﻿ABSTRACT FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1898. 



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

















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THERMOMETER. 





BAROMETER. 







tMean 

 relative 





WIND. 



In TrNTHs. 



.•^„- 



=-i 



ii 



n 









DAY 

















pressure 



Dew 





Mean 









sH 





DAY. 























of vapor. 







General 



velocity 







-• 







n 











Mean. 



Max. 



Min. 



Range. 



Mean. 



§Ma,. 



SMin. 



Range. 









direction. 



in mile. 





Z 



1 



3 



i 



^ 









, 



23.33 



39.3 



13. 1 



.6.2 



29.9725 



39 994 



29.95' 



.043 



.0930 



77 7 



■6-7 



S 



12.63 



83 









, 









31.03 



38.5 





14-3 



30.1013 





30 057 



.Ojl 



.0933 

















92 















3 



30.77 



38.4 



.3.0 



15 4 



30 3395 



30-285 



30 .64 





.0883 





'5 5 











o 



o 



it 









3 









»4 65 



34.0 



13 9 





JO 199! 



3038. 



30. ,04 



.'77 



.11J2 







.?„ 



8.79 



3.5 



9 



















S 



36.95 



33.8 





11 



30.1492 



30 231 



30.091 



.140 



.1103 



75 2 



20.5 















97 









5 





SUNDA 





3».8s 



35-7 

 40 3 



33.0 



'3.7 

 ■7-3 



30.4140 



30.454 



30.38. 



"07^ 



".U65 



78'5 



36:7 



S.W. 

 S. 



1?. 



■;•; 



3 



•^ 



11 









6 .. 



Sunday 



7 



7 







8 



33.08 



4>-3 



34.4 



.6.9 



30.3115 



30 383 



30244 



•'39 





77 7 







r4 



1.0 



i 







70 























•5-3 



30.3150 



30.247 



30.191 







73 5 



30 3 







o 











9 









4>.5i 





36.0 





30.34-7 



30.381 



30.314 





.1930 



73.3 



J(-5 



























,, 





48.7 



.8.4 



■ 0.3 



30 ..57 



30 333 



39.953 



.37, 



.2205 



76.3 



36.8 



S. 



3..0J 



6 , 



10 







73 



O.OI 





O.OI 



11 







n 



+...8 



45.8 



39-7 





39.8790 



29.923 



29.454 







93 5 



40-3 





20.39 





10 



10 





054 





54 



" 













35-6 



















s. 











OJ 











Sunday 





14 



31.70 



35-3 



36.5 



8.8 



30 0100 



30.216 



29- 797 



.419 



.1333 



73 7 



243 



S.W. 



7. 



0.8 



5 



o 



99 









'4 







15 



3%. 83 



3t.3 



18.9 



13.4 



39 3798 



30.426 



30337 







75.8 



•9.5 





10.75 



0.0 

















'A 









34 93 



39-3 



25.9 



■3-4 



30 1077 



30.220 



39.87. 



■349 





77 2 



28.5 







5 3 











a 9 



0.09 







«7 



39- 5 



45.» 



35-4 



9.8 



39 8373 



30 065 



39.689 



•376 



.1783 



73 3 



3'-5 





26. -9 



3.7 



lO 







88 



a.33 





O.J3 



'7 









363? 



39.8 









30.271 



30088 





■ ■37^ 





25 5 





.1.3J 





10 





















>9 



40.90 



49.0 



3»5 



"7-5 



29.7307 



39.988 



39,482 



.506. 



.3305 



873 



37 •■ 





15 b8 





10 



10 











'9 





SUNDA 









, 



30.5 



















33 









54 



00 





00 



30 ^ 





' j° 



38. jl 





24.3 











.,098 



69 i 





N. 





1.8 



10 













31 







33 



33.^8 



4<.e 







39.983, 



30.361 



29.645 



.6.5 



.1367 



698 





S.E 





e.o 



10 







o oo 





O) 



33 









3338 







•5-5 



29.7703 



30.0J6 



29 423 



.673 



.1488 



74.7 











10 





75 



0.17 





0.17 



23 







^4 



39 .8 



ja.i 



18.0 



•9-3 



30.1683 



30.204 



30 134 





.'■45 



69 8 







s 03 











94 

















3635 



43.8 









30.574 















693 



0.7 



3 













25 







26 



42-47 



53-5 



31 



33.5 



306048 



30.648 



30.582 





■'745 



64.7 



31.0 



S.E. 



.638 



3.0 



9 







58 













SUNDA 







58.3 

 49 '3 





31.8 



5 5 

















11 



18.0? 



27.42 









83 













'I 



4608 



4<-8 



30. 347 J 



30 3>6 



30..81 



-■35 



->6o7 



83.8 



4'-2 



io'o 



io 



io 



0.37 





37 



38 









40.43 





34.8 







30.266 



30.194 





.3398 









3.38 





10 







00 



0.63 







29 

















30.1883 



30.269 



3>.ll5 



■■54 



■■385 



653 



25-7 



S-'^.; 



.5.7' 



4.3 



10 















30 







31 



33 97 



44-9 



38 3 





30.0733 



30. iy2 



30.002 



.190 



.1110 



56.3 



30.3 





14.17 



5.' 



10 



° 



58 















33 95 



4< 41 



27-37 



14.04 



30-1492 



30.2495 



JO. 045 i 



.2042 



■5)6 



75.40 



3689 



S. .8* w. 



.7 3. 



3-77 



67 



... 



6. .5 



2-55 



9 



3.64 





Sums. 















































S'4V 



sar.s means for 



for and 

 Ihismo 



r'""^:-! 



24 59 



3.. 75 >7.'5 



■ 4.60 



»9.9759 







.265 



.1108 



76-43 







s 17.83 



5.89 







1147- 3' 



«.JO 



33 64 



3 38 



< month. 







ANALYSIS OF WlXfD RECORD. 







Direction . 



N 



N.E. 



E. |SE. 



S. S.W. 



w. 



2274 



N W 



331 



Calm 



Mile> 



437 







188 ! 3855 



383. : 3067 





Duration in hrs.. 



47 



13 



.60 



334 136 



135 



'5 



■5 



Mean velocity.... 



9 30 





■s 67 



■7.84 



16 37 33.55 



18.19 



■5-47 





Greatest mileage i 



hour was 55, on the 



velocity in gusts 60 miles per hour on 



Resultant mileage, 7,865. 

 Resultant direction, d. 18* 

 Total mileage. 12,88). 

 Ave.age Telocity 17.32 m. 1 



• Barometer readings reduced to sea-level and 

 temperature 32° Fahrenheit. 



§ Observed. 



t Pressure of vapour in inches of mercury. 



t Humidity rela^'ve. saturation being 100. 



IF 17 years only. » 12 years only. 



The greatest heat Wiu<i £8'.3 on the 27th ; the 

 greatest cold was 12=. 9 on the 4th, giving a 

 ranne of tempera' ure of 45.4 degrees. 



Warmest day wa-^ the 28th. Coldest day was 

 the 2nd. Highest barometer reiidingwaa 306)8 on 

 the 26tii. Lowest burometer was 21.391 on the 13th, 

 giving a range of 1.257 inches. Maximum relative 



humidity was 98 on the 12th, 13th and 29th. Mini- 

 mum relative humidity was -15 on the 2Btb. 



Rain fell on 10 days. 



Snow fell on 2 days. 



Rain or snow fell on 11 days. 



Auroras were observed on 3 nights. 



Liunar halo on 3 nights. Lunar coronas on 9 

 nights. 



Bog on 7 day.'. 



