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METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS 



for the ten weeks ending on Monday, Oct. 29th, 1888. Specially prepared for Scientific News from official reports. 





Mean Temperature. 



Rainfall. 



Duration of Sunshine. 



Scotland, East 



50-3 degs. 



being - 3 degs, below 



average. 



4'Oins. 



, being 35 ins. 



below average. 



237 hrs., being 25 hrs. 



below 



average 



England, N.E. 



507 .» 



11 i'5 11 11 



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34.. 



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338 11 11 9 1. 



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5I'6 11 





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53 -2 ,, 







41 .. 



., 27 „ 



ii ii 



322 „ „ 5 1 11 



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5°'9 11 



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62 „ 



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5i"9 ii 







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11 ii 



335 .1 •• 20 „ 



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5 2 '4 11 







51 .. 



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216 „ „ 15 „ 



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527 i> 



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284 ,, ,, 5 11 



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