-METEOROLOGICAL -OBSERVATIONS. 
.Comparative-view.of. meteorological: results— Continued. 
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| 1861. | 1862. 
HUMIDITY. 
Meany humidity, of the year «onc. jesieicjeeoe5de.08.6 age 81 719 
‘Month of greatest humidity................. -...| * Ottober December 
When the mean humidity of the month was.... 88 86 
Month off least humidity < o. o ee tee eae oe nis May May 
‘When the mean humidity of the month was .... 67 61 
RAIN. 
Rataldepth Of Tain IW MCHES . cea cree cieicc. soe oles 31.8135 31.9802 
Number of days on which rain fell.............. 119 91 
Greatest depth in one month fellin.............. July July 
(ae Te EhrOOUNOG! TOSseScocbauuddone Scdodaooe 4.4772 4.7205 
Rainy days were most frequent in............00. September October 
When their number was........ccscsscsoceeas 15 15 
; SNOW. 
Luotie)! Gieyodan Th Was EERE 66 GooScacogddcapcoacoOd 80.4 80.8 
Number of days on which snow fell ............. 59 63 
Greatest depth in one month fell in........ eae February January 
‘When it amounted to,.......... soud dadadudee 26.7 24.8 
Days of snow were most frequent in........... .»| ‘January January 
When their number was....... ood00sa00006 306 15 16 
WIND. 
Most windy month ......... SoOGOCHOOOOS Ice ....| February April 
Least windy month...... SouMOU BOD ONUROOOb peetere eA ust July 
AURORA BOREALIS. 
MAMTOLS; VABIDIC.ON, « .)ejoe ocdeiaice cise sie de cecinee os ‘ 16 16 
No. of nights.on which it was possible to see aurora 166 162 
do. do. impossible to see aurora 199 203 
PERIODICAL: PHENOMENA. 
‘spring birds first.seen...... Baeee iss aicledewasdac o| pAlaveh 5 March-17 
Crows first seen ........--000. AOE ernsOOOR ILO - — | March 22 
MUland ErMIESt he BEC cic iey</2:+. ove fee rele oreterors olcte eetersis els ‘March 29 ‘April 2 
AWild.pigeons-SceN .....0.seermees Sialeanaiolelatels “feip April 13 — 
Millon detree frOmACel. <\c1-1cyciaiei=/slcloinlclelsicieloielsleiete April 14 April 15 
PS WALOWSISECN ceils cleicie ciele cclsie cs « 0s ACSC oD ta — April 15 
Tree ERODE Brisiagceesaode docs cit ce isreia baa April 20 April 16 
Latest snow. of the season............ceceeees -.| May 1 April 23 
“Currant and lilac bushes in leaf................. April 29 May 8 
{Plum trees in blossom ............- > GRO OCHS - May 21 May 15 
Forest trees in leaf ..........-.+0. eidefejelere ls icjecclall| a Meiyezo May 18 
First ‘hoar frost of autumn ............... US — September's 
OF irst ice of: the Season... ...66ecccecsedaccsscns October 21 | October 20 
pHixst snowrof_the season... . ic csagesscs csc nnn October 23 | October 22 
_Linaiain sO? BSSs dacossoces BoadPanteeasonsee October 30 
"Mill pond frozen ...........c200+ Big bier, Sdarstelel corey November 17] November 9 
-Hators.—There were.nine lunar haloes observed in 1861, and ten 
in 1862. Eight solar haloes were observed in 1861, and one in 1862. 
