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buildines were struct, and much damage done in Eaat Kent. The records given by my instruments 

 were sutEciently interestinj^ to be published in Natitre on March 15th, and gave rise to an interesting 

 correspondence in that journal. Mr. Lempfert, of the Meteorologicil Office, was instructed by the 

 Director tu undertake a detailed study of the phenomenon, and at his request, my records were sent 

 to him, and included in his report and tabulated together with those of ten other observatories in the 

 British Isles. " It appears that the squall was first noted at Stornaway at 12.30 a.m. and last felt at 

 Hastings at 4 p.m. Its rate of progress was about .33 miles per hour. Thus a traveller from York to 

 London, leaving the former place at 11.13 a.m., would have had the unique experience of accomplishing 

 the whole journey in a thunderstorm, if the train service had been suitable." At Canterbury there 

 ■was a sudden rise of the barometer of nearly one-tenth of an inch. The thermometer fell suddenly 

 from -ie" to 31°. The wind suddenly veered from S.W. to N.W., and dropped from a squall of 42 

 miles per hour to nearly a calm The melted snow, sleet, etc , measured slightly over J-inch. (See 

 records reproduced below). 



LANDER'S 



ANEMOMETER 2 



CANTEPiaUnT j ~ O 



9 

 1URSDAY I 



The year also witnessed a remarkably high tomoerature very late in the year, viz., O-t*^ at 

 Canterbury on September 2dcI, 92'^ at renterden. and 00 8*^ at Tunbridge Well?. The highest recorded 

 was 96*^ at Gantry, and 05'' at Epson and MaiJenhe-id. These are the highest shade temperatures 

 recorded for twenty years and possibly the hijhest erer recorded so late in the year. 



The lowest temperatures were registered in the closing days of the year, when on December 30fch 

 the grass thermnmeter fell to -iO'^ at Tunbridge Wells, ll'* at Oaaterbury, and 12'' at Folkestone. 



A. very high tide caused serious fl >ods at F-iversham and other places at the Thames Estuary and 

 along the East ciast. In some places it was statod to have been the highest tide for thirty years. A 

 relatively sharp earthquake shock was experienced over South Wales aud South West of England on 

 June 27rb. 



My instruments continue lo meet with general favour and have been supplied to most of the large 

 Meteorological Departments throughout the world, being in u^e in New Zealand, South and Central 

 Africa. India, Spain, Germany, Norway, etc. Professor B.irrett, F.R.S., gave a special demonstration 

 of thf-ra before the Royal Dublin Suciety. 



During the year, by the kind p-rmission of the Secretary of State for War, we have been enabled 

 t:) fix an Anemometer on the highe-t part of H M, Military Prison at Dover, one of the most exposed 

 parts of our S.E. coast. It is difficult to believe that there is no similar instrument anywhere along 

 this coast, especially when we remember the difficulty that has been experienced in extending the 

 Admiralty Pier owine to the violent storms. The past year has benn a very quiet one, remarkably 

 free from gales, but in our next report we h^pe to give the results from this valuable Anemograph 

 Station and reproduce some of the most interesting records. The thanks of the Society are due to the 

 Governor of the Prison for his kindly interest in the mittor and for sending u'^ the records every week. 



The Anemometer has now been modified so as to record also the ventilation of mines, gas 

 pressures, etc. 



In conclusion, I have to thank the observers for kindly sending me their reports. 



Canterbury. ARTHUR LANDER. 



