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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. 



[Vol. yi. 



Below is a table of the observations recorded 



2lst December, 1871. 

 8.05 p.m — QoO 



22nd December, 1871 



The following table has been compiled to show the number of 

 days in each month on which rain or snow fell, also the number 

 of days without either rain or snow. 



Rain fell on 109 days ; it amounted to 26.507 inches, was 

 accompanied by thunder and lightning in 18 days, and shows a 

 large decrease in the usual annual rain fall. 



Snow fell on 56 days, amounting to 74.53 inches on the sur- 

 face, which is equivalent to about 7.450 inches of rain. 



The first snow of autumn fell on the 18th October, and the 

 winter fairly set in on the 29th November, with unusual severity, 

 and somewhat earlier than the usual period, causing severe losses 

 to shipping from foreign ports as also to the river navigation. 



The Thermometer first attained its zero point on the 29th 

 November, 



