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TRANSACTIONS OP THE 



prevailed, with greater or less violence, over the whole agricultural 

 area of the State. The storm injured some varieties of the grape crop 

 very much, otherwise no injury was done. 



November — Rather a pleasant month; no unusual meteorological 

 phenomena; very light, drizzling rain and mists occurred several 

 times with a few frosty mornings towards the last. 



December — Was a regular Winter month for this State; frosty morn- 

 ings; low and high fogs; high winds and gales; severe and continuous 

 ■rain storms for days in duration. On the twenty-fifth low rumbling 

 sounds of thunder were heard several times. Luminous and gorgeous 

 sunsets and sunrisings were observed several evenings, and that which 

 occurred on the morning of the fifteenth was grand indeed; the whole 

 horizon was lighted up with a reddened glow, tinting every cloud 

 with etherial paint. 



Table Showing the Comparatite Annual Meteorology op 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, 1880, 1881, 



1882, 1883, and 1884. 



1876. 



1877. 



1878. 



1879. 



1880. 



1881. 



1882. 1883. 



1884. 



Mean temperature of the year 



Mean temperature of warmest day -. 



Mean temperature of coldest day 



Maximum temperature for the year 



Minimum temiJerature for the year 



Greatest daily variation of temperature _. 



Least daily variation of temperature 



Greatest monthly range of temperature- 

 Least monthly range of temperature 



Average daily range of temperature for 



year 



Average monthly range of temperature 



for year 



Yearly range of temperature 



Mean relative humidity for year 



Highest relative humidity for year 



Lowest relative humidity for year 



Greatest variation humidity in 24 hours_. 



Least variation humidit}' in 24 hours 



Rainfall in inches during the year 



Rainfall in inches in agricultural years 



from July 1, 1876, to July 1, 1884 



Number of clear and fair days during year. 



Number of cloudy daj's during year 



Number of days in which rain fell 



Number of foggy mornings 



Number of mornings overcast 



Number of mornings that frost was seen. 



Wind, direction from S.W. and W 



Wind, direction from N AV. and W 



Wind, direction from N.E. and N. 



Windj direction from S.E. and S. 



Calms 



Seasons. 



Mean temperature of Spring 



Mean temperature of Summer 



Mean temperature of Autumn 



Mean temperature of Winter 



Difference between the warmest and cold- 

 est months of Spring 



Difference between the warmest and cold- 

 est months of Summer 



Difference between the warmest and cold- 

 est months of Autumn 



Difference between the warmest and cold- 

 est months of Winter 



Difference between the warmest and cold- 

 est months of the year 



55.85 

 72.66 

 36.00 

 88.00 

 28.00 

 30.00 

 1.00 

 45.00 

 19.00 



11.64 



30.00 

 60.00 

 85.39 

 100.00 

 38.1 

 31.00 



.3 

 38.20 



31.10 



260 



106 



85 



19 



77 



38 



382 



128 



62 



151 



375 



55.59 

 61.89 

 57.07 

 47.38 



6.16 



2.60 



3.99 



1.56 



16.38 



FOR NINE YEARS. 



Mean difference between the coldest and warmest months for nine years 19.67 



Mean temperature for nine years 55.12 



Mean barometer for nine years 29.94 



Mean relative humidity for nine years 83.97 



Mean annual rainfall in inches for nine years 24.45 



