APRIL WEATHER. 



The warim weather at the commencement of the 

 month soiyn came to an end, it set in wet and stormy 

 on 4th and 5th, and then cold mornings and bright 

 warm days till 12th and 13th, when it changed to 

 windy and stormy showers from W. with snow on 

 hills, that turned again on 14th to warm E. and S.E. 

 weather, very high barometer, reaching to 30-52 on 

 15th, light fogs in early morning and clear bright 

 sunny days. On 21st a rapid fall of "59 inch to 29-49 

 was followed by steady rain that brought winter sud- 

 denly on in very cold storms from S.W. Snow on the 

 ranges that lasted several days, causing a very low 

 temperature on 24th, the highest reading in the shade 

 of the self -registering maximum thermometer was 49°: 

 and although on 26th a rising barometer ushered in 

 wet E. weather, it still continued dull and cold till the 

 end of the month with a promise, however, in the 

 continuous height of the barometer of a spell of 

 brighter weather as soon as the dull easterly clouds 

 disperse. The highest shade temperature 82^ on 16th, 

 and the lowest 32' on 26th, and the lowest on grass 

 the same morning was 26°. 



There were several heavy rains during the month, 

 •69 inch on 5th, -32 inch on 10th. '33 inch on 21st, and 

 •30 inch on 23rd. Altogether 2-22 inches for the 

 month, being more than in any April in the last four 

 years, making up 5-28 inches this year against 5*02 

 inches to the same time in 1876, 6 '00 inches in 1875, 

 iind 5-32 inches in 1874. 



Although the end of the month has been so cold, 

 yet it was warmer than last April, the mean tempera- 

 ture being 53° 91' to 52° 43' in 1876. The movement of 

 the wind was 2,550 miles to 3,030 last month, and 1,772 

 miles in April 1876. 



W. E. SHOOBRIDGE, 



1st :ilay, 1877. Valleyfield. 



