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THE WEATHER OF 1889. 



The year 1889, as a whole, presents no noteworthv feature, rainfall and 

 temperature alike being normal, but the same cannot be said of the 

 monthly distribution, for .March, April, and May, were abnormally wet 

 months, January, June, and November, being on the other hand, unusually 

 dry ; and, whilst the mean temperatures of May, June, and November 

 were much in excess of the average, those of February, July, and August 

 were correspondingly deficient. 



MEAN SHADE TEMPERATURE. 



Jan. 



Feb. . 

 March 



April .. 



May .. 



June .. 



July .. 



Aug . 



Sept. .. 



Oct. .. 



Nov. .. 



Dec. .. 



Year. 



36-9 

 37-3 

 401 

 44' I 

 54-2 



59-5 

 58-4 



57-2 



54-3 

 46' 2 

 44-2 



37-5 



47-5 



Averages of Years 

 1876-88. 



36-1 



39"3 

 39'6 

 44'3 

 497 

 56-5 

 600 

 59-2 

 54-2 

 46-8 

 41-3 

 37-4 



Diflferenceof 188 

 from average. 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 



+ 

 + 



47 'o 



o-S 



2'0 

 05 

 0"2 



4-5 

 30 



1-6 



2'0 

 01 



0-6 

 2-9 

 01 



o"5 



The year opened with a January of almost normal mean Temperature, 

 followed by a cold February. March and April did not deviate appreciably 

 from the average, but with May came unusually hot weather, which was 

 continued into the following month. The mean for May was not exceeded 

 during the past thirteen years, and that for June was only beaten in 1887. 

 July however showed a deficiency, as did August, the remainder of the year 

 presenting no remarkable feature save the warm November. 



Jan. . 

 Feb. . 

 March 

 April . 

 May . 



Totals for i 



ro2 

 1-88 

 . 3-6 1 

 3 '4° 

 3-57 



RAINFALL. 



iSg. Averages of 1876-I 



1 "99 

 203 

 171 



2 '02 



2 "26 



Difference of i8i 

 from average. 



- 097 



- ois 

 + I '90 

 + 1-38 

 + 131 



