MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL KEGISTER, SAIXT MARTIN'S, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST, (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL,) FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 1857 



Latitude, 45 degrees 3.J minutes Xortli. Longitude, 13 degrees 3G minutes "West. Height above thcj level of the Sea 118 feet. 



BY CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M.D., LL.D. 





Barometer corrected and 

 reduced to 32® F. 

 (Englisli inches.) 



Temperature 

 Air. F. 



of the 



Tension of Aqueous 

 Vapour. 



Humidity of tlic 

 Atmosphere. 



Direction of Wind. 



Mean "Velocity 

 per horn 



m Miles 



Amc 111 

 of Eaii 



in 

 inclirs. 



of Snow 

 inches. 





"Weather, Clouds, Remarks, &c., So. 



[A cloudy slty is represented by 10, a cloudless on 



ebyC] 







2 p.m. 





6 a. m. 



2 J>. m. 







2 p. m. 



10 p. m. 6 a 



-m. 



2 p. m. 



10 p. m 



a. m. 





lu p. m. 





2 p. m. 



10 p. m. 







6 a.m. 



2 p. m. 



10 p. m. 



1 



20-365 



29--t43 



29'(!H 



37-9 



2(i-5 



12-6 



•199 



■129 



•018 



13 



■80 



■87 



S. W. by W 



N. E. by N. 



N.byE. 



6-60 



11-42 



19-77 











Snow 



C. C. Str. 

 Clear. 



6. 



•J 



7M 



862 



017 



3-1 



25-2 



10-1 



-o« 



•103 



•076 



80 



•65 



■63 









15-77 



8-33 



17-10 













f 



158 



O.M 



29-.S96 



11-1 



38-0 



25-6 



•073 



•149 



■118 



6S 



■76 



■73 







S. E. by E. 



1-75 



1-81 



2-35 















1. Lunar Halo 

 1. Lunar Halo 



4 



73S 



703 



S(H 



21-9 



51-0 



30-3 



•102 



•255 



•2.11 



65 



•66 



■89 









0-15 



1-70 















Cirr. Str. 



fl 



730 



535 



171 



29-8 



51-1 



61-6 



•138 



•315 



■:!77 



71 



•81 



■87 









2-M 



5-77 



9.01 











(i 



2U 



221 



213 



56-0 



18-1 



31-0 



•330 



•312 



•171 



8S 



•86 



■89 









31-83 



12-20 



13-53 



0-703 





(-i.e. Stl-. 



10. 









7 



4!»t 



696 



922 



21-2 



32-1 



25-9 



•118 



■160 



■112 















14-37 



10-23 



11-10 







Cirr. Stl-. 







Cirr. Str. 



,, 



t 



me 



765 



HtU 



31-3 



37-1 



40-0 



•153 



•199 



■237 



78 





■86 









5-31 



6-73 



6-62 













iiT 



«] 



8(1(1 



818 



518 



36-1 



42-1 



33-0 



•192 



•248 



•203 



•S3 



■85 



■90 









9-48 



2-31 



1-86 















'- 



1(1 



4S3 



811 



785 



32-0 



.19-1 



36-0 



•183 



■220 



•218 



90 



•89 



■91 









1-33 



6-03 



17-l:i 

















11 



S38 



531 



710 



.150 



+1-6 



37-3 



•208 



■211 



•218 



91 



•85 



■91 







S. 



19-86 



0-66 



2-lS 













Cirr. Sir. 



1(1. 



13 



(WO 



657 



722 



35-8 



53-6 



39-4 



•210 



•299 



•233 



91 



•73 



■89 



W. S. W. 



.S. 



S. by E. 



4-20 



2-12 













'■ |- 



1.1 



785 



801 



799 



32-1 



53-3 



41-6 



•191 



•293 



■235 



14 



•70 



■83 



S. 



E. bj' N. 

 N.E.byE. 



S. E. by E. 



0-12 



0-10 



1-67 











Cirr. 





.- 



14, 



IU'2 



3.5S 



2.8-1)82 



32-7 



36.3 



370 



•181 



■229 



•238 



.13 



•98 



l^OOO 







3-90 



20-86 

















- 



1.1 



ziraw 



20 OW 



29-161 



33-9 



42-9 



33-6 



•2(U 



•225 



•187 



13 



•70 



■00 



S. W. by S. 





s.-w. 



