MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST, SEPTEMBER, 1856.

Latitude-43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude-79 deg. 21 min. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet.

Barom. at temp. of 32°.

Temp. of the Air.

Mean

Day.

6 A.M. 2P.M. 10 P.M. Mean. 6 A.M2 P.M 10PM ME'N Av'age. A.M P.MP.M. M'N

29.965 29.968 29.943 29.9587 50.1 61.6 49.0 53.87 9.17.287.303.294.295 .81 .57 .86 .74
.9035 48.5 67.1 50.3 56.37 -6.37 268 254 271 268
.8155 49.9 68.3 52.8 58.73-3.70 252 386 354 335
.8200 50.4 75.1 60.8 63.47+ 1.35 303 428 414 402
.7777 56.7 66.4 63.7 63.10+ 1.27
.7205 64.3 74.1 67.1 68.55+ 7.12
62.6 58.9

Temp.
+ or
of the

Tens. of Vapour. Humidity of Air.

Direction of Wind.

Resul

Direction of Wind.

6 2 10

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

tant
Direc-
tion.

6 A.M2 PM.

10 Re-
P.M. sult'

ME'N

Rain

in inches.

544 630 601 595
484 429
389 532 440 454
337 479 485 435
586 683 681 646
501 305 315 357
268 338 416 357
383 359 321 359
277 372

61.81.75

Aurora observed on 3 nights, viz.: on the 8th, 16th and 26th; possible to see

Aurora on 20 nights; impossible to see Aurora on 10 nights.

Raining on 13 days; depth, 4.105 inches; duration of fall, 54.9 hours.
Mean of cloudiness=0.49; most cloudy hour observed, 4 p. m., mean=0.55: least
cloudy hour observed, 8 a. m., mean =0.41.

YEAR.

Mean.

COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR SEPTEMBER.

1840

Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in Miles.

North.
1212.64

South.
1496.85

East.
1001.26

West.
2398.08

Resultant direction of the wind, S 79° W; Resultant Velocity, 1.98 miles per hour.

Mean velocity of the wind

6.53 miles per hour.

1846 63.6

Maximum velocity

1847

55.6

27.8 miles per hour, from 10 to 11 a. m. on 13th.

1848

Most windy day

11th-Mean velocity, 13.10 miles per hour.

1849

Least windy day

29th-Mean velocity, 1.57

do

54.0
1841 61.3 + 3.3
1842 55.7 - 2.3
1843 59.1
+ 1.1
1844 58.6 + 0.6
1845 56.0 2.0
+ 5.6
2.4
54.2 - 3.8
58.2 + 0.2
1850 56.5 - 1.5
1851 60.0 + 2.0
1852 57.5 - 0.5
1853 58.8 + 0.8
1854 61.0 + 3.0
1855 59.5 + 1.5
1856 57.1

4.0 70.2

29.4 40.8

79.9 37.5 42.4

83.5 28.3 55:2 12 6.160

87.8

33.1 54.7 10

74.8 38.1 36.7 80.9 29.5 51.4

15

492045

1.380

3.340

9.760

6.665

11

3.115

N 71 W

2.38

5.81 miles

Lightning, not accompanied by Thunder, on 19th, 22nd, and 26th.

Observations made at 9 A. M., and 33 P. M., at the Office of the Royal Engineers.

GENERAL REMARKS.-Lake completely frozen over 8th January. Navigation of Lake Ontario opened 11th April-that of River St. Lawrence to Montreal,

on 25th April.

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-AUGUST, 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. Height above the Level of the Sea-118 feet.

GA.M.

2P.M.

10 PM

per hour.

