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July — Frcisure — hip:licst 30-25 ins. on 3 1st; lowest 29-35 on 

 7th. Temporatnre — warmest day C)4'^-3 on 3r(l ; coldest day 53°-3 

 on 13th; highest in sun 131"'-2 on 17th and 27th; lowest on grass 

 37^-9 on 10th; max. above 72° on 4 days, reaching 70° on four other 

 occasions. Itainfall — thougli rain occurred on most days, especially 

 in the beginning of the month, the fall was below the average. 

 Chief fall besides max., -25 in. on 9tli. Prevailing wind — ^^S.W. 

 Jrcrt//;,'/-— showery and dull, T on 7th, 8th, 10th, 12th, and 24th, 

 on the latter date with L and H. 



August. — Prexsure — highest 30-24 ins. on 4th; lowest 29-16 on 

 23rd. Temperature — warmest day 68"- 6 on Tith ; coldest day 

 53°-4 on 24th; highest in sun 133°-4 on 12th; lowest on grass 

 37°-5 on 24th; max. above 72° on 5 days, reaching 70° on 5 others, 

 Painfall — below the average, no rain fell to speak of until 15th; 

 chief falls besides max., -34 in. on 22nd and -25 on 28th. Prevail- 

 ing wind — W. — X.W. Weather — more or less C ; T on 31st. 



September. — Pressure — highest 30-37 ins. on 7th ; lowest 29-22 

 on 27th. Temperature — warmest day 61°-1 on 2nd; coldest day 

 47°-2 on 12th; highest in sun 125°-0 on 3rd and 9th; lowest on 

 grass 35°-5 on 15th, max. above 62° on 13 days; min. below 42° 

 on 5 nights. Rainfall — below the average, besides the max. the 

 chief falls being -30 in. on 5th and 19th; on 20th -18 in. fell in 

 20 minutes, being at the rate of -54 per hour, or 13 inches in 24 

 hours. Prevailing loind — N. — IS'.'W". Weather — B with much M, 

 latter part of month being C ; T and L on 3rd, 13th, and 14th, H 

 on 26th, F on 24th. 



October. — Pressure — highest 30-41 ins. on 4th and 5th ; lowest 

 29-19 on 22nd. Temperature — warmest day 56°-9 on 1st; coldest 

 day 39°-5 on 26th; highest in sun 118°-9 on 8th; lowest on grass 

 25°-8 on 26th ; max. above 62° on three days ; min. below 32° on 

 1 night, i.e. 20th, being the first trace of frost. Rainfall — very 

 much above the average, 3rd, 7th, 9th, 14th, 25th, and 29th being 

 the only days without rain ; chief falls besides max. being -34 in. 

 on 11th, -32 on 15th, -25 on 19th, -61 on 21st, -44 on 23rd, -70 on 

 24th, and -47 on 28th. Prevailing wind — S. — "W. Weather — dull 

 and wet ; T on 8th, S on 24th, T on 25th and 26th. 



jN'ovember. — Pressure — highest 30-07 ins. on 6th; lowest 29-11 

 on 16th. Temperature — warmest day 51°-3 on 5th; coldest day 

 33°-9 on 17th ; highest in sun 118°-9 on 8th ; lowest on grass 25°-7 

 on 26th ; max. above 52° on 6 days ; min. below 32° on 5 nights, 

 on grass on 15 nights. Rainfall — a good deal above the average, 

 only 8 days without some fall; chief falls besides max., -43 in. on 

 3rd and '54 on 6th. Prevailing wind — N . — \Y., N. W. preponderating 

 greatly during the first week. Weather — B M followed by B C with 

 frequent and heavy showers, S 4 inches deep on 16th. 



December. — Pressure— highest 30-26 ins. on 20th ; lowest 29-08 

 on 6th; on 4th barometer stood at 30-01 ins.; on 0th it had fallen to 

 29-08, a range of -93 in 48 hours. Temperature — warmest day 

 51°-1 on 28th; coldest day 21°-7 on 11th ; highest in sun 82°-l on 

 21st; lowest on grass 13°-4 on 11th; max. above 52"' on 2 days, 



