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Note.—The observations are taken at 9 a.m., except at Redhill, 
Reigate Hill (Nutwood Lodge), Addington (Park Farm), and Brixton 
(8 a.m.), and Croydon (Waddon New Road) (10 a.m.). 
NOTES, 
(April, 1896.) 
The month has been fairly warm, with sunshine below the average. 
It is the third month of the present year in which, over a great part 
of the district, the rainfall has been below 1:00 in. There has been 
much sickness about, including cases of measles and influenza. Solar 
halos were seen at Croydon on the 11th and 17th, and at Upper 
Gatton on seven days ; and a lunar halo occurred at Croydon on the 
17th, and at Upper Gatton on the 21st. It was remarkably dark at 
Warlingham and Nutfield between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on the 5th. 
Vegetation has progressed rapidly, but the want of rain is much felt. 
The mean temperature of the month is about 1°5° above the average, 
and was at Wallington 48-9°, at Croydon (Duppas House) 48°8°, at 
Chipstead and Croydon (Whitgift) 48-6°, at Kenley (Ingleside) and 
Waddon 47:9°, and at Upper Gatton 47:1°. There were recorded 
at Upper Gatton 115-3 hours of bright sunshine, and at Wallington 
124-1 hours of sunlight, which latter is 14 per cent. below the April 
mean of the ten years 1886-95. 
Mr. Mennell, of Croydon, and other correspondents, kindly supply 
the following notes:—The purple and white lilacs were in bloom at 
Croydon on the 25th, and the hawthorn and horse chestnut on the 
29th, and the oak has put out its leaves and flowers, but not the ash, 
during the last days of the month. A sand martin was seen at 
_ Croydon on the 12th; the cuckoo was heard at Upper Gatton on the 
14th, at Warlingham on the 15th, and at Nutfield on the 17th; and 
the nightingale at Croydon on the 19th, and at Upper Gatton on the 
23rd; the swallow was seen at Nutfield on the 18th, at Croydon on 
the 19th, and at Upper Gatton on the 24th. Hail fell at Addington 
_ Hills and Ashtead on the 29th, and lightning was seen at Abinger and 
Redhill on the 30th. 
F. Campsetu-Bayarp, F.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. Sec. 
