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75
380.2, and 0.6 below the average for the corresponding
quarters of 118 years.
The amount of rain measured during the quarter was
4.36 inches, and was 0.62 of an inch below the average of
74 years.
The amount of bright sunshine recorded during the
quarter was 136.4 hours, being 28.3 hours below the average
amount recorded in the corresponding periods of the ten
years 1879-88.
Second Quarter.
April.—The weather for the most part was unsettled,
cold, and cloudy.
May.—The weather was generally warm, with frequent
rain.
June.—The weather was very fine, but cold.
The mean reading of the barometer was 29.692 inches,
and was 0.091 of an inch below the mean reading for the
corresponding periods of 48 years.
The mean temperature of the air during the quarter was
54°.5, and was 2°.3 above the average for the corresponding
quarters of 118 years.
The amount of rain measured during the quarter at the
Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was 7.22 inches, and exceeded
the average amount in the corresponding periods of
74 years by 1.64 inches.
The amount of bright sunshine recorded during the quarter
was 455.9 hours, being 15.2 hours below the average
amount recorded in the corresponding periods of the ten
years 1879-88.
Third Quarter.
July.—The weather during the first 13 and the last 2