REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR igil. 
XI 
barometer coinciding with the unbroken line summer. The 
extreme range of pressure was 2*006 inches, as compared with 
2*070 inches in 1910 and 2*377 inches in 1909. The highest 
reading 30744 inches was taken on January 31st, at 9 p.m., 
the lowest 28738 inches on November 19th, at 9 a.m. 
Rain or Snow (0*005 inches or more) fell on 183 days, 24 
fewer than in 1910, and 42 fewer than in 1909, and the total 
amount was 25*06 inches as compared with 24*64 inches for 
1910 and 2475 inches for 1909. Practically 12 inches, or 47*5 
% of this amount, fell in the last quarter of the year. Decem¬ 
ber, November, and June proved to be our wettest months, 
with totals respectively of 371, 3.19, and 3*50 inches of rain. 
In the first four months of the year only 4*49 inches fell, 
February defying its name “ hll-dike ” with 0*87 inch. 
The cumulative totals for the wettest months since 1841 are 
now October 191*06 inches, August 188*41 inches, July 175*11 
inches. The heaviest fall occurred on June 24th, when 1*34 
inches fell. 
Observations of winds show that during 1911 we have had 
“strong” winds on 50 days, and only 3 “calms." The chief 
winds have been S. (286), W. (222), N. (209), N.W. (105), 
N.E., (84), S.W. (86). 
We have had 52 days of “ clear' sky, against 40 in 1910, 
122 days of “overcast” as against 127 for 1910. We have 
had 9 thunderstorms and 17 fogs. Snow fell on 10 days as 
against 15 for 1910, and 31 for 1909. 
Bright sunshine was observed for 1411 hours as against 
1229 f° r 1910, representing 32 % of what was possible, and 
being a further inprovement on the 28 % of 1910. 
It is worth recording here that August 9th was the hottest 
day ever observed in this country , 100 F. being registered at 
Greenwich on a sheltered thermometer. Also the duration of 
bright sunshine was everywhere in excess, representing about 
121 % of the normal. It is rarely possible to find such 
contrasts as the periods of absolute drought, July 1st—23rd, 
and August 2nd—18th, and the almost continuous wet from 
October 18th to December 31st. 
