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possible, as the sun does not rise above the hill to the 

 N.W. till lO'' 40". A mirage was seen at noon, and at 

 8 p.m. the moon rose, much iJistorted by rfifraction. 



May 17. — Barometer falling rather quickly, tempera- 

 ture rising quickly till 11'' and slowly since. N., 

 N.W., or W. strong winds in morning, but falling 

 in force p.m. Sky practically overcast except in early 

 morning. Drizzling rain at times a.m., with silver thaw 

 and snow at night. 



May 18. — Barometer rising till 14'', falling rather 

 quickly since. Temperature fidling (juickly till 14'', 

 rising quickly since. Wind chiefly S., S.W., or S. till 

 \&^, backing to the N.W. and N. since. Sky clear from 

 11 to 15'', overcast rest of day. Bright sunshine from 

 ILIS"" to 14.30''. Showers of snow in morning and at 

 night. A mock sun was seen at 14''. 



May 19. — Overcast most of day, with snow and rain 

 early morning, and rain again at 18''. Barometer rising 

 till 9'', fairly steady till 14'', and falling since. Tempera- 

 ture high and steady, being above 32° most of day. 

 Variable N. winds, very strong and squally in early 

 morning, the barometer pumping very heavily at times 

 till 14''. Winil light from 8'' to 14'', but increasing in 

 strength towards evening. 



May 20. — Barometer falling till 7'', ri.sing till noon, 

 and falling again slightly since. N.W. and N. strong 

 winds all day. Sky generally overcast, but brief clear 

 period from 10'' to 11'' and 19'' to 21''. Mist in morning. 

 Snow and hail falling at midnight. 



May 21. — Barometer rising till 3'', steady till 11'', and 

 falling since. Temperature very high till 6'', and but 

 little below 32° at any time during day. Air dry in early 

 morning. Saturated or nearly so p.m. Rather strong 

 squally N. and N.W. winds. Sky overcast most of day 

 with showers of snow and hail. Rain at 19'' and mist 

 at 21'". 



May 22. — Barometer rising quickly in early morning 

 and slowly at times after 7'', falling after 19''. Tempera- 

 ture very high from 7'' to 18''. Air dry at times. 

 N-W". strong squally winds most of day. Sky fairly clear 

 from 5'' to 18'', with about two and a half hours' bright 

 sunshine. Showers of snow and rain till 4'', and snow 

 again at midnight. 



May 23. — Barometer falling till 18'', rising later. 

 Temperature very steady and air nearly saturated. 

 Variable N.W. or N. moderate to light breezes, calm at 

 and after 19''. Sky overcast except at 7'' and 24''. Mist 

 in morning, drizzling rain producing silver thaw from \2i^ 

 to 16'', and heavy snow later. 



May 24. — Barometer rising till 4'', falling till 14'', and 

 rising again since. Temperature very steady and air 

 rather dry after 18''. N.W. or N. winds of moderate 

 strength most of day. Overcast generally till IS'', 

 clearing at times since. Mist at times a.m., and drizzling 

 rain producing silver thaw at times. Snow was falling at 

 10^ 



May 25. —Barometer rising till 21'', but falling slightly 

 since. Temperature showing a large range, falling from 

 30° -0 at 1'' to -0°-6 at 16'', rising since. N.W. moderate 

 winds till 3'', veering to W. and S. later, but backing 

 again to N. at 21''. Sky overcast generally till 14'', 

 cloudless from 18'' to 21''. Showers of snow from 5'' to 

 13''. 



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May 26. — liarometer falling till 5'', rising briskly till 

 18'' and slowly since. Temperature rising till 7'', falling 

 quickly till 16'' and slowly since. N.E. and N.W. 

 light breezes till 7". S.E. or S. till 23^ but N. 

 at midnight. Sky overcast generally till 11'', but cloudless 

 after 16''. A little sunshine from 1'' to 2''. Snow 

 fell till noon, and mock suns were seen during the after- 

 noon. 



May 27. — Barometer falling till 22'', steady since. 

 Temperature rose 15°'l between midnight 26th and 1'', and 

 continued rising till 16'', steady or falling a little since. 

 Air dry at times. Strong N. winds most of day. Sky 

 generally overcast, with a good deal of snow, accompanied 

 witii drift. 



M(iy 28. — Birometer rising till 10'', falling since. 

 Temperature fairly steady throughout, but showing a slight 

 fall from 11'' to l'5\ N. and N.W. winds, light in force 

 a.m., but increasing in strength and becoming very .squally 

 after 17''. Sky fairly clear till 13'', overcast with snow 

 and a good deal of drift since 19''. Two meteors were 

 seen between 2'' and 3'' in N. near zenith, travelling 

 from N. to S. ; soft hail fell at 9''. 



May 29. — Barometer rising briskly till 19'', falling 

 again since. Temperature falling generally till 19'', rising 

 since. Variable S. and S.W. winds (light) till 17'', N. 

 and N.W. since 20''. Sky generally overcast. Snow fell 

 at times in forenoon, and drizzling rain producing silver 

 thaw p.m. 



Mny 30. — -Barometer falling till 4'', ri.sing briskly till 

 14'', then very high and steady till 21'', falling since. 

 Temperature high in early morning, falling from 5'' to 12'', 

 and rising on the whole since. Air rather dry at times. 

 Variable light breezes, chiefly N., but increasing in 

 force after 16''. Sky fairly clear from 11'' to 18''. A very 

 fine sunset and beautiful tints in the sky till 16'' 30'". 

 Earth shadow seen. 



May 31. — Barometer falling steadily. Temperature 

 rising slowly till 10'' and very quickly since, reaching the 

 phenomenally high reading at 46°'8 at 13'' 15'"; sharp 

 drop of about 7° just before 14'', falling thereafter till 16'', 

 and almost steady since. Strong N.W. and N. winds all 

 day. Sky overcast with heavy rain in early morning with 

 sUver thaw, and drizzling rain at times p.m. 



Jwie 1. — Barometer unsteady, showing a fall till 6'', 

 then rising till 14'', and falling again since. Temperature 

 very high, rising to 42°-l at 13'' LS"", but falling 8°-l 

 between that time and 13'' 30"". Strong squally N. and 

 N.W. winds all day. Sky generally overcast, with 

 drizzling rain at times, and heavy rain after 20''. Thin 

 mist was observed at 17'', slight silver thaw at 20'', and 

 hail at midnight. 



June 2. — Barometer falling till 6'', rising slowly till 11'', 

 and falling since. Temperature rising till 9'', falling 

 since. Air very dry at times. Strong N. and N.W. 

 winds in morning, but falling in strength since ll*". Sky 

 overcast generally except from 10'' to 13''. ]\Iist in 

 morning, and snow from 17'' to 20''. 



June 3. — IJarometer falling till 9'', rising till 19'', and 

 falling a little since. Barometer rising very quickly 

 from 9'' till noon, as much as 0'146 inch between 10'' and 

 ll"". Temperature falling generally. Air very dry at 

 times. Light to moderate N.AV. winds. Sky generally 

 overcast from 6'' to 15'' and after 22''. Snow fell in 



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