METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
SUNSHINE IN PLYMOUTH FOR 1885. 
Sun above the Sun shone in Percentage No. of days 
MonrTH. horizon Plymouth actual was no sun- 
hrs. min. hrs. min. of possible. shine. 
RDGREU «oicss cicce 260 17 + 28 40 Fe LIS eed the 
FEOTUSrY  “s...02ee 277 26 a 48 50 eae VEGI Genes tb 
March ........ Be Oe hee 138 40 fet 38°10 i 
PEDTI Wc ccsecesenes 409 27 ae 172 15 ws 42°1 3 
Mare uc oe. a. 473 46 A LGZee 1h af Otidy Slo ES 
SONG. yeeattiur cans 484 2 ne 204 10 ore 42°2 ... 10 
Silvie sapeecene tee 486 49 we 236 20 Ae 43am PD 
PUN UB ty. cee. oct ct 441 52 ae 215 45 ey 48°8 0 
September ......... 372 52 wae lgd¢e 0 a 36°2 3 
CeRA TEE creuecxe cs 326 20 ee 96 20 we PS Rew ye 
November ......... 264 11 Ae 41 5 “f EUUSY) Bere ees: 
December ......... 244 15 “ee 50 610 * 2025 Se ee tld. 
The sunshine for the year was 32 per cent. of that possible, or he 
shone in Plymouth for nearly one-third of the time he was above the 
horizon ; whilst on 105 days he did not appear. The temperature for 
the year has been below the average, chiefly caused by colder days; 
but the nights, too, have been colder than the mean. The freezing 
point in the screen was reached on twenty-five nights, ten of which 
occurred in January, nine in December, and one as late as April 5. 
Rain fell on 199 days to the amount of 34°57 inches, which is about 
95 per cent. of the average, but the number of rainy days was 6 per 
cent. more than the mean. The days on which we experienced the 
greatest rainfall were 21st May, when 1:05 inches fell, and on 2nd 
September, when 1°02 inches fell, and these were the only days when 
the rainfall exceeded one inch in the twenty-four hours. The greatest 
atmospheric pressure for the year was 30°579, on December 23rd ; the 
least was 28°878, on October 10th ; and it fell below twenty-nine inches 
also on January 31st. The highest temperature for the year in the 
shade was 81°2 deg. F. on July 27th; the lowest temperature in the 
screen was 22°5 on December 11th. 
Cotp Montus.—January, March, April, May, June, July, August, 
September, October, and December. 
Warm Montus.—February and November. 
Wer Montus.—April, May, September, October, and November. 
Dry Montus.—January, February, March, July, August, and 
December. 
The year on the whole has been dry, and the amount of rain during 
the time of falling has been light. North-easterly winds have blown 
in greater proportion than the average, and there have been nearly 
double the number of calm mornings. South-westerly winds have been 
much below the average. There have been no long periods of drought 
nor rain. Gales occurred in Plymouth on the 31st January, 2nd and 
21st February, 24 and 25th April, and on the 17th and 28th November, 
and in some parts of the British Isles much damage was done. Thunder- 
storms were observed on 31st January, 4th and 22nd May, 4th June, 
and 6th October. No snow has lain on the ground in Plymouth for 
the year, and the only snow was a few flakes in December. There have 
been a large number of mornings on which fog has prevailed. 
