MONTnLi METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, SAIXT MARTIN'S, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST, (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL,) FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1&51. 



Latitude, 45 degrees 32 minutes North. Longitude, 73 degrees 3G minutes West. Height above the level of the Sea, 118 feet. 



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





Barometer corrected and 

 reduced t(> 32» F. 

 (English iuchea.) 



Temperature 

 Air. 1' 



of the 



Teiisiou of Aqueous 

 Vapour. 



Humidity of the 

 Atmosphere. 



Direction of -Wind. 



Mean Velocity 

 per hou 



in Miles 



.imont 

 oF Rail 



in 

 inches. 



Amo 'nt 

 of Snow 



in 

 inches. 



Weather. Clouds, Remarks, &c., &c» 

 [A cloudy sky is represented by 10, a cloudless one by 0.] 



~ 



6a.iu. 



2 p.m. 



1(1 1,. m. 



(J a. 111. 



2 p. 111. 



10 p. m. 



a. in. 



a p. m. 



lU p. 111. 



a. m. 



3 p.m. 



10 p. m 



a. m. 



1 2 p. m. 



10 p. m. 



a.m. 



2 p. m. 



10 p. m. 





«a.i„. 



.p.m. 



10 p. m. 



"T 















■528 



•518 



•.■-,11 



■93 



■80 



■93 



S.W. 



|-W. S. W. 



S. W. by S. 



7-22 



2-96 



l-ll 



0-.540 



Cirr . Str. 



1(1. 



Nimb. 



10. 















7(1-7 



Oo-O 



•512 



•092 



-58(1 



■90 



■78 



■93 









0-22 



1-.12 



2^16 







7. 



C. C. Str. 



6. 



?. C. St. 2. 

















■r,-i» 



•739 



•034 



■93 





■90 









0-12 



0^18 



0^40 





Clear. 





C. Str. 





3. Str. 3. 















■574 



■814 



•641 



■89 



■65 



■7t 









00 



0^35 



0^30 





" 







2. 

















•401 



•8(11 



■499 



■29 



■62 



■S9 



?.-&i" 



^■^^S- 



N. W.hy-flf. 



©•37 



3^06 



465 







C. Str. 



1(1. 





■7 



Clear, 















■478 



•C4S 



■432 



■90 



•53 



•S9 





S.Mt. 





3-10 



2^08 



0-10 







Clear. 





Clear. 



















■488 



•0112 



■512 



■89 



•63 



•85 





S. by E. 



0-48 



0^43 



ino 







■■ 









C. Str. 2. 















■505 



•715 



■470 



■93 



•01 



•79 



S. by W. 







0-00 



7-21 



8^77 







C. C. Str. 



10. 



C. Str. 



9. 

















■5r,2 



•498 



■J87 



-79 



•04 



•89 





N. E. 





9^75 



4-87 



0-21 







Clear. 





Clear. 





Str. 2. 











7u-a 



C4'2 



•41J2 



•059 



•.5(15 



■9(1 



•07 



•03 





S. by E. 



S. W. bv S. 



L-OO 



1-90 



1-16 







C. C. Str. 



G. 



C. C. Str. 



8. 













62'0 





62-0 



•328 



•.-,41 



•499 



■93 



•74 



•89 







N, by W. 



1^30 



6-31 



3-90 



0-274 





C. Str. 



10. 



C. Str. 



4 















78-0 





■3!I4 



■097 



•501 



■03 



•04 



•84 



f-J'^^^- 





S.B. 



0^36 



0-40 



2-00 







Clear. 





Clear. 



















63-0 



■SKI 



■0.59 



■540 



■94 



•89 



•94 







N. K. 



371 



r40 



r4a 



1-079 



iC Str. 





C Str. 



9. 









S21 









07-3 



•020 



•854 



■.■i93 



■93 



•74 



•80 









1-05 



5^50 



9^05 









1(1. 







Clear. 







7U 









l)8-0 



-.529 



•059 



■137 



■■(5 



•74 



•89 







.W.byW. 



0-21 



6^03 



8^27 









0. 



Clear. 

















71-0 



57-3 



■.■i72 



•559 



■.170 



•S4 



•74 



•■/6 



W. by N. 



W. by S. 



W. 



6-40 



9^52 



5^93 







Clear. 





Str. 



3. 



C. Str. 8. 















49-H 



■390 



•353 



■220 



■92 



•81 



■88 



N. 



N. E. by E. 



W. by N. 



0^20 



3-17 



4^12 







C. C. Str. 



0. 



