52 METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1872, BY THE 



showers. Temperature and pressure of atmosphere almost as 

 even as during July. 



September. — 



September dries up wells or breaks down bridges. 



— Portuguese Proverb. 



Greenwich. — The most remarkable feature of the three months, 

 July, August, September, has been the frequency of thunder- 

 storms, especially from July the 6th-14th, August the 5th-12th, 

 September the 3rd-6th, and 19th-29th. Snow fell in Cumber- 

 land unusually early, and harvest operations were delayed. 



The mean temperature of September was 57*4°, being 0-9° 

 higher than the average of 101 years. 



The daily range was greater than the average. 



The mean daily values of the barometer were, with few ex- 

 ceptions, in defect of the average. The range of readings 

 amounted to 0*9 of an inch. 



The fall of rain was 1*0 inch in defect of the average. 



North Sunderland. — A wet ungenial month, and after the 19th 

 very rough, cold, and stormy. Very great storm on the 25th. 



Bothbury. — "Warmest day on the 5th, coldest on the 20th. 

 Great flood in the Coquet on the 23rd. It was the heaviest 

 since 1833. 



Wallington. — Owing to the continuance of wet weather har- 

 vest operations were at a stand or nearly so during the month, 

 and the corn was very much damaged both in the sheaf and 

 standing. The latter, from frequent high gales of cold wind, 

 was much shaken out and laid down. But had the temperature 

 been hotter and the air mild, the damage would have been con- 

 siderably greater. 



The most severe storm of thunder and lightning that occurred 

 in this locality during the year was on the 3rd inst., and began 

 about 7 p.m., and rose to its height between 8 and 10 p.m. 



Meldon, near Morpeth. — The weather during September was 

 unfavourable to harvest operations, and much hay remained out 

 in the fields. 



