'23G MU. A. w. Preston’s meteorological notes. 
of 91 pci’ cent. These observations will be continued, and the 
results given in future annual notes. The j^revailing winds during 
the month under review were south-easterly and were chiefly light, 
there being, happily, a remarkable absence of those destructive 
gales so commonly prevalent at this period of the year. A touch 
of frost occurred from the 15th to the ISth, and formed a pleasing 
contrast to the general mugginess which continued throughout the 
rest of the month. It may not be out of jilace here to mention 
that the meteor shower on the evening of the 27th was clearly 
seen in Norwich. I counted no less than one hundred and 
twent}^-seven meteors between 6.25 and G.30 p.m. 
December. 
Tliis month enlered with a few mild sipially da}"s, giving place 
on the 7th to the first touches of the somewhat rigorous winter 
weather which lias characterized the season we are now passing 
through. Snow fell on the 7th, 8th, and 9th, to the depth 
of about three inches, and remained on the ground for six or seven 
days. The frosts became sharper nightly, a minimum of 20 degrees 
being registered on the night of the 11th, which Avas the loAvest 
I have recorded since January, 1881. "With the thaiv on the 13th 
came a return to the damp sunless weather so jn’evalent during 
November. Heavy snow occurred on the evening of the 29th, 
but Avas speedily thaAved the folloAving evening by shoAvers of rain. 
AVinds Avere chiefly from the Avest and north-Avest, but there 
Avas again an absence of severe gales. The barometer Avas A'ery 
high for the season, being above 30 in. from the 7th to the 
28th day, and the mean pressure for the month Avas as high 
as 30.13 in.; the rainfall Avas conserpiently’ light, only 1.15 in. 
being recorded. The mean relative humidity Avas 90 per cent, 
Avhich shoAvs that the air Avas nearly as damp as in November. 
SUMJIARV. 
The Aveathcr of the year Avas more varied in character than that 
of 188f. A cold and dry January Avas folloAved by a mild 
February and cold March. The spring, Avith the exception of 
some AA'arni days in the second half of April, Avas very ungenial, 
Avith a great prevalence of cold Avinds, and May more resembled 
