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March, 1882. 



The weather in March was singularly mild and pleasant 

 being exceptionally warm during the first 20 days, and quite 

 genial; on the 21st and 22nd, a little snow was general over 

 the country, and the temperature on the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd 

 was slightly below the average, but it became warm again on 

 24th. The weather from Xoveraber to this time was most 

 favourable for farming work, and at the end of the quarter 

 vegetation was very forward. 



The mean temperature of the air for ilarch was 46^ being 

 4^-9 and i'S above the average of 111 years and 4l' years 

 respectively; it was 3'-4, r-7, and 3'-8 higher than in the'year 

 1881, 1880, and 1879 respectively. 



Back to 1771 there have been but four instances of a mean 

 temperature in March being as high as 46", viz :— 



YEAR. DEG. YEAR. DEG. YEAR. DEG. YEAR. DEC 



1779 47 1780 49-2 1822 47-3 1841 46-2 



April, 1882. 

 The weather in April was generallv warm till towards the 

 end of the month, with frequent rain, the total bein- in excess 

 of the average, but not more than was needed, the' three pre- 

 ceding months having been drier than usual. The atmosphenc 

 pressure was in excoss of the average till the 10th, and generally 

 m defect afterwards. The prevailing winds were from the S 

 S.W., and W. ' 



On the 28th, there were violent gales of wind and squalls 

 passmg over Jersey and Guernsey, and on the 29th a severe -ale 

 passed over the South of Wales and the South of England, which 

 proved to be very injurious to fruit trees and the foliage of trees 

 throughout its course. This gals was thought to be in some 

 places as severe as that of October 14th, 1881. The observer at 



