54 RECENT METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. DOANE. 



order named. During the last days of the month, southeast 

 gales prevailed. 



Robins were reported on the 26th and wild geese on the 

 18th. On the 1st and 7th the temperature dropped to 1 deg. 

 F., on the 4th 7 deg. was registered, 6th, 6 deg., and 8th, 5 

 deg. F. 



On the 9th of April, 1911, a snow storm, unprecendented in 

 Halifax, fell upon the city. It began early in the forenoon and 

 continued all day and the greater part of the night. The wind 

 was northeasterly and the storm seems to have extended over 

 the whole province. The depth of snow was 9.2 inches. 



During January, 1911, there were six cold nights in suc- 

 cession, during which the thermometer registered a minimum 

 temperature as follows : 



16th 2.2 



17th 9.0 below zero 



18th 10.8 " " 



19th 4.8 " " 



20th 3.6 



21st ,. 1.3 



This record was unrivalled by the cold weather of February, 

 1911, when the temperature recorded during one week was: 



12th 4.8 below zero 



13th 0.2 " " 



14th 2.0 " " 



15th 2.2 " " 



16th 0.8 



17th 8.4 



The record for January, 1912, was: 



24th 4.6 



25th 2.2 below zero 



26th 6.7 " " 



27th 6.0 " " 



28th 1.2 



29th . 0.0 



