BY THE REV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 809 



daily reading continued above the average, on the 31st, how- 

 ever, passing below. The absolute daily range during the month 

 was 1*55 inches. 



Wallington. — Wet weather prevailed from the 1st to the 9tb. 

 The temperature was mild during that time, except a slight frost 

 on the 6th. From the 10th to the 13th there were snow show- 

 ers at intervals with much cold and piercing winds. From the 

 16th to the 18th it was calm, but very foggy and showery. 

 Sharp frosts from the 25th to the 30th. Frost was registered 

 on nineteen nights. The greatest cold was on the 30th, when 

 the thermometer fell to 11°. Snow fell to the depth of 8 inches 

 from the 10th to the 13th. There was rain, sleet, or snow on 

 twenty-one days. 



Wylam. — A dull gloomy month, scarcely any sunshine till the 

 22nd, and then not much. Six days of successive white frost 

 after the 25th. 



Barometer — Mean height (corrected to sea level), 29\942 ; 

 highest, 30-685 on the 19th ; lowest, 28-806 on the 8th. 



Thermometer — Mean of daily minimum, 31-03° ; lowest, 19° 

 on the 27th and 28th. Mean of daily maximum, 42-03°; high- 

 est, 49° on the 5th. Mean of minimum and maximum, 36-53°. 

 Mean of wet bulb, 33-07° at 8 a.m. ; of dry bulb, 34-63° at 8 a.m. 



Rainfall — 1-55 inches on fifteen days ; greatest fall 0-28 inch 

 on the 8th. 



Mean height of river at Wylam Bridge, 3-92 feet ; highest, 

 11 feet on the 8th. Wind— W., 10° S. 



Acklam, near Middlesbro'. — The last week in January was 

 marked by the prevalence of dry frosts, from which vegetation 

 suffered greatly. 



Lunar Halos were seen at Wallington on the 9th and 14th ; 

 at Sunderland on the 7th, 14th, and 15th. Solar Halos were 

 seen at Wallington on the 13th ; at Sunderland on the 6th and 

 14th. AuRORiE Boreales were seen at Wallington on the 3rd, 

 8th, and 28th ; at Dyke Head, near Elsdon, on the 28th, 29th, 

 and 30th ; at Cresswell on the 27th ; at Sunderland on the 3rd, 

 4th, 7th, and 30th ; at Darlington on the 8th ; at Durham on - 



