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Notes on the Months. 



jANrART. — Cold and bright, with an atmosphere of average 

 humidity and rather low pressure, and a small rainfall (about half 

 in the form of snow) on a considerable number of days. The ten 

 days 7th to 16th were very cold, having a mean temperature of 

 27°-7 (9 a.m. 27°-2, max. 33°-5, min. 23°-3). Coldest day 12th, 

 mean 22°-8 ; warmest day 30th, mean 46°-6. Min. below 32° on 

 20 days, below 22° on 3 (12th, 13th, and 16th); max. above 42° 

 on 15 days (below 32° on 14th). There was a "silver thaw" on 

 the 17th. 



Febrtjaet. — Cold and rather cloudy, with an atmosphere of 

 average humidity and low pressure, and a rather small rainfall 

 (mostly in the form of snow) on a considerable number of days. 

 The four days 16th to 19th were exceedingly cold, having a mean 

 temperature* of 25°-6 (9 a.m. 24°-4, max. 33°-0, min. 19°-3). 

 Coldest day 17th, mean 23°-2 : warmest dav 7th, mean 46°-6, 

 Min. below 32° on 10 days, below 22° on 3 (17th, 18th, and 19th); 

 max. above 42° on 18 days (below 32° on 19th). 



March. — Teiy cold and rather bi'ight, with an atmosphere of 

 normal humidity and rather high pressure, and a rather small rain- 

 fall (about two-fifths in the form of snow) on an average number 

 of days. The first half of the month was very much colder than 

 the last half, the mean temperature for the first fifteen days being 

 31°-1 (9 a.m. 30°-7, max. 36°-6, min. 25°-9), and for the last six- 

 teen days 41°-3 (9 a.m. 40°-5, max. 49°-7, min. 33°-8). Coldest 

 day 3rd, mean 28°-0 ; warmest day 18th, mean45°-8. Min. below 

 32° on 19 days, below 22° on 2 (9th and 10th) ; max. above 52° on 

 7 days (below 32° on 2nd and 4th). 



April. — Of about average temperature and very bright, with a 

 very dry atmosphere of rather high pressure, and a small rainfall 

 (one fourth in the fonn of snow) on a small number of days. From 

 28th March to 11th April (15 days) no rain or snow fell, this being 

 the longest di'ought in the year. The eight days 12th to 19th were 

 very cold, ha^'ing a mean temperature of 37°'8 (9 a.m. 36°-8, max. 

 45°-5, min. 31°-1). Coldest day 14th, mean 35°'3 ; warmest day 

 5th, mean 55°-4. Min. below 42° on 26 days, below 32° on 7; 

 max. above 52° on 18 days, above 62° on 12. 



Mat. — Rather warm and bright, with a very dry atmosphere of 

 rather high pressure, and a rather small rainfall on a small 

 number of days, l^o rain fell from 5th to 12th (8 days). The 

 first seven days were very cold, having a mean temperature of 

 43°-6 (9 a.m. 44°-7, max. 50°-5, min. 35°-5), and the last eight 

 davs were very warm, their mean temperature being 63°*4 (9 a.m. 

 64°-0, max. 72°-7, min. 53°-4). Coldest day 6th, mean 41°-3; 

 warmest day 31st, mean 69°0. Min. below 42° on 15 days, below 

 32° on one day (7th); max. above 52° on 26 davs, above 62° on 

 17, above 72° on 4 (25th, 28th, 30th, and 31st). There were 

 thunderstorms on 25th, with 0-51 in. of rain, and 26th, with 

 0-31 in. 



