212 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT FOR 1861. 
JN ORT! BEEN ao csnongpccagecéoocacenc Cuckoo-flower, and Blackthorn. 
IDYOS'  Goosanancascasqaconbonng Chiff-chaff and Willow Wren. 
INE 2) oSsosASsnonebsasobosasae Swallow and Cuckoo. 
WER? 2D sasdenose scooseocoansod096 Hawthorn, Orangetip. 
AWHANG) Be ncséqcccueoboocoaconaasdoe Hay cut 
PAN CUSt HA ccwensseresoreatects Wheat cut. 
It will be seen that we had our usual May snow-storm, on the 
8th of that month; a fit of cold weather may be always counted 
upon in this month. 
It will be remembered that during the drought of 1858, serious 
apprehensions were entertained that the supply of rain was per- 
manently diminished, one of our members, Mr. J. Watson, com- 
batted this opinion with much success, and the ample down-fall of 
1860 may be said to have laid the ghost. We have, however, been 
favoured with a copy of observations, made at Kendal with great 
accuracy, and extending over a period of forty years, which may 
perhaps lead to a further consideration of the question. One 
great difficulty is to eliminate all those merely local influences, 
which may affect a particular district, and be unfelt beyond it. 
The observations at Kendal give the following results. 
Average rain for a period of 10 years, 1822-81......... 57 inches 
‘ ss iE SSS acnnssose er 
” Fs) ” 1842-51......00. SONS es: 
09 29 7 1852-61......... AT ass 
Average number of rainy days for the first 20 years .. .....182 
9 9 » second 20 years.....169 
The usual table of the number of days, on which certain winds 
prevailed at some of our stations, is- given below. It does not 
present any unusual features. 
AN.) ANE Se S41 ea RENEE 
Seabam fasseuenssce 28 37 16 13 44 96 85 29 
Dunterley.......... 24 43 48 40 13 24 141 27 
Rothbury........... 1. 50 55 41 3 105 99 23 
Belford yess yest 9 37 16 31 44. 95 86 29 
Bishopwearmouth 2 6] 4 64 5 141 8 79 
Darlington ......... 47 57 6 29 57 84 9 56 
The following gentlemen have kindly furnished the data for 
the foregoing Report, viz: 
ALLENHEADS..... dase suetsicees Mr. Thos. J. Bewick, Lead Mines, Allenheads, 
IBA WELED eostcoroone nce eaenaae Ditto. 
BELFORD: caavcsieeckostenooeeeks Mr. W. J. Hindmarsh, 
BISHOPWEABRMOUTH ceseeeeee Dr. Ogden. 
