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SECTION IV.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
Terrace Gardens.
From particulars furnished by Mr. E. Skelton, Borough Gardener.
JANUARY.
Barometer. The mean pressure for the month was 29.9 inches,
being slightly below the mean for the 30 years
previously, which was 30 inches. With slight variations the
barometer kept above 30 inches during the month, from the 13th
being between 29 and 30 inches previous to that date.
Thermometers. The maximum thermometer fell from 50 degrees
on the 9th of the month to 32 degrees on the
13th, and then gradually rose to 50 degrees at the end of the month.
The mean for the month was 44.5 degrees and the mean for the
month for the 30 years previously was 43.8 degrees. The minimum
thermometer followed somewhat the variations of the maximum,
the mean for the month being 36.7 degrees, as compared with 33.6
degrees the mean for the preceding 30 years. The lowest temperature
registered was 22 degrees on the 16th.
Rainfall. Rain or snow fell on 16 days during the month, as
compared with 8 for the previous year and 16 the
mean for the month for the preceding 35 years. The rainfall was
2.28 inches, being above the mean for 20 years, which was 2.01
inches.