METEOROLOGICAL K0TB3 DURINfi THE YEAR 1899. 147 



The readings of the barometer show some striking changes — 

 from SO'IO on the 8ch, the pressure decreased to 29 '16 on the 

 12th, rising again to 30"17 on the 21st, and ending at 29-47 on 

 the 31st. 



The average maximum temperature was 54° and the average 

 minimum 40°, the maximum being the same and the minimum 6° 

 less than in the corresponding month of last year. 



Frost was registered on two mornings to the extent of 6°. 



The frost of the middle of the month brought the show of 

 outdoor flowers to a close, and trees became rapidly divested of 

 their leaves, assuming their wintry appearance. The showery 

 weather delayed the later harvesting operations. 



November. — November was remarkable for its mildness, indeed 

 it is one of the warmest Novembers on record. With a prevalence 

 of south-west winds the weather for the first two weeks was wet 

 and unsettled. On the 3rd heavy rain fell, accompanied by a 

 strong south-west wind, and for the twenty-four hours ending 9 

 a.m. on the morning of the 4th it measured 1*45 inches, which is 

 the heavest rainfall for one day for the year. Again on the 8th 

 the rainfall measured 101 inches. This indicated the general 

 character of the weather for the month — dull and wet, with 

 occasional heavy fogs. 



The rainfall is the greatest monthly total of the year, 5 64 

 inches. There were only 10 dry days. The barometer was low 

 and very irregular during the first fortnight ranging as low as 

 28'70 on the 8th, but from the 14th it gradually rose till, on the 

 17th, it touched 3042, the highest reading of the year. 



The almost entire absence of frost during the month was 

 remarkable, 1° only occurring on the 18th, a most unusual 

 experience for this season of the year. The average temperatures 

 were — maximum 51° and minimum 42°, while in 1898 these were 

 46° and 37°. 



December. — The severe weather of this month amply made up 

 for the previous mildness of the season. After the first week, 

 which was mild like November, severe frosty weather set in on 

 the 8th, and on the 12th a heavy snowstorm was experienced in 

 the city, snow lying to a depth of 3 inches. Cold bracing weather 