Clear. 





Cirr. Str. 4. 







7H 



7lil 



47-0 



72-0 



01-7 



■313 



•578 



■373 



■Bl 



•74 



•87 



N. E. by E. 



N.B. 



N. a. 



l^OO 



0^69 



9^80 









4. 



C. C. Str. 



8. 



Clear. 







714 



817 



47-11 



74-1 



57-1 



■313 



•048 



•398 













W. S. W. 



1^32 



115 



1^25 







C. Str. 



2. 



C. Str. 



111. 



Nimb. 10. 















6S-9 



•■147 



•092 



■478 



■91 











•2^11 



37 









Stl- 



111. 





0. 



C. Str. 2. 









em 



ei-0 



78'U 



60-0 



•520 



•597 



■4H 



■90 



•07 



•81 



S. Vf. by S. 



S. E. 



S:^^- 



irl3 



IV17 



0-80 







C, Str. 



H. 



C. 0. Str. 



4. 



Clear. 







720 



am 



S5-a 



72-1 



01-11 



••118 



•378 



■4>3 



■93 



•74 



1-9 







1^28 



5^91 



9-51 







C. Str. 



10. 



Cirr. Str. 



0. 



C. Str. 10. 





517 





41)4 



67-4 



71-0 



01-U 



•147 



•081 



•.-,12 



••o! 



•89 



•90 





w. k. W. 



s. s. w. 



S^Ol 



8-23 



0-82 



0-473 ' 



Cii-r. 



4. 





4. 



Clear. 









783 



53-2 



03.') 



lil-l 



•361 



■5l<> 



•3-17 



■87 ■ 



•93 







s. Vf. by W. 



7-78 



10'33 



9-43 





C. Str. 



0. 



C. C. Str. 



0. 













56'0 



78'7 



05-0 



•390 



■070 



•535 



■89 



•71 



■80 



S. S.\V. 







0-05 



3^27 



y70 





Clear. 





Clear. 















370 



79-7 



05-5 



•419 



■092 



•533 



■9V 





■80 





S. 8. W. 



res 



452 



5-00 



1 











Clear. Aurora Borealls. 









G14 



M'O 



80-" 



70-1 



•305 



•910 



•028 



■93 



•75 



•80 





S. S. E. 



S. by E. 



0'02 



0-63 



9-30 



i 







C. C. Str. 



2. 



C.St. 10. 











7»'9 



08-0 



•5S9 



•092 



■013 



■01 



•71 



•89 



S. by E. 



S.W. 



S. S. W. 



22-25 



7-10 



8-00 





C. Str. 



10. 



0. Str. 



111. 



4. 









624 eo-u 



7411 W2 

 30-II.-.2 (Jrl 



B8-(l 



ou-0 



lill-7 



•514 

 •312 

 -HI 



•590 

 •nil 



•107 



■89 



■SI 



•80 

 •08 

 ■71 



•89 

 •89 

 •92 



S. W. by S. 

 W. by S. 



W. bv N. 



W. by S. 

 S. .s. E. 



N. W. 

 W. S. W. 



S. E. 



2-18 

 1-90 

 11-15 



7-63 

 981 



4-65 

 7'07 

 -.-81 



Inapp. 







i. 

 1(1. 



Clear. 

 C. Str. 



8. 



C. C. St. 8. 









C. St. 4. 



1 HI? ' B-*:! 



•.ills •310 1 







Clear. 



REMARKS FOR AUGUST, 18BT. 



REMARKS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1857. 

























REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 



1857 













"" 



a. m. 





10 p. m 



a. 111. 



2 p. Ul. 



lu p. m. 



(, a. lu. 



2 p. lu. 

 •763 



1(1 p. Hi. 

 ■582 



li a. iM. 



2 p.m. 



10 p. m. 

 ■85 



S.W. 



3 p.m. 

 S.W. 



10 p. m. 



s. w.. 



oa.m. 



- 1'- '"- 



10 p. m. 







6 a. m. 



2. p. m. 



10 p. m. 









4li-9 



83-7 



08^2 



•282 



•80 



•05 



0'2ll 



5-61 



306 







Clear. 



Cle.ar. 



Clear. 











02-0 



88-4 



7(ni 



•473 



•801 



■028 



•84 



•02 



■SO 





S. S. W. 



S. liv w. 



1-46 



1-72 



0-30 











Cirr. Str. 2. 











