MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST-APRIL, 1859. Latitude-43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude-5 h. 17 min. 33 sec. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. 199966 Days. .502 .540 .482 .357 .517 .5147 29.2 38.9 35.334.22 .4552 32.4 43.3 35.9 37.58-1.03.157.207.163.171.85 .74 .77 .76 WSW Wb N Re- Velocity of Wind. 10 6 2 10 M'N 6 A. M. 2 P. M. 10 P. M. tion. 6A.M2 P.M 10PM Re- ME'N mean above 6 2 6 A.M. 2 P. M. 10 P.M. MEAN. 6 A.M2 P.M 10PM ME'N Average A. M P.M P.M. M'N 29.852 29.800 29.841 29.8370 27.7 40.7 83.534.70-1.53.135.153.162.150 .89 .60 .84 .5868 33.2 35.3 36.635.35 Eb S W 24.8 Rain in Inches. Snow in Inches. E $ 71 E 4.4 10.2 6.6 4.60 8.53 N 78 E 20.0 19.6 20 0 21.28 21.30 1.145 2.8 7.09 9.37 0.250 3.2 5.28 8.91 8.5 10.0 15.2 14.24 14.32 0.215 6.5 10.4 3.81 17.02 0.685 SW NNW S 49 W 12.0 19.5 7.6 11.65 13.85 W WNWS 87 W 9.8 21.0 8 5 11.70 12.09 S NNW N 56 W 3.5 6.2 10 0 3.59 7.19 Inap .58 NWbN 75 W b S S WSW S 27 W 12.0 11.5 6.0 4.47 7.31 SbE NW bN N 33 W 0.4 5.2 8.6 5.60 7.55 Inap ESE Calm. S 67 E 9.0 2.0 0.0 0.99 1.54 EbS NE b E N 70 E 0.0 8.2 5.0 3.98 4.66 Eb S NbE N 37 E 4.0 7 2 14.0 9.11 11.00] 0.1 NNW NW bN N 28 W 19.8 22.0 25.2 22.57 24.15 0.3 N 70 W 18.4 20.5 2.0 11.79 12.49 S 30 E 1.0 9.2 2.0 2.67 3.97 0.092 N 73 E 3.8 8.0 7.0 1.75 5.86 11.5 11.4 5.0 5.60 7.78 5.2 8.8 1.8 4.57 5.21 M 29.5378 29.5140 29.5537 29.5350 35.52 44.04 38.20 39.53-1.46.187.159.156.154.75 .53 .66 .63 9.05 13.36 8.72 10.79 2.527 1.2 Highest Barometer............ Self-regist'ing Thermom. Maximum Solar. Radiation. Terrestrial REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR APRIL. 30.046 at 8 a. m., on 9th 28.693 at 2 p. m. on 14th S Monthly range= 1.053 inches 64°8 on p. m. of 30th 22°6 on a. m. of 9th Monthly range= 4202 46°54 Mean daily range= 32°92 S 13062 27°2 from a. m. to p. m. on 29th. Aurora observed on 7 nights, viz., on 7th, 8th, 12th, 21st, 23rd, 28th and 29th. = Most cloudy hour observed, 8 a. m., mean = 0.66; least cloudy hour observed, 10 p. m., mean, = 0.52. Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in miles. North. West. 3518.76. South. 1060.59 East. 2533.62 10.79 miles per hour. 32.2 miles, from 8 a m. to 9 a. m. on 14th. Resultant direction N. 36° W.; Resultant Velocity 2.33 miles per hour. 23rd...Mean velocity 24.15 miles per hour. 20th... Mean velocity 1.54 ditto. 11 a. m. to noon Mean velocity 14.42 ditto. Difference 9 p.m. to 10 p. m. Mean velocity 8.17 ditto. S 6.25 miles. 8th-Solar Halo at 8 a. m.-11th. Dense Fog from 6 p. m. 12th-Perfect Lunar Halo, from 7 to 9 p. m. 14th-Fog, 1 to 2 p. m. Hail shower, 4 p. m., and Rainbow at 6.15 p. m. 20th-Perfect Solar Halo, from 7.20 to 10 a. m. 23rd-Very cold stormy day. 25th-Perfect Solar Halo, from 10 a. m. to 1 p m. 26th-Solar Halo, from 1 to 2 p. m. 28th-Brillant display of Aurora, from 9 p. m. to 2 a. m. of 29th. 29th-Solar Halo, from 5.45 to 7.20 a. m. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST,-MAY, 1859. Latitude-43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude-5 h. 17 m. 33 s. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. Barom. at temp. of 32°. Temp. of the Air. of Excess Tens. of Vapour. Humidity of Air. Direction of Wind. Day. 6 A.M. 2 P.M. 10 P.M. Mean. 6 A,M 2 P.M 10PM ME'N mean о 129.808 29.800 .818 49.1 55.5 .848 29.900 3 .958 .946 .912 4 .876 .838 .797 .620 8 .448 .328 NEBE .5140 46.2 58.1 52.3 53.63+2.05.195 297.357.291 .63 .60 .91 .70 16 .744 .536 .322 .3027 52.7 59.5 52.755.05 +3.07.363 409.351.377 .91 .80.88 .87 17 .293 .293 .317 .3635 51.9 62.1 60.659.07+ 6.78.341-450.455.421.88 .81 .86 .83 18 .357 .332 .383 71 -6307 50.7 59.3 50.153.47+ 0.85.304-364.221.297 .82.72 .60 19 .517 .624 723 7040 50.5 57.0 51.954.00+ 0.98.244.328.299.294.66.70 .77 .70 N b w 201 .751 .725 .661 .4253 51.2 61.3 53.855.15+ 1.83.332-445.326.376 .88 .82 .79.5 EbN Ebs 21 .514 .356 .431 .78 .53 NW NW 22 .465 .479 48.7 54.8 .7672 45.157.4 51.052.10 1.87.202-258.260.245 .67 .54 .69 .63 Calm. S Ebs 23 .797 .774 .733 62 Calm. sbe .7462 49.8 59.9 55.656.23+ 1.95.276.289.255.280.77 .56 .57 24 .767 .765 .707 .7322 55.2 67.1 60.462.27+7.58.330.394.403.384 .75.59 .76 .69 ENE E 25 .753 .737 .717 .6145 61.9 69.8 59.264.73+9.75.489.502.366.466 .88 .69 .72 .75 NNW SEbs Calm. 26 .709 .633 .527 1.2 .2893 59.9 63.9 52.3 58.58 +3.30.497-369.379.392 .96 .61 .96 81 Ebs SSW Swb s s 39 w 27 .358 .224 .304 .4622 49.2 62.1 53.455.00-0.65.334.245.381.301 .95 .43 .93 .72s w bw NW bws w bs 8 79 w 10-0 28 .382 .509 .513 sw bw w bN NbWN 43 W 5.2 .92 .61 29 50.1 61.9 .396 .334.339 .572 7.75.211.125.146.160 .66 .30 .47.48 N E b N E N 83 E 1.0 2.4 30 897 .940 .9180 46.5 53.0 45.8 48.50 .906 4.97.214.253.308.263 .64 .64 .81 EbNN 68 E 10.0 .68 E NE 6.5 31 .861 .7817 47.6 52.3 51.251.58 .779 .736 M/29.6799/29.6570'29.6467 29.6598 50.37 60.70 52.7255.161+ 3.68.284.315.298.298 .75 58.72 .67 92.71 N N W S Calm. 8 28 w 1.5 11.2 0.0 3.47 4.52 N 35 W 0.0 8.0 4.0 2.15 5.13 0.215 3.3 5.01 5.83 0.585 3.5 6.32 7.50 4.8 8.18 8.22 E E Eb N 8 88 E 3.4 9.0 5.2 4.92 4.98 NWb N N 30 W 0.0 8.0 3.0 7.38 9.36 8.8 6.2 0.90 5.31 sbw sbw S 15 E 1-3 7.5 5.5 1.35 5.30 s 63 E 7.5 7.5 2.8 3.47 6.65 0.945 s bw Ebs NE 8 77 E 6.8 4.5 0.8 2.64 3.65 NE Ebs Nb w N 39 E 2.8 10.5 6.0 3.75 7.25 N b w sbe N N 8 W 10.5 3.0 6.8 4.03 4.64 1.5 4.17 4.28 WNW N 62 W 1.4 2.0 4.6 1.61 2.78 0.595 NbwN 53 W 3.2 14.0 3.5 6.04 7.35 0.035 Calm. S 26 E 0.0 6.0 0.0 2.43 2.63 ENE $ 89 E 0.0 7.2 0.5 2.79 2.87 Ebs $ 88 E 0.5 5.4 0.4 1.64 2.70 0.050 $ 83 E 9.0 4.0 0.0 0.21 2.05 0.035 22.0 17.6 11.69 13.16 0.215 15.8 4.2 6.64 8.63 0.735 8.5 7.36 8.92 inap. REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR MAY, 1859. 