70 REV. C. W. HARVEY - METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
February. —A mild but somewhat wet month. By observations 
taken at Greenwich this month seems to have become milder of late 
years, the mean temp, of the last 20 years being considerably in 
excess of the mean temp, of the last 45 years, though the shorter 
forms part of the longer period. Pressure 0*27 in. below the 
mean; highest 30*18 ins. on 21st; lowest 29*06 ins. on 2nd. Tem¬ 
perature 1*8 above the mean, and the warmest Feb. in the period; 
warmest day 49°*0 on 12th; coldest day 31°*8 on 21st; highest in 
sun 95°*3 on 12th ; lowest on grass 19°*4 on 21st. Rainfall 0*11 
in. below the mean; of the total, 1*28 in. fell during the day, and 
0*87 in. during the night; chief fall other than max., 0*36 in. on 
4th. Weather , F on 12th and 25th, and slight F on several other 
occasions, S on 22nd. Prevailing wind, S. 
March.— A cold dry month. Pressure 0*14 in. above the mean, 
and higher than in any other previous March in the period ; highest 
30*63 ins. on 14th, the highest point reached during the year; 
lowest 29*32 ins. on 6th. Temperature 1°*5 below the mean, and 
colder than in the previous month; the daily range of temperature 
was in some cases considerable, thus on 15th it ranged from 52°*6 
to 31°*8, or 20°*8 ; on 16th from 53°*8 to 31°*9, or 21°*9; on 17th 
from 55°*3 to 30°*7, or 24°*6 ; on 20th from 59°*3 to 30°*9, or 
28°*4 ; on 28th from 51°*6 to 29°*9, or 21°*7 ; on 29th from 59°*6 
to 30°*9, or 28°*7 ; on 31st from 58°*1 to 28°*9, or 29°*2. Warmest 
day45°*6 on 4th; coldest day 33°*6 on 10th; highest in sun 107°*9 
on 20th; lowest on grass 21°*9 on 23rd. Rainfall 0*20 in. below 
the average ; of the total 0*32 in. fell during the day, and 0*49 in. 
during the night; on 21st 0*25 in. fell in snow during the night, 
lying all the next day. Weather dry and cold, with E on 1st, S 
on 6th and 21st, no rain between 9th and 20th, and only 0*06 in. 
on 26th after the snow of 21st. Prevailing wind , hT. 
April. — A fairly warm month with a particularly warm period 
between 18th and 23rd, to which allusion has already been made. 
Pressure 0*06 in. below the mean, being the lowest mean pressure 
for April yet observed; highest 30 34 ins. on 19th; lowest 29*27 
ins. on 6th. Temperature 0°*5 above the average, the temperature 
of the 20th being higher than on any day in June, 1882, or in 
July, 1880, namely 72°*1 ; warmest day 55°*3 on 20th; coldest 
day 37°*5 on 4th ; highest in sun 119°*3 on 20th; lowest on grass 
20°*9 on 4th, a very sharp frost for so late in the spring. Rainfall 
0*70 in. above the average; of the total, 1*01 in. fell during the 
day, and 1*52 in. during the night. Weather showery, with T 
on 6th, 15th, 16th, and 29th, and H on 6th, 11th, 23rd, and 25th. 
Prevailing wind, IS"., then S. 
May.—T he coldest and the wettest May in the period. Pressure 
0*16 in. below the mean, and lower than in any previous year, 
highest 30*22 ins. on 12th, lowest 29*30 ins. on 7th. Temperature 
2°*9 below the average, and the lowest mean for the month in 
the period; warmest day 61°*1 on 28th; coldest day 42°*0 on 
12th; highest in sun 124°*5 on 31st; lowest on grass 26°*4 on 
12th. Rainfall 1*54 in. above the average; the fall occurred 
