54 METEOEOEOGICAL EErOET, 1872, BT THE 



Owing to the wet weather the corn still in the fields was much 

 injured and was housed with great difficulty. 



Wylaiu. — A dull unpleasant month, with a great deal of rain ; 

 and some wind at the beginning and end of it : the corn consi- 

 derably injured by it, and the crops not heavy. Potato disease 

 very prevalent, as also foot and mouth disease among cattle and 

 sheep. 



Temperature even; atmospheric pressure fluctuating during 

 the month. 



North Shields. — The heaviest rainfall of the year occurred on 

 the 10th, when 2*285 inches fell from 3 p.m. on the 10th to 11 a.m. 

 on the 11th. 



November. — 



Under the furze is hunger and cold, 

 Under the broom is silver and gold. 



— Old Proverb. 



Greenwich. — The mean temperature of November was 45 3°, 

 being 3° higher than the average of 101 years, and higher than 

 any preceding year to 1863, when it was 45*7°. 



The daily range was less than the average by 1*7°. 



The range of the readings of the barometer was 1*5 inches. 



The fall of rain was 0*6 inch in excess of the average. 



North Sunderland. — Must be described as a dull, wet, stormy 

 month. Some large meteors were seen, particularly on the 5th. 

 Quite a meteor shower on the 27th, about 6*30 p.m., but the sky 

 soon clouded over. On the 6th a very great storm ; from 3 p.m. 

 a perfect hurricane. 



Wallington. — November was excessively wet. From the 10th 

 to the 17th rain fell without ceasing on each day ; the Wansbeck 

 was flooded, and caused more damage than any of the former 

 floods of the year. 



The frequent high gales of wind broke and split off many large 

 branches of the forest trees. On the 27th, from 6 to 12 p.m., a 

 fine display of meteors was observed northward radiating to the , 

 west and east. On the same night a fine aurora borealis was 

 seen. 



