252 NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF 



northwest, and frequent light sea breezes. Temperature agreeable, 

 varying from 46 to 56 at sunrise, and ii-om 59 to 75 at noon ; moans 

 at sunrise and noon 52 and 65. The heaviest rain for several years 

 fell on the night of the 16th, viz : upwards of three inches in twelve 

 hours. The only thunder of the season occurred during this rain. 

 April mostly gives us some days of rainy weather. In 1851 an inch 

 of rain fell ; in 1852, only quarter of an inch ; in 1853, five inches. 

 The c^oldest morning was 46. In 1851 there were five colder morn- 

 ings, and in 1852 eighteen. Dry and cold weather go together in our 

 winters. 



IMay was generally warm and pleasant ; the coldest morning being 

 47 and the warmest 62, while the coldest lioon was 61 and the warmest 

 81. The means at sunrise and noon were 53^ and 68. The wind 

 settled in the western quarter, and increased in Ibrce, though not 

 offensively high. There were several slight rains, with a large portion 

 of cloudy and broken weather. The clouds always give their parting 

 blessing in May. In 1851, there fell three fourths inch of rain ; in 

 1852, one third inch ; and in 1853, one third inch. 



June was uncommonly warm ; the mercury ranging from 49 to 60 

 at sunrise, and from 60 to 84 at noon. The sea winds were constant, 

 but not often fraught with mist. The sky was unusually clear for 

 summer. 



The weather of July was uniform; varying in temperature at sun- 

 rise from 50 to 55, and at noon from 63 to 78. The means at sunrise 

 and noon were 52^- and 68. Cloudy and misty weather prevailed, and 

 there were but four days of clear sky from sunrise to sunset. 



August was a cloudy and misty month ; but less so than July. Its 

 temperature also was very uniform, ranging at sunrise from 51 to 56 

 and at noon from 63 to 76. The means at sunrise and noon were 53 

 and 67. The sea winds, though constant, were not often high. 



In the three summer months of 1851, there were four misty morn- 

 ings and 33 misty evenings ; in 1852, 7 mornings and 27 evenings ; 

 and in 1853, 15 mornings and 36 evenings misty. 



September was rather pleasant, affording one or two da3^s really hot. 

 The morning extremes were 50 and 60, and the noon extremes 63 and 

 88. The sea winds continued their daily visits with diminished force ; 

 and there was much cloudy and broken weather, with two small rains 

 near the middle of the month. The means -at sunrise and noon were 

 55 and 70. September usually brings a da}' or two of light rain. One 

 inch fell in 1851, a few drops only in 1852, and the eighth of an inch 

 in 1853. 



October was, as usual, warmer than several of the previous months. 

 The coldest morning was 49 and the warmest 64 ; the coldest noon 60 

 and the warmest 85. The means at sunrise and noon were 54^ and 

 71. During this month the sea winds began to give out. The sky 

 was generally fair; and one slight rain fell, amounting to 1-10 inch. 

 In October, 1851, there was 2-lOth inch; and in 1852, three fourths 

 inch. 



November placed the usual embargo on the sea winds. The tem- 

 perature was moderate — a few slight frosts occurring. The coldest 

 morning was 44 and the warmest 59 ; the coldest noon 55 and the 



