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May.—A warm and fairly dry month almost throughout. There 
was a thunder-storm on 25th, 2 frosts were registered in the air 
and 6 on the grass, the last frost of the winter in the air being on 
the 7th. 
Junr.—From 1st—s5th the weather was cool, from 6th—roth 
hot, from 11th—2zoth very cold, the remainder of the month being 
about normal. A heavy fall of rain occurred on 28th, amounting 
to 1:24 inch. There were thunder-storms on two days, no frosts 
in the air, and two on the grass, the last one of the Winter being 
on 18th, the latest date yet recorded. 
JuLy was a very cloudy month. The first three days were hot, 
but the remainder of the month was cold, and from the 12th—zoth 
extremely so, the shade temperature then scarcely reaching above 
60°. The greater part of the rain fell on 16th (0°84 inch) and 
rgth (0°48 inch), the remainder of the month being very dry. 
From 2oth—3oth was a period of 11 days without rain. 
AUGUST was somewhat cool throughout, and its rainfall was fairly 
evenly distributed. ‘There were thunder-storms on two days, and 
the Aurora Borealis was observed on 12th and 28th. 
SEPTEMBER was cool throughout. 1°44 inch of rain fell on 
2oth, and 0°43 on 27th, the remainder of the month being dry. 
There were no frosts in the air but 2 on the grass, the first one of 
the Winter being on 8th. 
Ocroser.—A bitterly cold month, the shade temperature not 
once reaching 60°. There were 7 frosts in the air, and no less 
than 16 on the grass. 
NoveMBER.—The first half of the month was very mild, the 
latter half being about normal. There were only 6 frosts in the 
air and 8 on the grass. ‘The rainfall was low, and there were 
very few fogs. 
DECEMVER was cold throughout, with sharp frosts during the 
last week, which resulted in skating been indulged in during that 
time, and towards the end of the month upon some parts of the 
Trent. ‘There were 21 frosts in the air, and 25 on the grass. 
The first half of the month was very wet, with five heavy falls of 
snow, the first one of the Winter taking place on 3rd. Snow lay 
on the ground from 6th—r1oth. The latter half of the month was 
absolutely without rain. 
