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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.), Croydon (Woburn Road) (8.80 a.m.), and Sevenoaks 
(10 a.m.). 
NOTES. 
(August, 1898.) 
The month, like July, has been very warm, dry, and sunny. In 
character it is very similar to the month of August, 1893. Fruit crops, 
as a rule, are poor, but corn crops are good, and have been harvested 
in splendid condition. The potato crop is fairly good. The month 
has been a healthy one. On the 21st, at 9.15 p.m., a brilliant meteor 
was seen at Wallington. It arose in the S.E., and travelled slowly 
towards the §.W.; it was visible about two seconds, and had a bright 
blue nucleus, and a long tail of flame-coloured sparks. The great heat 
of the 22nd will long be remembered; at Greenwich, in the shade, it 
was 90°, at Waddon 89°5°, at Croydon (Duppas House) 87-9°, and at 
Wallington 86-7°. There was a good deal of thunder and lightning 
throughout the district on the 15th and 18th, but with the exception 
of the country round about Kingston, it was generally a considerable 
distance away. The want of rain is now becoming very serious; at 
Redhill a well 35 ft. deep is dry for the first time in thirty-two years, 
and round about Abinger people are buying water. The maximum 
thermometer was 80° and above on eight days at Croydon, four days 
at Redhill, and three days at Sidcup; it was over 70° and under 80° 
on fifteen days at Redhill, and eleven days at Croydon; and was under 
60° on two days at Croydon. Whilst the minimum thermometer was 
60° and above on eleven nights at Sidcup and three at Croydon, and 
was under 50° on ten nights at Croydon. The rainfall is about 1-50 in. 
below the August average. The mean temperature of the month is about 
8° above the average, and was at Croydon (Duppas House) 64°7°, at 
Wallington 64:2°, at Waddon 64°, at Redhill 62-8°, and at Chipstead 
62°6°. There were recorded at Wallington 234-4 hours of sunlight, 
which is 9 per cent. above the August mean of the ten years 1886-95. 
At Lower Kingswood, near Reigate, the rainfall was °99 in. 
F. Campsexu-Bayarp, P.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. Sec. 
