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TRANSACTIONS OF THE 



SUMMARY FOR RAIN TABLE. 



The following is the summary for the past thirty-five years, and 

 thirty-four seasons: Heaviest yearly rainfall, 31.99 inches, in 1880; 

 heaviest seasonal rainfall, 36 inches, in 1849-50; smallest yearly rain- 

 fall, 8.44 inches, in 1877; smallest seasonal rainfall, 7.87 inches, in 

 1850-51; greatest number of days rain fell in one year, 99, in 1858; 

 greatest number of days rain fell in one seasonal year, 101, in 1859-60; 

 least number of days rain fell in one year, 46, in 1883; least number 

 of days rain fell in one seasonal year, 51, in 1853-4. 



MEAN WINTER TEMPERATURE. 



The tabulated statement below shows the mean temperature by 

 months, and for the season also, of the Winter seasons, beginning 

 with the season of 1853-4 and ending with the one of 1882-3; also 

 showing a mean average for thirty years. Judging from the tem- 

 perature for each season, we must conclude that the season of 1882-3 

 was the coldest — 45.4°, the warmest being the season of 1881 — 51.0°; 

 the mean average of thirty years being 48.2°: 



Winter Season of — 



Mean Temp. — 

 December. 



Mean Temp.- 

 January. 



Mean Xeuip. — j 

 February. 



Mean AViuter 

 Temperature. 



1853-4. _ 

 1854-5 _. 

 1855-6-- 

 1856-7-- 

 1857-8 — 

 1858-9- 

 1859-60_ 

 1S60-1_. 

 1861-2- 

 1862-3- 

 1863-4- 

 1864-5 — 

 1865-6- 

 1866-7- 

 1867-8- 

 1868-9- 

 1869-70_ 

 1870-1- 

 1871-2- 

 1872-3- 

 1873-4- 

 1874-5- 

 1875-6- 

 1876-7- 

 1877-8.- 

 1878-9 — 

 1879-80- 

 1880-1- 

 1881-2- 

 1882-3- 



Mean 



48.0 

 47.9 

 46.0 

 43.9 

 47.4 

 44.5 

 43.5 

 49.3 

 50.9 

 46.4 

 46.6 

 50.2 

 44.1 

 50.2 

 46.8 

 47.0 

 46.5 

 45.5 

 48.7 

 49.0 

 47.7 

 45.0 

 48.0 

 45.5 

 48.6 

 47.2 

 44.0 

 50.3 

 46.2 

 48.2 



47.1 



43.0 



43.7 



48.0 



48.5 



45.0 



44.9 



46.2 



47.1 



46.4 



46.9 



49.2 



47.4 



46.5 



48.2 



47.0 



47.6 



48.6 



48.3 



48.5 



62.7 



45.7 



46.9 



48. 



49, 



49. 



45. 



43. 



49, 



45.1 



41.9 



47.0 



51.0 

 52.5 

 52.6 

 50.2 

 52.2 

 60.5 

 49.8 

 52.2 

 47.5 

 48.0 

 53.6 

 49.0 

 63.5 

 47.8 

 60.5 

 49.9 

 51.1 

 49.4 

 63.3 

 48.2 

 49.3 

 52.7 

 50.2 

 65.0 

 51.3 

 55.0 

 46.0 

 53.5 

 46.3 

 46.0 



60.6 



47.3 

 48« 

 4S.9 

 47.5 

 48.2 

 46.6 

 46.5 

 49.5 

 48.3 

 47.1 

 49.7 

 48.9 

 48.0 

 48.7 

 48.1 

 48.2 

 48.7 

 47.7 

 50.0 

 60.2 

 47.6 

 48.2 

 49.0 

 49.9 

 49.9 

 49.2 

 47.5 

 51.0 

 45.9 

 45.4 



48.2 



