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Lunar Halos were seen at North Shields on the 22nd and 

 25th ; at Sunderland on the 22nd ; at Darlington on the 1st. 



Aurora Boreales were seen at Sunderland on the 15th and 

 26th ; at Grreta Bridge on the 3rd. 



Rainbow was seen at Rothbury on the 7th. 



Thunderstorms occurred at Otterburn on the 11th ; at Roth- 

 bury on the 11th and 14th ; at Horsley near Wylam on the 14th 

 and 15th ; at Sunderland on the 14th ; at Seaham on the 14th ; 

 at Middlesbro' on the 14th ; at Darlington on the 14th ; at 

 Greta Bridge on the 14th. 



Thunder was heard, but Lightning was not seen, at Byrness 

 on the 11th ; at Otterburn on the 13th ; at Horsley near Wylam 

 on the 11th. 



Lightning was seen, but Thunder was not heard, at Allen- 

 heads on the 11th; at North Shields on the 11th; at Sunderland 

 on the 11th ; at G-reta Bridge on the 11th. 



Snow fell at Rothbury on the 2nd, at Horsley near Wylam 

 on the 2nd and 3rd ; at Sunderland on the 3rd, 



Hail fell at Rothbury on the 14th ; at Seaham on the 1st and 

 14th ; at Middlesbro' on the 14th. 



May. 



"Water in May is bread all the year." 



— Spanish Proverb. 

 "Who doffs liis coat on a winter's day 

 Will gladly put it on in May." — Old Proi^erh. 



Greenwich. — A decided cold set in on the 13th of May, and 

 continued with trifling exceptions till the 1st of June. It was 

 the most intense towards the end of the month, when deficiencies 

 of daily temperature, amounting to 11° and 12°, were expe- 

 rienced. The mean temperature of the period from May 13th 

 to June 1st was S'Q* in defect daily, and the loss of temperature 

 was almost wholly during the hours of the day, which were 



