■MU. A. W. rUESTON’s METEOKOLOOICAL NOTE:;. 237 
November than the “ merry month ” of the poet. Tlie only real 
summer -weather of tlie year occurred in June and July, which, 
although subject to sudden changes in tempewture, were extremely 
fine, sunny, and dry months. August was cold for the season, but 
the entire summer was abnormally diy, and was remarkable for an 
almost total absence of thunderstorms. During the autumn such 
a (piantity of rain fell, that the rainfall of the year, which had 
hitlierto been considerably deficient, was in e.xcess of the average. 
TIio total for September, October, and November was 14^ in., as 
against 2^ in. for the three previous months, and the total for the 
year was 28.00 in., or nearly 8 in. in e.xcess of 1884. The 
dulness and gloom which prevailed almost continuously during 
the last five months of the year are not calculated to leave very 
pleasing memories of the Aveather of 188o ; but it must be 
remembered that Juno and July Mere very fine and M-arm, and 
the summer one of the driest on record, forming a pleasing 
contrast to the Avct and gloomy summers of recent years. 
