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the minimum temperature in the night of the 27th being 20.0. 
Rain fell on 19 days, hut the showers as in the preceding month, 
were mostly slight, the total fall exceeding the average by only 
4-10ths of an inch. 
March. 
This was a very gloomy and wet month, the sky being generally 
overcast, and the weather very showery, rain falling on 22 days ; 
but the showers were again mostly very slight, the total fall 
exceeding the monthly average by only half-an-inch. The mean 
barometric pressure was unusually low, the readings being below 
30 inches from the 12th to the 29th, and from the 24th to the 
27th did not rise above 29.500. The mean temperature was about 
the usual value, but very considerable variation was recorded : the 
maximum on the 1st was only 35.8, but the minimum on the 
night of the 2nd was 46.0, followed by a maximum of 51.5 with a 
light S.W. wind. This was succeeded by a gradual fall in the 
temperature until the 10th, when the maximum was only 35.6, 
followed by a minimum of 27.0. The winds were mostly from the 
N.W., days showery, hail and snow on the 6th, 7th, and 8th. 
The wind veered to S.W. on the 12th, followed by a quick rise in 
the temperature, the maximum on the 14th being 55.0. The 
barometric pressure fell from 30.274 at 9 a.m. the 11th, to 29.580 
at 9 p.m. the 12th, attended by strong S.W. and W. gales on the 
12th and 13th. From the 15th to the 24th the weather was again 
cold, and frequent slight showers of rain, hail, and snow, were 
recorded. The last week was much milder, although very showery : 
the winds were light from the S.E. and S.W. 
April. 
April was a very gloomy month, the sky generally overcast, and 
the day temperatures, with but few exceptions, unusually low. 
The barometric pressure fell from 29.919 at 9 a.m. the 2nd, to 
29.196 at 9 p.m. the 3rd, attended by S.E. winds; the barometer 
rose slightly on the night of the 3rd, but fell to 29.066 at 9 p.m. 
the 4th. The 4th was a very fine day with a maximum tempera- 
ture of 63.5, but in the evening a severe thunder-storm occurred 
with heavy rain and hail. The following week was very cloudy 
and showery ; hail fell on the 6th, and a slight thunder-storm 
