188 A YEAR S WEATHEU. 



But just as the rainfall in February varied in different parts of 

 Britain, so did the downfall of snow. In the North of England, 

 they did not venture to name the snowstorm they had, a blizzard. 

 Our heaviest fall was on Tuesday, March loth, and on the same 

 day of the month, but twenty-eight years ago — on the wedding-day 

 of the Prince and Princess of Wales — a snowstorm exactly like 

 that we had swept all over the North of England and Scotland. 



The snow fell chiefly on the 9th, loth, and 12th j the heaviest 

 and longest fall being from noon on the 9th until nine o'clock on 

 the morning of the loth. The snow was so drifted that it was 

 hard to measure, but a series of averages gave on the 9th, 1 2-inches 3 

 loth, r'5-inches 5 12th, 8-inches ; or a total of 2i"5-inches. Owing 

 to the cold wind the snow remained on the ground in many places 

 for the rest of the month. 



Taking all downfalls (snow, hail, and rain), as rainfalls, we had 

 in March 3.90-inches, which is above our mean average for this 

 month as shewn below : — 



The rainfall for March, 1889, was 474, March, 1888. 470, and 

 March, 1851, 7"ii-inches. 



It is asserted that if the barometer stands high in the winter it 

 will, in all probability, be low in the summer — i.e , a cold winter 

 with a high barometer, means a low barometer in the summer, with 

 accompanying dulness and coolness. I append the mean baromet- 

 rical heights for the last few months at Truro, as such observations 

 may be useful to many : — 



1890, October, 30149-ins. 1891, January, 30197-ms. 



1890, November, 29-927-ins. 1891, February, 30-419-ins. 



1890, December, 29-960-ins. 1891, March, 29 855-ins. 



The mean of these means is 30"o84-inches. 

 Our mean of greatest cold for the month was 35 degrees. 

 In March, 1791, one hundred years ago, there were 23 fair, 5 

 cloudy, and 3 rainy days. 

 April 8th, 1891. 



