COUNCIL FOR 1846. 15 



COMPARATIVE PREVALENCE OF WINDS. 

 N. S. E. W, N,E. N.W. S.E. S.W. 



Days: 11. 39. 21. 79. 34. 49. 68. 64. • 



Mean height of the mercury at 9 morning 29-9268. 



Ditto 3 afternoon. 29-9157. 



Mean daily depression at .... 3 afternoon. .0111. 



Mean height for the year 29-8929. 



Mean temperature for the year 1846 50° . 



„ for a series of 13 years 47-7. 



Excess above the mean 2-3. 



Notwithstanding the extreme cold of December, (8° below the mean temperature 

 of that month at York,) it will be seen that the extraordinary heat of the summer 

 months more than compensated for the deficiency. This increase of temperature 

 eommenced in May, and continued till September, those months averaging 4 degrees 

 above tlie usual mean. The highest temperature of the year was 86", on the 19th 

 of June, and the lowest, 12'', on the 14th of December. The mean temperature of 

 December, viz. 31-7, was lower than the temperature of that month at any time 

 during tlie last 17 years. The nearest approach to it was in the year 1840, viz. 33-3. 

 On the other hand, the temperature of June was 64°-9. During the last 17 years, 

 the nearest approach to that temperature was in July, 1834, viz. 62-9. The rain of 

 the year has been about 1 J inch above a mean quantity ; it was distributed over the 

 twelve months in about its usual proportions, except that in October 4-59 inches 

 fell, being 2 inches more than a mean quantity. 



The following notices of the depth of rain have been received, 

 viz. : — 



INCHES. 



Doncaster ' 27-682 



Ackworth 25-900 



Settle 37-880 



Huggate 35-870 



The Sub-Curator has continued his diligent care of the Garden 

 and Hot-houses. The donation of a large Conservatory by Mrs. 

 WiUiam Taylor, has enabled the Council at a moderate expense 

 to erect a range of Hot-houses suitable both to the growth of 

 Orchidaceous plants, and to the cultivation of specimens of the 

 economical as well as ornamental tribes. Amongst these will 

 he found examples of the sugar cane, coffee, tea, ginger, cotton 

 plant, &c. Of the 303 natural orders enumerated in Dr. Lind- 



