XXXV. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT THROCKIXG, 



HERTS, DURING THE YEAR 1882. 



By the Rev. C. W. Hakvey, M.A., F.M.S. 



Read at Ware, I9th April, 1883. 



Posiffon of Station, Lat. 51° 57' N. ; Long. 0° 3' W. ; Rib District. 



Height of Station above sea-level, 484 feet. 



Times of Observing, 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. 



The most noteworthy features in the Meteorology of the year 

 seem to be the exceptionally high pressure of January, and the 

 excessive rainfall of October. We have not had so wet an October 

 since the year 1865 ; while for a pressure above 30'9 ins. we must 

 go back perhaps to the year 1825, when on January 9th at 9 a.m. 

 the barometer in London registered 30-92. There was also a re- 

 markably brilliant display of Aurora Borealis between the 13th 

 and 24th of November, especially on the 18th. 



In the subjoined table I have compared the year as far as 

 possible with an average year : — 



Months. 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 

 December 



Tear 



Pressure. 



Mean 



* 



1866-75 



ins. 

 29-86 

 29-96 

 29-93 

 29-96 

 29-98 

 30-03 

 29-98 

 29-98 



29-93 

 29-90 



29-92 



29*90 



29-94 



a 



•-I 



1882 



in. 



+ ■44 

 + •26 

 +•10 



— -10 

 + •12 



— •18 



— •07 



-•38 

 —09 



— •08 



— •17 

 -•25 



— •07 



Temperature. 



Mean 



1857-69 



38-0 

 40-5 

 42-5 

 48-5 

 54 'O 

 60 -o 



63-5 

 62-5 



59 'o 

 52-0 



43-5 

 40-5 



50-5 



ix> 



ea 



1882 



-fo-4 



— I'O 



+ 1-8 

 —2-4 

 —2-8 

 -57 

 —5 "4 

 -4-6 



— 0"2 

 —3-5 



—2-6 

 —3-2 



—4-1 



From this table it appears that there was a general deficiency of 

 pressure after the first five months, August showing the greatest 

 deficiency ; temperatui'e was below the average in each month 

 except January and March, the deficiency being greatest in the three 



* London and Yarmouth. t Lea District, 



