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fall  of  the  quarter  ranged  from  4-73  inches  at  Boyston,  to  15*55 
inches  at  Barnstaple,  and  16*34  inches  at  Stonyhurst. 
The  number  of  hours  of  bright  sunshine  recorded  at  Greenwich 
during  the  quarter  was  420*4,  and  was  identical  with  the  number 
in  the  corresponding  period  of  last  year ; the  average  amount  in 
the  third  or  summer  quarters  of  the  five  years  1877-81  was 
412*6  hours. 
Fourth,  Quarter  ( October , November,  December). — The  mean  reading 
of  the  barometer  during  the  quarter  was  29*560  inches,  and  was 
0*191  below  the  mean  reading  for  the  corresponding  periods  in 
41  years  ; the  mean  reading  for  each  month  was  below  the  average, 
the  largest  deficiency  occurring  in  December. 
The  first  half  of  the  month  of  October  was  warm,  and  the  second 
half  cold.  The  atmospheric  pressure  was  above  its  average  for  the 
first  10  days,  and  below  it  afterwards.  Bain  fell  at  most  stations 
in  the  Southern  and  Midland  Counties  to  more  than  double  the 
average ; lowlands  were  flooded ; there  was  a gale  of  wind  on  the 
24th,  with  snow  at  many  places ; the  fall  of  rain  on  this  day  was 
heavy,  and  exceeded  1 inch  in  depth  at  several  stations.  The 
month  of  November  was  warm  during  the  first  10  days,  cold  from 
the  11th  to  the  21st;  then  warm  and  cold  alternately.  Through- 
out this  month  the  atmospheric  pressure  was  low  ; the  weather  was 
unsettled  and  changeable,  and  farm  work  was  almost  at  a stand- 
still, owing  to  the  wetness  of  the  land.  December. — Till  the  15th 
day  the  weather  was  foggy  and  very  cold,  at  times  severely  so, 
snow  falling  frequently ; it  was  warm  from  the  16th  to  the  end 
of  the  month,  remarkably  so  from  the  26th.  The  atmospheric 
pressure  was  almost  continuously  below  the  average. 
The  mean  temperature  of  the  air  in  the  quarter  was  44c*8,  and. 
was  1°*2  above  the  average  for  the  corresponding  period  in 
111  years. 
The  rainfall  measured  at  Greenwich  during  the  quarter  was 
9*39  inches,  and  was  two  and  a quarter  inches  above  the  average 
amount  in  the  corresponding  periods  of  66  years.  The  rainfall  in 
October  was  equal  to  5*42  inches,  and  2*62  above  the  average ; 
whereas  the  amounts  measured  in  November  and  in  December  were 
both  slightly  below  the  average.  Bain  was  measured  at  Green- 
wich on  23  days  in  October,  19  in  November,  and  17  in  December; 
in  all,  on  59  of  the  92  days  in  the  quarter. 
The  number  of  hours  of  bright  sunshine  recorded  at  Greenwich 
during  the  quarter  was  134*3,  and  was  24*6  below  the  average 
number  recorded  in  the  five  preceding  corresponding  periods. 
