METEOROLOGICAL NOTES DURING THE YEAR 1900. 199 



27th. and 28th slight showers of snow fell in the early morning, 

 and the atmosphere became somewhat colder. 



The barometer readings show a very irregular pressure through- 

 out the month, with some sharp changes. From the 3rd the 

 tendency was upwards, till on the 11th it read 30*10 inches, the 

 highest reading of the month. During the succeeding three days 

 it fell rapidly to 28-96 inches on the 15th; the pressure thereafter 

 till the close of the month was steady. 



Frost was registered on five mornings to the amount of 12°, 

 while the total for the same month of the previous year was 94° 

 for twelve days. The average maximum temperature for the 

 month was 43° and the average minimum 35°, as against 40° and 

 32° respectively for January, 1899. 



The amount of rain registered during the month was somewhat 

 heavy, being 5*08 inches, part of which, however, was melted 

 snow. 



Owing to the comparative immunity from frost during the 

 month, the grass was still green at the close. Jasminium 

 nudiflorum was in full bloom, and narcissi were to be seen 

 above the surfaee in open borders. 



February. — With the advent of this month the weather con- 

 ditions abruptly changed, and keen frosty weather set in. From 

 the opening of the month till the 11th the frost increased in 

 strength, and on the morning of that day the thermometer at 

 Queen's Park registered 9°, or 23° of frost. Skating and curling 

 were freely indulged in on all the ponds around the city, and the 

 air was keen and bracing. On the 9th and 10th there were heavy 

 falls of snow to a depth of six inches, and, unlike the usual experi- 

 ence in the city, it continued to lie on the ground till the 15th, 

 when, after a further fall of snow, followed by rain, it rapidly 

 disappeared. On the 22nd, after a succession of milder days, a 

 heavy snowfall was again experienced. Thaw set in immediately 

 after, and the closing days of the month were cold and wet. 



The range of the barometer during the month was low, the 

 highest reading being 29 -75 inches, and twice it fell to 28 '40 

 inches, viz., on 16th and 19th. 



The total amount of frost registered was 189° for nineteen days, 

 and on five days the thermometer did not rise above freezing 



