The month of July 1849 was dry and hot according to an account in the Islander newspaper. There were a few seasonable showers of rain but the temperatures ranged from 70 to 100 Fahrenheit (21.1°C to 37.8°C) and were frequently as high as 90F (32.2°C) to 93F (33.9°C). There was an unconfirmed report that the average monthly temperature for July, 1849 was 21.8°C which if accurate would be the warmest July ever recorded in the province.
All crops except for hay were still looking good particularly wheat with no rust appearing up to the end of the month. The potato crop was looking good and there were new potatoes in the market daily and some were of good size and if there was no disease before harvest the prospects of a good crop were looking excellent. The oat crop was looking good and some barley which was cut at the end of July also looked good.
The dry weather was also being experienced in northern Nova Scotia in the Pictou County area. The forest was very dry due to the drought conditions and concerns were being raised about the possibility of fires as some fires had already occurred in Caribou, Toney River and along the Gulf shore.
Sources: The Islander, August 3, 1849; The Islander, July 27, 1849.
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