RECENT METEOROLOGICAL NOTES. — DOANE. 



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From the diary of the late George Seymour Crichton, the 

 following notes are copied : 



February 1, 1855— "Thermometer 20 degrees below zero, the 



lowest I ever saw. At Citadel 25 deg. 

 below zero." 

 " 5, 1863 — "Thermometer 14 deg. below zero." 



" ' Y, 1865— "Thermometer 10 deg. below zero at 8 

 a. m. Harbour frozen over. Hundreds 

 crossing on the ice." 

 " 8, 1865 — "Crossed the harbour on the ice." 



" 11, 1865 — "(Sunday) Hundreds crossing the harbour 



on the ice." 

 " 12, 1865 — "Steamer made passage through the ice 



from Dartmouth to Halifax." 

 " 6, 1866— "Thermometer 13 deg. below zero." ' 



" . 7, 1866— "Thermometer 12 deg. below zero." 

 - "; 8, 1866— "Thermometer 14 deg. below zero." 



Since the last meteorological notes were presented to the 

 Institute, the highest and lowest monthly records have been 

 altered as follows: 



Month 



Year 



Maxinuim 

 (IncheN) 



Former Record 

 Year (Inches) 



Year 



Minimum 

 (Inches) 



Former 

 Year 



Record 



(Inches) 



April... 



1906 



8.381 



1889 



7.403 



^ 









June. . 



1909 

 1906 



1 066 

 1.509 



1879 

 1899 



1.191 

 1 542 



August. 



1908 



10 658 



1887 



8.351 



