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The warmest clay of the montli 
is the 1st, with a temperature of 
47'0°. On the 2nd and 5th the 
average is 46’6“, with a cooler 
interval. After the 5th the diminu- 
tion of heat is fairly steady until 
the 17th, by which time there is a 
loss of 5'5°. Relative warmth is 
shown on the 14th (43' 1°). From 
the 1 8th to the 23rd (inclusive) 
there is an increase, though the 
2 1 St (417°) is considerably cooler 
than its immediate neighbours. 
The mean of these svx days is 
42'2°. From now to the end the 
(iecrease is fairly steady, but with 
a rise to 42’ 5° on the 26th. The 
temperature of the 30th is only 
40'o®, and this day is, of course, 
the coldest. Range, 7’o°. Mean, 
43-20°. 
The mean of the ist is 46-8°; 
that of the 30th is 40'4°. There is 
practically little check to the fall of 
temperature during the month ; but 
the descent is arrested between the 
17th and the i8th and between the 
20th and the 21st, and is slow from 
the 22nd to the 26th. Range, 6-4°. 
(To he continued). 
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