129.802 29.863 29.808

61.9 91.0

8 by w 0.00 0.62

.767 .768 .612

70.6

93.2

.448 .552 .712

74.0

75.0

.754 .728 .726 61.9

76.0

.704 .758 .805 63.5 75.0

.756 .895 .662 61.4

64.4

.587 .501 .551

65.0

72.5

.556

.683 .641

64.9

77.2

SSW

S

W

66.9.527.638.600.96.46.89 sw by s
75.7.628.739.670.86.46.78 SE by s wsws by w 0.07 2.04 0.72 w 30 s
8 SW NWbw
4.07 2.63 3.42 w 15 s 0-660
62.0.881.739.528.82.86.94 ss W
NNW Sw bw sw b w 0.23 1.64 0.02 w 15 N 0.00
63.3.499.400.516.89.45.89
0.01 0.07 1.36 N 5 E
62.7.546.578.528.91.67.93 N by ENE byNS SW
NNEN by ENE DE 1.2810.2012.15 N 30° E 2.100
62.8.560.565.559.96.92.96
13.02 0.55 0.87 N 20° w0.796
66.3.586.704.615 96.90.96 N by E SS W S
s by E 0.70 1.70 0.06 s 12 w 0.261
62.5.571.681.551.98.74.95 SSE
swbyw 0.00 0.48 2.72 s 11 w
64.4.521.692.560.98.71.90 w by s
65.2.699.559.555.89.55.89 Ws w
1.42 7.17 7.07 w 34.5
1.32 2.63 1.70 s 40 w Inp
0.08 2.26 0.02 E 40 S 0.060
2.33 6.76 2.57 w 54 s
0.57 7.42 6.66 w 11 N
1.72 7.52 4.72 w 11 N
1.82 0.77 4.63 w 23 N 0.739
1.77 2.03 0.00 N 34 L
1.20 1.81 1.50 E 55 s

64.1.565.650.534.94.58.89

60.9.494-630 499.94.90.87 w by N
N NE
61.2.462-659.483.93.67-89 NE byN
61.2.528.787.483.90-78-89 SE by E

54.2-282-422.426.86-85-94

SSW

SW
wbs
swb w swby w
E by ss by w
swb w sw byw
w by N NWbyN
w by NW by N

8 W S

Nw bN
E
SSE
ENE NE byE E by s
E by N

SE

4.91 2.30 4.14 s 34 E

8.92 11.55 7.60 E 24 N 4.102
16.09 9.79 0.63 E 16 S 0.732
0.60 1.49 0.14 s 40 w
W
1.00 0.07 0.00 s 24 w Inp
SSW
NNW 0.00 1.25 0.77 N 11 w 0.030
3.50 5.20 12.51 N 34 W
3.37 7.47 19-00 w 20 N
2.30 2.72 0.16 W 24 N Inp
0.16 0.20 4.57 s 12 E
3.22 1.13 7.03s 8 w 0.333
9.00 11.60 4.55 w 11 N 0.040
3.02 8.05 11.73 w 33 N

43.1.363.441.252.79.84.85 w N W N N ww by N 47.7.312-383-312-86-71-87

SW

W

sbw

SW

SE
SSW
W
WN W
WNWNNW

0.42

w11

s

MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-SEPTEMBER, 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.

23

4 29.933

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

W
NE
SE

N W
S
NNW NWbN
W by S

11 SSW s 23 w

N

SSW w 35 s

0.02 1.21 0.22

2.00 5.05 4.35

1.55 1.65 0.18

6 A. M.

2 P. M.

1.74 5.61 0.86

0.023 Cir. Str. 10. Cir. Str. 4.

Cir. Str. 10.

Cr. St.2. Aur.Br.
Ninb. 10.

C.St. 8. Dis. thu.

Do. 8.

Rain.

6.95 6.45 18.01
5.22 0.74 1.42
0.06 4.92 5.86
7.57 2.07 1.62
0 08 0.75 4.20
1.02 11.93 4.24
1.80 0.17 0.35

0.670 Cir, Str. 10.

Do. 6.

Str. 2.

Clear.

Do. 4.

Cir. Str. 8.

...

0.660 Rain.
Clear.
0.283 Str. 2.
Clear.
0.283 Rain.

Inp Cum. Str. 10. Clear.

