MONTHLY METEOEOLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTINS, Ae JESUS, CANADA EAST, (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL,) FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1861. 



Latitude 45 degnea 32 minutes N^tb. Longitude, 73 degrees 36 minutes Weat. Height above the level of the Sea, 118 feet. 



BV CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M.D., LL.D. 



Barom eter— con-ectod 

 and rndiicud to 



32" F. 

 (English iiichea.) 



0:I9 



29, 957 

 30, 101 

 29. 874 

 611 

 647 

 914 

 790 

 127 

 467 

 7.39 



731 

 879 

 647 

 967 

 .30. 000 

 29. 667 

 614 

 710 

 689 



Temperature of the 

 Air.-F. 



38. 2 

 41.9 

 40.0 

 40.1 

 40.1 

 3.-1. 7 



63,0 

 46.6 

 4S.2 

 58.2 

 58.7 

 85.0 

 65.7 

 49.0 



26. 1 



27.1 



31.9 



33.4 



33.2 



31.0 



30.0 



18,6 



42,0 



36,5 



45.0 



44,6 



36,7 



32.4 



33,3 



32,7 



35.0 



32,9 



39.2 



41.2 



43.0 



46.7 



44.2 



41.0 



44.1 



39 2 



46.3 



62.0 



46.4 



Tension of Aqueoua 

 Vapour. 



.043 



.111 

 .117 

 .065 



.080 

 .069 

 .089 

 .130 

 .111 

 .244 

 .241 

 .149 

 .093 



.162 

 .206 



.210 

 .215 



.215 

 .254 



.123 

 .170 

 .186 

 .321 

 .236 

 .282 

 .186 

 .092 

 .225 

 .413 

 .231 

 .276 

 .361 

 .249 



.261 

 .252 

 .206 

 .355 

 .280 

 .242 

 .309 

 .372 

 .355 



.2.51 

 ,205 

 .184 

 .143 

 .163 

 .156 

 .162 

 .137 

 .195 

 .197 

 .261 

 .286 



.265 

 .195 

 .305 

 .308 



Humidity of 

 Atmospher 



^ 



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



.80 

 .63 

 .63 

 .61 

 .34 

 .70 

 .77 

 .65 

 .70 



Direction of Wind. 



6 a. m. 



N. E. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 S.W. 

 N. E. 



S. E. by E. 

 S. bv W. 

 N. E.by E. 

 N. E. by E. 



N. E, by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 S. E. by E. 

 S. E. by E. 

 W.byS. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N.E.byE. 

 W. S. W. 

 >.'. N. W. 

 W. by E. 

 W. S. W. 

 E. by N. 

 S. E. 

 N. E. by E. 



w. s. w. 



W. by N. 



N. E. by E. 



N. E. by E. 



W. 



N. by W. 



2 p. m. 



10 p. ni. 



N. E.by E. 

 S.B. byE. 

 N. E. by E. 

 W.S.W 

 S. S. W. 

 S. E. bvE. 

 VV. S. W. 

 N. E.bvK. 

 n. E. by E. 

 N. 



E. S. E. 

 S. by E. 

 S. E. by E. 

 S. B. bvE. 



w. s. *. 



N.E.byE. 

 N. E. by E. 

 S.W. 



w. s w. 

 w. s. w. 



W. N. W. 



N. B. by B. 



S.W. 



N.E.byE. 



W. 



W.byN. 



N. E. by E. 



E, S. £. 



S. 



E. S. E. 



N. E. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 W. N. W. 

 W. S. W. 

 N.W. by W. 

 S.W. 

 W. by N. 

 N.E.byE. 

 N. E. byE. 



s. s.w; 



N. E. by E. 

 S. 8,E. 

 S. S. W. 

 W. S. W. 



w. s. w. 



N. E. by E. 

 N.W.bjN. 

 S.W. 



w. s. w, 

 w. s, w, 

 w.s.w. 



E.N. 



vr 



W.by W. 



S. S. W. 



N.E.byE. 



S. 



