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first ten days in June were also warm, after wliicli tlie mean tem- 
perature was continually below the average until the end of the 
quarter. From the 11th to the 30th of June the mean daUy tem- 
perature was nearly 3' below the average. 
The mean temperature for the quarter was 53°*4, and exceeded by 
1°*1 the average for the same period in 104 years. 
The fall of rain during the quarter at Greenwich was 5-4 inches, 
and nearly half an inch below the average of the corresponding 
period in 60 years. The amounts measured in the three months were 
respectively 1'6 inches in April, 1"5 in May, and 2-3 in June; 
the amounts measured in April and May were below the average, 
while that in June was slightly excessive. The average rainfall 
at the various stations of observation between latitude 50" and 55° 
was 5'9 inches ; between 52' and 53° the fall averaged 5*4 inches, 
while it was 6*3 inches between 51° and 52°. The measured rain- 
fall in the large English towns ranged from 4'1 inches in Norwich 
and Hull, to 10*1 inches in Bristol. 
In flower — 
The earliest. The latest. 
Wheat, June 15, at Cardington ; June 24, at Silloth. 
Barley, June 16, at Llandudno; June 18, at Cardington. 
In ear — 
Wheat, June 4, at Calcethorpe ; June 24, at Cockermouth. 
Barley, June 10, at Calcethorpe; June 16, at Llandudno. 
Oats, June 23, at Calcethorpe ; June 30, at Cockermouth. 
Third Quarter {July, August, September). — The cold weather which 
set in on the 11th of June, continued throughout July and until 
the 5th of August. The mean temperature during this period of 
56 days showed an average deficiency of 3°-l. On the 6th of 
August warm summer weather set in, and with few exceptions 
prevailed up to the end of the quarter ; this period also embraced 
56 days, the average excess being 3°'2. 
The mean temperature of the quarter, as determined by Mr. 
Glaisher, was 60°-7, and l°'l in excess of the average for the cor- 
responding period in 104 years. July was cold, the mean show- 
ing a deficient temperature of 2°'5, whereas the excess in August 
and September was 2°"2 and 3°-5 respectively. Hot weather pro- 
vailed for a few days in the middle of August and during the 
third week of September. 
The fall of rain during the quarter at Greenwich amounted to 
10*3 inches, and exceeded by 2'9 inches the average quantity in 
the corresponding period of 60 years. The amounls measured in 
