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Mown lawns and garden ground, &c., whitened after 
each of the four storms. Note the even intervals 
between the heginning of each; also note slight 
upward trend, each time, of the aneroidogram ; and 
so on the 15th. 
Wind. S.W. at 8 and 9-15, and N.W. at 10 a.m. 
and until 5 p.m. ; then W, so that the last storm- 
cloud was headed off,” passing away and dis¬ 
sipating towards N.E. ; at 5-45 the wind W. h}^ S.; 
a few final flakes as this cloud melted away ; W. by 
N. at 7-30 ; E. at 8-30 ; but almost calm ; quite so 
at and after 9 p.m. 
Frost. As said, sharp the previous night (28" in 
screen ; 24° on grass) but not much damage, as 
everything was dry. 
In the evening of the 17th the grass, trees, and all 
leaves were soaked, the first covered with snow- 
slush. Not only had the clouds gone, but the 
17—18. sky was specially clear, even low down, so that 
from my house, 1 saw Whernside, 40 miles distant, 
Even at 7-30, before sunset, it had begun to freeze 
(31° on grass); at 8-30 it was freezing in the screen, 
ISth. 29° on grass. In the night it fell to 24°, 21° on 
grass. Windows were still frozen at 6-30; the 
thermo, in shade then reading 28°. Erost lasted in 
shade until after 9 a.m., and masses of snow were 
still to be found after 10. 
The damage done was, of course, excessive. The 
record is 1° below anything in the previous 50 
years. 
19th. Third F, 31° in screen, but 26° on grass ; for a 
change, apparently, came on during the night, soon 
after midnight. 
20th. Fourth F. But only on ground, 32.° 
II. Comparison ivifh previous 50 Years. 
The only records below 28° in May are in 1855 (25°), 
1856 (26°), 1877 (27°), and 1879 (27°). 
