BY THE REV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 403 



Jane. — 



" Mist in May and heat in June, 

 Make a harvest come right soon." 



—Old Proverb. 



Greenwich.— From June 2nd to June Sth (except on the 4th, 

 which was cold,) the whole period was warm, and exceedingly 

 so on the 7th, on which day, throughout the whole of the twenty- 

 four hours, there was an excess of temperature of no less than 

 14f °, and the mean temperature of the six days ending June 8th 

 was 3^° in excess over the average daily temperature for the 

 period. A remarkably severe period of cold weather set in on 

 June 10th and continued unchecked till the end of the month, 

 some days being marked by exceedingly low temperatures ; the 

 nights as well as the days were equally cold ; and the average 

 temperatures for these days for the whole twenty-four hours was 

 as large as 6|° in defect of daily temperature. 



The mean temperature of June was 55*3°, being 2-9° lower 

 than the average of 98 years, and lower than any corresponding 

 period since 1824 with the sole exception of 1830 and 1860, in 

 the first of which years the same value was registered, and in 

 the second 54*8'^. The mean temperature of June in 1868 was 

 02°, being 6'7° higher than this year. 



As far back as 1770 there have only been ten instances of 

 lower temperature than in 1869 for May and June, viz., in 

 1773, 1792, 1795, 1799, 1805, 1812, 1814, 1816, 1821, and 

 1824. In 1855 the mean temperature was the same as in 1869. 



The daily range of temperature was 0-4° greater than the 

 average during June. 



The barometric variations during June were very small, the 

 greatest departures from the average only amounting to — .4 

 and + . 3 respectively. The readings were, with the sole ex- 

 ceptions of the 4th, 12th, 13th, 14th, and 15th, constantly in 

 excess of the average, and usually above or very close to 30 

 inches. 



North Sunderland. — Fine weather from the 2ud to the 8th. 

 Very cold and ungenial from the 8th to the 22nd. The last 



