The Autumn of 1906. 341 
tine and very dry, the days being warm and sunny, but the 
nights cold, and often foggy, with occasional sharp ground 
frosts. 
Under the influence of numerous cyclonic disturbances, 
which came in from the Atlantic, the weather in October was 
very unsettled, with frequent, and in some cases heavy, falls 
of rain. Temperature was, however, more often than not 
above the average, and at a few places in the south-east of 
England the month proved the mildest October on record. 
Thunderstorms occurred in the north of England on the night 
of the 1st, and heavy rain was experienced over the midland 
and southern districts on the 2nd and 3rd. Thunderstorms 
were reported over eastern and central England on the 9th 
and 10th, while on the 18th and 19th, a heavy fall of rain 
occurred over our northern counties, between 1| in. and 2 in. 
being measured on the morning of the 19th in some parts of 
Northumberland. Further thunderstorms occurred in various 
parts of the country on the 28th, and on the two following 
days a considerable amount of rain was registered in many 
districts. 
The weather of November was very variable, but temperature 
remained, as a rule, above the average. Heavy rain fell in the 
Channel Islands on the 4th, and over the eastern, midland, 
and southern counties on the 8th. Towards the end of the 
second week an anticyclone spread in from the Atlantic, and 
sharp night frosts occurred in most districts. A temporary 
change to very unsettled weather occurred after the 14th, 
with a low temperature and squalls of hail or sleet in many 
places, and on the 19th, a stiff gale from the north-westward 
blew very generally. This was succeeded by a very mild 
southerly breeze, and between the 21st and 24th, the thermo- 
meter rose to an unusually high level for so late a period in 
the season. In the closing week the weather remained warm, 
with a deficiency of rain in the eastern districts, but with an 
excess at many places in the west. 
For the season, as a whole, the mean temperature was 
considerably above the normal, the excess being especially 
large over the eastern and midland counties. Rainfall was 
more than the average in all the eastern and central districts, 
but was slightly deficient in the western parts of the country, 
and largely deficient in the Channel Islands. The amount of 
bright sunshine showed a general excess, but in the north-east 
of England the departure from the normal was not large. 
12 Patten Road, 
Wandsworth Common. 
Frederick J. Brodie. 
