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METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS 



For the ten weeks ending on Monday, July 30th, 1888. Specially prepared for Scientific News from official reports. 





Mean Temperature. 



Rainfall 





! 



Duration of Sunshine. 



Scotland, East 

 England, N.E. 

 England, East 

 Midlands 

 England, South 

 Scotland, West 

 England, N.W. 

 England, S.W. 

 Ireland, North 

 Ireland, South 



S2'4 degs., being 3-5 degs. below average. 

 52'3 .. » 4"4 ., » „ 

 55 '7 1) j» 3 3 >> »» >> 

 54'9 » .. 3'4 „ ,, ,, 

 55 "5 >> »» 2 ,, ,, ,, 

 53"9 » .. i'4 >■ ., „ 

 55'° » » 3'0 ,, ,, „ 

 55'9 » .. 2-4 „ ,, ,, 

 54 3 >) >> 2 3 »j ,, j, 

 56-0 „ „ I - 4 ,, ,, ,, 



8'oins., being 2'2 ins. 

 S'5 „ „ 3-2 „ 

 73 .. .. 2-1 „ 

 8'2 „ „ 2-5 „ 

 7'6 „ „ 30 „ 

 9'8 „ „ 3-1 „ 

 8'6 „ „ 14 „ 

 91 -. .. 24 „ 

 10-4 „ „ 3-8 „ 

 9'S „ „ 3'7 ,. 



above 

 >> 

 >> 

 ») 



>> 



>> 

 >» 



>> 

 »> 



iverage. 

 >) 



3S7 hrs., being ^ hrs. below average. 

 298 „ ,, H3 :» » » 

 328 „ „ 165 ,, „ „ 



3 J 8 jj »> II S a n j> 



3 2 4 »i >j *3& >> a tt 

 387 j> '» 39 ») » 11 

 335 ») j» °7 »j >» »» 



397 >> „ 7s „ 



3^5 »> >> 22 ,, ,, ,, 

 395 .. .. 10 » >■ » 



The Kingdom... 



54'6 ,, ,, 2'8 „ ,, 



a 



87 ,- - 27 „ 



11 



11 



363 



11 1, So ,, ,, ,, 



During the cor 

 hours above 



responding period of last year 

 the normal. 



the ra 



infali for the Kingdom was 



3-08 ir 



ches 



below, and sunshine was 8i6 



