerly, heavy rain, hoar frost 13 46 29 65 Wind westerly, fair 14 47 29 53 Wind westerly, high, dry 15 40 29'50 W. n.-w. stormy, showers, slect, rain 16 44 29'85 Wind north-westerly, dry 17 49 305 Wind north-westerly, dry 18 49 30 10 Wind southerly, dry 20 41 30 33 Wind north-west, light frost, dry 22 45 305 Wind south-west, light rain 23 45 30 20 Wind west, hoar frost, dry 24 46 30 19 Wind west, dry 25 46 30 35 Wind north-west, dry 26 45 30 25 Wind west, dry 21 37 29-60 Wind north, light rain 27 35 29-15 Wind n.-west, frost, sleet, and rain 28 33 29-57 W. northerly, frost, and light snow 29 33 29-75 Wind northerly, hard frost, dry 30 30 38.20 Wind n. frost, ther. at 9 at 26, dry 31 38 29-99 Wind westerly, gentle thaw, dry Jan1 36 29-66 Wind south-west, thawing, dry 2 37 29-56 Wind westerly, dry 3 30 29-27 Wind north-west, frosty, dry 5 33 29-56 Wind northerly, frosty, dry 6 40 29.90 Wind south-west, &c. thaw, dry 7 40 304 Wind north-west, light frost, dry 8 36 30 72 Wind north-west, frost, dry 9 41 30-14 Wind westerly, thaw, dry 12 36 29-90 Wind north-east, light frost, dry 15 42 30 12 Wind north-west, dry 16 42 30-7 Wind s.-east, light rain, a shower October had 20 wet days, 11 dry, * I trust in future the society will pay attention to hygrometical observations, and also to the rain gauge. LIMERICK. The late Dr. Crump's Account of the Weather at Limerick, Anno 1795. Archdeacon Hill says,+ that a gentleman at Limerick who constantly observes the state of the barometer, and in the habit of committing his observations to paper, tells him that during the last ten years he has never seen the barometer higher than 30'5, nor lower than 28-5, except in two instances, when it stood at 28. * Communicated by Mr. James Phelps. + In a Letter, 14th Oct. 1811. |