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METEOROLOGICAL SECTION. 
The following tables, showing the temperature, wind, rain- 
fall, sunshine, &c., at Brighton, have been drawn up by Dr. 
Arthur Newsholme (Medical Officer of Health for the Borough). 
The chief facts as to the Meteorology of Brighton during the 
twelve months July, 1892-June, 1893, are set forth in Table L., 
and the same table gives the means of comparing these data 
with the mean results for the 14 years 1877-90. 
Table II., contains a statement of the amount of bright sun- 
shine in Brighton and Hastings respectively. 
Table III., affording an interesting comparison between the 
meteorology of Crowborough and Brighton, has been compiled 
from the observations of Mr. C. Leeson Prince, whose admirable 
work in this direction, continued over a long series of years, is 
well known. 
The Crowborough Observatory is 770 fect (Mr. Prince’s 
determination) above sea level and distant about twenty-two 
miles from Brighton in a N.E. direction; the rain-gauge at 
Brighton is 32 feet above sea level. 
The chief meteorological interest of the record centres in the 
exceptional drought prevailing from March to June inclusive. 
The rainfall in Brighton during these four months was 1°42 
inches as contrasted with an average of 7°68 inches in the fourteen 
years, 1877-90. Rain fell on 20 days as contrasted with an 
average of 46 days in the same fourteen years. 
The longest interval in which no rain fell was 30 days, viz: 
from the 17th March to the 15th April (inclusive of both days). 
The next longest interval was 28 days, from the 17th of April to 
the 14th of May. From June 7th to the 21st there was another 
interval of 15 days without rain. These three periods comprised 
78 days out of the 122 daysin the four months, March to June. 
- On 29 additional days out of the 122 no rain fell. 
