Days.

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, KINGSTON, CANADA WEST, MAY, 1856.

BY MESSRS. HUGH J. BOSTWICK, AND ALEXANDER MCLENNAN.

Latitude, 44 deg. 13.30 min. North. Longitude, 76 deg. 31.51 min. West.

9 A.M.

Tension of
Vapour.

Clouds.
Humidity.

Direction of
Wind.

3 P.M. 9 A.M.3 P.M. Max. Min. 9 A.M 3 P.M.9 A.M.3 P.M.9 A. M. 3 P.M. 9 A.M.

Height above Sea, 280 Feet.

Pressure
in lbs.
avoirdupois.

3 P.M. 19 A.M.3 P.M.

Rain

in inches.

Snow in inches.

REMARKS.

1 30.383

48.25

9.
2 29.459 29.692 46.00 46.00 62.0 42.0 .278 .278 .825 .852 10. 10.
3 29.529 29.559 42.00 51.00 61.0 37.5 167 .192
.588 .498 .01 0
4 29.659 29.649 40.00 45.00 53.0 33.5 .227 .272 .858
5 29.896 29.927 42-50 49.00 53.0 33.0 .253 .336 .928
6 30.375 29.103 48.00 55.00 56.0 36.0 .302 .394 .865 .888
7 29.743 29.646 51.25 67.00 63.0 43.0 .337 .594 .871 .897
8 29.840 29.723 52.25 52.00 64.0 44.5
.373 .349 .934 .873
9 29.590 29.595 46.00 46.00 54-0 42.5 .303 .262 .931
.803
10 29.575 29.494 50.00 64.00 61.0 41.0 .349 .525 .932 .946
11 29.548 29.431 53.00 50.00 66.0 40.0 .337 .373
.815 1.000
12 29.443 29.640 53.50 52.00 61-0 42.5 .373 .304 .903 .761
13 29.892 29.939 46.50 49 00 54-0 43.0 .282 .312 .864 867 10. 5.
14 29.886
29.760 54.00 68-25 71-0 41.5 .373 .646 .875 .949 3. 0.
15 29.666 29.382 54 00 60.00 72-6 47 0
.400 .467 .934 .893
16 29.694 29.682 56.00 55.00 64.0 49.0 .420 .418 .927 .944
17 29-679 29.481 55.00 66.00 68-0 45.0 .394 .605 .888 .949
18 29-557 29.431 55.00 58.50 68-0 54.0 .351 .437 .793 .893 10. 10.
19 29-403 29.344 51.50 57.00 65.0 48.0 .337 .376 .871 .796 10. 2.
20 29.355 29.449 55.00 63.00 64.5 44.0 .351 .345 .793 .597 10.
21 29.708 29.737 47.00 49.00 65.0 38.5 .217 270
.647 .749
22 29.858 29-814 53.00 54.00 58.5 38.5 .274 .246 .662 .576 10.
23 29-676 29.582 54.00 60-50 64.0 39.0
24 29.433 29.351 53.00 63.00 65.25 39.0
25 29.519 29.550 40.00 45.00 74.5 38.0
26 29.588 29.577 56.00 61.50 68.5 40.5
27 29.477 29-336 52.00 40.00 67.25 40.0
28 29.529 29.112 55.00 60.00 68.5 41.0 .394 .361 .888 .680 10.
9.
29 29.401 29.367 44.00 46.00 62.0 38.0 .207 .218 .682 669 4. 10.
30 29.497
29.523 41.50 44.00 50.0 34.0 .186 .177 .677 .582 10. 8.
31 29.741 29.672 42.00 51.00 53.5 34.0 .192 .255 .679 .661 10. 1.
M 29.666 29.52449.58 54.25 62.58 40.911 .304 .357
.776 .780 6.06 5.01

.349

1.000

.863

.930

REMARKS ON THE KINGSTON METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR APRIL.

Highest Barometer

Lowest Barometer

Monthly Range

Highest registered temperature..

Lowest registered temperature

Mean maximum thermometer

Mean minimum thermometer

Mean daily range

Warmest day, 26th, mean temperature........

Coldest day, 1st, mean temperature 21°2: difference

Raining on 4 days: depth, .49 inches. Most windy day, 20th.

Raining on 9 days: depth, 4.04 inches. Wind maximum velocity, 27.09 miles per hour. Most windy day, 25th.

