79 
on the 25th it again rose to 78.5, followed by a fall to 60.5 on the 
29th. September was an unusual cold month, the mean temper- 
ature being only 53.0, 7.8 degrees below that of August. A 
thunderstorm with 9-lOths of rain, occurred on the 1st. The first 
fifteen days were very cloudy, witli an excessive rainfall, amounting 
to 3.09, an inch above the monthly average. This excessive rainfall 
was succeeded by a long drought, no rain fell in the last fourteen 
dap ; and only 3.44 was recorded during the last three months, 
being 8-lOths deficient in October, 1.17 in Xovember, and 1.54 in 
December. October was a cold month ; days generally overcast ; 
several thick fogs occurred in the last week. A sudden rise in the 
temperature occurred on the 10th ; the maximum and minimum 
on the 9th were only 52.0 and 31.0, but on the 10th the maximum 
was GG.O, followed by a night temperature of 57.0. A S. gale of 
3G4 miles was recorded on the 11th. A strong S.W. wind blew 
on the 20th, 21st, and 22nd, attended by a fall in the barometer, 
which registered the'minimuni, 28.887, on the 23rd ; after which 
an unbroken rise was recorded, to the maximum, 30.476, on the 
28th. Xovember was a fine, mild month, with a mean temperature 
of 43.0; considerable oscillation occurred in the barometer, es- 
pecially in the last week, when several high W. and SAV. winds 
were recorded. December was remarkable for its high barometric 
pressure; preponderance of S.W. winds; small rainfall; and, with 
the exception of the second week, high temperature. The mean 
weekly temi^eratures were 41.4, 35.4, 42.6, and 41.7. The 
barometer readings averaged 30.5 for the first thirteen days, after 
which the pressure decreased, and the temperature increased, the 
thermometer registering 56.0 on the 16th, and the barometer 
29.668 ; on this day a S.W. gale of 374 miles was recorded The 
barometer readings for the month aveniged at the unusual height 
of 30.246; and with the exception of the 6th and 24th, when 
the wind was X.\\., the winds were entirely S., S.W., and W 
The rainfiill only amounted to .43, the smallest quantity’ recorded 
for December since 1857. The rainfall for the year amounted to 
20.36 inches, being 3.22 below the average. 
