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MISCELLANEOUS. 



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giving a range for the year of 1.742 in. The lowest relative hu- 

 midity was 21 on the 26th May. Greatest mileage of wind in 

 one hour during the year was 43 on January 3rd. Greatest vel- 

 ocity in gusts was 56 on the 26th of February. Mean direction 

 of the wind, West by South. 



Notes. — Wheel traffic commenced April 21st, interrupted on 

 November 20th and December 2nd, and closed on December 20th. 



The heaviest rainfalls were on June 5th when rain fell for 15 

 minutes at the rate of 3 in. per hour, on June 28, when rain fell 

 for 10 minutes at the rate of 3.6 in. per hour, and on July 15th. 



The first snow of autumn fell on October 24th, which was in- 

 appreciable ; the fir8t appreciable snow was on the 3rd of Nov- 

 ember. 



There was a slight earthquake at 10 p.m. on June the 11th, 

 the vibration was not sufficient to give any indication of its direc- 

 tion. 



§ The mean of max. and min. temperatures, being Sunday. 

 The next coldest day was December 31st, when the mean tem- 

 perature, was 11.2 below zero. 



Rain and Snow Fall during 1879. 



McGill College Observatory, 



Month. 



January . • • 

 February . . 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September. 

 October — 

 November . 

 December . 



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.2 • 



a ^ 

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 n C3 

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O.J3 

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23 

 16 

 21 

 10 

 12 

 21 

 19 

 13 

 15 

 10 

 21 

 26 



Total rainfall during the year was 22.77 inches. 

 Total snowfall during the year was 160.6 inches. 

 Total rain and snow melted was 39.16 inches. 

 Total number of days on which rain fell, 126. 

 Total number of days on which snow fell, 90. 

 Total number of days on which rain or snow fell, 207. 

 Total number of days on which rain and snow fell, 9. 