60-7 





02'5 



•511 



■801 



■510 



•93 



•62 



■92 





S. by W. 



S. by W. 



0-46 



0-17 



0-35 







Str. 2. 





Clear. Aurora Borealis. 











03-5 



91-4 



68-3 



•520 



•814 



■618 



•S9 



•69 



•93 



S. by W. 



S. S. E. 



S. S. E. 



0-15 



0-05 



0-00 







Clear. 





Cirri. '2. 





29-861 



29-701 



29-091 



69-8 



81-2 



03-7 



•6118 



•70 1 



•003 



•92 



•OS 



■93 



8. 



S. W. 



W. N. W. 



0-00 



6-16 



Wll 



1-001 







C. Str. 9. 



C. Str. S. Thunder storm. 





087 



935 



30^031 



51-3 



03^3 



40-0 



•315 



•307 



-2.82 



■81 



•53 



■SO 







N.W. 



10-15 



17^77 



8-30 







Str. 1. 





Clear. 





30-160 



30-135 



179 



.|«-4 



IW3 





•281 



■HO 



•302 



•80 



•68 



•80 





S.W. 



S. 



f20 



0-03 



0^73 







Clear and Frost. 



1. 







158 

 29-901 



035 



20-883 



071 



800 



29^950 

 005 

 598 

 925 



.51-0 

 38-2 

 0(1-4 

 7-00 



09-1 

 00-0 

 81-6 

 .58-0 



oiro 

 03-4 

 73'0 

 54-0 



•3111 

 •«2 

 •404 

 -628 



■437 

 ■570 

 ■7.-19 

 ■4«7 



■430 

 ■172 

 ■603 

 ■•1011 



•89 

 •92 

 -91 



•80 



■62 

 •81 

 •71 

 •80 



•84 

 •84 

 •80 

 ■92 



W.byS. 



E. N. E. 

 W. by S. 



w. s. w. 



N.W. 

 W. by S. 

 N. E. by E. 



S.W. 

 E. S. E. 

 W. S. W. 

 E. -iiy N. 

 N.B. 



S. E. by E. 

 S. S. E. 



0-15 

 4-50 

 0-26 

 5-00 



4-99 

 1-20 

 16-23 

 19-20 



53.3 



0-21 

 3-80 

 0-90 







C. Str. 8. 



111! 

 3. 



C. Cirr. 4. 

 C. Str. 10. 

 Clear. 

 Itain. 



C. Str. 9. Thunder. 





0-140 

 O^ISS 

 0^104 





Clear, Lightning. 







Clear, Aurora Borealis. 



111 451 





C. Str. 8. 





012 



747 



814 

 009 

 712 



706 

 745 

 604 



■is-0 



48-I 

 05^7 ' 



68-7 

 81-8 

 77-9 



62-0 

 60-0 

 60-1 



•3112 

 •281 

 •580 



■389 

 •787 



■349 

 •6:14 



•003 



•SO 

 •93 



•79 



•76 

 •80 



•87 

 •90 

 •92 



S. E. by E. 

 S. S. E. 



S. S. W. 

 S. S. K. 



6-78 

 1-02 

 0-10 



8-12 

 0-12 

 1-21 



12-05 

 0-82 

 4-08 







Clear. 



C. Str. S. 



Clear. 



C. Str. 2. 











C. C. Str. 4. 





0.330 





C. Str. 8. Lightuing. 







723 



900 



59-5 



07-3 



53-9 



■432 



■480 



•373 



'89 



•72 



•92 



W. 



N. N. W. 



N.VV. by W 



13-43 



16-50 



2-00 







6. 



" 2. 



Clear. 



10 







910 



4(r2 



07^9 



53^ll 



-2.S3 



■.3113 



•301 



■80 



•85 



•87 



N. 



S.by W. 



w. s. w. 



10-96 



roi 



2'67 







Clear. 









509 

 033 



453 

 975 



531 

 981 



4f5 

 4,V4 



6ir7 

 35^5 



.53-7 

 33-1 



•235 

 •333 



■433 

 ■203 



•a-io 



•187 



-S5 

 -80 



•94 

 •91 



•93 

 •00 



N.W. 

 S. by E. 



W. S. W. 



N W. 



w. s. w, 



N.W. 



0-22 

 0-93 



(rio 



18-77 



0^35 

 3-77 



o^iio 





C. Str. 10. 



Clear. 





18 









90S 



908 



892 



34^2 

 41-0 



58-1 

 50^9 



42-0 

 41-7 



•170 

 •241 



•307 

 •3^26 



•243 

 ■203 



■79 

 ■79 



■75 

 •87 



•83 

 •02 



E. 



