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from the south-east, on the 27th. Our neighbours in New 

 Brunswick and United States, appeared, from newspaper reports, 

 to have suffered more severely from these gales, than ourselves. 

 Mean temperature 28°, 4° above 1865, and 2° above the three 

 years average. 



The highest temperature noted in the shade was 89°, on 26th 

 June. 



The lowest temperature noted in the shade was 15°, night of 

 6th, 7tli, January. 



The highest monthly range, 59° in February. 



The lowest monthly range, 31°, in August. 



The range for the year, 104°. 



The hottest month was August. The coldest January. 



The mean temperature of the year 42°. 



The highest reading of the barometer during the year was 

 30.36, on 17th February. 



The lowest readinor of the barometer during the vear was 

 28.79, on 2nd May. 



The mean for the year 29.62. 



The highest monthly range was 1.24, in April. 



The lowest monthly range was .32, in February. 



The yearly range 1.57. 



The most prevalent winds during the year were north-west 

 and south-west. 



The least prevalent winds during the yesiv were east. 



Rain fell on 134 days. 



Snow fell on 52 days. 



Hail fell on 3 days. 



Fog prevalent on 61 days. 



Auroras Boreales were observed on 33 nights. 



Solar halos were observed on 8 days. 



Lunar halos were observed on 12 nights. 



Thunder storms occurred on 22d April, 28th June, 4th, and 

 night of 23d, 24th, August, and 23d November. 



Lightning was seen, but no thunder heard on 6th July. 



Thunder heard but no lightning seen 20th June, 8th, 10th, 

 13th August, and 22d September. 



A fine Parhelion was visible for nhoni an hour, from 5 o'clock, 

 p. m., on the 9th June. 



