BY THE REV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 311 



Heavy fall of snow on the 14th in the northern part of North- 

 umberland. The trains were delayed at Belford for two hours 

 and a half by snow drift. 



North Sunderland. — A remarkably dull cold month. Heavy 

 snow storms, and constant wet or mist. The sun was scarcely 

 seen. Snow or rain on twenty-five days. 



Wylam. — A changeable severe month. A curious atmosphe- 

 ric wave commenced to rise from 29*573 on the 7th, to 30*511 

 on the 12th, and then to fall, with slight fluctuations, to 29*108 

 on the 24th. 



Barometer — Mean height, 29*873; highest, 30*607 on the 

 12th ; lowest, 29*140 on the 26th. 



Thermometer — Mean of daily minimum, 30*65° ; lowest, 22° 

 on the 10th. Mean of daily maximum, 41*36°; highest, 48° on 

 the 6th. Mean of minimum and maximum, 36*02°. Mean of 

 wet bulb, 33*25°; of dry bulb, 34*75°. 



Fall on seventeen days, viz., rain, 0*80 inch; melted snow, 

 1*14 inches, = 1*94 inches ; greatest fall 0*30 inch on the 9th. 



Mean height of river, 2*83 feet; highest, 10 feet on the 28th. 

 Wind— W., 14° N. 



Lunar Halos were seen at Sunderland on the 11th ; at Dar- 

 lington on the 10th. Solar Halos were seen at Wallington on 

 the 1st, 4th, and 25th; at Sunderland on the 4th, 11th, 15th, 

 19th, 20th, 21st, 26th, and 28th. Aurora Boreales were seen 

 at Dyke Head, near Elsdon, on the 12th ; at Sunderland on the 

 7th and 22nd. Thunder was heard, but Lightning was not 

 seen, at Rothbury, on the 1st. Hail fell at Byrness on the 14th ; 

 at Acklam, near Middlesbro', on the 23rd and 24th. Snow or 

 Sleet fell at Byrness on the 11th, 12th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st, 

 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, and 27th ; at Otterburn on the 10th, 

 15th, 17th, and 28th ; at Wallington on the 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 

 12th, 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, and 27th ; at Aln- 

 wick on the 8th, 13th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, 26th, and 27th ; 

 at Dyke Head, near Elsdon, on the 9th and 24th ; at Rothbury 

 on the 8th, 17th, and 24th ; at Cresswell on the 8th, 11th, 23rd, 

 and 24th ; at Shotley Bridge on the 21st ; at Whitley on the 



