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below 22° on 3 (2nd, 25th, and 26th); max. above 42° on 8 (3rd 
to 10th) (below 32° on 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 26th, 28th, and 29th). 
March. —Yery cold (=January), rather cloudy, with a very 
humid atmosphere of very low pressure, and a heavy rainfall, 
about one-third in the form of snow. Prom 7th to 29th the only 
days without rain (or snow) were 18th and 20th. Coldest day 1st, 
mean 25°*5 ; warmest day 9th, mean 48°*8. Min. below 32° on 
19 days; max. above 52° on 1 (10th). 
April. —Yery cold and dull, with a dry atmosphere of average 
pressure, and a rather small rainfall. Coldest day 3rd, mean 35°*4; 
warmest day 30th, mean 50°-9. Min. below 42° on 24 days, below 
32° on 9; max. above 52° on 8. 
May.— -Of average temperature and cloudiness, with an atmo¬ 
sphere of average humidity and considerable pressure, and a small 
rainfall. Prom 4th to 15th (12 days), and again from 19th to 27th 
(9 days), no rain fell. Coldest day 2nd, mean 45°*7 ; warmest day 
19th, mean 65°*3. Min. below 42° on 18 days; max. above 62° 
on 14, above 72° on 1 (19th). 
June. —Rather cold, very dull, with an exceptionally humid 
atmosphere of average pressure, and a heavy rainfall, due to a 
thunderstorm on the 26th. The storm was severe between 7TO 
and 11-0 p.m., and at its height between 7T5 and 7*45. Prom 
7 p.m. to 4 a.m. the following morning (27th) 2-40 ins. of rain 
fell, being at the rate of nearly 0'27 in. per hour for nine hours. 
Coldest day 19th, mean 48 o, 0; warmest day 25th, mean 70 o, 8. 
Min. below 52° on 21 days; max. above 62° on 22, above 72° on 
6 , above 82° on 1 (25th). 
July. —Yery cold and very dull, with a very humid atmosphere 
of low pressure, and an excessive rainfall. Prom 5th June to 6th 
August (63 days) rain fell on 47 days, or on all but 16, and of 
these only 5 were in July. Coldest day 11th, mean 46°'8 ; warmest 
day 22nd, mean 62°*5. Min. below 52° on 14 days, below 42° on 
1 (11th); max. above 62° on 22 days, never so high as 70°. The 
month is remarkable for the almost continuous rainfall and the 
very low mean and extreme maximum temperature. Thunder¬ 
storms were of frequent occurrence. 
August. —Rather cold, very bright, with a humid atmosphere 
of rather high pressure, and a heavy rainfall. On 1st 1*01 in. fell, 
and on 28th 0’80 in., making more than half the total amount 
in the month. Prom 7th to 19th (13 days) only 0-01 in. fell (on 
12 th). Coldest day 1st, mean 51 0, 8 ; warmest day 10th, mean 
72°T. Min. below 52° on 18 days; max. above 62° on 25, above 
72° on 5, above 82° on 1 (10th). 
September.-— Rather cold, cloudy, with an atmosphere of average 
humidity and considerable pressure, and a very small rainfall. Prom 
20 th August to 9th September (21 days) rain fell every day but 
two (31st Aug. and 1st Sept.). A dry period followed, no rain 
falling for the 14 days, 10th to 23rd Sept. Coldest day 30th, 
mean 48°T ; warmest day 14th, mean 57°*5. Min. below 42° on 
4 days (1st, 12th, 13th, and 30th); max. above 62° on 20. 
