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in February and very dry in July. The sky was exceptionally 
cloudy in May and October. Yery little rain fell in January and 
April; June was a wet month and August was very wet. Fain 
fell on a small number of days in January, July, and September, 
on a large number in June and August, and on a very large number 
in May. 
Table II.— Means of Climatological Observations (with Extremes of 
Temperature) for the Seasons of 1901-1902. 
Seasons 
Temperature of the Air 
Humidity 
Cloud, 0-10 
Rain 
Means 
Extremes 
Amount 
Days 
Mean 
Min. 
Max. 
Range 
Min. 
Max. 
° 
0 
0 
0 
0 
O 
% 
ins. 
Winter . 
37'3 
32 -o 
42-6 
icr6 
7-0 
56-8 
90 
7-2 
5'82 
37 
Spring . 
46'O 
37‘2 
54*8 
17-6 
2i-S 
71-9 
78 
7‘i 
4‘43 
48 
Summer. 
587 
49‘3 
68-o 
187 
34‘i 
84-8 
73 
7*0 
7-69 
46 
Autumn. 
49'2 
42*0 
56-4 
14-4 
i8*8 
75‘i 
87 
r 4 
4'38 
39 
The Winter of 1901-2 (Dec. to Feb.) was of average tempera¬ 
ture, that of neither the days nor the nights differing appreciably 
from the average. The air was of average humidity, and the sky 
of average brightness. The duration of sunshine averaged 5 minutes 
a day less than usual. The rainfall was about the average, but the 
number of wet days was rather less than usual. The prevailing 
direction of the wind was from the south-west and west. 
The Spring (March to May) was rather colder than usual, owing 
chiefly to the coldness of the days, the mean daily range of 
temperature being rather small. The air was of about average 
humidity ; the sky was rather cloudy. The duration of sunshine 
averaged about 20 minutes a day less than usual. The rainfall 
was rather small, but on a large number of days. Westerly winds 
prevailed, south-westerly being the next in frequency. 
The Summer (June to August) was cold, owing much more to 
the coldness of the days than to that of the nights, the mean daily 
range of temperature being less than the average. The air was 
rather drier, and the sky was rather more cloudy than usual. 
The sun shone on the average nearly an hour and a half a day less 
than usual. The rainfall was a little above the average, and on 
a large number of days. Westerly winds prevailed, south-westerly 
being the next in frequency. 
The Autumn (Sept, to Nov.) was of average temperature, the 
nights being a little warmer and the days a little colder than usual, 
the mean daily range of temperature therefore being rather small. 
The air was of about average humidity; the sky was much more 
cloudy than usual. The sun shone three-quarters of an hour a day 
on the average less than usual. The rainfall was very small, and 
so was the number of rainy days. The prevailing direction of the 
wind was easterly (N.E., E., and S.E.). 
