March. — The first ten days were fairly mild, but during the latter part of 

 the month, cold winds (chiefly from the N.E.) prevailed, accompanied by 

 irequent falls of snow. Snow fell on ten days, and there were 23 frosts. 



April. — From ist to 12th the weather was very cold; then followed a spell 

 of warmer weather lasting till the igth, when the wind changed to the N.E., 

 bringing bitterly cold weather with it: the last four days of the month were, 

 however, warm. Snow fell on two days; there was a severe thunderstorm on 

 the 17th, and the temperature on the ground fell below freezing point on two 

 occasions. 



May was for the most part warm and dry, there being two periods without 

 rain of 12 and 9 days respectively. There was a frost on the 12th, the last 

 one of the Winter. Gales blew from the W. and S.W. from ist to 3rd, and 

 on the 30th. 



June. — The weather of this month was of a very varied character, hot 

 alternating with cold, and wet with dry. The month, on the whole, was cold 

 and dry. There was a thunderstorm on the 22nd. 



July was very wet and very cold almost throughout. Thunderstorms 

 occurred on four occasions. 



August, with the exception of the last few days, was fairly fine and warm. 

 Heavy falls of rain occurred on 27th and 28th, and thunder showers on 2nd 

 and 30th. 



Sepi EMBER was, on the whole, fine and warm. There was a frost on the 

 26th, the first one of the Winter. 



October was warm and dry throughout. The night of the 27th was the 

 warmest save one--August loth- of the whole year. There were 18 frosts. 



November was very mild and damp, but remarkably free from fogs. 

 There were only three frosts. A gale blew from the W. from 20th to 24th, 

 accompanied on the 20th by a little sleet. 



December was alternately cold and very mild; low temperatures, how- 

 ever, were not reached till the last three days. Fogs prevailed on 8 days, 

 and frosts were registered on 16 occasions. There was a heavy hailstorm on 

 26th. In consequence of a fall of '95 of an inch of rain on 27th, the Trent 

 overflowed its banks, the Hay being covered with water till after the end of 

 the vear. 



