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. 
(June, 1896.) 
The month has been rather wet, but the air has been dry and 
warm. ‘Taking the Greenwich rainfall average as a standard, the 
rainfall of the district would seem to be an average one for June. 
The totals, however, for the six months are very remarkable. One 
would hardly credit the fact, but for these daily returns, that in the 
short distance of about twenty-five miles due south the rainfall at 
Walton Heath should be 12-41 in., which is just about two and a half 
times as much as Battersea, which is only 5-10 in. Thunderstorms 
occurred on the 4th and 24th in most parts of the district, and that 
on the 24th gave rise to some damage, a cottage in Linkfield Lane, 
Redhill, being struck by lightning, and a tree, the Californian red- 
wood (Sequoia semperviva), being struck at Nutfield Priory. Colds, 
sore throats, whooping cough, and measles have been somewhat 
prevalent. Hay began to be cut generally at the beginning of the 
month. At Warlingham on the 16th a grass thermometer burst when 
exposed to the sun, though it registered up to 130°. Solar halos were 
seen at Upper Gatton on the 4th, 8th, 12th, and 18th, and lunar ones 
on the 14th and 16th. The temperature of the month is about 3° 
above the average, and was at Chipstead 64:9°, at Waddon 64°2°, at 
___ Croydon (Duppas House) 63°3°, at Kenley (Ingleside) 62-8°, at Croydon 
_ (Whitgift) 62°5°, at Wallington 62°4°, and at Upper Gatton 59-9°. 
_ There were recorded at Upper Gatton 194:4 hours of bright sunshine, 
F and at Wallington 211-4 hours of sunlight, which latter is 1 per cent. 
above the June average of the ten years 1886-95. 
F. Campsetu-Bayarp, F.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. Sec. 
