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galos ; commencing with a rapid rise in the barometric pressure 
from 28.704 at 9 a.m. the 1st, to 29.788 at 9 p.m. the 2nd, 
attended by a strong S.W. gale, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the 1st. 
The barometer fell from 29.788 on the 2nd to 29.154 at 9 p.m. the 
4th, and rain fell from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the 3rd. A rise from 
29.152 on the 7th to 30 inches on the 10th, was followed by a fall 
to 29.085 at 3 p.m. the 11th, with a gale of 334 miles, from the 
N.E. and N.N.E. on the 11th. Frequent, but no remarkable 
variation was registered until the 19th, when a quick rise from 
29.709 to 30.632 at 9 a.m. the 21st was recorded. During the 
remaining days great variation was recorded, the most remarkable 
being a fall from 30.018 at 9 a.m. the 29th, to 29.141 at 9 a.m. 
the 30th, followed by a quick rise to 30 inches on the 31st ; with 
strong gales on the 29th and 30th, of 330 and 542 miles, from the 
S.W. on the 29th, and S.S. \\ r . until 11 a.m. the 30th, when the 
wind veered to W., at 0.30 p.m. it veered to W.N.W., and the 
gale gradually decreased ; the greatest hourly velocity of the wind 
was between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the. 30th, when it traversed 
28, 29, 31, and 29 miles per hour. 
February. 
The high temperature which had prevailed during January 
continued until the 20th of February, causing the mean tempera- 
ture of February to exceed the average by about 5 degrees : the 
weather was very wet and stormy, with the sky generally overcast. 
Strong S.W. and W.S.W. gales were recorded on the 10th and 
lltli. With the exception of six days, the 20th, 21st, 23rd, and 
20th to the 28th, when X.W. winds prevailed, the winds were 
entirely from the W., S.W., and S. The last nine days, except 
the 2 4th, were considerably colder, and slight snowstorms were 
frequently recorded. A severe N. W. gale was recorded from 10 
a.m. to 5 p.m. on the 20th, preceded by a rapid fall in the 
barometer from 29.845 at 9 a.m. the 19tli, to 28.998 at 9 a.m. the 
20th, and followed by a quick rise to 29.897 at 9 p.m. the 21st. 
The barometric pressure again fell to 29.181 at 9 a.m. the 20th, 
followed by a quick rise to the maximum, 30.289 at 9 p.m. the 
28th. Strong W.N.W. and N.W. winds were recorded on the 
20th, 27th, and 28th, the daily velocity being 333, 376, and 314 
miles respectively ; severe wind-frosts were recorded in the nights, 