9-07 



13-06 



911 



o-aio 













111 



29.2(15 





598 



u-i 



43-1 



3-2-3 



•178 



•233 



■182 



« 



•70 



■00 









9-72 



10-01 



9-77 







<i 







., 



- 



17 



iiiO 



001 



.W5 



31-1 



12-6 



10-0 



•171 



■225 



■235 



(S 



■79 



•85 







N. N. W. 



2-77 



10-10 



7-73 







C. C. Str. 











IK 



028 



710 



761 



39-1 



12-0 



38-0 



•211 



■252 



•227 



(6 



■85 



•92 



w. s. w. 



>f. E.byE. 



N.B.byN. 



7-41 



8-83 



1-37 

















19 



S.V. 



721 



(i89 



46-1 



55-0 



42-6 



•227 



■312 



•261 



IS 



•76 



•39 









3-47 



3-41 



7-27 







Olcnr 











«(l 



723 



.593 



699 



37-1 



13-0 



41-6 



•199 



•262 



•283 



(1 



•81 



•89 



E. by S. 

 N. B. by E. 





N. E. by N. 

 E. N. B. 



6-20 



13-80 



3-73 



1 ' (■ <ti' 











'M 



678 



583 



CM 



38-2 



40-9 



38-0 



•207 



•281 



•191 



11 



•42 



•80 



ff.E.byE. 



21-12 



14.76 



17-80 



( 'Irr ^f 





Cin-. Str. 1. 



Clear. 





!« 



010 



513 



566 



36.1 



52-3 



11-3 



•102 



•301 



•201 



i.1 



.76 



•79 



N. N. E. 







10-15 



9-92 



5-60 



I I'ii.'i" 





C. C. Stl-. 1. 







2.1 



575 



501 



609 



35-0 



61-2 



38-0 



•186 



•320 



■179 



1.1 



.76 



■74 



W. by S. 

 N. W. 



S. S. B. 



4-01 



0-61 



1-93 



Illllil) cirr Str 



,; 









:!V 



5(!0 



3.13 



601 



42-1 



.53-9 



42-3 



■213 



•264 



■199 



13 



•61 



•88 



E. S. E. 



W. S. W. 



6-23 



8-00 



16-92 







Str. 





(^. C. Str. 1. 





., 



fr. 



573 



011 



B»0 



36-0 



29-0 



31-1 



•193 



•196 



•162 



iH 



•76 



•78 







4-01 



10-30 



3-13 







C. Str. 













683 

 310 



670 

 350 



700 

 115 



32-3 

 32-1 



51-1 

 31-1 



30-0 

 82-5 



•167 

 •100 



•2-1 

 •178 



•193 

 •191 



B3 

 SO 



•70 

 •83 



■77 

 ■95 



W. by N. 

 S.E. 



S. E.'by S. 



E. by N. 



1-35 

 1-92 



4-93 

 4-57 



1-10 

 0-05 







Clear. 

 C. Str. 





Cum. 1. 

 liain. 



Clear. 





H7 



0-710 







■w 



4<17 

 901 



.195 

 906 



798 

 30-030 



31-7 

 28-2 



38-2 

 40.6 



32-5 

 32.7 



•193 

 •135 



•207 

 ■287 



•178 

 •171 



91 



7S 



•84 

 •73 



•83 

 •83 



W. N. W. 



N.\y. 



N. N. W. 



12-26 

 9-40 



19-55 

 l'3-35 



18.12 







Clear. 





Cir. Str. s. 



C. Str. 





Sll 









3(1 



30- W9 



30-110 



30-189 



30-0 



67.0 



38.2 



•160 



■293 



■177 



86 



•76 



•77 



N.E.byE. 



w. s. w. 



S.E. 



0-03 



0-13 



(;-30 











Clear. 







REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1857. 



vv. 



S byE. 

 1^. E. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 S. \V. by S. 

 S. Vy. by N. 

 S. by E. 

 S. S. Vf. 

 N. 

 S. W. by N. 



s. ^Y. 



N. N. E. 

 N. E. by E. 



N.E. byN. 

 S byE. 

 W. by N. 

 E. N. E. 

 i. N. E. 

 S. W. 



SW. by"W. 

 W. S. Vf. 



s. s. "w. 



2 p. 



S. by E. 

 S. by E. 

 W. by N. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 N. W. 

 S.W. 



l^f. w. 

 s. w. 

 s. w. 



N. E. by N. 

 - -ly S. 



'.by'W. 

 N. R. bv E. 

 N. E, by E. 

 K. S. E. 

 W. bv N. 

 S. S. \V. 

 B. K". E. 

 E. 



W. N. V,\ 

 S. S. E. 

 S. S. \V. 

 S. "W. by S. 

 W. by S. 

 N. by E. 

 S.E. 

