BY THE KEY. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 13 



November — November was a remarkably fine and open month 

 throughout the kingdom. The rainfall was most unusually sanall. 

 The quantity which fell at each of the stations in various parts 

 of the United Kingdom, from which monthly reports were sent 

 to Mr. Symons, was below the average, varying from 14- 12 

 inches in Borrowdale to 0*34 at Manchester. The quantity of 

 rainfall measured v/as less than in any November for fifty years. 



The mean temperature at Grreenwich was 41*4°, being 1° lower 

 than the average of the preceding ninety-six years, and lower 

 than any year since 1861. The average deficiency of tempera- 

 ture from the 2nd November to the 1st December was 1*6° daily. 

 This is somewhat remarkably in contrast with what was the case 

 in the North of England. The meteoric shower on the 4th, 

 which some persons expected would be more striking even than 

 that of last year, was scarcely equal to that of ordinary years. 

 At Grreenwich only ten meteors were seen between 5 and 7 '30 



A.M. 



At Washington Observatory, in America, this display is stated 

 to have been the most brilliant since 1833. The maximum fre- 

 quency was at about 4'25 a.m., the rate being nearly 6,000 me- 

 teors an hour. 



Wylam. — A very fine month, with a very even temperature. 

 Mean height of barometer 30*181. Mean temperature 42-07, 

 which is 0-8° above the average. 



Otterburn. — A most remarkable month. Moors were burnt 

 up by drought all the month. The oldest person cannot re- 

 member such an occurrence in any former year. On three days 

 a temperature of 50° was recorded. On six days the thermom- 

 eter was below 32°. 



Whitfield. — The thermometer fell to 25° on the nights of the 

 4th, 5th, and 6th. 



Hail fell at North Shields on the 16th. 



■ Aurora was seen at Wallington on the 28th. 



