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exceptions to the present time (May 24) the average daily excess 

 of temperature for these 103 consecutive days being 3°"1. 



Atmospheric Pressure. 



The mean reading of the barometer for the month of 

 October at the height of IGO feet above the sea, was 29*827 in., 

 it being •121 in. above the average of 40 years, and '121 in. above 

 that of 1880, and -125 in. below that of 1879. 



The mean reading for Xoveraber was 29*785 in., being '037 

 in. above the average of 40 years, and '008 below that of 1880, 

 and -249 in. below that of 1879, 



The mean reading for December was 29"821 in., being '027 

 in. above the average of 40 years, and "072 in. above that of 

 1880, and -318 in. below that of 1789. 



The mean reading of the barometer for the month of 

 January at the height of 160 feet above the sea was 30"185 in., 

 being 0"419 in. above the average of 41 years, and 0*475 in. 

 above that of 1881, and 0-019 in. below that of 1880. 



Back to 1840 there have only been six instances of a mean 

 atmospheric pressure so high as this, viz. : — 



1858 30-171 in. 18C1 30-011 in. 1«76 30*095 in. 



1859 30-037 in. 18G4 30-044 in. 1880 30-204 in. 

 The mean reading of the barometer in February was 30'051 



in. being 0-268 in. above the average of 41 years, 0-390 in. above 

 that of 1881, and 0-417 in. above that of 1880. 



Back to 1840 there have been but four instances of readings 

 as high in February, viz. : — 

 1863 30-141 in. 1878 30101 in. 1849 30-106 in 1854 30-041 



The mean reading of the barometer in March was 29-843 in., 

 being 0-097 in. above the average of 41 j-ears, and 0-115 in. 

 above that of 1881, and 0-094 in. below that of 1880. 



Back to 1840 there have been 11 instances of readings in 

 March exceeding 2984 in., viz. : — 



1850 30-039 in. 1856 30-011 in. 1874 30,013 in. 1880 29-937 in. 

 1852 30-007 in. 1870 29-865 in. 1875 29-954 in. 1882 29-843 in. 

 1854 30-186 in. 1871 29*876 in. 1878 29-890 in. 



The mean reading of the barometer for the quarter ending 

 March 31 was 30-026 in. 



