REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



METEOEOLOGICAL EECOEDS AT OTTAWA. 



Table of Meteorological Observations takeu at the Central Experimental Farm, 

 Ottawa, from April 1, 1014, to March 31, 1915, giving maximum and mean tem- 

 perature for each month, with date of occurrence; also the rainfall, snowfall, and 

 total precipitation. 



Rain or snow fell on 142 days during Ihctwelve months. 



Heaviest rainfall in 24 hours, 1-18 inches on November 16. 



Heaviest snowfall in 24 hours, 8-00 inches on Uecf-mber 14. 



Highest temperature during the twelve months was 92-8° on May 27. 



The lowest temperature during the twelve months was — 25-4' on .January 30. 



During the grov.ing season rain fell on nineteen days in April, seven days in May, nine days in June, 

 twelve days in July, eleven days in August, and eleven days in September. 



May shows the lowest numbers of days with precipitation, viz., seven. 



Total precipitation during the twelve months, 24-67 inches, as compared with 28- 51 inches during 

 1913-14. 



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