2 Procefdinfja. 



after the temperature of the air had risen above the freezing 

 point. 



Eain to the extent of -01 of an inch and upwards fell on 

 178 days. I have recorded only 177 days, for on the 25th of 

 July the gauge was upset, and the rain lost. The total col- 

 lected on those 177 days was 27*24 ; but I judge from the 

 appearance of the ground on the morning of the 25th of July 

 that about one-fifth of an inch had fallen in the preceding 

 24 hours. The average fall for the last 22 years is 30'86 in., 

 so that the season of 1889 may be regarded as dry. The 

 average number of days on which rain fell during the same 

 period is 177 days. The rainfall, so far as regards the 

 number of days, is close to the average. There were 11 

 intervals of six days and upwards continuously on which no 

 rain fell, the longest period being 23 days, from the 16th of 

 June to the 8th of July ; and there were 6 intervals of 6 

 days and upwards continuously on which rain fell on some 

 part of the day, the longest period being 12 days, from the 

 21st of April to the 2nd of May. The wettest month was 

 October, in which month 5'17 in. fell ; the driest was June, 

 in which "80 of an inch fell. Less than an inch fell in 

 September, being -96. The heaviest fall was 1*15 of an inch 

 on the 7th of March; the next 1*02 of an inch on the 19th of 

 August. There was a continuous fall on the 26th and 27th 

 of May, when -97 of an inch fell on the two days ; beyond 

 these instances no very heavy fall occurred. 



Snow fell on the 10th of January, and in February on the 

 10th, and again each day from the 23rd to the 28th ; but it 

 was not until the 27th and 28th that it fell heavily, but even 

 then not very heavily. Some snow fell on the 2nd to 5th of 

 March. A little snow fell on the 27th of November, but not 

 sufficient to record as to quantity, and again on the 6th of 

 December, when the amount of snow was equal to -30 of an 

 inch of rain . 



On the 2nd of February a combination of snow and hail 

 fell to the extent of one-fifth of an inch. A little hail fell on 

 the 30th of May, but not sufficient to record the quantity. 



Thunder was heard about 4.30 p.m. during a heavy shower 



