2 eee 5 
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. 
(October, 1896.) 
The month has been cold, and also rather wet, but not more than 
usual for October if we may take the long average at Greenwich as 
fairly representing the district. The month has been rather an un- 
healthy one, there being a good deal of sickness about, including cases 
of scarlet fever and influenza. Garden produce has been plentiful 
and good. Thunderstorms have been rather numerous, but, with the 
exception of one on the 25th, they were very local. The lightning on 
the 25th struck a chestnut tree about 250 yards from Abinger Hall, 
partially destroying it. There were several frosty nights towards the 
end of the month. Solar halos were seen at Croydon (Whitgift) and 
Upper Gatton on the 1st, and at the latter place also on the 9th and 
28th. At Nutfield there was an exceedingly dark day on the 15th; 
and the last flight of swallows left there on the 30th. The mean 
_ temperature of the month is about 3° below the average, and was 
at Chipstead 47:1°, at Croydon (Duppas House) 46°5°, at Croydon 
(Whitgift) and Wallington 46°3°, at Upper Gatton 46°2°, and at 
_ Waddon 45°9°. There were recorded at Upper Gatton 86-2 hours of 
bright sunshine, and at Wallington 67°8 hours of sunlight, which latter 
is 10 per cent. below the October average of the ten years 1886-95. 
F,. Campsett-Bayarp, F.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. Sec. 
