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IT was not until the beginning of December that our winter really set in, but when it did so there was no mistake about it, as the 1st of the month began with the thermometer at -34°, and except for some mild weather at Christmas, the cold continued through that month. January was colder still, the thermometer once or twice approaching -50°, but in the early part of February a violent storm was accompanied by a remarkable rise of temperature (to +20°), and followed by some mild weather, since which the thermometer has again fallen, reaching -39° a couple of days ago.
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DAWSON, H. Winter Life at Fort Rae . Nature 28, 371 (1883). https://doi.org/10.1038/028371a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/028371a0