January was remarkably mild. yth. Bees were flying 

 about. Qth. The sky was without a cloud; scarcely a 

 breath of wind ; blackbirds singing ; pastures wore a fine, 

 fresh, and healthy appearance ; wheat was strong and 

 thick in the ground; the usual spring flowers making 

 their appearance. nth. At six o'clock thermometer 44, 

 barometer 30 '8 (Hone). 



November 3 and preceding days strong gales from the 

 water, in consequence of which such windows as were 

 situate to the west and south-west were skimmed over 

 with a slight saline scurf. The brass work of the doors 

 was corroded and turned green ; painted works were salt 

 to the tongue (Knapp). 



An extraordinary high tide, doing considerable damage 

 at Stroud on January 2. After the hot weather in the third 

 and fourth weeks of July, heavy thunder succeeded on 

 July 24, which cooled the intense heat of the atmosphere. 



October 30. Rapid fall of the barometer, when snow 

 fell. Three spots visible on the sun's disc. 



November 2. A perfect hurricane, doing great 

 damage. The first week in December was tremendously 

 stormy. 



The effect of the continued hot weather in July was 

 very seriously felt. Brooks and ponds became dry. For 

 many days the sun was scarcely obscured by a cloud 

 (Boyle). 



Thunderstorms in December (Boyle). 



July had precisely the mean temperature of the Medi- 

 terranean. 



Luke Howard speaks of the superb weather and Italian 

 skies of 1825. 



Rainfall at Greenwich, 22*25 in. January, i'o3 in. 

 February, 0-86 in. March, 1-30 in. April, 175 in. May, 

 2*97 in. June, 074 in. July, 0*10 in. August, 2*48 in. 

 September, 2*56 in. October, 2*69 in. November, 2*85 

 in. December, 2*92 in. (Glaisher). 



