328 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1S70, 



Acklam, near Middlesbro'. — Very mild at commencement. A 

 sudden change took place on the 5th, when the weather became 

 very cold, with showers of sleet and rain. A very heavy thun- 

 derstorm passed over on the 10th. Its passage was from N.E. 

 to S.W. On the 17th there was a very fine Aurora. The un^ 

 settled weather was a great hindrance to out-door work. At 

 the close of the month some potatoes were still ungathered, and 

 some wheat fields were not sown in this locality. The supply of 

 water was fair, and the springs began to rise. In many places 

 they had become quite dry from the long absence of rain. 



Lunar Halos were seen at Wallington on the 5th, 6th, 16th, 

 and 17th ; at Sunderland on the 2nd, 5th, 6th, and 14th. Solar 

 Halos were seen at Sunderland on the 2nd, 7th, 13th, 15th, 

 20th, 21st, and 28th. Aurora Boreales were seen at Alnwick 

 on the 18th ; at Cresswell on the 6th ; at Sunderland on the 

 18th ; at Greta Bridge on the 18th ; at Durham on the 9th, 

 18th, and 23rd. Lightning was seen, but Thunder was not 

 heard, at Byrness on the 16th ; at Wallington on the 10th, 18th, 

 21st, and 24th ; at North Shields on the 10th. Thunderstorms 

 occurred at Cresswell on the 11th ; at Seaham on the 11th ; at 

 Sunderland on the 10th. Hail fell at Wallington on the 10th ; 

 at Whitley on the 11th ; at Seaham on the 11th. Snow or Sleet 

 fell at Wallington on the 9th, 10th, and 12th ; at Alnwick on the 

 8th, 11th, 12th, and 15th ; at Cresswell on the 12th ; at Shotley 

 Bridge on the 10th and 11th ; at Whitley on the 9th, 10th, and 

 11th ; at North Shields on the 6th ; at Sedgefield on the 9th, 

 11th, and 15th ; at Seaham on the 10th and 11th ; at Sunderland 

 on the 9th ; at Greta Bridge on the 10th and 12th ; at Darlington 

 on the 10th and 15th ; at Acklam Hall, near Middlesbro', on the 

 9th, 10th, 11th, and 15th ; at Newcastle-on-Tyne on the 6th. 



December. — 



When Cheviot ye see put on hia cap, 

 Of rain ye'll have a wee bit drap. 



— Local Proverb. 



Greenwich. — The beginning of the month was cold, and the 

 deficiency of temperature from the 1st to the 12th on the aver- 

 age of days was 7£°. From the 12th to the 20th the weather 



