REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR DECEMBER 30.490 at 10.30 a. m. on 18th Monthly range= 28.459 at 11.40 a. m. on 14th S 2.021 inches. Monthly range= 42°2 on p. m. of 11th -991 on a. m. of 18th 5193 . 28°74 Mean daily range = 13°19 15°55 . 25°5 from a. m. of 20th to a. m. of 21st. 393 from a. m. of 15th to a. m. of 16th. Least daily range 11th Mean Temperature . 37980 18th Mean Temperature Maximum. S Solar 52°0 on p. m. of 4th Radiation. Terrestrial 2008 Difference=39988. -1895 on a m. of 18th Monthly range= 7095 Aurora observed on 1 night, viz.: 23rd; possible to see Aurora on 11 nights; The Barometric range for this month (2.021 inches) is the greatest yet recorded at the Observatory. A very remarkable range within 12 hours (1.014 inches) occurred from midnight of the 13th to noon of the 14th. The Rain and Snow were both in excess of the average; the former by 0.251 inches, and the latter by 1.9 inches. Wind. This was the most windy December since the commencement of the series, giving a mean velocity of 3.83 miles above the average of 9 years. The resultant direction and velocity for December from 1848 to 1856, was N 75° W 2.88 miles per hour. impossible to see Aurora on 20 nights. Snowing on 20 days; depth, 16.3 inches; duration of fall, 62.0 hours. Raining on 6 days; depth, 1.790 inches; duration of fall, 21.3 hours. YEAR. Mean of cloudiness=0.75; most cloudy hour observed, 6 a. m., mean =0.82: least cloudy hour observed, 10 p. m.; mean =0.67. Mean. Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in Miles. Resultant direction of the wind, S 87° W; Resultant Velocity, 4.62 miles per hour. 1812 24.7 - 1.3 41.0 -4.4 45.4 1813 30.0 + 4.0 41.1 2.7 38.4 41.4 miles per hour, from 11 p.m. to midnight on 14th. 1811 23.2 + 2.2 48.9 0.8 49.7 1845 21.1 - 4.9 37.6 2.7 40.3 2 Most windy day 11th-Mean velocity, 28.06 miles per hour. 1846 27.5 Least windy day +1.5 49.23.7 45.5 5 30th-Mean velocity, 3.13 do 18 47 30.1 + 4.1 50.0 6.6 43.4 6 Impft 6 4.2 10.53 10.40 66 Inap 12 4.7 0.70 1.215 9 No Thunder or Lightning recorded this month. 7th. Large and perfect Halo round the Moon at 9 p. m 8th. Toronto Bay frozen over. Skaters and Pedestrians crossing. 9th. Halo and Corona round the Moon from 10 to 11 p. m. 10th. Very perfect Halo round the Moon from 9 p. m. 14th. The most windy day yet recorded at the Observatory. 18th. The coldest day in December yet recorded. 23rd. Faint Aurora at midnight, 1850 21.7 - 4.3 -0.7 48.3 9.7 58.0 2 0.190 18 29.5 N 44 w 2.937.40 7 1851 21.9 -4.1 41.8 5.9 47.7 5 1855 27.0 + 1.0 45.9 2.1 48.0 6 1.845 10 29.5 8 88 w 5.33 11.38" 1856 22.9 3.1 41.2 9.1 50.3 6 1.790 20 16.3 s 87 w 4.62 11.56" MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST,-JANUARY, 1857. 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. Day. 6 A.M. 2 P.M. 10 P.M. Mean. 6 A.M2 P.M 10PM ME'N Average A.MP.MP.M. Mean Tens. of Vapour. Humidity of Air. Direction of Wind. 6 2 10 M'N 6 2 10 A.MP.M: P.M. Resul't. Direction of Wind. M'N 6 A. M.2 P. M. 10 P. M. 10 6 AM. 2 PM. P.M. Re- ME'N Rain in inches. Snow in inches. 29.964 29.961 29.971 29.9627 24.4 26.6 22.8 24.37- 0.85.122.134.120.124 .91 .91 .94 .92N E b N ENE NNE NNW N 63 W 2.7 21.6 wbs 8 75 W 6.0 5.8 8 58 W 9.0 16.1 2.0 5.20 5.39 0.2 N 13 W 23 .746 .847 .856 24 .734 .566 .749 9.78-15.10 038 086 088 072 91 93 95 93 N 11.6 Nwbw Nb w N 38 W15.0 14.2 10.9 9.47 9.59 91 71 94 87 NbE WbN Nbw 87 87 100 91 S W 8 W w sw 25 .887 30.054 -4.410.9 038 059 97 77 W wbNwbs N 87 W 26 30.151 29.864 .604 .8437 2.8 16.5 28.8 16.82- 7.67 052 089 152 101 95 92 96 94 W SE bs Calm s 21 E s 38 w 81 82 89 S W sw bw Nw bw N 53 w 1.0 18.8 4.8 9.18 9.56 ... .2908 27.0 32.1 27.2 28.88+ 4.90 140 172 144 150 94 95 96 94 E 5.0 24.0 6.4 24.0 6.42 14.75 Inap 4.2 84.90.891 8.87 12.748.01 10.31 Inap 21.8 Highest Barometer.. Lowest Barometer ....... Thermom. Maximum Temperature. Greatest daily range....... Least daily range. Coldest day.. ... REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR JANUARY. 