174 Report on the Agriculture of Sweden and Norway. 
The following comparative Tables of average temperature and 
rainfall during the growing season (from May to October in- 
clusive) in the years 1863 — 1872, in the neighbourhood of 
Stockholm and at Greenwich respectively, will further elucidate 
the climate of that part of Sweden during the season of field- 
work : — 
Table V. — Aveeage Temperatdre for 10 Tears (1863-72) in each of the 
Months, May to October, at Enskede, near Stockholm, and at the 
Greenwich Observatory, in degrees Fahr. 
Enskede, near 
Stockbolm. 
Greenwich. 
o 
49° 12 
52 
94 
61-83 
58 
69 
July 
68-72 
63 
09 
65-55 
61 
41 
September 
57-45 
57 
85 
45-66 
49 
68 
Table VI. — Average Rainfall for 10 Tears (1863-72) in each of the months, 
May to October, at Enskede, near IStockholm, and at the Greenwich 
Observatory, in English Inches, with the Average Number of Days on 
which Eain fell. 
Enskede, near Stockholm. 
Greenwich. 
Days. 
Inches.* 
Days. 
Inches. 
7 ' 
1-59 
10-7 
213 
6 
2-02 
10- 
1-93 
July 
7 
2-25 
9-4 
203 
August 
9 
2-56 
11-3 
216 
September 
9 
2-44 
11-8 
2-47 
C 
2-09 
14-6 
2-63 
44 
12-05 
07-8 
13-34 
As May is the first growing month and October the last over 
the greater part of Sweden, these Tables contain the elements of 
a sufficiently precise comparison for agricultural purposes. It 
will be seen that the average temperature in May is at Stockholm 
3f ° lower than at Greenwich, where vegetation has already made a 
considerable growth during the months of March and April. In 
* The Swedish inch is 29-69 millim., and the English inch is 25-4 millim., 
therefore in framing the above Table I have taken the Swedish inch to 
one-sixth longer than the English. 
