APPENDIX C LXXXIII 
REPORT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE 
Meteorological records from 684 stations have been received, 
and the results have been used in the preparation of the various regular 
publications of the Service, including the “Annual Climatological 
Report,” the “Monthly Weather Review” and the ‘“‘Monthly Weather 
Map.” In addition to these regular publications the Service has issued 
a booklet on the “Temperature and Precipitation of British Columbia”? 
which gives in detail the climatic factors of that province. Similar 
booklets for the other provinces are to follow, and the whole will 
subsequently be bound together. Also has been issued a small 
brochure on the “Climate of Canada.” 
There is an ever-increasing demand by pulp and water power — 
companies for information regarding the rainfall over the water sheds 
of rivers and it is obvious that the Service@must greatly increase the 
number of rain gauge observers. 
The usual activities of the Service in connexion with the issue 
of weather forecasts and storm warnings have been carried on without 
break, with the result that 85-6 per cent of the daily forecasts have 
been verified and 87-4 per cent of the warnings. 
Puysics BRANCH 
Upper Air: Throughout 1915 the international balloon work 
was completely disorganised but for 1916 as many of the nations are 
continuing the work during the war, a list of international days has 
been arranged and is being followed in Canada. In 1915 one balloon 
a month was sent up except in June when three were dispatched, 
the dates corresponding with those selected in Britain. 
The recoveries during the year were not good, and only eleven 
out of sixteen have been found up to the present. Previous to 1915 
all meteorographs recovered had usable records, but during the year 
two of those recovered had no records on them and another was 
spoiled. The following table gives the particulars of the ascents. 
