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METEOROLOGICAL RErORT, 1866, 



The subjoined tables, showing the average temperature of the 

 air at different parallels of latitude during the year 1866, may- 

 prove of somewhat general interest, as they illustrate the often 

 discussed question of the comparative climates of the different 

 parts of England. 



MEAN TEMPERATURES, 1866. 





January, 



April. 



July, 



October. 





February, 



May, 



August, 



November, 





March. 



June. 



September. 



December. 





Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



Degrees. 



1 . Guernsey 



44-4 



51-2 



57-6 



50-4 



2. Devon and Cornwall 



44-0 



51-6 



58-3 



50-6 



3. Isle of Wight 



43-5 



53-9 



60-2 



48-5 



•4. Between latitude 51 











and 52 deg. (say 











Dover to Harwich) 



41-5 



52-7 



58-0 



46-5 



5. Between latitude 52 











and 53 deg. (say 











Harwich toBoston) 



40-8 



52-1 



57-2 



46-2 



6. Between latitude 53 











and 54 deg. (say 











Boston to York) . . 



40-0 



51-4 



55-1 



45-2 



7. Between latitude 54 











and 55 deg. (say 











York to Newcastle) 



38-8 



49-1 



54-8 



44-7 



8. North Shields 



38*6 



46-9 



539 



44-7 



Comparative table of the mean average monthly temperature 

 of the air during 1866 at the following stations on the eastern 

 side of England : — 





Jan. 



Feb. 



March. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



Isle of Wight, Ventnor .... 

 London, Greenwich 



46-0 

 42-6 

 42-0 

 41-2 

 40-4 

 40-6 



44-2 

 40-5 

 40-1 

 39-0 

 38-2 

 38-0 



43-0 

 40-5 

 39-6 

 38-4 

 38-0 

 37-1 



50-6 

 47-9 

 46-8 

 44-8 

 43-7 

 41-6 



52"5 

 50-1 



48-6 

 48-5 

 48-0 

 45-7 



61-3 

 60-9 

 56-9 

 56-9 

 56-7 

 53-5 







North Shields 







July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



Isle of Wight, Ventnor . . . 



Grantham 



York 



62-8 

 61-0 

 58-3 

 58-7 

 57-4 

 55-9 



61-4 

 59-4 

 57-3 

 56-7 

 56-6 

 53-6 



58-5 

 56-4 

 54-9 

 53-7 

 52-6 

 51-0 



53-5 

 51-3 

 51-0 

 50-8 

 49-3 

 48-8 



47-0 

 44-3 

 43-5 

 42-9 

 42-4 

 42-1 



45 •<)-*- 



42-9 



42-6 



41-6 



40-9 



41-1 



Durham 



North Shields 





Average for the year : — 



London, Greenwich 49'9 



* No returns from Ventnor being 

 temperature of Osborne has been ta 



Grant 

 York 



availabU 

 cen inste. 



lam. . 



s for Octo 

 id. 



48*4 Durham 

 47-8 North SI 

 ber, November, ar 



.. . 4 

 ields 4 

 d Decern 



7-0 

 5-9 

 ber, the 



