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RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN 
IN CHESTER DURING 1905, 
By THE REv. J. CAIRNS MITCHELL, B.D., F.R.A.S. 
SHADE TEMPERATURE, AND DIFFERENCE 
FROM AVERAGE. 
Winter of 1904-5. Spring of 1905. 
December .. ee 42°0°-+2°4° | March HY +» 42°4°—o'0? 
January fe wep dze2e-t-3-6° April eo oe 
February .. eo 38°79°—1°2° May se se 
Mean SE ee 410 +1°5° Mean as ne 
THE WINTER Montus.—December and January, both very much 
above the average, especially January, which was one of the mildest on record, 
having only been thrice exceeded in the past 39 years; February 1'2 
degrees below the mean—a sudden and extreme dip. 
THE SPRING MonrTHS. - March was an average month as to tempera- 
ture; but cold nights, keen easterly winds, and dull cheerless days, 
made it a very trying and backward spring month. 
April and May not included because of absence from home on account 
of illness, 
NOTEWORTHY PHENOMENA OF 1905. 
Greatest atmospheric pressure ...ceceee+e.s 30-964 in., 28th January 
Least 3 3 se vecesevees 28°649 in., 15th March 
Hottest day in shade ...c00..-csesesevess 82° degrs., 25th June 
Coldest night in shade ..,........++0+0-5 23°0 degrs, 16th January 
Greatest range of temperature in 24 hours ., 33°2 degrs., 17th May 
Least ae ea a Nec .. 2°1 degrs., 22nd January 
Hottest day in sun ..sceessseoe seen seeee 128-0 degrs., 12th July 
Coldest night on ground ...00.. «sese+e++ 19°3 degrs., 20th October 
Greatest excess of open air temperature over shade temperature, 63°2 
degrs., tst August 
Greatest difference between lowest temperature in shade and on ground, 
15‘0 degrs., 15th September. 
Greatest rainfall on any one day *850 inches, 30th June 
Latest early Summer frost, 3-7 degrs , 9th June 
Earliest Autumn frost 3°3 degrs., 21st September 
Severe gales, 6th January and 15th March 
Snow fell twice in January and once in April 
Thunderstorms, twice in June and once in July and August 