9th Mean Temperature Mean Temperature 45°48 25th, Sheet lightning round the horizon from 9 p. m. 26th. Thunderstorm from 5.40 to 6 a. m. The mean temperature of May, 1859, was 3078 above the average of 20 years, and The Resultant Direction and Velocity of the Wind for the month of May, from 1848 to 1859 inclusive, were respectively N. 4° E., and 1.34 miles. Radiation Terrestrial Aurora observed on 4 nights, viz.: 10th, 19th, 22nd, and 24th; possible to see Aurora on 22 nights; impossible on 9 nights. Raining on 11 days; depth, 3.410 inches; duration of fall, 50.6 hours. Mean of cloudiness 0.41; most cloudy hour observed, 6 a. m., mean =0.49: least cloudy hour observed, 10 p. u., mean=0.27. Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in Miles. West. Resultant direction, N 72° E; Resultant Velocity, 1.59 miles per hour. Maximum velocity Most windy day 24.8 miles per hour, from 2 to 3 p.m. on 27th. 4th. Perfect solar halo from 7 a. m. to 2 p. m. 1.31 4.93ms. 11th. Hoar frost at 5 a. m. 13th. Lunar corona from 8 p. m. to midnight. 14th. Lunar halo from 9 to 11 p. m.-very perfect. 16th. Solar halo from 7 to 8 a. m. 18th. Solar halo with brilliant colors at 2 p. m., and sheet lightning from 9 p. m. 17th. Thunderstorm from 1 to 4 a. m., dense fog from 4 p. m. to midnight, and 22nd. Shower of hail and rain at 10.30 a. m. 23rd. Hoar frost at 6 a. m. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST--FEBRUARY, 1859. (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. 123 130.023 30.020 30 091 8.2 24.9 .080 .006 .029-8.4 10.0 29.825 29.71929.60€ -4.1 .491 .597 .780 8.9 13.6 26.2 5 .908 30.02530.233 10.8 19.8 630.088 .034 .092] 15 0 18.9 5.1 20.3 -4.21 20.9 37.8 .174 .234 .20% .076 29.930 29.987 929.654 .501 .500 21.4 10 .773 .779 30.066] 1.0 11 30.143 30.460 .213-18.7 P. M. A.M. P.M.P.M. 10.1.048.088 054.77.67.78 SW N by EN NE 4.3.021.054.021.62.78.65 N by E N by E NE 9.0.027.063.037.70.81.88 NEbEN EDEN EbE 20.1.057.117.191.89.82.85 NEbE wsws by w 16.3.048.081.074.70.77.83 w s w S W WSW 6.7 .074.077.049.85.76.87 NNE NEbENW b N 1.0.042 065.034.76.62.71 W s by E E 23.0.029 .035 .106.80.78.86 NNE NEBESE by s 31.2.090.196.161.78.86.95 s by Es Ebs w by s 6.9-6.1.034.045.028.71.68 80 w N w w sw SSW SSW SW SSW SSW S 13.6 0.5.013.057.036.60.72.84 26.0-5.5.015.105.031.58.75.80 12 .127 .025 13 .14130.000 29.894-23.2 22.2 14/29.874 29.767 .881 10.0 29.1 15 .776 .639 .541 15.2 22.2 16 .670 29.737 .971 32.4 39.8 17 30.15430.140 30.025 15.1 33.5 s by E SW w by NSS W 24.2-065.095.115.74.79.88 N E BENEDE E S SSE Swbw ssw 32.3.183.261.156 90.96.89 s E bE 14.0.039.055.087.57.61.81 w by s 12.0.072.085.057.91.78.74 S W 13.76 2.31 2.17 Cirr. Str. 8. Cirr. 10 L. Ha. Clear. Lt. Cirr, L. Ha. Str. 4. Cirr. Str. 10. Clear. Do. 6. Cirr. Str. 4. Do. 8. Do. 4. Cirr. Str. 3. Do. 10. Cirr. Str. 10. Clear. Snow. Do. 9. Cirr. Str. 9. NE 25.0.051.117 105.77.82 80 NEbENEbE SSE 42.90 20 47 21.06 20.21 2.66 9.63 1.22 3.16 C. Str. 8. Cirr. Str, 10. Clear, Au. Bo. Cirr. Str 10. do. |