MONTHLY METEOEOLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTINS, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST, (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL,) FOR THE MONTK OK DECEMMER, 1859. 



Latitude, 46 degrees 3] mlDutes North. Longitude, 73 degrees 36 minutes West. Height above the level of the Sea, 118 feet. 



BY CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M.D., LL.D. 



Barometer, corrected and 

 reduced to 32* F. 



(English inches.) 



! p. m. 10 p. m. 



6 a. m. 



2il. 6Sl 

 30. Ill 

 023 

 575 

 323 

 09a 



29. 605 



30. 108 

 177 



29. 937 

 845 

 500 



33.118 



29. 520 



30. 002 



601 



686 



220 



29. 934 

 616 



30. 201 

 29. 950 

 30. 136 

 29. 788 

 603 



30. 228 

 100 



29. 937 



30. 103 

 214 



29. 782 

 701 

 6110 

 627 

 800 

 580 

 803 

 816 j 

 520 



30. 270 

 410 

 269 



29.710 

 823 



I 29.568 



30. 096 



721 



361 



232 



29.782 



930 



30.214 



29. 823 



30. 186 



29 406 



810 



30. 337 



201 



1.39 



223 



lis 



29.763 

 693 

 410 

 796 

 808 

 673 

 893 

 838 

 700 



30. 397 

 633 

 038 



29. 700 

 965 



Temporaturo of the 

 Air.-F. 



6 a. m. 



20.2 



22.3 



—13.0 



—3.0 



H.O 



26.1 



35.0 



—0.9 



1,1 



17.1 



1.0 



—2.0 



-13.9 



—2.5 



11.0 



18.1 



13.6 



18.9 



21.1 



30.0 



20.1 



6.0 



6.0 



-10.0 



-20. 1 



—6.* 



—9,1 



-29.2 



-32.6 



— 1.0 



3.2 



2 p. m. 10 p.m. 



35.0 



17.6 



10.0 



13.4 



23.7 



30 4 



32.6 



12,2 



19.1 



9.2 



0.0 



—6.6 



6.9 



8.5 



19.7 



23.8 



20.2 



20.1 



38.4 



341 



21.1 



20.1 



22.8 



—7.8 



—0.5 



5.6 



— l.S 



—0.5 



—9.9 



8.0 



9.0 



42.1 



9.0 



—3.0 



10.9 



24.2 



39.2 



37.4 



3.2 



19.0 



1.0 



13,2 



-10.6 



-10.0 



2.8 



14.3 



16.1 



19.1 



20.1 



31. 9 



38.3 



10.9 



-0.2 



19.0 



-16. S 



—4.0 



6,6 



-16,5 



-23.5 



-14.6 



Tension of Aqueous 

 Vapour. 



6 a. m. 



.091 

 .084 

 .019 

 .032 

 .062 

 .140 

 .197 

 .036 

 .040 

 .084 

 ,040 

 ,034 

 ,120 

 .032 

 ,062 

 ,084 

 .063 



.154 

 .097 

 .041 

 .011 

 .024 

 .012 

 .028 

 .019 

 .007 

 .008 

 .031 



p. m. 10 p. m. 



.199 

 072 

 .054 

 .080 

 .117 

 .191 

 .176 

 .0*5 

 .077 

 .050 

 .051 

 .028 

 .OtS 

 .037 

 .081 

 100 

 .074 

 .096 

 .129 

 .155 

 .100 

 .085 

 .095 

 .021 

 .023 

 .049 

 .034 

 .034 

 .017 

 .056 

 .046 



.261 

 .051 

 .033 

 .054 

 .123 

 .233 

 .129 

 .013 

 .081 

 .040 

 .066 

 .031 

 . 032 

 .041 

 .073 

 .074 

 .037 

 .093 

 .162 

 .224 

 .058 

 .031 

 .090 

 .015 

 .032 

 .018 

 .016 

 .010 

 .015 

 .051 

 .042 



Humidity of tlie 

 Atmosphere. 



.71 

 .56 

 83 

 89 

 98 

 95 

 84 

 85 

 91 

 85 

 84 

 76 

 S3 

 89 

 90 

 80 

 85 

 86 

 91 

 92 

 71 

 76 

 79 

 67 

 81 

 60 

 53 

 52 



2 p. m. 10 p. m. 



Direction of Wind, 



2 p. m. 



W. bv N. 

 N. hi E, 

 13, bv -\, 

 N. H. bv E. 

 N. E. by E, 

 B. a. E. 

 S, W. 

