THE CLIMATE OF LEICESTERSHIRE 47 
east and south coasts. The yearly mean daily duration, 4-21 hours, is 
compared below with corresponding data for other inland stations. 
Belvoir Castle . . 4°21 hours 
Cockle Park (Northumberland) 428994 .} 
York . ABT & 
Cambridge . d i A ag?',, 
Rothamsted (Herts) 422"? 5 
Harrogate G:Or-9 
Sheffield Z°6r os 
Nottingham 3 63.4 AN 
Oxford es ig ar 
Cirencester Eg! 
Greenwich J : ; Tahar ORI f 
Stonyhurst . F : ‘ 2 TAZA! OLN 
Bath . : ; , ; Se oc ae 
The mean value for the ‘ Midland Counties ’ district, as defined for 
official climatological purposes, is 3-82 hours, a value exceeded at Belvoir 
Castle by ro per cent. ; 
TaBLE VI.—SuUNSHINE AND MISCELLANEOUS PHENOMENA 
(BELVorR CasTLE). 
Sunshine, 1881-1915. Mean Number of Days of : 
Mean | Bright Pp Snow, P peli Hail, Thunder, Ground 
Length | Sun- | P& |,896-IY™81;896-| 1896— | Frost, 
8 . cent. |1°9> |rg13-°9 ag 1908— 
of Day. | shine. 1930, ro30,| 1930 1930. 1930. 
Hrs Hrs. A 
aie). ore 1°74 AT (OR a heal oe orl 16°3 
Pepe. 2) ery iad ae LO) 273 Ont EO) LO" & 673 ar 
March. | 11-78 3°58 307 5 | LAr eee Ong 14°5 
pat y..| 13-88 | 5-50 |-40 | r-7-| 0-4.) D1 1-4 IL" 5 
Mayer -. 0)... 25°73 6°55 42 |.0°3 o | 0:8 A082 4°1 
June . | 16°75 G84 38 fo) 0 | 0°3 3-9 0'9 
ary) £O"S9 "| 6-23 38 fe) 0 | 0-3 4:0 fe) 
meee ..| 14°67 | 6-00 | 41 fo) Oo fo) 3°9 fo) 
pept. ...|. 12°66 | 4°83 38 ) Oy|,,0*2 ge E32 
Oet.y. 110-58 3°35 32 | o'r ovo-3 [4 vo“8 7°0 
Nov. .| 8-68 | 2:23 26 | 1-4 |'0°3:}'0*3 0°2 13°9 
Pecs6, 7°60 | 1°45 19 | 3°1 | O-9 | o-4 Orr 14°4 
Meat b..|.12:22 | 4-21 34° /19°8 | 7-1 | 5°7 | -19°9 99°5 
