Kesult^ of observations taken at Xew Norfolk for January, 

 1877, in accordance with new forms, at 7-30 a.m., and 

 4 30 p.m. :— 



Barometer, mean of two daily registers, corrected and 

 reduced, 29 798 i aches. 



Thermometer, mean of ditto, 6087 deg. 



Ditto, mean of ma.'cimumand minimum in shade, 6004 deg - 

 highest, 87 deg. , on "iOth. 



Dew point, mean of two ditto, 4S-60 deg. 



Elastic force of vapour, mean of two ditto, -346. 



Humidity, mean of two ditto, "67. 



Solar intensity, mean of maximum temperature, 129-83 deg - 

 highest, 143 deg., on 3rd and 16th. 



Terrestrial radiation, mean of minimum temperature, 40-80 

 deg. ; lowest, 28 de?. , on IStli. 



Rainfall, 101 inches. 



Evaporation, 8 52 inches : in excess of rainfall, 7-51 inches. 



Clouds, mean amount of two daily registers, 5 09. 



Ozone, mean of two ditto, 7 94. 



Wind, force in lbs. per square foot, total of two ditto, 

 11971 lbs. 



Ditto, horizontal movement, 3,595 miles. 



Electricity, 60 observations, 26 negative. 20 positive, 14 nil. 

 W. E. SEOOBRIDGE, Valleyfield. 



JANUARY— WEATHER. 



The warm morning of New Years' Day soon turned ta 

 teady S.W. rain, bringing on cold stormy weather, which, 

 with little intermission, has been the general character of the 

 month, the mean temperature being 60^04 deg. against 64 KJ 

 deg. last January, and the movement of the wind 3,595 miles 

 against 2,527 miles of same month last year. On the Sth, 

 10th, and 29th, the lowest temperature on grass was at, and 

 below, freezing, while on 13th it reached the unprecedented 

 cold for January ot 28 deg., with a white frost, which lasted 

 till nearly 7 o'clock. The amount of cloud was rather below 

 the average, and therefore the solar intensity was about the 

 .same as last year. Rain fell on 9 days to the total of 1.01 

 inches, but as 36 inches of this was on 1st the rest was made 

 up of light squally showers from W. and S.W. that dried 

 almost as fast as they fell ; in January, 1876, there was 1-66 

 inches ; in 1875, l-o7 inches ; and in 1874, 1-25 inches. As a 

 consequence of the continuous high wind and hot sun, the 

 evaporation was excessive, 8-52 inches ; while in 1876 it was 

 only 473 inches; in 1875, 690 inches; and in 1874 7-51 

 inches. 



