26. At Night also somewhat Misty, with many Flashes of Lightning, but no Thunder. The like Flashes most Nights to the end of the Month, also often cloudy; at other times extream hot. Two Funerals, one the 19th of a Fever, the other the 26th, whose Disease I do not know. _October, 1687._ 1. About 3. _a. m._ a very fierce Rain for near an Hour, but milder toward the end; the Day after some flying Clouds. 2. About 4. _a. m._ a little Rain, the Day after as before; from 8. _p. m._ till 10. moderate Rain. 3. Cloudy; about 10. _a. m._ Rain for somewhat more than an Hour. 4. Cloudy between 8, and 10. _p. m._ a very smart Rain for above an Hour. 5. About 9. _a. m._ a little Shower. 6. About 5. _a. m._ a little Shower; another past 6. the Day after, and 7 extream hot. 8. Hot in the Morning; after Noon a shew of a Tornada, with Thunder, and a considerable Wind, but no Rain. Thence to 16. some flying Clouds, but generally hot. 16. About 4. _p. m._ a little Rain, the Sun shining then, and the whole Day very hot; about 8. _p. m._ a very strong Tornada, Wind and Rain for about ½ Hour, afterward the Rain continued, but more moderate, for near Two Hours. 17. Clear and hot. 18. So too, except that about 3. _p. m._ there was a very short Shower. 19. And 20. somewhat cloudy. 21. About 7. _a. m._ a few Drops, after clear and extream hot, but quickly cloudy again; at 11. _a. m._ a violent Tornada, with very strong Rain and Thunder for near an Hour; thence all the time till Night, thick and misty; till 2. _p. m._ Rain. 22. Cloudy. 23. Clear and hot. 24. Somewhat cloudy; at 7. _p. m._ a little Rain. 25. Cloudy; about 11. _a. m._ Expectation of a Tornada, with some Thunder, but it ended in a few Drops of Rain about 1. _p. m._ 26. About 2. _a. m._ a very violent Tornada, and after the Wind, Rain not very fierce, which lasted till 8. _a. m._ the Day after cloudy. 27. About 10. _p. m._ a violent Wind with Rain, but it lasted not long. 28. About 3. _a. m._ a strong Rain for near an Hour the Day after extream hot. 29. And 30. hot, yet with some Clouds. 30. Half an Hour after 11. _p. m._ began a very furious Tornada, the Wind was quickly over, but the Rain lasted with extream violence about Two Hours. 31. In the Morning very hot; about 2. _p. m._ a violent Tornada, with Rain and Thunder very near; it ceased sometimes, but beginning again, lasted till near 4. _p. m._ afterward cloudy. Three Funerals, all upon the 6th Day, Two of Fevers, the other I know not. _November, 1687._ Clear and extream hot till the 6th. 6. About half an Hour past 1. in the Morning a very violent Rain for more than an Hour. Thence to 14. except that the 11th at Night there were some few Drops, very hot. 14. Extream hot, about 9. _p. m._ a little Shower; the same Night about 1. a smart Rain for an Hour and half. 15. Hot; toward Night Cloudy and Foggy. Thence to 19. very hot. 19. Some likelihood of a Tornada, but nothing followed.