TAKEN AT THIIOCKING, HERTS, IN 1881. 55 



July. — Prcssior—hi'^hvst 30-25 ins. on 28tli ; lowest 29-57 ius. 

 on 26th. Temperature — warmest day 75°-5 on 15th ; coldest 53°"4 

 on 27th ; highest in sun 137°-8 on 19th; lowest on grass 38°-l on 

 7th. Max. above 82° ou 6 days, 



min. below 52° on 11 nights ; on the night of 6th it did not sink 

 below 64°-5, night temp, also high on 5th (61°-5), 15th (60°-7), 

 and 19th (6r-9). At 3 p.m. on 18th the dry-bulb registered 84°-6, 

 •wet- bulb 64°-4, the degree of dryness was therefore 33°-5, and of 

 humidity only 31 °/g (100 representing complete saturation). 

 Bainfall — chief falls besides max., -34 in. on 5th, -21 on 8th, and 

 •31 on 28th. Weather—B until 5th, C 6th— 11th, B 12th— 19th, 

 C 20th — 27th, except 21st, then B, last two days being showery ; 

 T 6th and 8th, T and L 5th. 



August. — Pressure — highest 30*32 ins. on 4th ; lowest 29-37 ins. 

 on 26th. Temperature — warmest day 66°-8 on 5th; coldest 50°- 1 

 on 31st; highest in sun 128°-4 on 4th; lowest on grass 36° 5 on 

 28th. Max. above 72° on 1 day, above 82° on 1 day ; min. below 

 42° on 1 night. Ramfall — excessive, more than double the average 

 fall ; R fell every day after 8th, except 14th and 20th ; chief falls 

 besides max., -73 in. on 8th, -56 on 12th, -46 on 25th. Weather — C 

 and wet throughout month, except B 4th— 6th ; T 23rd, 24th, 30th. 



September. — Pressure — highest 30 -37 ins. on 29th and 30th; lowest 

 2946 ins. on 21st. Temperature — warmest day 61°-2 on 18th; 

 coldest 49°-2 on 27th; highest in sun 120°-4 on 25th; lowest on 

 grass 38°-l on 30th. Max. above 62° on 15 days, above 72° on 1 

 day ; min. below 42° on no occasion. Rainfall — chief falls besides 

 max. -32 in. on 5th, -42 on 22ud. Weather— G until 13th, except 

 8th and 9th; B 14th— 19th ; C rest of the month, except 26th, 

 29th, 31st; L on 18th. 



October. — Pressure — highest 30-47 ins. on 7th ; lowest 28-96 ins. 

 on 14th; fall and recovery on 13th and 14th very rapid, fall -83 

 in., recovery -94, range 1*51. Temperature — warmest day 50°-0 on 

 11th, coldest 33°-5 on 31st; highest in sun 109°-9 on 1st, lowest 

 on grass 22°-6 on 31st. Max. above 52° on 9 days; min. below 

 32° on 4 nights; first trace of fj-ost on 5th, sharp on 17th (23°-6) 

 and 31st. Pain/all— S slight shower on 29th ; H on the same day ; 

 cliief fall besides max., -56 in. on 22nd. Weather — B until 5th ; 

 C 6th — 14th, on which day the very heavy gale previously men- 

 tioned occurred, doing much damage; B 15th — 18th; then C to 

 end of month, except on 25th and 31st. 



November. — Pressure — highest 30-36 ins. on 14th; lowest 28-90 

 ins. on 26th, remaining very low on 27th. Temperature — warmest 

 day 55°-l on 5th; coldest 32°-8 on 1st; highest in sun 101°-4 on 

 6th and 13th; lowest on grass 25°-9 on 1st. Max. above 52° 

 on 15 days, reaching 61°- 2 on 5th, and 60° -0 on 13th ; min. below 

 32° on 3 nights. The 1st was a very cold day, max. 36°-5, min. 

 29°-6, mean 32°-8. Rainfall — chief falls besides max., 25th, -26 in., 