\i. S. E. 



N. 



E. 



S. W. by W. 



0-57 

 1-97 



0-47 



0-08 







Rain. 



C. Str. 4. 







6-2io 









0811 

 8-17 

 500 



970 

 704 

 494 



999 

 581 

 004 



37-7 

 41-7 



67-8 

 60-5 

 51-4 



43-9 

 49-2 

 44-9 



•218 

 •301 

 •2-37 



•422 

 •349 

 ■2.-I5 



•2lKi 

 -336 

 •201 



•91 

 •S5 

 •85 



•89 

 •90 

 •66 



•92 

 •93 

 •86 



S. S. E. 

 S. by E. 



W. by N. 



E. by W. 



S. by E. 

 W.byN. 



E. bv S. 

 S. S. E. 



w. s. w. 



O^OO 

 0-86 

 13^87 



0^30 

 2-27 

 10-48 



0-07 

 10-32 

 9-42 







Clear. 



C. Str. 7. 



Clear. 



Nim. 10. 

 C. Str. 2. 







0-720 

 0-170 







n 





Clear. Aurora Borealis. 



u 



6S0 



712 



810 



441 



07-3 



5-00 



■282 



■.334 



•■132 



•02 



•81 



•94 



S.W. 



W. by S. 



S.W. 



7^80 



8-26 



433 













25 



852 



819 



830 



480 



80-5 



59^0 



■291 



■751 



•432 



•84 



•73 



•89 



S. 



W. S. W. 



S. by W. 



098 



5-89 



1-23 











, 









934 



67-1 



73-5 



y41 



■422 



■4.30 



■349 



•89 



■58 



•81 



S.W. 



\v. 



W. fi. W. 







371 













W 



897 



703 



718 



51-3 



70-0 



03^2 



•301 



■692 



516 



■92 



•78 



•89 



S. by W. 



' ' s. 



S. bv W. 



0^35 



3-82 



7-00 











C. Str. 9. 

 Clear. 



l!S 





580 



5N3 



57-0 



5f7 



48^0 



•447 



■313 



•334 



■94 



•81 



•92 



S. W. bv S. 



S.W. 



s.-*. 



4-22 



1-62 



10-47 



1-053 





















30-0 



■214 



■271 



•192 



•84 







W. N. W. 





w. 













Clear. 







808 



840 



8.37 



3111 



62^0 



38-2 



•180 



■274 



•2^20 



•87 



•70 



•90 



W. N. W. 



s. w 



S. W. by S. 



1-90 



480 



2-71 



0-170 

















■jMoiitlil'vMei 



rni-iir>i. Ill, 



Gre oat intonsily ol* tlio Suns i:ivs, 12U^<I 

 Lot it point of Terrestrial radiutiun, —11'= 

 Me: of Humidity, -848. 



hours and 10 minutes, and was accompanied by l?hunder on 3 days. 

 Most prevalent wind, S. "W. Least prevalent wind, E. by N. 

 Most windy day, the 2Sth day ; mean miles per hour, 12"45. 

 Least windy day, the 3rd day ; miles per hour, 0'23. 

 The Electrical state of the Atmosphere has indicated rather fee- 



Aurora Borealis visible on 1 1 



Thermometer. 



fHighest, the 7th day, 30'179 inches. 



\ Lowest, the 23rd day, 29--t91 . " 



■) Monthly Mean, 29-842 inches. 



(.Monthly Range. 0-(J85 " 



('Highest, the Kh day, 91°4. 



\ Lowest, the 19th day, 30= 4. 



■) Monthly Mean, 57 °47. 



UIonthlvRan;.'e,(JlO0. 

 l;v uf the Suns rays, 121° 2. 

 : I'liTi'strial radiation, 29° 8. 



r ration, 2'48 inches. 



' Rain fell on 11 days, amounting to 4"171 inches ; it was raining 45 

 hours and 4 minutes, and was accompanied by Thunder on 3 days. 



A few flakcH of Snow fell on the 29th day, being the first this season. 



Most prevalent wind, the W, S. "W. Least prevalent wind, the N. 



Most windy day, the 29th day ; mean miles per hour, 15*43. 



Least windy day, the 21st day ; mean miles per hour, 0'19. 



The Electrical state of the atmosphere has indicated rather high 

 intensity. 



Ozone was in moderate quantity. 



Aurora Borealis visible on 6 uignts. 



First Frost on the 7th day. 



