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. 
(November, 1896.) 
The month has been cold and dry, and is the coldest November in 
the past eleven years. On the 30th and on December 1st children 
were sliding on the ponds at Warlingham. Fogs and frosts have been 
numerous. There has been a great deal of sickness, including many 
cases of influenza. At Croydon (Park Hill) the maximum temperature 
did not reach 50° on any day, and was below 40° on four days; and the 
minimum temperature was below 40° on twenty-eight days. Lightning 
was seen on the 1st at Nutfield and Upper Gatton. A solar halo was 
observed at Croydon (Whitgift) and Upper Gatton on the 12th, anda 
__ Junar halo at Croydon (Whitgift) on the 16th, and a lunar corona with 
bright colours at Upper Gatton on the 20th. At Upper Gatton on 
the 29th a beautiful meteor was seen at 9.8 p.m.; it was of a bright 
violet colour with a brilliant trail, and was visible for 3” in the 8.8.W. 
travelling towards N.W. The mean temperature of the month is 
about 3° below the average, and was at Croydon (Duppas House) 40°5°, 
at Croydon (Whitgift) 40-3°, at Wallington 40-2°, at Redhill and Wad- 
don 39°5°, at Chipstead 38°8°, and at Upper Gatton 36°5°. There 
_ were recorded at Upper Gatton 76°8 hours of bright sunshine, and 
tak Hayes Common 64:2 hours, and Wallington 48°3 hours of sunlight ; 
4 the amount at Wallington being the mean for November of the ten 
years 1886-95. 
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F. Campsett-Bayarp, F.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. See. 
