314 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



WEATHER. 



April, 1910, opened with a light rain on the first day, followed by fine weather 

 lasting one week, during which we had nearly the maximum amount of sunshine. Rain 

 again fell from the 8th to the 10th, followed by bright weather until the 20th, after 

 vvhich light rains fell nearly every day until the 29th, when the weather became clear 

 and colder. 



Rain fell on twelve different dates, the heaviest being on the 8th, when -79 inches 

 fell. 



Frost was registered on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 

 29th and 30th, the lowest temperatures being on the 29th, when 10° of frost was regis- 

 tered. 



May opened with three days of dull cloudy weather, followed by rain on the 5th 

 and a light snow squall on the 6th, after which, until the 21th, the weather was bright 

 and warm. Light rains fell nearly every day after the 24th, the heaviest rainfall being 

 on the 5th, when -59 inches fell. 



Seeding commenced on the 10th. Two degrees of frost was registered on the 6th. 

 and three degrees on the 8th, 16th and 17th respectively. 



June was a very wet and unseasonably cold month. Rain fell on fourteen different 

 dates, making a total precipitation of 3 -72 inches. 



The highest temperature was 77° on the 22nd, and on only five dates did the ther- 

 mometer register above 70°. 



On the 5th the mercury dropped to 31°, and to 32° on the 6th. 



July did not register as high temperatures as usual ; on only six different dates did 

 the mercury go to 80° or higher, the highest being 84° on the 10th. At the same time 

 the minimum temperatures were higher than usual, leaving the mean temperature for 

 the month higher than that of the two preceding seasons. 



A heavy rain (1-38 inches) fell on the 4th, the balance of the month being fine. 



August was an extremely dry month, light rains falling on five different dates, 

 making the low precipitation of only 1*55 inches, the lowest experienced here for some 

 time. Low maximum temperatures were also recorded, the mean for the month being 

 62 -33. The highest temperature was 79° on the 23rd, and the lowest 33° on the 31st. 



September. — The first half of this month was very seasonable, and favourable for 

 harvesting and for the growth of root crops. On the 19th, 20th and 26th, 2 *10 inches 

 of rain fell, the balance of the time the weather was fine. The maximum temperature 

 for September was 74° on the 11th and 13th, and the minimum was 32° on the 25th. 



October was quite seasonable for the first half of the month, and dull or rainy for 

 the later half. The heaviest rainfall was on the 26th, when :86 inches fell. From 

 the 25th until the 31st, no sunshine was recorded. The lowest temperature was 25° 

 on the 14th. . 



November was a dull and rainy month. Sunshine was recorded on only twelve 

 different dates, giving a total of eighty-five hours. Eain fell on ten different dates, 

 the heaviest rainfall being 1-65 inches on the 27th. Frost was registered on the 1st, 

 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 16th and every night from the 19th to the 25th, the 

 lowest temperature being 17° on the 22nd. 



December. — A light snow fell on the 1st, followed by fair but dull weather until 

 the 8th, during which time there was only four hours sunshine. 



Three inches of snow fell on the 8th, one inch on the 14th and three inches on the 

 15th and 25th. 



Rain fell on the 19th, 25th and 30th, the heaviest being on the 19th, when -98 

 inches fell. 



The thermometer registered 6°, 3°, 1°, zero, 2°, 4° and 2° below zero on the 14th, 

 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 31st respectively. 



