240 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1863. 
XXII.—Metcorological Report for 1863, Edited by Grorau 
Crayton Atkinson, Esq. 
Havine been requested to tabulate the returns handed in by 
yarious contributors, of rain, wind, and temperature, in the year 
1863, for publication in the “Transactions of the Tyneside Natu- 
ralists’ Field Club,” my endeavour has been so to group them, as 
to present means or averages of portions of the district which are 
similarly situated. This mode makes one set of observations a 
check upon another; leading to a well-grounded reliance on those 
which nearly coincide, as well as to a reasonable hesitation in 
accepting those which do not. 
On inspecting the nineteen different returns of rain in the 
annexed table, I think we may safely consider, that with the 
exception of Darlington and Howick, they bear the appearance 
of correctness and reliability; these two are so much below their 
neighbours, that it will be prudent not to use them for any 
estimates of the average fall of rain. Deducting these, the dis- 
tricts ranged in the order of increase of fall, shew the following 
results :— 
The Coast District 5 stations 24°63 inches 
The Southern® dos U-2°~,, yes | cane 
The Northern GO, Were ae 2744 ,, =26'29 
The Newcastle do. 4 ,, raf ia] eee 
The North Tyne do. 2 ,, 44:19 __,, 
The Allenheads do. 1 5401 
The coast district, being sectsegtle the gees and a gradual 
increase in fall being apparent in pursuing the coast from 
north to south. Thus at 
Cresswell, the fall was.......0.-s.seseeeseeserees 21°38 
North: Simetds 745°" /.tessennces RE PPE ooh 24°74 
Sunderland Spt . okalehicn syaieen lew ee satas thee 24°93 
Hendon Hill pe vAetln Rohe. Onctaen tees aatueeeee eer 25°93 
Seaham es Saacvecks Bnew naaeeeeeas te o 261s 
The wettest month in the year was 7 une; the greatest amount 
of rain in twenty-four hours was registered on the morning of 
the 11th of that month, and amounted 
At WiylaMa, tO .c.casceicecsessaservessese. vi. of 4% INCHES, 
At Durham, to ....0... eccececeees one FREE ia 8 Racers 
At North Shields, to.c.sccccecscssevercceses 107 

