THE HAMPSHIRE ANTIQUARY &> NATURALIST. 



THE HAMPSHIRE INDEPENDENT, January 3, 1891. THE HAMPSHIRE INDEPENDENT, January 10, 1891. 



WEATHER REPORT FOR THE WEEK. 



From the meteorological register, made at the Ordnance 

 Survey Office, Southampton, under the direction of Col. Sir 

 Chas. Wilson, K.C.B.. K.C.M.G., F.R.S., R.E. Lat. 50' 

 54' 50" N. ; long. i*24'o" W. ; height above sea, 84 feet. 

 Observers Sergt. T. Chambers, R.E., and Mr. J. T. Cook. 



WEATHER IN DECEMBER. 



This has been a very dry month for December, 

 which on the average is the wettest but two, and 

 rain only fell on two days to the depth of o.i6in. The 

 rest was snow and sleet, about twelve inches, or 

 equal to i -22in. of rain. The total is only 1-38, and 

 the average of the preceding ten years 3-49 inches. 

 There has been very little sunshine, though Christ- 

 mas Day was brilliantly fine, and will long be remem- 

 bered as a typical ideal Christmas Day. The baro- 

 meter has been high, registering 30 inches and above 

 on nineteen days. The highest was 30.35, and the 

 lowest 29^24 inches. 



The temperature altogether passes our records 

 here. The thermometer reached 10^, 12, 140, and 

 14 on four nights. On the 22nd it did not 

 rise above 23 during the day, and 26 on the 

 3Oth. It was 32 and under all day on thirteen days, 

 and there were frosts on twenty-eight nights. The 

 highest by day was 42. The following is the rain- 

 lall for 1890 : 



Jan. 3-91 

 Feb. 0-78 

 Mar. i'22 

 April 2'66 



May 2.74 

 June 3-17 

 July 3-16 

 Aug. 3-24 



Total 



Sept. 1-51 

 Oct. 1-07 

 Nov. 2-28 

 Dec. 1-38 



... 26^62 



Blackbulbinvacuo. tMelted snow. JMelted snow & sleet. Fordingbridge. 



Average preceding to years 31*44 inches 

 Do of 16 years ... 31-69 ,, 



T. WESTLAKE. 



THE TEMPERATURE IN DECEMBER, 1890. IT 



Extract Irom the meteorological register kept at the Ordnance Survey Office, Southampton, showing the 

 mean maximum, mean minimum, and extreme maximum and minimum temperature during the month of 

 December for ten years ending 1889 ; also the corresponding temperature in December, 1890 ; supplied 

 by permission of Colonel Sir C. W. Wilson, K.C.B., R.E., F.R.S., &c. 



11 From The Hamps.'.irc Independent, January 3, 1891. 



