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REPORT OP THE 
very moderate cost, several highly useful and important works 
on Natural History, part of a collection submitted to public 
auction in this city during last summer, a list of which will be 
found in the appendix to this report. The Council continue to 
subscribe for, amongst others, the valuable publications of 
the Ray Society; for the splendid work of Mr. Gould on the 
Birds of Australia, and Mr. Gray’s no less beautiful publica¬ 
tion on the Genera of Birds; and in the antiquarian branch 
of the Library, for the works of Archdeacon Churton on the 
Monastic Ruins of Yorkshire, and of Mr. Browne on the History 
of York Minster (the latter 'within one part of its completion). 
The Curator of Meteorology has presented to the Council his 
observations on the weather at York, the results of which are 
contained in the following Table :— 
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER—YORK, 1846. 
Barometer. Tliermometer. 
Mean Height. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Rain. 
Average Max. 
Average Min. 
1 Mean temp. 
1 Mean temp, of 
1 York, for 13 years. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Nights at or 
below 32° 
Days of rain more 
or less. 
♦ 
Prevalent Wind. 
Jan. 
29*907 
30*65 
28*75 
2*55 
46*4 
36*8 
41*5 
35*2 
52 
26 
9 
14 
Westerly. 
Feb. 
29’935 
30*47 
29*34 
*28 
48*8 
37*2 
43* 
38* 
!58 
26 
7 
3 
Westerly. 
Mar. 
22*740 
30*72 
29*05 
1*01 
50*1 
35*1 
42*6 
41- 
55 
21 
7 
11 
S. West. 
April 
29*778 
30*36 
29*05 
4*24 
52*8 
38-6 
1 
1 
45*7 
45* 
63 
31 
4 
20 
N. W. & N. E. 
May 
29*964 
30*36 
29*00 
1*17 
64*3 
46* j 
55* 
52* 
72 
41 
— 
11 
Westerly. 
June 
30*045 
30*44 
29*44 
1*64 
75*6 
54*4 
64*9 
58* 
86 
43 
— 
6 
S. E. 
July 
29*884 
30*23 
29*17 
3*56 
71*9 
54* 
63* 
60* 
85 
48 
11 
Westerly. 
Aug. 
29*996 
30*37 
29*59 
1*75 
71*3 
54*6 
63* 
59*6 
80 
42 
_ 
14 
North & South. 
Sept. 
30*026 
30*60 
29*37 
0*79 
67*2 
49*3 
58*3 
54*6 
74 
41 
— 
10 
Various. 
Oct. 
29*632 
30*30 
28*82 
4*59 
54*1 
41*4 
47*8 
48* 
62 
29 
5 
23 
Southerly. 
Nov. 
29*969 
30*60 
28*99 
2*29 
47*1 
39*4 
43*3 
41*3 
57 
26 
5 
13 
S. E. 
Dec. 
29*834 
30*55 
28*85 
1*79 
36*1 
25*4 
31*7 
39*6 
47 
12 
26 
8 
N. W. 
298*92 
25*66 
50® 
47*7 
63 
144 
