548 MR. A. W. PRESTON’S METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. 
The Seasons. 
The following tables show the mean temperature and rainfall 
of the four seasons, together with those of the five previous 
years, compared with the usual averages. Winter comprises 
the three months December to February inclusive; Spring, 
March to May ; Summer, June to Angust ; and Autumn, 
September to November. 
Temperature. 
Seasons. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
1910. 
1911. 1912. 
Average 
Depar- 
ture of 
1912 from 
average. 
Winter - 
Spring - 
Summer - 
Autumn - 
degrees 
36‘2 
47'6 
57’8 
507 
degrees 
38'8 
46‘3 
59'8 
51‘6 
degrees 
37'5 
46‘6 
58‘4 
49'6 
degrees 
39'2 
47'4 
59'5 
49'0 
degrees 
40‘2 
47'8 
63'6 
50‘9 
degrees 
40‘8 
49’4 
60'0 
47’6 
degrees 
38‘0 
46'3 
60'3 
50'2 
degrees 
+ 2'8 
+ 37 
— 0‘3 
— 2'6 
Year - - 
48'4 
49'0 
48'0 
497 
50'5 
49'6 
487 
+0'9 
Rainfall. 
Seasons. 
1907. 
1908. 
1909. 
1910. 
1911. 
1912. 
Average 
1 tepar- 
tui e of 
19 2 from 
average. 
Winter 
Spring - 
Summer - 
Autumn - 
in. 
6'09 
777 
574 
6‘57 
in. 
6'21 
6'97 
7'30 
5‘94 
in. 
3’41 
5'68 
875 
7'32 
in. 
9'96 
770 
7'62 
7’58 
in. 
8'55 
671 
4'50 
8'02 
in. 
8'00 
3'60 
17'25 
7'58 
in. 
5’37 
573 
6'87 
8'38 
in. 
+2'63 
-F53 
+ 1078 
— 0'80 
Y ear - 
26'25 
2576 
27'82 
3F84 
26'67 
35'03 
2575 
+978 
The Winter was 0'6° milder than the previous Winter, which 
was the warmest since 1903, and, like the Winters of 1910 and 
1911, had an excessive rainfall. The Spring was the mildest 
since 1882, and the driest since 1893. The Summer was but 
little below the average temperature owing to the great heat in 
the middle of July, but the rainfall was nearly three times the 
average of a normal Summer, and, even omitting the August 
