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perature, was below the average. The total quantity of rain 

 was moderate, but there was a heavy fall on the 28th. Frost 

 made its appearance as early in tlie month as the 1 2th. Light- 

 ning was seen on the 22nd and 30th. 



October. — The mean temperature was about a degree below 

 the average. Amount of rain abottt a quarter of an inch above 

 the usual quantity. From the 12th to the end of the month rain 

 more or less fell every day. The 10th and 2oth were boisterous. 

 On the 28th there were heavy showers and bright sunshine at the 

 same time. 



November. — There were more clear days than is usual in this 

 month. The mean temperature was below the average nearly 

 2i degrees. The amount of rain was less than half the usual 

 quantity. The barometer stood above the average. The 20th 

 and 29th were boisterous; on the evenings of the 17th and 21st 

 there was a peculiar reddish luminosity in the sky. 



December. — The mean temperature was nearly 2 degrees 

 above the average, the wind being either from S. or S.W. for 

 more than half the days in the month. The amount of rain was 

 nearly half an inch above the average. The nights of the 1st 

 and 3rd were very boisterous ; and the 4th was also boisterous 

 throughout the day. 



1849. 



