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FLORA OF OXFORDSHIRE. 
The mean yearly reading of the Dry-bulb Thermometer 
from 1855 to 1884—30 years—is 49-19. 
reading being 51-43 in 1868, the lowest 44°55 in 1879. 
Mean M onthly Reading 
for 30 yrs. 
January ......... 38-82 inch 
February ... 40°37 55 
March .... 4l-87 ,, 
April 47:29, 
May....... 52-38 ,, 
JUNE: wove 58-61 ,, 
July ......, 61-72 4, 
August... 61-00 ,, 
September ...... 50-47 5, 
Ocboberin..vvcss cee 49:90 ,, 
November ...... 42:52 4, 
December siccivene 39°77 as 
Max. Monthly 
Reading. 
44:8 1884 
40-2 1869 
46-1 1859 
52-0 1865 
57-4 1868 
63:8 1858 
66-5 1853 
64-6 1884 
61-7 1865 
54-4 1861 
49:2 1881 
46-1 1868 
The highest yearly 
Min. Monthly 
Reading. 
30-3 1881. 
295 1855. 
36-9 ©1883. 
42-5 1860. 
48-0 1855. 
55-1 1860. 
56-8 1879. 
57-1 1860. 
52-3 1860. 
44:8 1881. 
37:8 1871. 
32-8 1874, 1878. 
The mean yearly reading of the Wet-bulb Thermometer 
for 30 years’ observations is 46-41 ; varying from 44° in 1879 to 
47-98 in 1857. 
Mean Monthly Reading 
Sor 30 yrs. 
January 
February 
March 
37-53 inch 
38-79 
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September,........ 53-47 
October 47°75 
November......... 40-70 
December......... 38-43 
The general yearly mean 
Max, Monthly 
Min. Monthly 
Reading. Reading. 
43-1 1884 29-2 1881. 
43-1 1867,1872 29-5 1855. 
43-0 1882 344 1883. 
48-8 1865 39-6 1860. 
52-8 1868 45-2 1855. 
57-3 1871 51-2 1866. 
61-3 1859 53-9 1858. 
59-5 1867 54:2 1862. 
58-3 1865 49-5 1877. 
51-7 1861 42-3 1881. 
44-5 1857 35:60 1871, 
44:0 1857 31-5 1870. 
of Ozone, from 15 years’ obser- 
vations, 1867-1881 inclusive, is found to be 2:5. The yearly 
sum of bright sunshine in 1881 was 1546°8 hours. 
For further details enquirers are referred to the Meteorological 
Observations made at the Radcliffe Observatory by E. J. Stone, 
M.A., F.B.S., etc., and to Symon’s British Rainfall. 
