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) (8.30 a.m.), and Sevenoaks 
(10 a.m.). 
NOTES. 
(December, 1898.) 
The month, so far as rainfall is concerned, may be divided into 
three sections—from 1st to 9th wet, then from 10th to 26th dry and 
fine, and from 28th to 31st wet and stormy. According to the Green- 
wich mean, the rainfall was about a quarter of an inch above that 
average, but it appears somewhat doubtful whether this is a correct 
view to take with respect to the district asa whole. It has been an 
exceedingly warm month, perhaps the warmest December on record, 
and this warmth has been accompanied by a very high barometer. As 
instances of the warmth, a large mushroom, four inches in diameter, 
was picked at Warlingham, white primroses were in flower at Abinger, 
and geraniums in window-boxes at Sevenoaks throughout the month. 
Lunar halos were seen at Nutfield on the 9th, and at Wallington on 
the 28th. At Croydon (Park Hill) the maximum was 50° and above 
on fourteen days, and below 40° on five days; whilst the minimum 
‘was 50° on one day, between 30° and 40° on thirteen days, and below 
30° on seven days. Influenza and colds have been somewhat prevalent. 
The mean temperature of the month is about 6° above the average, 
and was at Croydon (Whitgift) 45-4°, at Wallington 45-2°, at Croydon 
(Duppas House) 44°8°, at Waddon 444°, at Redhill 48-8°, and at 
Chipstead 43-3°. There were recorded at Wallington 48-5 hours of 
sunlight, which is 4 per cent. above the December mean of the ten 
years 1886-95. 
F, CampsBeuu-Bayarp, P.R.Met.Soc., 
Hon. Sec. 
