208 METEOKOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT WATFOKD. 



tlie 8th, and the first fall of snow, with hail and strong wind, 

 occurred on the 24th. 



November. — Eather warm and hright, with a very windy atmo- 

 sphere of average humidity and very low pressure, and with rather 

 heavy rainfall. There was a gradual diminution of temperature 

 during the month, with a few days warmer than the rest, and two 

 very cold ones. 



3rd to 5th 9 a.m. 53°-2 Mean Min. 48°-2 Mean Max. 60°-2 Mean 52°-8 



12th „ 28 -8 „ 26 -3 „ 42 -8 „ 32 -6 



Mean of Month ,, 42-1 ,, 36-9 ,, 49-2 ,, 42-4 



18th „ 25 -0 „ 21 -9 „ 45 -8 ,, 30 -9 



22nd to 24th ,, 49-6 ,, 43-1 „ 53-3 „ 48-7 



Max. above 52° on 9 days (between 1st and 9th, and on 22nd and 

 23rd); min. below 32° on 6, below 22° on 1 (18th). As in 

 October there was, on the 17th, a fine display of the aurora borealis, 

 and the auroral glow was seen on other evenings a few days before 

 and after this date. 



December. — Of average temperature, with a dull and very humid 

 atmosphere of low pressure, and with rather heavy rainfall. Max. 

 temp, above 42° on 18 days, above 52° on 5 (after 25th) ; min. 

 below 32° on 11, below 22° on 3 (10th to 12th). The month may 

 be divided into two portions, the first, to 13th, very cold, calm, 

 and with snow but not much rain, and the second, from 14th, un- 

 usually warm, windy, and with no snow but a considerable amount 

 of rain, the mean temperature of these periods differing to the 

 extent of 12°. 



1st to 13th 9 a.m. 30°-7 Mean Min. 26°-8 Mean Max. 37°' 1 Mean 31°-5 

 14th to 31st „ 43-8 „ 38-5 ,, 48-2 „ 43-5 



Difference „ 13 -1 „ 11 -7 „ 11 -1 „ 12 -0 



The last 6 days were exceptionally warm. 



26th to 31st 9 a.m. 51°-6 Mean Min. 46°-8 Mean Max. 54°-5 Mean 51°-0 



Mean of Month „ 38 -0 ,, 33 -6 „ 43 -5 ,, 38 -4 



Difference „ 13-6 ,, 13-2 ,, 11-0 „ 12-6 



The high temperature of these 6 days was even slightly exceeded 

 on the 1st of January, 1883, after which a more normal temperature 

 prevailed. 



