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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Table of Meteorological Observations taken at the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, 1901; maximum, minimum and mean temperature for each month, with date 

 of occurrence, also rainfall and snowfall and total precipitation. 



Months. 



Jan . . 

 Feb... 



March 

 April . 

 May. . 

 June. . 

 July. . 

 August 

 Sept. . . 

 October 

 Nov . . . 

 Dec... 





12th 

 4th 

 27th 

 4th 

 18th 

 23rd 

 30th 

 10th 

 29th 

 19th 

 25th 

 15th 



Rain or snow fell on 167 days during the 12 months. 



Heaviest rainfall in 24 hours, 1 "48 inches on July 30. 



Heaviest snowfall in 24 hours, 13 - 00 inches on January 12. 



It will be seen the highest temperature during the 12 months was 99° -0 on July 16. 



The lowest temperature during the 12 months was — 25° *5 on January 20. 



During the growing season rain fell on 16 days in April, 17 days in May, 12 days 

 in June, 14 days in July, 14 days in August, and 8 days in September. 



September shows the lowest number of days on which rain fell, viz., 8. 



Rain or snow fell on 18 days in January and March. 



Total precipitation during the 12 months, 38 '91 inches, as compared with 40 "27 

 inches during 1800. 



Rainfall, Snowfall and total Precipitation from 1S90 to 1901, also the average annual 



amount that has fallen. 



1890. 

 1891. 

 1892. 

 1893. 

 1894. 

 1895. 

 1896. 

 1897 . 

 1898. 

 1899. 

 1900. 

 1901 . 



Year. 



Rainfall. 



In inches. 



24 73 

 30 19 



23 78 

 3179 



- 2305 

 27 01 

 2153 



24 18 

 24 75 

 33 80 

 29 48 

 29 21 



Total . 



Yearly average for 12 years. 



323 56 



20-96 



Snowfall. 



In inches. 



64 85 

 73 50 



105 00 

 72 50 

 7150 

 87-50 

 99 75 

 89 00 



11225 

 77 25 



108 00 

 97 25 



1,058 35 



88 19 



Total 

 Precipitation. 



In inches. 



31 

 37 

 34 

 39 

 30 

 35 

 31 

 33 

 30 

 41 

 40 

 38 



429 



22 

 54 

 28 

 04 

 20 

 70 

 50 

 08 

 02 

 63 

 27 

 91 



45 



35 78 



