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SCIENTIFIC INTELLIGENCE. 



[1854. 



Monthly Meteorological Register, at tlie Provincial Slagnetical Observatory, Toronto, Canada West.— January, 1854, 



Latitude, 43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude, 79 deg. 21. min. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, Id?, feet. 







Barom. at tern, of 32 deg. 



Tem. of the Air. 



Tension of Vapour. 



Humidity of Air. 



Wind. 



Mean 







•** 

















Vel'j 

 in 



Rain 

 in 



Snow 



Pn 







10 





6 j 2 



10 





6 



2 



10 





6 



2 



10 











in 



c3 



- 



6 A.M. 



2 P.M. 



P.M 



Mean. 



A.M. J P.M. 



P.M. 



bi'n. 



A.M. 



P.M. 



0117 



P.M. 



m'n 



A.M. 



P.M. 



P.M. 



m'n. 



6 a.m. 



2 p.m. 



10 P.M. 



Miles 

 5.53 



Inch. 



Inch. 



A 



1 



29.376 



29.334 







o 

 18.4 



O 



25.5 







o 



096 







.92 



.82 







W 



SWbW 



_ 



0.2 



e 



2 



.501 



.699 



29.880 



29.717 



16.5 



19.4 



14.0 



16 00 



083 



080 



0.08? 



0,081 



86 



74 



94 



86 



w 



WbS 



ws w 



9.48 





..* 



h 



3 



.863 



.635 



.479 



.646 



12.3 



29.8 



24.4 



23,88 



•068 



154 



.123 



.120 



81 



94 



92 



88 



Wb s 



SEbS 



ESE 



3.97 





... 



h 



4 



.443 



.452 



.664 



.535 



38.8 



45.2 



36.3 



39.42 



.208 



.35? 



.190 



.210 



89 



85 



89 



86 



SWbW 



SWbW 



NbE 



8.65 





Inap. 



a 



5 



.790 



.562 



.391 



.576 



30.5 



30.6 



41.0 



34.35 



.148 



.154 



.242 



.183 



88 



90 



95 



91 



NbE 



ESE 



EbS 



7.02 



0.255 



Inap. 



a 



1 



.634 



.841 



.982 



.837 



28.2 



19.8 



14.6 



20.60 



.124 



076 



.062 



.086 



79 



79 



69 



75 



NW 



NbW 



WSW 



8.21 





... 



e 



7 



.903 



.747 



.715 



.785 



14.7 



18.2 



19.5 



17.60 



.077 



,087 



.077 



.082 



86 



83 



71 



81 



NbW 



W S W 



WSW 



6.85 





Inap. 



da 



8 



.648 



.656 





. 



18.3 



16.4 







.081 



.07? 







78 



74 



— 



— 



W 



NbW 



— 



3.90 



... 



Inap. 



1) 



9 



.666 



.691 



.668 



.659 



5.0 



20.8 



18.3 



14.80 



.051 



074 



.091 



.076 



85 



64 



88 



83 



N 



wsw 



Calm 



5.51 





0.8 



ah 



10 



.491 



.457 



.595 



.525 



25.5 



34.0 



30.1 



29 60 



134 



167 



.153 



.146 



95 



86 



91 



88 



SSE 



S 



Calm 



1.78 





Inap. 



c 



11 



.660 



.619 



.380 



.551 



24.8 



34.5 



35.5 



30,75 



,115 



163 



.199 



.156 



85 



81 



96 



88 



NEbE 



NEbE 



ENE 



6.27 



0.485 



... 



c 



12 



.002 



28.706 



28.929 



28.889 



39.5 



41.2 



37.2 



39.40 



.234 



.256 



.196 



.229 



97 



1.00 



89 



95 



ENE 



ENE 



WbS 



7.54 



0.190 



... 



h 



13 



.095 



28.992 



29.177 



29.100 



34.1 



34.1 



26.1 



30.3? 



,179 



158 



.132 



.151 



92 



79 



92 



88 



WbS 



S W 



WbS 



10.22 



... 



