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was followed by rain and dull weather during the remainder of the mouth. The ther- 

 mometer registered 2° below zero on the 1st and 3° below on the 19th. 



In April snow fell on the 6th, 10th and 12th. The weather then continued fine 

 until the 22nd, when a heavy rain (2 in.) fell. The remainder of the month was fine 

 with the exception of the 26th, when a light rain fell at night. 



During May we had an unusually heavy rainfall, 4-85 inches. Rain fell on 

 twelve different dates during the month. From the 8th to the 26th the weather was 

 fine with the exception of a light rain on the 10th and 13th. Seeding was begun on 

 the 17th and continued until the 26th, after which heavy rains fell. The thermometer 

 registered frost on the 4th, 9th, 12th, 22nd and 24th. 



On June 3 the thermometer registered 32°, but no damage was done to ivnits or 

 tender plants. This month was much broken with showery weather, the rainfall being 

 heavier than usual. Eain fell on nine different dates during the month and seeding 

 operations were very much hindered, finishing only on the 30th. On the 28th the ther- 

 mometer registered 79° and on the 29th 80°. 



July ojjened fine and fair with a light rain on the 4th, followed by fine weather 

 and crops grew well all this month. The temperature was higher than the previous 

 year, 85° being recorded on the 15th, 84° on the 16th and 86° on the 23rd. 



August was fine and very dry. The total rainfall for the month being only 1-72 

 inches. All crops suffered for want of rain. The hay crop, of which very little was 

 cut before this month, ripened extremely fast. Grain also ripened fast and there was 

 no growth of aftergrass. The thermometer registered 80° or above 80° on fourteen 

 different dates, going as high as 84°, 85°, 89° and 91°, respectively, on the 6th, 10th, 

 19th and 20th of the month. 



September was fine and fair practically all the month, the only rain of any con- 

 sequence fell on the 23rd. The weather was ideal for harvesting, but particularly poor 

 for the growth of roots or aftergrass. The lowest temperatures for the month being 

 31° on the 16th, and 30° on the 29th. 



October was unusually dry and fine until towards the end of the month. Rain 

 fell on the 23rd, 25th and 2Sth, 4-26 inches being the total rainfall for this month. 

 On the 3rd, 9th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 25th and 31st, 1°, 2°, 9°, 6*, 

 2°, 7°, 3°, 3°, 7°, 5° and 1° of frost were recorded respectively. 



November was very rough with much rain and snow. 5-50 inches of rain fell 

 during the month. Snow fell on the 6th, 8th, 12th, 14th, 22nd, 23rd and 27th. There 

 was very little frost previous to the 22nd, when 7° was recorded and on the 25th, 27th. 

 28th, 29th, and 30th, 13°, 6°, 7°, 7° and 16° were recorded respectively. 



The first half of December was cold and stormy. On the 16th the weather 

 cleared and from then until the 19th was fine and moderate. From the 19th the 

 balance of the month was rainy, dull and warm and no frost was recorded until 

 the 31st, when the thermometer registered 15° of frost. The thermometer registered 

 below zero on the 3rd, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th and lOlh, 15° below zero on the 10th being 

 the lowest for the month. 



January, 1907, opened with a light snowfall on the 1st, followed by fine weather 

 until the 26th, except on the 4th and 13th, when light snow storms prevailed. On 

 the 26th, snow fell and again on the 30th, the last day of the month being fine. On 

 the 10th, 5° below zero was recorded and from the 16th until the end of the month 

 the temperature was below zero every day with the exceptions of the 19th, 20th, 21st, 

 26th and 27th, 17° below zero on the 29th was the lowest temperature recorded, 



February opened fine, followed by rain on the 2nd and a snow storm on the 5th. 

 After this from the 6th to the 10th the weather was clear and cold. Snow fell on the 

 11th, 16th, 17th and 18th, and on the 21st a thaw nearly spoiled the sleighing. Snow 

 fell again on the 25th, the remainder of the month being fine and cold, 4° below zero 

 was recorded on the 4th, 7th and 9th, 13°, 3°, and 7° below zero on the 8tb,, 12th and 

 13th, respectively, zero on the 18th and 19th and from the 23rd until the end of the 



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