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MAY. 
The mean of all the 9.0 a.m. barometrical readings for May is 29°768 inches, 
The highest reading (30°198 inches) was registered on the 13th, and the lowest 
(29°042 inches) on the 20th. 
The mean temperature of May is, this year, 51°48 degrees, Mr. Glaisher’s 
average temperature for this month being 52°9 degrees. 
The highest reading of the thermometer in shade (72°4 degrees) was registered 
on the 27th, and the lowest (291 degrees) on the 11th. 
The mean degree of humidity for May, this year, is 77°6; complete satura- 
tion being 100. 
The rainfall amounts to 1057 inch; the greatest fall in 24 hours (0°530 inch) 
occurring on the 22nd. 
There were 11 days on which 0°01 inch or more fell. 
The widds at 9.0 a.m. daily were as follows :—N. 4; N.E. 11; E. 2;8.E. 2; 
S. 0; S.W. 6; W. 1; N.W. 4; calm, 1. 
JUNE. 
The mean of all the 9.0 a.m. barometrical readings during the month of 
June is 29-934 inches. 
The highest reading of the barometer during the month (30°393 inches) was 
registered on the 15th, and the lowest (29°457 inches) on the 27th. 
The mean temperature of June was 58°65 degrees, Mr. Glaisher’s average 
temperature for June being 59°1 degrees. 
The highest reading of the thermometer in shade (85-2 degrees) was regis- 
tered on the 9th, and the lowest (37°3 degrees) on the 13th. 
The mean degree of humidity was 77°4; complete saturation being 100. 
The rainfall amounts to 0°693 inch only ; being a very small total for June. 
There has been almost an entire absence of dew. 
There was a deposit of water in the rain-gauge to the amount of 0°01 inch, 
or more, on 9 days. The largest rainfall measurement was made on the morning 
of the 25th (0°318 inch). 
The winds at 9.0 a.m. daily were as follows :—N. 1; N.E.11; E. 0; S.E. 3; 
8.4; SW. 4; W.2; N.W. 0; calm, 5 
JULY. 
The mean of all the 9.0 a.m barometrical readings during the month is 
29°792 inches. 
The highest 9.0 a.m. reading (30°098 inches) was registered on the 6th, and 
_ the lowest (29°402 inches) on the 28th. 
The mean temperature of the month is 64°82 degrees, Mr. Glaisher’s average 
temperature for July being 61°8 degrees. 
The highest temperature in shade (94°2 degrees) occurred on the 19th, and 
the lowest (42°6 degrees) on the 6th. 
The mean degree of humidity was 72°8 ; complete saturation being 100. 
o The rainfall total is small, being only 0°884 inch. The greatest fall in 24 
_ hours (0°28 inch) occurred on the 24th, 
