ABSTRACT FOR THE MONTH OF. JANUARY, 
Meteorological Observations, McGill College Observatory, Montreal, Canada, Height aboye sea level, 187 feet. 
1889. 
C. H. McLEOD, Superintendent. 
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THERMOMETER. BAROMETER. WIND. In Tentus. [3 § Ba q g 
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Hella 828] Gs | 32 | 28 
DAY. f |bumia. gS 1x| g/ofs] #2 | oe | ss DAY. 
Mean.| Max. | Min. |Rangel *Mt sMax. | §Min. | SRange.| vaponr.| ity. General e|/s\sie27| 2a | s# | 28 
Mean.| Max. in. |Range} *Mean. ax. in. mge. | vapour. inaction 3 SS las i E | 
a — L, — —— ft ptt) — || 
I 28.83 31-0 26.7 43 29.8358 29.885 29.771 114 1302 S.W. 10.0 | 10 | 10 00 0.2 I 
2] 24 78] 30-7 18.4 12.3] 29.9133 | 30-046 29-791 +255 1148 8. 10.0 | 10 | 10 00 2 
3] 17:98] 24.1 15.0 9-1] 29.9955 | 30.063 29.937 126 0933 Ss. 7-0} 10] 0 21 3 
4| 26.20} 30.7 18 4 12.3] 30.1632 30.262 30.050 203 1245 Ws 10.0 | 10 | 10 oo . 4 
5 | 27-13; 30.0(?)} 25.0(?) 5.0} 30-3035 | 30-372 30.211 . 161 1275 N. 7-3 | 10 re 12 as 5 
SunpDav.......- 6 30.1 21-7 tl b Babin daca lmnscn aon Hmeooe aes 00 poo N. ono |} 24) Nl 90 00 | 0.15 oao0: |} Gbh5||| Geese soaud SUNDAY 
7 33-1 29 7 3.4] 29.5900} 29 684 29-534 150 1640 N. 10.0 | 10] 10 00} 0 46 3-3 |0-78| 7 
8 34.0 29.7 4.3} 29.843 29.946 29.659 +287 1605 S.W.. 6.8} 10| o EBilll ooo 03 | 0.03] 8 
9 39 5 28.7 10.8} 29.4490} 29.810 29.064 .746 1702 S.E. 1o.0| 10} 2 00 | 0.99 |Inapp. | 0-99 | 9 
10 34.5 22.0 12.5} 29.3807 29.790 29.115 -675 1488 S.W. 8.0| 10] o 00 9000 1.6 | 0.16 | 10 
Ir 27.0 20.8 6.2] 29.9467 | 30 038 29-853 185 1057 W. 7-8 | 10| 0 co 0.2 | 0.02} rr 
12 23.3 160 7-3] 30 2653 | 30.364 30-113 251 0730 W. 2.2] 10] o 66 Hane aoe || 72 
SUNDAY........ 5} || ‘oa0a0 19.0 10.8 8.2 lll) eBineas 900009 eocd 06 oe Ww. 8 38 00 51 oa || £5} cecaosoced SuNDay 
14 | 11.92] 16.7 7-0 9-71 30 4423 | 30-481 30.408 -073 0625 -0 S.W. 3 2.7| 10] o 50 0.00 | 14 
15 17-18 | 22.2 9.6 12.6} 30.3902 30.447 30.322 125 0775 3 S.W. 6 4.7| 10} 0 83 vere | 15 
16} 25 80] 37-0 18.0 19.0} 30.0513 | 30.293 29.678 -615 1182 3 S.E. “5 9-5] 10] 7 Qo} .... ° 0-01 | 16 
17| 38.68] 44.0 34-6 9-4} 29 4798 | 29.62 29 347 280 1935 a) S.W. 7 8.7 | 10] 2 51 | o.or see. | 0.22 | 17 
18 | 29.53] 35-2 20-3 14.9} 29 8403 | 30.040 29 688 -352 1212 12 S.W. 6 | 10.0} 10] 10 13 | 0.22 |Inapp. | 0.00 | 18 
19 3-13] 21-0 -2-4 23 4) 30 5333 | 30.685 30.253 +432 0337 8 W. 8 2.0] 10} o 95 © 2 | 0.02} 19 
SUNDAY........ 20 eae 12.0 -3-0 15.0 Oa c00900 |! soocee 200 aoe N.E- 15.0 |... 2 54 0-13 | 20 ....... +»+SUNDAY 
21 13.45 | 17.9 9-4 85 29.6650 | 29 836 29-493 +343 0718 N.E. 19.0 } 10.0] 10} 10 00 0.92 | ar 
22 9.98 | 15.1 4.0 11.1 30.2880 | 30.471 30.024 -447 0503 W. 260 1.2| 7| of 100 0.00 | 22 
