44 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1862, 
snow at Rothbury on the 21st of May, and very cold weather is 
then generally noticed by our observers. Mr. Graham records 
very heavy rains from the 5th to the 12th of June, and also on 
the 7th and 8th of August, when the Coquet was much flooded, 
carrying down with it hay and turnips. 
The storm of August is also noticed by Mr. James W. Dees 
at Wallsend, who records the rain-fall as follows :— August 7th, 
1:3 in. ; 8th, 1:68 in. ; 9th, -705 in.; total for the three days, 
3°635 in. 
Mr. Dodgson refers to the mischief done to the wheat by the 
storms of July at Whorlton, from which, he says, it never re- 
covered. 
From the very complete and valuable observations made at 
Southend, Darlington, under the direction of Edward Pease, 
Esq., by Mr. John Richardson, I extract the following statement 
of the mean temperature there in 1862 :— 
SUMUAT Youre cee ssictcase 34°5 UL mtcescotesase notte 52:0 
Bebruary) s(....2.dhicsen 38 3 VATS, Ai idee dtaads ee 55:0 
Marcha. j).icp waciees'seiten 33°3 September... danse, knee 52:0 
FADE e's cca Cpt aki ae 43°5 Ootabers. «4 is tise aos 47-0 
May ice tceuiepsneecseasa Gees November ................ B43 
PMG azn deroksane cies sake 51:0 December ............s000 39'S 
Mean temperature of the year, 44°15. 
The prevalence of various winds at certain stations is given 
below. 
S. WE, VE SBS. PS. We Wes sea 
Seaham .........0.. 19 26 46 44 26 71 99 34 
Dunterley.......... 33 23. «464 «38 BiG 4178 ks 
Rothbury.} +... 3.) i6i- By ite Qi yp DOV LOL OB 
Darlington......... 45 60 Ds chile ioe. BO 5 56 
Newcastle (imperfect) 40 2) i Di OO ae aie 
George C. Atkinson, Esq., of Wylam Hall, has favoured me 
this year, as on many previous occasions, with much valuable 
information, part of which will be found below, and in a 
supplementary table appended to this report. 
He observes in regard to the rain-fall and temperature of 
1862— The greatest fall was registered on the morning of June 
8th, for the previous twenty-four hours, and amounted to 1-72 in. 
