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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 1865, 



The largest haul at Kyton took eleven fish ; the largest fish 

 was 1 9J pounds ; and the average weight of those at Byton 9f 

 pounds. 



"While on the subject of salmon I may mention, from the same 

 reliable authority, that the following is a very close approxima- 

 tion to the total quantity of salmon killed in the Tyne this year : 





SALMON. 



GILSE. 



TROUT. 



South Shields 



732 

 917 

 925 • 

 1463 

 400 

 190 

 200 



187 

 198 

 207 

 320 

 120 

 57 

 80 



112 

 174 

 190 



117 

 94 

 50 

 70 







Blaydon, half of Crook, Newburn, and Eyton . . 









4827 



1169 



807 





3J lbs. 



2 lbs. 



At Otterburn. — The Rev. Timothy Wearing reports "thunder, 

 May 21st and 23rd. No rain here, but a waterspout at the head 

 of the valley, on Carter Pell. I crossed some stepping-stones 

 over the river, and in three minutes there was six feet of water 

 over them." 



At Seaham Harbour. — Changeable ; lightning. 



June. — A very fine month, indeed ; though the want of rain 

 was felt towards the end of it. The barometer was remarkably 

 steady, the utmost range being one inch. 



The mean temperature was 58 "23°, being 1*23° higher than 

 57°, the ten years' average. The lowest temperature was 35°, on 

 the night of the 11th; the highest 83'5°, on 21st, which was 

 also the highest during the year. 



At Seaham Harbour. — Light winds ; fine. 



July . — An exceedingly warm, fine month ; with a pretty steady 

 barometer, ranging only about one inch. 



Mean temperature 60-74°; 1-83° above 58'91°, the ten years' 

 average. The lowest was 42°, on the night of the 30th ; the 

 highest 81°, on the 26th. 



Strawberries have been a failure this year, generally, in the 



