2. About 5. _a. m._ Rain for ½ Hour between 7. and 9. an Hour; from ½ Hour past 9. to 1. _p. m._ the rest cloudy. 5. At 2. _a. m._ about ½ Hour. 8. At 1. in the Morning about an Hour, the Days between somewhat cloudy. Thence to 12. extream hot. 12, And 14. somewhat cloudy otherwise the Heat continued. 17. At 7. _p. m._ a Tornada for above ½ Hour, and about 12. at Night another; but the Heat very little abated. 22. Between 5. and 6. _p. m._ began a Tornada, which lasted above an Hour very violent, with great Claps of Thunder and Lightning. Tank fill'd 1 Foot. 23. In the Morning a great Mist, after 8. clear and extream hot. The latter end of _January_, and the begining of _February_ commonly Misty in the Morning; after extream hot. I find no Funeral this Month. _February, 1686/7._ Beginning of _February_, as before. 10. Somewhat Cloudy and cool, till then we were troubled with Coughs, for the most part; about this time they ceased. So the 11th, toward Night, Thunder afar off, and expectation of a Tornada: but it fail'd. 12. Extream hot. 13. A stronger Wind than ordinary from Seaward. 14. Something like an Hermitan, but not from its usual Quarter. Clear and hot till about 2. _p. m._ then cloudy but no Rain. Thence to 22. extream hot and clear. From 22. to _March 1._ some flying clouds without Rain; sultry hot and unwholesom. 24. Some shew of a Tornada, but it past away. This Month we had two Funerals, but their Diseases I find not. _March, 1686/7._ The beginning of _March_ as the latter end of _February_. 5. From 6. _a. m._ for an Hour and ½. a violent Tornada; the Day after cloudy. 6. Clear. 7. At Night Lightning and Clouds afar off; but nothing followed. Thence to 11. clear and hot. 11. About 5. _a. m._ a violent Rain for almost ½ Hour. 12, And 13. cloudy. 14. About 4. _a. m._ a gentle Shower but lasted not long. 15. Between 6. and 7. _a. m._ a few Drops, and likelyhood of more, but nothing followed; both Days cloudy. 16. Extream hot. 17. Somewhat cloudy. Thence to 20. extream hot. 20. Cloudy; about 10. _a. m._ some few Drops. 21. Very hot. 22. In the Morning hot; about 12. a violent Rain for a Quarter of an Hour. 23. Clear. 24. About 2. _a. m._ Rain for about ½ Hour; the Day after clear. Thence to _April 3._ clear and extream hot. No Funeral. _April, 1687._ 3. At 3. _p. m._ a violent Tornada, but only some few Drops of Rain; at 5. _p. m._ a little more Rain. 4. Cloudy by Fits, otherwise very hot. 5. Hot and clear. 6. In the Morning hot, about 2. _p. m._ cloudy; about 3. some Drops of Rain, in the Evening the Clouds dispersed. 7. Clear and hot. 8. Between 12. and 1. in the Morning, a violent Rain for near an Hour; after 2. one somewhat longer; the Day after there appeared to have been much Rain; Tank fill'd Two Foot and somewhat more. 9. About 7. _a. m._ some Drops; cloudy all Day. 10. Cloudy about 11. _a. m._ a small Mist.