MONTHLY METEOEOLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTINS, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST, (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL,) FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, I860. 



Latitude, 45 degrees 32 minutes 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 



(English iiichcfl.) 



6 a. m. I 2 p. m. 10 p. m.' 



30.143 

 130 

 470 

 141 

 014 



29.380 

 600 

 860 

 667 

 604 



30. 102 

 005 



29.642 



30. 017 

 252 



29.424 



894 



801 



874 



076 



f.76 



1)G1 



30.2+1 



29. 979 



30. 321 



157 



30. 205 

 280 

 300 

 197 

 003 

 29. 320 

 629 

 874 

 109 

 897 

 914 

 729 

 680 

 864 

 041 

 422 

 799 

 614 

 340 

 650 

 754 

 462 

 028 

 682 

 827 

 30. 164 

 29. 960 

 30.300 

 030 



SO. 173 



260 



201 



053 



20.840 



375 



860 



899 



068 



30. 131 



29. 862 



974 



701 



142 



846 



689 



876 



374 



771 



664 



950 



297 



320 



779 



971 



30. 090 



29. 901 



30. 260 



29. 054 



Temperature of the 

 Air.-F. 



25.0 



-11.6 



1.0 



1.0 



—5.6 



33.0 



30.1 



20.6 



18.2 



4.6 



—13.3 



—1.1 



15.1 



—1.1 



—8.1 



20.0 



—13.0 



-19.2 



8.9 



1.0 



26.0 



17.2 



35.4 



16.0 



10.4 



3.7 



15 



20.1 



21.7 



—5.2 

 12.1 

 16.8 

 17.9 

 28.7 

 40.9 

 33.2 

 26.8 

 38.9 



1.0 

 —4.1 

 18.0 

 31.9 

 16.9 



7.0 

 25.8 

 12.6 



4.0 

 12.9 

 25.3 

 49.5 

 42 4 

 38.1 

 21.1 

 25.0 

 22.7 

 46.1 

 28.4 

 32 



10 p. m. 



-11.1 



2.1 



3.2 



10.9 



30.8 



37.0 



23.4 



18.6 



37.7 



—5.0 



—1.0 



11.0 



23.1 



1.0 



6.5 



10.3 



-7.2 



3.1 



6.4 



28.3 



31.0 



39.9 



34.2 



15.1 



13.2 



19.0 



39.0 



21.1 



31.6 



Tension of Aqueous 

 Vapour. 



.010 

 .116 

 .032 

 .041 

 .029 

 .168 

 .118 

 .091 

 .088 

 .038 

 .012 

 .023 

 .070 

 .028 

 .018 

 .091 

 .019 

 .008 

 .051 

 .030 

 .111 

 .076 

 .183 

 .059 

 .052 

 .030 

 .072 

 .091 

 .106 



2 p. ui. LO p. m. 



.026 

 .039 

 .053 

 .068 

 .129 

 .212 

 .170 

 .105 

 .195 

 .031 

 .035 

 .082 

 .148 

 .065 

 .036 

 .123 

 .039 

 .038 

 .054 

 .111 

 .272 

 .261 

 .223 

 .064 

 .094 

 .079 



.015 

 .038 

 .0.12 

 .057 

 .161 

 .199 

 .100 

 .093 

 .209 

 .022 

 .036 

 .051 

 .106 

 . 0.33 

 .037 

 .051 

 .019 

 .036 

 .037 

 .135 

 .113 

 .231 

 .191 

 .061 

 .059 

 .087 

 .301 

 .111 

 .180 



Humidit.v of the 

 Atmosphere. 



.55 

 .73 

 .80 

 .79 

 .90 

 .90 

 .60 

 .60 

 .90 

 .63 

 .84 

 .70 

 .85 

 .70 



.97 

 .73 

 .74 



.84 



Direction of "Wind. 



6 a, m. 2 p. ni. 10 p. ra. 



N. E. by E. 

 N. 13. b.v E. 

 N. E. bv E. 

 N. E. bv E. 

 S. E. by E. 

 S.byli. 

