Memoranda on Tours and Touraine Including remarks on the climate with a sketch of the Botany And Geology of the Province also on the Wines and Mineral Waters of France

Part 8

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---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+--------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 71 deg. 78 deg. | E. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 2 | 70 76 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 3 | 69 76 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Thunder and rain | | | during the night. 4 | 64 72 | S. W. N. W. | Showery. Showery. 5 | 70 76 | N. W. W. | Clear. Sunshine. 6 | 69 76 | W. S. W. | Clear. Rainy. 7 | 63 62 | Ditto. W. | Rainy. Rainy. 8 | 64 69 | Ditto. S. W. | Clear. Sunshine. 9 | 63 65 | S. W. Ditto. | Cloudy. Cloudy. 10 | 60 68 | S. S. | Showery. Showery. 11 | 55 62 | N. W. N. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 12 | 59 61 | S. W. S. W. | Ditto. Continued Rain. 13 | 60 66 | Ditto. Ditto. | Cloudy. Clear. 14 | 61 65 | Ditto. Ditto. | Showery. Showery. 15 | 62 66 | W. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 16 | 60 61 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 17 | 61 66 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Much rain | | | in the night. 18 | 55 62 | N. W. N. W. | Cloudy. Clear. 19 | 57 60 | E. E. | Clear. Rainy. 20 | 53 59 | N. E. N. E. | Cloudy. Sunshine. 21 | 55 59 | N. W. N. W. | Showery. Showery. 22 | 57 60 | Ditto. Ditto. | Clear. Sunshine. 23 | 61 63 | N. E. N. E. | Sunshine. Ditto. 24 | 66 71 | W. W. | Sunshine. Cloudy. 25 | 62 68 | Ditto. Ditto. | Cloudy. Cloudy. 26 | 63 70 | Ditto. Ditto. | Clear. Clear. 27 | 65 70 | N. W. W. | Gentle showers. Sunshine. 28 | 71 75 | E. E. | Clear. Clear. 29 | 67 73 | N. W. N. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 30 | 69 72 | N. N. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 31 | 73 75 | E. E. | Ditto. Ditto.

JUNE.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 76 deg. 81 deg. | E. S. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 2 | 81 83 | S. W. S. W. | Ditto. Ditto a thunder | | | storm at 2 P. M. 3 | 67 69 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 4 | 67 69 | N. N. | Ditto. Ditto. 5 | 72 73 | N. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 6 | 75 75 | S. S. W. | Cloudy. Gentle rain. 7 | 65 71 | N. W. N. W. | Cloudy. Sunshine. 8 | 74 74 | N. W. S. E. | Sunshine. Ditto. 9 | 74 72 | S. E. W. | Clear. Cloudy. 10 | 70 74 | W. W. | Cloudy. Showery. 11 | 67 71 | N. W. N. W. | Cloudy. Clear. 12 | 72 76 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 13 | 73 76 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 14 | 78 81 | E. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 15 | 76 80 | N. N. | Ditto. Ditto. 16 | 76 79 | N. W. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 17 | 76 80 | W. W. | Ditto. Showery. 18 | 71 75 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 19 | 71 75 | W. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 20 | 69 73 | W. N. W. | Cloudy. Clear. 21 | 74 81 | W. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 22 | 78 81 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 23 | 69 72 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 24 | 67 69 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 25 | 68 68 | N. W. N. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 26 | 68 72 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 27 | 71 74 | E. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 28 | 71 73 | N. E. N. E. | Cloudy. Sunshine. 29 | 72 74 | N. N. | Sunshine. Ditto. 30 | 75 77 | N. N. W. | Ditto. Ditto.

JULY.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 75 deg. 79 deg. | W. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 2 | 73 78 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 3 | 69 72 | S. W. S. W. | Cloudy. Rain-ceased-at | | | 2 P.M. 4 | 64 69 | W. W. | Cloudy. Cloudy. 5 | 66 66 | Ditto. Ditto. | Gentle rain. Gentle rain. 6 | 68 71 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 7 | 69 71 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 8 | 66 71 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Showery. 9 | 65 68 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Clear. 10 | 68 70 | Ditto. Ditto. | Clear. Clear. 11 | 64 68 | N. W. N. W. | Showery. Clear. 12 | 65 71 | Ditto. Ditto. | Clear Sunshine. 13 | 59 63 | N. N. W. | Showery. Showery. 14 | 63 88 | N. E. N. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 15 | 68 72 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 16 | 73 78 | E. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 17 | 69 78 | N. N. | Ditto. Ditto. 18 | 70 76 | W. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 19 | 74 79 | S. W. S. W. | Ditto. Cloudy. 20 | 69 74 | W. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 21 | 67 69 | Ditto. S. W. | Clear. Cloudy. 22 | 69 65 | W. S. W. | Sunshine. Thundershowers. 23 | 66 69 | S. W. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 24 | 69 73 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 25 | 68 74 | Ditto. Ditto. | Cloudy. Showery. 26 | 63 67 | Ditto. W. | Showery. Ditto. 27 | 67 69 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Clear. 28 | 68 72 | W. W. | Sunshine. Slight shower. 29 | 69 76 | N. W. N. W. | Cloudy. Sunshine. 30 | 74 72 | N. W. | Sunshine. Showery. 31 | 71 74 | N. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine.

