WEATHEK, &c. 



Thunderstorms occurred. — April 16th, May ISth; June on 4 



days, July 3 days, August 3 days, September 2 days, December 



18th, and at several places round. 

 Thunder or Lightning. — May, June 5 days, July 17th, Augu.st 



30th, September 5th and 17th. 

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



days. 

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

 Eemarkable Eain. — January 30th and 31st, March 21st, April 



7th and 16th, June 3rd, July 16th and 2.5th, September 22nd, 



December 18th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, Avith high wmds. 

 Hoar Erost. — January, 1 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, 11 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 



1st, 8th, and 30th; November 6th, 7th, and 11th (none 12th, 



and on 13th and 14th too cloudy). 

 Meteors. — Zodiacal lirjht 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. 

 Wye rose, — January 9th and 30th ; March 14th ; April 8th ; 



June 17th; September several times; December 1st, 4ft.; 



19th, 5ft.; 25th, 6ft. Very low in February; lower in 



August than had been known for 25 years. 

 Vegetation. — Leaf — earlier shrubs in March; trees in Ajml ; 



Pijrus Japonica in flower, February, March and April; 

 Flower — ornamental trees in June; change colour — most trees 



in October ; fall of leaf — most trees in November. 

 Martin, cuckoo, and whcatear about April 18th. 



