370 Mr. J, Glaisher's Remarks on the Weather 



On January 1 the general direction of the wind was N.W. 

 There was frost at all places, except near the south coast. 

 Jan. 2 and 3 were mild ; fog in many places. There was a 

 gentle thaw on the 3rd. Jan. 4 was calm in many places, and 

 light airs in others. South of latitude 52° the general direc- 

 tion was S. W. ; between 52° and 53° it was W., and the air 

 passed in this direction across the country, and north of this 

 parallel it was S. Frost at Darlington only. Jan. 5 to 12 

 there was frequently a great diversity of direction of the wind. 

 Frost, fog and snow were general, particularly in the eastern 

 counties and in the north. Frequently the temperature was 

 the lowest between the parallels of latitude of 52° and 53°. 

 There was no frost at Guernsey. Jan. l^, there were heavy 

 falls of snow in the northern and eastern counties. A hard 

 wind was blowing from the N. and N.E. over the southern 

 parts of the country, described as a gale at Yarmouth. At 

 the same time the air was in gentle motion from the E. on 

 the north-east coast, which on meeting the high lands in 

 Cumberland was partly deflected up and partly down the 

 country. The air was calm at some places in the north. 

 Jan. 15, the direction of the wind south of latitude 53° was 

 uniformly N.E., with a heavy vand blowing; a hard wind was 

 blowing from the E. on the eastern side of the Cumberland 

 mountains, and on their western side its direction was from 

 the N. Frost everywhere, excepting Guernsey. Snow on 

 the east coast. Jan. 16, the general direction of the wind was 

 N.E. Snow and frost as on the 15th. Jan. 17, fog, frost and 

 snow. Jan. 18, light airs in all directions. A hard frost, 

 except on the south coast. Jan. 19, in the north the direction 

 of the wind was principally E. ; it was W. and S.W. between 

 the latitudes of 51^^° and 53^°, and it was N.W. on the south 

 coast, A portion of the south-east coast was distinguished by 

 a gentle wind, another by a thick fog; at the same time, from 

 Portsmouth, round the south-west coast to Bristol, a hard 

 wind was blowing, described as a heavy gale at Exeter. A 

 rapid thaw everywhere. Jan. 21 to 25, the air was mostly in 

 gentle motion. A gentle thaw set in on the 23rd, and which 

 became general on the 25th. Jan. 26, on the south coast the 

 air was generally calm, or in gentle motion only from the W. 

 At Bridgewater was first felt a strong breeze from the S.W., 

 which passed up the country, becoming stronger as it pro- 

 ceeded, and described as a gale at Yarmouth, and so passed 

 to the North Sea. Above these parallels of latitude the air 

 was mostly calm. 



On Jan. 27 a heavy wind was blowing from the S. and 

 S.W., described as a gale at Oxford, and passed over Nor- 



