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Novembek. 
Almost constant mildness prevailed throughout this month, and 
the weather was, for the most part, very unsettled and changeable. 
Kam fell on no less than twenty-two days, but on no occasion 
^xcept the 4th, 5th, 17th, and 30th) were the fulls excessive. 
Only two slight frosts occurred throughout the month. The 
weather was very fine during the last week, and the singular 
hery red appearance^ of the sky at sunrise and sunset attracted 
much attention. This phenomenon was observed, in a less decree 
throughout the winter. The highest bai-ometrical reading wius 
0.40 on the 1st, and the lowest 29.01 on the Gth. The ther- 
momotor was highest on the 25th (56 degrees), and lowest on 
„ , “I' '"“n temperature of the month was 
57.0 Iho wind was again cliiefly from tlio soutli and west. 
10 heaviest rainfall was on the 5th (0.89 in.); and the total for 
the month, 3.37 in. 
December. 
A biief taste of winter was experienced during tlie first week 
of this mouth ; but, althougli the snowstorms were heavy the 
frosts wore but slight, and tho rain of the 10th drove away whatever 
snow Miiaiiied upon tho ground. Although this sudden advent 
of eohl wms regardeii by many as a precursor of a severe winter 
the remainder of the month was marked by extreme mildness' 
and, indeed, the season has tliroiighout been abnormally mild A 
to the .4th, but during Christmas week dense wet fogs abounded 
rendering the atmosphere unpleasant in the extreme The sun 
was totally obscured from December 33rd to January 6th The 
barometer was Wghest (30.53) on the 25th, and lowest i29 53) 
on ho loth Highest tempemtiire reconled, 54 degrees on the 
14th, lowest .1 degrees on the 6th. Frosts on eight nights 
only; mean temperature, 38.5. Westerly and southerly cun^nts 
rr ZT f ^r “<1 «■' a- 
(IB}®- Total rainfall of the month, 2. 2d in. 
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