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The Naturalist. 



Halifax. — ^It may possibly interest some of the readers of the 

 Natm-alist, and more especially those who regularly register the monthly 

 rainfall, to know tlie amount of rain that fell during December, 

 J anuary, and February, as registered (360 feet above the sea level) at the 

 foot of Pennine Range, in the vicinity of Halifax ; the amount, as will be 

 observed being considerably higher than the fall in the Wakefield, 

 Barnsley, and Goole districts. 





Wakefield, 



Barnsley. 



Goole. 



Halifax. 





In. 



In. 



In. 



In. 



December 



... 5-91 



6 11 



4-26 



9-31 



January 



... 3-64 



3-82 



2-10 



8-10 



February 



... 1-70 



2-36 



1-82 



5-39 



Total 



... 11-25 



12-29 



8-18 



22-80 



The average fall near Halifax for these three months for the past five 

 years, not including the record above given, is 11-45. — F. G. S. E-awson. 



Wakefield. — Rain fell in this month on 19 days, the total depth being 

 3-30 inches. The greatest quantity measured in 24 hours was on the 

 24th, when the gauge yielded -70 inches. The temperature has been 

 during this period nine times below freezing point ; on the 1st instant it 

 fell to 19°— F. Hill. 



Barnsley (350 feet). — 2 '78 inches on 21 days ; greatest fall, '57 inches 

 on the 27th. — Corporation Works, Ingbirchworth (853 feet) : 2 74 inches 

 on 20 days; greatest fall, 1*14 inches on the 24th. Wind W, S W, 

 N W, changing to N, N E, S E, often with great force. A thunder- 

 storm occurred on the 27th. — T, Lister. 



Leeds (137 feet above sea, gauge 46 feet above ground). — Total rain- 

 fall, 2-660 inches. The heaviest day's fall (24th), -630 in., on the 29th 

 "580 in. , on the 7th -310, and on the 2nd '250. Rain fell on 19 days, 

 Snow on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 16th, and 18th. Hail on the 5th and 

 7 th. The highest reading of the barometer was on the 1st, 30 '220 inches, 

 the lowest on the 25th, 28-843 inches, showing a monthly range of 

 1-377 inches ; the adopted reading for the month being 29-550 inches. — 

 H. Crowther. 



Goole. — Rainfall 2*20 inches ; wet days 17, greatest fall on 29th — - 

 *73 in. Temperature, maximum 53° F. on 28th ; minimum 10" on 1st : 

 mean temperature of month 39*2°, mean daily range 11*8°. — H.F. Parsons. 



Barnsley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting April 3rd. — The president 

 (Mr. T. Lister) made a few remarks on birds, in addition to those given 

 in his opening address, quoted in the April Naturalist. The month of 

 March opened with the thermometer at 12° below freezing at Barnsley, 

 and at 18° below at Stainboro' Park, three miles W. A sudden thaw at 

 noon caused our home songsters to renew their melodies, only suspended 



