15 

 THE WEATHER OF 1891. 



The year 1891 must be classed among those of ahnost normal mean 

 temperature in spite of the abnormal temperatures of its months ; and with 

 a rainfall somewhat below the average, makes the fifth dry year in succession. 

 Its most noticeable features are the sharp frosts of January, the unprece- 

 dentedly low rainfall of February, the cold Spring and Summer, and the 

 warm Autumn. 



MEAN SHADE TEMPERATURE. 



Means Tor iSqi. Averages of Difference of 1891 



1376-90, from average. 



Jan 33-9 ... 365 ••■ - 2-6 



Feb 398 ... 390 .. + 08 



Mch 389 ... 39-8 ... — 09 



Apl 417 ••• 442 ... - 2-5 



May 476 ... 501 ... — 2-5 



June 56-5 ... 567 ... — 02 



July 567 ••• 597 ••• - 3"o 



Aug 55-9 ... 58"9 ■•■ - 3"o 



Sept 563 ... 544 ... + 1-9 



Oct 48"3 •■• 469 •■■ + i"-^ 



Nov 41 '8 ... 410 ... + 02 



Dec 38-5 ... 36-9 ... + 16 



Year 463 471 — o'S 



The severe frost which set in on 13th December, 1890, continued till the 

 22nd of Januaiy, a period of 41 days, and, though the latter part of January 

 was mild, the mean temperature ot the month, as a consequence, was ver\ 

 low. February was rather warmer than the average, but from March to 

 August was a series ot six months all of which were cold, and four of theni 

 (April, May, July, and August) extremely so. Thence to the end of the year 

 the mean temperature exceeded the average, and particularly so in the case 

 of September. 



RAINFALL. 



Totals for 1891. Averages of Difference of 1891 



1876-90. from average. 



Jan 1-82 ... 1-95 ... — 013 



Feb on ... i"93 ... — i"82 



Mch 150 ... rSi ... — 0*31 



Apl 173 ... 204 ... — 031 



May 2-38 ... 2-34 ... + 0-04 



June 299 ... 239 ... + o'6o 



July 209 ... 2'67 ... — o 58 



Aug 4-21 ... 2'65 ... -|- r56 



Sept 127 ... 2'43 ... - 116 



Oct 4-06 ... 2-68 ... + 138 



Nov 1-67 ... 2'56 ... - 0-89 



Dec 3-39 ... 2-45 ... + 0-94 



Year 2722 27"90 — 068 



