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generally slightly above the average. The first twenty days of 
July were very fine and bright; but the remaining eleven days 
were very cloudy and overcast ; a severe thunder storm, with heavy 
rain, occurred on the 24tli, 0.96 in. of rain fell in half-an-hour 
during the storm ; five other thunder storms were recorded. The 
monthly rainfall was 8-10ths below the average. The first fortnight 
of August was cold, and the sky generally overcast ; the barometer 
readings averaged about 29.7, 3-10 below the usual pressure, with 
frequent oscillations, attended by strong W. and S.W. winds. 
Light N.E. winds prevailed from the 15th to the 25th, with high 
barometric pressure ; but with considerable variation in the day 
temperatures. The maximum temperatures varied from 64.5 on 
the 18th, to 80.5 on the 20th, and 63.5 on the 23rd, followed by 
three unusually cold days. On the 27th the wind changed to S., 
and the temperature rose to 71.5, the barometer again falling below 
the average. The rainfall was again deficient, being 4-10ths below 
the average. From September the 1st to the 19th, the days were 
cloudy, light S.W. breezes prevailed, frequent showers of rain, and 
a mean temperature of 56.5. The last eleven days were fine and 
milder, the mean being 59.5. The chief variation in the barome- 
tric pressure was a rise from 29.56 on the 12th to 30.34 on the 
14th, followed by a fall to 29.82 on the 17th. The rainfall was 
.274 in. above the average. October was composed of short periods 
of alternately cold and mild weather ; the mean temperature of the 
first eight days was 49.0; from the 9th to the 19th, 53.8; 20th 
to the 24th, only 45.0; and from the 25th to the 31st, 53.0. A 
thunder storm with heavy rain occurred on the 1st; the rainfall 
for the first eight days was 1 .62 in., but the total fall for the month 
was 8-10ths below the average. Strong S.W. winds were recorded 
during the first week; the barometer pressure averaged 29.3 on 
the first four days, increased suddenly to 30 in. on the 5th, 
decreased to 29.215 at 10 a.m. the 7th, followed by a rise of .676 
in. in next twenty-four hours. Another sudden decrease of pres- 
sure was recorded from 30.074 at 9 p.m. the 20th, to 29.393 
at 10 a.m. the 21st, attended by a gale from the S.S.W., the 
velocity of the wind averaged 21 miles an hour from 6 a.m. to 
1 p.m. the 21st. The first ten days of November wore fine and mild, 
with a mean temperature of 48.0; the remaining days were very 
cloudy, with frequent small showers of rain, and much colder; 