 W. 



s.w. 

 s. w. 



W. by N. 

 W. S W. 



N. E. by E. 

 S. S. E. 



w. s. \v. 



N. N. E. 

 E. by S. 

 W. 

 S.W. 



N. E. by E. 

 S.byE. 

 S. W. bv S. 

 N. E. by E. 

 S. S. W. 



w. s. w. 



S. V. by S. 

 W. by N. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N.E. 

 N. E. by B. 



.s. s. w. 



E. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N. B. by E. 

 E. by S. 

 S. by B. 

 W. by S. 

 W. S. W. 

 S. W. bv S. 

 W. N. W. 

 W. S. W. 

 S.W. 

 S. by W. 

 W. S. W. 

 N.B.by E. 

 S, by E. 

 W. 



N. E. by E. 

 W. 



S. by E. 

 S. by W. 

 S.lyE. 



s. s. w. 

 w. s. w. 



S.W. 

 S.W. 



S. E. 

 N.N. E. 

 N. E. by E. 



N. E. byE. 



N. B. by E. 



S.E. bvE. 



E. by S. 



S.W. 



S.W. 



W. S. W. 



S.W. 



N. N. W. 



N. E. by E. 



S.W. 



W. N. W. 



W. 



N. N. B. 



W. 



W. 



N.E. byE. 



W. by N. 



S. W. by S. 



S. 8. W. 



S.E. 



W. S. W. 



W. S. W. 



W. 



S. S. B. 



S. by W. 



N. E. by E. 



N. E. by E. 



jSd 



0.52 



1.90 



42.60 



100. 10 



136. 20 



261.00 



67.70 



17,90 



655. 10 



117.70 



146.90 



6.90 



106.70 



151.40 



223. 00 



67.00 



110. 60 



639. 60 



12:S. 20 



103.10 



69.80 



111.60 



397.40 



91.80 



87.00 



26.10 



201. 00 



127.30 



OZONE. 



Mean 

 amount 



of, in 

 inches. 



5 

 0.5 

 1.5 

 2.5 

 2.6 

 6.3 

 4.0 

 3.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 3.3 

 4.0 

 3.3 

 3.3 

 6.0 

 (1.6 

 3.0 

 3.3 

 1.6 

 1.3 

 7.6 

 6.6 

 4.0 

 3.3 

 4.6 

 8.0 

 6.0 

 10.0 



Amount 

 of, in 

 inches. 



Inapp. 



liiapp. 



Inapp. 



0.295 

 0.147 



Inapp, 



"o'.iii 



Amount 

 of, in 

 inches. 



WEATHEB, CLOUDS, EEUARKB, &C.&C. 



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



Inapp. 

 Inapp. 



0.60 



Inapp. 

 Inapp. 



7.90 



Clear. 

 Uazv. 

 Cu. Str. 



loo 



6.10 

 1.10 



10. 

 10. 



10. 

 10. 



Clear. 

 Snow. 

 Clear. 

 Cu._Str. 



Clear. 



Snow. 

 Clear. 



Snow. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cir. Cum. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Cu.Str. 



Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 



2 p. m. 



10 p. m. 



Clear. 

 Cirri 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 10. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 4, 



SliRht snow 



Clear. 



C. C. Str. i. 



Snow. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 10 



Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cirr. Cum. 

 Clear. 

 CuStr. 



Lunar Halo. 



2. 

 4. 

 10. 



10. 

 10. 



10. 

 4. 

 10. 



Clejir. 

 Clear. 



Slight Rain. 

 Clear. 

 Snow. 



Cu. Str. 10. 

 10. 



Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Snow. 

 Clear. 



Clear. 

 Bain. 



Cirri 2 



Clear. 



Cu. Cu. 4. 

 Cu. Str. 10. 

 4. 

 Bain. 



Zodiacal Light. 

 Imperfect Lunar Halo- 



Aurora Borcalis. 



Aurora Borealis. 

 Cu. Str. 10. 

 Clear. Splendid Aurora Borealis. 

