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the year. During a strong gale from the south on September 

 1st and 2nd it fell to 28'88 in. for a short time, the only time 

 noted on which it fell below 29 in. On 176 days the baro- 

 meter stood at 30 in. and upwards ; on 188 days it stood 

 between 30 in. and 29 in. ; and on 1 day it fell below 29 in. 



The thermometer has not exhibited great extremes of heat 

 or cold. The minimum was on March 15th, when it fell to 

 15°. The maximum was on June 16th, July 15th, and 

 August 16th, when it reached 80°. There were 102 days on 

 which the thermometer fell to 82° and under ; 45 on which it 

 reached 70° and over ; 3 on which it reached 80°. In 112 

 years only six years have occm-red in which the average 

 temperature of the year has been less, viz. : — 1785, 1786, 

 1789, 1814, 1837, and 1845. 



Rain. — The total fall is very little above the average. 

 February and November were the wettest months, next July. 

 March and August were nearly equal, and December the driest. 

 The greatest number of wet days were in January and 

 November ; the least in April and May. No great falls of rain 

 occurred, the heaviest being on September 10th and 11th, 

 when 1*14 in. fell ; and on November 25th, when "96 in. fell. 

 The longest period of consecutive days of rain was 14 days, 

 from March 17th to 30th ; strictly speaking it was snow, and 

 there was little of it, 1-09 in. on the whole. Again, from June 

 18th to 29th, 12 days, 1-76 in. ; from September 23rd to 

 October 5th, 18 days, 2-03 in. ; and from November 17th to 

 27th, 11 days, 2-76 in. The total fall of the year was 29-81 in. 

 on 196 days. Very little snow fell during the year ; f in. fell on 

 December 6th. The greatest periods without rain were March 

 31st to April 13th, 14 days ; May 27th to June 14th, 19 days. 

 Only six periods of 6 days together without rain occurred. 



Wind. — Strong gales occurred on January 27th, February 

 10th, March 6th and 22nd, and on November 17th and 25th. 



On March 30th the S.S. 'Aquillse,' from Weymouth to the 

 Channel Islands, encountered heavy waves at midnight in 

 still weather. They passed away again about 1 o'clock. 



On Sept. 19th there was a remarkable halo round the sun 

 about 5.30, and prismatic colouring round the moon at 10 p.m. 



