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The Registrar-General, in his last Quarterly return of marriages,
births and deaths (pages iii. and iv.) states, that the rain-fall at Greenwich,
during the Quarter, was 2.3 inches, and was nearly 5 inches below the
average for the corresponding period in 64 years. The rain-fall which was
measured of 34 of the 92 days in the Quarter, amounted to 0.8 of an inch in
October; 0.9 in November; and 0.6 in December; and showed a marked
deficiency in each month of the Quarter. The rain-fall, however, in consequence
of the excess in preceding months, amounted to 31.3 inches, and
was heavier than in any year since 1860. Mr. Glaisher remarks, that the
month of October was perhaps the finest month in the year, yet it was
cold, dull, and sunless, with a smaller rain-fall than in any October since
1834. From November 1st to December 27th the weather was most
winterly and very severe. The day of the lowest temperature was
December 7th; its mean temperature was 28.6°, being 17.9° below the
average. The mean temperature of the 38 days ending December 27th
was 31.1°, or 9.7° below the average.
The month of December was the fourteenth month in succession of
low temperature.