Record of Barometer at Milfield, Northumberland, in 1901. 

 Communicated by George Grey, Esq. 



The following table gires for each week : — 



(1) The average height in inches of the fourteen barometer readings 

 at noon and midnight, beginning Monday, noon; and ending 

 Sunday, midnight. 



(2) The highest reading during the week. 



(3) The lowest. 



(4) The difference between these, giving the extreme range of 

 atmospheric pressure during the week. 



The date in the margin, as Jan. 13, indicates the week ending at midnight 

 on Sunday, Jan. 13, and including that day. 





(1) 



(^) 



(3) 



(4) 





(1) 



(2) 



(3) 



(4) 



Week 









Ex- 



Week 









Ex- 



ending. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Max. 



Min. 



treme 

 Range 



ending. 



Aver- 

 age. 



Max. 



Min. 



treme 

 Range 



Jan. 6 



_ 



_ 



_ 



July 7 



29-85 



.30-05 



29 70 



0-35 



13 



29-93 



30-25 



29-50 



75 



14 



2995 



30-05 



29-85 



020 



20 



29-90 



30 15 



29 30 



0-85 



21 



29-95 



30-10 



29-70 



040 



27 



29-55 



3035 



28-60 



1-75 



28 



29-70 



29 85 



29-05 



080 



Feb. 3 



— 



— 



— 



— 



Aug. 4 



29-95 



3015 



29-60 



0-55 



10 



— 



— 



— 



— 



11 



29-65 



29-80 



29-45 



085 



17 



— 



— 



— 



— 



18 



29-85 



3025 



29-65 



0-60 



24 



— 







— 



— 



25 



30-10 



3040 



29-25 



1-15 



Mar. 3 



29-10 



29-95 



28-55 



1-40 



Sep. 1 



2965 



30-00 



29-10 



0-90 



10 



29-55 



30-20 



28 85 



1-35 



8 



29-95 



30-15 



29-65 



0-50 



17 



29-75 



29-95 



29-60 



0-35 



15 



29 90 



30 00 



29-75 



0-25 



24 



30-00 



30-40 



29 65 



0-75 



22 



29-40 



29 75 



29-10 



0-65 



31 



29-40 



29 95 



^^8-65 



1-80 



29 



29-80 



80 00 



29-50 



0-50 



April 7 



29-50 



29 95 



28 95 



1-00 



Oct. 6 



29-65 



30-05 



28-95 



1-10 



14 



2935 



2980 



28-90 



0-90 



13 



2975 



3010 



2900 



1-10 



21 



29-70 



80-00 



2900 



100 



20 



29-40 



2970 



28 90 



080 



28 



29-90 



80-20 



29-60 



0-60 



27 



29 80 



30-05 



29 65 



0-40 



May 5 



3005 



8035 



29-60 



075 



Nov. 3 



30-25 



30-50 



29-60 



090 



12 



29-75 



3035 



29-05 



1-30 



10 



30 00 



80 30 



29-55 



0-75 



19 



3020 



80 85 



80-00 



0-35 



17 



29-55 



30-00 



29-05 



95 



26 



80-26 



30-45 



29-85 



0-60 



24 



29-90 



30-50 



29-40 



i-io 



June 2 



29-60 



29-75 



29-25 



0-50 



Dec. 1 



— 



— 



— 



— 



9 



29-90 



80-25 



29-65 



0-60 



8 



— 



— 



— 



— 



16 



29-65 



29-UO 



29-25 



0-65 



15 



— 



-- 



— 



— 



23 



29-80 



30 00 



2935 



0-65 



22 



2930 



29-60 



28-75 



0-85 



30 



30 10 



30 20 



29-90 



030 



29 



28-90 



29-45 



28-45 



100 



It will be noted that the highest average barometer reading for a whole 

 week, 3025, belongs to the week ending Nov. 3 ; the lowest, 28-90, to 

 Dec. 29 ; the highest single reading, 3050, to the weeks ending Nov. 

 3 and Nov. 24 (the actual dates were noon Oct. 81, and evening Nov. 23) ; 

 the lowest 28 45, to Dec. 29 ; and the greabest weekly range, 1-75, to 

 Jan. 27. 



The readings were all taken by means of a revolving cylinder, with 

 self-recording apparatus. 



Height of Miiaeld observatory above sea-level 200 feet; 7 miles sooth- 

 ^{^at from Coldstream, 12 miles S.S.W. from Berwiok.on.Tv^reed, 



