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METEOBOLOGICAI. OBSERVATIONS 



1850. 



[For Geothermometrical Observations, see next page. 



General Observations. 



January. — The temperature was 3^ degrees below the 

 average for this month. With four exceptions, the nights 

 throughout were more or less frosty. Snow fell occasionally, 

 in slight showers, during the first half of the month, but in 

 considerable quantity on the 18th, after which the frost was 

 less severe. The depth of rain and melted snow was below the 

 average. 



February. — The mean temperature was 3 degrees above the 

 average, the wind being from S.W. for more than half the days 

 in the month. Notwithstanding this, it is remarkable that the 

 amount of rain was less than usual. The barometer stood higher 

 than it generally averages at this period of the season. It was, 

 however, very low on the night of the 5th and morning of the 

 6th, which were boisterous. Lightning was seen on the night 

 of the 16th which was also boisterous, as were likewise the 9th 

 and 11th. 



March. — This month was unusually cold and dry. The mean 



