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easterly and_north-easterly winds prevailed, there was a 
considerable number of dull days, although little rain fell. 
Temperature on the 2nd rose to 68°, rising above 60° on the 
first four days of the month. The second half of the month 
was fine and sunny, although snow showers were of some- 
what frequent occurrence. Pressure was high and steady, 
and there was no storm of importance. 
May.—During the first half the barometer was high and 
steady, accompanied by little rainfall, and three-fifths of 
the total sunshine; but on the 14th the barometer fell 
quickly, and reached the minimum for the month on the 
16th. During the second half of the month rain fell almost 
daily, and the weather was generally unsettled. ‘Temperature 
up till the 23rd of the month was, on the whole, below the 
average, but thereafter kept well above it. No gales were 
experienced. 
June.—Cyclonic conditions prevailed throughout the greater 
part of June, the only really fine weather experienced being 
on the 7th, 8th, and 9th, the maximum temperature recorded 
on these days being 70°'9, '75°°8, and 80°'1 respectively. On 
no other day of the month did the temperature reach 70°. 
Sunshine was on the whole abundant, although heavy rains 
were of common occurrence. — 
July—The prominent features of the weather of this 
month were, a mean temperature considerably below the 
average, with an almost entire absence of warm weather, and 
a rainfall considerably below the normal. Little sunshine 
was, however, recorded. During the first week rather stormy 
weather was experienced, pressure falling to a minimum on 
the 7th, rain descending daily from the 2nd to the 7th of the 
month. Up to the 19th pressure deviated but little from 
' the normal, the weather remaining dry, with light easterly 
winds; but on the 18th and 19th pressure gave way, rain 
coming down heavily. ‘On the 20th an anti-cyclone advanced 
from the westward, this being accompanied by dull, cloudy, 
but dry weather. 
August.—Throughout the greater part of August unsettled 
and showery weathér largely predominated, although sunshine 
was fairly abundant. Although temperature was but a third 
