110 REV. C. W. HARVEY- METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
ins., on 23rd; lowest, 29*55, on 10th. Temperature, 1°*2 in excess 
of four-year mean; warmest day, 65°*0, on 13th; coldest, 52°*4, on 
8th; highest in sun, 129°*0, on 21st; lowest on grass, 39°*9, on 
12th ; accumulated temp, above and below 42°, respectively 2144 
and 548 day-degrees. The commencement of the month was colder 
than its close. Rainfall, *72 in. below four-year mean ; chief falls 
besides max., *26 in. on 8th and *30 on 31st. Prevailing winds , W. 
and N.W.; blowing freshly from S.W. on 8th and 14th. 
September.— With a heavy rainfall there was a fair amount of 
fine weather with bright sunshine. It is curious that the excess of 
rain was scarcely noticeable over England except in E. district, 
whilst in Scotland there was absolutely a deficiency. Pressure , 
*06 in., below four-year mean; highest, 30*07 ins., on 13th; lowest, 
28*87, on 2nd. Temperature, 2°*4 below four-year mean ; 
warmest day, 62°*7, on 17th ; coldest, 47°*7, on 6th ; highest in sun, 
116° 7, on 18th; lowest on grass, 37°*1, on 6th; accumulated temp, 
above and below 42°, respectively 2343 and 548 day-degrees; 
warmest period 16th—19th, during which max. exceeded 70°; 
max. on 15th only 57°*9, and on 6th, 29th, and 30th, only 53°*6. 
Rainfall, 1*23 in. above four-year mean, and the wettest September 
of the four as well as the wettest month in the year; chief falls 
besides max., *53 in. on 10th, *30 on 23rd, *47 on 28th, *40 on 
30th. Prevailing wind, S.W.; gale on 2nd and 3rd. 
October.— A warm and unusually quiet month, with a fair 
amount of sunshine ; the rainfall was less than the mean by a very 
considerable amount, consequently it was a favourable time for 
autumn sowing. Pressure , *04 in. in excess of four-year mean; 
highest, 30*40, ins. on 7th; lowest, 29 35, on 16th. Temperature , 
2°*7 above four-year mean, being the warmest October yet 
observed ; warmest day, 55°*9, on 27th ; coldest, 41°*9, on 2nd ; 
highest in sun, 105°*9 ; lowest on grass, 28°*0, on 21st and 24th; 
accumulated temp, above and below' 42°, respectively 2609 and 
548 day-degrees. The first trace of frost was on 2nd, the first four 
days being the coldest of the whole month. Rainfall, 1*66 in. 
below four-year mean ; this mean is, however, a high one, owing 
to heavy rainfall in 1880 and 1882 ; chief fall besides max., *38 in. 
on 14th. Prevailing wind, S.W.; gale on 4th from N.W., and on 
25th from S.W. 
November. —Though rain was of frequent occurrence, this could 
scarcely be called a wet month, and there was a remarkable absence 
of thick fog, consequently there was a greater amount of bright 
weather than we usually experience. Pressure, exactly equal to 
four-year mean ; highest, 30*36 ins., on 29th ; lowest, 28*93, on 
6th; this was the only occasion during the year in which this 
station lay within the area of the lowest barometric readings. 
Temperature , 1°*4 below four-year mean; warmest day, 48°*2, on 
1st ; coldest, 35°*7, on 12th ; highest in sun, 93°*3, on 5th; lowest 
on grass, 25°*6, on 14th ; accumulated temp, above and below 42°, 
respectively 2675 and 765 day-degrees. Rainfall, *09 in. in excess 
of four-year mean; the wet periods fell into two groups, 1st to 
