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markedly in excess of the normal, such a warm June not 
having occurred since 1858. 
July.—Both pressure and temperature were below the 
normal, although rainfall showed a deficiency from the mean. 
There was very little sunshine during the first 15 days, only 
32 hours being recorded out of a possible 258 hours. Easterly 
winds blew till the 16th, when a westerly air current set in, 
the rest of the month being sunny and comparatively dry. 
Thunderstorms were observed on the 2nd, 8th to 11th, 16th, 
17th, and 19th, the most severe being that of the 8th. 
August.—Pressure and rainfall were both about the average, 
although temperature was exceptionally high, especially from 
the 7th to the 20th, the mean for these fourteen days being 
66°-2, or 8°-4 above the normal. During the fortnight under 
review the day maxima were all above 70°, while on the 15th 
a maximum of 84° was recorded. Not since August 1868 
has such a warm day been experienced in this month. The 
nearest approach to the above prolonged spell of warmth 
during 40 years was a mean of 65°2 for the fortnight ending 
August 8th, 1868. Sunshine was again very prevalent, the 
only sunless day being the 31st. Light westerly winds 
prevailed till the 21st, when a strong gale blew for about 
10 hours. Thunderstorms were observed on the 4th and 
20th. This was the warmest August experienced since 1819. 
September.—Pressure and temperature during September 
did not depart much from the mean, but rainfall was over an 
inch below the average. Sunshine, especially during the 
second half of the month, was deficient, only 16 per cent. of ° 
the possible being registered in the week ending the 23rd. 
Less than half an inch of rain fell during the first three 
weeks, but the last week was wet, the downfall exceeding an 
inch. A very fine meteor was seen on the evening of the 5th. 
October.— Westerly winds blew persistently throughout, 
east winds being observed on only two days. The first week 
was very fine, although the barometer was low. A heavy 
downpour of rain took place on the night of the 7th and 
8th, nearly an inch falling in 10 hours. Remarkably mild 
weather prevailed from the 15th to the 21st, the mean 
temperature of this period being 54°-6, or nearly the average 
