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Thermometer. — January and February were cold months ; 

 the average temperature of January was 34-96°, about 2° 

 below the general average. February was colder than January, 

 the average temperature being only 32-78°, nearly 6° below 

 the average of that month. The first half of March was 

 exceedingly cold, the average temperature of the first sixteen 

 days being only 31-14°, or below the freezing-point, and more 

 than 9° below the general average temperature of that part 

 of the month. The average temperature of December was 

 also low, owing to sharp frosts from the 17th to the 21st of 

 the month, and again a very cold night on the 31st. The 

 average temperature of the month was 35-21°, or about 3J° 

 below the general average. 



The temperature fell below freezing-point on 24 days in 

 January ; 24 in February ; 16 in March, that is, from 2nd to 

 17th inclusive, falling to a minimum of 18° on the 16th ; 5 in 

 April ; 1 in May ; 8 in November ; 20 in December : 98 days 

 in all. 



In regard to higher temperatures, August was the warmest 

 mouth ; average temperature, 62-09°. July next ; average 

 temperature, 61-27°. June and September were much alike; 

 Jime, 57-82°; September, 57-98°. 



The temperature rose to 70° and upwards, 3 days in May ; 

 12 m June ; 12 in July ; 18 in August ; 5 in September ; 



3 in October : 53 days in all. It rose to 80° and above, 



4 days in July ; 2 in August ; 1 in September : 7 days in aU. 

 In the order of temperature the mouths stood thus, com- 

 pared with the average of ten years : — 



If an ascending line were di'awn, showing the increase of 

 temperature from the beginning of the year to the height of 

 summer, and a descending line drawn, showing the decrease 



