TAKEN AT THROCKING, HERTS, IN 1885, 69 
Bainfall. —Whilst the rainfall was nearly 8 inches more than in 
the previous year, it was only 0*70 in excess of the mean for the 
period. I have already alluded to the distribution of the rainfall 
throughout the year. There was an almost complete absence of 
heavy thunder showers during the summer; July, the month for 
such showers, being the driest July since 1868. Sept. 10th proved 
the wettest day of the year, the fall of rain being 1*25 in. ; only on 
one other day was it as much as an inch, namely on October 23rd, 
when 1 inch fell; on June 8th, however, the fall was nearly as 
heavy, namely 0*94 inch. Dry Periods.— Between March 4th and 
April 4th rain only fell on 5 days (one snow only), the total being 
0*47 in.; between June 25th and July 10th rain only fell on 2 
days, the total being 0*05 in.; and between July 20th and August 
3rd no rain at all was gauged. Wet Periods. —Sept. 2nd to 20th 
proved persistently wet, rain falling every day except 14th, the 
total being 2*90 ins.; rain fell also every day between Oct. 23rd and 
ISTov. 4th, the total for the fortnight amounting to 2*50 ins. The 
months which showed the greatest excess were May and October, 
and those which showed the greatest deficiency were July and 
December. The rainfall in May and November was the greatest, 
and that in July and December the least for the respective months 
in the entire period. 
I give in the following table the mean pressure, the temperature, 
the accumulated temperature, and the total rainfall in each of the 
four seasons. It will be found that the spring was both the coldest 
and wettest, the summer the driest, and the autumn the wettest 
in the period. 
Seasons, 
1884 - 85 . 
Mean 
Pressure. 
Mean 
Tempera¬ 
ture. 
Mean 
Daily 
Bange. 
Accumulated 
Temperature. 
Bain- 
fall. 
Above 42°. 
Below 42°. 
ins. 
O 
O 
O 
© 
ins. 
Winter .. 
29 ' 9 S 
37 '6 
9*6 
57 
503 
6*24 
Spring ... 
29*93 
44’4 
i6-8 
485 
247 
6*05 
Summer.................... 
29*97 
5^*4 
17-8 
1507 
nil 
3^5 
Autumn.................... 
29*87 
46*6 
12*1 
534 
12 7 
ii*88 
The following are the notes on each month which, according to 
my usual custom, I append. 
January.— -The coldest January since 1881, with a considerable 
prevalence of foggy, gloomy weather; snow however only fell on 
8th, and to a very slight extent on 13th. Pressure 0*18 in. below 
the mean; highest 30*45 ins. on 1st; lowest 29*16 ins. on 29th. 
Temperature as much as 6°*4 below the mean for the period ; 
warmest day 44°*1 on 28th ; coldest day 27°*6 on 22nd; highest in 
sun 72°*4 on 30th; lowest on grass 2l°*l on 22nd. Rainfall 
0 24 in. in excess of mean, chiefly owing to the heavy fall on the 
night of 31st; of the total, 0*98 in. fell during the day and 0*69 in. 
during the night. Weather , a prevalence of E which was dense on 
the 23rd to 26th. Prevailing wind, S. 
