210 mr. a. w. preston’s meteorological notes. 
by a coincidence, exactly equalled that of a normal December. 
The nights were exceptionally warm, and no frost was 
registered in the screen between December ist and 28th. 
The total rainfall of the month was 4.49 ins, and the constant 
rains resulted in considerable flooding of the low-lying 
districts in the third week. Some snow fell on the 26th 
and 27th. On Christmas day I observed 11 winter aconites 
in flower in my garden, also one early snowdrop (Galanthus 
elwesii ), purple primroses, violets, white arabis and yellow 
jessamine. 
The Seasons. 
The following tables show the mean temperature and 
rainfall of the four seasons, together with those of the five 
previous years, compared with the usual averages. Winter 
comprises the three months December to February inclusive ; 
Spring, March to May ; Summer, June to August ; and 
Autumn, September to November. 
TEMPERATURE. 
Seasons. 
i9°5- 
IQ06. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
1910. 
Average 
Departure 
of 1910 
from 
average. 
degrees. 
decrees. 
degrees. 
degrees. 
degrees. 
degrees. 
degrees. 
degrees. 
Winter 
39-2 
39-3 
36.2 
38.8 
37-5 
39-2 
38.0 
+ 1.2 
Spring 
47-5 
46.7 
47.6 
46.3 
46.6 
47-4 
46.3 
+ 1. 1 
Summer 
62. 1 
6l. I 
57.S 
59.8 
58.4 
59-5 
60.3 
- 0.8 
Autumn 
47-5 
52.9 
50.7 
51.6 
49.6 
49.0 
50.2 
- 1.2 
Year 
49.0 
49-7 
48.4 
49.0 
48.0 
49.1 
48.7 
+0.4 
RAINFALL. 
Seasons, 
1905. 
1906. 
1907. 
1908. 
I909. 
1910. 
Average 
Departure 
of 1910 
from 
average. 
Winter 
Spring 
Summer 
Autumn 
in. 
4.91 
5-29 
6.05 
8. 11 
in. 
7 - 73 
5-32 
4.96 
8 - 75 
in. 
6.09 
7-77 
5-74 
6.57 
in. 
6.21 
6.97 
7-30 
5-94 
in. 
3-41 
5.68 
8.15 
7 - 3 2 
in. 
9.96 
7.10 
7.62 
7-58 
in. 
5-37 
5- 13 
6.87 
8.38 
in. 
+ 4-59 
+ I -97 
+ 0.75 
+ 0.80 
Year ... 22.96 
28.54 
26.25 
25.16 
27.82 
3184 
25-75 
+ 6.09 