30.168 at 8 a. m., on 8th) Monthly range= 29.181 at 4 p. m., on 31st, 20.91 on p. m. of 22nd Monthly range= .37.92 on a. m., of 27th 0.987 57.03 19°46 Mean daily range= 2nd Mean temperature........ Warmest day. Maximum. Solar No auroral light observed. Radiation.Terrestrial. -3095 on a. m. 23rd Monthly range= Possible to see Aurora on 12 nights; impossible on 19 nights. Snowing on 16 days.-depth 21.8 inches; duration of fall 87.8 hours. Raining on 3 days,-depth Inapp. inches; duration of fall 6.5 hours. Mean of cloudiness = 0.69. 7495 Most cloudy hour observed, 8 a. m., mean = 0.74; least cloudy hour observed, 2 p. m., mean, =0.63. Rosultant direction N. 70° W.; Resultant Velocity 4.96. YEAR. This has been the coldest month yet recorded at Toronto, the temperature hav- The quantity of snow was 7.85 inches above the average of the last 15 years. 1840 17.0-6.2 40.6 4.1 45.8 RAIN. SNOW. No. of days. Inch's. No. of days. 1.395 11 2 2.150 14 495675 3.005 11 5 imper 9 5 2.335 10 1000 corded Inch's. WIND. Resultant. Direction, V'y. Velocity. Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, txpressed in miles, 14.2 0.69 24.9 0.70 Mean velocity. 10.31 miles per hour. 22 7 0.70 Maximum velocity 1846 Most windy day.. 82.0 miles from 10 to 11 a, m. on the 17th. 30th...Mean velocity 16.01 miles per hour. 6.0 0.55 5th-Corona round the moon at 8 and 1853 23.0-0.2 40.9 29.7 +6.5 46.3 +10.6 35.7 5 25.5 +2.3 43.2 -12.8 56.0 4 7.0 44.3 0 6.6 47.5 1 9 p. m. 1.175 10 9.2 1.250 8 5.2 1.275 10 7.8 0.000 19 30.9 0.290 6 7.5 1.270 11 7.5 4.7 52.9 0.525 13 23.3 16.0-7.2 33.1-12.1 45.2 0 0.000 14 13.6 12.8-10.4 34.6-20.11 54.7 3 inapp 16 21.8 4 N 63 W 3.766.71 4.3 49.5 7 5 N 379 W 0.695.80 M 23.22 43.02-6.24 49.26 4.3 1.501 10.9 13.95 17.56 miles MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-DECEMBER, 1856. 6 A.M.2 P.M. 10P.M. (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. : 6A.M. 2P.M. 10PM Barom. corrected and reduced to 32° Fahr. 129.998 29.955 29.935 .916 .886 .934 .941 10 6 21 6 2 10 A, MP. M. P. M. A.M. P. M. P. M. W s by E 8 WSW w sw NE 7.63 5.90 3.55 w 7.1 20.4 15.8.060.078.105.90.60.94 w 3 s 30.142 29.963 30.199 .177 30.095 18.91 26.2 .003 18.2 24.2 29.913 29.527 29.585 18.1 25.0 41 .734 .863 .921 18.6 20.3 5 .921 .923 29.064-3.5 2.6 8.5 -019-071-065.83.90-93 N E b NNE bEW N W 18.16 15-05 13.63 6.90 8.35 4.66 30.054 30.144 30.329 30.43030.314 w by NWs w W sw bw ss w NbE swb w N W W 21.3.091.135.089.80.83.78 NE byE E NE 18.5.088.091.088.72.63.72 SE byE ENE 21.0.088.125.086.73.80.64 s by E NEDE 11.2.110.101.077.85.77.83 W N W 7.1.033.046.028.83.84.82 w N ww by N 29.991-13.9-8.0-6.5.023.036.029.98.85.86 w NW WNW 83.81.86 w by N .942-15.11.7-9.7.0.9.038.029 30.108-14.0-3.5-13.0.016.032.021.63.70.74 wsw .450 .214 .029 -17.6 8.0 29.850 29.874 .163 12.6 27.9 .244 9.4 27.9 .052 29.989] .031 8.1 25.9 .341 30.305 .30S 1.0 11.0 31 .131 29.624 29.597 7.1 11.4 SW NEBE 2.05 2.21 Ebs 3.80 16.1 065.132 084.89.87.84 6.0.044.059-029.86.70-82 NE byE NEDE ENE 83.80-89 NE bENE b EN EbE20.21/20.10 18.10 9.0.028.069.0671 MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-JANUARY, 1857. (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. 6A.M. 2P.M. 10 PM Mean direction of Wind. Rain in Inches. Snow in Inches. per hour. 0.60 1.02 7.12 11.95 7.03 14.26 11.86 9.62 15.30 W WSW W NW W 22.60 11.63 10.27 19.06 13.52 14.01 17.85 13.47 25.08 8 W NE 7.81 4.91 3.05 5.12 8.37 5.41 9.10 4.83 0.15 Clear. C. Str. 10, C. Str. 6. Clr. Zod. Lgt. Do. C. Str. 10. 12.42 0.00 0.52 2.S2 0.20 3.32 6.32 1.08 3.12] Inp 4.80 Snow. Do. 10. Clr. Zod. Lgt. 5.53 3.77 3.80 Clear. Do. 2. Do. do. do Do. 10. Do. do. do. Clear, Do. do. do. 7.20 C. St. 10. Snow. Cir. Str. 10. |