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reached 88'^, a rare height in Halifax. This was a very warm 

 day, the mean betno- 73"^. b4, and with the three preceding, form- 

 ed the hottest period of the snmmer. The minimum, 47". 2, 

 occtirred on the 1st, and the first and the last days of the month 

 were the coolest two days. High winds and strong breezes 

 were still frequent; and the terrific gale from S., Irom about 

 midnight on 2nd to 7 on the morning of 3rd, blew with a force 

 fortunately not often known in this latitude ; many large trees 

 were uprooted tiu-oughout the Province, and damage done to 

 buildings, fences, &c. We had had showery weather with brisk 

 S. E. breezes for two days previous, and on the afternoon of the 

 2nd the wnid veered to S. with fog ; during the evening backed 

 to S. E., and very thick. At 11 p.m. there was a high wind, 

 but the real gale rose very suddenly, chopping quick from S. E. 

 to S., as far as I could judge, the greatest strength seemed to 

 lie from 2 1-2 to G a.m. Heavy showers fell about the latter 

 hour, and by 7 a.m. the force had abated, though a very high 

 S. wind lasted nearly all day, succeeded by another foggy night 

 and showery forenoon, with wind from S. W. at times very high. 

 On the evening of the 4th this thick and stormy weather at last 

 ceased, and a rainbow appeared, a herald of warm dry weather, 

 which set in for several days. On 8th lightning was reflected 

 in the West. 7th the musk melon ripened ; 9th gooseberries, 

 and 17th blackberries. The Madeline pear was ripe in Windsor 

 on 19th, and on 22nd the ordinary harvest apple, also iu 

 Windsor. Xectarine plums were picked on 23rd, and the 

 Maiz or Indian Corn in Windsor on 28th, and here I heard of it 

 on 29th. 



September was not as wet a month as in 1866, but still more 

 so than usual : much rain falling especially during the last week. 

 Many bright days, however, made about an average amount of 

 cloud. The maximum temperature, 81^.7, was reached twice; 

 viz., on 6th and 9th. The minimum was 33°. 6 ; but thrice was 

 there frost on the grass ; the first of the season was on morning 

 of 12th. The mean temperature 57°. 95, was within 3-10 of the 

 last September and 1-10 of September 1865, and very close to 

 the mean of five Septembers. N. W. winds were prevalent with 

 a mean force below that of any other month in the year. The 

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