Cloudy.
5 | 30 35 | N. W. N. W. | Snowing. Sunshine.
6 | 31 33 | S. W. S. W. | Cloudy. Sleet.
7 | 29 33 | Ditto. Ditto. | Cloudy. Sunshine.
8 | 18 17 | N. E. E. | Sunshine. Ditto.
9 | 24 28 | S. S. | Cloudy. Sunshine.
10 | 36 39 | S. W. W. | Foggy and Thaw. Rain.
11 | 39 41 | W. S. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine.
12 | 38 41 | W. W. | Cloudy. Showery.
13 | 41 44 | S. S. W. | Rain. Rain.
14 | 48 53 | S. W. Ditto. | Rain. Clear.
15 | 45 49 | W. W. | Clear. Clear.
16 | 49 52 | S. W. S. | Rain. Showery.
17 | 50 57 | S. W. S. W. | Clear. Sunshine.
18 | 48 52 | S. W. Ditto. | Clear. Clear.
19 | 47 49 | W. W. | Clear. Showery.
20 | 34 40 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine.
21 | 32 37 | N. N. E. | Cloudy. Cloudy.
22 | 37 41 | N. N. W. | Clear. Clear.
23 | 40 44 | W. W. | Rain. Rain.
24 | 37 41 | W. S. W. | Rain. Stormy.
25 | 33 39 | N. W. N. | Clear. Sunshine.
26 | 35 41 | W. W. | Cloudy. Rain.
27 | 45 48 | Ditto. Ditto. | Fog. Clear.
28 | 43 47 | N. W. N. W. | Clear. Sunshine.
29 | 37 41 | Ditto. Ditto. | Hazy. Cloudy.
30 | 33 37 | N. E. N. | Sunshine. Sunshine.
31 | 31 36 | E. E. | Sunshine. Frost.

On a careful inspection of this interesting register, it will appear
sufficiently obvious, that the climate of Touraine, is of a mild and
equable character, and when it is recollected that the winter of 1840,
was almost every where marked by extraordinary vicissitudes of
temperature, and unusual severity, it would hardly appear a fair
criterion of the _natural salubrity_ of the climate of this country.

A really correct knowledge of the distinguishing characteristics of any
climate can of course, only be obtained by taking the average of
correctly observed and registered, meteorological phenomena of a series
of years; and too much credit cannot be awarded to persons who bestow a
por