AUGUST.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+--------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 66 deg. 72 deg. | S. E. S. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 2 | 69 74 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 3 | 73 79 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 4 | 76 83 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 5 | 76 86 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 6 | 72 82 | S. W. S. W. | Cloudy. Sunshine | | | (Thunder in the night.) 7 | 75 81 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 8 | 68 71 | Ditto. Ditto. | Cloudy. Sunshine. 9 | 71 77 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Ditto. 10 | 69 78 | E. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 11 | 70 76 | S. W. | Ditto. Cloudy. 12 | 67 73 | W. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 13 | 67 71 | S. W. S. W. | Showery. Showery. 14 | 67 71 | W. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 15 | 67 73 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 16 | 67 72 | N. W. W. | Ditto. Clear. 17 | 66 66 | S. W. S. W. | Clear. Gentle rain. 18 | 64 69 | W. W. | Showery. Clear. 19 | 67 75 | S. W. W. | Gentle rain. Showery. 20 | 68 74 | W. W. | Showery. Sunshine. 21 | 69 79 | S. E. S. E. | Cloudy. Sunshine. 22 | 69 76 | N. W. N. W. | Cloudy. Clear. 23 | 67 74 | Ditto. Ditto. | Clear. Sunshine. 24 | 69 76 | N. E. N. E. | Sunshine. Ditto. | | | (Thunder storm | | | in the night) 25 | 70 78 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 26 | 70 76 | N. N. | Ditto. Ditto. 27 | 73 80 | S. S. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 28 | 73 80 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 29 | 77 85 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 30 | 77 86 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 31 | 75 83 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto.

SEPTEMBER.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 75 deg. 80 deg. | E. S. | Sunshine. Clear--Thunder | | | storm P. M. 2 | 76 81 | S. W. S. W. | Sunshine. Rain. 3 | 61 67 | N. W. N. W. | Rain. Sunshine. 4 | 65 71 | W. W. | Sunshine. Ditto. 5 | 65 69 | Ditto. Ditto. | Rainy. Cloudy. 6 | 67 71 | N. E. N. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 7 | 63 71 | E. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 8 | 68 72 | N. N. W. | Clear. Clear. 9 | 66 74 | N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 10 | 63 73 | W. W. | Clear. Sunshine. 11 | 66 75 | N. N. | Sunshine. Ditto. 12 | 65 71 | N. E. N. E. | Ditto. Clear. 13 | 58 61 | Ditto. Ditto. | Rain. Clear. 14 | 50 61 | W. W. | Clear. Cloudy. 15 | 58 65 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 16 | 59 65 | W. W. | Rain. Sunshine. 17 | 56 63 | S. W. W. | Showery. Sunshine. 18 | 54 55 | N. E. N. E. | Heavy showers. Heavy showers. 19 | 55 61 | N. W. N. W. | Clear. Clear. 20 | 52 61 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 21 | 51 62 | Ditto. S. W. | Ditto. Ditto. 22 | 59 63 | S. W. S. W. | Ditto. Showery. 23 | 55 57 | Ditto. Ditto. | Heavy rain. Rain. 24 | 55 63 | W. S. W. | Sunshine. Showery. 25 | 57 61 | W. N. W. | Showery. Cloudy. 26 | 57 63 | N. W. S. W. | Sunshine. Cloudy. 27 | 61 63 | W. W. | Rain. Rain. 28 | 65 68 | W. W. | Showery. Cloudy. 29 | 63 " | W. N. W. | Showery. Heavy rain. 30 | 57 63 | W. N. W. | Sunshine. Clear.

OCTOBER.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 52 deg. 62 deg. | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 2 | 55 63 | N. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 3 | 55 57 | N. E. N. E. | Clear. Clear. 4 | 51 57 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Cloudy. 5 | 51 59 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Clear. 6 | 51 61 | N. N. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 7 | 51 61 | E. E. | Ditto. Clear. 8 | 53 61 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Sunshine. 9 | 51 57 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 10 | 50 59 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 11 | 49 57 | N. E. N. E. | Clear. Clear. 12 | 51 59 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 13 | 51 59 | E. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 14 | 50 59 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 15 | 50 61 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 16 | 46 51 | Ditto. Ditto. | Clear. Hazy. 17 | 52 58 | W. W. | Cloudy. Rain from 2 P.M. 18 | 53 60 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 19 | 53 58 | W. W. | Cloudy. Cloudy. 20 | 53 57 | N. W. N. | Sunshine. Cloudy. 21 | 50 55 | N. N. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 22 | 49 57 | W. W. | Showery. Showery. 23 | 52 56 | N. W. N. W. | Sunshine. Clear. 24 | 53 55 | W. N. W. | Rain. Sunshine. 25 | 49 54 | N. W. Ditto. | Sunshine. Clear. 26 | 43 53 | W. W. | Sunshine. Cloudy. 27 | 48 53 | S. W. S. W. | Rain. Rain. 28 | 47 54 | Ditto. Ditto. | Showery. Clear. 29 | 49 54 | E. S. | Clear. Clear. 30 | 45 57 | S. E. S. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 31 | 49 58 | S. W. S. W. | Ditto. Ditto.