0.2 



h 



14 



.457 



29.656 



.806 



.668 



24.6 



27.3 



24.5 



25,23 



.114 



115 



.124 



.117 



84 



76 



92 



84 



NWbN 



NWbN 



WNW 



5.72 





... 



b 



15 



.854 



.758 









•'3 2 







.119 



171 



.101 

 175 







85 



78 









W 



NEbE 







3.60 



080 



Inap. 







16 



.329 



.472 



.690 



.509 



33.0 



34.5 



28,0 



31 78 



.116 



.156 



91 



89 



75 



86 



Calm 



WNW 



W 



3.74 









17 



.730 



.803 



.619 



.833 



22.6 



27.7 



17.6 



22 10 



.104 



.111 



.083 



.093 



84 



72 



81 



76 



Calm 



WbN 



NWbW 



4.97 





0.6 



b 



18 



.858 



.782 



.929 



.857 



■20.0 



20.5 



19.8 



19,85 



.092 



.093 



.098 



.095 



82 



82 



88 



85 



NEbE 



NE 



NNE 



6.29 





0.4 



c 



19 



.884 



.853 



.657 



.778 



26,0 



29,1 



26.3 



26.90 



.128 



.142 



.130 



.133 



88 



88 



89 



89 



Calm 



NNE 



NEbE 



7.18 





1.8 



c 



20 



.354 



28.998 



28.991 



.093 



25.5 



28.9 



37.4 



30,63 



.126 



157 



.208 



.164 



89 



98 



94 



94 



E 



ESE 



WbN 



8.37 



0.090 



... 



a 



21 



.132 



29.420 



29.711 



.444 



29.1 



14.7 



9.0 



15,65 



141 



,077 



.054 



.086 



88 



86 



76 



83 



W 



WbS 



WbS 



15.94 





1.5 



a 



22 



.928 



.974 









5.8 



11.5 







,058 



.060 







92 



78 



— 



— 



WbS 



W 



— 



7.13 







b 



23 



.888 



30.069 



30.029 



30.001 



7.6 



5.4 



47 



5.37 



058 



044 



.047 



.048 



87 



73 



81 



79 



WNW 



W 



WSW 



11.38 





... 



a 



24 



.791 



29.880 



30.116 



29.949 



11.5 



14.0 



-2.4 



fia? 



.044 



,058 



.033 



.044 



57 



67 



79 



71 



W 



N W 



NE 



8.13 





0.5 



:1 



25 



30.213 



30.077 



29.546 



.919 



-4.3 



13.9 



33 3 



11 9? 



.024 



06"> 



.123 



.074 



62 



72 



95 



77 



NE 



SEbE 



EbS 



7.76 





0.6 



a 



26 



29.265 



29.295 



.500 



.364 



30.9 



39.6 



26 3 



32 7(1 



158 



215 



.125 



.169 



92 



89 



86 



89 



SSE 



WbN 



NWbN 



8.03 



... * 



a 



27 



.539 



.467 



.759 



.608 



19.7 



20.9 



12.2 



17 47 



.094 



097 



.059 



.082 



85 



83 



73 



79 



WbS 



WbN 



NW 



8.89 





0.2 



e 



28 



30.024 



30.180 



30.176 



30.132 



0.0 



5.2 



0.9 



1 58 



.036 



04? 



.039 



.038 



78 



71 



81 



76 



Calm 



N 



NEbN 



5.47 





0.7 



_ 



"i 



30 089 



30 040 







4.3 



27.0 



20.8 

 35.8 







.050 

 .130 



.10? 

 .154 







87 



88 







NEbN 



EbS 





5.96 





[nap. 



c 



30 



29.822 



29.610 



29.395 



29.588 



35.9 



33,18 



.194 



.164 



87 



73 



92 



86 



NE 



SbW 



SWbS 



6.33 



9.060 



a 



il 



.312 



.193 



29.149 



.210 



34.8 



35.5 



35.9 



35.47 



.187 



.186 



.189 

 0.122 



.189 

 1122 



93 



90 



82 



90 



86 



92 

 84 



W 



Miles. 

 6.32 



SWbW 



Calm 



2.71 



J.110 

 1.270 



... 





Miles. 

 9.15 



Miles. 





