TABLE XXI. A TABLE OF THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL NUMBER OF WET DAYS-i.e., wherein the fall of rain or melted snow amounted to one hundredth of an inch and upwards during the twenty-four hours ending at 9 a.m. TABLE XXII. SHOWING THE PREVAILING DIRECTION OF THE WIND AT UCKFIELD IN EVERY MONTH, REFERRED TO EIGHT POINTS OF THE COMPASS. CHAPTER IV. MONTHLY REMARKS RESPECTING ATMOSPHERIC PHENOMENA FROM THE YEAR 1843 TO 1870, BOTH INCLUSIVE. THE following remarks upon the prevalent weather during the several months will, I trust, be interesting to those who may have kept similar journals in other parts of the country, as well as to those who will consider them worthy of record, if for reference only. They were written, for the most part, at the close of each month respectively. A slight difference may occasionally be observed between the averages of temperature, rain, &c., now given, and those which I have previously published in my annual meteorological reports, but this difference has arisen from the fact of my having obtained, from a longer series of observations, more correct results. 1843. JANUARY. The first few days of the month were fine and frosty; nevertheless, thunderstorms visited several parts of the country. On the 7th avery remarkable depression of the barometer commenced, which continued, more or less, for ten days. On the 11th we had a heavy snowstorm for three hours. On the 13th the wind suddenly shifted from N.W. to S.W., and blew a tremendous hurricane all day. The barometer fell in some places on the south coast to nearly 28 inches. At Holyhead it was reported to have fallen below 28 inches. Upon the whole the month |