BY THE REV. K. F. WHEELEE, M.A. 295 



fall in the temperature took place. At Burghfielcl Grange the 

 average daily maximum, for the seven days immediately pre- 

 ceding, had been 51£°, and the average daily minimum 36°. 

 For the seven days immediately succeeding the shower, the aver- 

 age daily maximum was only 44°, and the average daily mini- 

 mum 31°. For the next seven days the average daily maximum 

 and minimum rose again, being respectively 47° and 39^°. This 

 remarkable diminution was very extensively observed. The 

 Astronomer Eoyal's report, from the Cape of Good Hope, shows 

 that it occurred there also, which is the more noticeable, as the 

 season was there approaching summer, and the temperature 

 would be naturally increasing, not diminishing, from day to 

 day. 



December. — Allenheads. — Snow fell on the 1st, 2nd, 6th, 14th, 

 29th, 30th, and 31st. The aurora borealis was seen on the 25th. 



Bywell. — The aurora was visible on the 25th. Snow was 

 recorded on the 30th and 31st. 



"Wylam. — Fine changeable month ; frequent short bursts of 

 wind, but not much of it. Snow fell for the first time this 

 winter on the 30th. Barometer made a very sudden fall on the 

 7th, when it was windy and cloudy here, but not so violent 

 as such a fall would portend. Again it fell rapidly from 30 "37 8 

 on the 22nd, to 28-948 on the 30th, which was followed by the 

 violent snow storm with which the new year (1867) commenced. 



Temperature 41-96 (41-96-39-93), 2-03° above the mean. 



North Shields.— Snow fell on the 2nd, 30th, and 31st. 



Seaham Harbour. — "Windy. Fine during the middle of the 

 month. Barometer very variable. Average height 29-70. 

 Stormy on the 30th and 31st, when there was very keen frost, 

 and a heavy fall of snow. Minimum temperature, 1 9°. 



Darlington, South End. — During the year 1866 the tempera- 

 ture rose above 60° on one hundred and sixty-five days, and on 

 one hundred and eight days it fell below 35°. 



