188 



METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS 



climatp: of Halifax, x, s,* 



Meteorological Table [Averages). 



Latitude, 44° 39' north ; Longitude, 63° 36' west. 



Based on official records of The CANAniAX Meteorological Service for 



from 20 to "21 j-ears. 



Brought down to 31st December, 1911. 



Month 



Mem i 



Barometric i 



Pressure ' 



at sea level, j 



21 J" ears | 

 observations.' 



Tkmperatl're 

 (Fahrenheit). 



Mean 



24 years 

 obsr. 



Abs,olule j Absolute 

 Highest. Lowest. 



24 j-ears ob.servations 



January 



■29 97 



February 



29.94 



March 



29.92 



April 



29.93 



May 



29.98 



June 



29.94 



July 



29.94 



August 



29.97 



September 



30. U5 



October 



29.98 



November ; 



30. UO 



December 



29 95 



Year 



29.97 



24.4 

 23.7 

 31.4 

 39.9 

 49.5 

 57.8 

 .64.9 

 64.3 

 5S.8 

 48.8 

 39.6 



55.2 

 50.2 

 60.0 

 79.2 

 90.4 

 94 4 

 93.0 

 93.1 

 ^8.2 

 85.7 

 ,'>7 9 



29.1 62.0 



44.4 



94.4 



- 16.0 

 -16.9 



- 9.0 

 7.2 



22.1 

 31.8 

 33.8 

 39.2 

 28.7 

 19.0 

 4.3 



- 11.2 



Mean 

 Rebitive 

 Humi- 

 dity. 



20 years 

 obsr. 



-16.9 



88 

 86 

 82 

 78 

 79 

 81 

 86 

 87 

 87 

 88 

 83 

 86 



Per cent. 



of 



Cloud. 



20 years 

 obsr. 



84 



64 

 62 

 60 

 60 

 62 

 63 

 62 

 55 

 51 

 55 

 68 

 66 



61 



Highest barometer on record, 31.03 ins ; Tate 5th March, 19il4. 

 Lowest ,, ,, ,, '2^.55 ,. ,, 1st April, 1879. 



Highest temperature on record, 94 4; date, 26ih June, 1909. 

 Lowest ,, ,. ,, -16.9; ,, 2.5th February, 1876. 



Greatest precipitation on record, 5.43 ins. ; date 2ud August, 1908. 

 Average mean temperature, spring montlis, 40.3. 

 ,, summer months, 62 3, 



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^Published by permission of R. F. Stupart, Esq., Director of the Meteorological 

 Service, Toronto. 



