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melted away leaving a few paJfcdhes of ice, but mostly bare and dry 
ground. T(here was little movement of river ice, but it ihas rapid- 
ly weakened ; the total movement of wind for the month was 
fifteen hundred miles less than for the same month la-st year. 
April . — Highest temperature 73 ° on 26th at St . Stephen, 
lowest 1 9 0 on 2nd at Dalhousie. The weather of the month was 
remarkably fine and mild. Precipitation was in all districts great- 
ly below the average. Freshets were unusually light and lumber 
drives much hindered for want of rain. No storm of importance 
occurred ; 'wind velocity at St. John measured three thousand 
miles in excess of April, 1904. 
May . — Highest temperature 81 0 on 26th, at Chatham, 
lowest 1 1° on the 12th at Moncton. Cool, cloudy and wet weather 
were the prevailing conditions during the greater part of the 
month. A heavy frost occurred on the 13th., with temperature 
well below freezing. Towards the close of the month vegetation 
in most districts was backward but making good progress. 
June . — June was comparatively cool and backward wiith rain- 
fall above the average in most localities. A heavy frost was 
general throughout the province on the 7th, and considerable 
damage done to vegetables and fruit. The highest temperature 
was 92 0 at Chatham, on the 16th, and the lowest 27.5 on 7th at 
Moncton. 
July . — Highest temperature 92 0 ait Chatham, on 7th, lowest, 
35 0 at Dalhousie on 27th. The weather was, for the most part, 
fine and very warm. Near the Bay of Fundy, owing to the preva- 
lence of fogs, it was somewhat cooler, with less bright sunshine. 
At St. John, southerly winds predominated and some slight dam- 
age was caused by lightning on the 27th. 
August . — Highest temperature 91 0 on the 12th, at Chatham, 
lowest, 31 0 on 15th at Sussex. August weather was decidedly 
dry with almost continuous sunshine except near the Bay of 
Fundy district, where fogs were very prevalent during the first 
half of the month. light frosts were generally reported on the 
14th. Rivers, lakes and wells were unusually low owing to the 
drought, and forest fires caused destruction of much property in 
many parts of the province. A general and heavy rainfall was 
much needed. At St. John southerly winds prevailed during 
three hundred and ninety-three hours. 
