12 
REPORT OF THE 
lofty undulations of the coal measures, and the still more lofty 
and abrupt elevations of the mountain limestone in the west 
and south. 
Six of the localities are to the east of York, and six to the west. 
The average fall for the thirteen places is ... . 31*06 
For the six eastern .28*32 
„ „ western.34*61 
The fall for York 26*19, being less than either of the 
averages. The Council would be glad to receive returns from 
many other districts. Such returns made regularly over a 
series of years, are valuable contributions to one branch of the 
Meteorology of our county. 
METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, YORK, 1856. 
BAROMETER. 
RAIN. 
THERMOMETER. 
• 
CQ 
m 
O 
u 
Prevailing Wind. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Mean. 
Inches. 
Days. 
Average Max. 
Average Min. 
Mean Temp. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
1 
Jan. 
30-630 
28-708 
29-531 
2-17 
21 
39-4 
30-9 
35-7 
48 
14 
15 
N. W. 
Feb. 
30-620 
29-536 
29-941 
1-45 
12 
44-1 
35-7 
39-9 
54 
23 
10 
S.W. 
Mar. 
30-692 
29-820 
30-161 
•35 
4 
42-6 
32-2 
37-4 
49 
20 
18 
N. E. 
April 
30-354 
29-212 
29-768 
2-70 
13 
51-9 
36-4 
44-1 
62 
27 
5 
N. E. 
May 
30-272 
29-158 
29-826 
3-98 
19 
54-0 
40-0 
47-0 
65 
26 
3 
N. E. 
June 
30-300 
29-442 
29-9'01 
1-45 
8 
62-4 
48-5 
55-4 
78 
40 
0 
S. W. 
July 
30-320 
29-396 
29-859 
2-25 
10 
65-1 
49-6 
57-3 
74 
41 
0 
w. 
Aug. 
30-366 
29-394 
29-821 
4-15 
13 
67-8 
52-6 
60-2 
81 
43 
0 
w. 
Sep. 
30-296 
29-020 
22-598 
2-98 
18 
57-7 
46-4 
52-1 
65 
35 
1 
N. E. 
Oct. 
30-594 
29-452 
30-084 
1-67 
12 
53-0 
44-8 
48-9 
58 
34 
2 
S. E. 
Nov. 
30-680 
29-472 
29-977 
•97 
13 
42-7 
32-8 
37-7 
53 
16 
18 
N. W. 
Dec. 
30-534 
28-838 
29-663 
2-07 
12 
41-5 
32-9 
37-2 
60 
6 
19 
N. W. 
30-692 
28-708 
29-844 
26-19 
155 
46-09 
81 
6 
91 
DIRECTION OF THE WIND. 
N. S. E. W. N.E. N.W. S.E. S.W. 
19 31 44- 57 58 46 48 53 
