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and dry since. Light X.W. breezes till 20'', veering to 

 S.W. since. Sky generally cloudy. A little snow falling 

 at times. 



April 7. — Barometer rising slowly. Temperature 

 falling till 7'', low and steady since. Air damp, except 

 for a few hours in early morning. Very light variable 

 airs, chiefly S.S W. Sky generally cloudy. Light snow 

 falling between 9'' and 22'', with a few fair intervals. 



Api-il 8. — Barometer falling slowly all day. Tempera- 

 ture rising till IS"", falling again since, and down to 

 10°'9 at 23''. Variable light airs and breezes, and 

 calm till 8\ N.W. till 15^ and S. since. Sky fairly 

 clear most of day, but overcast from 13'' to 18''. 

 Snow fell in the afternoon, rather heavily about 2 p.m. 

 A faint parhelion was seen between 7'' and 8'', and a lunar 

 halo at 23^ 



April 9. — Barometer falling till S*", rising briskly since. 

 Temperature falling till 21'', when it read 2°'9, rising a 

 little since. Air damp. Light S.E., S., and S.W. winds. 

 Sky generally cloudy. A faint solar halo was seen at 10''. 

 Light snow was falling at 1.5''. A good observation of 

 upper clouds was obtained at 13'', when cirrus and cirro-k. 

 were seen travelling from N.W. quickly. The lower 

 clouds were coming from the S. and the surface wind was 

 S.S.W. 



AjJril 10. — Barometer high and fairly steady most of 

 day. Temperature rising steadily. Air damp. Variable 

 light S. breezes (S.E. to S.W.). Sky fairly clear at times. 

 Air very clear. Solar halo visible at times a.m. 



Ajvil II — Barometer falling till 11'', rising till 21'', 

 and falling slightly since. Air dry for a few hours in 

 early morning, damp rest of day. Temperature rising 

 quickly till 13'', falling a little since. Variable breezes, ! 

 chiefly N. till noon, and S. since. Overcast, with snow 

 and slight drizzling rain. JMist at times. 



April 12. — Barometer falling slowly till 18'', rather 

 quickly since. Temperature rising till noon and steady 

 siuce. Air very damp, humidity being over 90 per 

 cent, from 7''. Light to fresh N. breezes all day. Sky 

 overcast. Snow and sleet fell at times a.m., and mist 

 accompanied by drizzling rain p.m. Slight silver thaw 

 p.m. The prevailing X. wind has blown the ice to S., 

 there being a pretty broad lane of water across the mouth 

 of Scotia Bay, 3 miles off. 



April 13. — Barometer steady most of day. Tempera- 

 ture fell from 32°'5 at 1 a.m. to 19''-8 at midnight, the 

 fall being fairly evenly distributed throughout the day. 

 Air damp in morning, but very dry from 10'' to 15'', 

 humidity being under 60 per cent., and as low as 39 per 

 cent, at 13''. Variable squally winds, chiefly N.W. till 

 noon, and AV. since. Generally overcast, with silver thaw 

 in early morning, and snow with very heavy drift after 

 noon. 



April 14. — Barometer rising; temperature steady, but 

 showing a tendency to rise after 20''. Air rather dry till 

 17'', very damp since. Variable light airs and breezes, 

 chiefly S.W. Sky overcast. Snow showers fell at inter- 

 vals till noon. Solar halo at 13^. 



April 15. — Barometer rising till 8'', falling since. 

 Temperature steady, about 21°"0 in early morning, rising 

 (juickly after noon, and reaching 36°"2 at 22''. Air damp, 

 but dry puffs at times. Wind S.W. or calm till 8'', chiefly 

 N.W. and N. since, and rather squally at times. Air 



very clear in morning. About half an hour's sunshine 

 was recorded between 10'' and 10.30''. Slight snow and 

 sleet at times. 



April 16. — Barometer falling till S**, rising very quickly 

 at times till 22'', and falling again since. Pressure 

 increased 0"117 inch between IP and noon, and again 

 between 11'^ and 13'', while the I'ise from 10'' to 17'' was 

 0507 inch. Temperature high in morning, being 34°'7 

 at 8'', but falling since. Air damp on the whole. Strong 

 N.W. winds in early morning, veering to the S.W., and 

 becoming lighter p.m. Sky cloudy, with a little sunshine 

 between 11'' and 13''. Snow, .sleet, and drizzling rain fell 

 at times uji to 11''. Lunar halo at midnight. 



April 17. — Barometer falling till 9'', rising since. 

 Temperature risiug till 9'' and falling since. Air damp. 

 Wind chiefly N.W. in morning, but veering to the W. and 

 S.AA^. since. Calm at times, sky cloudy. Lunar halo in 

 morning and again at night. Air very clear from 4*" 



to g*". 



April 18. — Barometer falling slowly. Temperature 

 rose from 16°'7 at 2'' to 30°-0 at 11'', and then rose slowly 

 to 34°'l at 22''. Air very damp, the humidity being at 

 saturation at 15''. Light to fresh N.W. and N. winds all 

 day. Mist at times. A lunar halo was seen in the early 

 morning, and a fog bow between 7'' and 8''. Hoar-frost 

 in morning. 



April 19. — Barometer rising till 10'', falling since. 

 Tem|ierature steady and air very damp all day. Variable 

 light breezes, chiefly N. W. Eather cloudy in early 

 morning, but sunny at times between 9'' and 15''. Air 

 very clear from 10'' to 13''. 



April 20. — Barometer rising quickly after 4'' till 11'', 

 falling p.m., rather quickly at times. Temperature very 

 high early morning, being 36° '2 at l*". Fell from 

 33° -1 to 13°-7 between 4'' and 5'', and down to 14°-2 at 

 16'', rising in evening. Air very dry at times. Variable 

 winds, being N.W. till 3^ S.W. or calm till 20^ and 

 N.E. since. Sky overcast in early morning and at night, 

 with snow showers. Very fine and sunny from 9.30'' 

 to 14''. 



April 21. — Barometer falling throughout. Tempera- 

 ture risiug till 20'', steady since. Air very damp. Light 

 to strong N.W. winds. Sky overcast. No sunshine 

 recorded. Mist at times. Snow, sleet, and drizzling 

 rain at times. 



Ainil 22. — Barometer rising slowly till 10'', falling 

 slowly since. Temperature very high and steady. N.W. 

 and N. moderate to strong breezes. Overcast except at 

 5'' and 10''. No sunshine recorded. Showers of rain, 

 sleet, and hail at times. Rather squally. 



April 23. — Barometer falling till 7'', rising till 19*", 

 and falling again since. Temperature very high and 

 steady till 11'', falling till 16'', and rising again in 

 evening. Air damp, except from noon to 19''. Moderate 

 to strong and squally N.W. and N. winds. Sky cloudy, 

 but fairly clear from noon to 21'', with sunshine at times. 

 Showers of sleet, rain, and snow at times. 



April 24. — Barometer falling quickly till 15'', rising 

 briskly till 23'' ; temperature very high till 10'', falling 

 slowly till 17'', when temperature dropped 20°'l in one 

 hour. Air damp in morning, rather dry after ] 9°. 

 Variable N. winds, rather squally till 16'', veering to 

 S.W. and S. later. Sky overcast till 19'', clearing since. 



