214 EEV. C. W. HAKVEY— TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL 



22ncl, 1881. Rainfall. — The average fall was 5-14 inches, the fall 

 in 1881, 2, 3, 5, and 7 being greater, and the fall in 1880, 4, 6, 8, 

 and 9 being less than that average; 7'11 inches fell in 1882, and 

 only 286 inches in 1888. The average nnmber of days upon 

 which rain fell was 44, the years 1881, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 having 

 more, and the years 1880, 7, 8, and 9 having less than this average. 

 The greatest fall in any one day was 1-36 inch on December 17th, 

 1881, the only instance of a fall of at least an inch in the winter 

 months. 



Spring (March, April, May). Tejnperature. — The mean tempera- 

 ture was 44°-9 ; the springs of 1880, 1, 2, and 4 being above, and 

 those of 1883, 5, 6, 7, and 8 being below that average, whilst that 

 of 1889 was exactly the average. The warmest spring was 48°- 1, 

 in 1882, and the coldest, 42°-2, in 1887. The absolute range of 

 temperature was between 79°-6 on May 26th, 1880, and 17°-6 on 

 March 24th, 1883. Rainfall. — The average fall was 4-92 inches, 

 which amount was exceeded in 1882, 5, 6, 8, and 9, the fall in 



1880, 1, 3, 4, and 7 being less than the average ; 7-61 inches fell 

 in 1886, and only 2-29 inches in 1880. The average number of 

 days on which rain fell was 38, the years 1886, 7, 8, and 9 

 having more than this average, and the years 1880, 1, 2, 3, 4, 

 and 5 having less. The greatest fall in one day was I'lO inch 

 on May 24th, 1886, and May 11th, 1889. 



Summer (June, July, August). Temperature. — The mean tem- 

 perature was 59°-0, the years 1882, 3, 4, and 7, being above, and 

 the years 1880, 1, 5, 6, 8, and 9, being below this average. The 

 warmest summer was 61° 8, in 1887, and the coldest, 56°-9, in 

 1888. The absolute range of temperature was between 89°-6 on 

 July 15th, 1881, and 34°-6 on June 9th, 1881. Rainfall.— The 

 average fall was 6-37 inches, the years 1880, 1, 3, 4, 8, and 9 

 having a fall above, and the years 1882, 5, 6, and 7, below that 

 average; 8 57 inches fell in 1881, and only 2-48 inches in 1887. 

 The average number of days upon which rain fell was 39, the 

 years 1880, 1, 2, 8, and 9 having more, and the years 1883, 

 4, 5, 6, and 7 having less than this average. The greatest fall 

 in any one day was 2-60 inches on July 12th, 18H9. 



Autumn (September, October, November). Temperature. — The 

 mean temperature was 48°-3, the years 1881, 3, 4, and 6 being 

 above, and the years 1880, 2, 5, 7, 8, and 9 being below tliat 

 average. The warmest autumn was 52°-3, in 1883, and the 

 coldest, 45°-4, in 1887. The absolute range of temperature was 

 between 84°-2 on September 4th, 1880, and 20°-4 on November 

 17th, 1887. Rainfall. — The average fall was 8-09 inches, the 

 fall in 1880, 2, 3, "and 5 being above, and in 1881, 4, 6, 8, and 

 9 below that average, whilst the fall of 1887 equalled the average; 

 11-88 inches fell in 1885, and only 4-19 inches in 1884. The 

 average number of days on which rain fell was 46, the years 



1881, 2, 3, 5, and 7 having more, and the years 1880, 4, 6, 8, 

 and 9 having less than this average. The greatest fall in one day 

 was 1-25 inch on September 10th, 1885. 



