Meteorological observations and essays / By John Dalton.

  • John Dalton
Date:
1834
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    is perpetual; but this is not the case with any mountains in Hngland. The highest mountains seen from Kendal are to the NW. and do not exceed 6 or 7 hundred yards in height, as has been observed; it is these of course that are first topped with snow. The moun- tains in the neighbourhood of Keswick are much higher. The first appearance of hoar frost, each autumn, has been pretty carefully noted, but the last ap- pearance of it, in the spring, has not; it being inconvenient at that season to make observations previous to the rising of the sun. The dates of the different appearances follow for each year, together with the mean times; or, those times before or after which, upon an equality of circumstance, the events may be expected in future. Last snow seen on the} The summits of the mountains, in the mountains covered spring. with snow, The first hoar frost on the grass, KENDAL, | KESWICK. | KENDAL. | KESWICK.] KENDAL. | KESWICK. 1788 May 30\June 6|Nov. 15/Nov. 13|Sep. 15/Sep. 15 1789 |May 14/June 30jOct. 13/Oct. 29]Sep. 17/Sep. 17 1790 |April 25|/April 27|Nov. 22,Oct. 31)Sep. 8|Sep. 4 1791 |June 12\June 12}Oct. 22/Oct. 22|Oct. 13/Oct. 13 1792 |May 1|Mar. 13]Nov. 15/)Oct. 9]Sep. 16/Sep. 15 Mean |May 16|/May 17|Nov. 8|Oct. 27|Sep. 20\Sep. 19 SS eas Seta eg aN I ceded Ped Ot Id Ae 1788. Iw the beginning of this year there was very little frost or snow ; the most snow was on the 7th of March, being above two inches deep, both at Kendal and Keswick. H