S. S.E. 



W. N. W. 



Me 

 amount 



of, in 

 tenths 



OZONE. BAIN. 



3 

 6.0 

 3.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 1.0 

 2.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 

 1.0 



a.o 



3.6 

 4.6 

 3.6 

 2.0 

 2.6 

 4.0 

 2.0 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 2.0 

 3.6 

 4.0 

 8,6 

 2.0 

 1.6 

 8.0 

 3.6 

 3.0 

 8.5 



Amount 

 of, in 

 inches. 



Inapp. 

 0.S31 

 luapp. 



0.120 

 0.014 

 0.160 



0.836 

 0.250 

 0.710 



Amount 

 of, in 

 inches. 



J.23 

 1.10 



WEATEES, CLOOSB, SSHABEB, &C. &C. 



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



Clear. 

 Snow. 

 Cu. Str, 

 Clear, 



Cu.Str. 



Bain. 



Pes. 



C. C. Str. 



Clear. 



Snow. 



Clear. 



C. C. Str. 

 Clear. 

 Cu.^ Str. 



Rain, 

 Clear, 

 C, C. Str. 



Cu. Str. 

 Snow. 

 C. Cur St. 

 Clear. 



Cirr. Str. 



Snow. 



Clear. 



C, C. Str, 

 Rain, 

 Cu, Str, 



Cu, Str, 

 Snow 

 C. C. Str, 



Clear. 



Clear. f 



Cu. Str. 



C. C. Str. 



Rail). 



CuStr. 



Clear. 



Cu. Str. 



Rain. 



Clear. 



Rain, 



10 p, m. 



Str. 

 Clear. 

 Cirr Str. 

 Fog. 

 Cirr Str, 

 Clear. 

 Cu, Str. 

 C, C. Str. 



Clear. 

 Cu, Str. 

 Str. 

 Rain, 

 C.C.Str, 

 Cirr Str, 



Str, 



Cu, Str, 

 Rain, 

 Clear, 

 Rain. 



Snow. 

 Zod. light, bright, 

 ft. Aurora Borealis. 

 Aurora Borealis, 



ft. Aurora Borealis, 

 2, Aurora Streamers, 



ft, Aurora Borealis. 

 10. 



10 



Aurora Borealis. 



Comet visible. 



REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1861. 



Barometer — corrected 

 and reduced to 



32° F. 

 (English inches,) 



6 a. m 



979 



902 



897 



716 



28.900 



29.263 



671 



770 



6.54 



698 



853 



55)f 



043 



509 



659 



896 



80, 009 



29.857 



902 



950 



30, 102 



29- 970 



505 



624 



122 



256 



741 



30. 006 



2 p. m. 



29.752 

 897 

 930 

 9i>7 

 729 

 576 

 174 

 380 

 714 

 714 

 689 

 760 



679 



478 



74S 



9K 



980 



820 



857 



990 



30,100 



29. 821 



476 



500 



23,883 



29.432 



739 



10 p, m. 



29. 950 

 923 

 91)0 

 910 

 914 

 482 



639 



839 



642 



503 



701 



618 



929 



30,010 



29, 904 



862 



882 



9)i0 



30, 026 



29, 757 



537 



405 



28.938 



29.654 



909 



30, 155 



027 



Temperature of the 

 Air,— P, 



35.3 

 24.2 

 29.0 

 33.1 

 39.1 

 39.0 

 50 9 

 47.0 

 44 4 

 45.2 

 46.0 

 54,0 

 45,1 

 61.0 

 47.5 



44.1 

 43.1 

 44.3 

 43 6 

 45.0 

 61.0 

 65 3 

 M. 3 

 60.0 

 84 4 

 46.0 

 46.7 

 46.1 

 61.0 



46.7 

 62.4 



33,0 

 38,9 

 44,7 



Tension of Aqueou 

 Vapour, 



,149 

 .096 

 .128 

 .156 



.283 

 .280 

 .218 

 .234 

 .221 

 .277 

 .251 

 .348 

 .291 

 .302 

 .201 

 .234 



.277 

 .349 

 .390 

 .396 



2 p. m. 



