



MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT MONTREAL, (LATITUDE 45o 30' N., LONGITUDE 73° ! ,6< W 



HEIGHT ABOYB THE LEVEL OP THE SEA, 57*07 PEET. 



BY A. HALL, M. D. 



,) FOR 



THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1858. 



-A 



Barometer, 



:,-.rr.T{cil ami r< il"'"'. *■'"-' 

 Fah., 32°. 



Temperature of the Air. 



Tension of . Lflueoue 



Humidity of the 

 Atmosphere. 



Direction and Force of tho Wind, 



from 0, Calm, to 10, Violent 



Hurricane. 



.ii' Kaii 

 ■ luetics 



nf Snm\ 

 Inches 



Clouds and tl 



Numhers, fr( 



10, porfe 



.eh- Proportion, in 

 m 0, Cloudless, to 

 itly Overcast. 



. C B9EM , 



'-: 



— — 



, 





7am 





9 p.m. 



7 a.m. 



a p. i 





O.p.m. 



7 a.m. 



2 p.m. 



9 p.m. 



7 a.m. 



2 p.m. 



9 p.m. 



7 a.m. 



- 



p.m. 



9 p.m. 





~ 



:;o 2K1 



-1 Ml2 



998 



811 



:;n']s:> 

 257 



2:1 ;;;:( 

 724 



420 



021 

 815 



:niii;u 

 367 



!!■.! ■ j:: : i 

 831 



720 



902 



:ji|-|30 



120 



20 7m 



7fti 



will 



700 



851 



:jn'|,,'.i 



20 '570 



074 



821 



30 124 

 251 



20 ■.m:i 

 402 

 815 

 035 

 728 



:v> ini 

 100 

 020 



20-Oir. 

 058 

 SU3 



., hi:; 



2trK«F; 

 743 



;;n .1:;; 



2H iiml 

 ;m ini2 



211 '.-ini 



527 



yiriiiK 

 220 



211 717 

 710 

 034 



830 



MO ■ i 55 

 110 



2H s-5 



021 

 636 



:ii 

 4fi 



:';■' 



Ml 



34 



'■':,: 



X 

 :t. 



■12 

 ;;:. 



M 



8 





 6 



8 



52 



511 



34 

 SB 



45 

 62 



■17 

 52 



54 



86 

 38 



57 



7 

 







3 

 



8 

 







27 



30 

 30 



37 



41 

 37 



39 

 37 



32 



li 



i 



5 



i 



1 

 1 



149 



103 

 173 



127 



100 



202 



;i& 



14! 



13G 



■169 

 ■190 



258 

 093 



129 

 221 

 244 



103 



139 



178 



198 

 120 



134 



251 



■02 



62 



OS 



86 

 92 



68 



05 

 83 

 80 



62 

 53 



62 



•42 

 ■S6 



84 



76 

 78 



43 

 85 

 66 



63 



■65 



71 

 63 

 67 



100 

 91 

 91 



90 



62 

 84 



BW 



N 

 S 

 W 

 NW 



N 



NE 



N 



NW 



NE 



E 



NE 



NN"W 



W 



NNW 



NW 



NN E 



ESE 



W 1 



s 



W N W 



W N W 



NE 



NE 



N NE 



T.V 



S 



N W 



S"W 



NE 



N 



S 



WNW 



WN"\V 



N 



NNE 



N 



NW 



NE 



ESE 



NNE 



NNW 



W 



NNW 



N N W 



NNE 



ESE 



E 



SSE 



sw 

 w 



NNE 



NE 



N 



W N \V 



NNE 



NW 1 

 SW 1 

 NNE 1 

 NNW 1 

 SW 1 

 WNW 1 

 WNW 2 

 NW 1 

 NNE 1 

 NW 1 

 N 2 

 Calm. 



SE 1 

 NNE 1 

 NNW 1 

 W 1 

 NW 2 

 NW 1 

 S 



NNE 

 SE 1 

 SW 3 

 W- 2 

 W 2 

 W 1 

 NE 



WNW 



NNE 3 







Cir. 3 Strf 

 Cu. St. 10 

 Cu. St. 10 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu. 