1 



M 



29.602 



29.583 



29.624 



29.607 



22.23 



26.18 



22.94 



23.571 



0.116 



1.129 



85 



7.37 



6.86 



7.5 



Highest Barometer...... 30.219, at 8 a.m. on 25th \ Monthly range 



Lowest Barometer 28.693, at 3 p.m. on 12th/ 1.526 inches. 



Highest temperature. . 46°. 4, at p.m. on 

 Lowest temperature... -5°.4, at a.m. on 



4th "1 Monthly range : 

 25th/ 51°. 8. 



Aurora observed on 3 nights. Possible to see Aurora on 10 nights. 

 Impossible to see Aurora, 21 nights. Solar Halo and Parhelia on the 

 2nd at 7.45 a.m. 



Mean Maximum Thermometer 29°.31 1 Mean daily range: 



Mean Minimum Thermometer 13°.53 / 15°.78. 



Greatest daily range 39°6, from a.m. 25th to a.m. of 26th. 



Warmest day 4th. Mean temperature 39°.42 1 Difference, 



Coldest day 28th. Mean temperature l°.58j 37°.84. 



Sum of the Atmospheric Current, in miles, resolved into the four Cardinal 

 directions. 



Comparative Table for January* 



North. 

 1293.42. 



West. 

 2915.87. 



South. 

 921.64. 



East. 

 1116.82. 



Mean direction of Wind WbN. 



Mean Telocity of the Wind... 6.86 miles per hour. 



Maximum velocity 23.1 miles per hour, from 10 to 11 a.m. 



on 21st. 



Most windy day 21st; Mean velocity... 15.94 miles per hour. 



Least windy day 10th; Mean velocity... 1.78 ditto. 



Raining on 7 days. Raining 39.5 hours. 

 Snowing on 11 days. Snowing 42.2 hours. 





Temperature. 



Rain. 



Snow. 



Wind 



Mean 

 Vel'y. 





3 



Mean. 



Max. 



obs'vd. 



Min. 

 obs'vd. 



Range. 



D>s. 



Inch. 



D'ys 



Inch. 





1840 



o 



17.0 



o 



40.6 







—13.8 







54.4 



4 



1.395 



11 



•a 







1841 



25.6 



41.7 



—4.1 



45.8 



2 



2.150 



14 



» Sf 



£ ff 





1842 



27.9 



45.8 



+1.3 



44.5 



5 



2.170 



9 



P5 



P4 





1843 



28.7 



54.4 



+1.5 



52.9 



6 



4.295 



12 



14.2 



0.69 



lb. 



1844 



20.2 



44.6 



— 7.7 



52.3 



7 



3.005 



11 



24.9 



0.70 



lb. 



1845 



26.5 



43.0 



—3.4 



46.4 



5 



Imp. 



9 



22.7 



0.70 a. 



1846 



26.7 



41.2 



+0.3 



40.9 



5 



2.335 



10 



6.0 



0.55 jib. 



1847 



23.3 



42.6 



2.2 



44.8 



7 



2.135 



5 



7.5 



1.09 lb. 



1848 



28.7 



51.5 



—12.0 



63.5 



7 



2.245 



8 



7.1 



5.82 



Miles. 



1849 



18.5 



40.1 



—15.2 



55.3 



4 



1.175 



10 



9.2 



6.71 



Miles. 



1850 



29.7 



46.3 



+10.6 



35.7 



5 



1.250 



8 



5.2 



5.80 



Miles. 



1851 



25.5 



43.2 



—12.8 



56.0 



4 



1.275 



10 



7.8 



7.69 



Miles. 



1852 



18.4 



37.3 



—7.0 



44.3 







0.000 



19 



30.9 



7.67 



Miles. 



1853 



23.0 



40.9 



—6.6 



47.5 



1 



0.290 



6 



7.5 



6.34 Miles. 



1854 



23.6 



45.2 



—4.3 



49.5 



7 



1.270 

 1.785 



11 

 10.2 



7.5 

 12.54 



6.86 



"5775 

 6.70 



Miles. 





lb. 

 Miles. 



M'n. 



24.22 



43.89 —5.03 



48.92 



4.6 



