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THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. 



[March 



The following table shows the mean temperature and the 

 amount of precipitation for each quarter : — 



Ra'^i fell on 86 days, amounting to 35.545 inches. A very 

 heavy storm, accompanied by loud thunder and vivid lightning, 

 occurred on the night of the 19th-20th of August, and the large 

 amount of 3-782 inches of rain fell in 6 hours 15 minutes. 



Snow fell on 76 days, amounting to 167.37 inches. This large 

 amount includes the heavy fall of February. The first snow of 

 autumn fell on the 27th September, in inappreciable quantity. 

 Winter fairly set in on the 4th of December. 



Wind. — The most prevalent wind during the year was the N.E. 

 The next in frequency, the W. The least prevalent wind was 

 the S.E. 



There were 128 clear nights suitable for astronomical purposes. 

 This is about the usual average. 



The Aurora Borealis was visible frequently during the year, 

 but was not accompanied by any grand display. 



The meteoric shower of 13th-14th November was rendered in- 

 visible by cloudy weather. 