 Nim. 10 Cu. 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu. 

 Cir. St. 6 



Cir. 

 Nim. 10 Nin 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu., 



OCin 



OCir. 

 Nim. 10 Cu. 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu. 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu. 

 Strat. 2 Cu. 



Cu. 



OCu. 



Cum. 7Cu. 

 Nim. 10 Win 

 Strat. 4 Cu. 

 Cu. 3 Cu. 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu. 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu. 

 Cir. Cum. 9 Cu. 



OCu. 

 Cu. St. 10 Cu. 





 Cu. St. 10 Nin 



< 

 St. 11 



St. 11 



5t. 7 

 St. "i 



it. 1 1 ! 



Str. 4 

 it. V 



Il i< 



it. 



0'5 



it. H 



it. ic 



5t. 1( 



St", ■ 



i\. 1. 



si. V 



it. it 











p 



Strat. 



Cu. St. 

 Nim. 1 

 Cu. 4 



t 



Cu. St. 1 



'u.St. 1 

 :u. S;., 1 

 Nim. 1 

 1 



Cir. St. 

 Nim. IC 

 i'u. Si. 1 

 Strat. C 



u. St. 1< 

 Cir. St. 



( 

 Cu. 

 Cu. St, 1 



( 







Lunar Halo early A. M. of 3d. 









.V.Inr Halo, A.M. 





04 





























188 



235 



248 



200. 

 173 1 



099' 



105' 

 112' 

 213 



.1 12 

 0*37 







\i 



Im, : 











♦ 





ii 05 

 0*55 

 01 

 08 































is 



i'.l 







Lunar Corona. Paint Auroral Light. 



Rain, changing to snow during Dight. 



lUri'.utto Bicuhrr, i.:.:>im:n.>n Swallow, srrw this day, I.un, Halo. "Rad. 25°. 



sii,-iii Snow. Lunar Corona. 

 Hard Frost. Lunar Corona. 



■-!" 



(1 70 

 '05 



06 



u. 



-7 













Wind squally. 





inap. 





M 



47» 



48u 



m " 











REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1858. 







"7 u. m. 



aii.m; 



9 p.m. 























2 p. m. 



9 p.m. i 







7 a.m. 



2p 



m. 



9 p.m. 







:jn inn 



2'.i0,' i li 

 743 

 030 



;in n;>2 



2'.> 7.11 



010 



;;u-nvn 



'ill H21 



:in til |. 



2ii s7l' 

 :;nnu: 



:m ins 



-.i ;ii',s 



29>:.n 



028 



;io L'ii.1 



204 



it'.ii 



20 Wl 

 944 

 615 

 830 



linn-;! 



000 



:o r,;:; 

 ;.-,n ii.-.; 



ooa 

 in -.;:; 

 imu 

 734 

 811 



::<|-(n:! 



2n si,;<; 



liiit 

 801 

 978 



:ai ii,i 

 101 



■J'.r'.i.-.i 



370 



2'.i Ml 



■ ■ 



::n l'v2 



"T' 



211 :■:;'. 



sil'i 

 ;;iiiii.-, 

 2li v:;:i 



r.sn 



02 V 



2H -,.'r!;; 



17 



47 



40 



47 



a 



a 



51 

 51 









17 o 



■12 il 

 40-0 

 40*2 



'ill 'ii 



10 .1 



5V0 



5s 'il 



147 



358 



132 



280 

 258 

 241 



280 

 303 

 2(12 

 251 

 209 



'■■ill 

 235 



-139 



2U7 

 390 



301 



373 

 142 



100 



209 



884 



2'J5 



sit 



200 

 329 



308 



237 



109 



"173 

 113 



27fi 

 270 

 308 



439 

 100 



294 

 142 

 212 

 247 



273 



322 



1H0 

 2.10 



255 



323 



2H9 



76 



66 

 83 



77 

 77 



84 



84 



80 

 65 



60 



58 



34 



85 



80 

 65 



46 

 41 



"42 

 •68 

 i65 



87 

 72 



84 



63 

 43 



02 



71 

 68 



69 



70 

 65 



N 3 

 N 1 

 J 0'5 



I8W 0'5 

 NE 3 

 Calm. 



