December than it had been in January or February. The 

 mean temperature of April Tvas not quite 1° below, and that 

 of October just 1^° above the average of the year, 51.3°. 



Moisture. — January and December were the dampest months, and 

 June the dryest by a great excess. During the last quarter 

 there was more moisture in the air than during the other three. 

 The weight of the atmosphere was greatest in January, and 

 least in June, from which month to September it varied but 

 slightly. 



Cloud. — The average amount of cloud was greatest in December, 

 least in March and Jime, so that these last were the sunniest 



' months ; but the greatest number of overcast cloudy days was 

 in October, 17 days, and the smallest number, 9, in January, 

 and 10 in June. The greatest number of fair sunny days was 

 12 in August, and the smallest 3 in December, and 4 in 

 November. In every month the overcast days exceeded the 

 fair, except in June, when there was one more of the latter, 

 and in August they were equal The variable days, or those 

 on which sunshine and cloud were tolerably balanced, were 

 generally about the same as the fair days, occasionally exceed- 

 ing them, at other times being less by a few days. In the 

 first two quarters the variable days were less, in the last two, 

 more than the fair ones. 



WiifD. — Westerly prevailed above all others in every quarter; next 

 to these the Southerly winds, though these were surpassed by 

 the Easterly in the first and last quarters. North and East 

 winds prevailed in November, and were fewest in June. The 

 wind's force on December 23rd was about 15B). to the square 

 foot. 



jjain. — The greatest number of days rain fell was in December 

 (20) ; the smallest was in June (6). The greatest amount fell 



