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Two very slight falls of snow only, and a very little 

 thunder. 



15 of frost on November 27th. 



From May 20th to June 27th. No rain, and but one very 

 slight shower. Average barometer for the year, 29.52. 

 Highest 33.2 on November llth, the highest I have ever 

 registered. Lowest, Nov. 13th, 28.33. 



A beautiful meteor, followed by a second, on July 5th about 

 8.30 just after sunset, whilst there was a thin veil of cloud. 

 It was of a most beautiful peacock blue, and travelled from 

 West to East ; it seemed to break into light at the zenith and 

 was visible through 30 degrees. I never saw a finer. 



E.H. Curtis noted as follows on 18th April at Bere Wood. 



"There were three little whirlwinds, one was about 100 

 yards across and carried leaves up into the air to the height 

 of 250 feet. They followed one another at intervals of about 

 half an hour and were quite moderately violent, the last being 

 nearly sufficient to carry away my bird tent had I not held 

 on to it. They travelled from S.W. to N.E." 



