| Description | Daily meteorological observations from Halifax in Yorshire, listed by date and time. Single barometer observations, usually at 7am or 8am: with morning and evening thermometer readings, notes on wind direction and strength, general remarks on weather, rain in inches, and hygrometer degrees. The observations are by the old style calendar year (March-February), with a table of annual means from the barometer, thermometer and rainfall figures [p.27].
The manuscript follows the format recommended in the paper: 'Invitatio ad observationes meteorologicas communi consilio instituendas', by James Jurin, Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, v.32 (1723), pp.422-427.
Headed: 'A Diary of the Weather at Halifax From March 1724/5 to March 1725/6'. With a later pencil note '[by Dr. Nettleton]'. |