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the month. There was very little rain till the 11th day; it then 
fell frequeutly till the 28th day; the falls on the 11th, 12th, and 
13th were remarkable, particularly over the Western and the Mid- 
land counties, exceeding 2 inches in amount on the 12th day at 
many places ; and the amount for these three days was 4 inches, 
or 5 inches, and in some places 6 inches, causing very serious floods 
in Hereford, Shropshire, and adjacent counties. The rainfall was 
in excess of its average at all stations. Snow fell on five days, the 
last on the 26th at Wolverhampton. 
The weather in June excepting the first two da3's and the last 
week was cold, but was frequently bright and fine. The atmospheric 
pressure was variable, being for several days together in excess of 
the average, and then for seA'eral days below it ; during the last 
week of the month it was above the average, and the weather was 
very fine. The rainfall was less than its average at all stations. 
There was very little either of thunder, lightning, hail, or fog. It 
was a fine month for securing the hay crop. 
The mean temperature of the air for the quarter was 52° '5, and 
was 0°*2 above the average for the corresponding period of 115 
years. 
The rainfall measured at GreenAvich during the quarter was 
5*93 inches, and was 0-14 inches above the average amount for 
the corresponding period of 71 years. The rainfall was above the 
average in April and May, and below the average in June. Eain 
was measured at Greenwich on 12 da3-s in April, 15 in May, and 
9 in June, or on 36 of the 91 days in the quarter. The rainfall 
recorded at 37 stations of observation ranged from 3 • 92 inches at 
Somerleyton, and 4-66 inches at Cambridge, to 10-38 inches at 
Halifax, and 12-81 inches at Stonyhurst. 
Third Quarter {July, August, September). — The mean reading of 
the barometer at Greenwich was 29-806 inches, and was 0*014 
above the mean reading for the corresponding period of 45 years ; 
the mean reading was above the average in August and September, 
while that in July was below the average. 
The weather during the first week in July was very fine and 
warm, with an almost cloudless sky, the temperature being as high 
as 90° at Osborne, and exceeding 85° at many stations south of 
latitude 53°, but did not reach much above 80° at northern stations. 
From the 9th to the end of the month, with the exception of the 
five days, the 18th to the 22nd, the weather was cold and dull. 
The atmospheric pressure was variable, being mostly above its 
average till the lltb, and chiefly below afterwards. No rain fell 
till the 11th day, then it fell nearly on every day till the 23th. 
