COUNCIL FOR 1850 . 
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The following is the— 
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR 1850—YORK. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
1 Mean. 
! 
Inches Rain. 
Days of more or 
less rain. 
Average Max. 
Average Min. 
Mean Temp. 
Highest Temp. 
Lowest Temp. 
Nights, at or 
below 32° 
Prevailing 
Wind. 
I 
30-50 
29-22 
29-980 
1-58 
14 
36-0 
27*1 
31-6 
47 
20 
27 
Easterly, 
II 
30-39 
28-65 
29-797 
•51 
6 
46-1 
37-0 
41-5 
53 
29 
6 
South. 
III 
30-62 
29-54 
30-127 
•50 
7 
46-3 
32-0 
39-2 
60 
20 
15 
North. 
IV 
30-51 
28-85 
29-687 
2-07 
16 
51-3 
39-7 
45-5 
58 
32 
2 
N. East. 
V 
30-32 
29-43 
29-817 
•72 
16 
57-9 
41-2 
49-6 
71 
31 
4 
Northerly. 
VI 
30-49 
29-40 
29-974 
1*71 
10 
67-5 
49-9 
58-7 
77 
42 
0 
S. West. 
VII 
30-25 
29-63 
29-930 
3-09 
14 
66-6 
52-1 
59-4 
—T 
00 
40 
0 
West. 
VIII 
30-31 
29-59 
29-844 
2-22 
16 
65-3 
49-6 
57-5 
74 
38 
0 
S. West. 
IX 
30-58 
29-32 
30-059 
1-06 
8 
59-8 
46-4 
53-1 
69 
35 
0 
N.E. & S.E. 
X 
30-45 
29-08 
29-777 
1*71 
18 
52-4 
39-7 
46-0 
59 
29 
5 
North. 
XI 
30-40 
28-58 
29-739 
1-94 
13 
50-4 
38-5 
44-5 
58 
17 
9 
S. West. 
XII 
30-58 
28-99 
29-929 
•78 
11 
42-7 
32-3 
37-5 
53 
22 
15 
Westerly. 
29-888 
17-89 
149 
17-00 
83 
DIRECTION OF THE WIND. 
N. S. E. W. N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. 
44 55 19 46 49 36 38 78 
The year 1850 has been remarkable for the very small amount 
of rain fallen; the quantity being only 17*89 inches, about 
two thirds of a mean, and less than has been registered during 
the last twenty years. The year 1834 was nearly as dry, the 
amount being then 18*49 inches. The amount reported from 
Doncaster corresponds with that from York, being 17*16, the 
annual mean of both places being nearly the same. At Settle also, 
the quantity has been small, being 37*69 inches ,* the annual 
mean of that locality is about 43 inches. The temperature has 
been very nearly a mean 47°; the mean of 20 years was 47*6. 
The mercurial column is very nearly the usual mean for York, 
29*88 inches being the average for the year 1850. On the 19th 
