BY THE REV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 321 



Solar Halos were seen at Byrness on the 3rd ; at Wallington 

 on the 15th and 25th ; at Sunderland on the 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 

 22nd, and 25th. Lightning was seen, but Thunder was not 

 heard, at Sunderland on the 16th ; at Allenheads on the 15th 

 and 21st; at Bywell on the 15th ; at North Shields on the 15th. 

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

 on the 9th and 10th ; at Wallington on the 1st ; at Bywell on 

 the 1st ; at Allenheads on the 1st and 10th ; at Cresswell on the 

 10th and 14th ; at Sedgefield on the 10th ; at Sunderland on 

 the 10th. Thunderstorms occurred at Wallington on the 9th 

 and 15th ; at Alnwick on the 10th ; at Rothbury on the 16th ; 

 at Whitley on the 15th ; at Darlington on the 9th. 



Angust.- 



Dry August and warm 



Doth harvest no harm. 



— Old Proverb. 



Greenwich. — The weather was fine and warm up to the 18th. 

 On the 19th the temperature passed below the average, and it 

 continued generally low until the end of the month. 



The mean temperature of August was 61 - 1°, being 0"4° higher 

 than the average of 99 years, higher than in 1869 by 0-3°, but 

 lower than in 1868 by 2-5°. 



The change in the readings of the barometer was very small, 

 the absolute range being only 0*86 inch. The minimum reading 

 for the month was 29*26 inches on the 28th. The mean daily 

 values were in excess of the average from the 8th to the 17th, 

 but generally in defect on the remaining days of the month. 



The fall of rain was 0*4 inch in defect. 



Wallington. — The month was marked by continued high tem- 

 perature. The 11th and 12th were the warmest days, 80*5° 

 and 80°. On twelve days between the 1st and 18th a tempera- 

 ture of between 70° and 80° was registered. The lowest mini- 

 mum reading was on the 16th, 37°. Rain fell on fourteen days. 



Wylam. — Fine fresh breezy month. 



Barometer — Not observed during the remainder of the year, 

 an imperfect instrument being used. 



