FRUIT CULTURE IN THE ALPS MAJRITIME. 

 CLIMATE. 



923 



During the thirty years from 1840 to 1878, inclusive, the wind blew 

 at Nice as follows : 



Days. 



Feeble or moderate 7, 373 



More or less strong t 2 ( 397 



Calm 608 



Averages and extremes of temperature at Nice during thirty years, from 1849 to 1878 (ther- 

 mometer centigrade). 



Temperature daring the day. 



The differences between these extremes are as follows : Between the 

 annual averages, 31. 60 between the greatest extremes in ODO year, 

 1859, 35.5 ; between the least in one year 27.0, 1850 ; between greatest 

 extremes in the 30 years, 37.2 ; highest 33.7, July 10, 1865 ; lowest 

 3.5, February 8, 1864. 



The average number of rainy days in Nice in each year is 64.4. The 

 most rainy year, 1853, gave 103; the least, 1871, 45 days. 



This average divides itself among the seasons thus: Winter, 16.1 j 

 spring, 19 j summer, 9.3; autumn 19.8. 



