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SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 



[Sept. 28, iJ 



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METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS 



for the ten weeks ending on Monday, Sept. 17th, 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 



537 degs., being 27 degs. below 

 55'° ii 11 2-8 „ „ 

 57'2 ,1 >i 3'4 11 )> 

 5 6 '4 i> ■> 3'6 ii i> 

 5 s ' 1 " 11 27 ,, ,, 

 547 ■• 11 17 11 11 

 55'9 .1 11 3 - 2 „ „ 

 56-S 11 11 3'i •• 11 

 55 9 11 11 2-4 „ ,, 

 5"'5 f> 11 2*3 11 ii 



average, 

 ii 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 

 11 



6-2ins., being fo ins. below average. 

 80 ,, „ 1 '8 „ above „ 

 7'3 it 11 17 11 11 11 

 6'9 .. 1. 0'4 .. 11 

 60 „ „ 06 „ ,, „ 

 89 „ „ 10 „ below „ 

 88 „ „ i-o „ above „ 

 8'5 „ „ o'l „ below „ 

 87 „ „ o'9 „ above „ 

 7'i 11 11 06 „ below „ 



300 hrs., being 

 260 „ „ 

 3°l ., 1. 

 3°7 11 i» 

 328 ,. 

 3°2 „ ,, 

 295 .. 1. 

 374 11 

 268 „ 



356 ,, 



58 hrs. below average 

 68 5) 11 11 



°3 11 11 11 

 40 11 11 11 

 67 ii n 11 

 5° it 11 11 



54 11 •! 11 



59 ii 1. I- 

 27 •• ii 



6 „ above ,, 



The Kingdom... 



56-0 „ „ 2-8 „ „ 



11 



76 „ 0'4 „ above „ 



3°9 .. 



51 „ below „ 



During the 

 on May 28th Is 



ast week of above period the sunshine valu 

 1st. 



: for the kingdom was higher than any 



previous week since the week ending 



