BY THE EEV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A. 327 



November. — 



Expect St. Martin's summer. 



— Shakspeare. 



Greenwich. — On November the 1st a cold period set in and 

 continued till the 19th. The average daily deficiency of tempe- 

 rature for this period amounted to 4f°. This was followed by 

 another period of ten warm days, the daily excess of temperature 

 being 4-p nearly. 



The temperature of November was 41 '5°, being 0-9° lower 

 than the average of 99 years, lower in 1869 by 1'5°, but the 

 same as in 1868. 



From the 1st of November to the 15th a steady fall of the 

 barometer was recorded ; and from the 15th to the end of the 

 month an equally gradual rise occurred, though broken at times 

 by slight oscillations. The minimum reading for the month was 

 28-27 inches, and the range 1*39 inches. The fall of rain was 

 1-2 inches in defect. 



Wallington. — Fine during the first week. From the 9th to 

 the 12th stormy, with strong winds from N.E., and snow, sleet, 

 and hail, to the depth of 12 inches. The latter half of the month 

 the weather was comparatively mild. Frost was registered on 

 twenty-two nights. The lowest minimum temperature was 22° 

 on the 9th ; the highest maximum, 54°, on the 3rd. 



North Sunderland. — A cold wet and unsettled month. Several 

 displays of the Aurora Borealis ; notably on the 18th. Rain on 

 twelve days. 



Whitley. — A cold ungenial month on the whole. The first 

 frost of the season occurred on the 7th. 



Wylam. — A cold damp month. 



Thermometer — Mean of daily minimum, 32-17° ; lowest, 24° 

 on the 15th. Mean of daily maximum, 46-83° ; highest, 59° on 

 the 5th. Mean of minimum and maximum, 39-50°. Mean of 

 wet bulb, 35-54° ; of dry bulb, 36-81°. 



Fall on fifteen days, viz., rain, 0-76 inch; melted snow, 1*97 

 inches, = 2*73 inches; greatest fall, 0-35 on the 11th. 



Mean height of river, 17 feet. Wind— N.W., 20° N. 



