42 THE WEATHER OF 1865. 



the 2 1st, 22ncl, 23rd and 28th. A storm passed on the 30th. Rain fell 

 on 1 9 days ; hail once. 



June. — Very fine, hot, dry month ; no rain fell from the 12th to the 

 22nd, and very little from the 5th to the 29th. There was a great 

 scarcity of water in this neighbourhood. Rain fell on 5 days. 



July.— Another hot month, but generally wet. Frequent thunder- 

 storms occurred with heavy rain. Damp fell on 1 8 days, showers on 11. 

 Thimder and lightning occurred on 5 days. 



August.— A wet month, interrupting the harvest. The heaviest fall 

 was on the 23rd ; much also fell on the 1 st, 2nd and 3rd. Very large 

 hailstones fell diuring a storm at Thornton. Ram on 16 days, and 

 thunder and lightning on 3. 



September.— X remarkably dry, fine month. In England only about 

 three slight showers feU, viz., on the 2nd, 9th and 20th. At 129 stating 

 the faU of rain was less than one-tenth of an Inch ; and at 48 no rain fell 

 at all. The highest temperature was 77° ; the lowest 43°. 



October. —It was generally fine till the 7th, when a wet period set in 

 over almost the whole country. The monthly totals of rainfall were very 

 large, even for October which is the wettest month in the year. The 

 contrast in this respect between September and October in this year was 

 remarkably great. In many places the rain amotmted to more than 30 

 per cent, of the entire yearly fall. Rain fell on 22 days. Highest 

 temperature 66° ; lowest 31-^°. 



November. — The rainfall was near the average ; the greatest falls 

 being during the heavy gales. Serious floods resulted in Ireland 

 in the last week of the month. On the 22nd the pressure of the 

 wind rose to 22 lbs. per square foot ; on the 24th to 26 lbs. 

 Rain fell on 6 days. Highest temperature 51°; lowest 32° 



December. — The month was mild and generally fine. Most of the 

 rain fell in the first and last week. On the 2yth the force of the wind 

 was 20 lbs., and on the 30th it rose to 30 lbs. for a few minutes. From 

 6 to 9 a.m. on the 3 1st the rain was very heavy. Rain fell on 15 days ; 

 hail on two days. Highest temperature 53° ; lowest 26°. 



J. G. 



