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15th, which destroyed all the apricot blossoms which were out. 

 There were 17° of frost on the 26th. The 25th was a very hot 

 day for the time of year — the thermometer rose to 70° in the 

 shade. There was a change in the weather from the 26th ; it 

 was much colder, and vegetation made little progress. 



Wylam. — Very warm and fine from the 2nd to the 8th, with 

 wind from W. and S.W. ; and again from the 18th to the 22nd, 

 when exceedingly chill winds set in from E. till the end of the 

 month. On the whole, a changeable fine month; coming in 

 like a lamb, and going out like a lion. 



On the 17th the shock of an earthquake was felt a little after 

 11 p.m., in the N. and W. of England, but was unobserved 

 by any one in my house ; indeed, its power seemed to vary 

 much within short distances ; the household of a friend of mine 

 (Gr. C. A.), seven miles W. of this, were all roused out of their 

 sleep, and rushed from their beds in great consternation. Near 

 Whitehaven it was also plainly felt ; a favourite parrot in a house 

 there screamed out in a great fright, and tumbled off its perch, 

 clinging to the side of its cage and flapping its wings with fear. 



Barometer— Mean height at 8 a.m., 29-980 ; highest, 30-543 

 on the 28th ; lowest, 29-371 on the 13th. 



Thermometer — Mean of maximum 52-32° 



Mean of mininum 35-29° 



Difference 17-03° 



Mean for month ( max - + min -) = 43-81° 

 Mean of sixteen years 40-70° 



Excess in 1871 3-11° 



Highest reading, 69° on the 26th ; lowest, 19° on the 15th. 



Mean of wet bulb at 8 a.m., 37-64° ; of dry bulb, 40-29°; dif- 

 ference, 2*65°. 



Fall— Kain, 0-56 inch; snow (melted), 0-32 inch, = 0-88 

 inch; greatest fall, 0-30 inch on the 10th; days of fall, twelve. 



River Tyne at Wylam Bridge — Mean height, 2*25 feet ; high- 

 est, 4 feet on the 10th. 



Wind— W.. 23° S. 



