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every day, above 62° on 7 days. E,aiu fell every day from 3rd 

 to 9th (0-75 inch), and every day fi'om 21st to 26th (0-98 inch), 

 also on 15th and 16th (0-15 inch). 



October. — A. rather warm month, with a very small daily range 

 of temperature, an atmosphere of average humidity and pressure, 

 a very cloudy sky, and a heavy rainfall on a large number of days. 

 Coldest day 22nd, mean 39°-4 ; warmest day 26th, mean 53°-8. 

 Min. below 42° on 10 days; max. above 52° on 22 days, the nine 

 days on which it did not exceed 52° being 14th to 22nd, a cold 

 period having a mean temperature of 44°-0 (9 a.m. 43°-5, min. 

 39°*5, max. 48°-9). The nights were much warmer than usual 

 and the days rather colder. A few flakes of snow fell on the 23rd, 

 and from that day to the end of the month rain fell daily, the total 

 fall for the last nine days being 2-81 inches, leaving only 0-71 inch 

 for the rest of the month. 



November. — Yery warm, with about an average daily range oi 

 temperature, an atmosphere of average humidity and considerable 

 pressure, a rather bright sky, and a very heavy rainfall, but on the 

 usual number of days. Coldest day 23rd, mean 36°- 1 ; warmesi 

 day 1st, mean 56°-2. Min. below 42° on 24 days, below 32° on 

 one day (23rd) ; max. above 52° on 9 days, above 62° on one 

 elay (1st). The first five days were very wann, having a mean 

 temperature of 54°-8 (9 a.m. 54°-9, min. 50°-9, max. 58°^5). The 

 rainfall on the five days 10th to 14th Avas 3*52 inches, ancl on the 

 eight days 7th to 14th 4*23 inches, leaving only 0-58 inch for the- 

 rest of the month. An account of the floods in Hertfordshii'i 

 to which this heavy rain gave rise, was given at the previoui 

 meeting of the Society (see p. 141). During the last ten elays 

 the fall was only 0*01 inch, on the 23rd, elue to condensed fog 

 rather than actual rain. 



December. — Another warm month, with an average elaily range 

 of temperature, an atmosphere of average humielity and considerable 

 pressure, a rather cloudy sky, anel a rather small rainfall, but on 

 a considerable number of days. Coldest day 31st, mean 32°'4 ; 

 warmest day Uth, mean 48°"4. Min. below 32° on 10 days; 

 max. above 42° on 27 days. During the nine elays 13th to 21st 

 1"47 inch of rain fell, leaving only 0-62 inch for the rest of the 

 month. The large number of elays (20) on which an overcast sky is 

 recorded is due in great measure to the prevalence of fog in the 





