12 Report of the Meteorological Committee for 1899. 
had existed would, it seems to me, have thrown very little light 
on these peculiarities, owing to the want of trustworthy averages 
of a sufficiently long time with which to compare them. 
I should like to say a few words with reference to November 
fall, in order to amplify the remarks in the printed notes of this 
month. It is extremely rare to have two falls consecutively of 
over 1 in., and only one instance occurs at Brixton, in, I think, 
July, 1867, and none at all at Greenwich. On looking over the 
November tables, we shall see this very rare circumstance in 
Westerham (Town), viz. on 2nd we have 1:02 in., on the 8rd 
1:23 in., and on the 5th 1-68 in., a record which I think must 
be nearly, if not quite, unique in the South-Kast of England. 
With respect to the peculiar dust-storm mentioned in the 
August notes as having occurred on the 15th, the observer at 
Kenley, who was then staying at Hindhead, near Haslemere, 
Surrey, says, in a letter dated September 2nd, ‘‘the same sudden 
gust of wind, whirling the trees about, and only lasting two or 
three minutes, occurred at 5 p.m. and again at 7°30 pm. A 
peculiar lull and airless feeling as before a storm preceded it, 
‘and all windows and doors were hastily closed. The heat was 
intense; no rain fell. The centre of the storm seemed to be 
over Oxford.’’ So far as is known, no account of this storm 
has been published, and it seems desirable that it should be put 
on record. 
In Appendix II. the falls of rain of 1:00 in. and upwards are 
get out. The number of days on which these fell is 7 as against 
5 in 1898. There is only one fall over 2°00 in., viz. 2°18 in. at 
Abinger Rectory on Nov. 3rd. The falls on September 29th, 
November 3rd, and November 5th seem to have been fairly 
general throughout the district. ; 
In conclusion, the Sub-Committee desire to tender their thanks 
to all those, numbering eight, who have so kindly sent donations 
to enable the Club to continue this useful organization. The 
Sub-Committee also tender their thanks to the observers for 
their returns, and also for the notes which many of them 
contribute, and which tend to make the returns much more 
valuable and interesting. 
Tae Sewace Works, CarsHatton, SuRREY. 
Observer—W. Wituis Gate. Gauge 5 in. in diameter. 
Height of gauge above ground, 1 ft. 
Height of station above sea-level, 118 ft. 
Jamh| Rep: Mar. | Apr. | May | June| July | Aug.) Sept.) Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Year. 
IN.-| In. | IN. | IN. | IN. | IN.’] IN. | IN. | IN. | IN. | IN. | IN. | IN. 
2°71 | 2:30 | 0:61 | 2°30 | 1:26 | 0-67 | 0-39 | 0-60 | 2-51 | 2:34 | 4-40 | 1-721 21-81 
