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March.— The weather continued very cold until the 9th, and it
was again cold from the 29th, with rain and high S.W.
winds. On the 24th there was a very destructive Southwesterly
gale.
The great frost which began on December 30th
continued, with the sole exception of the week in January,
indicated above, to March 9th; that is to say for 63 days. The
frost effected great damage with gas and water pipes, and at
the end of the quarter vegetation was very backward.
April.—The weather was rather cold at the beginning, and
there were slight frosts for a few days at about the middle of
the month, but with these exceptions it was warm and dry.
The rainfall was below the average. The foliage of trees
was three weeks later than usual.
May.—The weather was very fine and dry, with more than the
usual sunshine, and the day and night temperatures were
both above the average.
June.—For this month the weather was dry, fine, bright, and
sunny. The mean daily temperature of the air was about
the average till the 11th, and from the 20th to the end of
the month.
July.—The weather was dull and wet during the first week, then
dry, with occasional bright sunshine, till the 17th, and
generally wet and dull from the 18th. The rainfall
exceeded the average.
August.—The weather was wet and dull, and unsettled till the
14th, then generally fine and bright till the end of the
month. The fall of rain was about the average.
September.—The weather during this month was very warm,
fine, and dry, with a remarkable hot period extending from
the 24th to the 29th. The mean temperature was. above
the average. The rainfall was generally less than the
average.