REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, 1902 ; maximum and minimum temperatures, with date of occurrence, and 

 mean temperature for each month, also rainfall and snowfall and total precipitation. 



Rain or snow fell on 162 days during the 12 months. 



Heaviest rainfall in 24 hours, 2*04 inches on July 15. 



Heaviest snowfall in 24 hours, 14 inches on January 22. 



The highest temperature dui'ing the 12 months was 92-0° on July 8. 



The lowest temperature during the 1 2 months was — 25 ■ 2° on December 9. 



During the growing season rain fell on 13 days in April, 13 days in May, 18 days 

 in June, 15 days in July, 12 days in August, and 11 days in September. 



February shows the lowest number of days with precipitation, viz., 10. 



Total precipitation during the 12 months 36 '10 inches, as compared with 38' 91 

 inches during 1901. 



Rainfall, Snowfall and total Precipitation from 1890 to 1902, also the average annual 



amount that has fallen. 



Year. 



1890. 

 1891. 

 1892. 

 189.3. 

 1894. 

 1895. 

 1896. 

 1897. 

 1898. 

 1899. 

 1900. 

 1901. 

 1902. 



Yearly average for 13 years . 



Rainfall. 



In inches. 



24 

 30 

 23 

 31 

 23 

 27 

 21 

 24 

 24 

 33 

 29 

 29 

 25 



73 

 19 



78 

 79 

 05 

 01 

 53 

 18 

 75 

 86 

 48 

 21 

 94 



26-88 



Snowfall. 



In inches. 



64-85 

 73-50 



105 00 

 72-50 

 71-50 

 87-50 

 99-75 

 89 00 



112-25 

 77-25 



108 00 

 97 -25 



101-75 



89-23 



Total 

 Precii)itation. 



In inches. 



31 

 37 

 34 

 39 

 30 

 35 

 31 

 33 

 36 

 41 

 40 

 38 

 36 



■22 



-54 



-28 



-04 



-20 



-76 



.50 



OS 



-02 



-63 



•27 



-91 



10 



35 81 



