The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-12-20
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doublc aihtoy ind tcs MT ucll RAJ i,
"a redonlinance lof sthe purple color az
the 5rainboW, shows wind and Srniil-Sdark
red 5tampest gilt wind yellow,
81 ysWeatllerS-sg reel srni bile, denotes
stbnt the air is clearing
q y fthe Anrora Borcahis appears after
several warm days tits generall suss..sE
osGded BY cloudiness of ssthc mir. 81 fithe
4Aitrora Borcal,s bus been consid derable,s
either anS increased degree of coli lis i'm
nledintely nrnll snfI bodies Of clouds
arafimnedia formed J.
sSiil very wet season, the SIX lis tin
fged with "a sea green olor nea tho bot
tom, Wiiereit Ought; TO be blue, ii is over
charged with h2yapors, and The wenttcrewill
be sIlowery. &
w hen; the sun .nppen RS w ili,e at The set
ting, or goes down into d bank of clouds,
which lisSin the horizon, they Indicate tile
approach or continuance of bud wenlher.S a
Nv hen itrains with an enst wind, Il will.
Sprohably continue twenty four hours.
The heaviest rains. when of long con.
4tinuonce, generally begin with the wind
blowing ensterly, which gradually y veors
round to- the Soutl-f-and The rains. 10 not
scense until the wind has got to the West,
or little, N. West. fsiys
While rairiis fnlling, fany small space
Eof.the sky is visible, tits Utmost a certain
sign that the rain will spsedi cease.. I Isl 81
rs If the clouds ihui move 8 with tho wind
Sbecomc stationary, when they arrive 1t
Tint port ofthe horizon which is opposite
oihc2Wind, and appear; to accumulate,
heyannouDceE n speedy full Of rain.
s a frequent change Of wind, with an
agitation The clouds, denotes sudden
storm. ,3s3 &.
Fho weather usually clears up at noon
81 but ifitraia at midnight, il seldom clcars
tillSsunset. 33 81. s5s s5S
Ashollowor whistling wind denotes rain,
t5 { The ewind followthe course Of the sun,
irWentller will follow.
WcathereitI,er good or bad dswhicftakes
place i'm the night time not genernllyof
long duration -and ], for he most part,
wind is the more uncommonin the night
5ihnn in the day time.8 Fine weather in
the night with scattering clouds does moi
T Inst. ss.
# Violent winds prevail moro in the yici-
nifty Of mountains, than; in open3 plains.
itthundcrs in December, moderate
and fine weather may be expected,
lfit tbunders ut intervals, inthe spring
lime, ,beforeihe trees have acquired leaves,
coldwenlher is; still to be expected.
9s laundering sat morning, denotes wind
at noon+-in the evening rain.and tempest.
II in summer there be no5tl,under, the
ensuing fall and winter will be sickly,5s
lfitl lightens on. n star light night in
the South or South East, ruin md wind
will $folloW--ifit tighten in an evening TO-.
wards the North, South, or South-3est,it
Indicates wind. :ss
3s Hot weatherg precedss tl,un.
/ der, whicllis followed by cold showery
weather. 3Is ,}Fsi5 i.3 & ssli9
When the wind is Southwest during
summer or autumn. and the temperature
of the air. is unusually cold for the. season,
sbothto the feeling and the thermometer,
with q low barometer, much rain is 10 be
expected.
Violent temperature, as storms of great
rains, produce sort of crisis in the at
mosphere which produces constant teln.
sperature, good or bad for some months. s.,
" In morning, ifa mist which hangs
over the low lands, draws towards the
high lands, 1t is q sign fan approaching
fine day. 's5 .Nas
Ifinthe evening q wliite mist spreads
over d meadow through which q river
flows, twill be tlrawnup blythe sun in
the following morning, and q fine clear
day will follow.
When The dew lies upon the grass aficr
n fine day, 9anotherfine day may be ex-
pected but ifatter such d fine day, no
dew iall moi. any breeze be stirring, II in.
dicates that5tlle vapours are ascending,
aud will soon be prccipitated 5inEthe form
.ot rain. " .s...
Itis certainly a surprising phenomenon
isto see the earth after al long and abundant
8rain,to be omeiirnes almost dry, tie roads
quite frct from dirt and the 1nn1s 10 Sbc