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WEATHER, &C, 

 Thunderstorms occurred. — April i6th, May 13th, June on 4 days, July 3 days, 



August 3 days, September 2 days, December i8th, and at several places 



round. 

 Thunder or Lightning. — May, June 5 days, July 17th, August 30th, September 



5th and 17th. 



Lunar Halos. — August 22nd, November 17th, and several other days. 



Snow fell. — February 4 days, April 3 days= 7 days. 



Remarkable Rain. — January 30th and 31st, March 21st, April 7th and i6th, 



June 3rd, July i6th and 25th, September 22nd, December i8th, 21st, 22nd, 



and 23rd, with high winds. 



Hoar Frost. — January 10 days, February 5 days, March 4 days, April 3 days, 

 November 8 days. 



Fog prevalent. — January 4 days, February 4 days, September 2 days, October 

 II days, November 9 days, December 7 days. Morning or Evening — 

 March 3 days, April 7 days, June 2 days, August 2 days. 



Shooting Stars. — January 4th, September, several nights; October ist, 8th, and 



30th, November 6th, 7th, and nth (none 12th, and on 13th and 14th too 



cloudy). 

 Meteors. — Zodiacal light several evenings in January ; a large meteor at 4 p.m. ; 



December 2nd, at Woolhope, by Mr. Lingen ; and at several other places 



in the County. 



Aurora Borealis. — March 12th and 13th ; October 8th. 



WvE rose. — January 9th and 30th : March 14th ; April 8th ; June 17th ; 

 September several times ; December ist, 4 ft. ; 19th, 5 ft. ; 25th, 6 ft. 

 Very low in February ; lower in August than had been known for 25 years. 



Vegetation. — Leaf — earlier shrubs in March ; trees in April ; Pyrus Japonica 

 in flower February, March, and April ; Flower — ornamental trees in June; 

 change colour — most trees in October ; fall of leaf — most trees in Novem- 

 ber. 



Martin, cuckoo, and wheatear about April i8th. 



Cuckoo not heard after June. 



Martins, &c., depart in September. 



GENERAL CONCLUSIONS FROM THE FOREGOING 

 TABLES. 



In comparing the results of this year with the average of the same parallel 

 of latitude, viz., between latitude 52° and 53° N., we find that for Hereford 



The barometer is nearly the same as that average. 



The mean temperature is 1.4° above the average. 



The degree of humidity (1000 saturation) is 799, only 14 less than the average. 



