XXVIII. 



CLLMATOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN IN HERTFORDSniRE 



IN THE YEAR 1896. 



By JoHif HoPKixsox, F.L.S., F.G.S., F.R.Met. Soc, Assoc. Inst. C.E. 



Bead at Watford, ZOth April, 1897. 



The year 1896 is the tenth at which observations have been 

 made at our five Climatohigical Stations, and this report, which 

 comprises the usual series of tables, thus completes a decade. 



The mean temperature of Hertfordshire in 1896, deduced from 

 these observations, was l°-0 above that of the previous nine years, 

 and 0°'l above the mean of 1882-86. The year was therefore 

 above the average temperature. It had an average mean daily 

 range of temperature, and although the maximum was rather high 

 the extreme range was not great. The air was of average humidity, 

 and the sky was nearly of the usual brightness. The rainfall was 

 about the average for the county for the last half-century. Royston 

 was as usual about a degree warmer than any of the other places, 

 and New Barnet had much the greatest range of temperature. 



The observations are made at 9 a.m. at all the stations, and are 

 entered to the day of observation, except the maximum temperature 

 and the rainfall, which are entered to the previous day. 



ROYSTON. 



(London Road.) 



Latitude : 52° 2' 34" N. Longitude : 0° 1' 8" W. 



301 feet. 

 Observer: Hale Wortham, F.R.Met. Soc. 



Altitude : 



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