REV. R. F. WHEELER, M.A., AND DR. HOOPPELL. 473 



During November, few movements of the barometric column of 

 any magnitude were experienced, the principal being a steady fall 

 from 29 - 97 incbes on tbe 5th to 29*30 inches on the 8th, followed 

 by a rise of 36" 2 inches on the 13th. During the remainder of 

 the month the variations were of small amount. The range of 

 reading was 0*99 inch. 



North Sunderland. — An exceedingly cold, raw, ungenial month. 



Wallington. — A cold, dull, and frosty month. The minimum 

 temperature was 19° and 17° on the 13th and 19th ; the maxi- 

 mum, 47'8° on the 2nd. The maximum mean for the month was 

 40*3° ; the minimum mean, 30-4° ; the mean of the two preced- 

 ing, 35-3°. The first fall of snow and sleet was on the 10th, to 

 nearly the amount of one-fourth of an inch. 



During the month rain, sleet, snow, and hail fell on twenty 

 days, but only to 2J inches. On the morning of the 13th, be- 

 tween 8 and 9 a. si., a Solar Halo was observed at a considerable 

 distance from the sun, and three mock suns in the centre of the 

 ring — one on each side and one above the sun. 



Meldon, near Morpeth. — This has been a very changeable 

 month, with frost almost every night, or the thermometer near 

 the freezing point. On the 13th and 19th there were 13° and 

 14° of frost respectively. 



Owing to the weather being so showery it has been difficult 

 for the farmers to get their turnips off the strong lands. 



Wylam. — A very cold, raw month ; not much wind, and that 

 chiefly from N.W. and N.E. 



Barometer— Mean height at 8 a.m., 29-938; highest, 30-323 

 on the 19th ; lowest, 29-871 on the 14th. 



Thermometer — Mean of maximum 45*40° 



Mean of minimum 31-90° 



Difference 13-50° 



Mean for month ( max + min -) = 38-65° 

 Mean of sixteen years 40.86° 



Deficiency of 1871 2-21° 



