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throughout the kingdom during April, especially on the 23rd, 

 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th of the month. 



Otterburn. — Wet and cold month. Not much frost. V/ind 

 W. to the 7th, N.E. to 14th, W. for the remainder of the month. 

 The highest reading of the thermometer was 64° ; the lowest 

 26° on the 11th. 



Wallington. — During a great part of the month the weather 

 was very wet. The temperature was high. Vegetation pro- 

 gressed favourably, and was fully ten days in advance of 1867. 

 There was a trifling amount of frost on eleven nights. The 

 lowest temperature registered was on the 12th, when the ther- 

 mometer fell to 24°. 



Wylam. — A very fine month ; everything very forward. Large 

 numbers of female wasps, which however seem to have died soon, 

 as there were very few wasps in the autumn. 



The oak leaf was out as large as a shilling on the 19th ; v/hite 

 thorn in flower on the 28th ; both however in sunny warm situa- 

 tions by the river. 



Barometer very steady, the mean height being 29'919 inches. 



Mean temperature of month 46'58°. 



Ditto of thirteen years 45-87°. 



Excess of 1868 0-71°. 



Mean direction of wind, W. 



Rain on eleven days, snow on two days: amount, 8'60 inches. 



Mean height of river 2'90 feet. 



Darlington. — Fine to the 6th ; next four days rain and snow 

 at intervals. From the 10th to the 14th dry and fine. Dull 

 with rain until the 21st. The next three days were fine. On 

 the 25th the weather broke and continued wet till the end. 



Lunar Halos were seen at Byrness on the 3rd and 6th ; at 

 Wallington on the 3rd, 6th, and 28th ; at Alston on the 3rd and 

 6th ; at Allenheads on the 3rd ; at North Shields on the 3rd and 

 6th. 



