METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
Sunshine in Plymouth for 1883. 
Sun above the 
Sun shone in 
Percentage 
No. of days 
Month. 
horizon 
Plymouth 
actual was 
no sun- 
hrs. min. 
hrs. 
min. 
of possible. 
shine. 
January 
259 
40 
47 
30 
18-3 
13 
February 
276 
33 
72 
40 
26-3 
10 
March 
363 
13 
177 
20 
48-8 
6 
408 
32 
199 
10 
48-8 
3 
473 
5 
169 
35 
35-8 
5 
483 
54 
193 
5 
39-9 
6 
July 
487 
20 
162 
55 
33*4 
2 
442 
45 
166 
36 
37-6 
6 
373 
49 
134 
5 
35-9 
5 
327 
18 
97 
35 
29-8 
7 
264 
54 
69 
25 
26-2 
8 
244 
24 
45 
40 
18-7 
19 
The sunshine was 33*3 per cent, of that possible, or he shone one- 
third of the time he was above the horizon ; whilst on 90 days he did 
not appear in Plymouth. The year has been rather colder than the 
average, caused equally by the days and nights. The freezing point was 
reached 29 times during the year, 18 of which occurred in March, and 
6 in December. Kain fell on 206 days to the amount of 32*47 inches. 
The greatest rainfall in one day was on 23rd September, when 1*06 were 
measured, and this was the only day in which more than an inch fell. 
The highest barometric pressure for the year was 30*874, on 23rd February; 
the lowest was 28*557, on 2nd September. The atmospheric pressure 
fell below 29 inches only twice for the year. The highest temperature 
for the year was 74 deg. F., on 5th June; the lowest 24*5 deg. F., on 
10th and 24th March. 
Cold Months. — March, April, May, June, July, August, September, 
October. 
Warm Months. — January, February, December. 
Wet Months. — February, May, June, July, September, November. 
Dry Months. — January, March, April, August, October, December. 
The year on the whole has been a very dry one. There has fallen 
only 88 per cent, of the amount of rain, whilst the number of rainy 
days has been 10^ per cent, in excess of the average, thus indicating the 
continuous drizzle we have been subject to. The number of days on 
which easterly winds have blown has been below the average ; those on 
which westerly ones have blown have been about the average, but there 
has been a greater number of calm mornings. The longest dry period 
was from the 21st February to the 11th March; the longest wet period 
was from 3rd October to 28th December, during which period there were 
only 29 days with not enough rain to measure, although on several of 
these drizzle occurred. Gales with great damage occurred in January, 
March, September, October, November, and December, and thunder- 
storms in February, April, May, and November. Snow fell on one day 
in March. 
