103 
The mean temperature of the month was 41°86 degrees, being 4°96 degrees 
higher than the average temperature assigned to January (from a comparison of 
fifty years) by Mr. Glaisher. 
The highest reading of the thermometer in shade (55°3 degrees) was regis- 
tered on the 27th, and the lowest readings (25 degrees) on the 6th and 7th. 
The mean degree of humidity was 92°9 degrees, complete saturation being 
100. 
The rainfall total is a fair amount for January—that is, at Hereford—but 
no remarkable falls have occurred. The greatest fall in 24 hours (0°465 inch) be- 
longs to the 9th. The January total is 2°587 inches. 
There was a depossit of water in the rain-guage to the amount of ‘01 inch 
or more on 19 days. 
The winds, at 9 a.m. daily, were as follows :—N.1; N.E.0; E.0; SE. 3; 
8.8; S8.W.5; W.3; N.W. 93; uncertain, 2. 
There was a remarkable fog on the 22nd; but the chief meteorological fact 
to be remembered is the extraordinary mildness of the month. During January 
we have enjoyed an average March temperature, the average for March being 41°7 
degrees. 
FEBRUARY. 
The mean of all the 9 a.m. barometrical readings during the month is 
29°800 inches. 
The highest 9 a.m. reading (30°439 inches) was registered on the 4th, and the 
lowest 28°832 inches) on the 26th. 
The mean temperature of the month is 39°12 degrees, Mr. Glaisher’s average 
temperature for February being 3877 degrees. 
The highest reading of the thermometer in shade (54 degrees) was registered 
on the 14th, and the lowest (21°8 degrees) on the 10th. 
The mean degree of humidity is 88.5 degrees, complete saturation being 100. 
The rainfall total is 2°615 inches. A large amount of rainfall was measured 
on the morning of the 27th (0°620 inch). 
There was a deposit of water in the rain-guage to the amount of ‘01 inch or 
more on 15 days. 
The winds, at 9 a.m. daily, were as follows :—N. 0; N.E.2; E.2; S.E.7; 
S.7;S.W.1; W. 0; N.W. 9. 
-The points most worthy of notice during this month were the high readings 
of the barometer from the 1st to the 11th, the very low readings on the 26th and 
27th, the gale on the night of 25th—26th, and the heavy fall of rain on the 26th. 
MARCH. 
The mean of all the 9 a.m. barometrical readings during the month of March 
is 30°000 inches. 
The highest 9 a.m. reading (30°621 inches) was registered on the 6th, and the 
lowest (29°436 inches) on the 9th. 
The barometer stood above 30 inches on 15 days. 
The mean temperature of the month was 44°88 degrees, Mr. Glaisher’s aver- 
age for March being 41°7 degrees. . 
