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crops remarkably heavy, and mostly secured in good condition, 

 The turnip crops were very abundant. 



Meldon, near Morpeth. — The mean temperature of this month 

 is nearly 4° higher than it was in July, 1871. Thunderstorms 

 were very prevalent and violent. The temperature varied very 

 much; the range of the maximum thermometer was from 61° to 

 90°. The highest maximum temperature was 90° on the 5th, 

 which was the hottest day of the year. 



Knaresdale. — In the early part of July a waterspout burst 

 near Slaggyford and did great damage. 



Newcastle-on-Tyne. — On the 25th a severe thunderstorm broke 

 over Newcastle and the neighbourhood, doing much damage. 

 The storm extended to quite the southern part of the Island and 

 across the channel to Jersey. 



August. — 



Dry August and warm, dotli harvest no harm. 



— Old Saying. 



The mean temperature of August was 61°, being 0*2° higher 

 than the average of 101 years. 



The daily range was greater than the average. 



The mean temperature of the air for the three months ending 

 August was 61-7°, being 1*5° higher than the average of 101 

 years. 



The range of the barometer during August was 0*8 inch. 



The fall of rain was 0*3 inch in excess of the average. 



North Sunderland. — A very dull damp month. The harvest 

 prospects very bad. 



Eothbury. — Warmest day on the 16th. Heavy gale and thun- 

 derstorm on the 6th. 



Wallington. — Owing to wet weather, and a temperature be- 

 low the average, corn was late and made little progress in ripen- 

 ing in this locality, and in very few places was it ready to be cut 

 at the end of the month. 



Eainfall on nineteen days 3*83 inches. 



Wylam. — A fine month, with a good deal of rain in heavy 