23 8.83 155 48 10.7} 30.4482 | 30 513 30-353 160 0545 8. 14.9 I.5|/ 6] o 67 2900 3 23 
24 | 26.85] 36.3 7.6 28 74 30-1128 30.268 29.991 +277 1273 Ss 22.7 7-8} 10] 0 00 | 0 03 0.2 | 0.05 | 24 
25| 31.05] 37-0 25.8 11.2] 30.0572] 30.130 29.988 142 1302 SW 260 4.2] 9] o 60 ; ea pou || Bs 
26) 23.35 | 32.1 14.8 17-3] 30.0185 | 30.046 29.995 O51 1042 N.W. 23 3 8.3 | 10] 0 00 26 
SuNDAyY........ 27 5 160 11.1 £%@]| cocadce || onoa00 66-0 oO a60 N.E. 27-1 00,1} che |-po 00 “A538 || OKI] EY) cousnouce .SUNDAY 
28| 16 72] 20.7 12.7 8.0] 29.2380 | 29.326 29.120 «206 0793 N.W. 17.3 .0| 10 | Io oo 5.0 | 0.36 | 28 
29 | 11.17] 17.1 6.0 11-1] 29.5748 | 29 858 29-347 +511 0567 W. 21.8 1.8|10| 0 67 1.8 | 0.13 | 29 
30 0.13 6.5 -4.3 To.8 | 30.1172 | 30.252 29.943 +309 0275 N. 10.6 0.3] 1] 0 96 200 +e. | 30 
31} 11.97.| 33-3 6.5 39-8 | 29.8685 | 30.171 29.613 +558 0805 N.E. 17-2 | 10.0 | 10 | 10 00 wee 2.4 | 0.16 | 3r 
-Means| 21.23 | 26.54| 14.59 | 11.94] 29.9560] ...... -298 1039 eam | O25 )0n | en O- Ol | err telcte 18.5 | 6.73]. - | 30-5] 1.88 
15 nase means for & | 15 years means for and 
including this mo,) 11.59 | 20.20 3.34 | 16.85 | 30.0610 o 6.34 133.5 0.79 30.3 | 3 64 lincluding this month 
Direction..... 
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Miles, 
peer ine a ae | ce | ee | ee dees eee te : 
Duration in hrs..| 106 10 I o 62 20 I 2 Mi Hight years only. 
= — Pier hae x — Z Le | | ae The Brenvee heat TES a 0 on the 17th; the great- 
Mean velocity...| 17. 17. 17. 13. ‘ 23. pik 13.8 lest cold—6.f on the 3lst, giving a range of tem- 
y: a8 3, Bit Zi a BY 2 perature of 40.5 degrees. Warmest day was the 
SS ee |e ——__—__—_—_—____.—___-—________li7th. Coldest day was the 30th. Highest barometer 
Greatest mileage in one hour was 52 on the 10th 
Greateat velocity in gusts 60 miles per hour on 
ANALYSIS OF WIND RECORD. 
Resultant mileage, 5063 
Resultant direction, S 70° W. 
Total mileage, 13,797. 
*Barometer readings reduced to sea-level and 
temperature of 32° Fahr. 
§ Observed. 
+ Pressure of vapour in inches of mercury. 
{ Humidity relative, saturation being 106. 
ee 
reading was 30.708 on the 20th; lowest barometer 
was 29.064 on the 9th, giving a range of 1.644inches. 
Maximum relative humidity was 100 on the 8rd und 
ist. Minimum relative humidity was 48 on the 30th. 
_ The mean temperature is the highest for January 
in 15 years, except that for 1880, which was 22.45 
degrees. The average minimum is 5 degrees in 
excess of the highest, and the average range of 
temperature is the least for January in 15 years. 
Rain fell on 7 days. 
Snow fell on 19 days. 
Rain or snow fell on 22 days. 
Hoar frost on two days. 
Lunar halo on the 15th and 16th. 
Fog on six days. 
Solar halo on the 27th. 
