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The rain/all of the quarter at Greenwich was 6*5 inches, of which 
no less than o'i inches fell in August, and only 0*3 and 0 8 of an 
inch respectively in July and September. Tlie amount iu the 
quarter was nearly an inch below the average ; the fall in August 
showed an excess of 3 inches, whereas the deficiency in July and 
September was equal to 2-3 and 1-6 inches. The rainfall in August 
was unprecedently large ; so far back as 1815, the nearest approach 
to it was 4-6 inches in 1837. During the past G3 years, only three 
times in July and five times in September was the measured rain- 
fall so low as that recorded in those months of last quarter. At 44 
stations of observation the rainfall of the quarter ranged from 5*3 
inches at Cambridge, to 14-4 inches at Stonyhurst. Kain was 
measured on only 33 days at Osborne and Strathfield Tiu-giss, but 
on 46 days at Nottingham and Stonyhurst, and on 57 at Allen- 
lieads. The rainfall at Greenwich during the first nine months of 
this year amounted to 22-8 inches, and exceeded the average amount 
in 63 years by 4" 7 inches. 
The number of hours of bright sunshine measured dtuing the 
quarter at Greenwich Observatory was 451 against 441 in the 
corresponding quarter of last year. 
The readings of the barometer ruled considerably below the 
average during August, whereas they showed a slight mean excess 
both in July and September. 
Wbeat was cut on the 17th of July at Helston ; on the 24tb at 
Osborne ; on the 25th at Guernsey and Strathfield ; and on the 29th 
at Cardington. On the 1st of August at Oxford and Stockton ; on the 
5th at Torquay ; on the 13th at Kelstem ; and on the 15th at Bath, 
Barley was cut on the 25th of July at Guernsey, and on the 31st 
at Cardingron. On the 13th of August at Torquay. On the 3rd 
of September at Strathfield. 
Oate were cut on the 8th of July at Helston ; on the 22nd at 
Guernsey ; and on the 30th at Osborne. On the 2nd of August at. 
Oxford; and on the 13th at Torquay. 
Fourth Quarter (October, November, December). — The weather was 
generally fine and warm till the 21st of October, the average daily 
excess of temperature up to this day being 3°-4. From the 22nd day 
the weather became cold and the sky cloudy, with rain falling fre- 
quently ; this unpleasant weather continued throughout November 
and during the first few days of December. On the 6th of Decem- 
ber the cold increased in intensity, severe frosts set in, and very 
low temperatures without intermission continued till the evening 
of the 25th of December ; the average deficiency of daily tempera- 
ture below their averages for the 65 days ending December 25th 
was6'"6; between. December 6th and December 25th, on several 
