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MEAN METEOEOLOGIOAL RESULTS FOR 1873. 



SNOW, 



5}otal depth of snow in inches 



Number of days in whicli snow fell 



Mouth in which the greatest depth of snow fell 

 Greatest depth of snow in one month. ... 

 Month in which the days of snow were most ) 



frequent ( 



Grearest number of days of snow in one month 



Day in which the greatest amount of snow fell 



Greatest fall of snow in one day 



DiFFEBESCE OF CEETAIN METEOKOLOGIOAL EIEMENTS PROM THEIR NORHAl VAIXTES TOR. EACE 



Quarter and for the Year, from December, 1872, to November, 1873, inclusive. 



Quarters. 



Winter 

 Spring... 

 Summer 

 Autumn 

 Year . .. 



Baro- 

 meter. 



in. 



- .0169 



- .0322 

 r .0131 



- .0363 



- .0181 



Tem- 

 perature 



—4.66 

 —1.70 

 -1-1.13 

 —3.26 

 —2.12 



Rain. 



in. 



-2.227 

 -0.681 

 -4.699 

 -3.339 

 -9.584 



PERIODICAL OR OCCASIONAL EVENTS, 1873. 



•Tanuary ... 30. Lightning in S. W. in eveDing. 



March ...... 13. Crow-; seen. 



" 17. Blue birds seen. 



" 23. Knbins seen. 



" 24. Wild geese passing. 



April 2. First scho'iner entered harbour. 



" 4. First thunder* storm of year; very 'generaS over Ontario, and causing, greail 



destruction of life and property. 



" 11. Bay clear of ice 



" 12. Woodpeckers seen. 13th. Butterflies. 



" 17. Steamer "City of Toronto's" first trip. 



" 20. Crocus in bloom. 24th Swallows seen. 



" 25. Last sriow of season. 30th. Frogs heard. 



May 1. First river steamer ("Spartan") arrived. 



" 9.- Maples in flower. 14th. Yellow birds arrived. 



" 14. Lai^t ice of .snason. I5th. Currants in flower. 



" 17. Humming birds 22nd. Plum trees m flower. 



" 22. Baltimore birds arrived. 23rd. Wild strawberries ripe. 



" 24. Musquitos numerous. 19th. Apple trees in flower. 



" 30. Last fro.st of season; severe, and considerable injury resultlB^. 



June 16. Fire flies numerous. 



August 23. Swallows gone. 



September 11. First fi ost of season. 



" 27. Humming birds numerous. 



October ... 7. First ice of season. 



" 20. First sn^/W of season. 



November.. 4. Niagara steamer laid up. 



'' 15. Snow birds numerous. 



" 27. Bay frozen over. 



" 26-27. Heavy snow storm. 



December., 4. Very heavy storm, doing great injury an various parts of tSsDomiBfoia, 



