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Meteorological Observations at Cheswick, 1895. By Major- 

 General Sir William Grossman, K.G.M.G. 



Lat. 51° 41' N. Long. 1° 53' W. One mile from and 100 feet above sea. 



Thermometer 4' 6" from ground, shaded. 

 Rain Gdage : — Diameter of Funnel, 5". Weight of Top, above ground, 7^". 











DlREOTIONT 





Temperature. 



Rainfall. 



OF 



PVlND. 



Absolute. 



Average. 



CO 



If 





a 



.^ 



H| ce 



^ 



^ 



1895. 



Month. 



Max 



Min 



Max 



Min 



Mon. 



II 



6 

 ft 





^1 ^ 



s 



02 



s 







i 



<D 





&c 



10 



6c 



&C 



ba 



o 



2-87 







d o 



>-,' >~> 



;>^ 



>^ 





Q 



ft 



ft 



ft 



n 



•34 



19th 



24 



o;^ 



ft 

 1 



ft 



17 



Jany. 



41 



11 



37 



271 



32f 



24 



6 



7 



Feby. 



48 



5^ 



371 



26^ 



32^ 



20 



1-17 



•51 



23rd 13 



7 



5 



7 



9 



March 



58 



23 



47f 



39 



43* 



8 



2-26 



•72 



27th 20 



11 



2 



13 



5 



April 



65 



28 



55^ 



38 



46f 



6 



1-29 



■81 25th 11 



14 



— 



14 



2 



May 



78 



35 



C2f 



42 



52f 



— 



•85 



•18 9, 19 11 



9 



7 



4 



11 



June 



80 



33 



68 



46 



57 



— 



201 



•50 26th 11 



13 



2 



8 



7 



July 



79 



43 



68 



50 



59 



— 



4-82 



1-14 '26th 19 



10 



3 



11 



7 



August 



80 



47 



69 



52^ 



601 



— 



3-83 



ri2 4th 19 



3 



1 



19 



8 



Sept. 



79 



39 



70^ 



45 



57f 



— 



•25 



•07 3rd 8 



1 





15 



14 



October 



72 



25 



52f 



S6i 



44f 



11 



574 



•70 9th 24 



2 





10 



19 



Nov. 



63 



28 



49 



37f 



43f 



5 



202 



■34 5th 21 



8 



4 



14 



4 



Dec. 



54 



26 



43 



33 



38 



14 



210 



•38 



16th 



25 

 206 



2 



13 



14 



2 













Totals 













88 



2921 









86 



44 



130 



105 



REMARKS. 



Barometer highest on 1st November, 3075, wind N. ; lowest, 28th 

 March, 28"22, wind N.E., with heavy rains. 



Thermometer highest on 26th June and l7th August, 80° ; lowest on 

 10th February, 5i°, wind W. 



Number of days at or below Freezing Point — 88; in 1894 — 63; in 

 1893—57; in 1892—84. 



Mean Temperature of year— 474° ; 1894—48°; 1893—50°; 1892—46°. 



Rainfall— 29^21 inches; 1894-21-11 inches; 1893— 20^57 inches; 1892 

 —22^96 inches. 



No. of Days "Ol" or more fell— 206; 1894-191; 1893-155; 1892—135. 



Last frost of winter 1894-5 — 15th April; first of winter 1895-6— 3rd 

 October. 



Cheswick, January 1896. 



