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The Thermometer. — Mean temperature increased from February to August, 

 being higher in January than February. From August it decreased to 

 November, and was again higher in December than it had been in January 

 or February. The mean temperature of April was not quite i° below, and 

 that of October just ii° above the average of the year, 51.3°. 



Moisture. — January and December were the dampest months, and June the 

 dryest by a great excess. During the last quarter there was more moisture 

 in the air than durmg the other three. The weight of the atmosphere was 

 greatest in January, and least in June, from which month to September it 

 varied but slightly. 



Cloud. — The average amount of cloud was greatest m December, least in March 

 and J une, so that these last were the sunniest months ; but the greatest 

 number of overcast cloudy days was in October, 17 days, and the smallest 

 number, 9, in January, and 10 in June. The greatest number of fair sunny 

 days was 12 in August, and the smallest 3 in December, and 4 in September. 

 In every month the overcast days exceeded the fair, except in J une, when 

 there was one more of the latter, and in August they were equal. The 

 variable days, or those on which sunshine and cloud were tolerably balanced 

 were generally about the same as the fau: days, occasionally exceeding 

 them, at other times being less by a few days. In the first two quarters the 

 variable days were less, in the last two, more than the fair ones. 



Wind. Westerly prevailed above all others in every quarter ; next to these the 



Southerly winds, though these were surpassed by the Easterly in the first 

 and last quarters. North and East winds prevailed in November, and were 

 fewest in June. The wind's force on December 23rd was about 15 lb. to 

 the square foot. 



Rain. The greatest number of days rain fell was in December (20) ; the smallest 



was in June (6). The greatest amount fell in April, 4.39 inches; next 

 to that in October, 3.04 inches. The least was in March, J inch, and in, 

 January not quite J inch. In the first quarter only 1.72 inches fell. 



Ozone. Only recorded the last two months. In November it was present 24 



days, in December 29 days, and generally was most plentiful during 

 Westerly winds. 



The sum of £1 4s. was voted towards the Barker testimonial. 



The Field Meetings were fixed as follows : — Church Stretton, Tuesday, May 

 31st; Longhope, Tuesday, July 19th; Usk, Monday, August 22nd. 



Thanks having been voted to the Chairman, the meeting broke up. 



