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however, considerable variation in the temperature, for on the 9th 
the maximum was 84.6, but on the following day the highest was 
only 68.5 with a night temperature of 50.2. On the 13th, 14th, 
and 15th the maxima were 86.0, 87.0, and 85.0, with night tem- 
peratures of 61.0, 60.0, and 58.8; the highest minimum in the 
month was 64.5 for the night of the 18th. The 20th, 2 1st, and 
22nd, were mild but cloudy, and a little rain fell ; the remaining 
nine days were very cold, sky overcast and cloudy, and frequent 
showers of rain were recorded ; the maximum temperature on the 
25th was only 58.5 followed by a night temperature of 42.0. 
Frequent oscillation in the barometer was l’ecorded during the last 
week of August ; the greatest was from 29.667 at 9 a.m. the 30th 
to 29.108 at 3 p.m. the 31st, the lowest reading recorded in August 
during the last six years. A strong wind with a velocity of 303 miles 
in 24 hours was recorded on the 27th, from the W. until 1 p.m. ; 
and from W.N.W. from 4.30 to 9 p.m. A gale from the W.S.W. 
was recorded from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 29th; the velocity 
in the 8 hours was 129 miles. The rainfall in August was 0.71 in. 
below the monthly average. 
September. 
This month was remarkable for the excessive rainfall ; rain 
fell on 21 days, and the total fall, 5.25 in., was the largest 
amount recorded here in September in the last thirty-five years, 
and was 3.06 in. in excess of the average. During the first 
7 days the unusual amount of 2.84 in. was recorded, 0.92 in. 
of which fell between 4.0 and 9.0 a.m. on the -6th. Excepting 
the 15th, 19th, 21st, and 22nd, which -were fine days, the sky was 
generally overcast and cloudy. The winds during September were 
mostly light from the W.N. W. and W.S.W. ; the only strong gale 
was from the W.S.W. and W., from midnight on the 24th to 5 p.m. 
on the 25th, when the velocity was 267 miles in the 17 hours. 
A meteor of extraordinary brilliancy was seen at 6.30 p.m. the 
24th. The mean temperature of September was about 1.5 degrees 
below the average, which deficiency occurred in the day tempera- 
tures; for on 11 days the temperature did not rise above 60 degrees, 
and on the 13th the maximum was only 52.5. The night tem- 
peratures were rather warmer than usual ; the lowest was 43.0 on 
the night of the 15th. The barometric readings in September 
