Report of tlu Meteorological .Sub- Committee for 1890. 315 



November. 



The month was very mild, with temperature much above the 

 average until the 25th, when a spell of cold set in. The low 

 temperature of the 28th will long be remembered ; it was 2-1° at 

 Beddington, 1-0° at Waddon, and 10-3^ at Wallington. The 

 rainfall was rather small, and at Kew it was 0-75 in. below the 

 average of the past 30 years. 



December. 



This was the coldest December for certainly 100 years. At 

 Beddington the mean for the month was 28°, and the low daily 

 maxima were as remarkable as the minima. There has been no 

 month so cold since January, 1838, or perhaps February, 1855. 

 At Beddington 23 days had the mean below 32°, and on 14 the 

 maxima were below 32°; whilst the minima were below 20° on 

 12 days, 15° on 6 days, and 12° on 4 days. The absence of sun 

 was most remarkable, only 20 minutes of bright sunshine being 

 recorded at Ivew during the whole month. The rainfall also was 

 very small, the amount at Kew being 1-40 in. below the average 

 of the past 30 years. 