29.838 29.810 29.902 49.5 62.0 50.1 .251.421.335 .69 .75 .88

.849 .783

.758

.741

.731

.699

.687

.699

.552

.437
9

.438

10

.564 .537

11

.687

594

.789 47.4 71.7 61.2
.800 60.0 61.8 52.6
.815 52.1 51.6 49.6
.936 30.010 47.0 68.0 53-9
.943 29.977 54.0 71.0 57.0
.664 56.6 79.4 63.4
.548 66.0 70.4 63.9
.494 61.0 68.1 60.6
.626 66.4 83.0 67.7
.683 66.3 86.0 69.9
.565 73.0 89.9 75.2
.523 62.7 80.7 67.0
.539 64.7 69 0 59.2
.652 57.6 64.9 57.3
.801 57.2 75.1 62.3
.775 60.8 82.1 64.7
.727 64.6 86.0 61.6
733 66.0 85.5 67.6
.667 68.0 85.3 74.3
.659 70.3 94.6 77.9
.763 74.1 74.2 64.3
.876 51.9 76.7 60.3
.611 58.2 77.9 65.4
.516 70.4 88.6 73.1
.470 65.0 84.2 69.9
.683 61.0 73.4 61.8
.239 62 0 82.0 79.3
.360 60.0 63.4 57.3
.384 60.5 71.0 64.6

w sw
94 74 89 w by s swbyw
94 59 81 E by s
76 93 92 NEby E
90 60 76 NE by E
87 61 74 SE by s
84 61 84 ESE
89 82 93
ENE SE by s
90 72 90
w by ss w by s w 34 s
85 57 76 w sw w by s w sw w 31 s
85 53 75 w sw Ssws by w w 33 s
72 44 78 s by Es by Es by Es 12 E
94 64 83
sw by ss by Es 22 w
89 72 79 s by E w by s
w 11 s
84 71 79 swbw w sww by 8 w 34 s
84 67 75 w by Nss w
w 33 s
79 55 75
8 by Ew 40 s
71 50 89
s by ES by ES 28 E
80 58 81
s by wss W s 14 E
WSW W 34 s
82 60 78 w by sws w
86 51 67 swbyw sw b w sw b w w 34 s
w 34 s
SE by EN 10 E
W by s E 33 s
w 34 s
SW
N 36 w
SW
WNWS 40 w
N W
wsww by ss 40 w
NE b ENE b EE 30 N
NE b N
E 2N

SW

ENE
NE

ENE
SSE

SSE

SE

s 33 E

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-JUNE, 1856. (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL.)

BY CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M. D., LL. D.

Latitude-45 deg. 32 min. North. Longitude-73 deg, 36 min. West.

3.60

WEATHER, &c.

A cloudy sky is represented by 10;
A cloudless sky by 0.

6 A. M.

2 P. M.

7.00 2.12
0.00 1.26 0.70
5.00 5.06 0.05

s 33 E

6.42 6.00 5.25
0.47 0.42 3.90
1.54 8.12 7.46

Str. 2.

p

Cum. Str. 6.

Cir. Str. 10.

Cum. Str. 8.

0.533 Rain.

Do. 6.

Do. 4.

of Air.

6

2

10

6 2 10

A. M. P.M.

6 A. M

2 P.M. 10 P.M.

P.M.

A.M. P.MP.M.

53.1 68.2

54.6.337.422.349 81.62.81 Nwbw

.893 .800 .748 48.9 83.2
.559 .447 .475 84.2 83.0

65.1

NW

SW
W

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-JULY, 1856. (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL.)

BY CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M. D., L L.D.

Latitude-45 deg. 32 min. North. Longitude-73 deg. 36 min. West. Height above the Level of the Sea-118 feet.

Tension of Humidity Direction of Wind. Velocity in miles
Vapor.

per hour.

Clear.

Clear.

6A.M.

2P.M.

10PM

w sw 26.24 19.22 11.42w44N

0.40 0.75 1.45 w 44

:

3.05 9.83 2.41 w 34 s 1.370

302.648.558] 86.58.89 s by w
70.5.534-721.604.89.65.84 sw hyw
57.8.823.665.422.70.64.89 N by Nw by NNW hw 8.56 4.17 8.77 w 36 N 0.483
60.9.467.523.494.89.50.94 S W WSW SSW

