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days on which rain fell was about the average. There were 

 no very heavy falls of rain; I'll in. fell on November 1st 

 and 2nd, and '94 in. on June 26th. Other falls above half an 

 inch were on March 10th, -52 in. ; July 15th, '58 in. ; 

 August 28th, -76 in. ; November 25th, -64 in. 



Snow fell on 19 days, sometimes very slightly, not sufficient 

 to register '01 in. The first snow fell on January 27th, the 

 last on April 8th. The heaviest falls were on February 13th 

 and March 19th. 



Lightning and Thunder occurred on June 25th, July 18th, 

 July 30th, and September 9th. 



A Rainbow was observed at 9.30 a.m. on December 27th. 



Fog prevailed all day on January 11th and 12th, and for 

 several days in December. 



Wind. — No very heavy gales were noticed, but strong 

 winds prevailed on January 15th from N.E.; from March 

 7th to 11th from S.W. ; on March 17th from N.E. ; from 

 November 20th to 25th fi-om S.W. 



A few very fine, clear days are recorded, viz., on January 

 23rd and 24th, especially on the 23rd ; again on April 30th. 

 There were many ordinarily fine days, but on those named 

 the air was exceptionally clear, and the sky exceptionally blue. 



Annual Meeting. — October 18th, 1889. 

 The Annual Eeport and Balance Sheet were read and 

 adopted, as follows : — 



HoLMESDALE NaTURAL HiSTORY ClUB. 



[Annual Report, October 18th, 1889. 



Since our last Annual Meeting five subscribers have joined 

 the Club, one of our members has been lost to us by death, 

 three have resigned, two have left us through removal from the 

 neighbourhood, leaving the present membership seventy-six. 



The attendance at the ordinary evening meetings during 

 the winter averaged twenty-one, whilst over fifty persons were 

 present at the meeting specially arranged for young people in 

 February. 



