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METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DURING THE YEAR 1897, 171 
The changeable nature of the weather is well shown by the 
barometric readings. The pressure was steady, and above 30:00 
inches until the 10th, after which it was very irregular, with two 
very marked depressions. From 30°10 on the 10th it fell to 
29°10 on the 13th. , On the 16th it was up to 29-98, then down 
to 29-60 on the 17th, then rising steadily till, on the 21st and 
22nd,it was at 30°39, From that point the pressure rapidly declined 
to 28°90, when a severe gale, with rain, took place. 
The comparative absence of hard frost during this month was 
notable. Only on three mornings was any frost registered, and 
the total amount was only 15°, a somewhat unusual occurrence for 
November, The average temperatures—maximum, 49°, minimum, 
40°—are respectively 3° and 5° higher than those for November, 
1896. 
Considering the open, mild nature of the weather, none of the 
precocious-flowering plants showed any sign of growth, even the 
Jasminum nudiflorum, Lindl., which frequently flowers in 
November, had not a blossom open. 
December.—After the first three days, which were fine, with 
slight frosts in the mornings, the weather was stormy and 
unsettled, and gales and heavy rain were frequent until the 17th. 
Then for eight days the weather was frosty, and the atmospheric 
conditions extremely unpleasant, on account of the prevalence of 
dense fogs, On the 22nd and 23rd the fog was particularly bad, 
and as it was continuous for over forty-eight hours, traffic in the 
city was seriously interfered with. A change set in on the 24th, 
and, with the disappearance of the frost, the fog cleared off. The 
last week of the year was stormy and wet. There was a 
preponderance of westerly winds, and the rainfall was much 
above the average, the amount registered being 5:56 inches. On 
five occasions the rainfall in twenty-four hours exceeded } inch ; 
the greatest fall for one day was 1:20 inches on the 26th. There 
were thirteen dry days, the same number as in December, 1896, 
which, however, had only a rainfall of 4°85 inches. 
As in November, the barometric records show a varied and wide 
range in the pressure. From 29°30 on the Ist it rose to 30:10 
on the 2nd, then it rapidly fell till, on the 9th, it was at 28°70; 
rising steadily, with very little variation, on the 23rd it stood at 