70.5.586.896.628.94.71.86 ENE
75.2.601.860.607 85.70-71 w by s
65.5-659.704.555.90.68.88 w sw
72.6.574.787.607-89.66.78 sw b w
77.8.739.840.829.89.71.90 W
70.1.628.628.471.78.58.65 wbs wSW
58.3.472.576-462-84.79.94 w N W
N W
60.6.478.681.467-94.82.89 W NW N W
65.0.491.628.527 89.53.85 wbs
66.5.534.648.574) 81.64.89 S SW
72.0.555.617 650 97.0.54.84 sw by s
80.0.868.985-790.78.59.78 W
76.0.648.776.628.78.46.71 w b 8 w by s sw b w
81.1.659.986.670.80.56.64 S W
75.1-617-776-739.82.62.86 sw b w
77.5-681-854-751.82.62.82 w by s
73.3-692-986 736.78.51.91 sw by s
71.0-751-840-715-75.71.95 s by w
67.21.659.739.5931 89.78.89 NNW

1.50 6.7911.64 w 34 s
4.75 5.74 19.05 w 10°N 1.476
0.70 2.12 0.11 w 34°w
3.51 6.77 0.05 E 23 N Inp
0.00 0.00 0.00 E 23 N 0.253
0.20 0.51 0.21 E 11 N
0.22 1.40 1.23 s 1 E
0.12 1.32 0.12 E 40 S 0.416
2.02 0.85 5.12 w 14 s
1.63 3.95 8.21 w 34 S
5.05 8.62 5.62 w 24 N 0.816
0.12 5.07 5.93 w 14 s
2.64 0.05 0.74 w 11

Cir.Cm. St. 4. Do.

Clr. Aur. Bor.
Cir. Str. 4.

C. S. 8 Thun. Rain.

Cr. Cm. St. 4. Cir. Str. 10.

Do.

Clear.

Cir. Str. 9.
Clear.

Cir. Str. 10.

Clear.

Cir. Str. 9.
Clear.

Cir, Str. 10.

Cr. Cm. St. 9.

Cir. Cum. 4.
Cum. Str. 2

Rain.

Clear.

Cr. Cm. St. 4. Str. 4. S't. L'g.

Nimb. 10.

wbs SSW

s 0.453

Cir. Str. 6.
Rain.

Do. 4.

Cir. Str. 4.

4.40 9.32 13.07 w 23
11.45 14.90 18.62 w 23
8.00 15-25 7.42 w 23 N 0.826
0.12 1.22 2.22 w 23 s
1.40 3.90 0.00 s 40 w
0.20 1.31 3.11s 22 w
0.60 7.12 5.65 w 34 s
6.80 9.00 7.85 w 14 s
0.70 1.60 2.62 w 40 s
1-80 6.34 7.35 w 14 s

0.280

Cir. Str. 10.

Cir. Str. 4.

Do 4.

N

Do. 9.

Do. 4.

Rain.

Do. 8.

Do. 4.

Str. 2.

Clear.

Clear.

Cir. Str. 4.

Do.

Cir Str. 10.

Str. 4.

Cir. Str. 10.

Do.

Do. 2.

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

Rain fell on 10 days, amounting to 4.323 inches-was accompanied by thunder and lightning on 3 days; it was raining 23 hours and 50 minutes.

Most prevalent Wind, the S W by W-1113 miles.

Least prevalent Wind, N N E-1 mile.

Most windy day, the 26th; mean miles per hour, 8.45.

Least windy day, the 2nd; mean miles per hour, 0.65.

Most windy hour, from 2 to 3, p.m., on the 4th-20.10 miles.

There were 168.40 hours calm during the month.

Total distance traversed by the Wind, 3,130 miles; resolved into the Four Cardinal Points, gives, N. 350 miles, S. 768 miles, W. 1430 miles, E. 582 miles.

There was only one day perfectly cloudless.

Aurora Borealis visible at observation hour on one night.

The electrical state of the atmosphere has been marked by rather high tension.
Ozone was in small quantity.

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

Rain fell on 12 days, amounting to 6.373 inches-it was raining 21 hours 25 minutes, accompanied by thunder on 3 days.

Five days cloudless during the month.

Most prevalent Wind, S. W. by W.

Less prevalent Wind, S. E

Most windy day, the 1st ; mean miles per hour, 18.96.

Least windy day, the 6th; calm.

Most winday hour, from 8 to 9, a.m., on the 1st, 26 miles per hour.

There were 174 hours and 20 minutes calm during the month.

Total amount of miles traversed by the Wind, 2884.20; which being resolved into the Four Cardinal Points, gives, N. 776 miles; S. 345 miles; W. 1,652.20 miles; E. 111 miles. Bright Meteor, at 9.30 p.m., on the 31st; passing from the Scutum Sobieski to Xi Sagitarii The Electrical state of the Atmosphere has been marked by moderate Intensity-maximum on the 30th, 365°. in terms of Volta's Electronometer, No. 1.

Ozone was in moderate quantity.