50 Proceedmgs, 



in October and 1-38 in. in November. The heaviest fall in 

 one day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. was on September 3rd, when 

 1*06 in. fell; but the heaviest continuous fall was on June 

 5th and 6th, when 1'12 in. fell. There were 16 days without 

 rain from May 18th to June 2nd, 12 days without rain from 

 June 10th to 21st, and 10 days from October 15th to 24th. 

 Rain fell on 13 continuous days from November 30th to 

 December 12th. 



Snow. — A shower fell about 10.30 a.m. on January 27th, 

 equal to about -07 iu. of ram. Snow fell again on November 

 80th and December 1st, equal to about -79 in. of rain. These 

 were the only occasions in the year on which snow covered 

 the ground. A slight shower fell on January 1st, equal to 

 about -01 in. 



Wind. —There was a heavy gale on January 23rd, pressure 

 about 22-7 lbs., and again on January 26th. There were 

 also strong winds on April 15th from E.N.E. ; May 4th from 

 S.W. ; September 7th from S.W. ; October 26th from W. ; 

 October 28th from S.W. ; and on December 20th, to which I 

 have already referred in calling attention to the rapid fall and 

 rise of the barometer in connection with the gale. 



Storms were few during the year ; of the most stormy 

 months January seems ordinarily to take the lead ; then 

 November, October, December, February, and March about 

 equal ; April, May, aud June stand next ; July, August, and 

 September are comparatively quiet. 



The following table, compiled by Mr. Eobert H. Scott, 

 President of the Royal Meteorological Society, will give an 

 idea of the average tendency of storms in the respective 

 months over a period of fourteen years : — 

 Jan., 70 storms. May, 4 storms. Sept., 18 storms. 

 Feb., 46 „ June, 3 „ Oct., 55 



March, 45 „ July, 2 „ Nov., 58 ,, 



April, 17 „ Aug., 11 ,, Dec, 47 „ 



Some days appear remarkable for storms. In the 14 years 

 6 storms came on Jan. 1st. 4 on March 6th, 9th, & 12th. 

 5 „ „ 18th. 5 „ Nov. 10th. 



5 „ „ 19th. 5 „ ,, 20th. 



5 „ Feb. 22nd. 4 „ Oct. 21st & 22nd. 



