TABLE OF COMPARISON. 



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Comparison of the meteorology of Red Hive)' Settlement ivith Toronto, Canada 

 West, with reference to mean temperature, depth of rain and snow, from 

 corresponding observations at both stations, from June, 1855, to May, 1856, 

 inclusive. 



Month. 



Mean 

 Temperature. 



Rain 

 in inches. 



Snow 

 in inches. 



Temperature : Rain 

 and Snow 

 at Red River 





Red R. 



Toronto. 



Red R. 



Toronto. 



Red R. 



Toronto. 



+ or — of Toronto. 



1855. 

 June 

 July 

 August 



o 



69-10 

 71-16 

 63-03 



o 



59-93 

 67-95 

 64-06 



0 



6-0 

 12-0 

 12-5 



o 



4-07 

 3-24 

 1-45 



o 



o-o 

 o-o 

 o-o 



o 



0-0 



o-o 



0-0 



Summer. 

 Temp. + 3-78 

 "Rain + 21-74 ins. 

 Snow 0-0. 



Summer . 



67-76 



63-98 



30-5 



8-76 



o-o 



o-o 





September 

 October . 

 November 



59-26 

 42-20 

 21-19 



59-49 



txj Of 



38-58 



5-0 



0-0 

 u u 



2-5 



5-59 

 2-48 

 4-59 



0-0 

 2-0 

 7-0 



o-o 



0-8 

 3-0 



Autumn. 

 Temp. - 6-94. 

 Rain — 5-16 ins. 

 Snow +5-2 ins. 



Autumn . 



40-88 



47-82 



7-5 



12-66 



9-0 



3-8 





1856. 

 December. 

 January . 

 February . 



-8-31 

 -10-55 

 -1-71 



26-99 

 16-02 

 15-69 



o-o 



0-0 



o-o 



1-85 

 0-00 

 0-00 



8-0 



5- 0 



6- 0 



29-5 

 13-6 

 9-7 



Winter. 

 Temp. — 26-42. 

 Rain — 1-85 ins. 

 Snow — 38-8 ins. 



Winter 



-6-85 



19-57 



o-o 



1-85 



19-0 



52-8 





March 



April 



May 



9-09 

 39-83 

 58-46 



23-06 

 42-27 

 50-52 



o-o 



6-5 

 4-0 



0-00 

 2-78 

 4-58 



6-5 

 3-0 

 2-0 



16-2 

 0-1 

 Inap. 



Spring. 

 Temp. — 2-83. 

 Rain + 3-14 ins. 

 Snow — 4-8 ins. 



Spring 



35-79 



38-62 



10-5 



7-36 



11-5 



6-3 





Annual . 



34-38 



42-50 



48-5 



30-63 



39-5 



72-9 





Annual. 



Colder mean temperature .... 

 More rain 



Less snow ........ 



More moisture and most probably less evaporation 



At Quebec the difference between the mean tempera- 

 ture of summer and winter is 53°93 ; at Fort Snelling 

 56°81 ; and at Red River Settlement 74°61 in 1855. 



8°12 



17-87 inches 

 33-4 „ 

 14-53 



