NEW BRUNSWICK WEATHER. 
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NOTES ON NEW BRUNSWICK WEATHER FOR YEAR 
1905. 
By D. Leavitt Hutchinson. 
January . — Highest temperature recorded in New Brunswick, 
49.7 on 8th, at Grand Manan ; Lowest — 39.0 0 on 15th, at St. 
Stephen. 
Exceedingly cold weather ; temperatures much below zero 
were frequently recorded, that of the 15th ranging from 12 0 to 
40° below zero, and in some localities probably lower. The snow- 
fall also was exceptionally heavy, the storm of the 25th and 26th 
beng the fiercest for many years, completely demoralizing railway 
and other traffic. Owing to the absence of thaws, the accumula- 
tion of snow was unusually deep, especially at Sit. John, where 
the snow on the streets had greater depth than had been known 
for over thirty years ; sleighing was good throughout the month, 
but roads badly drifted. The heaviest gale occurred on the 19th, 
with velocity of 50 miles an hour from southwest at St. John. 
February. — Highest temperature, 44.7 on 13th, at Grand 
Manan, lowest — 25.5 on 20th, at St. Stephen, Steady cold inter- 
rupted with but a few hours of thawing temperatures, high winds, 
abundance of snow in drifts of almost insurmountable magnitude, 
which blocked highways and railways and seriously interferred 
with movement of supplies, were the principal features of the 
month. Owing to almost no rainfall, springs and wells in rural 
districts were dry for weeks and cattle watered by melting snow. 
The highest wind velocity registered at St. John was fifty miles 
an hour from northwest during the gale of the eleventh, and the 
total wind velocity for the month was slightly over two thousand 
miles less than for the same month last year. 
March . — Highest temperature 61.5 on 30th, at Chatham; low- 
est — 25 0 on 151th at Sussex. March weather was comparatively 
mild and very dry with an unusual amount of brght sunshine, no 
storm signals were displayed and no gales occurred. The last 
snow fell on the nth, and the exsessive snow covering gradually 
