of the Australian Alps. 



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SEASONS. 





SPRING. 



SUMMER. ATJTUMX. 



WINTER. 





O'cast 



Cldy. 



Clear. 



O'cast 



Cldy. 



Clear. O'cast 



Cldy. 

 44-8 



Clear.; O'cast Cldy. 



Clear. 



Mean . . 



14-8 



51-4 



26-0 



8-8 



44-4 



44-8 J16-5 

 1 



30-5 



,15-7 44-2 



1 



32-1 



It will be observed, that although the nuniber of cloudy 

 clays is in excess of the clear for the entire year, yet the 

 latter more than double those upon which the sky was 

 overcast. It is also noticeable that the number of clear days 

 is greater durirjg summer and winter than in the spring or 

 autumn. The beautifully clear cool days of winter are a 

 noticeable feature in the climate of the Australian Alps, 

 although frequently preceded by hard frosts and occasionally 

 followed by heavy snow falls. 



Fkosts. 



As the time of year in which frosts occur has an important 

 influence on the success or otherwise of agricultural opera- 

 tions, it becomes interesting to note how often they have 

 been found to take place within the period herein discussed. 

 The following table gives the number of days during each 

 month since 1879 upon which they have occurred : — 



1879. 1880. 1881. 



1882. 



1883. 



1884. 



Days. 

 June . . 5 



July .. 4 

 Aug. .. 6 



Days J Days. 

 June ..51 May . . 4 



July . . 8 ! June . . 5 

 Aug. . . 1 ! July . . 3 

 Sept. . . 2 1 Aug. . . 2 



Days. 

 May . . *2 

 June . . 2 

 July ..10 

 Aug. .. 3 

 Sept. .. 1 



Days. 

 May .. 2 

 June . . 6 

 July .. 6 

 Aug. . . 4 

 Sept. .. 1 



Days. 

 May .. 4 

 June . . 6 

 July ..12 

 Aug. .. 3 

 Sept. .. 1 



Total Xo. of -i - lfi I. 

 days for year 10 ! lb I 14 



18 j 19 



26 



Mean No. of days per month— May, 2 ; June. 4-8 ; July, 7*2 ; August, 3*2 ; 

 September, -83. 



It will be seen by the above that the present year has been 

 unusually frosty, and ranged from May to 18th September. 

 As the seasons are later at sub-alpine habitats above 2000 



