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! 37-55 26.45 38.03! 



This month has proved colder than any December experienced 

 in the present century, the mean temperature exactly correspond 

 ing with the freezing point. North-east winds were prevalent 

 and the deposition from rain or melted snow was very little 

 Thick hoar frosts and fog were general in the last week. On 

 the 25th in particular the fog was very dense all day, and the 

 frost at night severe. By the end of the month the frost had 

 penetrated to the depth of 8 inches in kitchen garden soil, and 

 in turf about 4 inches. 



Mean Pressure from the 3 daily observations 30.092 in 



Temperature Ditto 3 z°.66 



Dew Point Ditto 3i°-55 



Degree of Dryness Ditto 1 °. 1 1 



Degree of Moisture Ditto 959 



Force of Vapour Ditto 212 ii 



Least observed degree of Moisture 606 



Maximum Temperature in the Shade 56. 0 



Minimum Temperature in ditto 15° 



Maximum Temperature in the Sun 5 7. 0 



Minimum of Terrestrial Radiation 1 o.° 



Mean Temperature of External Air 32 0 . 



Winds. 



North 2 days I N. East 121 



South 2 .. S. East 2 



East 3 N. West 3 



