Mean Ihsidts of the Thermometer at Ancaster* 



153 



1836. 



Month. 



Jan. . . 

 Feb. . . 

 March, 

 April, . 

 May, . 

 June, . 

 July, . 

 Aug. . 

 Sept. . 

 Oct. . . 

 Nov. . . 

 Dec. . . 



THERMOMETEB. 



9 a.m. 9 p.m. Mean, "gf'' 



Means, 



Jan. , 



Feb. . 



March, 



April, 



May, 



June, 



July, 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



26.55 



16.83 



25.74 



43.80 



57.— 



60.66 



68.80 



62.226 



57.37 



41.07 



35.53 



26.40 



26.61 



20.86 



28.26 



40.77 



54.36 



58.G4 



65.9 



60.42 



56.3 



41.13 



35.8 



28.6 



43.415 43.22 43.405 



26.08 



19.14 



27.21 



42.434 



55.9 



59.635 



67.24 



61.274 



57.2 



41.185 



35.8 



27.76 



39 



50 

 53 

 76 

 81 

 83 

 85 

 82 

 82 

 59 

 54 

 47 



Low- 

 est. 





 -9 





 23 

 36 

 43 

 62 

 44 

 SO 

 25 

 14 



2 



BAROMETER. 



Tw»«„ High- Low- 

 Mean, est. est. 



29.047 

 „ .117 

 ., .1 

 ,,.165 

 ,,.106 

 ,,.096 

 „ .081 

 „ .13 

 ».13 

 ,,.056 

 ,..022 

 „ .082 



29.097 



Days on 



which 



any Rain 



or Snow 



fell. 



29.35 

 „.56 

 ,,.58 

 .,.52 

 ,,.41 

 ,,.31 

 ,..41 

 ,,.34 

 ,..40 

 .,.58 

 ,,.46 

 ../40 



1837. 



28.65 

 .,.70 

 ,,.65 

 ,,.76 

 ,,.81 

 ,,.86 

 ,,.78 

 ,,.80 

 ,,.57 

 ,..62 

 ,,.55 

 „.4fi 



13 

 14 

 13 



9 

 14 

 17 



7 



7 

 12 

 14 



9 

 15 



21.8 



24.32 



28.84 



,40.033 



50.— 



61.73 



64.645 



62.93 



56.66 



44.87 



39.68 



29.1 



24.6 

 26.07 

 29.74 

 40.1 

 50.6 

 59.37 I 

 65.226 

 62.55 I 

 56.86 i 

 45.45 ! 

 41.266 

 30.48 i 



22.95 



24.846 



Ji9.629 



39.766 



50.7 



61.105 



64.963 



63.44 



57.32 



45.89 



40.533 



29.7 



43 



44 

 47 

 72 

 73 

 83 

 82 

 80 

 77 

 73 

 61 

 55 







18 

 27 

 45 

 48 

 44 

 39 

 26 

 14 

 11 



28.88 



29.007 



29.018 



28.977 



29.024 



28.94 



28.997 



29.04 



29.183 



£9.182 



29.034 



29.02 



29.34 

 ,,.44 

 ,,.58 

 „ .30 

 ».40 

 ,,.14 

 ,,.30 

 ,,.32 

 ,,.46 

 ,,.46 

 ,,.50 

 ,,.30 



28.22 I 

 „ .48 

 ,,.66 

 ,,.56 

 „ .65 

 „ .56 I 

 „ .72 j 

 ,,.76 

 ,,.90 

 „ .78 

 ,,.64 

 f„.52 



143 



Of thcpe 



slight 

 Showers 

 only on 



6 

 5 

 8 

 6 

 7 

 9 

 4 

 5 

 6 

 10 

 3 

 8 



76 



Means, 43.716 44.359 442371 | 29.033 j 129 63 



During this and the preceding year including, the maximum and mini- 

 mum increased the mean temperature by .144 and .137 respectively. 



1838. 



months is the most pleasant part of the year. There is no diifting — no 

 depth of snow — splendid travelling — our roads becoming almost as good us 

 railroads — a good length of day, and a moon nearly as good as the sun. 

 This is also the great time for business, carrying gi-ain io market, and good* 

 to the country, not to mention journeying on pleasure. The cold is nolhiii| 

 f«li in luch a drj^ atmoephcrs.'*— ./nmrt rar^iuhangnt LJLtDn ift. 



