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and 25th. There were 3 deg. of frost on
the 27th. The weather was hot on the
3rd to the 8th, on the 12th to the 16th,
and on the 29th and 30th, reaching in the
shade 84.5 deg. on the 5th, 80-7 deg. on
on the 13th, 83-6 deg. on the 14th, 80-2
deg. on the 16th, and 81.5 deg. on the
30th. Sky almost free from cloud on the
11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 22nd,
24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, and 30th. On the
9th many meteors and lightning; 21st,
thunderstorm, waterspout at Brighton, and
earthquake at Lewes; 23rd, thunderstorm
26th and 27th, potatoes in valley cut by
frost. Great wind changes on the 3rd,
12th, 14th, 16th, 18th, 20th, 24th, and
25th.

SEPTEMBER.

The barometer was below 30 inches until the 25th and then above; it fell from the 12th to the 16th, from 29-801in. to 29.091 in. Rain fell on 14 days, but the whole amount was only an inch, of which ninetenths of an inch fell on six days and only a tenth on the eight remaining days. Frost occurred in the valley on the 13th and 15th. The temperature never reached 74 deg.; ozone was in large amount except on the 3rd, 4th, 21st, and 25th, to the end. There was but little cloud on the 1st, 12th, 18th, and from 25th to 29th. On 2nd, thunder and lightning, and a remarkable solar beam; 3rd, a thunderstorm. No great wind changes. Gales on 1st, 5th, 8th, 9th, and 14th; that on the 9th blew off one-half of the apples; on the 11th hail and lightning; 21st, hail; fog on 25th, 26th, 27th, and 28th.

OCTOBER.

The barometer fell from 30-0in. on the 15th to 29-0in on the 20th, rising in the

Direction.

evening to 29.5in., and falling to 28-8in.
on the evening of the 22nd, rising to 29-4
in. on the evening of the 24th. No rain
fell till the 16th; the amount fallen on the
22nd, 23rd, and 27th together, was l∙lin.,
and half an inch more in the remaining
nine days.
Frosts occurred on the 15th,
21st, and 31st; the temperature reached
67.7 deg. on the 19th; the sky was nearly
cloudless on the 6th, and almost overcast
from the 21st to the 30th. Great wind
changes on the 21st, 24th, and 28th.
Gales on the 4th, 5th, and 17th.

NOVEMBER.

Barometer very high on the 6th,-viz. 30.7in., and very low on three dates,viz. 28-6in. on the 13th, 28.5in. on the 14th, and 28-7in. on the 15th; also 28.7in. on the 17th, 28-8in. on the 18th, 28.5in. again on the 25th, and 28.7 on the 26th. Scarcely any rain till the 13th; frosts occurred on 15 nights. Scarcely any ozone till the 18th. Great wind changes on the 5th, 7th, 8th, 15th, 16th. On the 3rd, severe frost, dahlias killed; on 20th, a meteor of very large size; a gale of 12lbs. pressure on the 25th, another of 10lbs. on the 28th. and others on the 16th, 28th, and 31st.

DECEMBER.

Barometer very high on the 23rd, 24th, and 25th, viz. 30-6in. No rain on the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 10th, 11th, 12th, and from the 21st to the end of the month. Frosts occurred on 19 nights, the greatest cold on the 18th being 15 deg., and on the grass 12.6 deg.; on the 26th and 27th were also severe frosts. The sky was almost overcast from the 14th to the end of the year. Great wind changes on the 13th and 21st; 9th, foggy; 11th, gale; 12th, fog; 16th, snow; 17th, incessant snow (4in. deep).

TABLE NO. 1.-DIRECTION OF WIND IN 1864.

TABLE NO. 5.-Greatest HEAT IN THE SHADE DURING THE PAST SIX YEARS.

TABLE No. 6.—Greatest Cold during the paST SIX YEARS.

TABLE NO. 7.-Monthly Range of TEMPERATURE DURING THE PAST SIX

TABLE NO. 8.-MEAN DIURNAL RANGE OF TEMPERATURE DURING THE PAST

TABLE No. 9.-ADOPTED MEAN TEMPERATURE OF PAST SIX YEARS.