ABSTRACT FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1895. 



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



THERMOMETER. 



47 98 I 59-o 



54-33 64.5 



67. 



63.27 76.8 



73-72 

 72.08 

 67.78 

 7'-45 



49.25 

 53-45 

 53-97 

 65.05 



57-78 

 54- 7 2 

 64.15 

 73-97 

 66.65 



42.9 

 36.6 



32.8 

 40.7 

 38.2 



36 9 

 46 6 

 44-5 

 45-5 



60.8 

 487/" 



30.3788 

 30.1767 

 30.0075 

 30.0515 



29.8350 

 29.8153 

 29.5562 



29.9848 

 3°-°3S3 

 29.8985 

 29. SW 

 29.9565 

 29.9497 



30.0352 

 30 0162 



29.9630 



29.6245 

 29.8.23 

 29.9950 

 29 . 8608 

 29.8955 



29.9663 



30.143 



29.967 



30-161 

 29-933 

 29-937 

 29.991 



29.951 

 30-051 

 29.927 



30.266 

 30.06s 

 29.925 

 29:998 



'9.830 

 29.79a 

 29.748 



20 s 97 



2'|.n6J 



30.066 



29 S65 



29.785 



29.846 



tMean 

 pressure 

 of vapor. 



[ Mean 

 relative 

 humid 



N. 



S.W. 



s.w. 



S.W. 



s.w. 

 s.w. 



. s. 

 s.w. 

 s.w. 



S.E. 



s.w. 

 s.w. 



Mean 

 velocity 

 in miles 

 perhour 



Inap. 

 Inap. 



5 Sunua\ 



58.27 



Years means 3 



for and including J 

 this month .... \ 



■95 



!2i Yeais meansfor 

 and including 

 month. ^^ 



ANALYSIS OF WIND RECORD. 



Direction 



Miles 



Duration in hrs. 

 Mean velocity . 



N. 



N.E. 



E. 



1299- 



328 



10. 



93 



27 



20 



'4 



.2.1 



5.0 



S.E. 



Greatest mileage in one hour was 44 on the 12th. 



Greatest velocity in gusts 60 miles per hour on 

 the 12th and 30th. 



Resultant mileage, ^. 

 Resultant direction, S. 591° W". 

 Total mileage, 1(153!). 



Tlumdci ami liclitnnc'on 4 days, 7th, 8th, 11th 

 ml 30th. 

 Rainbow on 17th. 



* Barometer readings reduced to sea-level and 

 temperature of 32° Fahrenheit. 



§ Observed. 



r Pressure of vapour in inches of mercury. 



t Humidity relative, saturation being lOu. 



IT 14 years only 



The greatest heat was 87.1° on the 11th ; the 

 greatest cold was 32.8° on the 14th, giving a 

 range of temperature of 51.3 degrees. 



Warmest day was the 10th. Coldest day was 

 the 13th. Highest barometer reading was 30.198 

 on the 1st. Lowest barometer was 29.129 on the 

 11th, giving a range of 1.069 inches. Maximum 



relative humidity was 93 on the 19th and 28th. 

 Minimum relative humidity was 29 on the 18th. 



Rain fell on 17 days. 



Snow fell on 1 day. 



Rain or snow fell on 17 days. 



Fog on 1 day, 30th. 



