BY THE EEV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 231 



months of the year, of an excess of temperature. The mean 

 temperature of October was 47*9°, being 1-8^ lower than the 

 average of ninety-seven years, and lower than the corresponding 

 temperature of any year as far back as 1852, At Kew Obser- 

 vatory the mean height of the barometer was 29*939 inches. 

 The lowest mean for the month (29'499 inches) was on the 24th; 

 the highest mean reading was 30"291 inches on the 28th. The 

 mean degree of humidity for the month was 0-81. The days of 

 least moisture were the 2nd, 27th, and 29th ; the amounts on 

 those days being 0-69, 0'69, and 0-64 respectively. The days 

 of greatest humidity were the 12th and 24th, when 0'98 were 

 recorded; complete saturation, 1*00. 



Byrness. — A mock sun was seen on the 23rd. 



Wylam. — Very fine month, with barometer steady till the 

 morning of the 24th at 8, when it stood at 29*505, and then 

 fell to 28-670 at 6 p.m., and rose to 29*541 at 8 a.m. of the 25th. 

 This sudden depression was attended by a violent gale almost 

 everywhere ; and on the afternoon of the 24th shocks of an 

 earthquake were felt near Mallow, in Ireland. 



Mean height of barometer, 29*848 inches. 



Mean temperature of month 45*31°. 



Ditto of thirteen years 48*06°. 



Deficiency of 1868 2*75°. 



Mean direction of wind, W., 10° S. 



Rain on eleven days : amount, 1*31 inches. 



Mean height of river 2*54 feet. 



Whitley. — ^A sharp frost, the first of the season, occurred on 

 the 18th, and lasted until the 20th. 



Darlington. — ^First two days fine ; heavy rain on the 3rd. 

 Except some showers on the 6th, 13th, 21st, 24th, and 29th, 

 the rest of the month was fine. A strong gale of wind on the 

 25th. 



