Although the winter began with a boreal snap in November.

Although the winter began with a boreal snap in November, the weather moderated, with a number of shivering spells early in 1884. In February the Calgary Herald stated, "The strict weather of the past week has continued with scarcely any break and we have had a taste of winter weather. The quicksilver has dropped on two or three occasions to thirty-four ranks below, but on Monday night, evidently with a view of surpassing all former efforts, actually reached thirty-nine degrees" (February 20 1884) Freeze's building was unsuitable for in the same state [i]or[/i] condition temperatures and improvements were made

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