*4 11.L180X ON METEOROLOGr. 



sivelj loT^ mean temperature, 1S°.52 — 9*^.36 below December 

 1866 — nearly 5° below the mean of three years in Halifax, cor- 

 rected to 1867, and nearly T^ below this month's moan from 

 1857 to date ia Halifax and Vfiudsor; in other words a defi- 

 ciency of heat within a small fraction of 28 per cent. X. W. 

 is far the most prevalent wind in December, but this year there 

 ■was more W. wind, and generally greater force than is usual. 

 But once, however, it rose to a gale — S. to S. W., with ^\•arm 

 rain. The Dartmouth Lakes bore well on the 5th. Tempera- 

 ture was at or below on 5 days, viz. : Uth, 12th, 20th, 30th, 

 31st. I have no record of its being so more than 4 times in 

 any previous December, and the average for eleven years is only 

 twice. I never knew the temperature below earlier than the 

 12th till this December, when it fell to 2^ belov/ on the 9th. 



Mevieio of the Year 1667. 



In bringing together the results of the observations, the chief 

 of which we have just run over in monthly notes, the following 

 jDhenomena stand out most prominently from the year's collec- 

 tion. There was less cloud than usual ^ altliouGrh the year was a 

 remarkably wet one throughout, with the exception of late sum- 

 mer and early autumn. Eain or snow fell on 222 days, but 

 many stoims occurring, and show^ers, often clearing rapidjy, left 

 room for the brightness already alluded to. Much more snow 

 than usual fell. In January, March, Xovember, aud December 

 we had a great deal ; aud the Avoodman's work, and all traffic 

 on the roads was much facilitated by the long periods of good 

 sleighing. Though the summer was very wet, and the rains of 

 July damaged much ha}-, the comparative dryness of August, 

 September, and October saved the later crops, and much fruit 

 was gathered in good condition, and often in alnmdance. 



The mean temperature of the year was 41°. 98 — being .89 be- 

 low 1866, and .85 below the mean of the five years including 

 the one under consideration. August was the oiily month of 

 remarkable warmth ; and February was decidedly above the 

 average, but the remaining months wore mostly more or less 

 deficient in heat; and January, March. June, November, and 



