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inches on the 19th. A steady fall to 29 70 inches on the 23rd 

 was followed by as steady a rise, till, on the 28th, it was at 30'-i0 

 inches, and 30-10 inches on the last day of the month. 



The rainfall amounted to 3'56 inches. Of that amount 0'85 

 inch was registered on the 3rd, 072 inch on the 4th, 0'40 inch 

 on the 5th, 0-39 inch on the 16th, 0-22 inch on the 21st, and 0-28 

 inch on the 24th, much of the rain falling during the late evening 

 and early morning hours. There were 14 dry days. 



Excepting the one frosty morning, no particular variation in 

 the temperature was recorded. The averages were again low, 

 the maximum being 59*, and the minimum 48°. The former 

 being 3° and the latter 1* lower than the respective figures for 

 September, 1901. 



There was a marked absence of the autumnal coloration on the 

 foliage of trees and shrubs, and the defoliation of deciduous trees, 

 which was so apparent during August, was further hastened by 

 the storms of wind and rain. Consequently the bulk were bare 

 and quite wintry like in appearance by the end of this month. 

 The touch of frost slightly injured dahlias and similar tender 

 plants, but the former recovered wonderfully, and with the finer 

 weather towards the close began to bloom. The early flowering 

 section of chrysanthemums outdoors, though late, bloomed pro- 

 fusely. Sweet peas and several annuals were almost an entire 

 failure. 



October. — "With a succession of light easterly winds, the weather 

 for the first fortnight was dry and fine, though somewhat cold 

 in the mornings. The wind changing to the S.-W. brought 

 heavy rains on the 14th and 15th. Showers were somewhat 

 frequent, and the we^'^her changeable during the latter half 

 of the month. For the first ten days the barometer readings 

 were fairly high and steady, thereafter they were extremely 

 irregular. The most noticeable change being from 2990 inches 

 on the 15th to 2903 inches on the 16th. The pressure rose 

 steadily, with one exception, daily until the 25th, when it indi- 

 cated 3025 inches. Another sudden drop to 2950 inches 

 occurred on the 26th. With another sharp rise on the 31st, 

 the pressure was at 29 80 inches. 



The rainfall amounted to 234 inches. The greatest amount 



