392  The  Weather  (hiring  the  Agricultural  Year,  1903-1904. 
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For  the  autnnin  as  a wliole  the  mean  temperature  was  below" 
the  average,  especially  over  the  midland  and  southei-n  counties. 
Rain  was  much  less  frequent  than  usual,  and  the  actual 
amount  far  below  the  average,  the  oidy  districts  in  wdiicli  it 
reached  even  two-thirds  of  the  normal  being  the  south-western 
counties  and  the  Channel  Islands.  In  all  other  parts  of  the 
country  the  fall  was  consitlerably  less  than  half  that  expei'ienced 
in  the  autumn  of  1903,  and  over  our  north-eastern  and  midland 
counties  (wdiere  the  aggregate  w"as  only  half  the  average)  the 
amount  w'as  only  about  one-third  of  that  experienced  in  the 
previous  year.  Sunshine  w"as  more  almndant  than  usual, 
especially  over  the  northern  parts  of  the  counti-y.  In  the 
north-western  district  (including  North  Wales)  there  w-as  on 
an  average  nearly  one  hour  per  day  more  than  the  normal 
allowance. 
Frederick  J.  Brodie. 
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