Weather and Other Notes. 147 



May. 



A fine May morning ushered in the " Merry Month," no 

 frost and plenty of dew. From the 2nd till the 23rd there was 

 a continuance of wet, cold, changeable weather, a good deal of 

 thunder, with the wind mostly from an easterly direction. 

 There were floods on the Cluden on the 7th and 9th. From 

 the 23rd till the end of the month there was more genial 

 weather, with a higher temperature and S.W. wind. There 

 was a good growth of grass and every prospect of a heavy hay 

 crop. A lot of potato planting (which could not be done in 

 April through the wet) was done during the month. Turnip 

 sowing began on the i6th. 



Highest maximum temperature, 74 deg. , on 30th. 

 Lowest maximum, 49 deg., on the 6th. Highest minimum, 

 54 deg., on the 29th. Lowest minimum, 33 deg., on the 15th. 

 At 32 degrees and under on the grass on 2 days; do. in the 

 screen, none. Range of barometer between 30.4 and 29.5 

 inches. 



Violets and Primroses ver}- plentiful. Blenheim Apple 

 came into bloom on the ist, Wild Hyacinth on the 7th, Garden 

 Strawberry on the 14th, Chestnut on the 21st, Hawthorn on 

 the 22nd, Lilac on the 23rd. The Small W^hite Butterfly first 

 seen on the 26th ; first Wasp on the 26th. 



June. 



This month came in with sunshine and shower. From 

 the 5th till the loth the weather was changeable, cold, wet, 

 and stormy. From this on till the end of the month it was 

 dryer and more seasonable. There was an exceptional vege- 

 table growth ; grass was abundant. Thunder was heard on 

 several days. Turnips that were sown on the i6th of May 

 were hoeing on the i8th. 



Temperature about normal. Highest maximum, 78 

 deg., on the 17th. Lowest maximum, 54 deg., on the 19th. 

 Highest minimum, 55 deg., on the 17th. Lowest minimum, 

 37 deg., on I St. No frost. Rainfall slightly above the 

 normal, but only about half that of 1912. Wind principally 

 from the W. and S.W. Range of barometer between 30.4 

 and 29.5 inches. 