 E. S. E. 

 S. S. w. 

 w. s. w. 



S."W. 



S. by E. 



s! ^Y. 



,N. E. by E. 

 N. E. by E. 

 8. S. "W. 



w. s. w. 



S. by "W. 



S. by E. 



N. \V. by N. 



N.E. 



W.byS. 



N. 



S. S.E. 



W. 



E. N. E. 



W. bv S. 



W. IJ. W. 



S. W. by Vf. 



S. VV. by S. 



S. 



S. W. by Vf. 



N. N. E. 



S.E. 



S.V^'. 



S. Vf. by Vf. 



S. S. Vf. 



S. S.E. 



10-03 

 4 50 

 4-60 

 3-40 



10 70 

 2-23 

 4-10 



8-90 

 2-20 

 12'97 



C. C. Str. 

 iRain. 

 Cin-. Str. 



Clear. 

 C. C. Str. 

 Cum. Str. 



C. Sh-. in. 

 Cirr. C. Sir. 

 Rain. 

 Clear. 

 Cleai- Frost. 



Ha-/,y. 

 Uahi. 



C. Str. 



t'lear .\ni-ora Boroalis 



Kaiii. 



Hain. 



Cirr. Sir. 9. 



Clear. 



Str. 2. 



Uain, 



Cloai-. 



Str. 2. 



Clear Aurjra Borcalis. 



C. Str. a. 



10. 



10. 



Clear, 

 (.'irr. C. Str 

 Str. -.'. 



irr. C. Str 



loar. 

 Cirr. Str. 

 Cioar. 

 Hazj- 



Hazy. 

 Oir.Str. 



10. 



Str. 2. 

 Clear. 

 C. C. Str. 



■t. Lunar Halo. 



Baromcte 



('HiBhest, tlu- 30tli <lav, ; 



n.owest. tlv i-;ii ,iiv ■ 



■)Monllilv M <'■'■• ■ 



Cll.mUll', V. ■ ., i I :'. 

 ,-lliL-hust, i;, 1,„;;,|,:,,,- 



Thermometer. ] Montw/Mea'n" 37 '^I'o. 

 vMoutlily Range, 52®8. 

 Oreatest intensity of the Sun's i-ays, 98 °( 

 Lowest point of Terrestrial radiation, 1 ° 

 Moan of Humidity, 821. 

 Amount of Evaporation, V75 inciics. 

 Rain fel! on 10 days amounting to 0-519 in 

 hours 48 minutes. 



REMARKS FOR APRIL, 1857. 



Snow fell on 5 days amounting to O'Ol inches ; it was snowing 20 

 hours 20 minutes. 



The most prevalent wind was the N. E. by E. The least preva- 

 ent wind was the E by S. 



Tlie most windy day was the 21st day; mean miles per hour, 1801. 



Least windy day, the 15th day; miles per hour, 0-73. 



Lunar Halo visible on 2 nights. 



Aurora Boreails visible on the 1st night. 



Swallows 1st seen on the 19th day. 



Frogs 1st heard on the 22nd day. 



The Electrical state of the atmosphere has 

 intensity. 



Ozoue was in large quantity. 



Barometer, 



Thermometer. 



(-Highest, the 1st day, 30-018 inclies. 

 U.mvest. thnldth day, !0-331 

 ■)MoiilliIv V<-:m. 2i|-9S2 itcllcs. 



REMARKS FOR MAY, 18D7. 



Rain fell on 3 days .amounting to 1-202 inclics ; it was raining 

 hours 42 minutes and was accompanied by Thuntlcr on 2 uaj-s. 



.■■iithUa,v, ss 

 '■ IJth day, —20 

 )Montiirv Mean, 61°90. 

 (Jlonthly Range. 61 '=0. 

 Greatest intensity of the Sun's ra^v.s, 122 ®1. 

 ] I Lowest point of Terrestrial radiation, —21*7. 

 licatcd modei-ate i j Mean of T'lmidity, -753. 



I Amount Evaiwrati' 3-010 inches. 



Most prevalent wind the N. E. by E. Least prevalent wind the E. 

 Most windy day, the 5th day j mean miles per hour, 21-81. 

 Least windy day, the 31st day, mean miles per hour, Oil. 

 Aurora Borealis was visible on 3 nights. 



Lunar Halo on 1 night. , , . ,. , , , „,„ 



The Electrical state of tlio atmosphere has indicated moderate 

 intensity. 

 Ozone was in moderate (piantity. 

 Shad 1st caught on the 21tli day. 



