9th Sept. On, the 5th of July last we wrote of "he Advent of Summer". here, and we mentioned that we must have two mouths of great heat, but that owing to there being' two' Gth moons this year, the Chinese: threatened us with a considerable prolongation.. The'- Chinese were'right, but the prolongation fortun nately has riot extended to the. whole: of the. 7th, moon; which. began on -the 221 August:"" "Phe last year of extesiive heat was 1879, thirteen years ago, and it 36, a. curious: coincidence that: there: was "also an interval -of, thirteédi, yeats, between 1879 and the previous year' of excessive heat, 1866. in! 1879 the great heat began on the Both' Of' June, and' the following were the maximum' readings of the thermometer in' the settlement in the' shade for thé'52'days' during which it lasted, he average' being ins nearly.as possible SuneBO 98.06: July 26 Jao 9 F 27
94.5
94.0
96.0
95.0
95.0
96.0
97.0
96.0
95.0
92.5
94.0
92.0
90.0
90.0
25 95.0. 91.0
On the 20th of August, 1879, the settlements were visited by two violent thunderstorms, the latter one, which occurred in the afternoon cooling the temperatixre very suddenly, the thermometer at 4.30 p.m, showing only.78.° 'Who hot weather began this year on the 2nd of July, two days later than in 1879, but it lasted until and including the 2nd of September, 63 days, against the 52 days in 1879. The' average for this period was as nearly as possible 93°.28, the following being the maximum readings day by day in the settlement in the shade July 2
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