 W. by S 

 S. E. by E. 

 VV. by S. 

 N. E; b.y E. 

 W. bvS 

 S. by W. 

 N. E. bv E. 

 S. bv W. 

 N.E. 



N. E.bvE. 

 N, B. by E. 

 S W. 



N. E, bv E. 

 W. by S, 

 S. S.E. 

 S, E, 

 W. 

 S. E. 



N. E. by B. 

 N W. 

 S.W. 

 B.S. E. 

 B. by N, 

 W. 



10 p. m. 



S, S. W. 

 E. by S. 

 N.E. 



N. E. by E. 

 N. E. Ijy E. 

 .S. E. hv V. 

 W. by S. 

 S. B. by E. 

 .S. R. bv E. 

 S. S. W. 

 N. E. bv E. 

 .S. S. W. 

 N. N. W. 

 S. E. by E. 

 S.W, 



N. E, by E. 

 N. E, by R. 

 N, E. by B. 

 S. by W. 

 N. E. bv E. 

 S. 



S. S. E, 

 S. by E. 

 W..S W. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N.E. 

 W. 



N.W.byW. 

 E. by S. 

 S.W. 

 W. by S, 



Mean Velocity in Miles 

 per hour. 



a. m. 2 p. m. 10 p. m 



3,00 

 16,27 

 16,21 

 15,17 

 11,93 

 0,71 

 14,42 

 18,42 

 1,41 

 9,92 

 1,22 

 21,48 

 8,41 

 10,95 

 26, 96 

 1.00 

 0.00 

 11.41 

 17.20 

 7.40 

 3.30 

 6.99 

 0.33 

 25. 56 

 0.50 

 21.36 

 19 60 

 0.42 

 0.01 

 17.37 

 15.16 



O.GO 

 4.30 

 4.01 



12.43 

 8.12 

 3.42 

 4.41 

 2,65 

 4,46 

 1,51 

 2,43 



15, 42 

 1,48 

 2,92 

 7,30 

 0,01 

 3,50 



15,62 

 0,83 

 0.21 



11.72 

 1.62 

 0.45 

 0.10 

 11.01 

 0.70 



11.05 

 0.00 

 1.00 

 3.67 

 7.01 



14.12 

 4.46 

 0,71 



28 30 

 4.02 

 6.94 



14.70 

 2.41 

 8.22 



16.75 

 2.65 

 7.82 

 0.80 

 6.27 

 4.60 

 0.08 



12.08 



15,06 

 1.85 

 5.41 



23.07 

 1.40 

 7 79 

 4.50 

 6.17 

 6.20 

 7.32 

 0.00 

 2.22 

 1.30 

 4.10 



Amount 

 of. in 

 nchcs. 



Inapp. 



0.360 

 0.946 



Amount 

 of, in 



inches. 



1.90 



0.70 

 2.60 

 1.10 



4.40 

 0.20 

 0.90 

 1.70 



1.40 



0.75 

 1.06 



WEATHER, CLOUDS. EEMARK8, Ac, &c. 

 [A cloudy sky is represented by 10, a cloudless one by 0.] 



Cu.Str. 



Clear. 

 Snow. 

 " Verglas," 

 Bain. 



Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Snow. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 



Cu. Str, 



10. 

 10. 



Clear, 

 Cu, Str. 

 Snow. 

 Cu. Str. 



Snow. 

 Clear. 



10, 

 10. 

 10. 



10. 

 10. 



i. 

 10. 



2, 

 10. 



Snow. 



Cu. F ir. 10, 



Clear. 

 .Snow, 

 Kain. 



Clear, 

 Snow. 

 On. Str, 



Clear. 



Cu, Str. 

 Clear. 

 C. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Snow. 



Cu. Str. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 



Snow. 



Clear. 



Snow. 

 Clear. 



10 p. m. 



10, Lunar Halo. 



Rain. 

 Snow. 

 0, C. Str. 

 Snow. 

 Rain. 



Cu Str, 



Snow. 

 Clear. 

 Snow. 

 Clear. 



Snow. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Cu,_Str. 



Snow. 



Cu. Str. 2. [Zodiacal Light. 



Clear. Faint Aui-.Borealis. Bright 



Snow. 



Clear. Zodiaeal Light, bright 



Snow, 



Clear. Aurora Borealis. 



Clear. Zodiacal Light visible. 



Clear. Faint Aurora Borealis. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str, 10. 



Cu. Str. 2. 