 Cu. Str. 2. Aurora Borealis. 

 Cu. St. 10. 

 Clear. 



Cu. Str. 



10. 



4. 



10. 



10. 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1800. 



Barometer— corrected 

 and reduced to 



sail F. 

 (English inches.) 



29. 533 

 30.043 

 29. 087 

 7.59 

 612 

 901 

 420 

 620 

 479 

 451 

 601 

 870 

 914 

 790 

 911 

 942 

 949 

 932 

 479 

 309 

 621 

 500 

 329 

 210 

 600 

 829 

 610 

 471 

 514 

 161 



Temperature of the 

 Air.- P. 



32.1 

 32.3 

 21.3 

 31.0 

 11.1 

 8.3 

 19.1 



16.0 

 20.0 

 18.9 

 11.4 

 13.4 

 24.4 

 29.0 

 31.1 

 30.1 

 30.0 

 39.0 

 BO.O 

 10.1 

 6.4 

 21.1 

 19.0 

 23.6 

 13.1 

 34.6 

 17.0 

 21.2 

 33.0 



34.8 

 32.2 

 39.2 

 31.1 

 10.9 

 20.9 

 34.4 

 36.7 

 21.6 

 21.1 

 38.3 

 37.0 

 22.7 

 31.0 

 36.1 

 46.0 

 39.4 

 37.6 

 49.0 

 37.0 

 17.0 

 17.3 

 23.6 

 26.1 

 31.6 

 26.3 

 33.0 

 26.9 

 27.6 

 40.0 

 45.0 



Tension of Aqueous 

 Vapour. 



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



.168 

 .175 

 .090 

 .155 

 .007 

 .057 

 .077 

 .136 

 .123 

 .070 

 .090 

 .087 

 .056 

 .052 

 .105 

 .129 

 .155 

 .148 

 .148 

 .201 

 .106 

 .048 

 .049 

 .080 

 .081 

 .100 

 .060 

 .14« 

 .078 

 .100 

 .182 



.201 

 .328 

 .156 

 .170 

 .123 

 .099 

 .201 

 .230 

 .143 

 .129 

 .113 

 .112 

 .170 

 .190 

 .290 

 .313 

 .362 

 .331 

 .317 

 .233 

 .094 

 .096 

 .141 

 .131 

 .155 

 .149 

 .182 

 .170 

 .162 

 .382 

 .383 



.196 

 .165 

 .301 

 .080 

 .018 

 .085 

 .190 

 .181 

 .090 

 .080 

 .138 

 .129 

 .079 

 .112 

 .177 

 .311 

 .190 

 .178 

 . 223 

 .199 

 .068 

 .078 

 .100 

 .117 

 .119 

 .117 

 .156 

 .115 

 .123 

 .221 

 .251 



Humidity of the 

 Atmosphere. 



6 a.m. 3 p.m. 



1.00 

 .87 



.87 

 .69 

 .86 

 .85 

 .79 

 .82 

 .79 

 .76 

 .80 

 .71 



.87 



.95 



.7S 

 .85 

 .75 

 .70 

 .79 

 .71 

 .73 

 .80 

 .M 

 .73 

 .71 



Du-ection of Wind. 



N. B. by E, 



W. S. \1 



N. E. by B. 



8. by V>. 



S. W. by S. 



S.E. 



N. N. E. 



8. B. by E. 



N. W. 



E. 



W. 



N. B. by E. 



S.W. bvS. 



S. W. by W, 



S. W. by S. 



S. by W. 



8. by E. 



E. 



E. by N. 



S. S. E. 



W. bv S. 



W. by N. 



S.W. 



s. s. w. 

 w. s. w. 

 w. 



S. W. by S. 

 S. 



s. s. w. 



KS.S 



64.00 



251. 30 



118.80 



147. 60 



165.00 



121.70 



157.70 



146.60 



137.10 



654.40 



451.80 



211.80 



172.20 



9.70 



2.20 



0.80 



1.00 



0.00 



0.00 



1.00 



,133.90 



306.30 



65.90 



220. 80 



161.90 



176. 10 



90.80 



194. 00 



21.60 



2.10 



152. 00 



Mean 



amount 



of. 



