14 
REPORT OF THE 
was equal to the annual average. The quantity of rain was above 
the mean. One-third of the rain, viz., 8.68 inches, fell in August 
and October. Only .22 inch of rain fell during the month of 
December, being less than has been registered for that month during 
the last 14 years. 
The Curator of this department has likewise paid some attention 
to the coincidence of Barometrical and Lunar Phenomena. The 
following table will exhibit a few results of these observations ; they 
seem to point to a field of labour not altogether unpromising. 
Observations made at the Apogee and Perigee of the Moon, 1843. 
APOGEE. 
Wind. 
Bar. 
Jan. 7 
4 afternoon 
S. 
29.24 
Much rain .... 
.21 in. 
Feb. 3 
11 evening 
N. 
29.21 
Snow and rain 
.51 in. 
March 3 
11 morning 
2 afternoon 
N.W. 
30.10 
Snow .. 
.08 in. 
30 
S.E. 
29.48 
Rain. 
.11 in. 
April 26 
9 evening 
s.w. 
29.64 
Much rain 
.47 in. 
May 24 
10 morning 
E.toS.W. 
29.76 
Much rain .... 
.62 in. 
June 21 
4 morning 
10 evening 
w. 
30.11 
Fair . 
July 18 
w. 
29.83 
Much rain .... 
1 
1 
Aug. 15 
3 evening 
w. 
30.07 
Thunder storm 
2.01 in. 1 
Sept. 12 
7 morning 
N.E. 
30.40 
Very fair .... 
1 
j 
Oct. 9 
Nov. 5 
4 afternoon 
7 evening 
N.W. 
N. 
29.80 
30.07 
• ••••••••• •• 
.29 in. 
Dec. 3 
3 morning 
N.E. 
30.37 
Fair. 
1 
1 
30 
8 evening 
S.W. 
30.14 
Rain . 
.12 in. ! 
PERIGEE. 
Wind. 
Bar. 
Jan. 18 
9 evening 
S.W. 
30.40 
Feb. 16 
1 afternoon 
N.W. 
29.63 
Minimum temp. 12® 
Mar. 16 
noon 
N.E. 
30.01 
Wind changed to S.W. 
April 13 
11 evening 
N.W. 
30.00 
Snow storm .... 
.24 in. 
May 12 
6 morning 
S.W. 
30.20 
Fair. 
June 9 
5 morning 
w. 
29.19 
5 Thunderstorm .31 in. 
2 High wind. 
July 5 
2 afternoon 
w. 
29.83 
Tremendous thund. storm. 
-30 
11 evening 
w. 
29.60 
Fair. 
Aug. 27 
3 afternoon 
s.w. 
30.20 
Thunder storm 26th .19in. 
Sept. 24 
9 evening 
N.W. 
30.49 
Very high tide 25th. 
Oct. 23 
8 morning 
W. 
30.00 
Much wind .... 
.17 in. 
Nov. 20 
8 evening 
W. 
29.15 
Much rain .... 
.29 in. 
Dec. 19 
2 morning 
S.W. 
1 
30.50 
Fair. 
* Ou the 4th of May, exactly midway between the Apogee and Perigee, a 
thunder storm occurred between noon and 3 p.m. With this, and one more 
