BY THE REV. E. F. WHEELER, M.A. 407 



July.— 



" July God send thee calm and fayre, 



That happy harvest we may see, 

 With quyet tyme and healthsome ayre, 

 And man to God may thankful bee." 



— Old Poem. 



Greenwich. — The cold period which began in June continued 

 until July 3rd. On the 4th a warm period began and continued 

 until the end of the month, with very little rain, the temperature 

 for these twenty-eight days averaging a daily excess of 3"4°. 



The mean temperature of July was 64-5°, being 3-1° higher 

 than the average of 98 years, lower than the corresponding tem- 

 perature in 1868 by 3°, but higher than in any previous year as 

 far back as 1859. 



The daily range of temperature was 1-5° greater than the 

 average. 



The mean readings of the barometer, at the height of 160 

 feet above the level of the sea, were with few exceptions above 

 the average. The maximum recorded was 30-24 inches, the 

 minimum 29*64 inches, and the range of readings 0*60 inch. 

 The only movement worthy of notice commenced on the morn- 

 ing of the 23rd, the reading then being 29*92 inches. It attained 

 its minimum (29*64 inches) on the 26th, and a steady rise then 

 occurred which lasted till the 30th. 



Otterburn. — A beautiful circling waterspout was seen on the 

 28th. 



North Sunderland. — A very hot dry month. The 15th and 

 16th were two remarkable days. The 15th was a very hot day. 

 There was a strong gale from W.N.W. to W. from 10 a.m. to 6 

 P.M., rising again as the night went on. The barometer was 

 very steady. On the 15th the wind was remarkably soft, vary- 

 ing from W. to N.W. 



Wallington. — July was very fine and warm from the 1st to 

 the 24th. During that period only three slight showers of rain 

 fell. In the last week rain fell on five days to the amount of §ths 



