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TABLE II. 
Absolute lowest monthly and annual shade temperature during 
the ten years 1888 — 1807. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May 
June 
July 
Auu. 
Ski*t. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Y EAR 
O 
O 
O 
O 
o 
O 
O 
o 
o 
O 
O 
O 
o 
INKS 
14.2 
9.6 
24.2 
26.2 
32.0 
41.8 
36.6 
38.5 
37.2 
28.4 
33.2 
24.8 
9.6 
1889 
19.0 
1 1.7 
20.2 
33.0 
39.0 
15.8 
45.0 
43.0 
32.0 
33 8 
29.2 
25.2 
11.7 
1890 
19.4 
28.2 
12.0 
29.8 
32.6 
37.8 
10.0 
ll.o 
37.6 
28.2 
14.0 
13.0 
12.0 
1891 
7.2 
24.2 
26.5 
25.0 
29.8 
38.0 
i :>.i i 
40.4 
44.0 
31.2 
26.2 
L8.0 
7.2 
1892 
8.0 
9.6 
14.5 
24.0 
29.6 
36.2 
41.5 
40.0 
35.0 
28.4 
30.8 
19.2 
8.0 
1893 
8.2 
24.4 
27.8 
30.2 
38.6 
36.0 
15.0 
41.8 
37.2 
31.0 
28.0 
21.4 
8.2 
1894 
1 1 .5 
22.6 
26.2 
32.8 
33.8 
12.0 
48.0 
45.0 
40.0 
31.2 
29.6 
28. i 
11.5 
1895 
9.5 
4.0 
23.0 
29.0 
36.2 
37.7 
46.0 
1 12 
38.2 
25.0 
28 JO 
26.4 
4.0 
1896 
24.8 
25.6 
29.2 
31.0 
34.2 
36.8 
41.4 
41.2 
40.0 
29.0 
24.2 
24.8 
24.2 
1897 
22.0 
27.4 
27.8 
27.0 
34.6 
43.4 
42.1 
46.0 
89.0 
32.4 
29.6 
21.2 
21.2 
Ixtretnes 
of ten 
7.2 
4.0 
12.0 
24.0 
29.6 
36.0 
36.6 
38.5 
32.0 
25.0 
14.0 
13.0 
4.0 ' 
years. 
TABLE III. 
Mean monthly and annual temperature during the ten years 
1888—1897. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
M AY 
June 
July 
Auo. Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
Year 
o 
O 
o 
O 
° 
O 
O 
o 
O 
o 
o 
o 
o 
1888 
36.8 
33.9 
37.1 
42.5 
51 1 
57.3 
57.6 
58.2 
56.3 
46.0 
45.7 
40.3 
46.9 
1889 
35.9 
36.1 
40.2 
44.1 
55.2 
59.9 
69.9 
59.9 
54.9 
49.0 
43.9 
37.3 
48.0 
1890 
41.2 
38.2 
43.0 
44.5 
53.0 
58.1 
58.8 
58.9 
69.6 
49.7 
41.4 
30.3 
48.1 
1891 
32.5 
38.9 
40.1 
42.9 
49.1 
58.1 
59.7 
59.2 
59.3 
51.6 
41.9 
39.1 
47.7 
1892 
34.6 
37.2 
36.6 
45.0 
53.3 
56.5 
58.3 
60.3 
oo.V 
45.9 
44.9 
35.2 
47.0 
1893 
34.1 
40.2 
44.6 
48.4 
54.3 
58.5 
61.4 
63.9 
56.6 
51.0 
42.4 
39.5 
49.6 
1894 
37.3 
40.8 
44.1 
49.6 
49.4 
57.1 
61.4 
59.5 
54.0 
50.3 
46.1 
41.0 
49.2 
1895 
32.9 
30.4 
42.1 
47.3 
53.4 
58.1 
61.4 
61.9 
60.8 
46.8 
46.7 
39.2 
48.4 
1896 
39.7 
39.9 
45.2 
47.4 
51.4 
61.7 
62.8 
58.9 
57.6 
46.9 
41.0 
38.7 
49.3 
1897 
34.7 
41.4 
45.0 
45.3 
50.5 
60.3 
62.0 
63.4 
55.0 
50.6 
45.2 
39.9 
49.5 
Menu 
oof ten 
36.0 
37.7 
41.8 
45.7 
52.1 
58.6 
60.3 
60.4 
5/ .1 
48.8 
43.9 
38.1 
48.4 
years. 
