REMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

Rain fell on 6 days, amounting to 2.970 inches; it was raining 23 hours 20 minutes.
Snow fell on 12 days, amounting to 20.43 inches; it was snowing 92 hours 15 minutes.

The most prevalent Wind was W-1318.70 miles.

The least prevalent Wind was E by N-2.00 miles.

The most windy day was the 26th; mean miles per hour. 18.56.

The least windy day was the 20th; mean miles per hour, 0.02,

30.329

28.689

29.429

1.640

50°.4

23°.4

20°.84

73°.8

90°.2

25°.0

.872

Most windy hour, from 2 till 3, a. m., on the 24th-36.40 miles; resolved with the Four Cardinal Points, gives N 768.20 miles, S 287.20 miles, W 3789.00 milés, E 1108.80 miles; total 5952.20 miles.

Aurora Borealis visible on 5 nights-might have been seen on 7 nights.

Zodiacal Light visible during the month.

The electrical state of the atmosphere has been marked by a very high tension of a negative character.

OZONE was in moderate quantity, amounting to saturation on the 16th.

EMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

Snow fell on 12 days, amounting to 28.11 inches; it was snowing 74 hours 40 minutes.
The most prevalent Wind was N E by E-1627.90 miles; it was blowing from this quarter
122, hours. 10 minutes.

The least prevalent Wind was N N W-1.00 miles; it was blowing 1 hour from this point.
The most windy day was the 15th; mean miles per hour, 25.56.
The least windy day was the 29th; mean miles per hour, 0.08.
Most windy hour, from 2 till 3, p. m.. on the 13th-44.40 miles.

The total miles traversed by the Wind was 6351.23 miles, viz.: N 395.40 miles, S 95.77 miles, W 4115.66 miles, E 1744.40 miles

Aurora Borealis visible on 2 nights-might have been seen on 15 nights-impossible on 14 nights.

The electrical state of the atmosphere has been marked by very high tension.

Electromation almost constantly affected.

OZONE was in moderate quantity.

This is the coldest January on record here, being 10°.29 less than the mean of January, 1855.

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, QUEBEC, CANADA EAST, DECEMBER, 1855.

BY CAPT. A. NOBLE, R.A., F.R.S., AND MR. WM. D. C. CAMPBELL.

Latitude, 46 deg. 49.2 min. North; Longitude, 71 deg. 16 min. West. Elevation above the level of the Sea, 200 feet.

Barometer corrected

and reduced to 32 degrees,

Fahr.

Rain

in Inches.

Snow

in Inches.

REMARKS.

Direc❜n of Wind. Vel'ty of Wind.

M'N 6 A.M.2 P.M. 10 P.M6 A.M2 P.M 10PM

.923 30.067 30.201 30.064

29.481 29.376 29.376 29.411243 32.5 33.4 30.1
.024 28.900 .070 31.8 38.8 39.3 36.6
.286
.106 34.1 35.2 29.7 33.0
.062 29.277
584 27.3 29.5 30.5 29.1
.775 32.1 35.0 33.2 33.4
746 31.1 34.9 31.1 32.4
.805 31.0 32.6 26.0 29.9
.79220.4 24.3 17.3 20.7
.17114.3 24.0 26.2 21.5
.992 28.718 29.3 33.2 22.1 28.2
11 29.292 29.490 29.705 29.496 13.6 14.3 10.2 12.7
12

13 30.242

.136 .132

14

.132

.173

.273

1.8 7.3 4.0 4.4
-0.1 12.3 12.8 8.3
13.5 21.9 13.5 16.3
15.6 19.1 23.0 19.2
16 29.881 29.618 .394 29.631 26.9 31.2 32.3 30.1
17 .431 .347 .310 .363 33.5 34.7 32.3 33.5
18 .418
.873
.637
.653 21.8 18.2 14.4 18.1
19 30.016 30.038 30.050 30.035 11.0 13.2 8.3 10.8
201 .066
.050
.055
.057 0.7 11.9 7.2 6.6
21 29.952 29.738 29.602 29.764 4.1 19.8 24.2 16.0
22 .522 .630 .532 .561 26.3 32.4 28.7 29.1
358 29.5 29.1 30.3 29.6
.227 .384 .464
24 .766 30.036 30.192 .99826.2 11.9 3.3 13.8
2530.144 29.988 29.699 .944 2.7 5.7 5.9 4.8
.373 .702
.409 11.4 2.6 0.2 4.7
.828 .927 .881 -4.4 8.5 2.3 2.1
.713
.849
.838
.953
-0.6 7.7 7.9 -0.3
.829
29 30.056 30.024
.970 -17.6-9.6 9.6-12.3
372
.512
5.2 4.9 7.0 5.7
.763 .698 8.1 18.0 10.8 12.3

