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northerly. From 17tli December to the end of the year, mild 
weather again prevailed, with a south-westerly wind ; and the 
excess of temperature averaged 5°'9. The mean temperature was 
48°-5 in October, 42°-l in November, and 38°-7 in December; the 
mean of each month was about a degree and a-half below the 
average for the corresponding month in the past 34 years. 
The mean temperature of the quarter was 43°'l, and 0°-6 below the 
average for the same period in 104 years ; although, compared 
with the average in the last 34 years, the deficiency was 1°*5. 
In the large provincial towns furnishing returns, the mean tem- 
perature of the quarter ranged from 41 "-8 in "W olverhampton, to 
43°-2 in Leeds. 
The fall of rain measured at Greenwich during the three months 
was 8*1 inches, and exceeded by an inch the average for the corre- 
sponding quarter in 60 years. The amounts measured in each of 
the three months were respectively 4-1 inches in October, 2*9 
inches in November, and 1*1 inch in December. The rainfall showed 
an excess in October and November, whereas it was nearly an inch 
below the average in December. The average rainfall at the 
various stations of observation, between latitude 50° and 65°, was 
11*3 inches ; between 50° and 51° the average fall was 12-4, whereas 
between 52° and 53° it did not exceed 10'4 inches. The rainfall 
measured in the large English towns ranged from 9'0 inches in 
Bradford, to 14"3 inches in Bristol. 
During the year 1875 the rainfall measured at the Eoyal Obser- 
vatory, Greenwich, amounted to 28-2 inches, and exceeded the 
annual average by 2*9 inches. The greatest fall of rain measured 
at Greenwich, in any one day, was on the 17th July, when 3*27 
inches were registered. Eain fell on 152 daj s during the year. 
The mean temperature of the year 1875 was 49°"2, or 0°'6 above the 
annual average. The absolute lowest reading of the thei'mometer 
at night occurred in January, and was 18°*2 ; the absolute highest 
reading by day was registered in August, and w as 85°-4. » 
In accordance with extended observations, it appears that the 
coldest days of the year are 8th and 9th January, on which the 
average temperature is 36°"2. After 9th January the average 
temperature rises about the tenth of a degree Fahrenheit per day, 
and reaches 39°-l between 6th and 9th Febniary, after which it 
falls somewhat lower for a few days. 
