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so at the end of the month. The fall of rain was above the average 
at nearly all stations. The wind was mostly from the S.W. 
The weather in September was dull and wet during the first week, 
then dry, with occasional bright sun till the 19th, and generally wet 
and dull from the 20th. The temperature of the air was below its 
average till the 9th, from the 14th to the 18th, and from the 28th, 
and above from the 10th to the 13th, and from the 19th to the 27 th. 
The atmospheric pressure was, with the exception of a very few 
days, below the average all the month. The fall of rain was some- 
what above the average. The prevalent wind was from the S.W. 
The month was not favourable for harvest work. 
Fourth Quarter. — The weather in October was very cold till 
towards the end, when there were three or four warm days, with 
frequent rain throughout the month. The temperature of the air 
was constantly below the average to the 27th ; on some days the 
deficiency exceeded 10°. The atmospheric pressure was below the 
average on every day excepting the 11th, 12th, and from the 17th 
to the 20th. The fall of rain was above its average. In Yorkshire 
the fall was especially heavy on the 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th. There 
were great floods in that county, causing considerable loss to fanners. 
The weather in November was mild and damp, with very little 
sunshine. The temperature of the air was generally above its 
average, excepting from the 18th to the 25th. The atmospheric 
pressure was below its average till the 6th, and from the 12th to 
the 16th, and above on other days. Rain fell frequently in small 
quantities. 
The weather in December was dry, cold, and foggy. The tem- 
perature of the air was mild, and above the average from the 15th 
to the 21st. Till the 14th the temperature was below the average, 
and particularly so from the 4th to the 10th. On the 22nd frost 
set in with severity, and continued to the end of the month, the 
average deficiency for these ten days being 9°*1. The lowest tem- 
perature in the month occurred on the 27th or 28th. At Guernsey 
the lowest temperature was 31°*9 ; at stations south of latitude 51° 
it varied from 20° at Truro to 24° at Eastbourne ; betwen 51° and 
52° it varied from 11° at Salisbury and Barnet to 19° at Barnstaple ; 
between 52° and 53° it varied from 10° at Rugby to 23° at 
Lowestoft ; between 53° and 54° it varied from 14° - 5 at Halifax 
to 25° at Llandudno ; at Carlisle Mr. Cartmel registered — 1° ; at 
Stonyhurst the lowest was 14° - 3 ; at Carlisle the minimum on the 
grass was — 9°. The atmospheric pressure was genei’ally below the 
average from the 3rd to the 13th, and from the 29th to the 21st, 
and generally above on all other days. The rainfall was below the 
average, and very little fell during the latter half of the month, 
