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one, owing to the great amount of sickness about. At Wallington 

 the mean temperature was 36"5°, at Beddington 35*6°, and at 

 Waddon 35-8°, which is about 1° below the mean. Sunlight 

 was deficient, being only 17 per cent, of possible duration at 

 "Wallington. 



February. 



The month has been a changeable one, being very warm at the 

 beginning and end, but very cold from 14th to the 19th, on which 

 latter day the minimum in the shade at both "Waddon and Bed- 

 dington stood respectively at 11-0° and 11'3°, and on the snow 

 at the latter at 2-1°. Tlie mean temperature at Wallington was 

 89-0°, at Beddington 38-5°, and at Waddon 38-6°, which is about 

 2° above the mean. Sunlight was again deficient, being only 

 19 per cent, of possible duration at Wallington. 



March. 



The month, which was the coldest since 1888, was bright and 

 dry; but owing to the great rain on the 15th, the total rainfall 

 was not above \ inch below the mean. The mean temperature 

 at Walhngton was 38-0°, at Beddington 37-0°, and at Waddon 

 37'6°, which was about 3° below the mean. A more backward 

 spring had not been known for many years. Sunlight was at 

 Wallington 34 per cent, of possible duration, being 4 per cent, in 

 excess of the mean. 



April. 



This was an extraordinary month, owing to the great range of 

 temperature, which was 51-1° at Wallington, 49'9° at Bed- 

 dington, and 48*0° at Waddon. The first half of the month was 

 warm and sunny, but the latter half was cold and rather wet, 

 thus causing everything to be most backward. The mean tem- 

 perature at Wallington was 47'0'', at Beddington 45-1°, and at 

 Waddon 48*1^. Sunlight at Wallington was 54 per cent, of the 

 possible duration, being no less than 17 per cent, in excess of the 

 mean. 



May. 

 The month, with the exception of the four days in the first 

 week (2nd to 5th inclusive), has been warm, dry, and genial, with 

 a very great range of temperature, which at Walhngton amounted 

 to 52-8°, at Beddington to 56-9°, and at Waddon to 56-4°. The 

 mean temperature was about 1° above the mean, and was at Wal- 

 lington 54-8°, at Beddington 53-8°, and at Waddon 54-2^. Nearly 

 all the ram that fell came down on the 25th, and did an immense 

 good. Sunlight at Wallington was 48 per cent, of the possible 

 duration, and was 5 per cent, in excess of the mecm. 



