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pressure had fallen to 29"60 inches, rising again to 30' 10 inches 

 on the 11th, then falling to 29"40 inches on the 14th and 15th. 

 With another sharp rise to 30"06 inches on the 18th, there wa/S 

 an equally quick drop to 29'40 inches on the 21st. By the 

 24:th it was up to 29*90 inches, from which point there was a 

 shai-p decline to 29'00 inches on the 28th, which was a dirty, 

 wet day. With the frost wliich marked the closing days of the 

 month the pressure again increased. 



The minimum thermometer in shade was at freezing point 

 on nine occasions, but only on four mornings was frost registered, 

 amounting in all to 22°. Of that amount 6° were noted on the 

 18th and 13° on the 30th. The average maximum temperature 

 was 47° and the average minimimi 37°, compared witli 47° and 

 39° respectively for November, 1902. 



Though there were only eight dry days, the amount of rain 

 which fell was only moderate in quantity, the total being 3"07 

 inches. On no occasion was a fall of half-an-inch registered for 

 the twenty-four hours. 



The showeiy weather had the effect of further prolonging the 

 belated harvesting of crops. In many places the crops were 

 practically ruined and the condition of the ground deplorable. 



December. — Wintry weather characterised the early days of 

 the month, and the conditions throughout were changeable 

 and generally disagreeable. The fogs in Christmas week were 

 especially dense and noxious. 



The range of barometric readings was wide, but, excepting 

 the sharp fall at the beginning of the month, fairly steady, 

 with an upward tendency most of the month. During the frost 

 on 2nd the pressure was at 29'80 inches. There was a sharp 

 fall to 29'00 inches on the 5th, and to 28"75 inches on the 

 8th. After keeping about that point for a few days, it gradually 

 rose until it reached 30*10 inches on the 28th, slightly falling 

 at the close of the year. 



Frost was registered on fourteen mornings to the extent of 

 73°. The lowest reading was 18° Fahr., or 14° of frost, on 

 the 30th. The average maximum temperature was 40°, and 

 the average minimum 32°. In the preceding December the 

 respective figures were 42° and 35°. 