10 

 10. 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1860. 



Barometer — corrected 

 and reduced to 



32" F. 

 (English inches.) 



a.m. 1 2 p.m. 10 p.m 



29, 912 



30, 210 



439 



29, 930 



30,313 



236 



29, 874 



697 



30, 165 



29, 851 



649 



30, 107 



458 



177 



29, 436 



304 



694 



805 



642 



560 



330 



691 



976 



970 



280 



914 



979 



775 



30. 0.57 



29. 320 



942 



30. 001 

 278 

 241 



29. 926 



30.298 

 067 



29.681 

 630 



30.049 



29.V46 

 754 



30.158 

 406 



29. 916 

 220 

 276 

 710 

 791 

 710 

 510 

 311 

 497 

 918 

 464 

 314 

 974 

 709 

 594 

 880 

 437 



30, 067 



30. 09* 



337 



105 



135 



298 



29. 893 



583 



733 



30. 073 



29. 750 



30. 103 



29.813 



30. 342 



29,691 



319 



460 



785 



708 



756 



454 



680 



614 



,30, 029 



29, 301 



639 



981 



791 



904 



615 



421 ! 



30, 239 



Temperature of the 

 Air.-F. 



6 a.m. 



-12,0 



-21.9 



-25.4 



—2.0 



-14.6 



8.4 



19.2 



32.4 



21.0 



31.4 



33.7 



—6.8 



-24.6 



—8.4 



6.1 



32.0 



10.1 



-12.2 



2.4 



24.6 



28,4 



21,2 



18,4 



20,9 



33,2 



20,0 



—2,0 



1,0 



-7,4 



28,4 



2.0 



2 p.m. ,10 p.m. 



—2,1 

 —1,0 

 —14,2 

 10,0 

 8.0 

 24 4 

 33 4 

 38.8 

 28.9 

 36.6 

 19.8 

 15 I 

 -3.2 

 2.0 

 25.5 

 40.1 

 12.0 

 6.0 

 14.2 

 33.4 

 38.3 

 31.9 

 33.3 

 36.4 

 32.2 

 16.2 

 13.0 

 12.2 

 23 3 

 28.2 

 0.0 



-16.9 



-13.0 



-6.8 



—2.0 



0.0 



21.0 



36.9 



67.0 



20,9 



35 



8.0 



21,0 



-8,7 



7.0 



32.1 



33.8 



0.0 



3.0 



17.1 



29.0 



31.3 



29.1 



20.3 



35.6 



22.1 



6.1 



7.0 



0.6 



22,9 



28,7 



-4,0 



Tension of Aqueous 

 Vapour. 



6 a.m. 



.020 

 .009 

 .008 

 .036 

 ,017 

 ,057 

 .087 

 .168 

 .085 

 068 

 .182 

 .028 

 .009 

 .025 

 .041 

 .108 

 .034 

 .016 

 .010 

 .105 

 .129 

 .106 

 .072 

 .097 

 .179 

 .091 

 .034 

 .0,32 

 .024 

 .li9 

 .034 



3 p.m. 



.0,34 

 ,028 

 ,013 

 .067 

 ,018 



,123 

 ,200 

 ,092 

 ,070 

 ,02,5 

 ,036 

 ,111 

 .225 

 ,051 

 ,013 

 ,007 

 ,163 

 ,201 

 ,148 

 ,162 

 ,191 

 ,167 

 .008 

 .054 

 .015 

 .078 

 .117 

 .032 



10 p.m. 



.015 

 .019 

 .02S 

 ,02i 

 .031 

 .083 

 .199 

 .178 

 .085 

 .197 

 .OM 

 .085 

 .021 

 .019 

 .162 

 .162 

 .038 

 .OH 

 .078 

 .142 

 .190 

 .142 

 .0*4 

 .197 

 .081 

 .048 

 .OaJ 

 .0311 

 .09! 

 .129 

 .031 



Humidity of the 

 Atmosphere. 



10 p. m. 



.70 

 .70 

 .80 

 68 

 55 

 78 

 90 

 81 

 78 

 91 

 85 

 78 

 62 

 86 

 89 

 84 

 85 



98 

 88 

 80 

 93 

 71 

 75 



79 

 82 

 83 



Ilirection of Wind. 



6 a. m. 



W. N. W. 

 W. by S. 

 W. by S. 

 N.E. 

 W. 

 S.W. 



s. 



S. W. by S. 

 W. N. W. 

 S.bvE. 

 W.byS. 

