MONTHLY METEOBOLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTINS, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST, (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL,) FOR THE MONTI 



Latitude, 4.i degrees :!2 miuutca Nortb. Longitude, 73 degrees 30 minutes West. Heigbt .ibove tlie level of tlie Sea, 118 feel. 



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



I OK Al'lUL, 18f>n. 



Tension of Aqueous 

 Vapour. 



2 p. 111. to p. m. 



.175 



. 051 



.081 



.112 



.180 



.M8 



.136 



.211 



.203 



.129 



.182 



.VIS 



.170 



.083 



.015 



.113 



.225 



.110 



.130 



.161 



.251 



.177 



.155 



.136 



.100 



.178 



.162 



.137 



.127 



.209 



.182 

 .0S5 

 .1« 

 .199 

 .201 

 . 2.12 

 .329 

 .225 

 .305 

 .181 

 .200 

 .321 

 . 169 

 . 082 

 .112 

 .136 

 .336 

 .186 

 .398 

 .151 

 .416 

 .406 



.218 

 .271 

 .270 

 .305 



.117 

 .008 

 .156 

 .170 

 . 149 

 .175 

 .208 

 .235 

 .151 

 .225 

 .193 

 .237 

 .203 

 .061 

 .117 

 .169 

 .170 

 .130 

 .221 

 .303 

 .285 

 .283 

 .107 

 .130 

 .182 

 .215 

 .203 

 .192 

 .209 

 .230 



Humidity of tbo 

 Atmosphere. 



.90 

 .89 



10 p. m. 



.73 

 .62 

 .79 

 .74 

 .85 

 .73 

 .72 

 .91 

 .76 

 .79 



.65 

 .57 

 .03 

 .63 

 .75 

 .67 

 .75 

 .73 

 .72 

 .74 

 .67 

 .65 

 .88 

 .67 

 .60 



.75 

 .89 

 .SO 

 .86 

 .89 

 .80 

 .91 

 .70 

 .90 

 .87 

 .89 

 .82 

 .60 

 .78 

 .81 

 .80 

 .81 

 .79 

 .88 

 .85 

 .78 

 .68 

 .70 

 .79 

 .78 

 .82 

 .02 



Ilircetion of "Wiiul. 



6 a.m. 



E.S. E. 

 N. hy W. 

 S. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N. K. by E. 

 N. W. 

 S. S. W. 

 S. S.. E. 



N. :<. E. 



N. E. by E. 

 W. by N. 

 E. 



W. S. W. 

 W. N. W. 

 W. N. W. 

 S. S. E. 

 R. S. K. 

 N. N. W. 

 W. by S. 

 S. S. E. 

 E. 



A.E. by E. 

 \V. N. W. 

 W. N. W. 



s. s. w. 

 w. s w. 



S. W. by \V. 



s. s. vr. 



N. E. by E. 

 E. S. E. 



2 p.m. 



N.W. 



W. 



S. S. E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N. E. 

 N. N. E. 

 S S. \V. 

 S. S. E. 



w. s w. 



S. S. E. 

 N. N. W. 

 S by E. 

 W. 

 W. N.W. 



w. s. \v. 



S.S. E. 

 W. S. W. 

 S. W. by S. 

 S.W. 

 S. S. E. 

 E. by E. 

 E. S: E. 

 W. S. \V. 

 W.S.W. 

 S. E. 

 W. 



W. by N. 

 S. Vy E. 

 S. ]■;. by B. 

 \E. 



10 p.m. 



N.N.E. 

 S. W. 



N. 1. bv E. 

 N. E. bv E. 

 N. E. 

 S. S. W. 

 S. E. 

 S. by W. 

 N. N. E. 

 S. S.E. 

 N. by W. 

 S.E. 

 S. W. 

 W. N. W. 



s. w. 



S. S. E. 

 \V. N. W. 



s. s. w. 

 s. 

 s. s. w. 



N. E. by E. 



S. 



W. N. W. 



W. N. \V. 



S. S. W. 



W. N. \V. 



W. S. W. 



S.E. 



S.E.byE. 



E.S.E. 



Amount 

 of, in 

 inches. 



0.600 



"o.'iiss 



9.160 



"o.'iin 



Amount 

 of, in 

 inches. 



0.75 

 "l.6o" 



luapp. 



WEATHEH, CLOrrS, REMAKKS, &C. &C. 