S 3 

 W 2 



¥E 2 



bw 3 



JNE 2 



k\v' 4 

 W 3 

 ESE 3 

 \Y 3 

 SSE 1 

 N 1 

 NNE 4 

 BW 2 

 N 2 

 N 3 

 NE 2 

 SE 0-5 

 E 3 

 NE 1 

 Calm. 

 S 4 



NNW 2 

 N"N W 2 

 31V 1 

 1 0'5 



JNE 3 

 VE 5 

 SSE 1 

 s s W 2 

 N W 1 

 NE 2 

 WSW 2 

 \V N \V 3 

 \ E -:, 

 Calm. 



\ W 2 

 \V N W 1 

 3E 3 

 SSE 0"5 

 Calm. 



JE 1 



fKW 3 

 N 3 

 S 4 

 NE 05 

 NE 3 

 S 05 



SSE 3 



N W 2 

 NE 1 

 S W 5 

 Calm. 



S 0'5 

 W 4 

 J 0-5 



\V ' 2 



Calm. 

 ■I N E 2 



w 3 



W 1 



fw 2 

 Calm. 

 W 4 1 



t a 



ialm! 



Calm. 

 V 0'5 



JNW 3 

 NE 3 1 

 Calm. 

 NE 1 



Calm. 

 Calm. 



Calm. 4 

 5SW 5 



0-34 







 

 

 

 Cu. St. 10 

 Nim, 10 

 

 Cirr. 5 

 '■..St. 10 

 Cu. St. 9 

 Cu. St. 8 

 Vim. 10 

 Cir. St. 5 

 

 Cu. St. 10 

 

 Cu. St. 8 

 Cu. St. 10 

 Cu. 7 

 C'i St. 10 

 C11. St. 10 

 Nim. 10 

 Cir. 5 

 \'im. 10 

 Stmt. 2 

 *ir. St. 8 

 Sir. St. 9 

 

 

 

 Strat. 3 



:u. si . 7 

 '0" i 



"■u.Si. li 

 Nim. li 



:u. 2 



Dip. S . 8 



'U.St. 11 



:;u. 5 



Vim. 11 

 Sim. 10 



trat, 





 3u.8t 8 

 3u. 3 



u. Si 1. 

 \"im. li 

 3u. 9 



n. Si- li 

 lim. 10 

 3u. 7 

 "•u. St 10 

 \i. St 10 



.Si.; <■"...-. 



Cu.St. 6 

 





 Cu. St. 10 

 Cu. St. 5 







Nim. 10 

 Cu. St. 8 

 Nim. 10 

 Cu. 10 

 

 

 Cu. St. 4 



Cu. st. 10 : 



Nim. 10 1 

 Cu. St. 10 I 

 Nim. 10 I 

 Nim, 10 I 



I 

 Cu. St. 10 I 

 Cu. St. 10 I 



OS 

 Cu. St. 8 



OS 





 Cir.Cu. 7 F 







1 

 % 



3 



3 

 S 







8 



a 



48 



03 



58 



47 



58 



7a 



} 



i 

 ) 



1 



] 



9 













{Nigricans ii;!i,-k liis-.i lirst caught at Lachine. 

 JtipadvsPelasgius (Chimney Swallow) first seen this day. GrysUs 

















05 









brilliant Aurora, with streamers. 









18 





lain, thunder, and lightning. 















■■!-' 

 0-43 





aint Auroral Light seen through northern clouds. 















'O.i 





taiu. Wind squally. 



olar Halo. Rad. 23°.5. Faint Auroral Light, 













0.1 



o;i7 



02 s 

 0-09 



1 (15 



01 



















Hi 



2' 





ain. ffivundo Purpurea first seen. 







