REPORT OF TUE DIRECTOR 3 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



:\lETEOrtOLOGlCxVL RECORDS AT OTlAWA. 



Table of Meteorological Obser\'ations taiken at the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, from April 1, 1913, to March 31, 1914, giving maximum, minimum and 

 mean temporature for each month, with date of occurrence; also the rainfall, 

 snowfall and total precipitation. 



Rain or snow fell on 133 days during the 12 months. 

 Heaviest rainfall in 24 hours, 1-70 inches on August 22. 

 Heaviest snowfall in 24 hours, 9-00 inches on January 21. 

 The highest temperature during the 12 months was 100-0° on .July 4. 

 The lowest temperature during the 12 months was —32-2° on February 11. 



During the growing season rain fell 10 days in April, 9 days in May, 10 days in June, 8 days in July, 

 12 days in August, and 8 days in September. 



February shows the lowest number of days with precipitation, viz., 6. 



Total precipitation during the 12 months, 28-51 inches, as compared with 43-18 inches during 1912-13 



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