ABSTRACT FOR THE MONTH oF FEBRUARY, 1889. 
Meteorological Observations, McGill College Observatory, Montreal, Canada, 
Height above sea level, 187 feet. 
C. H. McLEOD, Superintendent. 
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THERMOMETER. BAROMETER. WIND. Iy Tentas. [3 3 Se q 5 
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" in. n *Mean. ax. i zeneral |velocity Sioa? | .88 
Mean.} Max. | Min. |Range} *Mean. | §M §Min direction. lin mile] & | 3 |S Ee a $ EI 
perhour, ce Fa 
I 9-35] 30-5 =1.1 | 316] 29.8675 | 29.995 29.618 : 4.0 Ww. 32.5 4-5|10| 0 82 Sette ull Sereteiees| a 
2 6.55] 16.9 -4.6 | 21.5] 29.7192 | 29.964 29.561 2.2 N.W. 19.8 55 ]20] of 33 F 0.4 | 0.02] 2 
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4] -9-33| 0.4 | -22-6| 23.0] 29.9747 | 30.057 :0 es 10.7 | 8.2]10] 4] 27 Becta Pocoe er 
5 13.40 221 0.4 21.7 29.5753 29.768 7) N.E. 17-7. 10.0} 10 | 10 (oJ) II.2 1.06 5 
6) -0.12] 23.0 8.0} 310} 29.5065 | 29.539 7 S.W. 45 1 9.7| 10] 8 00 48 |0.48] 6 
7 | -0:78 || 94.4 -7-9| 12-3] 29.7347 | 29.963 5 W. | 333 | 6.7| 10] of 00 1.3 | 0.13] 7 
8] 11.55 19.1 2.0 17.1 29.9952 | 30.037 oF S.W. 14.0 6.8] 10| o 19 0 1.2 |0.12] 8 
9} 1603] 19.9 8.4] 1-5] 29.9437 | 29.982 oe) N. 7.7 | 10.0] 10 | 10 re) 000 0.6 |0.05| 9 
SUNDAY.- .....10 17-8 10.9 6.9 nado x. || scone 6 O00 S.W. 10.3 eoal|| oo 86 OA || CHB |) £9 connodoon . SUNDAY 
11 26.5 13-0 | 13.5} 29.8540 | 29.993 7 S.E. 14.0 8.8] 10 | 3 51 o.r | o.or | rr 
12 25-5 9-0} 16.5] 29.6560 | 29.683 ae) S.W. 13.6 8.5] 10] 1 28 5.0 | 0.40 | 12 
13 10.0 20 8.0} 29 5505 29.601 8 S.W. 34.5 g.2 | 10 5 (ole} 1.6 | 0.16] 13 
14 16 6 2.0) 146] 29.8760} 30.117 m7, W. 30.2 8.0] 10} o 45 0000 coon |} is 
15 17-3 47 | 12.6] 30.3523 | 30.424 8 S.W. 13-5 0.0/ 0} of 100 0010 0 ooo || 53 
16 33-6 2-2 | 31.4 } 30.1633 | 30 422 3 S.E. 14-8 | 5.3] 10] of 53] o.12 0.12 | 16 
SUNDAY........17 39.5 32.7 6.8 6000506 990000 oan S.W. PEt ll onaalll © 60 oo | 0.18 anon 0.18 | 17 .-+-+++e+eSUNDAY 
18 337 20-7] 13.0] 29.6227 | 29.903 +5 N.E. 20.1 | 10.0] 10] ro (cle) nae 3.3 | 0.33 | 18 
19 28.0 11.6} 16.4] 29.6877 | 30.033 8 Wi 30.9 67] 10] 1 55 0.6 | 0.06 | 19 
20 16.5(?) 35 | 13.0] 30.3162} 30.426 28 W. 19.5 Oil x] © 79 Inapp. | 9-00 | 20 
21 23.0 7-0 | 16.0] 30.4488 | 30.556 3 SW. 19-1 4.8)| 10] o 75 009) || ood0 || 52 
22 34.0 7-4 | 41-4] 30.0848 | 30.329 7 S.W. 24 9 8.7] 10} 2 00 1.4 | 0.14 | 22 
23 -6.8 -169}) 101} 30.4585 | 30.614 a) W. 21.9 All Cl) © 93 an see 23 
SUNDAY........24 OG 6.6 -13.0] 19 6] ....... 90000 Bite S.W. 17-1 S60 splliegs 9S EY\ sagaaobo . SUNDAY 
25 6.57 11-0 o 8 10.2} 30.7022 | 30.807 8 S.W. 11.7 2.7|10| o 87 25 
26 5.60) 13-1 -7-0| 20-1] 30.7842 | 30.885 0 E. 8.2 4.8] 10] o 83 «| 26 
27 | 16734 24-1 5-9} 18 2} 30.5728 | 30 636 ols EH. 7-7 | 10.0] 10} 10 00 0.04 | 27 
28) 27-68] 33.7 23.3 10 4] 30.4378 | 30.581 py} || caocn as 3-8] 10] o 65 Q see | 28 
. Means 10.59 19.70 2.19 | 17.51 30.0410 e00000 EB || soooce 6.45 43-6 32.2 3 33 |Sums .. 
15 yrs. means for &| 15 years means for and 
including this mo,) 15.24 | 23.79 6.62 | 17.17] 30-0430| ...... 00 5.81 141.3 0.76 22.3 | 2.98 |including this month 
Direction........ N. | we. | # | se. | s. |s.w.| w. |». w.| cam. 
Miles.. ...... 360 1046 | 200 | 725 975 4679 3551 1190 
Duration in hr: 40 71 24 | 53 63 216 158 43 4 
Mean velocity...| 9.0 147 8.3 13.7 15.5 21.7 22.5 27.7 
noe ee = BL Se eee pee en Te 
Greatest mileage in one hour was 56 on the 6th:) Resultant direction, S 65° W. 
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the 6th, 
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ANALYSIS OF WIND RECORD. 
teatest velocity in gusts 56 miles per hour on| Total mileage, 12,726, 
*Barometer readings reduced to sea-level and 
temperature of 32° Fahr. 
esultant mileage, 6,875. 
§ Observed. | 
t Pressure of vapour in inches of mercury. 
t Humidity relative, saturation being 100. 
1 Hight years only. | 
The greatest heat was 39. 
lest cold was 22.6 below zero on the 4th, giving a 
range of temperature of 62.1 degrees. x 
day was the 17th. Coldest day was the 23rd. High- 
lest barometer reading 
lest_ barometer was 29.222 on the 18th, giving a range 
lof 1.663 inches. 
100 on the two 
Wwas 51 on the 3rd. | 
Rain fell on 2 days. | 
Snow fell on 16 days. | 
5 on the 17th; the great- 
Warmest 
was 30.885 on the 26th ; low- 
Maximum relative humidity. was 
days. Minimum relative) humidity 
Rain or snow fell on 18 days. 
Auroras were observed on two nights. 
Hoar frost on two days. 
Lunar halo on two nights. 
Lunar corona on one night. 
Fog on four days. 
Solar halo on one day. 
Small portion of a contact arc. was visible on the 
21st. 
