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was at or below the freezing-point on 11 mornings, registering in 

 all 14° of frost. The prevalent winds were south by west. 



The month of December was the most variable of the whole 

 year, extremes of heat and cold recurring often within twenty-four 

 hours. The temperature was at or below the freezing-point on 21 

 days, and 146° of frost were registered. On 6 days it never rose 

 above 32°, the freezing-point. Eain, sleet, or snow, fell upon 18 

 days, giving a total of 4 "042 inches of moisture for the month. 

 The average temperature was 33°, as compared with 39° for the 

 corresponding month of the year 1881. The prevailing winds were 

 south by west on 16 days, and north by east and west on 15 days. 



The following summary and comparison with the previous year 

 may be of interest: 



The highest day temperature during the year 1882 was upon the 

 18th May, when the thermometer registered 77° in the shade. In 

 1881 the highest day temperature was 82° in the shade, upon the 

 29th May. 



The lowest night temperature was on the 15th December, when 

 the thermometer fell to 9°, or 23° of frost. In January 1881 the 

 lowest point reached was zero, or 32° of frost. 



On 38 days during the year the thermometer fell below the 

 freezing-point, registering a total of 193° of frost, as compared with 

 560° on 86 days in 1881. The average temperature was 46° in 

 1882, as against 45° in 1881. 



Kain fell more or less on 192 days, giving a total rainfall of 

 41*035 inches, as compared with 160 days, and a rainfall of 33-03 

 inches during 1881. The rainfall during 1882 was thus in excess 

 of the previous year by about 8 inches, and the number of wet 

 days was increased by 32. 



Although these statistics prove that the year 1882 was through- 

 out an exceptionally wet season, still the temperature was fairly 

 high throughout the year. Accordingly vegetation made rapid 

 progress during the latter part of May and June; and as the months 

 of August and September were fairly good, there was a display of 

 flowers in the Parks which was greatly superior to that in the 

 previous year. 



Trees and shrubs flowered very sparingly during the spring 

 months, owing to the immature state of the buds and wood — a 

 result of the wet, unfavourable weather during the previous autumn. 

 The unprecedented mild weather during the early spring months 



