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temperatures of 27.0. A little snow fell on tho morning of the 
25th, and the remaining days were cold, cloudy, and showery ; 
winds, chiefly W.N.W. liain fell on the 28th from 1 a.m. to 
2 p.m., but only amounted to 0.38 in.; the total fall for the month 
was 0.12 in. deficient. 
February. 
The most remarkable feature in this month was the high barometric 
pressure; the readings fell below 30 in. on only six days, and for 
five consecutive days, the 4th to the 8th were above 30.600 ; the 
mean pressure exceeded tho average by 0.300 in. Xo unusual 
variation was recorded, the most sudden fall being from 30.584 at 
9 a.m. tho 8th, to 29.939 at 3 p.m. the 10th. The weather was, 
with few exceptions, cloudy and gloomy, with very light winds 
from the N.W. during tho first week, and mostly from tho S.W. 
and S. during tho remainder of tho month. The mean temperature 
was 4.3 above the average; this excess occurred chiefly in the last 
fortnight, which averaged the unusually high temperature of 4G.9 ; 
the mean temperature of the first fourteen days was 39.0. Eain 
fell on only eight days, and was 0.29 in. below' the average of the 
last thirty-seven years. 
The mean barometric pressure for the three winter months, 
December, January, February, was 0.218 in. above the average. 
March. 
The mild weather which prevailed during the last fortnight of 
February continued until the 13th of March, the first of the month 
being remarkable for the high temperature of 58.8. The barometer 
readings increased from 29.523 at 9 p.m. the 1st, to 30.502 at 
9 a.m. the 4th, attended by fine weather, and light W. and S.W. 
winds. Strong gales were recorded on tho 6th,. 7th, and 8th, 
attended by tho following barometric variations : the readings fell 
quickly in the night of the 5th, from 30.298 at 9 p.m. the 5tli, to 
29.923 at 9 a.m. the 6th, and to 29.741 at 3 p.m., with a strong 
gale from the S.W. and W.S.W. from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 
the W. from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., the total velocity being 297 miles 
in the 15 hours. At 9 a.m. the 7th the barometer had risen to 
