314 EIPERl MENTAL FAR MS 



4-5 EDWARD VII., A. 1905 



tinned to the end of the montli. The thermometer registered zero on the 26th and 

 28th, and 3° and 8° below zero on the 29th and 31st, respectively. 



February commenced with rain. The thermometer, however, fell below zero tiio 

 following^ day, and on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Tth, 8th. 9th and 10th registered 8°, 

 3°, 6°, 5°, 29°, 2°, 0°, 3° and 8° below zero respectively. This period was more or less 

 windy with occasional snowfalls. From the lOtli to the 14th was fine, with snow on 

 the 15th, which drifted badly on the 16th and 17th. The thermometer registered 10°, 

 8° and 10° below zero on the 13th, 14th and 15th respectively. On the 10th and 21st 

 the thermometer registered 6° and 15° below zero. There was a rain on the 22nd. 

 The balance of the month was more or less broken by wind and snow storms, and rery 

 cold on the 2Tth and 28th, when the thermometer went to 19° and 16° below zero re- 

 spectively. The month throughout was much colder than usual 



The thermometer went below zero only three times in March, on the 5ta, 6th and 

 18th, when it registered 1°, 4° and 1° below zero respectively. The first of tlie month 

 was quite cold, with a thaw on tlie 3rd, and a wind, rain and lightning on March 4th, 

 which made quite a freshet. It froze up again and remained cold to the Tth, when 

 it moderated, followed by a thaw and rain on the 8th and mild on the 9th. From 

 this time to the 16th the weather was fine and quite cold. From the 16th to the 2Tth 

 was more or less broken with snow and rain storms, with a thaw on the 26th which 

 took off about all the snow and broke up sleighing. The remainder of the month was 

 fine. 



April commenced cold but fine, followed by fine moderate weather to the 9th. 

 Eain fell on the 9th, 10th and 12th. The 14th and 15th were cold and windy, and on 

 the 16th there was quite a fall of snow. The 17th and 18th were fine but cold, and 

 oh the 19th nearly an inch of rain fell. This was followed by an imusually heavy 

 snow storm, accompanied by wind which made the snow drift badly. The remainder 

 of April was fine, with warm drying winds, except the last two days, when rain fell. 

 The rainfall for the month was 2*92 inches. 



May was fine to the 17th, with the exception of the 10th, when a light rain 

 occurred. On the 17th and 19th 1*23 inches of rain fell. The first seeding was done 

 May 4, and continued to the 17th. From the 19th to the end of the month several 

 small showers are recorded, but seeding continued practically uninterrupted. The 

 month throughout was warmer than usual. Frost is recorded only four times during 

 the month. On the 1st, 2nd, 6th and Tth there was 1", 5°, 6° and 6° of frost respec- 

 tively. Vegetation made very rapid growth and the season which appeared backward 

 when May opened was at the close of the month as far advanced as usual. The total 

 rainfall for the month was 1*T6 inches. 



The month of June was exceptionally dry and fine throughout. The rainfall on 

 the 5th of about | of an inch, and on the 22nd of nearly A-inch were the only rains 

 of any consequence during the month. The total rainfall for the month was 1*T4 

 inches. The thermometer registered frost on the 9th, and 2° of frost on the 10th, 

 which did considerable damage. The thermometer went to 80° and above three times, 

 on the 21st, 26th and 27th, when 80°, 80° and 82° was registered, respectively. The 

 month throughout was considerably warmer than last year. Crops suffered towards 

 the last of the month for want of rain, and seed of late sown roots did not germinate 



well. 



The month of July was unusually warm, and while 2*15 inches of rain fell; yet, 

 warm drying winds following the showers, none of which were sufficient to more than 

 wet the surface of the ground, quickly dried up the ground again and crops suffered 

 greatly. The thermometer registered above 80° twelve times during the month. The 

 highest temperature was on the loth, ISth and 29th, when 83° was registered. 



The month of August, while Avarmer somewhat than the previous year, was not as 

 warm as usual. The thermometer only once went to 80°, 'and that was on the 4th. 

 There was a light rainfall on the l5t, but the early part of the month wa5 entirely too 

 dry for growth, and grain crops especially ripened up prematurely. After the 11th the 

 month was more or less broken, and the rainfall of 1"T0 inches on the 21st was the 



