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with a fall of 1980. The deficiency was fairly evenly distributed 
throughout the year, but was particularly marked in the months of 
March, April, June, and November, the first three of which were the 
driest of their names in our record, while the fourth was only exceeded by 
November, 1889. The only months with a fall above the average were 
February and July, and their aggregate excess only amounted to “72 inch. 
The maximum temperature in the sun, 145°2° was registered on July 12th, 
the minimum on the grass, 52°, on January 5th. The maximum temperature 
in the shade, 88°8°, was reached on August 18th, this being the highest shade 
reading since 1888 ; the minimum in the shade, 8°4°, was recorded on January 
5th. The last frost on the grass of the ‘‘ winter’ 1892-3, occurred on June 
26th, an unusually late date, and the first of the succeeding winter on August 
28th. 
As in the two previous years south-westerly winds have been the most pre- 
valent, having blown on seventy-six days. 
DETAILED REMARKS ON THE MONTHS. 
JANUARY.—The first half of the month was very cold, frosts occurring on 
all save two nights, those on the fourth and fifth being very intense. Skating 
on parts of the Trent occurred on the 1st—i5th. The remainder of the month 
was, on the whole, mild. The rainfall was small and included ten falls of 
snow. 
FEBRUARY.—A mild and wet month almost throughout, only eight frosts 
in the air, and none of those severe. There were six falls of snow. A gale blew 
from the west from gth to 11th. It was the wettest February since 1885, and 
contained only five days free from rain. The mean height of the barometer 
was unusually low, 
MarcuH.—The first week was mild and showery, the second fine with high 
day temperatures but slight frosts at night ; then, after three stormy days, there 
set in a fortnight of splendid weather, hot sunny days with frosty nights. 
The month was the warmest and driest March in the past eighteen years. 
There were ten frosts in the air and nineteen on the grass. Snow fell 
on two days, the fall on the 17th being the last of the winter. 
APRIL, like March, was the warmest and driest during the past eighteen 
years. There were two long periods, one from the 2nd to the 15th, of four- 
teen days, the other from the 21st to the 28th, of eight days, absolutely 
without rain. The shade temperature exceeded 70° on six days. There were 
three frosts in the air and eight on the grass. 
MAy was another very warm month, its mean temperature being exceeded 
only twice (in 1878 and 1879) during the previous seventeen years. Nearly 
all the rain fell in the six days from the 15th to the 20th. There was one 
period of twelve days (3rd to 14th) absolutely without rain.. The shade 
temperature exceeded 70° on five days. There were no frosts in the air 
and only two on the grass. 
JUNE was the driest June in the last eighteen years, from the 5th to the 
21st, a period of 17 days, absolutely no rain falling. There were two frosts 
on the grass, and the shade temperature exceeded 80° on three days. 