10.0 

 7.0 

 13 

 1.3 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 l.t 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 0.6 

 0.5 

 10 

 1.5 

 1.5 

 1.3 

 3.3 

 3.0 

 4 3 

 2.0 

 2.3 

 1.0 

 2.3 

 3.3 

 3.8 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.3 

 4.0 

 2.0 



Amount, 

 of, in 

 inches. 



Inapp. 



Amount 

 of, in 

 inches, 



Inapp. 



0.11 

 Inapp. 



1.00 



Inapp. 



Inapp, 



0.61 

 1.38 



Inapp. 

 1.10 



"WEATHER, CLOUDS, REMAEKS, &-C. &C. 



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



10. 

 10. 



Cu.Str. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 C. Str. 

 Clear. 



Snow. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 10. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 



Snow, 

 Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Snow. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 



Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 C. C. Str. 



10. 

 10. 



2. p. m. 



10 p. ui. 



REMARKS FOR FEBRUARY, 1859, 



("Higliest, the 3rd day, 30-470 inches. 



Barometer \ iv"^"!?*,' Hi® 23r^ ^^' 29-028 " 



-J Monthly Mean, 29.813 



Rantre, 1.412 





C Highest, the 21 st day. 49 ° 5. 

 1 Lowest, the l8t clay, —25= u 

 ■ 1 Monthly Mean, 15 o 70. 



Thermometer,, 



LMontiiiy Eange, 74o b! 

 Greatest intensity of the Sun's rays, 68 ° 1. 

 Lowest point of Terrestrial radiation, —27 ° 4. 

 Mean of Humidity, .751, 



Rain fell on 7 days, amountinR to 0.610 inches; it was raininK 

 S9 hours and 65 minutes. "* 



Snow fell on 8 days, amounting to 15.60 inches ; it was snow- 

 ing 48 hours and 25 minutes. 



Most prevalent mud. the N. E. by E. 



Least prevalent wind, the S. 



Most windy day, the 10th day ; mean miles per hour, 28.30, 



Least windy day, the 2nd day ; mean miles per hour, 0.18. 



Aurora Borealis visihle on 4 nights. 



Lunar Haloes visible on 2 nights. 



The Electrical state of the Atmosphere has indicated mode- 

 rate intensity. 



Zodiacal Light visible. Venus prevents an early or well 

 denned view. 



(Highest, the I8th day. 30.159 inches. 



Barometer ■<5v'*"'^fV ^!?P ^^^^ **ay, 28.714 " 



IMonlhly Mean, 29.662 " 



( Monthly Kange, 1.445 " 

 f Highest, the 31st day, 61=*1. 



Thermometer. -^fefV ^fe ^***o^.*^V^,°3- 

 J Monthly Mean, 30° 53. 



I Monthly Range, 52 o 8. 

 Greatest intensity of the Sun's rays, 83 °0. 

 Lowest point of terrestrial radiation, 8*0. 

 Mean of humidity, -813. 



Rain fell on 3 days, amounting to 0.378 inches ; it \vzs raining 

 23 hours 10 mmutes. 



REMARKS FOR MARCH, 1860. 



Snow fell on 10 days, amounting to 4.10 inches ; it was snow- 

 ing 43 hours 1 minute. 

 Most prevalent wind, the \V. 

 Least prevalent wind, the E. 



Most windr day, the lOth day ; mean miles per hour, 27.26. 

 Least windy day, the 10th day ; calm. 



Crows first seen on the 1st day. 

 Song Sparrow {Frangilla melodia) first heard on 10th day. 

 Distant Lightning on the 5th day. 

 "Wild Geese {Anser Canadensis) first seen on 27th day. 

 Aurora Borealis visible on 8 nights. 

 Solar Halo visible on 1 day. 



Tho Electrical stato of the atmosphere has indicated rather 

 feeble intensity. 



