METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 
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Wet Months. — March, May, June, July, August, November. 
Dry Months. — January, February, April, September, October, 
December. 
Barometric Pressure. — The greatest atmospheric pressure was 
30*718 inches on 9th January; the least was 28*474 on 29th 
March. Thus the greatest range was 2*244 inches, whilst the 
average range was 1*077 inches. 
Temperature. — The temperature for the year was 49*18 degrees 
F., or 1£ degrees F. below the mean, owing to a lower mean day 
temperature. February, March, April, and July were very cold; 
while November and December were hot. The highest temperature 
in the screen was 76*8 degrees F. on 2nd June; the lowest was 
23*0 degrees F. on 25th February. The annual range was thus 
53*8 degrees F. in the screen. The hottest day in the sun was 
139*0 degrees F. on 30th July, and the coldest on the grass 
19*0 degrees F. on 29th January, giving as the maximum annual 
range 120 degrees F. 
Hot Months. — May, November, and December. 
Cold Months. — January, February, March, April, June, July, 
August, September, and October. The effect of such a cold, wet 
summer was found in the bad supply of (unripe) fruit. 
Winds. — The number of mornings on which easterly winds 
have prevailed has been far in excess of the average, and there 
has also been a greater number of calm mornings; yet there 
has been an average rainfall, owing to the heavy showers, which 
were particularly conspicuous in July and November. 
Gales were experienced on 16th January, 10th and 11th March, 
of great violence, and 27th November, also very heavy. 
Snow fell on eleven days; viz., one in January, four in 
February, and three each in March and April. 
Hail fell in March, and heavy in November. 
Thunderstorms were experienced on 24th June, 13th July, 
1st August, and 26th and 27th November. 
J. MERRIFIELD. 
