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REPORT OF THE 
temper our winter by mild moist South-Westerly gales, were 
deflected to tbe North and West. Hence resulted such a 
reversal of climates that, while London experienced 29 frosts, 
Bodo, within the Arctic Circle on the coast of Norway, had hut 
one, and Stornoway in the Hebrides, only two. 
Bright Sunshine 1191 hours was again below the average, 
although fully 8 per cent, better than last year. December was 
the most sunless of our ten years’ record, giving but one hour 
against an average for the ten y.ears of 241 hours. .June how¬ 
ever, was the chief defaulter, giving only 103 hours, the 
previous average hewing being 176 hours. The three autumn 
months, however, made some amends, being sunny as well as 
warm. 
Bain or Snow fell on 187 days, the latter in noticeable quan¬ 
tities on .21 days only. The total, 23-93 inches is again below 
the mean. The heaviest fall was 0-88 on September 10th. 
April (O'T inches) was the driest month, although February 
and December gave but little more. The summer months, 
June, July and August were all in excess, as was also 
November. 
Floods were again very slight except on January 27th, when 
11 feet was reached. Otherwise it never reached 6 feet. There 
were only six days at summer level, and none before July 24th. 
The Barometer ranged from 30-698 on February 23rd to 
28-682 on January 23rd, a range 0 040 in excess of last year. 
The February mean was nearly half an inch above that of 
March. The most violent gale was that on January 19th, 
when signs of salt, from sea spray carried by the Western gale, 
were again noted, as in the previous October. 
Auroras were observed on April 7th and 8th and October 
10th and 17th, thus showing a slow increase in association with 
the similar slow growth of solar activity, as indicated by sun¬ 
spots. 
Sunset glows were specially fine several times in the autumn, 
the most brilliant occurring upon October 27th, when cirrus 
clouds of a peculiarly delicate filmy gauze-like type had been 
visible throughout the afternoon. The sun set at 5-15 and a 
faint flush appeared at 5-40. By 5-50 this was orange pink 
