COUNCIL FOR 1852. 



18 



Months of excess. 

 January 

 February 

 July .. 

 August . . 

 November 

 December 



Total excess 



•2-4 

 •0-4 

 4-9 

 1-5 

 2-0 

 4-4 



15-6 

 6-4 



12) 9-2 



Months of defect. 



March ■1-2 



April -O^ 



May l-S 



June 17 



September . . . . 04 



October .. .. 14 



Total defect 64 



•77 of a degree excess for the year. 



The mean of the barometer was 29*776, being -119 below 

 that of 1851. The days on which rain fell were 156 against 

 136 of 1851. The amount of rain is correspondingly large, 

 being 27-18, an increase of 6-72 inches on last year, or 2-91 

 above a mean of twenty years. Of this quantity only 8-15 fell 

 in the first six months, whilst in the last four there fell 14-74 

 inches. The rain of January was -63 above a mean. The 

 Holrafirth tragedy speedily followed this excess. The last 

 three months have been distinguished by devastating inunda- 

 tions in various parts of the country. 



The range of the mercurial column has been extensive in the 

 year, from 30-828, March 6, to 28*588, Dec. 30, making a 

 difference of 2-24 inches. This depression in December was 

 accompanied by a violent storm from the N. W. and S.W., 

 which deposited salt spray on the windows at York. 



By the kindness of several correspondents and from other 

 sources, we present the following record of the rain fallen in 

 the several months of 1852, in a series of localities stretching 

 from east to west across the country, and touching Lancashire 

 in the S.W., and Kendal in the N.W. We have also con- 

 trasted the amount fallen in each place during the first six 

 months of the year with that of the last six months. 



