AT TORONTO FOR THE YEAR 1864, 

 "WIND, 



111 



1864. 



Result 



of 

 17 years. 



Extremes. 



Resultant direction 



Mean resultant velocity in miles 



Mean velocity, without regard to direction ... 



Month of greatest mean velocity 



Greatest monthly mean velocity 



Month of least mean velocity 



Least monthly mean velocity 



Day of greatest mean velocity 



Greatest daily mean velocity 



Day of least mean velocity 



Least daily mean velocity 



Hour of greatest absolute velocity < 



Greatest velocity 



N76°W 



2.49 



7.40 



January. 



10.23 



June. 



4.53 



Jan. 1. 



28.37 



June 17. 



Calm. 



Nov. 10, 



1 to 2 a.m< 



40.2 



N69°W 



1.83 



6.88 

 March. 



8.67 



July. 



4.97 



March, 1860. 



12.41 



Aug. 1852. 



3.30 



Jan. 1843i 



5.82 

 Sept. 1860. 



5.79 



RAIN. 



1864. 



Average 



of 

 23 years. 



Extremes. 



Total depth in the year in inches 



Number of days in which rain fell , 



Month in which the greatest depth of rain fell 



Greatest depth of rain in one month 



Month in which days of rain were most fre- ) 



quent S 



Greatest number of rainy days in one month 

 Day in which the greatest amount of rain fell 

 Greatest amount of rain in one day 



Hour of heaviest rain | 



Greatest amount of rain in one hour 



29.486 



132 



August. 

 5.060 



October. 



22 



Aug. 26, 



1.324 



Aug. 26, 



4 to 5 p.m, 



0.770 



29.955^ 



108 



November 

 3.765 



October. 



13 



2.067 



43.555 

 in 1843. 



130 



in 1861. 



Sept. 1843. 



9.760 



Oct, 1864. 



2'' 



Sept. 14,1843 



3.455 



21.505 

 in 1856. 



80 



in 1841. 



Sept. 1848. 



3.115. 



May, 1841. 



11 



Sept. 14,1848 

 1.000 



SNOW. 



1864. 



Average. 



Extremes. 



Total depth in the year in inches 



Number of days in which snow fell 



Month i n which the greatest depth of snow fell 



Greatest depth of snow in one month 



Month in which days of snow were most > 



frequent 5 



Greatest numberof days of snow in one month 

 Day in which the greatest amount of snow 5 



fell \ 



Greatest fall of snow in one day 



74.6 



70 



December 

 27.1 



December 



18 

 Jan. 19. 

 Dec. 21. 



10 



59 



February. 

 18.1 



December 



13 



8.5 



5 99.0 

 ) in 1855. 

 5 87 

 I in 1859. 

 Feb. 1846. 



46.] 



5 Dec. 1859. 



I Jan. 1861. 



23 



Feb.5,1863 f 



38.4 

 in 1851. 



33 



in 1848. 



Dec. 1851. 



10.7 



?Feb. 1848. 



Feb. 26,1854 



Jan. 10, 1857 



5.5 



The accompanying table is a general abstract of the Meteorological 

 Observations made at the Magnetic Observatory, Toronto, during the 

 year 1864. 



