176 
The Winter of 1893-4, 
Temperature, Rainfall, and Bright Sunshine experienced over 
England and Wales during the thirteen weeks ended March 3, 
1894. 
(The Winter Season.) 
Temperature 
Districts 
High- 
est 
Low- 
est 
Day 
temperatures 
Night 
temperatures 
Day and night 
temperatures 
combined 
ob- 
ob- 
serv- 
serv- 
Differ- 
Differ- 
Differ- 
ed 
ed 
Mean 
ence 
from 
Mean 
ence 
from 
Mean 
ence 
from 
average 
average 
average 
o 
o 
o 
o 
O 
o 
o 
o 
North-eastern counties 
57 
6 
44-4 
+ 18 
341 
+ 01 
393 
+ 10 
Eastern counties 
58 
9 
44 9 
+ 20 
32-6 
-03 
38 8 
+ 0 9 
Midland „ 
• 
69 
0 
45'6 
+ 2 3 
33-3 
+ 0-3 
39-5 
+ 1-3 
Southern „ 
. 
57 
12 
46 0 
+ 14 
35 1 
-0 1 
40 6 
+ 0-7 
North-western counties, 
» North Wales 
with ^ 
• J 
' 58 
12 
46 0 
+ 1-8 
36'5 
+ 11 
41-3 
+ 1-5 
South-western counties, with \ 
South Wales . . J 
59 
8 
17 3 
+ 08 
37-1 
-° 
422 
-01 
Channel Islands 
58 
16 
490 
+ 1-1 
41 0 
00 
450 
+ 0*5 
Rainfall 
Bright Sunshine 
Districts 
Rainy days j 
Total fall 
Duration 
Perce nt age 
of possible 
amount 
Num- 
ber 
Differ- ! 
ence 
from 
average 
Amo- 
unt 
Differ- 
ence 
from 
average 
Hours 
re- 
cord- 
ed 
Differ- 
ence 
from 
average 
Per- 
cent- 
age 
Differ- 
ence 
from 
average 
per- 
centage 
North-eastern counties 
55 
+ 8 
ins. 
6’2 
. 
lllS. 
-01 
160 
+ 28 
21 
+ 3 
Eastern counties 
53 
+ 5 
4'8 
-1-3 
227 
+ 63 
29 
+ 9 
Midland „ 
61 
+ 15 
7 4 
+ 03 
183 
+ 40 
23 
+ 5 
Southern „ . . . 
55 
+ 8 
78 
+ 0-3 
230 
+ 59 
29 
+ 11 
North-western counties, | 
with North Wales . J 
j 66 
+ 15 
11-4 
+ 2-5 
127 
+ 15 
17 
0 
South-western counties, 1 
with South Wales . / 
64 
+ 10 
12-7 
+ 0-7 
220 
+ 31 
28 
+ 7 
Channel Islands . 
65 
+ 5 
10-1 
00 
269 
+ 51 
33 
+ 6 
Note. — The above table is compiled from information given in the Weekly Weather Report of 
the Meteorological Office. The averages employed are for Temperature, the records made during 
the twenty years, 1871-90; for Rainy Days, the values for the thirteen years, 1878-90 ; for total 
Rainfall, those for the twenty-five years, 1866-90 ; and for Bright Sunshine, those for the ten years, 
1881-90. 
