ABSTRACT FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1898. 



Meteorological Observations, McQill College Observatory, Montreal, Canada. Height above sea level, 187 feet, C. H. McLEOD, Superintendent. 



THERMOMETER. 



73.68 



79.0 

 80.9 



'.t'„ 



7' 33 



So. 6 



66.0 









69.5" 



80.1 



57.8 

 61.8 



67. .13 



75.5 







77-5 



59.5 



70.05 





57-4 









68.62 



78.0 



62.3 



63 11 



69.7 



55.7 











74-9 



55.2 



BAROMETER. 



30 043 

 29 837 



29 900 

 29.919 



30 035 



29.997 

 29.959 

 29.997 







ANALYSIS 



OF WIND RECORD. 







Direction 



N 



N.E. 



E. 



S E. 



s. 1 s.w. 



W. 



N.W. 



Calm. 



Miles 



■ 911 



18 



■3' 



148 



44>9 1 >s6i 

 33" 1 96 



472 

 50 



308 

 16 





Duration in hrs.. 



2,2 



S 



Mean velocity 



9 Ol 



9.00 



6.24 



■3. 45 



13 33 ! 16.26 



9.44 



■9.>5 





s 27, on the Resultant mileage, 3,825. 



Resultant direction, S. 2i° W. 

 s i(er hour on Tolul mileuge, 8,97S. 



• Barometer readings reduced to sea-level and 

 temperature 32° Fahrenheit. 



§ Observed. 



t PreEBure of vapour in inches of mercury. 



t Humidity relative, saturation being 100. 



If 17 years only, a 12 years only. 



The greatest heat was Sl.^g on the 16th ; the 

 greatest cold was 49.''0 on the 25th, giving a 

 range of temperature of 32.9 degrees- 

 Warmest day was the 8th. Coldest day was 

 the 26th. Highest barometerreading was 30.262on 

 the 28th. Lowest barometer was 29.609 on the 25th, 

 giving a raoge of 0653 inches 



28 .Sunday 



nth. 



tive humidity was 99 on the 24th. Minimum 

 relative humidity was 43 on the 14th. 



Rain fell on 22 days. 



Fog on 8 days. 



Thunder storms on 5th, 12th, 16th. 17th, and 

 29th. 



