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for March, April, and May was 30-086 inches, being the 
highest for these months so far as this element of climate 
has been discussed, viz., 1854. Values are available since 
1764, but they have not yet been reduced. 
In spite of a July with a mean temperature 0°9 hanes 
the average, the summer was the hottest since 1868, while, 
taking the mean temperature of the six months ending 
August, we find that it was the highest for the above-extended 
period since 1826 (“the year of the short crop”). The 
average excess of temperature for these six months was 2°°8 
in 1893, 3° in 1826, and 4°1 in 1779. 
The mean temperature of the year comes out 2° above the 
130 years’ average, the only warmer years being 1857, 2°°6 
above the normal, and 1846 and 1779, when the excess 
amounted to 2°°7. 
NOTEWORTHY PHENOMENA IN THE METEOROLOGY OF 1893. 
Highest barometric reading 30°653 inches, on April 8th, 
at 8 A.M. 
Lowest barometric reading 28°510 inches, on November 
17th, at 11 aM. 
Highest temperature in shade 85°:9,.on June 18th, at 3 P.M. 
Lowest temperature in shade 15°°0, on January 6th, at 
2 A.M. 
Greatest range of temperature 28°°5, on June 18th. 
Least range of temperature 3°:2, on J anuary 2nd. 
Highest temperature in sun’s rays (black bulb thermometer 
in vaewo) 136°°3, on June 18th. 
Greatest excess of sun maximum over shade maximum, 
60°-0, on May 30th. 
Lowest temperature on grass 7°°5, on January 6th. 
Greatest difference between minimum on grass and in 
shade, —12°:2, on March 25th. 
Sunniest day June 18th, with 15 hours 9 minutes bright 
sunshine, being 87 per cent. of the total possible. 
Stormiest day December 8th, average velocity of wind 
30 miles per hour. 
Greatest daily rainfall 1:00 inch, on June 22nd. 
