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mostly falling in tlie form of snow. Coldest day 13tli, mean 28°-7; 
warmest day 1st, mean 49 0, 2. Min. below 32° on 19 days, below 
22° on 3 (10th, 12th, and 13th); max. above 42° on 14, above 
52° on 4 (1st, 2nd, 17th, and 18th) (below 32° on 11th). 
March.— Cold, of average cloudiness, with an atmosphere of 
average humidity and pressure, and an average rainfall, about half 
in the form of snow. Coldest days 3rd, mean 27 0, 8, and 4th, 
mean 28°-3; warmest days 24th, mean 48°-9, and 25th, mean 
48°-8. Min. below 32° on 12 days, below 22° on 2 (3rd and 4th); 
max. above 52° on 5. 
April.— Cold and cloudy, with a very humid atmosphere of low 
pressure, and an average rainfall but an unusually large number of 
rainy days, the only days without rain being the 2nd, and 16th to 
20th. Coldest day 3rd, mean 36°*2; warmest day 18th, mean 
51 0, 9. Min. below 42° on 25 days (all but 18th to 21st, and 
27th); max. above 52° on 13, above 62° on 1 day (18th). There 
were several thunderstorms. 
May. —Very warm, cloudy, with a rather humid atmosphere of 
low pressure, and a very heavy rainfall, due chiefly to the fall of 
1-22 in. on 11th and 1-38 in. on 26th. Coldest day 2nd, mean 
47°*6; warmest day 23rd, mean 67°*4 Min. below 42° on 1 day 
(2nd) (above 52° on 24th and 28th); max. above 62° on 13 days, 
above 72° on 4 (5th, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th). 
June.— Rather warm and bright, with a rather humid atmosphere 
of considerable pressure, and a very small rainfall. For the first 
five days and the second half of the month no rain fell. Coldest 
day 10th, mean 46 D, 9; warmest day 2nd, mean 68°* 1 (temp, at 
9 a.m. 7l°*6). Min. below 52° on 16 days; max. above 62° on 26 
(all but 8th to 11th), above 72° on 10. There was a severe 
thunderstorm on the 6th. 
July. —Cold and cloudy, with a rather humid atmosphere of 
average pressure, and an excessive rainfall due to the fall of 2*95 
ins. on 12th and 1*01 in. on 23rd, leaving only 1*40 in. for the rest 
of the month. On the 12th nearly all the rain fell during a 
thunderstorm between 8.45 p.m. and 4 a.m., that is during the 
night of 12th-13th. Coldest day 24th, mean 54°*5 ; warmest day 
30th, mean 65°*6. Min. below 52° on 14 days; max. above 62° 
every day but 3 (3rd, 8th, and 23rd), above 72° on 5. 
August. —Cold, of average cloudiness, with a very humid atmo¬ 
sphere of rather low pressure, and a rather small rainfall. Coldest 
days 24th and 25th, mean of each 54°*2; warmest day 1st, mean 
68°-5. Min. below 52° on 21 days; max. above 62° on 24, above 
72° on 5. 
September.— Rather cold and cloudy, with a humid atmosphere 
of considerable pressure, and about an average rainfall on a small 
number of days. From 8th to 18th (11 days) no rain fell. The fall 
on 2nd (1*73 in.) and 24th (0*72 in.) together make more than half the 
total in the month. Coldest day 25th, mean 44°-9 ; warmest day 
12th, mean 67°*0. Min. below 42° on 7 days (all after 16th); 
max. above 62° on 15, above 72° on 4 (10th to 13th). 
