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(the coldest day). On the 15th 
48' I ° is attained, and 50' 1° on the 
20th (the warmest day). A con- 
siderable fall now occurs ; and a 
second and mitigated “ Blackthorn 
Winter” is revealed on the 24th, 
when the mean is 487°. 50^0 ° is 
reached again on the 30th. Range, 
4'5°. Mean, 48'09°. 
little broken, follows to 49'8°on the 
30th (the warmest day). No ad- 
vance is made on the 20th and 
2 1 St, and but a trifling one on the 
22nd ; while a slight incidence of 
cold is observable on the 23rd and 
24th. Range, 37°. 
May. 
May I makes no advance on 
the last day of April ; but the rise 
after that is fairly continuous all 
through the month. A little rela- 
tive cold occurs on the 4th, 7th, 8th, 
14th, 17th, i8th, 29th, and 31st. The 
month closes with a temperature of 
56'8°, but on the 30th (the warmest 
day) 57’3° is recorded. No corre- 
spondingly high maximum is found, 
though 87 'o° is discovered as early 
as the 19th (1868). On the 30th, in 
1895, 86‘2° was registered ; but this 
date is outside the series of years 
dealt with. The coldest day is the 
1st. Range, 7'3°. Mean, 53'92°. 
This month commences with an 
average of 5o’o°, the mean daily 
maximum and minimum being 
io’i° and 100° higher and lower 
respectively. There is an abso- 
lutely unbroken rise to 57‘6° on the 
31st. Range, 7 '6°. 
June. 
This month commences with a 
value of 57'5°, and there is an in- 
crease of I '6° the next day. The 
temperature is now constantly 
above 59'o° till the 9th, when 58‘9° 
is reached, and this relative cold 
continues for three days. On the 
13th 6 o‘ 3° is attained, but 'relative 
cold is again shown on the 1 5th, 
17th, and 1 8th, the temperature 
falling to 59'4°. On the 19th the 
mean is 6o‘4°, and 62’3° on the 
22nd. 62'8° is registered against 
the 27th, and this is the hottest day 
of the month. The 30th is much 
less v/arm (6r8°). The coldest 
day is the ist. Range, 5’3°. 
Mean, 6o'36°. 
The month opens with 58'o°. 
On the 6th the temperature is 
59'3°, after which there is a slight 
decrease, lasting till the loth. 59'3° 
is resumed on the nth ; and a con- 
tinuous ascent to 62'3° on the 26th 
and 27th is a feature of the month. 
There is a slight incidence of cold 
on the last three days. The ist is 
the coldest day ; the warmest are 
the 26th and 27th. Range, 4’3°. 
Opens with 6ro° (the lowest 
value). On the next day the tem- 
perature is 62'4°, and on the 3rd 
63'3". Till the 8tli the means are 
continuously above C3'o°, with an 
average of 63‘4°, but on this day 
there is a sudden droj) to 62.6°. 
Commences w-ith 62'3° (the lowest 
value). On the 5th tint! 6th 63'2® 
occurs. The next four days arc 
not c|uitc :is warm. The tempera- 
ture rises from 63'3" on the i ith to 
64'3° on the 15th and i6th, the 
former being fractionally the hotter. 
