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temperature, 87, was recorded at St. Stephen on the 10th and 
26th; minimum, 27 at Sussex on the 19th. 
October . — The remarkable period of fine, warm and dry 
weather continued through October. The total rainfall of the 
month was practically all recorded on five days. Temperatures 
were much above the average, with a marked absence of killing 
frosts. Moderate gales occurred on the 3rd and at the close of 
the month. Light snow fell on the 30th. The highest tempera- 
ture was 77 at St. Stephen on the 17th; lowest, — 16 at Sussex 
on the 2 1 st. 
November . — The extremely light rainfall of the month 
occurred at frequent intervals in small amounts, except on the 
1 2th and 15th, when nearly two-thirds of the total fall was ex- 
perienced. Snow fell generally on the 18th, giving a brief period 
of sleighing in some localities. Between the 18th and the 21st 
the first fairly low temperatures were recorded, otherwise com- 
paratively mild conditions prevailed; on the 30th rivers and 
streams were free from ice. There was a moderate northwest 
gale on the 12th, and a moderate to fresh gale from southwest 
to northwest on the 15th. There was faint lightning during the 
early morning of the 27th. Highest temperature, 56, at Grand 
Manan and Moncton on the 4th, and at Sussex on the 26th; 
lowest temperature was 12, and occurred at Dalhousie on the 
30th. 
December . — December weather was noticeable for its rapid 
temperature changes, excessive cloudiness and frequent falls of 
rain or snow. Gales from the northwest on the 2nd and 3rd, 
southwest on the 4th, and southeast on the 7th. In southern 
New Brunswick sleighing was fair during the last two weeks, 
the snow at the close of the month ranged from one inch near 
the south coast to two feet in the woods of the northern districts. 
Maximum temperature, 58 at St. Stephen on the 1st; minimum, 
— 20 at Fredericton on the 23rd. 