.171 

 .203 

 .282 

 .470 

 ,433 

 .375 

 .203 

 .231 

 .265 

 .359 

 .392 

 .363 

 .469 

 .265 

 .337 

 .302 

 .352 

 .609 

 .285 



.489 

 .0)0 

 .443 

 .427 

 .413 

 .390 

 .378 

 .636 



.180 

 .23t 

 .258 

 .291 

 .322 

 .200 

 .265 

 .264 



.285 

 .264 

 .296 

 .334 

 .315 

 .413 

 .433 

 .338 

 ,403 

 .315 

 .232 

 .283 

 .302 

 .242 



Humidity of the 

 Atmosphere. 



Direction of Wind, 



6 a. m. 



N, N, W, 

 W, N. W, 

 N, by W, 

 S,by E, 

 S.W, 

 N, N, E, 

 S, by W, 

 W, S.W, 

 W, by N, 

 S, S, W, 

 N. E, by E, 

 N. B. by E, 

 N, E. by E, 

 S, S, E, 

 W, by S, 

 S, S,W, 

 W, 8, W. 



w. 

 w. 

 s. w. 



N. by E, 

 N. E. by E, 

 W, 



W. s, w, 

 9, a, B, 

 w, s, w, 



S. S. E, 



s.w, 

 w. 

 w, 

 w, s,w. 



2 p, m. 



N, W, 

 W, S, W, 

 S. S, W, 

 S. S. E, 

 S. 



E,bTS. 

 S.W. 

 S. S. w. 

 S. 17. 

 S. E. 

 S. S.E. 

 N, E, by E. 

 8 E, 

 S, S, W, 

 8, 8, W, 



w, s, w, 

 w, 



W. by N. 

 .S. S. W. 

 N. N. E. 

 S. W. 

 W. N. W. 

 W. S. W. 

 ^ S. E. 

 8. W. 

 W. 



N. E. bv E. 

 W. N. W. 

 W. N. W. 

 W S. W. 



w. s. w. 



N. W 



w. 

 s s. w. 



8. S. E. 



S. 



B. N. E. 



s. w. 



N. W. 

 8. W. 



B. S. E. 

 S. S. W. 



' s. w. 



S. E. 



W, 



S.E, 



S, S, W. 



W, N. W. 



N. N. W. 



8. W. 



N. N. E. 



W. 8, W. 



W. by S. 



S. W. 



8. 3, E, 



9. W. 



8, S, W, 

 8. S.W 



w, 

 w, 



W, 8, W. 

 S, W. 



— .J pa , 



205. 40 



223.60 



100. 60 



60.30 



154.00 



138.90 



437.40 



284.10 



105. 00 



114. 50 



63.70 



29.70 



178. 70 



230.90 



0.30 



232. 40 



651.00 



250. 70 



90.70 



59.40 



145.80 



67.80 



60.70 



184. 20 



98.90 



47.40 



162. 10 



230.30 



221.70 



237.60 



242.20 



Mean 



amount 



of 



2 6 

 1,0 

 2.0 



2.0 

 3.6 

 3.9 

 1.0 



2.6 

 3.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 3.0 

 2.6 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 2.5 

 2.5 

 2.0 

 2.6 

 3.6 

 2.0 

 8.5 

 5.0 

 4.0 

 2.0 

 2.0 



Amount 

 of, i)> 

 inches. 



Inapp, 



2.242 

 0.016 



0.160 

 Inapp. 



0.100 

 Inapp. 



I)uipp. 



1.360 

 0,436 



Amount 

 of, i)i 

 inches, 



WEATHEE, CLOUDS, BBMAEK3, &C,, &C. 



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



Cu, Str. 4, 



" 6, 



0, C. Str. 6. 



8. 



Clear. 



C. C. Str. 8. 

 Bain. 

 Clear. 

 Rain. 



Cu. Str. 10. 

 EAin. 



Cu, Str. 10. 

