BY H. T. MENNELL, F.L.S. 45 
The season after May was remarkably cold and ungenial; in 
fact the low temperature of the summer months was the most 
important fact of the year. The mean monthly temperature 
(—"ss-_+_Min’) was as follows: — 
Average of 6 

1862. previous years. 
JANUALY 22.2.0. ..scceceececsersees+ OO Gere cscccrscsecees sercees, 36°82 
IODIUSIY s.cccscncos: ootesnceeassoe OUsccccescasccseesunceusess 38°09 
MP avehs sh 3.0 oss ev casec teeta OSA: Such oMarsaeeeeeeetaniee 41°40 
PWN Lvewareadastscieesenesewaeer RIGI tate ddenasissnayser-lanaatee 44°40 
BTS, esccb teciccasnweedasenatereoeal Bap Lue hesnactadaeeenonzedas 51:38 
June es Ses ae Dem PIA RETR 57°70 
SUID gasses atndiecncenieasecsiahiaavenste DGOU, cdevaveueduasndtas oases 58°95 
UAUL HSE, secs nnudesien css -clsinele enn Gol): Sooper oer een creer ey Cone 59°90 
RS PPEMMUON 2.256. qcrccteessccocees Her ncdedetnacdaaccaasacaanses 54:11 
MELO DOE Geddis vn cance axvianlelsivsavan BSS aside danone heeds estens 47-99 
OWPIND EE 40s icp en ccaounaconsenrs: SO NGy cis dcnsduodendsesste -. 40°86 
PE COMET ose 52 rss cede sence oe ADB O ic eer ree Na a Stee 37:90 
Wear ts tec tes etaces rT 1 tee Bape any te ae ge 47°55 
From this it will be seen that though the mean temperature 
of the year was very nearly the same as the average for the pre- 
vious six years, that of the growing and ripening months of June, 
July, August, and September, was much below it. 
It will also be seen that the fall of rain for the last six months 
of the year was below the average, and that the whole rain-fall 
of the year was (31:07—24-68) 6°39 inches below it. 
The number of days on which rain fell was in each month of the 
year larger than usual. . 
As a tabular statement of the number of days on which rain 
or snow fell, during the last fourteen years may have some in- 
terest, I enclose it, as I think it may be considered a fair indica- 
tion of wet and dry days in the valley of the Tyne. The 
observations previous to N ovember, 1853, being, however, taken 
at West Denton, 272-7 feet above the level of the sea ; and after- 
wards at Wylam Hall, 96 feet above it.” 
