BY THE EEV. R. F. WHEELEE, M.A. 7 



was 10° to 14'^ below their average. The mean temperature ol' 

 the month, however, at Greenwich was in excess, being 0"8° 

 above the average of the preceding ninety-six years, and higher 

 than either 1865 or 1866. 



The cold weather of this month was not confined to Europe. 

 In North America it was so general and persevering as to arouse 

 even the rustic poets. 



Wylam— From the 3rd till the 7th exceedingly warm and fine, 

 when a thunderstorm occurred, and chill winds set in from the 

 east and north till the 28th, after that it became very warm and 

 fine, with wind from south-west. 



The mean height of barometer not kept. 



The mean temperature, which was 64*5° on the 7th, fell grad- 

 ually till the 25th, when it was 39 "5°. On the 23rd snow fell 

 almost throughout England. 



The mean temperature of the month was 49*48°, which is 1"6° 

 below the average. 



Otterburn. — On the 22nd every place was white with snow. 

 The record of temperature was kept by a friend during Mr. 

 Wearing' s absence from home. Mr. Wearing remarks that he 

 observed snow at Lacher See, in Oermany, on the 22nd. 



Wallington. — A fine month up to the 21st. Two degrees of 

 frost were registered on the 22nd, 3° on the 23rd, and 7° on the 

 25th. Fruit trees and blossom generally much injured. 



Acklam, near Middlesbro'. — The two first weeks were moder- 

 ately fine ; afterwai'ds, cold northerly wind prevailed up to the 

 26th, and checked vegetation much. Subsequently to the 26th 

 the weather was more genial. 



Whitfield.— The thermometer fell to 29° on the 15th, and to 

 28° on the 22nd and 24th ; 73° were registered in the shade on 

 the 7th. 



Whitley. — Much damage done to fruit trees and flowers by 

 the bitter winds and frosts of the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. 



