GOO 
mr. a. w. Preston’s meteorological notes. 
TEMPERATURE. 
Seasons. 
1887. 
1888. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
1893. 
20-year 
average. 
Departure 
of 1893 from 
average. 
Winter (Dec. to Feb.)... 
Spring (Mar. to May) ... 
Summer (June to Aug.) 
Autumn (Sept, to Nov.) 
degrees. 
35.8 
43.3 
61.4 
46.9 
degrees. 
35.5 
43.5 
57.7 
49.3 
degrees. 
37.4 
46.5 
59.9 
49.2 
degrees. 
38.9 
46.8 
58.6 
50.2 
degrees. 
33.9 
44.0 
58.9 
50.9 
degrees. 
37.0 
44.9 
58.3 
48.8 
degrees. 
36.5 
49.1 
61.2 
50.0 
degrees. 
37.8 
46.2 
60.2 
49.5 
degrees. 
1.3 
+ 2.9 
+ 1.0 
+ 0.5 
Year 
47.0 
46.9 
48.0 
48.0 
47.7 
46.9 
49.6 
48.4 
+ 1.2 
RAINFALL. 
Seasons. 
1887. 
1883. 
1889. 
1890. 
1891. 
1892. 
1893. 
20-year 
average. 
Departure 
of 1893 from 
average. 
Winter 
Spring 
Summer 
Autumn 
in. 
5.83 
5.14 
4.04 
7.68 
in. 
4.42 
5.83 
8.52 
7.00 
in. 
4.14 
7.09 
9.57 
8.94 
iu. 
4.80 
5.14 
9.61 
6.87 
in. 
3.10 
6.64 
9.39 
7.00 
in. 
6.36 
5.10 
10.20 
11.15 
in. 
5.80 
1.61 
5.37 
6.10 
in. 
6.45 
5.15 
7.10 
8.50 
in. 
— 0.65 
— 3.54 
— 1.73 
— 2.40 
Year 
20.52 
25.65 
29.82 
25.96 
28.35 
31.05 
19.66 
27.20 
— 7.54 
It will be seen from the above that the temperature of the 
winter was, for the third year in succession, below the average. 
The spring was nearly 3 degrees above the mean, and was very 
considerably warmer than any other in the series. The summer 
gave a mean of 0.2 degrees lower than that of the “Jubilee” 
summer of 1887, but was from 2 to 3 degrees warmer than any 
other summer since that date. The autumn was also in excess of 
the average. Each of the four seasons was deficient in rainfall, 
the spring quarter being the driest, with only 5.15 of rain, 
or 3.54 inches below the average. The summer’s rainfall was not 
much more than half of the amount recorded in each of the 
previous five summers, all of which were wet. 
Year. 
As may be expected from the foregoing description of the 
months and seasons, the final results for the whole year 1893 give 
a very marked departure from the average, both for temperature 
and rainfall, the former being largely in excess, and the latter 
abnormally deficient. The excess in temperature was 1.2 degrees, 