060 059 045 055
035 042 045 041
035 045 050 043 74
064 081 057 067 75
075 086 124 095
138 174 182 165
171 166 160 166
099 066 062 076
054 051 062 056 71 61
048 055 056 053 98

71

69

82 64

M 29.664829.6591 29.6885 29.670916.29 20.49 17.48 18.09.0889'.0927,0908 .0903.817

.725

56

75

Calm. W NW Calm. 0.0 3.8 0.0
Calm. ENE Calm. 0.0 5.2 0.0
72 W NWN N WNNW 14.7 10.9 14.3
65 N N WW s w Calm. 15.2 7.2 0.0

.092

3rd-Auroral arch, altitude of dark segment 8°.

79

74

Calm. w N W Calm.

0.0

5.2 0.0

85

78 Caim. Calm. Calm.

0.0

0-0 0.0

92 1.00 94 Calm.

79

81 80
93 1.00 1.00
90 82

98

88

87

3.8 0.0
ENE ENE ENE 12.4 16.0 13.9
ENE ENE Calm. 14.7 13.9
Calm.
W WNW 0.0
72 w swWN WW NW 12.4
74 w b Nw b Nw b N 12.4
84
WNW Calm.
86 Calm. Calm. Calm.
0.0
89 Calm. ws w
ENE Calm. Calm 17.9 0.0
63 w swws wws w 15.4 10-0
84 E ENE ENE 7.2 16.0 34.1
W
76 ENE
N W 10.9 16.0 13.9
80 W NW WSW 6.2 11.3 8.8
75 W NW WN WW NW 5.2 5.2 5.2
88W NW W ESE 5.2 6.2 3.8
ENE ENE Calm. 16.0 17.9 0.0

79 N b w Calm. W
65
13.9
W
W
9.3 3.8
S
0.0 35.9 39.4
E ENE
87
5.2
WS WWS W
8.0 13.9
66 ws wws wws w12.4 10-0 8.0
70w N ww N WW N w 11.3 10-0 7.2
63 w sw Calm. Calm. 3.8
70 w 8 ww s w Calm. 2.0

7.2

0.0 16.0

8.0

0.0 0.0

.7

88

83

Calm. W NW Calm. 0.0

6.2 0.0

2.0

789 1.777

6.94 8.01 7.20 .449 38.9

8 29.512 .230

10

.316

6 2 10 A. M.P.M. P. M.

-3.2 9.5 12.5 6.3
18.1 22.3 22.6 21.0
-3.0-3.6) 11.5-6.0

-16.0-3.8-0.4-6.7

29.716 29.810 30.158 29.895 18.3 17.5 1.4 12.4
230 254 30.191 .062 30.169
329.809 29.537 29.374 29.573
4 .779 30.138 30.362 30.093
530.454 .348 .200 .334
629.964 29.886 29.971 29.940 0.5 1.8 -0.7 0.5
730.044 29.930 .748 .907-3.5 4.0 11.8 4.1
35317.5 16.8 1.8 12.0
338 -6.2-2.4-1.6-3.4
-2.1 4.8 13.1 5.3
9.4 12.9 7.8 10.0
-0.5 8.6 7.2 5.1
13.5 13.6 16.0 14.4
17.6 18.1 18.4 18.0
16.5 21.4 13.4 17.1
227 11.0 17.2 19.5 15.9
.17521.8 26.8 19.1 22.6
41312.4 18.2 16.3 15.6
-627 0.6 1.3-3.6-0.6
-593-5.0 6.6 4.4 2.0
.424 4.5 9.1 6.2 6.6
.485 -4.1 4-5 9.0 3.1
444 14.2 19.3 12.2 15.2
.452 14.8 22.3 4.4 13.8
-835-7.8-1.8-0.9-3.5
.855 1.5 12.2 6.5 6.7
2.8 15.2 8.8 8.9
-0.2 11.1 6.3 5.7
7.5 14.8 14.4 12.2
7.4 18.6 15.4 13.8
7.0 8.7 1.4 5.7

