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they were pink also. The Astronomer Royal remarked that 

 different results might be obtained in different countries. The 

 aurora was only properly seen in the North : as visible here we 

 do not see the bottom of the aurora, but only the faint uttermost 

 parts of that visible in the North of Europe. 



North Shields. — The maximum temperature registered was 

 59° on the 30th, and the minimum 35-7° on the 18th. The 

 greatest fall of rain was 0*62 inch on the 6th. 



Hartlepool. — The mean force of winds, which were principally 

 from the N.E., was high, viz., 4 on Beaufort's scale, but there 

 was no case of a severe gale. 



The greatest fall of rain was 0*58 inch, and occurred on the 

 19th. Rain fell on seventeen days. 



The greatest height of the sea above the general level was 

 three feet. There were only six days below one foot. 



The mean temperature was 2*3° lower than in April. 



Solar Halos were seen at Sunderland on the 4th, 5th, 14th, 

 19th, and 30th. 



Aurora Boreales were seen at Rothbury on 5th, 11th, 12th, 

 13th, 27th; at Sunderland on the 13th; at Greta Bridge on the 

 13th ; at Middlesbro' on the 13th. 



Rainbows were seen at Sunderland on the 27th ; at Seaham 

 on the 20th. 



Snow fell at Byrness on the 3rd and 7tli. 



Hail fell at Horsley near Wylam on the 11th ; at Middlesbro' 

 on the 20th. 



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

 near Wylam on the 22nd ; at Middlesbro' on the 20th. 



