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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thermom'tr</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>8a.m.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>2P.m.</td> |
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| − | + | <td>Sunday</td> | |
| − | + | <td>1</td> | |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>0.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>23</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>SW.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Clear frosty day, very cold</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Monday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>2</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>0</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>SSW</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>do Intensely cold & Frost.</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Tuesday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>0.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>15</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>SW.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sunshine all day. Frost very cold. Last night intense cold throughout </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wednesday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>4</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>0</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>28</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>E.&S</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Beautiful sunny day. Warm. Frost.</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thursday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>3</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>36</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>S.W.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Fine war sunny day, Frost.</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Friday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>6</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>9</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>47</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>S.W</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Beautiful clear day. Sun fresh. </td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Saturday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>7</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>5</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>43</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>N.E.E&S</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Fine clear day. fresh till evening. {sketch of quarter moon} first quarter</td> |
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| − | + | <td>Sunday</td> | |
| − | + | <td>8</td> | |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>33</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>50</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>S.S.E.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Clear warm day. Fresh from 9 A.M. throughout. A halo round the moon wt flury clouds at night</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Monday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>9</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>44</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>56</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>NE</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Snow showers throughout. Fresh & warm. Snow melting as it fell</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Tuesday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>35</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>58</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Calm N.E.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Cloudy & Fresh all day - Evg clear. warm throughout</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wednesday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>11</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>37</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>57</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>S.E </td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>do wt. occasional sunshine, warm & fresh - calm</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thursday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>12</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>36</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>50</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>S.S.E.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Fresh day - cloudy wt. occasional rain</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Friday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>13</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>34</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>46</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Cloudy morning - After noon sunshine. warm & fresh.</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>full moon - in Evening large halo round the moon. clear</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Saturday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>14</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>36</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>49</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>S.W.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Clear throughout. Fresh & warm. </td> |
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| − | + | <td>Sunday</td> | |
| − | + | <td>15</td> | |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>48</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>WSW</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Sunshine all day, warm & fresh.</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Monday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>16</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>33</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>49</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>E.SE </td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Clear, & cloudy occasionally, strong frost.</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Tuesday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>17</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>31</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>WSW.</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>Sunshine throughout, strong frost. This morning Pet calved a male. at P.O.</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Wednesday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>30</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>51</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>SSW. </td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Fine clear Frosty days Mr O'Reilly, who arrived here on Sunday, & Mr Gilkison of Elora set off home</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Thursday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>19</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>34</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>58</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>W.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Clear Sunshiny day - warm fresh</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Friday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>20</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>31</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>52</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>N.W.</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>do do fresh but chilly</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>Saturday</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>21</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>18</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>38</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>ESE</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>disagreeable chilly day. - fresh</td> |
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| − | <td></td> | + | <td>22</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>10</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>27</td> |
| − | <td></td> | + | <td>SE</td> |
| − | <td> | + | <td>this morning a severe snow storm, which commenced about midnight. - very cold wt. gusts of wind snow</td> |
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March 1835. 3rd Month. 31 days.
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| 8a.m. | 2P.m. | ||||
| Sunday | 1 | 0. | 23 | SW. | Clear frosty day, very cold |
| Monday | 2 | 0 | 10 | SSW | do Intensely cold & Frost. |
| Tuesday | 3 | 0. | 15 | SW. | Sunshine all day. Frost very cold. Last night intense cold throughout |
| Wednesday | 4 | 0 | 28 | E.&S | Beautiful sunny day. Warm. Frost. |
| Thursday | 5 | 3 | 36 | S.W. | Fine war sunny day, Frost. |
| Friday | 6 | 9 | 47 | S.W | Beautiful clear day. Sun fresh. |
| Saturday | 7 | 5 | 43 | N.E.E&S | Fine clear day. fresh till evening. {sketch of quarter moon} first quarter |
| Sunday | 8 | 33 | 50 | S.S.E. | Clear warm day. Fresh from 9 A.M. throughout. A halo round the moon wt flury clouds at night |
| Monday | 9 | 44 | 56 | NE | Snow showers throughout. Fresh & warm. Snow melting as it fell |
| Tuesday | 10 | 35 | 58 | Calm N.E. | Cloudy & Fresh all day - Evg clear. warm throughout |
| Wednesday | 11 | 37 | 57 | S.E | do wt. occasional sunshine, warm & fresh - calm |
| Thursday | 12 | 36 | 50 | S.S.E. | Fresh day - cloudy wt. occasional rain |
| Friday | 13 | 34 | 46 | W. | Cloudy morning - After noon sunshine. warm & fresh. |
| " | " | " | full moon - in Evening large halo round the moon. clear | ||
| Saturday | 14 | 36 | 49 | S.W. | Clear throughout. Fresh & warm. |
| Sunday | 15 | 30 | 48 | WSW | Sunshine all day, warm & fresh. |
| Monday | 16 | 33 | 49 | E.SE | Clear, & cloudy occasionally, strong frost. |
| Tuesday | 17 | 20 | 31 | WSW. | Sunshine throughout, strong frost. This morning Pet calved a male. at P.O. |
| Wednesday | 18 | 30 | 51 | SSW. | Fine clear Frosty days Mr O'Reilly, who arrived here on Sunday, & Mr Gilkison of Elora set off home |
| Thursday | 19 | 34 | 58 | W. | Clear Sunshiny day - warm fresh |
| Friday | 20 | 31 | 52 | N.W. | do do fresh but chilly |
| Saturday | 21 | 18 | 38 | ESE | disagreeable chilly day. - fresh |
| Sunday | 22 | 10 | 27 | SE | this morning a severe snow storm, which commenced about midnight. - very cold wt. gusts of wind snow |
