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MR. A. W. PRKSTON’s METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 
yet it appears that during the last 100 years August has only been 
as cold on four occasions (1812, 1845, 1860, and 1881), and colder 
twice (1817 and 1885). 
Heptember. 
The first ten days of this mouth were cold and gloomy, with 
frequent rain. Afterwards the weather improved, and to the 28th 
genial skies and light easterly winds prevailed with but little 
intermission. Llorning and evening fogs occurred at times, and 
were particularly dense on the 17th and 24th. A complete change 
of weather took place on the 30th, Mdiich was a winterly day with 
driving storms of cold rain from the north-west and a great fall in 
temperature. The mean temperature of the month, although 
2 degrees higher than that of the previous September, was upwards 
of a degree under the average. The deficiency was, however, less 
than in any month since January. 
October. 
The prevailing features of October were the extraordinary cold- 
ness of the first Aveek, the abnormal warmth of the last week, the 
long period (14th to 28th) Avithout any rain Avhatever, and the 
unusual amount of bright sunshine. The mean temperature of the 
first Aveek Avas 40.9 degrees, and of the last 53.3 degrees, the 
former being about 13 degrees beloAV, and the latter 7 degrees above 
the average. That of the entire month Avas 4 degrees beloAV the 
average, making the fifteenth month in succession Avith a deficient 
mean temperature. There Avas but little Avind all the month, and 
a remarkable absence of gales. 
November. 
This month Avas abnormally mild, the mean temperature, Avhich 
Avas 3 degrees above the average, being the highest recorded in any 
November since 1881. It Avas also notable as being the first month 
Avith an excess of temperature since July, 1887. The maximum 
of 60.2 degrees (which occurred on the 16th) is almost unpre- 
cedented so late in the month. Most of the rain having fallen by 
night, the days Avere unusually fine for the season, and there Avas a 
total absence of frost and snoAv. The night temperatures Avere, on 
an average, about 4 degrees higher than in October. 
