Meteorological Observations at Cheswich, 1897. By Major- 

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



Lat. 50'' 41' N. Long. 1° 53' W. One mile from and 100 feet above sea. 



1897 



TEMPERAT0BE. 



Rainfall. 





Wind. 



























Extremes 



Means. 



S. 



_fl 





& 



N. 



E. 



S. 



W. 















<»M 



^H 



li OD 







to 



to 



to 



to 





Maxim. 



Minim. 



Max. 



P 



Mm. 



bo 



« 



31-29 



a 

 o 



35-35 



=1 



o 

 Eh 



p 



-2 

 O 



o 

 S 

 u 

 o 



9 



E. 



1 



S. 



7 



W. 



o 



5 



N. 



Month 



i 



1 



2 



1 



-2 



1 



Jan nary 



45 



5th 



17 



26th 



39-42 



20 



1-60 



•30 



7th 



17 



4 



15 



Feby 



57 



25,26 



27 11th 



46-82 35-50 41-16 9 



-73 



-14 



14th 



15 



2 



5 



15 



6 



March. 



58 



21,23 



25 30th 



48-19 35-80 42- 



9 



2-81 



•42 



27th 



25 



6 



10 



71 8 



April. 



64 



28th 



26] 1st 



53-27 35-33 443 



9 



•76 



•17 



17th 



14 



10 



6 



6 8 



May. 



68 



31st 



32 4,7 



57 39 39-40 48-39 



2 



1-05 



•33 



25th 



12 



12 



4 



7 



8 



June 



76 



23rd 



34 8th 



63 36 46-46 55- 





2-83 



-57 



13th 



20 



12 



4 



5 



9 



July 



81 



30th 



86 8th 



68-45 49-40 58-92' 



1-81 



-92 



20th 



11 



8 



3 



5 



15 



August 



80 



4th 



44 19th 



70-42 51-26 60-84 



2-59 



•43 



5th 



21 



3 



6 



14 



8 



Sept. 



74 



14th 



35! 11,18 



61-67 43-66 52-66 



2-36 



-60 



1st 



22 



3 



2 



8 17 



October 



65 



22nd 



25 



14th 



56-50 40-90 48-7 



4 



1-24 



•63 



14th 



7 





8 



9 14 



Nov. 



58 



12th 



22 



16th 



51-10 40-70 45-9 



3 



2-04 



•91 



14th 



16 



2 



10 



10 8 



Dec. 



57 



27th 



22 



23rd 



45-50 33-0 



37-75 



14 



70 



2-43 



•52 



2ud 



23 



202 



2 

 64 



6 

 71 



14' 9 



1 



Totals 















22-25 







105125 



Means. 











55-1740-25 



1 



47-7 

















1 



REMARKS. 



Barometer highest on 21st Dec, 30^57, wind E. by S. Therm. 32°, lowest 

 on 28th Nov., 28^75, gale from S.W. to N.E. Therm. 43° 



Last frost of winter 1896— 7— 7th May ; first frost of winter 1897— 8— 12th 

 October. 



Thermometer highest on 30th July, 81°, wind N.E. ; lowest on 26th January, 

 17", wind N.W. 



Mean Temperature of year— 47^70 ; 1896—47 83; 1895— 47^25; 1894—48° 

 1893—50"; 1892—46". 



Number of days at or below 32"— 70 ; 1896—71; 1895—88; 1894—63; 

 1893—57 : 1892-84. 



Rainfall— 22-25 inches ; 1896— 27^24 inches ; 1895—29-21 inches ; 1894— 

 21-11 inches ; 1893— 2057 inches ; 1892—22-96 inches. 



No. of days -01" or more fell— 202 ; 1896—210 ; 1895—206 ; 1894—191 ; 

 1893—155; 1892—135. 



Cheswick, January 1898, 



