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The weather in August was mostly cold and damp, with an over- 
cast sky, till the 20th day, and fine and warm afterwards. The 
teoQperature towards the end of the month exceeded 85" at many 
places between the latitudes 51^ and 53', but nut at places either 
south or north of those parallels ; the highest temperature at those 
stations was below 80^. The atmospheric pressure was below its 
average during the first two days, then for a week it was above, 
then variable till the 16th, and mostly above from the 17th. Eain 
fell occasionally till the 16th, and the weather was fine and dry 
afterwards. 
The weather in September was generally very fine ; the tem- 
perature on the 1st was high, exceeding 80' at many places in the 
south and in the Midland counties, but not in Cornwall or Devon- 
shire, or in the north. A great change took place on the second 
day about London ; on the 1st at 5 p.m. the temperature was 83", 
and at 5 p.m. on the 2nd it was 56°. The mean temperature of the 
1st day was 72', and of the 2nd was 59', and that of the 3rd was 
63'. On the 3rd day a series of thunderstorms and heavy rains set 
in all over the country, and continued through the 4th and 5th 
days ; in some places the falls of rain were yevy heavy, but local, a 
good deal of mischief was done by the lightning, and some animals 
were killed at different parts of the country ; the full force of the 
storm was experienced in Wales. About London thunder was 
heard on the 4th, but there was no storm. The temperature con- 
tinued high till the 9th day ; from the 15th to the 26th the weather 
was fine but rather cold, and was again warm at the end of the 
month. The atmospheric pressure was high both at the beginning 
and ending of the month, and did not differ much from its average 
at other times. It was a fine harvest month. 
The mean temperature of the air during the quarter was 61° "2, 
and was 1°"5 higher than the average for the corresponding period 
of 115 years. 
The rainfall measured at Greenwich during the quarter was 
4" 87 inches, and was 2*46 inches below the average amount in the 
corresponding period of 71 years. The rainfall was below the 
average in August and September, and above the average in July. 
Eain was measured at Greenwich on 13 days in July, 10 in August, 
and 10 in September, or on 33 of the 92 days in the quarter. The 
rainfall recorded at 36 stations of observation ranged from 4*46 
inches at Blackheath, 4*86 inches at Camden Square, and 4*87 
inches at Royal Observatory and Bamet, to 9*86 inches at Carlisle, 
12 "37 inches at Stonyhurst, and 16*08 inches at Lancaster. 
Fourth Quarter (October, November, December). — The mean reading 
