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. 
(August, 1896.) 
The month has been rather cool, but with an average rainfall, if 
the long record at Greenwich fairly represents the district. At Croydon 
(Park Hill) the maximum temperature has not once reached 80°, and 
has been over 70° on only three days, and below 60° on two days; the 
nights there have also been cool, the minimum being below 50° on no 
less than nineteen nights. Thunderstorms seem to have been preva- 
lent throughout the district, but they have been very local. Potato 
disease seems prevalent. At Upper Gatton solar halos were seen on 
the 7th and 28th, and a lunar one on the 28rd. The temperature of 
the month is about 2°5° below the average, and was at Chipstead 60°5°, 
at Croydon (Duppas House) 59°5°, at Wallington 591°, at Croydon 
(Whitgift) 58-9°, at Waddon and Redhill 58-5°, and at Upper Gatton 57°. 
There were recorded at Upper Gatton 128 hours of bright sunshine, and 
at Wallington 128-8 hours of sunlight, which latter is 14 per cent. 
below the August average of the ten years 1886-95. 
F, Campseti-Bayarp, F.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. Sec. 
