On the Mediterranean coast of the south of France in its medical aspect : with a report of meteorological observations made at Cannes from November 1, 1874, to April 30, 1875 / by W. Marcet.

  • Marcet, W. (William), 1828-1900.
Date:
1876
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Credit: On the Mediterranean coast of the south of France in its medical aspect : with a report of meteorological observations made at Cannes from November 1, 1874, to April 30, 1875 / by W. Marcet. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    table beginniug with those exhibiting the lowest temper- ature. I have appended a similar Table for the mean minima of thirteen seasons in London from Mr. Strachan's Table :— Mean Monthly ]\1eAN MlNIltA Excess Minima at Cannes IN London AT (1874-75) (Thirteen Seasons) Cannes February 39-2° January * 34-6° February 2-2° December 40-3° March 36-7° December 3-3° March 44-6° December 37-0° March 7.90 January 46-2° Februaiy 37-0° January 11-6° November 47-5° November 38-1° November 9-4° April 48-8° April 42-6° April 6-2° Mean 44.40 Mean 37-7° Mean 6-8° The coldest month at Cannes was February, while January comes fourth on the list, which is colder than April only by 2-6°, The coldest night at Cannes that year was from December 23 to December 24, when the thermo- meter on the grass registered 23° F. On Wednesday morning, February 17, at 8.40 a.m. th^ weather was calm and v(irj hazy, and a sudden fall of the barometer took place from 30*02 inches at midnight to 29-88 inches. At 10.30 a.m. there was a hailstorm with thunder; snow began to fall at 6.45 p.m. that same day, attended with lightning and thunder, and by 11.30 p.m. in the night there was 1-2 inch thick of snow on the liard high road, while snow was still coming down. The next morning snow and rain set in together, and the country exhibited the most unusual appearance of a real winter landscape. The meadows, olive trees, and houses were all decked with white, and, of course, the high road was a deep slough. A fall of snow is quite an unexpected oc- currence on the Mediterranean coast; it was especially remarkable in the present instance from its being accom- panied with lightning and thunder. Let us now consider the minima at Kew last winter. The month of December (which in Mr. Strachan's tables B 2