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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1872, BY THE 



Mr. Atkinson, of Gainford, has furnished the Club with inter- 

 esting particulars respecting the amount of Solar Eadiation and 

 Minimum Surface Temperature at that station. These are com- 

 bined with some results of a similar kind from North Shields, 

 supplied by Mr. R. Spence. 



Mean Maximum Reading of Black Bulb Thermometer in vacuo in Sun at 

 Gainford, and Mean Minimum Reading of Black Bulb Thermometer 

 on Grass at Gainford, and of Plain Bulb Thermometer on Grass at 

 North Shields, in the several Months of 1872. 



MONTHS. 



Gainford. 



North 

 Shields. 



MONTHS. 



Gainford. 



North 

 Shields. 



In 



Sun. 



On 



Grass. 



On 



Grass. 



In 



Sun. 



On 

 Grass. 



On 

 Grass. 



March 



96-5 

 104-2 

 116-6 



33-4 

 35-0 

 41-8 



25-2 

 31-0 

 26-8 

 31-2 

 31-8 

 39-0 



Julv 



116-5 

 111-0 

 98-7 

 75*8 

 55-2 

 45-0 



47-9 

 45-5 

 40-2 

 32-3 

 30-7 

 28-0 



45-0 

 44-0 

 35-0 

 31-8 

 31-0 

 24-0 



September... 



November ... 

 December ... 



April 



June 





The Club is likewise indebted to C. B. Goldson, Esq., of the 

 Tyne Pier "Works, for some very interesting observations, of 

 which the following is a digest : — 



Results of Simultaneous Observations of Temperature, in the Air, and at 

 the Bottom of the Sea, at the extremity of Tynemouth Pier, taken twice 

 daily, at High Water, for ten weeks, from June 23rd to Aug. 31st, 1872. 



WEEK ENDING 



Mean 



Reading 



in Air. 



29 June .. 



6 July .. 

 13 July .. 

 20 July .. 

 27 July .. 



3 August 

 10 August 

 17 August 

 24 August 

 31 August 



Average .. 



55-4 

 60'2 

 55-3 

 59-9 

 66-0 

 60-9 

 59-6 

 60-8 

 59-7 

 59-0 



59-7 



Mean 

 Reading 



at 

 Bottom 



of Sea. 



50-3 

 51-2 

 54-3 

 55-1 

 55*6 

 55-9 

 56-4 

 56-3 

 56-1 

 56-5 



54-8 



Mean 

 Differ- 

 ence. 



5.1 

 9-0 

 1-0 



4-8 

 10-4 

 5-0 

 3-2 

 4-5 

 3*6 

 2-5 



4-9 



Greatest 

 Differ- 

 ence. 



10-5 

 27-0 

 10-0 

 14-0 

 16-0 

 11-0 

 10-0 

 13-0 

 10-5 

 8-0 



Day. 



23 



4 



8 



16 



21 



28 



4 



17 



18 



29 



Least 

 Differ- 

 ence. 



2-0 



2-5 



1-0 

 -1-0* 



5-0 



1*0 

 -1-0* 



2-0 



1-0 



o-o 



Day. 



28 



3 



9 



14 



23,25 



2 



4 

 15 

 19 

 27 



* On these occasions the temperature of the bottom of the sea was one degree 

 higher than the temperature of the air. 