% 







■■'■ 





v.alluw;- lmilding. 



21 











trat, 3 

 , 

 



lad-flies first m, lie., 1 (F,>Ji,>i:n-n vulgata). 

 had-flsh {Atom Pratstabtlis) in market. 



























073 



'■-, 





77 













The 



Urc 

 Wa 

 vJol 

 Moi 



rmoinot 



ili si ini 



IMr.it ,!■ 



n i>i Ini 



•"■).\1" 



(,Mo 



- Mi 

 C.Mo 



iisit.v "i 



tiditv In 



iiii j 

 itiiij 



,'iuV, 



;,'.,!■ 



H.-s 



."'i.l, 



:'Ml, 



tho 



on 



its 



N 



10 1 



14 

 n,2 



io Z. 



7 



th,* 

 B. 



11. 

 , h 

 0B 

 dd 

 li 

 I'M 

 i2 a 

 H 

 to 



64. 



Th 



ay: 

 •8 on 



B 

 30'3 



t:; 



1°5 



ill 



EMARK 



7 iiu'ln-. 

 1 " 



.llli iin\ 



I'viii.r :". 



" 27 



anow gu 



8 TO 1 



°13. 



°80. 



asesa 



i 



lain fel 



■:"" in..'! 

 Snow fel 



ippiVl'lil 



I'h. illl,. 



!'!,,■ ),-.;, 

 V(, r, ,.,,, 



The ii.os 

 I'lu- in,... 

 Vine v. 

 \ i'li anil 



lotcd eac 



onlOd 

 on 4 da 



1, ,ll!l,i , 



|ir,'v:ik' 



1 nl' V, In 



windv ' 



u !,,,!;. 1 

 -m1:>V » 



hmornii 



ys durin 

 stiraale. 

 1 win,! 



our beh 



1'iirfi ,i 1 

 er smal! 

 B at 10 J 



; 11 hou 



n« min 

 ■us ih- !\ 



a. Hi. S 

 ,■ I'.X.i; 

 ho 29th. 

 ecu 3 an 



1 Hi- 2:0 



rs 10 minutr 



s!s.W.,or , V 

 14 A.M. of s 



3, amount in 

 , the amonn 



r.s.w, 





T REMARKS BOB, MAY, 1858. 

 fHighcst on the 3rd daJ: 30"551 inches. Bain fell on 14 days during S7 hours 2S minutus, iimountinc to 

 ■Rtrnrnptfi- 1 Lowest " 24th ir 29-368 " 3*40 inches. No snow fell. 



*■■■-, M-,,il:.i; .■>!..,,,. ■.'■..■ -'72 ■■,;,. The most prevalent wind was tho N.E. 



(.Monthly ranKe, 1*183 ■ " Tholeast " ■' were the K.X.i:., i:.S.i:. -nulW.S.W 

 ("Highest on the 31st .lay. T.'"». A record cl :\\\u\ tV. -uj , ri.rli i.,t i.in. ;,i>:i. ,d ,iiui.t.Ts, tlio division 



ThAminniPtM J Lowest " 2d ,f n 38°0. employed. 



Thermometer. . < MontWy mea|1( 53070. _ The most windy day was the Slst. 



^Monthly range, 46O00. The most windy hour between 12 and 1 p. m. of 31st. 



Oonti'Sl niti.'iisiiy ni ill, siui's rays, 1U)«5, on the 20th day, A ..aim day nceurred on the 15th. 



Warmest day was thr 31st, its menu teuiprrnture Ileitis 7n"si"i. Clinidk-s .lavs c-c, 'iii'r.-d ,>n tli,-Md, Kli, 1 Hli 2'.nli and 30th. 



C.,li.li'St ,l:iy wii, uu- 2nd. " » " 4JJO83. Ozone wa; in rather largo ratio, its moan av.raio heim.r 2'Li:;. 



Mean of humidity for the month, '634. I 



N. B. The win and snow-puages are noted each morning at 10 a, m. 



