296 METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
The following table -gives the mean temperature and the mean: 
height of the barometer in the different quarters, the winter quarter 
‘in each case being taken so as to include December of the preceding 
year. 
Winter. | Spring. |Summer | Autumn. 
fo) é ce} fo) 
'1861—Mean temperature.............. 21 43 38.47 64.10 46.63. 
/1862—Mean temperature......... Sos 23.84 | 40 12 | 64.18 | 46.67: 
'7861—Mean height of barometer ...... 28.6749] 28.6671] 28.7230] 28.6819- 
/1862—Mean height of barometer ..... ‘| 28.1586) AES 28 1201) 28.7503 
|Comparative view, in the years 1861 and 1862, of certain meteor-- 
ological results : 
| 1861. | 1862. 
TEMPERATURE. 
\|Mean temperature of the year. ...........-ce0ce A3 53 43 337 
SWearmes timo thy) .ccej<cis;ece «//catererercders)aie:0)s-sieielepeiers July August 
When the mean temperature of the month was.. 65.94 65.73 
BC oldest month tis ias pected st nies eee eink cred one January January 
When the mean temperature of the month was.. 24.92 26.11 
Difference between the warmest and coldest months 41.02 39.62 
PWarmest Gay (8 ci PRET Ns GR ciate a atcaie oer August 2nd} July 5th 
When the mean of the day was........ «so... 78.5 16.9 °, 
HC oldest Gay: aes! ... lc cr Mee te NON AD Side ceed ccs Feb. 8th Jan, 14th — 
When the mean of the day was .............. —6.2 1.43 
UHighest- temperature’ mia sacle ec eieataieeractaee 90.4 -86.0 
Which) oecurke domly.) de mcis)cleleies-ielaroratyrercrareieces August 2nd ; ae ome 
Lowest temperature .........0..e000 aie eeorereaiey —20:4 —17.7 
Which occurred on ..............0. Siete GB Jan. 13th Dec. 14th. 
WRanse Ob TRE Veal). .- te. jetnslem weir rece ee ricci ee 110.8 103.7 
BAROMETER. | ‘ 
(Mean pressure of the year....... Ae ee wane ieee 28.6955 28.7246 
(Month of highest pressure ........0.0ecececcsoes December | September 
When the mean pressure of the month was..... 28.8322 -28:8075 
(Month of lowest pressure ..... 2. cose sce mereclees February March 
‘When the mean pressure of the month was..... 28.6033 28.5807 
|\Maximum pressure of the year..........0.- oc00s 29.317 29.436 
VWahichveccpr edly: (cy oracles oi eps oi otel/clm) ctore de faiei oteye S na? Br a 
\Minimum pressure of the year .......... eadiede 6M 27.943 28.021 
BW HICH Occ urRe dian ssc sey mraistgeeicsc aie Masis be ed uf aac if 
(Range: Gf athe syear. oo /.je cis Liejelers Sievence doslavare ciate : 7 1.374 | 1,415 
