COUNCIL FOR 1877 . 
13 
termed the great storm of the year, on account of its duration, 
occurred on October 14th, the other on November 22nd, equally 
severe, and probably extending over a larger area. 
The mean height of the mercurial column for the year 
corrected to 32° F. and mean sea level was 29’8403 inches, 
being *0853 inch below a mean, and having a range of 2*022 
inches from a minimum of 28*686 inches on November 29th, to 
a maximum of 30*708 inches on October 6th. The barometer 
fell, however, to 28*600 inches at 6 p.m. on November 11th, 
with the wind in the south and a velocity of 40 to 48 miles 
per hour. The barometer had been twice below 29 inches in 
January, once in March, and five times in November. 
METEOEOLOOICAL EEOISTEE, YOEK, 1877. 
BAROMETER. 
RAIN. 
THERMOMETER. 
Month. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Mean. 
Inches. 
Days. 
Average 
Maximum. 
Average 
Minimum. 
Mean Temp. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
Jan. 
30-558 
28-760 
29-7303 
3-27 
24 
46-45 
35-13 
40-79 
57 
30 
Feh. 
30-157 
29-218 
29-8038 
2-22 
22 
48-46 
35-93 
42-19 
55 
22 
Mar. 
30-360 
28-994 
29-7169 
2-85 
22 
46-39 
32-35 
39-37 
54 
21 
April 
30-246 
29-111 
29-8065 
3-37 
17 
50-13 
37*46 
43-80 
58 
30 
May 
30-378 
29-034 
29-8845 
2-04 
15 
54-32 
40-06 
47-19 
64 
27 
June 
30-266 
29-319 
29-9803 
1-43 
13 
67-63 
49-13 
58-38 
78 
41 
July 
30-201 
29 022 
29-8354 
3-13 
15 
66-55 
51-00 
58-77 
73 
42 
Aug. 
30-111 
29-334 
29-8163 
4-43 
21 
66-48 
51-35 
58-91 
75 
42 
Sept. 
30-391 
29-637 
30-0615 
3-33 
16 
60-13 
43-97 
52-05 
67 
35 
Oct. 
30-708 
29-246 
29-9379 
2-92 
19 
56-00 
40-35 
48-17 
65 
27 
Nov. 
30-366 
28-686 
29-5673 
2-10 
17 
50-70 
37-53 
44-12 
59 
30 
Dec. 
30-700 
29-150 
29-9426 
2-18 
21 
44-58 
33-71 
39-14 
52 
26 
30-708 
28-686 
29-8403 
33-27 
222 
54-82 
40-67 
47-74 
78 
21 
The temperature for the year was 47°*74, or *13 above a 
mean, the highest point being 78° on June 19th, and the lowest 
21° on March 1st. On 51 nights it fell to or stood at 32°. The 
following table exhibits the months of excess and defect respec¬ 
tively. 
