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EXPERIMESTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



Rain or sno-w fell on 157 days during the 12 months. 



Heaviest rainfall in 24 hours, 168 inches, on August 20th. 



Heaviest snowfall in 24 hours, 8 00 inches, on January 16th. 



The highest temperature during the 12 months, was 95-0° on July 19th. 



The lowest temperature during the 12 months, was— 30-2' on .January 5th. 



During the growing season rain fell on 13 days in April, 10 days in May, 14 days in June, 16 days in 

 July, 13 days in August, and 15 days in September. 



May, October and November, show the lowest number of days with precipitation, viz., 10 days in each 

 month. 



Total precipitation during the 12 months, 36 79 inches, as compared with 34-92 inches during 1903. 



Rainfall, Snowfall, and total Precipitation from 1890 to 1904, also the average annual 



amount that has fallen. 



Record of Sunshine taken at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, for the 



Year 1904. 



January . . . 

 February . . 

 March .... 



April 



May 



June . 



July 



Aiigust 



September 

 October . . . 

 November . 

 December . , 



Mouths. 



Number 



of days with 



Sunshine. 



Total. 



14 

 19 

 24 

 21 

 28 

 27 

 29 

 28 

 25 

 24 

 22 

 19 



Number of 



days without 



Sunshine. 



17 

 10 

 7 

 9 

 3 

 3 

 2 

 3 

 5 

 7 

 8 

 12 



Total 

 hours Sun- 

 shine. 



65 



97 



129 



129 



233 



236 



224 



252 



145 



107 



99 



70 



1,789-4 



Average 



Sunshine per 



day. 



•10 

 -34 



•17 

 31 

 •54 

 •88 

 -22 

 13 

 -84 

 -45 

 -30 

 •27 



(Sgd.) WILLIAM T. 



ELLIS, 



Observer. 