Cir. Cm.St. 4. Cir. Str. 4.

Rain.

Do. 2.

C.St.10. Dis. thu.

Cir.Cm. Str. 4.

0.133 Rain.

Rain.

Str. 4.

0.030 Cir. Str. 8.

Cir. Str. 8.

Clr. Aur. Bor.

Inp Clear.

Do. 6.

Inp Cir. Str. 8.
Do. 10.

Do. 2.

Cir. Str. 10.

Do. 2. Dis. thu.

Do. 8.

Clr. Aur. Bor.

Cl. Light frost Cir. Str. 6.

Clear.

Do.

Cir. Str. 8.

Do.

0.723 Do. 9.

Do. 10.

N. 10. R'n.D.T.

130.122 30.056 30.072 40.6 68.250.1.260.422.326.90.62.86 NW bw wsww by s w
.046 29.952 .004 50.279.458.8 349 597 457 92 61 89 w by N S W
.023 29.882 29.885 51.0 83.059.9 371 621 426 90 57 84 w by s w sw
.854 .932 54.9 82.3 64.1 418 571 452 93 54 76 W wsw w by sw 23 s
.921 .940 .904 62.2 85.8 64.4 472 692 534 84 58 89 sw by s SSW SSW s 34 w
.846 .744 .78 64.0 86.1 69.9 534 787 634 88 65 90 swbyw w by sw by s w 28 s
.950 .948 .902 48.8 65.0 55.1 261 449 372 74 71 84 ENE SE NE bE E34 N
.714 .744 .SOS 54.674.160.3 418 532 468 94 64 89 NW bw w NWs w by s w 11 N
9 .910 829 .786 55.574.864.4 418 617 534 91 74 89 N W S W SSE 8 40 w
10 .701 .504 .485 64.5 80.371.1 565 761 715 93 76 93 SSE 8 sw sw by ss 27 w
11 .541 .514 .600 64.0 69.6 60.1 565 541 399 94 76 77
w by s wbs w 11 s
12 .757 .662 .68453.4 63.952.0 361 476 349 87 79 87
w 40 N
13 .556 .498 .635 48.964.149.1 336 425 326 93 71 93
N 34 W
14 .799 .772 .800 53.4 70.052.18 315 515 349 76 70 87 NNW
S w 10 s
15 .563 .541 .64 50.266.0 50.7 361 544 349 96 85 92 SSE SSE wsws 10 E
16 .814 .781 .844 16.3 86.3 48.1 303 305 302 93 66 86 wbs N W W NW W 34 N
17 .856 .793 .750 45.6 50.3 47.3 315 326 313 96 87 93 wsw ENE NEby E E 34 N
18 .667 .538 .491 45.869-066.6 319 550 568 99 77 79 NE b ENE by E w by SE 34 N
19 .576 .737 .817 18.7 68.355.7 281 400 351 80 58 79 w by s swbw SSW w 34 s
20 .807 .752 .822 33.674-255.4 349 485 372 81 55 84 W
21 .858 .785 .817 42.0 63 650.8 263 345 326 90 59 87 SSW
221 .791 .713 .779 49.8 61-0 46.2 336 362 303 66 90 NEby E
23 .654 .591 .551 46.253-049.4 304 386 349 93 93 N by w
29
.394 .383 .501 48.051-644.6 324 326 261 93 81 86 W N W
24 .605 .551 .452 43.058.051.0 252 346 337 85 70 87 WSW
26 .536 .505 .627 49.6 66.7 52.1 312 464 349 86 72 88 SSW
27 .699 .797 .841 47.3 60.246.7 337 393 282 98 75 86 w sw
.889 -771 .783 41.068.250.0 257 470 314 96 69 82 ENE
29 .776 756 765 55.0 64.952.1 347 425 304 84 71 80s by E
30 .684 526 .276 51.156.3 54.2 337 385 400 87 84 93 ENE