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42°*4. Since the year 1771 there have been 9 Jamiaries of some- 
what higher temperature than in last January, viz. : — 
In the year 1796 it was 45°-3. In the year 1852 it was 42°-0. 
1804 „ 43°-2. „ 1853 „ 42°-4. 
1834 „ 44°-4. „ 1863 „ 41°-8. 
1846 „ 43°-7. „ 1866 „ 42^-6. 
„ 1851 „ 42°-9. 
27ie mean temperature of February was 38°-7, being 0°'6 lower than 
the average of the preceding 33 Februaries, 4°*4 warmer than in 
1873, and 6°-l colder than in 1872. 
The mean temperature of March was 43°-7, being 2|° higher than 
the average of 103 years, and 2^-1 higher than that of the pre- 
ceding 33 years; higher than in 1873 by l°-8, but lower than iu 
1872 by 0°-9. The montli of March was warm, but back to 1771 
the mean temperature has 1 een exceeded 21 times. 
The mean temperature of th3 quarter was 41°*4, the average tempe- 
rature for the first 3 months of the year as found from the previous 
103 years was 38°-7, and as found from the preceding 33 years 
39°-8 ; the excess of temperature for the quarter over the former is 
2°-7, and over the latter is l°-6. 
The fall of rain in Januarj^ was one inch, being only about one- 
half of the average, in February it was 0-94 inches, being about 
two-thirds of the average, and in March it was 0-45 inches only, 
being less than one-third of the average. 
Second Quarter {April, May, June). — The warm period which set in 
on 13th March (the excess of the daily temperature of which over 
daily averages till the end of March was 5j°) continued with very 
slight exceptions throughout April, the average daily excess of 
temperature for this month being 4°. On several daj's towards the 
end of the mouth the days were very warm, the excesses being as 
large as lO'' to 13°. On 1st May a cold period set in, and con- 
tinued without exception till the 21st ; these three week& of low 
temperature were very painful, following so immediately the heat 
of the preceding seven weeks. A period of warm weather then 
occiirred from 22nd May to 11th June, the average daily excess of 
temperature being 4^°, and from this time to the end of the quarter 
low temperatures prevailed, the deficiency of daily temperature 
amounting to nearly 4^°. 
The mean temperature of April was 50°-0, being 4°-0 higher than 
the average of 103 years, and 2°-9 higher than that of the preceding 
33 years. It was higher than in 1873 by 4°'l, and higher than in 
1872 by l''-7. 
Going back to the year 1771, there have been but five Aprils of 
so high a temperature as in 1874, viz. : — 
