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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VI 1., A. 1906 

 Meteorological Observations. 



Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, 

 1905; maximum, minimum, and mean temperature for each month, with date 

 of occurrence, also rainfall, snowfall, and total precipitation. 



Rain or snow fell on 170 days during the 12 months. 

 Heaviest rainfall in 21 hours, 1.S4 inches on June 13th. 



Heaviest sncwfall in 24 hours, 14-00 inches on January 7th. 



The highest tempera^ture during the 12 months -was 91- "4 on July 18th. 



The lowest temperature during the 12 months was 20 -°0 on January 14th. 



During the growing season rain fell on 10 days in April, 13 days in May, 11 days In June, 19 

 days in July, 15 days in August, and 14 days in September. 



March and April show the lowest number of days with precipitation, viz., on 10 days during 

 each month. 



Total precipitation during the 12 months, 32-42 inches, as compared with 36-79 inches during 

 1904. 



Rainfall^ Snowfall and Total Precipitation from 1890 to 1905; also the average 



annual amount that has fallen. 



Year. 



1890. 



1891. 



1892. 



1893. 



1894. 



1895. 



1896. 



1897. 



1898. 



1899. 



1900. 



1901. 



1902 



1903. 



1904. 



1905. 



Total for 16 years 



Yearly average for 16 years . 



RainfalL 



24 

 30 

 23 

 31 

 23 

 27 

 21 

 24 

 24 

 33 

 29 

 29 

 25 

 26 

 25 

 23 



425 



73 

 19 



78 

 79 

 05 

 01 

 53 

 18 

 75 

 86 

 48 

 21 

 94 

 43 

 95 

 71 



59 



26-56 



Snowfall. 



64 

 73 



105 

 72 

 71 

 87 

 99 

 89 



112 

 77 



108 

 97 



101 

 85 



108 

 87 



1,441 



50 

 00 

 50 

 50 

 50 

 75 

 00 

 25 

 25 

 00 

 25 

 75 

 00 

 75 

 25 



10 



90-06 



Total 

 Precipita- 

 tion. 



31 

 37 

 34 

 39 

 SO 

 35 

 31 

 33 

 35 

 41 

 40 

 38 

 36 

 34 

 36 

 32 



569 



22 

 54 

 28 

 04 

 20 

 76 

 50 

 08 

 97 

 63 

 27 

 91 

 10 

 92 

 79 

 42 



63 



35-60 