NOVEMBER.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 47 deg. 54 deg. | S. E. S. E. | Showery. High winds. 2 | 49 59 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 3 | 53 61 | Ditto. S. | Ditto. Ditto. 4 | 55 57 | S. W. W. | Clear. Rain. 5 | 53 57 | Ditto. S. W. | Showery. Sunshine, rain 4 P. 6 | 54 57 | Ditto. W. | Rain. Showery. 7 | 51 51 | S. W. S. W. | Showery. Rain. 8 | 52 58 | Ditto. Ditto. | Showery. Showery. 9 | 55 57 | Ditto. W. | Clear. Showery. 10 | 50 55 | W. W. | Showery. Showery. 11 | 49 49 | S. W. S. W. | Showery. Rain. 12 | 47 52 | W. W. | Dull. Rain. 13 | 55 59 | S. W. S. W. | Rain. Showery. 14 | 49 55 | W. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 15 | 51 55 | Ditto. Ditto. | Rain. Rain. 16 | 59 61 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 17 | 61 66 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Sunshine | | | and showers. 18 | 53 57 | S. S. W. | Clear. Rain. 19 | 54 55 | S. W. Ditto. | Rain. Rain. 20 | 43 48 | N. E. N. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 21 | 42 45 | W. W. | Cloudy. Rain. 22 | 48 53 | N. W. N. | Sunshine. Showery. 23 | 39 47 | N. N. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 24 | 47 49 | W. W. | Foggy. Foggy. 25 | 46 49 | E. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 26 | 36 42 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 27 | 38 41 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 28 | 33 41 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 29 | 33 41 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 30 | 32 41 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto.

DECEMBER.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 34 deg. 39 deg. | E. E. | Foggy. Clear. 2 | 37 42 | Ditto. N. E. | Clear. Rain. 3 | 38 42 | N. E. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 4 | 37 41 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 5 | 32 38 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 6 | 29 36 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 7 | 32 32 | S. W. S. W. | Cloudy. Dull. 8 | 35 41 | S. S. | Clear. Heavy rain. 9 | 33 40 | W. W. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 10 | 31 35 | E. E. | Fog. Fog. 11 | 37 46 | W. S. W. | Heavy rain. Showery. 12 | 41 39 | N. W. N. W. | Dull. Cloudy. 13 | 31 31 | Ditto. Ditto. | Cloudy. Cloudy. 14 | 23 25 | Ditto. Ditto. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 15 | 19 23 | N. E. N. E. | Ditto. Ditto. 16 | 14 18 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 17 | 12 17 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 18 | 19 25 | Ditto. Ditto. | Snow. Snow. 19 | 36 37 | E. S. E. | Thawing fast. Thawing fast. 20 | 33 37 | W. W. | Foggy. Thawing. 21 | 29 29 | N. E. N. E. | Sharp frost. Snowing. 22 | 27 33 | E. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 23 | 25 28 | Ditto. Ditto. | Clear. Clear. 24 | 19 26 | N. E. N. E. | Sunshine. Sunshine. 25 | 26 34 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 26 | 26 33 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 27 | 25 27 | E. E. | Clear. Clear. 28 | 24 29 | Ditto. Ditto. | Ditto. Ditto. 29 | 33 39 | Ditto. S. E. | Hazy. Clear and | | | thawing rapidly. 30 | 35 40 | E. E. | Thawing. Cloudy. 31 | 34 37 | E. W. | Snowing. Rain.

JANUARY 1841.

---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- DAYS OF THE MONTH. | FAHRENHEIT'S | THERMOMETER. | | DIRECTION | | OF THE WIND. | | | STATE OF THE WEATHER. ---+-----------+-----------------+----------------------------------- |9 A.M. Mer.| 9 A.M. Mer. | 9 A. M. Meridian. | | | 1 | 36 deg. 38 deg. | N. W. N. W. | Clear. Hazy. 2 | 39 41 | W. N. W. | Fog. Clear. 3 | 39 43 | S. W. S. W. | Cloudy. Snowing. 4 | 31 36 | W. S. W. | Sunshine. 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 portion of their time and attention in the acquirement of such important data; which must, ultimately tend to the advancement of science, and public utility.

Reaumur's Thermometric Scale turned into Fahrenheits.