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MEAN METEOROLOGICAL RESULTS FOR 1874. 



SNOW. 



Tital depth of snow in inches 



Number ot days in which snow fell 



Month 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 J 



Greatest number of days of snow in one month 



Day in which the greatest amount of snow fell 



Greatest fall of snow in one day 



1874. 



67.7 



75 



February. 



19.1 



Jan , Feb., 



and Dec. 



15 



Nov. 28. 



6.5 



of 

 31 years. 



70.6 



f4 



February. 



18.6 



January. 



14 



122.9 in '70. 



87 in 1859. 



March. 1870. 



62.4 



Dec, 1872. 



24 



/Feb 5, '63. 



t Mar. 27, '70 



16.0 



38.4 in 1851. 



33 in 1848. 



Dec, 1851. 



10.7 



Feb., 1848. 



Jan. 10, 1857. 

 5.5 



diffbeence of certain meteorological elements from their normal values for each 

 Quarter and for the Year, from December, 1873, to November, 1874, inclusive. 



Quarters. 



Baro- 

 meter. 



Winter +.0478 



Spring l + .OlOg 



Summer -)--009.t 



Autumn i-i-.0397 



Year +.0270 



Tem- 

 perature 



+2.00 

 —2.21 

 +0.69 

 + 1.79 

 +0.57 



Rain. 



Rain. 



in. 



+ 1.305 



— 3.148 



— 3.540 



— 5.016 

 —10.399 



+ 14.86 



— 6.00 



— 8.09 



— 4.64 



— 3.87 



+7.11 

 —0.02 



Days 



Snow. 



+ 1.59 

 + 8.10 



+ 3.92 

 -1-13.61 



Velocity 



of 



Wind. 



miles. 



—1.07 

 +2.45 

 -fl.28 

 +0.35 

 +0.75 



Clouded 



—.05 

 + .01 

 —.02 

 — .04 

 .00 



PERIODICAL OR OCCASIONAL EVENTS, 1874. 



January. . 16. Bay frozen second time this winter. 



Fehruary. 11. Robins seen. 



" 12. First thunder storm of year. 



March. ... 4. Crows seen. 



" 12. Bay open ; closed again same evening. 



" 18. Robins numerous. 19th.' Blue birds teen. 



April 1. Wild geese passing 



" 20. First trip "City of Toronto." 26th. Last snow of season. 



" 29. Very severe snow storm in W. S. "City of Toronto" covered with ice on her 



return trip. 



May 3. Swallows seen. 4th. Frogs croaking. 



" 4. First River steamer (" Spartan") arrived. 



" 5. Butterflies seen. 



" Q. Baltimore birds. Mosquitoes. May bugs. Maples in flower. 



" 12. Huramin J birds. Woodpecker. 



" 19. Last ice of season. Last hoar frost. 



" 22. Wild strawberries in flower. Flowering currant in flower. 



*' 23. Plum and cherry trees in blossom. 



" 24. Dindelions in flower. 30th. Chestnut and lilacs in flower. 



June 9. Fireflies. 



August... 15. Hummingbirds numerous. 



" 20. Grass burnt up, and treas suffering from want of water. 



" 25. Swallows gone. 



October. . . 13. First snow. 



" 15. First time thermometer fell to 32°. First ice. 



Jfovember 4. Last trip of '• City of Toronto." 



'• 20. First measurable snow. 



« SO. First sleighing. 



iiJ)ecember 13. Bay frozen ; hroke up again ; closed on 27th. 



