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THE WEATHER OF 1893. 
THE year 1893 continues the series of very dry years that commenced with 
the “‘ Jubilee year,” 1887. It is also remarkable as having been the warmest 
year, with the exception of 1884, in the eighteen years for which we have a 
continuous record. 
MEAN SHADE TEMPERATURE. 
Mean for 1893, Averages of Difference of 
1876-1892. 1893 from average, 
JO ORS Aw ene 35'5 va 36°3 oh — 08 
GD agp seas eee 398 ais 39°0 ds +08 
Marchi wee sjese ne 44°4 43 39°5 ai SP ke) 
April <i akegu esis AO ote 44°0 ae + 4°6 
May ear doven ietaree oe 53:1 an 50°0 ate sh gi 
OBES hes ., Mss'a, ie 57°9 am 56°5 me fated 
aly BAAS ee ee 60°2 re 59°2 we + 1'0 
CA ny ES ae We con 61°7 4c 58°6 re Spee ii 
Sept he eae JEL SAAE al 54°5 ae — O74 
Ostia) Sbrtoy ot 48°6 Xe 46°8 ae + 18 
INGy Mee ees ee eh. 410 tt 41°7 ors — 07 
Dec. Sa ee ONT on 36°9 ie + 3°2 
48°8 46°9 + 1'9 
January was, it will be seen, below the average in temperature, but alter 
that, every month, with the exception of September and November, was above 
the average, March and April being the warmest months of those names 
during the last eighteen years. ‘his excess of temperature was particularly 
marked throughout the spring and summer, giving a more than usually pleasant 
character to those seasons. 
RAINFALL, 
Total for 1893. Averages of Difference of 1893 
1876-1892, from average, 
HANS nae, Sh 1°40 ee I'QI . TOR 
Feb. Bnei Se 2°39 53 1°78 ale + o'61 
WET Ny Bee aria aoe 0°28 i Ls73 — 1°45 
April es Scere 0°47 " 1°96 at — 1°49 
DER sky care a cee ene 2°32 : 2°32 is — 
Keg ee rep OY i 2°44 At E70 
Venom wae Os SPR et ely) se 2°59 oe + O11 
oe) eae wee eae anes 1°QI Me 2°73 co —'0°S2 
psteri i gl ey edee p 2 26 mi 2°38 ae — O°12 
SD Meee en wie ire an 25 ti — 0 84 
Nove’ Biv cres biasays gill hee ae 2°45 Ne — 1°33 
DCC RR eS crn sc. 222 Bn 2°48 hs — 0°26 
19°72 27°52 Sie 
With the exception of the year 1887, the past year is the driest during the 
period over which our record extends, the fall in 1887 being just one 
inch less; while a more recent year, namely 1891, comes very close 