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



Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 0. C. .Str. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Rain. 

 Snow. 

 Clear. 

 Rain. 

 Cu. Sir. 



Clear. 



Rain Mith Thunder. 

 Clear. 



Cu. Sir. 

 C. C. Str. 



Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 



19 p. ni. 



Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 

 Cleai-. 



Rain. 

 Cu. Str. 

 St. 



Cu. Str. 

 Cir. Str. 

 C. C. Sti-. 

 Clear. 



Cu. Str. 

 Clear. 



C. C. Str. 

 Clear. 



Cu. Str. 

 C. 0. Sir. 

 Clear. 



Cirr. 1. Lunar Halo. 



Clear. 



Snow. 



Clear. 



C. C. Sir s. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 10. 



Clear. Aurora llurcilii*. 



ICu. Str. 10. 



Rain. 



Cu. Str. 10. 



" ■ -1. Aurora IJurcaliit. 

 Clear. 



.\iirora Korealis 



Cu. St. 10. 

 10. 

 Clear. 



C. 0. SI f . 4. 

 Snow. 



Cu- Str. 1. 

 Clear. 



REPORT FOE THE MONTH OF MAY, 1860. 



riligliust, tlio IStli day, ;I0"3S1 iiiclips. 

 HarftmPlcr ) l-owPst, tlie 5th day. 29.227 



Haromettr < Monthly Mean, 29.6«9 



(. '■ Itange, 1.154 



CHighcst, the Sutli day, 7fi<=T. 



i Lowest, the 2iid day, 10 = 0. 



REMARKS FOR APRIL, 1860. 



Thfrmomctcv . 



■J Monthly Mean, 40o2fl. 

 l^Montldy Ranpc, Olio 7. 



he Sun's rays, 9 

 ■strial raJialion, 



)°&. 



Greatest intensity of thi 



Lowest point of 'iVn-cst 



Mean of Humidity, .753. 



Itaiu foil on 5 days, amountiiip: to 1.733 inches; it was raining 

 26 hours and m mniutos, and was accompanied hv ihundor on 

 one day. 



Snow fell on ■!■ days, amounting to2tr» inclu's; il was sn(W- 

 ing 14 hours and 4fl minnt«is. 

 Most prevalent wind, tlio ^A^ N. W. 

 Least iirevalent wind, the E. 



Most windy day, tho 15th day ; moan miles per hour, 17.UI. 

 T,east wiudy day, tlio 7th day. moan iniii'S ps-r hmir, ri.2tt. 

 Aurora Uorealis visihlw on i niehts. 



liUiiar Halo vij^ible ou 1 night." 



I'arhulia visible on 1 day. 



Swallows (Hirundi Bicolor) first seen on aith din . 



Frogs (Rmia Ptpicns) first heard on 20tli day. 



Tlic KIcctrical state of the Atmosphere ha.'< indicated IiIkIi 

 and rotistaut teninon of a neg^^ti^'e character. 



Itaromfiter. 



REMARKS 



f Highest, the (ith day, 30.M6 inches. 



iLowest, the lEith dav. 2H.lfs7 " 

 ■ VMoriflilv Mrati. 29.8(11 



(.MniitliiV UailL'.', ii.UG'J 



niigheat, the l2lh day,H7 Fi!L 



jLowest, the 2lst dav, jr.«ji. 



iMonthlv Mean, 59 085. 



(Monthly Uange. 61 °li. 

 Greatest intensity of tho Sun's rays, 99*2. 

 Lowest point of terrestrial radiation, l.^'*! . 

 Mean of lumiicHty, .695. 

 Amonnt ftf lA-aporation, 2'Sll inches. 



Thermomcler, 



FOR MAY, I860. 



Rain fell ou 7 days, amounting to 4.310 inches; it was rainintr 

 28 hours 52 minutes, and was accompanied by thunder on two 

 days. 



Snow fell ou 1 day amouuting to 0.007 inches, it was miow- 

 ing 1 hour IC minutes. 



Most prevalent wind, the S. S. I'. 



Least prevalent wind, the E. 



Most windy day, the 11th day ; mean miles per hour, 13.i)0, 



Least windy day, the 5th day ; mean niilcs per hour inappre- 

 ciahle. 



Aurora Borealis visihle on 1 night. 



Slight frost on th.- mornings of the 17th, 31st and 23rd dayn. 



