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Alexander C. Geddes Diary, 1834-1836

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   <td>69</td>
 
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   <td>SW.</td>
 
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   <td>Frosty morning.  Warm day throughout. Evening sultry</td>
 
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   <td>66</td>
 
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   <td>do  do  .  Warm day wt. wind. evening cloudy</td>
 
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   <td>71</td>
 
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   <td>do    do    do    very sultry. evening warm & clear. </td>
 
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   <td>77</td>
 
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   <td>WSW</td>
 
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   <td>Fine day throughout, warm wt. occasional slight rain</td>
 
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   <td>75</td>
 
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   <td>SW.</td>
 
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   <td>do    do    do    sultry, Evening windy</td>
 
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   <td>W&S</td>
 
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   <td>do    do    do      do    Evening sultry & cloudy</td>
 
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   <td>76</td>
 
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   <td>SW</td>
 
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   <td>Frosty morning. Warm throughout with wind. drought.</td>
 
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   <td>78</td>
 
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   <td>WSW</td>
 
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   <td>do  day warm & sultry. Evening windy & clear</td>
 
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   <td>74</td>
 
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   <td>S.S.E.</td>
 
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   <td>Warm throughout, Evening very hot. Thr: 79.</td>
 
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   <td>70</td>
 
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   <td>N.W.</td>
 
   <td>N.W.</td>
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   <td>Cold morning but no frost. day <s>cold</s> windy. Evening cold</td>
 
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   <td>N.E.</td>
 
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   <td>do  cold windy day and cloudy evening clear.</td>
 
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   <td>N.W.</td>
 
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   <td>Frosty morning.  day pleasant & cloudy.</td>
 
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   <td>78</td>
 
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   <td>WNW</td>
 
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   <td>do  very warm. day Evening sultry</td>
 
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   <td>74</td>
 
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   <td>do .  day through very warm. night oppressive heat. </td>
 
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   <td>80</td>
 
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   <td>W&S</td>
 
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   <td>do  do    do  evening very hot.</td>
 
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   <td>76</td>
 
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   <td>N.W.</td>
 
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   <td>Day droughty wt. wind. Evening calm & hot.</td>
 
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   <td>78</td>
 
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   <td>W&N</td>
 
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   <td>Warm but pleasant day. Evg calm & mild.</td>
 
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   <td>85</td>
 
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   <td>Very warm throughout. Night sultry & opperfsive</td>
 
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   <td>very hot... slight rain last night. cloudy appearance of rain</td>
 
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   <td>N.</td>
 
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   <td>very sultry. cooler. last night thunder & rain came on from North. at 10 P.M. Lightning very vivid bot sheet & fork. heavy rain at 11 A.M. Thunder came on again. distant but unremitted - <u>rain</u></td>
 
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   <td>83</td>
 
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   <td>sultry calm day.  Thunder generally throughout - Evg rain</td>
 
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   <td>SE</td>
 
   <td>SE</td>
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   <td>Cooler to day. cloudy throughout. occasional rain.</td>
 
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   <td>very warm and sultry. at night soft showers.</td>
 
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   <td>84</td>
 
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   <td>at 10 A.M. very heavy rain.  Afterwards very hot & Sultry For these few days past, immense flocks of Pigeons have been flying about the neighbourhood.  It is a beautiful kind the of Linneus, and is very delicate eating, resembling very much, I think, the Partridge at home</td>
 
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May 1835

Fahr: Thermom:
Weekday Mv: day 8 am. 2 P.M. Wind
Friday 1 39 69 SW. Frosty morning. Warm day throughout. Evening sultry
Saturday 2 47 66 SW do do . Warm day wt. wind. evening cloudy
Sunday 3 64 71 S do do do very sultry. evening warm & clear.
Monday 4 56 77 WSW Fine day throughout, warm wt. occasional slight rain
Tuesday 5 52 75 SW. do do do sultry, Evening windy
Wednesday 6 59 78 W&S do do do do Evening sultry & cloudy
Thursday 7 60 76 SW Frosty morning. Warm throughout with wind. drought.
Friday 8 57 78 WSW do day warm & sultry. Evening windy & clear
Saturday 9 56 74 S.S.E. Warm throughout, Evening very hot. Thr: 79.
Sunday 10 49 70 N.W. Cold morning but no frost. day cold windy. Evening cold
Monday 11 47 56 N.E. do cold windy day and cloudy evening clear.
Tuesday 12 49 60 N.W. Frosty morning. day pleasant & cloudy.
Wednesday 13 61 78 WNW do very warm. day Evening sultry
Thursday 14 60 74 SW. do . day through very warm. night oppressive heat.
Friday 15 57 80 W&S do do do evening very hot.
Saturday 16 67 76 N.W. Day droughty wt. wind. Evening calm & hot.
Sunday 17 56 78 W&N Warm but pleasant day. Evg calm & mild.
Monday 18 72 85 WSW Very warm throughout. Night sultry & opperfsive
Tuesday 19 74 86 SW. very hot... slight rain last night. cloudy appearance of rain
Wednesday 20 70 84 N. very sultry. cooler. last night thunder & rain came on from North. at 10 P.M. Lightning very vivid bot sheet & fork. heavy rain at 11 A.M. Thunder came on again. distant but unremitted - rain
Thursday 21 61 83 NW sultry calm day. Thunder generally throughout - Evg rain
Friday 22 52 70 SE Cooler to day. cloudy throughout. occasional rain.
Saturday 23 68 83 W very warm and sultry. at night soft showers.
Sunday 24 62 84 SE. at 10 A.M. very heavy rain. Afterwards very hot & Sultry For these few days past, immense flocks of Pigeons have been flying about the neighbourhood. It is a beautiful kind the of Linneus, and is very delicate eating, resembling very much, I think, the Partridge at home
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