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overcast. Silver thaw most of day, with drizzling rain 

 and snow showers. 



Jiwe 25. — Barometer falling slowly. Temperature fall- 

 ing till lO*", very steady since. Moderate breezes, chiefly 

 S.E. Sky overcast throughout, with almost continuous 

 snow showers. Drizzling rain and silver thaw at 20''. 

 Atmosphere very thick, visibility seldom exceeding one mile. 



Jane 26. — Barometer rising slowly on the whole. 

 Temperature very steady. Variable light breezes, chiefly 

 S.W. and S.E. Sky overcast tljroiighout, with snow in 

 early morning and continuous showers after 9''. Visibility 

 during day rarely exceeded one mile. 



June 27. — Baiometer rising very .slowly till 17'', falling 

 slowly since. Temperature falling slowly till 21'', rising 

 slightly since. Air saturated. Light to moderate variable 

 S. breezes. Sky generally cloudy, with passing .snow 

 showers, but cloudless from 5'' to 7''. Visibility during 

 day has rarely exceeded one mile. 



June 28. — Barometer falling slowly till 6'', rising slowly 

 since. Temperature falling slowly, but showing a 

 tendency to rise after 14''. Air very calm or light from 

 the S. Sky generally overcast, with slight snow showers 

 at times. 



N.B. — The anemometer being out of order most of the 

 day, the values have been estimated. 



June 29. — Barometer rising till 20'', falling since. 

 Temperature rising till 13'', fairly steady since. Strong 

 squally j^.W. winds most of day. Sky generally over- 

 cast. Showers of snow and drizzling rain at times, 

 accompanied by a slight silver thaw. Fog in morning. 

 A faint lunar corona was seen at 17''. 



June 30. — Barometer falling quickly till 16'', rising 

 since. Temperature rising till 15'', falling slightly since. 

 Rather strong squally N.W. winds all day. Overcast 

 throughout, with snow and sleet showers, and rain at 

 16'' and 21''. 



July 1. — Barometer falling till 13'', rising since. 

 Temperature high and rising till 14'', falling since. 

 Strong W. and N.W. winds, rising to the force of a 

 moderate gale from 1 1'' to 1 3''. Very squally in evening. 

 Sky overcast from 6'' to 14'', with snow showers, fairly 

 clear rest of day. Mist or fog at times a.m. 



July 2. — Barometer falling rather quickly throughout. 

 Temperature fell till 8'' and rose till 19'', rather steady 

 since. Calm or light from the S. till 8'', backing to the 

 N.W., and blowing a moderate gale in evening. Sky 

 cloudless from 3'' to 9'', overcast at night. A prismatic 

 bow like a rainbow was seen at M^, and a faint lunar 

 halo at 19" and 20''. 



JuJy 3.— Barometer low and falling till 12'^ 20"', when 

 the minimum of 28'221 inches was recorded. Tempera- 

 ture rising till 5'', fairly steady till noon, and showing a 

 very rapid fall during the rest of the day. The fall 

 between noon and 13'' amounted to 15°'9, and the day's 

 range was 40°"2. Wind blowing a heavy gale from the 

 N.W. in the early morning, but veering to the south p.m. 

 and becoming very squally. Sky generally cloudy and 

 overcast. A little snow fell at 5'' and 13''. 



July 4. — Barometer rising till 10'', steady since. 

 Temperature rising slowly till 18'', falling a little since. 

 Very squally variable S. winds all day. Sky generally 

 overcast except from 3'' to 5''. A little snow fell at times, 

 and a faint lunar corona was seen at 21''. 



July 5. — Barometer unsteady till 15'', rising rather 

 decidedly since. Teraiieratuie low and steady. Strong 

 squally variable S. winds (S-E. to S.W.) all day. Sky 

 generally overcast except from 3'' to 7'', when it was 

 cloudless. Slight snow fell at times. 



July 6. — Temperature falling till 2'', rising till 8'', 

 falling again till 14'', and rising quickly after 17''. 

 Barometer rising till 16'', falling since. Strong squally 

 S.W. winds till 6'', falling lighter till 17^ and blowing 

 from the N.W. since, strongly from 19'' to 22''. Sky 

 generally overcast, but somewhat clear from 9'' to 15'', 

 snow showers increasing. 



July 7. — Barometer falling slowly till 15'', rising 

 slowly on the whole since. Temperature rising till 13'', 

 very steady since. Air dry all day. Light to fresh W. 

 breezes. Sky generally overcast, with hail at 19'', and 

 snow showers later. 



July 8. — Barometer falling till 6'', rising since. 

 Temperature high and very steady till 8'', falling since 

 (very quickly after 11''). Large daily range of 39°'9. 

 Wind fresh from N.W. and W. till 8^ veering to the S.W. 

 at 9'', and continuing in that quarter rest of day and falling 

 at night. Sky overcast till noon, almost cloudless since. 

 Snow showers fell at times up to noon. 



July 9. — Barometer very steady till 14'', falling since. 

 Temperature steady till 17'', rising since. Wind light 

 from the S. till 11'', dead calm since till 17'', N. and 

 increasing to a strong breeze since. Sky overcast except at 

 22'', with passing snow showei's. A lunar halo was seen at 

 l"* and 22'', and slight silver thaw was observed in early 

 morning. 



July 10. — Barometer falling till 11'', rising since. 

 Temperature rising till 11'', falling slowly since. N.W. 

 gale from 1'' to 5'', moderating later, and veering to the 

 S.W. p.m., but very variable and .somewhat squally. Sky 

 generally overcast, with snow showers. Slight silver thaw 

 at 9'', and a lunar corona (rather faint) at 21''. 



July 11. — Barometer rising till 9\ falling since. 

 Temperature falling tdl 9'', rising rest of day. S. and 

 S.W. rather gusty wind till 5'', falling calm at 9'', and 

 backing to the N.W. p.m., and increasing somewhat in 

 force. Sky generally overcast, with showers of snow. 

 Lunar corona at 1'' and 2''. 



July 12. — Barometer falling till 7'', rising till 19'', and 

 falling again since, very quickly at midnight. Temperature 

 high and steady, and air generally saturated. N. and 

 N.W. winds, rather strong and squally till 9'' and after 

 20'', almost calm between. Sky overcast, with snow and 

 rain showers. Mist at times with silver thaw. 



July 13. — Barometer fell quickly till 14'', rising 

 quickly since. Temperature high and steady till 14'', 

 falling quickly till 19'', and rather unsteady since. N. 

 (N.E. to N.W.) strong winds and gales till 14'', veering 

 to S.W. and becoming very squally till 20'', and showing 

 a tendency to back since. Very heavy squalls after 21''. 

 Showers of snow with an overcast sky most of day. 

 Drizzling or light rain with slight silver thaw at times a.m. 



July 14. — Barometer falling quickly till 6'', rising after 

 7''. Temperature rising quickly till 2'', falling till noon, 

 and rising again since. Air dry at times. N.W. gale in 

 early morning, squally breezes from same direction rest of 

 day. Sky cloudy. Fog at 4'', and showers of snow with 

 heavy drift at times. 



