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ABSTRACT FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1898. 
Meteorological Observations, McGill College Observatory, Montreal, Canada. Height above sea level, 187 feet. C. H. McLEOD, Superintendent. 
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THERMOMETER. * BAROMETER. WIND. In Tantus. JS ¢] 3 S 
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pres-  jrelativel Dew Mean Bic a3 Pa) 
DAY. ; Bauteiot Eunice point. | General |velocity] $ | 4] ¢)°2S5| 82 Be DAY. 
Mean.| Max. | Min. | Range.J Mean. | § Max. | 5 Min. | Range. pour: @ direction. |in miles} 8 | S| = p5™2| 3 el 
perhoury! = | ~ | = J& (= is 
i r| 4.15 | a0 |—0.4 | 12.4 [| 30.2943 | 30.435 | 30.224 | o.2tr | 0.0478 | 85.3 | 1.3 NEL 12.1 J}10.0| 10] 101 o9 | ... orall a 
2] 8.67] x42 2.0 | 12.1 30.5268 | 30.602 30.381 0.221 o510 | 78.2 3.2 W. 14.6 5.2] 10] off 68 aeltee 
3| 3-07] 2.0 |— 6.6 8.6 30.1010 | 30.423 29.945 © 478 0315 | 84.7 |— 7.0 N. 26.1 75|10| xf 00 0.75 | 3 
4 7.22 3-5 |— 9:8 13.3 30.6338 | 30.866 30.272 0.594 0235 77-3 |\—12.8 Ww. 31.2 1.8 | 10 | of! 92 ; 4 
Gir Maw Socee 5 9 |=12.7 908) i csseenecill estes caller aai| Nereeeas oe Bar Br | toad lies 00 G Risunony 
6 .3 |— 8.0 40.3 29.9407 | 30.386 29-592 0.794 . 1012 go.5 15.0 aA 8.3 | 10] o 2 0° 59 bo 
7 22 |= 2-7 |) 30.9 30-0728 | 30 481 29.703 0.718 0715 | 82.8 7-2 +o ff 53] 10] of 30 o.12| 7 
8 .8 |— 6.1 13.9 30.5455 | 30.589 29.522 0.067 0397 83.0 |— 2.0 va 2.5] 7| of 84 oom |} 1B 
9 3 6.4 17.9 30-3947 | 80.591 30 045 0.546 0847 90.0 14.0 -6 9-8} 10} of 25 soon |] & 
10 8 22.7 18.1 29.5713 | 29-852 29.358 05494 5 1787 90.5 363 o f{ 10.0 | to | x0 f 17 0.56 | 10 
Ir -o | 13-0 | 17,0 30-17 30-345 29.931 0.44 °737 78-7 IL-7 8 2.5| 8) off 84 oo |] see 
SUNDAY . ...,.12 anans 23.7 14.0 9-7 Foceeeeee | veces | creeee see oo 2 oo we |e 47 1 00. cbonpad SUNDay 
13 | 18,18) 23.7 13.9 9-8 30.303 ° 3° ad 10.0 | 10 | 10 00 13 
14 | 27-33] 35-2 | 19.8 153 29.772 : 5 | 22.8 7 §-3 | 10) off 46 14 
15] 31-75] 39.2 21.9 17.3 29.669 ° 258 2 247 7 7-8|10] off 3c es 15 
16 | 14.45| 24.7 1.7 23.0 29.942 0.377 8 3-8 5-9 5.0 | 10] off 6r Tnap- 16 
17 0.33 5.8 |—5.0 10.8 30 063 0.413 3 |— 8.3 -9 7-9 | 10 ° 39 . Boo BY 
18 4.50 | 10,2 |— 2.3 12.5 29.559 0,306, 2 0.7 u7. 9-5] 10] 3 ff 00 sue 0.8 13 
Sunpay........19 | -.... 2 7-7 PCy | |) oueEooe |) coodge |]! So000D Oc.4| | sisdoo 30 4000 ° aad os 00 Sunpay 
20 3-85 +2 |— 0.3 13.5 29.5883 | 29.851 29.296 9.555 0355 69-5 |— 4.2 I 6.2} 10} o 4I 
21 3.43 .o |— 7.4 19.4 29.9815 30.070 29.877 0.193 0428 80.7 |— 1.2 3 5.9| 10} o 25 
22| 14.62 4 75 14.9 29.5978 | 29.799 29.483 0 310 0668 79 5 9-5 2 8.3] 10] off oo 
23) 13-92 9] 10.1 12.6 29.7000 | 29.746 29.643 0.103 0680 82.5 9-7 9 3:7) 10] off 82 
24 | 9.00 5 3-3 13.2 29.6712 | 29.793 29.596 0.197 0558 | 84.5 5.2 I 5-7| 10] off 46 
25 | 13.32 “5 5-0 14.5 29.8023 | 29.823 29.772 0.051 0653 Bo.5 8.5, 7 Ch || Bi] @ 83 
SUNDAY......-+ 26] .e..e 23.1 13.6 Gas || scon0bu"|) coocse || socnoe |} ovcos Beto do 75 600 ee | Merten | 20th een SUNDA) 
19.2 11.9 30.3712 o. 12.2 10 | 0 . 6 
8.5 20.8 30.0342 oO. 5:5 io} o 
4.29 | 15-5 |] 30.06rr 0.365 | 0690 | 80.8 6.9 eed go 
18 Years means 18 Years means for 
for and including 15.57 | 23.94 6.90] 17.0 30.0454 0.322 0822 73.8 sooo ||} se0ces Sood 59 408 | 0.86 23.I | 3.07 |4and including this 
this month ..... month, 
( barometer was 29.296 on the 20th, giving a range 
ANALYSIS OF WIND RECORD. * Barometer readings reduced to sea-level and | of 1,570 inches. : 
temperature of 32° Fahrenheit. Maximum relative humidit: 5 
y was 96 on the 6th 
Direction E. S.W. | W. | N.W. | § Observed. 9th and 10. 
aaiGn Seebllxan Ti csees oe |" 3284 aces t Pressure of vapour in inches of mercary. Minimum relative humidity was 45 on the 15th. 
= | a | — | t Humidity relative, saturation being 100. Rain fell on 4 days. 2 .. 
Duration in bra ede3h) eee ea etal sy eae eer 5 1 12 years only. Snow fell on 12 days, ‘ 
Mean yelocity. 17.3 10,5 17.6 17.8 19.4 | 19.9 19.5 The greatest heat was 40.8 on the 10th; the | Rain or snow fell on 14 days. 
greatest cold was —12.7 on the dth, givinga range | Auroras were observed on 3nights. ; 
Greatest mileage in one hour was 49 on the 20th.| Resultant mileage 5513. of temperature of 53-5 degrees. Warmest day | Hoar frost on 1 day. Sa 
Greatest velocity in gusts 56 miles per hour, on| Resultant direction, S. 71° W. was the 15th. Coldest day was thel7th. Highest | Lunar halos on 2:nights. 
the 20th. Total mileage, 12,720- barometer reading was 30.866 on the 4th; lowest | Fog on 1 day- a 
