ABSTRACT
Gilbert White's Natural History is one of the foremost studies of man's relationship with living creatures in their natural habitats in contrast to the study of dead specimens. Thus, White's Garden Kalendar and Naturalist's Journal are pretexts for the Natural History, a reflection of his fascination with weather. This chapter aims to identify a connection between White and Wordsworth as 'out-door naturalists' through shared interest in weather, specifically the effect of precipitation and aberrant weather upon the inhabitants. It also asserts that Wordsworth's A Description of the Scenery of the Lakes reflects a growing preoccupation with weather and its varied effects on the topography in the Lake District, which distinguishes his work from other guidebooks. Quintessentially, William Wordsworth and Jonathan Otley describe meteorological phenomena, especially the relationship between mountains and cloud formation, and their effect on the topography. Otley observes the phenomenon that takes place as ground-level air with water vapor rises in temperature owing to its exposure to sunlight.
