144 WEATHER AND NATURE NOTES. 
The mean daily temperature for January during the last five 
years was 37.8 deg. 
It is noteworthy that the coldest November on record, 
viz., 1915, should be followed by the warmest January, and 
that the mean temperature of the two months was just about 
normal, whilst the intervening month of December was just 
normal. 
First Snowdrop was hanging its head on the 11th, 8 days 
earlier than 1915 ; Hazel came into bloom on the 28th, 23 days 
earlier than 1915. Mavis first heard on the 27th. 
FEBRUARY. 
During the first eleven days the weather was mild and 
very changeable—very similar to that of January, but lower 
temperature. The fields were quite green and spring-like, and 
several early flowers were almost ready for bursting into 
bloom. Cold, changeable, wintry weather followed, and all 
vegetable growth was suddenly checked. The fields lost their 
verdure and became blanched and bare. Till the 17th the 
wind was south and south-west. On the 18th a cold, bitter, 
barren, north-easterly wind set in, which continued till the 
end of the month. There were heavy snow and sleet showers 
on several days. The 16th was a very stormy day, with high 
wind and heavy sleet and hail showers. We had a trace of 
snow on several days, but during a good part of the month 
the distant hills were covered. 
Dog Mercury came into bloom on the rst; Yellow Crocus 
on the ioth; Dandelion on the roth; Coltsfoot on the 21st. 
The daily mean temperature was 6.5 degrees colder than 
January. 
Marcu. 
This month came in with a very cold north-east - wind, 
and the distant hills covered with snow. With the exception 
of the 16th and 17th, cold, barren, wintry weather continued 
till the end, with the wind principally from the east and north- 
east. Although there was no intense frost, yet there were 
only six days without frost on the grass. The daily mean 
temperature was 5.6 degrees colder than January. 
