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respect it was not nearly so abnormal as January, tbe mean temp, 
being lower than in that month, and the 9 a.m. and mean min. con¬ 
siderably lower. Max. above 42° on 24 days, above 52° on 3 ; 
min. below 32° on 5. The wind was southerly (S.E. to S.W.) 
almost without exception from 1st to 22nd, and northerly (H.E. to 
H.W.) from 22nd to 29th. 
Maech.—W arm, rather dull, and calm, with an atmosphere of 
average pressure and humidity, and an average amount of rain. 
While January was remarkable for its high minimum temperature, 
March was just as much so for its high maximum, 67°‘8, being 
higher than that of April. The warmest period was from the 13th 
to the 20th. 
1 st to 12th. 9 a.m. 38°-8 Mean Min. 33 0, 4 Mean Max. 47°*9 Mean 40°*0 
13th to 20th. ,, 50-0 „ 41-9 ,, 60-8 ,, 50*9 
21st to 31st. ,, 41-0 ,, 35-4 „ 48-4 ,, 41*6 
Max. temp, above 52° on 12 days, above 62° on 3; min. below 
32° on 6. Of the small amount of rain in the month, nearly half, 
0-93 in., fell on 3rd and 4th together; from 11th to 18th only 0*01 
fell, and from 22nd to 31st only 0*03 in. 
Apeil.—C old, rather dull, and calm, with a dry atmosphere of 
average pressure, and a small amount of rain. This was the only 
cold month in the year, and the coldest April for many years. Its 
absolute minimum was particularly low, being 8° less than that of 
January. Max. above 52° on 13 days, above 62° on 2 ; min. below 
42° on 22, below 32° on 6. The first nine days were much warmer 
than the rest of the month. 
1 st to 9th. 9 a.m. 51°"7 Mean Min. 44°-4 Mean Max. 60°-l Mean 52°-l 
10th to 30th. ,, 42-7 ,, 33-3 ,, 50 -0 „ 42-0 
Difference. ,, 9 *0 ,, 11 -1 „ 10 ’1 ,, 10 ’1 
The mean temperature of the last 21 days was thus 1° lower than 
that of the whole of January. Another marked feature in the 
month, to which the low temperature was doubtless in great part 
due, is the prevalence of northerly and north-easterly winds. Eor 
the first three days of the cold period (10th to 12th) the wind was 
IN'., and for the next 13 days (13th to 25th) it was persistently 
H.E. Ho rain fell from the 16th to the 25th (10 days). 
May. —Warm, rather bright, and windy, with a very dry atmo¬ 
sphere of average pressure, and an exceedingly small amount of 
rain, much less than in any other month in the year, and in any 
May for many years. Although the weather was generally warm, 
the first seven days were rather cold, being a continuation of the 
cold period which prevailed during the greater part of April. 
1 st to 7th . 9 a.m. 51 o, 0 Mean Min. 38°'8 Mean Max. 56 o, 0 Mean 48°*3 
8 th to 31st . ,, 56 ’5 ,, 42 *6 „ 66 ’8 ,, 55 *3 
Max. temp, above 62° on 19 days, above 72° on 4; min. below 
42° on 11. Rain fell every day during the colder period (1st to 
7th), and during the warmer period (8th to 31st) there were only 
two days on which any fell, 12th (0*02 in.) and 14th (0*04 in.). 
