468 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1871, BY THE 



Sunderland, 46. Diarrhasa was more or less fatal in each of the 

 towns, and smallpox showed especial fatality in Newcastle and 

 Sunderland, while it was also prevalent in London, Liverpool, 

 Manchester, and Salford. 



North Sunderland. — In the early part of the month the wea- 

 ther was good for harvest work, but the latter part was wet and 

 cold. 



Wallington. — The rainfall this month was excessive ; upwards 

 of 5 inches fell. This was very unfavourable for harvest work. 

 Indeed only some ten days (11th to 21st) could be said to be 

 suitable for getting the corn in. 



From September the 22nd to October the 6th heavy showers 

 of rain fell every day. The highest temperature recorded was 

 70° on the 11th, the lowest 31° on the 29th. 



The mean maximum for the month was 59 "1°, the mean mini- 

 mum 41-1°. 



Lunar rainbow seen on the 28th. 



Meldon, near Morpeth. — This has been a very wet month. 

 From the 19th to the end of it rain fell on every day except the 

 21st. The 24th and 27th were excessively wet days; 1-21 and 

 1*01 inches of rain fell respectively. 



With the long continuance of wet weather the harvest work 

 has been very much retarded, and a great quantity of corn 

 remained in the fields and was much damaged. 



Wylam. — A fine month, the temperature falling with singu- 

 lar regularity from a mean of 63° at the beginning to about 45° 

 at the end of the month. 



Barometer— Mean height at 8 a.m., 29-892; highest, 30-392 

 on the 14th; lowest. 29-244 on the 28th. 



Thermometer — Mean of maximum 62-03° 



Mean of minimum 44-33° 



Difference 17-70° 



