MR. A. W. PRESTON^ METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 
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during tire year, and has not been exceeded here since June, 189iS ; 
indeed there have been only two heavier falls recorded here during 
the last ten years. This fall exceeded an inch at nearly all the 
rainfall stations in the county. Owing to the mildness of the 
season, garden llowers remained in bloom until a very late period. 
On Christmas Day I counted no less than twenty-five different 
kinds of plants in bloom in my garden. The following is a list : — 
Cornflower (blue), Laurustinus, Polyanthus, Pansy, Double-white 
Stock, Primrose, Mezereon, Chrysanthemum, Jacobtea, Christmas 
Pose, Hose, Jasminum nudifiorum, Scarlet Geranium, Borago 
officinalis, Chrysanthemum segetum grandiflorum, Ivy, Sweet 
William, Wallflower, Violet, Eschscholtzia, White Clarkia, Galegia, 
Mignonette, White Arabis, Winter Aconite. 
Tub Seasons. 
The following Tables show the mean temperature and rainfall for 
the four seasons, together with those of the five previous years, and 
of a twenty-year approximate average. Winter comprises the three 
months, December to February inclusive ; Spring, March to May ; 
Summer, June to August; and Autumn, September to November. 
T E M P E R A T U ft K. 
Seuoui. 
1896. 
1890. 
1897. 
1898. 
1KU. 
1900. 
20- year 
average. 
Departure 
of 19O0 froiu 
average. 
Winter 
Spring 
Summer 
Autumn 
degree*. 
34.7 
47.*? 
60.4 
51.4 
degree*. 
30.6 
48.0 
61.1 
43 5 
degree*. 
38.3 
46.9 
61.9 
50.3 
degrees. 
41.3 
45.8 
59.7 
54.0 
degree*. 
42.6 
46.2 
61.9 
51.2 
degree*. 
37.4 
45.3 
61.6 
51.6 
degree*. 
37.8 
46.2 
60.2 
49.5 
+ + 1 1 1 
ZZ Zii 
Year 
48.4 
49.3 
49.5 
50.5 
49.8 
49.6 
48.4 
+ 1.2 
RAINFALL. 
Seaaout. 
1895. 
1896. 
1807. 
1898. 
1999. 
1900. 
20-yew 
average 
Departure 
of 1900 from 
average 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
in. 
Winter ... 
7.35 
3.28 
7.86 
4.11 
5.82 
7.42 
6.02 
+ 1.40 
Spring . . 
4.15 
5.18 
5.05 
6.18 
6.84 
4.26 
5.21 
— 0.95 
Summer ... 
7.51 
4.88 
4.17 
6.90 
3.52 
8.77 
7.17 
+ 1.60 
Autumn ... 
7.13 
8.49 
6.42 
5.65 
8.31 
5.32 
8.50 
3.19 
Year 
24.91 
23.28 
22.07 
23.33 
23.94 
26.99 
26.90 
+ 0.09 