91 .345 .326 .343
.373 .331 .463
.389
11 .640 .850 30.032 .841
1230.141 30.194 .115 30.149
13 29.963 29.778 29.512 29.758
14 .439 .422 .421 427
15 .391 .342 .330 .355
16 .350 .201 .129
17 .141 .123 .160
18 .383 .360 .496
19 .562 .644 .674
20 .709 .595 .476
21 .440 .397 .436
22 .460 .499 .496
23 .486 .256 .584
24 .541 .372 .443
25 .672 .872 .961
26 .904 .809 .812
27 .662 .549 .558 .590
28 .494 .402 .459 452
29 .523 .546 .423 .497
.326 .228 .249 .268
.369 .530 .644 .314
M 29.6402 29.603129.6261 29.6231|

81

M'N.

6 2 10 A.M.P.M.P.M.

M'N

6 2 A.M.P.M.P.M.

MONTHLY

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, QUEBEC, CANADA EAST, JANUARY, 1856. BY CAPT. A. NOBLE, R.A., F.R.S., AND MR. WM. D. C. CAMPBELL.

Latitud, 46 deg. 49.2 min. North; Longitude, 71 deg. 16 min. West. Elevation above the level of the Sea, 200 feet.

Barometer corrected

and reduced to 32 degrees,

Fahr.

Rain

in Inches.

Snow

in Inches.

REMARKS.

Direc❜n of Wind. Vel'ty of Wind.

10

M'N 6 A.M.2 P.M. 10 P.M 6 A.M2. PM 10PM

5.33 11.15 8.10 8.190565 0615 0590 0590 .846 739 .805797

98

95

83

67 64
96 65 79
86 1.00 95

87 91

94

91

86

82

69

69

57

63 63 W

88 69 76 78

90

78

74 65

79

64 77

72

.087.064 .025 .060 0.83 0.64 0.55 0.67 w s ww s w Calm. 11.3 15.2 0.0
036 058 080 058 85
97 87 Calm. Calm. W 0.0 0.0 7.2
102 123 124 116 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 ENE ESE Calm. 12.4 7.2 0.0
028 022 015 022 65 54 52 57 W NW NW NW 12.4 13.9 17.9
021 035 047 035 96 87 1.00 94
048 045 045 046 98
038 044 067 046 77 77 84 79
084 082 039 068 80
77 81
025 030 035 030 69 71 77 72 W
W
028 051 070 050
78 w sw w sw
057 056 043 052
70❘ w WSW
044 045 052 047
80 NNW NW
085 073 095 084 1.00
ENE ENE ENE 21.3 45.4 46.0
101 089 091 094 1.00
EN EENE Calm. 42.5 39.4 0.0
091 091 080 087 94
WSW SW WSW 7.2 6.3 3.8
077 098 095 090 1.00
8.8 0.0 0.0
119 145 089 118
0.0 3.8 3.8
067 067 070 068
6.2 7.2
035 028 033 032
NW WNW W 6.2 6.2 10.0
033 036 039 036
WNW 10.0 13.9 3.8
040 040 040 040
ws w 10.0 13.4 5.2
035 040 053 043
W 5.2 7.2 10.0
065 076 073 071
N W
087 091 038 072
027 029 036 031

71 W NW

W
W

70

74

W

W
SW
81 E
E
81 Calm. Calm. Calm. 0.0 0.0 0.0
89 89 Calm. Calm. N 0.0 0.0 7.2
74 WNW WN WW NW 12.9 15.2 3.8

W
S W

8.0 13.9 14.3
10-0 10.0 8.0
8.8 8.8 6.2

22nd-At 8, a. m., coloured 3.0 ring round sun 40° in diameter.

E 2.0 2.0 2.0

9.2 10.7 8.1

41.2

1.671

61.2

Weather.