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February.—The temperature was above the average until the
12th, below until the 24th, and above again until the end of the
month. The atmospheric pressure was above the average until the
8th of the month, the mean daily excess being 0.26 inches below
the average from the 9th to 12th, above from 13th to 22nd, and
below again from 23rd to the end of the month. Rain fell on
seventeen days of the month, the amount reaching to 1.62 inches.
March.—The weather continued warm all this month, the
temperature being above the average, the mean daily excess being
2°.4. The atmospheric pressure was above the average until the 5th,
the mean daily excess being 0.10 inches; from the 6th until the
16th it was below its average, the mean daily deficiency being 0.46
inches ; and from March 17th to the end of the month the pressure
was above its average, the mean daily excess being 0.24 inches.
The rainfall amounted to 1.15 inches, this quantity falling on
ten days.
April.—The temperature of the air was above its average till
April 18th, below from 19th to 22nd, and above again until 30th of
the month. The atmospheric pressure was generally above its
average until the 18th, and below its average the rest of the month.
Rain fell on fifteen days during this month to the extent of
1.63 inches.
May.—The weather was cold at the beginning of the month,
warmer from the 14th to the 18th, the mean daily excess of
temperature being 3°.8; the remainder of the month it was cold.
The barometer pressure oscillated a great deal during this month,
the variations ranging from 0.15 inches below to 0.14 inches above
its average. Rain fell on sixteen days, the total quantity measuring
1.41 inches.
June.—Until the 20th of the month the weather was cold, and
the temperature below the average.; but from the 21st until the
30th the weather was much warmer, the temperature generally
exceeding the average. The pressure was generally below its
average up till the 12th of June, the mean daily deficiency being
0.17 inches, and for the remainder of the month it exceeded its
average, the mean daily excess being 0.16 inches. Although rain
fell only on fourteen days, the amount reached 1.84 inches.