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METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS 



For the ten weeks ending on Monday, July 9th, 1888. Specially prepared for Scientific News from official reports. 







Mean Temperature. 







Rainfall 



• 



Duration of Sunshine. 





Scotland, East 



49-5 degs. 



being 2"5 degs. below 



average. 



591ns. 



being 07 ins 



above average. 449 hrs. 



being 20 hrs. 



above average. 



England, N.E. 



50-6 „ 



it 3'o n i» 



" 



4'l » 



.. 07 „ 



below „ 476 „ 



11 55 ij 



below 



11 



England, East 



53'6 » 



>i 2 '3 j) n 





47.. 



,. 00 „ 



average 402 ,, 



» i°4 .1 



. . 



)» 



Midlands 



53 - 2 .. 



ft 2 3 II J) 



n 



5"3.i 



.. o-i „ 



above „ 380 ,, 



». 63 „ 



it 



11 



England, South 



53'2 „ 



» 1 "9 )> ). 



n 



58 „ 



„ 13 .. 



395 .. 



., 77 ,, 



.1 



.j 



Scotland, West 



5i7 >, 



i) o'8 ,, ,, 



i> 



91 .. 



.. 25 „ 



.. n 



444 ■> 



ii 9 il 



,, 



ii 



England. N.W. 



52'S ,. 



II 2 3 15 3) 



n 



53.. 



„ i-o „ 



below „ 



391 >> 



» 63 .. 



»i 



i» 



England, S.W. 



53-6 ,', 



>• i'9 » » 





68 „ 



,. o-6 „ 



above „ 



435 ,t 



11 49 » 



j) 



». 



Ireland, North 



52-1 » 



.. i'9 » .. 



i> 



8-3 „ 



» 2-5 „ 



j. j> 



413 .. 



i> 39 ji 



above 



ii 



Ireland, South 



S4"2 „ 



>. 0-9 „ „ 



i) 



9'°.. 



., 3° .. 



>» 11 



434 » 



>■ .. 



average 





The Kingdom... 



52-4 ,, 



.1 2-0 „ „ 



»> 



6'4.. 



,. 0'9 .. 



». »> 



422 „ 



,. 36 » 



below 



.. 



Rainfall at the close of the period had risen to nearly an inch above the average for the kingdom, its distribution continuing 

 unequal. Temperature and sunshine below the normal. 



