1907.] 



Notes on the Weather. 



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The unusually warm weather which prevailed in October .throughout Great 

 Britain was continued during the month of November in most places. During the 

 first week, ending the 2nd November, the sky was 

 Notes 011 the generally cloudy and the conditions unsettled. The 



W i\\ ' w u warmth was "moderate " throughout, except in England 



weatner m November. NEj where it was « unusuaL » sunshine was, 



however, "scanty" everywhere, except in England 

 N.W., where it reached " moderate." Rainfall was very uneven, being " light " in 

 England E., and " heavy " in the Midlands. It was also "heavy " in England S. W, 

 Elsewhere it was moderate. Several frosts were registered on the grass. During 

 the second week a period of anticyclonic conditions set in and the weather was more 

 settled, but mists and fogs prevailed. Except in Scotland W, and England S.W., 

 where it was only " moderate," the warmth was everywhere "unusual" (England E., 

 "very unusual.") Sunshine was, however, "scanty" nearly everywhere, while 

 rainfall was " light " on the whole. The third week witnessed a continuance of the 

 same kind of weather. It began with a dense fog over a large part of southern and 

 south-eastern England, but later on it became fine and bright. The warmth remained 

 " unusual " in most places (England E. and S., "moderate " only), while sunshine, 

 except in the two first-mentioned districts, was "abundant," and in England N.E. 

 and the Midlands "very abundant." Rainfall was "moderate" or "light" 

 everywhere. The weather during the fourth week was very changeable at the 

 beginning and also at the close, with a dense fog at other times. The warmth fell 

 below the average everywhere in the western section of the United^Kingdom, except 

 England S.W., where in common with the rest of the country it was " moderate." In 

 Scotland E., sunshine was "abundant," but in England E., N.E., S., and in the 

 Midlands, it was "scanty." The rainfall was "heavy" only in England E., 

 elsewhere it was "moderate." Until very nearly the close of the fifth week 

 the weather was extremely unsettled with heavy falls of rain in nearly all parts 

 of the country and snow in all the more northern and central fparts. In the 

 middle of the week thunder, sometimes accompanied with storms, was observed in 

 many parts of England. Sunshine was, however, " abundant " throughout Great 

 Britain, and in England N.E. and the Midlands it was " very abundant." Warmth 

 was "deficient" in Scotland E. and W., England N.E. and N.W., "moderate" in 

 the Midlands and England S.W., but " unusual " in England E. Rainfall throughout 

 England was "heavy," in Scotland "moderate." 



With this week the Autumn comes to an end. Great Britain enjoyed a much 

 milder season than usual, and the number of weeks in which warmth was above the 

 normal was very high. England N.E., saw no less than 9 weeks out of 13 of this 

 nature, and 3 when the warmth fell below the average and 1 of normal temperature. 

 England E. had 8 above, 5 normal and 'none below ; the Midlands, 6 above, 

 6 normal and 1 below; England S., 7 above, 6 normal and none below; 

 England N.W., 6 above, 4 normal and 3 below ; England S.W., 4 above, 9 normal 

 and none below ; Scotland E. had 5 above, 6 normal and 2 below ; Scotland W. had 

 6 above, 4 normal and 3 below. With respect to sunshine and rainfall the excesses 

 in either direction were more evenly divided. But it is interesting to note that 

 Scotland E had only 3 weeks when rainfall was more |than normal, 4 of normal and 

 6 of deficiency, while Scotland W. had 2 weeks of excess to 5 of normal weather and 

 6 of deficiency. In the corresponding period of 1906 the weather, measured in this 

 manner was far rainier. 



Very few phenological observations have been received this month from the 

 Board's correspondents. In nearly every district, however, it is stated that plants 

 continued to grow till a very late period. In Berkshire the roots still kept growing 

 and were reported an excellent crop. Wheat planting finished well, but clover seed 

 suffered. Dahlias, fuchsias, roses, mignonette, Japanese pinks, sweetpeas, &c. 

 reported as in full bloom at the beginning of the month, and dahlias remained 

 abundant for some time afterwards, and out -door chrysanthemums were in abundance 

 on the last day of the month. 



