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age, and then for a few days in defect; from the 19th day to the 
end of the month the weather was unusually mild. The pressure 
of the atmosphere was variable, being alternately above and below 
till the 22Qd, and constantly in excess from the 23rd da}'. The 
fall of rain was a good deal below the average at nearly every 
station. Snow fell at a few stations during the first half of the 
month. There was scarcely any fog till the 15th, and from this 
day till the end of the month it was unusually prevalent, particu- 
larly in the S.E. of England, where fog, frequently very dense, 
and cloudy dull skies were all but constant. The sun was 
scarcely visible during the last week of the year. During the 
greater part of this month, whenever the sky was clear, there was 
a peculiar glow of light visible both before sunrise and after 
sunset, and at times even through the clouds. 
The mean temperature of the air in the quarter was 44°' 9, and 
was 1°'3 above the average for the corresponding period of 112 
years. 
The rainfall measured at Greenwich during the quarter was 
5*26 inches, and was 1"93 inches below the average amount in the 
corresponding periods of 67 years. Eain fell at Greenwich on 
14 days iu October, 21 in November, and 15 in December, or on 
50 of the 92 days in the quarter. 
At the various stations of observation the recorded rainfall of 
the quarter ranged from 4*94 inches at Strathfield Turgiss, to 15"92 
at Stony hurst, and 17*77 inches at Bolton. A local observer — 
Mr. Arthur Marston — reports the rainfall at Binham, Ludlow, 
during the month of November to have been excessive ; no fewer 
than 5*12 inches fell during the 30 days. 
The number of hours of bright sunshine recorded at Greenwich 
during the quarter was 143*2, and exceeded by 8-9 the number iu 
the coriesponding period of last year ; the average amount in the 
fourth quarter of the five years 1878-82 was 148-8 hours. 
