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. 
(November, 1898.) 
The month may be divided into three portions—viz. from 1st to 8rd 
wet; from 4th to 19th dry and fine, but very foggy; and from 20th to 
the end very wet. At Nutfield there was a little fine snow on the 28rd, 
and on the 28th snow fell generally throughout the district, on which 
day one foot of snow when melted at Kenley gave °45 in. of water. 
On the 21st it was extremely dark, especially in the morning, when 
artificial light had to be used in most places in the district. On the 
14th one meteor was seen at 10.30 p.m., and many were seen at Lower 
Kingswood at 1.30 a.m. on the 15th. The month has been very warm, 
for the water wagtails only migrated from Nutfield on the 20th, and 
the Maurandya and Cobea scandens were in flower there in a very ex- 
posed situation, and at Sidcup dahlias and other tender plants were 
not touched by frost till the 23rd, and at Sevenoaks mushrooms were 
plentiful in the first three weeks, and blackberries to the end of the 
month. At Ashtead Common a dragonfly was seen on the 18th. The 
mean temperature of the month is about 2° above the average, and was 
at Croydon (Whitgift) 46°, at Wallington 45-9°, at Croydon (Duppas 
House) 45:7°, at Waddon 45:2°, and at Chipstead 44:7°; at Croydon 
(Park Hill) the maximum was 50° and above on fifteen days, and 
under 40° on four days; whilst the minimum was 50° on one day, 40° 
and under 50° on eight days, and under 80° on two days. The rainfall 
of the month is slightly above the average, and water at Croydon 
(Duppas House) did not percolate through one yard of gravel till the 
23rd, and through one yard of chalk till the 25th. There were re- 
corded at Wallington 71°8 hours of sunlight, which is 7 per cent. 
above the November mean of the ten years 1886-95. At Lower 
Kingswood, near Reigate, the rainfall was 3°49 in. 
F. Campsewu-Bayarp, P.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. Sec. 
