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reading for the month was 30"75 inches on the 23rd. After the 

 29th there was a sharp rise to 30"05 on the 31st. 



Frost was registered on ten occasions, these being chiefly 

 during the latter half of the month. The amount registered 

 was 55°. This is a greater amount than what was registered 

 in January of the three preceding years, especially that of 

 January, 1906, when the total was only 9" ; in 1905 the amount 

 was 33°, and in 1904, 28°. While the average maximum 

 temperature (43°) was the same as that of Januaiy, 1906, the 

 average minimum (35°) was 2° lower. 



The rainfall was 2' 12 inches, which is slightly under that of 

 the same month of 1906, when the amount was 2' 62 inches. On 

 no occasion was the day's rainfall excessive, while there were 13 

 days on which no rain fell. 



With the open and comparatively mild weather, vegetation 

 early showed signs of activity. The buds on Willows and Elders 

 swelled up considerably, and Narcissi and Snowdrops were show- 

 ing through the surface of the ground during the second week of 

 the month. Grass lands were remarkably bright and green for 

 the season, and birds were in song prior to the period of frosts. 



February. — Sharp frosts were experienced during the first 

 week, with a fall of snow on the 4th, while on the 5th and 

 early part of the 6th the city was enveloped in a dense fog. A 

 change to fresh set in on the 7th, but the thaw did not last 

 long, and, with the wind veering back from S.W. to N.E., there 

 was a recurrence of the wintry weather. A brilliant display of 

 the aurora was witnessed on the evening of the 9th. From the 

 15th until the 20th very stormy weather was experienced, with 

 heavy, cold rains. Thereafter till the end of the month the 

 weather was seasonably tine and settled. 



The barometrical readings were much lower than those of the 

 preceding month, and, in consonance with the weather, some- 

 what erratic. The pressure was above 30"00 inches during the 

 first five days and last four days of the month ; the highest point 

 was 30'35 inches on the 5th. The main range of pressure was 

 between 30"00 and 29^00 inches, and only on one occasion was it 

 below the latter point, when during the stormy period it touched 

 28-40 on the 20th. 



There were 15 dry days, and the rainfall (including melted 

 snow) amounted to 2'68 inches, which quantity is about the 



