BY THE REV. E. F. WHEELER, M.A. 391 



Upon the whole of the first quarter of the year the mean daily 

 temperature was in excess to the amount of more than 2°. 



The mean temperature of March was 37'o°, being 3"5° lower 

 than the average of the preceding 98 years, and 6*5° colder than 

 in 1868. 



The daily range of temperature was 2-1'^ less than the aver- 

 age in March. 



From the 8th to the 21st the readings of the barometer were 

 constantly below the average ; an increase then occurred which 

 reached its maximum on the 23rd ; but on the 26th a rapid de- 

 crease set in, and the readings remained in defect during the 

 remainder of the month. 



North Sunderland.- — Very cold and stormy month. On the 

 28th there was a very high tide with a gale from N.E. 



Wallington. — A wintry month after the two preceding spring- 

 like ones. The change took place just in time to check the 

 over forward vegetation, or the fruit crops would have been 

 entirely destroyed. The lowest readings of the thermometer 

 were on the 3rd, 7th, and 17th, when 18° of frost were recorded. 

 There was more or less of frost on every night throughout the 

 month. 



Wylam. — A cold ungenial month, with a good deal of wind ; 

 much of it from N. and E. Vegetation was at a standstill nearly 

 all the month ; a very even temperature prevailed. 



Barometer— Mean height at 8 a.m., 29-889; highest, 30-429 

 on the 25th ; lowest, 28-908 on the 2nd. 



Thermometer — Mean, 38-29°; mean of fourteen years, 40-49°; 

 deficiency of 1869, 2-20° ; highest, 52° on the 19th ; lowest, 25 ' 

 on the 11th. Mean of wet bulb, 35-10° ; of dry bulb, 37-26=. 



Eainfall — 1-89 inches ; greatest in twenty-four hours, 0-42 

 inch on the 28th ; days of fall, eighteen. 



Height of river, 2*8 feet ; highest, 4 feet on the 20th, 



North Shields. — First week rather fine, afterwards cloudy, 

 with rain and snow. The maximum temperature recorded was 



