AUGUST. 



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8.7 



This month may be said to have been one of continued, exces- 

 sive, and almost uninterrupted dryness, for the amount of ram 

 was less than +, of an inch, most of which fell between the 23d and 

 25th. During half the number of days, the wind was easterly or 

 from points adjoining. The temperature wa~ high, the ground 

 hot and parched, the sun powerful, and frequently a cloudless sky. 

 The 1 ith was the hottest day in the season, the Thermometer 

 in the shade between 92 0 and 93 0 , and 120 0 in sun's rays. Trees 

 in many instances lost their foliage, and grass was mostly burned 

 up. Except under an artificial a::n« -ph en . plants could not 

 maintain a flourishing condition; and although watering was 

 made almost exclusively the labour of the garden, its aim was 

 reduced to merely the preservation of vegetable life till a more 

 congenial period. 



Mean Pressure from the 3 daily observations 29.996 inches, Fahr. 



Temperature Ditto i8°. 9 i or 6603 



Dew Point Ditto H°-75 — S 8 55 



Degree of Dryness . . . Ditto 4° •»<> ~ 7-4® 



Degree of Moisture . . . Ditto 789 



Force of Vapour Ditto 535 »nch 



Least observed degree of Moisture 4 02 



Maximum Temperature in the Shade ... . 33 5 or 9^-3 



Minimum Temperature in ditto 5°° — 4'o 



Maximum Temperature in the Sun 49°.o — 120.02 



Minimum of Terrestrial Radiation 1*7$ — 35 ■ 5 



Mean Temperature of External Air i8°.63 — 65.53 



Winds. 



North 1 days. I N. East 4 days. 



South 5 .. S. East 1 



East n .. N.West 3 



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