740 mr. a. w. preston’s meteorological notes. 
TABLE II. 
Absolute lowest monthly and annual shade temperature 
during the ten years 1898 — 1907. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
All. 
May 
June 
July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Year 
O 
O 
O 
0 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O . 
1S98 
1899 
1900 
1901 
1902 
1903 
1904 
190.5 
1906 
1907 
29.0 
24.6 
26.0 
22.0 
25-4 
27-5 
23.2 
21.4 
26.8 
14.8 
22.4 
23.8 
18.4 
9.2 
14.0 
24.8 
26.2 
26.8 
27.4 
20.6 
22.8 
14.0 
23.2 
25-5 
26.2 
28.2 
24.2 
24.0 
27.0 
26.8 
27.4 
32.0 
28.0 
29.0 
29.2 
28.6 
32.8 
27.0 
28.8 
29.4 
33-4 
30.6 
33-0 
33 - 4 
3 i -2 
32.0 
34 - 8 
33 -o 
31-8 
33-8 
36.8 
38.4 
45-8 
40.2 
36.3 
34-8 
39-8 
42.6 
36.0 
44.0 
40.0 
48.6 
46.8 
46.8 
40.6 
40.4 
46.2 
48.8 
44.2 
40.2 
44.2 
46.0 
45-2 
43 - 0 
39-8 
44 - 4 
42.0 
46.0 
43-2 
43-0 
35-7 
33 - 6 
41.2 
41.8 
38.0 
38.2 
38.0 
41.0 
34 - 4 
32.6 
37 -o 
29.8 
3 i -5 
28.6 
35-6 
35-4 
29.4 
28.8 
32.6 
33-6 
29.2 
31.6 
28.0 
25.2 
29.0 
28.2 
23.0 
23.6 
29.2 
28.0 
26.2 
13.0 
25.8 
24.4 
26.0 
26.0 
21.0 
28.4 
15.8 
26.2 
22.4 
13.0 
18.4 
9.2 : 
14.0 
24.8 ; 
21.0 | 
21.4 i 
15-8 
X4.8 
Extremes 
1898-07 
14.8 
9.2 
14.0 
27.0 
30.6 
34-8 
40.0 
39-8 
32.6 
28.6 
23.O 
13-0 
9.2 
Extremes 
1888-07 
7.2 
4.0 
12.0 
24.O 
29.6 
34-8 
36.6 
38.5 
32.0 
25.0 
14.O 
13.0 
4 -° 
TABLE III. 
Mean monthly and annual temperature during the ten years 
1898 — 1907. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apl. 
May 
June | July 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Year 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
1898 
43 -i 
40.8 
39-7 
47-3 
50.3 
57 -o 
59-5 
62.6 
61.5 
54-2 
4 <x .3 
44.I 
5°-5 
1899 
4 i -7 
4 T -9 
40.9 
47.2 
50.6 
58.8 
63-9 
63.0 
57 - 1 
49-3 
47-3 
35-9 
49.8 
IQOO 
38.6 
37 - 6 
38.4 
46.9 
5°-7 
59-3 
65.1 
60.3 
58.3 
50-7 
45-7 
44.2 
49.6 
1901 
37-9 
34-9 
39-2 
47.6 
52.1 
. 57-7 
63-7 
62.7 
59 -o 
50-5 
42.5 
38.5 
48.8 
1902 
4«-5 
34-9 
43-8 
46.8 
48.2 
57-9 
59-7 
58-4 
56.3 
50.x 
44.0 
40.4 
48.4 
1903 
40.6 
44-3 
45.6 
43-5 
52.7 
56.1 
60.7 
59-2 
57-8 
52.5 
43-3 
37-8 
49-5 
1904 
38.3 
38.9 
40.8 
49-3 
53-2 
56.6 
64.4 
61.3 
56.2 
5 X.i 
42.2 
39-4 
49-3 
190.5 
37 7 - 
4°-5 
45-4 
45-5 
51-7 
59-8 
650 
6x.o 
56-7 
44.8 
41.0 
39-0 
49.0 
1906 
40.7 
38 .x 
4 T -4 
45-6 
53 -x 
56.8 
62.6 
63.9 
58.7 
54-2 
45-8 
35-5 
49-7 
1907 
36.8 
36.4 
44.0 
46-3 
52.4 
56.6 
5 6 -9 
59-8 
57-2 
50.8 
44.1 
40.0 
48.4 
Mean 
1898-07 
39-6 
38.8 
41.9 
46.6 
51-5 
57-7 
62.2 
61.2 
57-9 
50.8 
44.2 
39-5 
49-3 
Mean 
1888-07 
37-8 
38.2 
41.8 
46.1 
51.8 
58.1 
61.2 
60.8 
57-5 
49.8 
44.0 
38.8 
48.8 