 Clear. 



Cirr. 8. 



4. 

 Clear. 



Ou. str. 10. 

 Cir Cum.St.l. 

 Rain. 



2. p. m. 



Cu. Str. 



Cirr. 



Clear. 



10. 

 2. 



Ou Str. 6. 

 2. 

 Clear. 



C. C. Str. 10, 

 Cirr, 4, Solar Halo, 

 C, C, Str, 8, 

 Rain, 

 Clear. 



0, C. Str. 4. 

 Cu Str. 9. 



C.C.Str. 6. Solar Halo 



Cu Str. 

 Clear. 



Cu Str. 

 C. 0. 8tr. 



Cirr Str 

 Clear. 



Clear. Frost. 



ft, A)U'ora Borealis, 



Rain, 

 Cirr Str. 



CleaV, 

 C. C. Str, 

 Clear. 

 Cu. Str. 



Clear. 

 Cum Str. 



0. C. Str. 

 Cu. Str, 



CHifrhest, the 1st day. 30*508 inches, 

 n»,„,.,„t„„ J Lowest, the 17th day, 29,127 " 



Barometer -i ji„„,i,|y Mean, 29.883 



(. " Range, 1 381 



f Highest, the 2»th day. 65= 7, 

 iKjwest. the Ist day,— 10*4, 

 Monthly Mean, 38 i 99, 

 MontlUv Range, 65 o 3, 

 Greatt'st intensity of the Sun's rays, 77 °3, 

 Lnw-'st point of Terrestrial radiatio)).— 9 ol. 

 Mean of Humidity, 780, 



Rain fell on 9 dava, amou-ifmg to 2.921 inches; it was raining 

 hours and 42 minutes, and )vas accompauied by dlsta)it thun* 

 >r on 1 day. 

 Snow fell ou 3 days, amouutl.lff to 11'68 inches ; it was snow- 



REMARKS FOR APRIL, 1860, 



0,40, 



ing 46 hours and 35 minute,s. 



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



Least prevalent wind, the N, 



Most windy day the 17th day, mean riiles per hour, '. 



Leaiit windy day the 10th day, mean ililes per hour, 



Aurora Boreahs visible on 7 nights. 



Zodiacal Light bright. 



The Electrical state of tho Atmosph(re has indicated mode- 

 rate intensit.y. 



Swallow Hirundo Bicotor, first seen23rd day. 



Frogs Rana/o»tinnlis. first heard 24lh da.v. 



Wild Geese Amer Canatlteiisis, first jeen'passing N, W, 2Srd 



Song Sparrow TrangiUa ifelodia, firit Ixeard 4tb da.v, 

 Ttiatcber's Comet seen 20tl), 



REMARKS FOR MAY, 1861 



(Highest, the 3l8t day, 30,232 iucbos. 

 Barometer 1 Lowest, the 27th day, 28,883 



Barometer ^Monthly Mean, 29,721 



(Monthly Range, 1-349 



(Highest, the 26th day, 74° 2. 



m, .„„ JLowest, the 2nd day,— 21° 3, 



Thermometer. -JMontlilv Mean, 61*86. 



(Monthly Range. 42 °9. 

 Greatest intensity of the Sun's I'ays, 85 °0. 

 Lowest point of terrestrial radiation,— 19 °3. 

 Mean or humidity, '770, 

 Rain fell ou 15 days, amounting to 8,643 inches, it was raining 



49 hours, 33 minutes, and was accompanied by thunder on is* 

 day. 



Most prevalent wind, W, 8. W, 



Least prevalent wind, N, N. W, 



Most windy day, the 7th day ; mean miles per hour, 18.22. 



Least windy day. the 15tl) day ; mean miles per hour, u.oi. 



2 Solar Haloes were visible, 



Aurora Borealis visible on 1 night. 



The Electrical slate of the Atmosphere has indicated feeblt 

 intensity. 



Shad Alosa Trosta/iilis, first caught 30th day. 



Amount of evaporation, 2-93 inches. 



