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1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



fell to zero on the 14th, and 9° beloAv on the 15th, G° below on the 19th, and 10° below 

 on the 23rd. The weather was again fine until the 25th, when it came in mild, with 

 rain on the 26th and 27th, turning cold again, however, and continuing so until the 

 end of the month. 



There was a heavy fall of snow on the 3rd of February, which made road breaking 

 again necessary, and on the 8th another snow storm blocked the roads. With one ex- 

 ception the balance of the month was fine and moderate, but the temperature fell to 3° 

 below zero on the 23rd, followed with moderate weather and a heavy storm on the 24th, 

 which again drifted the roads full of snow. 



March started fine but cold, moderating somewhat until the 7th, when the ther- 

 mometer fell to 10° below zero. It soon moderated again, and on the 9th snow, follow- 

 ed with some rain and wind, which soon took off much snow. The remainder of the 

 month was fairly moderate, taking off the snow gradually; and on the 22nd a heavy 

 warm rain with wind took off most of what remained, and broke up sleighing. The 

 weather continued open, and another rain followed on the 28th. 



April opened fine with no very cold weather. It rained on the 5th, and again on 

 the 11th, after which fine dry weather continued. On the 19th some seeding was done, 

 but it set in wet on the 22nd, the weather being broken until the 26th; the balance of 

 the month being fine. 



May commenced fine with cold weather on the 2nd, when the last spring frost was 

 recorded of 6°. The 4th was wet, and it continued dull until the 8th, when fine wea- 

 ther was broken by a rain on the 13th. It continued fine again until the 23rd, after 

 which the month was broken and dull. No very great amount of rain fell during this 

 month, but enough to retard seeding operations very much, and while the spring was 

 early, yet the majority of the crops were late sown on account of the continuous dull 

 weather. 



June opened dull, but there was very fair weather the greater part of the month, 

 with slight rains on the 2nd, 10th, 13th and 24th. The thermometer registered 81°, 

 83° and 80° on the 26th, 27th and 29th respectively. 



July was exceptionally fine and dry, having only slight showers on the 8th and 

 15th. The mercury was up to 81°, 80°, 81°, 86°, 85°, 82°, 80° and 82° as the highest 

 on the 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 22nd and 23rd respectively. . 



August was fine, with the exception of dull weather and light showers on the 6th, 

 9th and 10th. The temperature was up to 83°, 80°, 84°, 81°, S0° and 81° on the 1st, 

 6th, 7th, 24th, 28th and 30th respectively. The summer months were more continu- 

 ously warm than usual, with no very extreme heat. The dry weather continued 

 through August, affecting the crops very much. 



September commenced fine, but dull weather and occasional showers continued 

 after the first week until the 19th, when the first heavy rain of the season fell. This 

 materially helped the crops still growing. The weather continued broken for three 

 days, after which the month was fine. A temperature of 83° and 85° is recorded for 

 the 6th and 7th respectively. This month throughout was unusually warm. 



October commenced fine, but broken weather on the 3rd was followed by fine wea- 

 ther until the 18th and 19th, when it was again wet until the 26th. The remainder of 

 the month was fine. The first frost of the season to strike here was on the 8th October, 

 the thermometer registering then 1°, and on the 22nd 10° of frost is recorded. The 

 weather was then moderate until the 28th, when the mercury again fell below freezing. 



The first of November was fine, with snow and some rain on the 10th. It kept 

 fine, with occasional frosts until the 25th, when we had a heavy rain and wind storm, 

 followed by cold weather. 



METEOROLOGICAL RECORD. 



Maximum and minimum thermometrical observations for the year beginning with 

 December 1, 1900, and ending November 30, 1901. 



