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Aprit.—This month was, with the exception of April 1893, the 
warmest April during the past 19 years. The shade temperature 
exceeded 70° on one day; there were 2 frosts in the shade and 12 
on the grass. 
May broke the series of exceptionally warm months, being the 
coldest during the past 19 years; the shade temperature never 
reached 70°, and only exceeded 60° on 5 days; there were 2 frosts 
in the shade and g on the grass, the lowest reading (24.77) being 
registered cn the 29th. Much damage was done to crops and vege- 
tation by these unusually severe frosts occurring so late in the 
season. 
June.—The first half of the month was wet and cold. nearly the 
whole of the month’s rain falling between the 1st andthe 16th. The 
latter half was more genial, but only on the last 4 days of the month 
did the temperature exceed 70°. 
JuLty commenced with bright warm weather, the highest shade 
temperature of the year being reached on the 6th; from the roth 
until the 24th the weather was unsettled, with heavy rain on the 16th, 
2oth, 22nd, and 24th; the last week was fine and warm. Slight 
thunderstorms occurred on three days. The shade temperature 
exceeded 700 on 13 days and 80° on 2 days. 
Aucust.—The rainfall, although below the average, was spread 
over 23 days, rain falling every day from the 1st to the 13th. The 
shade temperature exceeded 70° on three days. A gale from the 
west blew on the night of the r4th—15th 
SEPTEMBER.—Although below the average in temperature, was the 
dryest and most pleasant month of the whole summer, The 16 days 
from the 6th to the 21st (inclusive) were absolutely without rain ; 
there were 5 frosts on the grass but only one in the shade. 
OcrToBErR was a mild but dull month; the rainfall was slightly 
below the average, and nearly all occurred after the 19th. There were 
only 2 frosts; a gale trom the south-west blew on the 25th. 
NovEMBER was a remarkably mild month, being the warmest 
November during the past 19 years. A gale from the south-west 
and south-east blew on the 13th accompanied by heavy rain, the 
total full on the 3 days, 12th, 13th, and 14th, amounting to 1°46 
inches. There was only one frost in the shade but four on the grass. 
DECEMBER was another exceptionally warm month. The first 
week was dry with fairly sharp frosts at night, then the weather turned 
very mild and continued so until the end of the month. From the 
13th to the 26th was a very wet period, rain falling every day. 
There were 8 frosts in the shade and ten on the grass. The first 
fall of snow occurred on the 28th. A severe gale from the south- 
west and west blew on the 22nd, and one from the west and north- 
west on the 28th and 2oth. 
