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THE WEATHER OF li 



Though the mean temperature of the whole year is exactly normal, the 

 means for the months show considerable deviation from the average; the most 

 noticeable being the warm January and March, the cold June, July, and 

 August, the warm September and October, and the remarkably cold Dec- 

 ember. The year will rank with the very dry ones, every month save two 

 (January and November) having a rainfall below the average. 



MEAN SHADE TEMPERATURE. 



Means for i 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mch. 



Apl. 



May 



June 



July 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



41 '9 

 37 "4 

 42*3 

 43'4 

 51-3 

 55'5 

 57-0 



56-3 

 577 

 48-1 



42-3 

 304 



Averages 



1876-89, 



36-2 



39'2 

 397 

 44'3 

 5o'o 

 567 

 S9'9 

 59-1 

 54-2 

 46-8 

 41-5 

 37 '4 



of 



Year 47*0 47'i - o-i 



The year opened with an exceptionally warm January — the warmest 

 save one (January, 1884) during the past 14 years -followed by a cold Feb- 

 ruary : March was warm, April normal and May warm. Then succeeded a 

 spell of cold weather, the three following months all being much below the 

 average. September was very warm, being the warmest save one (1880) 

 during the past 14 years: October was also above the average, while Nov- 

 ember was normal, the year closing with a severely cold December, un- 

 equalled in intensity during the past 14 years, the nearest approach being 

 in 1878, when the mean temperature of the month was 307. 



