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HuDDERSFiELD. — During this month rain fell on IT days, to the amount 

 of 2'62in. The average of the last 11 years has been 2'63in., in 18 days. 

 Snow fell on the 25th and 26th ; the fall on the night of the 25th averaged 

 lOin. — a very unusual depth for this district. — J. W. Robson,. 



HuDDERSFiELD Cemetery, 400 feet above the mean level of the sea. — 

 Prevailing winds, W and NW : ISTW 17, W 7, SW 2, NE 2. General 

 character of the month, wet, stormy and changeable, with heavy falls of 

 rain and snow ; during the night of the 25th a sudden and heavy snow 

 ;storm unparalleled in recent years occurred, and lay on the ground from 

 15 inches to 3 feet in depth in various parts of the country, and did 

 considerable damage to trees and shrubs. The rainfall was in excess of 

 ihe average, 4 '15 in. ; on 19 days rain or snow fell, slightly on 7 other days, 

 but not sufficient to influence the gauge. The heaviest f^U was in the 

 form of snow, during the night of the 25th, when 1 '42 in. were registered. 

 -From the 23rd to the 26th the barometrical column fell from 29 '30 to 

 28*40. Rainfall for February, 1876, 2*98 in. — James Firth, Registrar. 



Wakefield. — Rain fell on 20 days, making a total fall of 1 -70in. The 

 heaviest daily fall occurred on the 26th, when the gauge registered 

 0*58 in. (rain and snow.) The lowest temperature was 22j° the highest 

 55° ; greatest range for the month, 33i — Fredk, Hill. 



Barnsley (350ft. above sea). — Total rainfall, 2'36in ; heaviest faU, 

 l*26in. on the 25tlL Twenty-one days of rain or snow. Ingbirchworth 

 Waterworks, 10 miles W (853ft.) : total, 3.62in. ; heaviest fall, l-25in. 

 on the 25th ; 20 wet days. Wentworth Castle (650ft.) ; total, 2-42in; 

 lieaviest fall -25 on the 20th ; days of rain, sleet, -and snow, 21. There 

 were lOin. of snow in depth ; the average around Barnsley was llin. , 

 exclusive of drifts. Branches were broken down, telegraph wires 

 injiu'ed : such intense frost (20°) and snow not being remembered so late 

 for many years as in the three last days of the month. Wind blew from 

 ^W, W, and IS", often with great force. — T. Lister. 



Leeds (137ft. above sea, gauge 46ft. above ground). — Total fall 1 •720iru 

 The heaviest day's fall (26th) '450 of an inch ; on the 19th we had '220. 

 sind on the 25th '280 of an inch. The above gives some idea of the snow 

 fail, more than of actual rain. — H. Crowther. 



GooLE. — Total fail l'82in. ; wet days, 19 ; greatest fall ©n the^Sthj 

 '57in., melted snow. — H. Franexest Parsons. 



Sparrow seeking Shelter. — During the storm of Monday evening 

 last, about ten o'clock, I was somewhat surprised i:o hear a tapping against 

 my sitting-room window, which overlooks the garden. On drawing the 