 N. bv W. 



N. N. \y. 



N. E. by E. 

 M. B. bv E. 



w. s. w. 



w. 

 s. s. w. 



N. E. byE. 



W. 



W. .S. W. 



N. E. by E. 



W. 



S. S. B. 



W. by S. 



W. by N, 



S. S. J3. 



W. 



W. S. w. 

 W. N. W. 

 W. by S. 



2 p. m. 



10 p. m. 



w. bv S. 



W. by S. 



N. E.bv E. 



W. N. W. 



S. S. W. 



S. 



W. s. w. 



W. N. W. 



N. B. by E. 



S, by E. 



W. N. W, 



S. W. by W. 



N. E. by E. 



N.E. 



N, W. bv N, 



W. 



W. 



N, E. by B. 



W. s. w, 



S. E. 

 W. by S. 

 S. S. B. 

 S. by W. 

 N. E. bv E. 

 W. N. W. 

 S, W. 

 N.N. W. 

 W. by S. 

 S. by W. 

 S. S. W. 

 N. W. 



WEATHER, CLOUDS, REMAREB, Ac. &C. 



[A cloudy sliy is represented by 10, a cloudless oue by 0.] 



Cu. Str. 

 Snow. 

 Cu. Str. 



Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Rain. 

 Clear. 



Cu. Str. 



Rain. 



Clear. 



Snow. 

 Clear. 

 C. Str. 



10. 

 10. 

 10. 



10. 

 10. 



4. 

 10. 

 10, 



4, 

 10. 



4, 

 10. 



2. p. m. 



Clear. 

 Cu.Str. 



Snow. 

 Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Rain. 

 Snow. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cu, Str. 

 Clear. 

 Ou. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Ou. Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 0. Cu.Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 C. C. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Snow. 

 On. Str. 



7. 

 10. 



10 p. m. 



REMARKS FOR DECEMBER, 1859. 



fHighcst, the 3rd day, 30'726 inches. 

 ) Lowest, the 20th dav, 29.410 

 ■ ) Monthly Mean, 29.971 

 C. " Range, 1.316 

 CHighest, the 1st day, 42°1. 

 ) Lowest, the 29th day, — 32*= 6. 



■ J Monthly Mean, 8 ofllj. 



Thermometer . 



^Monthly Range, 74 o 7. 

 Greatest intensity of the Sun's ra;?8, 38 °0 

 Lowest point of terrestrial radiation, — 36 ^G. 

 Mean of humidity, .808. 



Rain fell on 3 days, amounting to 1,480 inches; it waa raining 

 S6 hours and 20 minutes. 



Snow fell on 14 days, amounting to 23.87 inches; it was snow- 

 ing 150 hours and 30 minutes. 



Most prevalent wind, the N. B. by E. 



Least prevalent wind, the S. 



Most windy day, the 4th day ; mean miles per hour, 15.30. 



I^east windy day. the 2Sth day ; mean miles per hour, 0.14. 



Aurora Borealis visible on 3 nights. 



Lunar Halo visible on 1 night. 



Zodiacal Light visible and bright. 



The Electrical state of the atmosphere has indicated high 

 tension. 



Ozone was present in large quantity. 



REMARKS FOR JANUARY, 1860 



f Highest, the 13th day, 30.455 inches. 

 R-irnmPfPT J Lowest, the 21st day, 29.314 



barometer ^Monthly Mean, 29.H61 



(Monthly Range. 1.141 



(Highest, the IHth day, iG°4. 

 Thermnmfif pr -3 Lowest, the 3rd day. —25 ° 4. 

 Ihermometer. Sjionthlv Mf-an, 13^15. 



(Monthly Range, 71'=' 8. 

 Greatest intensity of the Sun's rays, 66 °4. 

 Lowest point of terrestrial radiution, — 27 °1. 

 Mean or humidity, .78(i. 



Rain fell on 5 days, amounting to 0.474 inches ; it was raining 

 24 hours 40 minutes. 



Snow fell on H days, amounting to 11.90 inches ; it waa snow- 

 ing 74 hours 40 minutes. 



Most prevalent wind, the W. by S, 



Least prevalent wind, the E. 



Most windy day, the 25th day ; mean miles per hour, 22.88. 



Least windy day. the 1st day ; mean miles per hour, 0.31. 



Aurora Borealis visible on 1 night. 



Solar Halo visible on 1 day. 



Lunar Halo visible on 1 night. 



The Electrical state of the atmosphere has indicated modt- 

 rate intensity. 



