72 HEY. C. W. HARVEY—METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
Rainfall 0*80 in. in excess of mean. Of the total, 0'84 in. fell 
during the day, and 2*67 ins. during the night, as much as 1*17 
of the max. falling after 9 p.m. on 10th. Chief falls other than 
max., 0*40 in. on 28th, 0*30 in. on 2nd, 0*29 in. on 16th, and 0*27 
in. on 8th. Weather wet, cold, and cheerless. Prevailing wind , S. 
October. —Cold and wet, being the wettest October since 1882. 
Pressure 0-21 in. below the average, and the lowest mean pressure 
yet observed for October; highest 30*18 ins. on 17th ; lowest 29*01 
ins. on 10th, the minimum pressure for the year. Temperature , 
2°*5 below the average, and the lowest mean temp, since 1881 ; 
warmest day 52°*4 on 4th ; coldest day 38°*3 on 30th; highest in 
sun 108°*9 on 1st; lowest on grass 28°*8 on 12th; the first trace 
of frost being on the 8th. Rainfall 1*46 in. above the mean. Of 
the total, 2*27 ins. fell during the day, and 2*64 ins. during the 
night; chief falls other than max. 0 72 in. on 6th, 0*43 in. on 13th, 
and also on 14th, 0*42 in. on 31st, 0*37 in. on 4th, 0*34 in. on 30th, 
and 0*26 in. on 8th. Weather unsettled, F dense on 18th, and 
slight on other occasions. Prevailing wind , S.W. 
November. —Another cold wet month, making the autumn the 
coldest and the wettest in the period. Pressure 0*08 in. above 
the mean, highest 30*39 ins. on 16th; lowest 29*22 ins. on 28th. 
Temperature 0°*6 below the average; warmest day 48°*7 on 30th; 
coldest day 32°*8 on 18th; highest in sun 90°*2 on 2nd; lowest on 
grass 25°*1 on 6th. Rainfall 0*86 in. in excess, being the greatest 
fall for the month in the period; of the total, 1*96 in. fell during 
the day, and 1*50 in. during the night. Chief falls other than 
max., 0*35 in. on 4th, 0*34 in. on 25th, 0*33 in. on 3rd, 0*29 in. on 
5th, 0*27 in. on 29th and on 30th, 0*26 in. on 27th, and 0*25 in. on 
24th. Weather dull and unsettled, F very prevalent, being dense 
on 25th and 26th. Prevailing wind, N.E. and S.E. 
December. —A particularly dry month, with a rainfall scarcely 
exceeding that of March. Pressure 0*12 in. above the average, 
highest 30*58 ins. on 23rd; lowest 29*51 ins. on 6th. Temperature 
1°*2 below the average, and the lowest mean in the period ; warmest 
day 46°*4 on 1st; coldest day 27°*2 on 11th; highest in sun 83°*4 
on 3rd; instrument on grass out of order. Rainfall very small, 
being 1*44 in. below the mean; the driest December in the 
period ; of the total 0*32 in. fell during the day and 0*50 in. during 
the night. Weather dry and cold, S on 7th, and 9th, which lay 
until 12th, then a prevalence of E, which was dense on the 18th, 
19th, and 25th; S again on 29th and 30th. Prevailing wind , 
S.W. and N. 
