83.34 | 83.30
81.63 | 83.00
81.00 | 84.55
80.80 | 82.26
79.17 | 78.90
78.03 | 78.62
80.61 | 80.09
80.56 | 81.81
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It will be seen that the temperature was above the mean in January at
every post except Baton Rouge, and there it was at the mean. We shall see
hereafter that Baton Rouge was near its western line.

Under this trade during this month, and at the same posts, the fall of
rain was as follows, compared with the mean:--

TABLE II.

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| JANUARY. | FEBR'Y. | MARCH. |
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| 1854. | Mean.| 1854. | Mean.| 1854.| Mean.|
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Key West. | 1.77 | 2.86 | 2.55 | 1.38 | 0.51 | 4.21 |
Fort Myers. | 1.15 | 3.90 | 4.70 | 2.16 | 0.20 | 4.60 |
" Brooke. | 3.88 | 2.20 | 6.89 | 3.01 | 2.44 | 3.37 |
" Mead. | 1.30 | 1.07 | 2.21 | 1.01 | 1.85 | 1.64 |
" Pierce. | 3.55 | 4.45 | 3.40 | 2.72 | 1.05 | 3.01 |
" Barrancas. | 3.45 | 3.87 | 5.55 | 4.95 | 7.21 | 5.87 |
Mt. Vernon Ars'l | 11.01 | 6.80 | 12.83 | 6.04 | 6.22 | 4.59 |
Baton Rouge. | 2.85 | 5.26 | 5.50 | 4.91 | 6.15 | 4.68 |
Fort Moultrie. | 3.80 | 2.39 | 2.84 | 2.33 | 0.25 | 4.06 |
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| APRIL. | MAY. | JUNE.| JULY.
| 1854.| Mean.| 1854. | Mean.| |
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| 2.99 | 1.55 | 3.14 | 2.58 | 4.54 | 3.45
| 2.75 | 3.14 | 5.65 | 3.33 | 6.75 | 9.70
| 8.82 | 1.95 | 6.21 | 3.24 | 9.44 | 15.53
| 3.19 | 1.78 | 10.51 | 5.34 | 7.24 | 8.55
| 7.00 | 3.85 | 5.70 | 4.27 | 6.63 | 4.97
| 0.50 | 2.94 | 3.47 | 4.05 | 3.39 | 5.43
| 1.96 | 4.21 | 4.45 | 4.62 | 6.72 | 6.13
| 3.5