The following table exhibits the general Meteorological Register, for the year 1856, deduced from the observations taken at the Provincial Observatory, Toronto: VOL. II.-Y MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST-APRIL, 1857. Latitude-43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude-79 deg. 21 min. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. о с - .116] .157 .246 .140.159 82.1 41.5 .411 .668 .764 .606 .524 .674 .6083 31.5 40.2 36.4 35.60 .465382.4 41.5 34.2 36.00 .594228.1 42.3 37.1 36.43 .132 233035.1 44.5 37.5 38.55 .077 28-9963 35.0 36.1 32.1 34.47 16 29.155 29.232 .391 29.272030.3 37.5 32.8 33.55 17 .524 .600 .643 .5928 27.4 39.3 31.5 33.17 18 .590 .512 .485 .5223 27.9 37.3 10.0 35.83 19 .469 .432 36.1 35.7 30 .398 .770 .826 .824 .848 .938 .953 .813 M 29.5108 29.5122 29.5647 29.530030.90 40.86 33.27 35.36 -- .146.221 NNW WNWS 48 W 4.00.138.172.125.156 .88 .64 .57 73 N NbE N 65 E 2.18.157.213.187.189.78 .73 .84 .82N EbN SSW WbSS 67 W 6.58.166.159.166 161 82 75 .92 82S Wb S WSW WbNS 62 W 7.93.151.143.173.158.89 .64 .93 .83 W SW SWbS SWb W S 54 W 8.58.131.133.113.122 86 .56 .64 .65 W N W SSW N S 55 W 6.23.118.115.221.152 77 .52 .91 .72 N ENE EbNN 73 E 6.8 7.0 203 201 .96 .96 S SSE NW N 53 W 2.6 14.0 7.62.138. 169 132.147.89 .66 .63 .73W N WNNW N W N 32 W 15.8 24.0 19.2 4.65.186.221-187-194.95 .72 .92 .84 NNW NbW NbWN9 W 17.4 8.2 0.78.159.177.150.163.72 .49 .65 .61 Nb W NbW NNW N 21 W11.1 13.5 9.5 4.55.140.165.192.165 .72 .53 .90 .70 N N W NW bN NNW N 30 W12.3 13.5 15.4 3.90.158.184.150.171.78 .56 .68 .69 N W SbE NN WN 76 W 8.0 4.85.144.193.131.159.80 .57 .62 .66 N W W NW NW N 52 W 6.0 14.6 6.4 WbS ShE EbN S86 E SWb WSW b WNWbW S 86 W .131.180 7 47.174.199 134.166 .89 .63 .76 .73 W NWbW Calm, 5.63.147.164.152.156 .82 .63 .79 .74 9.30 9.85 29.490739.3 23.2 15.8 26.689.55.190.097.082.118 .80 .76 .87 Calm. NW bN .9333 10.0 27.4 22.7 20.35-16.28.061.075.082.073.83 .49 .64 NN WW NW .784019.4 35.3 27.4 28.23 N 8.78.082.128.131.117 .75 .62 .86 .75 ESE .5477 35.9 51.9 39.5 43.40+ 6.07.176.236.212.217 .83 .62 .88 .78 W bS S 40.7 44.3 .240.259 .95 .90 E SbW .179231.0 31.4 19.4 26.90-11.13.164.108.088.121.95 .62 .81 .81 WbN SWbW .632219.3 31.7 30.6 27.65 10.77.076.113.149.113 .69 .63 .88 .73 WbS SWbW SSWS 48 W 20.1 3.12.147.197.186.178.82 .80 .87 4.221.157.168.153.159.86 .69 .87 8.5 2.36 7.51 0.565 1.8 REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR APRIL, 1857. 80.006 at 10 p. m. on 2nd Monthly range= . 52°0 on p. m. of 25th Monthly range= 43°36 27-24 Mean daily range = 16o12 32°5 from a. m. of 1st to a. m. of 2nd. 4th Mean Temperature 2nd Mean Temperature Least daily range 9.0 from p. m. of 15th to a. m. of 16th. Aurora observed on 1 night, viz.: 22nd at 10 p.m; possible to see Aurora on 17 nights; Temperature-This month was the coldest April that has occurred during the Rain and Snow-The quantity of rain was small, being 0.783 inches below the Wind-This was the most windy April on the records of the observatory, the The Resultant Direction and Velocity from 1848 to 1857 inclusive for the month COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR APRIL. impossible to see Aurora on 13 nights. Snowing on 11 days; depth, 12.9 inches; duration of fall, 41.9 hours. Mean of cloudiness 0.54; most cloudy hour observed, 2 p. m., mean =0.67: least Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in Miles. North. South. East. West. Resultant direction of the wind, N 60° W; Resultant Velocity, 4.15 miles per hour. Maximum velocity 33.6 miles per hour, from 9 to 10 p.m. of 27th. Most windy day Least windy day 1st-Mean velocity, 23.03 miles per hour. do 9th-Mean velocity, 3.88 Solar Halos on 3rd from 2 to 3 p. m. (perfect) 4th 7 to 8 a. m. 10th Halo & Parhelia 6.30 to 7.30 a. m. and on 23rd, 10 a. m. to noon. Lunar Halos on 7th from 8 to 10 a. m. (large and perfect) 8th, 11 p. m. 9th at MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST,-MAY, 1857. Latitude-43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude-79 deg. 21 min. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. Barom. at temp. of 32°. Temp. of the Air. Day. 6 A.M 2P.M. 10 P.M. Mean. 6 A.M 2 P.M 10PM ME'N Average A.MP.MP.M. Mean Tens. of Vapour. Humidity of Air. Direction of Wind. 2 10 M'N 6 2 10 M'N 6 A. M.2 P. M 10 P. M 6 AM. 2 PM. P.M. Re- ME'N Rain in inches. Snow in inches. .813 .835 .646 .328 .8205 27.9 36.0 32.4 31.95-17.95 119 140 153 134 77 67 88 .8485 32.4 46.3 36.4 39.72-10.45 138 183 158 161 .7493 36.8 50.9 44.3 45.40- 5.17 154 154 230 175] 71 42 80 .3530 15.4 46.9 46.2 46.25 4.63 212 213 243 220) 5.72 260 278 237 254) 8.37 210 292 174 216] 164 236 18 .835 .796 .734 19 .709 .688 .672 20 .667 .586 .630 21 .581 .535 .524 22 .543 .488 .441 23 .455 .482 .515 24 .550 .476 - 25 .490 .436 .468 4.37 235 195 226 212 .5467 48.9 69.8 57.4 59.68+ 6.37 174 279 376 271 .487251.7 61.4 54.1 56.28+ 2.58 311 347 314 328) .491255.2 68.2 55.2 60.48+ 6.52 226 312 302 293 53.0 64.2 277 351 .4640 54.5 72.5 62.1 63.85+ 9.17 299 364 377 360) 72 4.6 69 .4545 56.7 65.3 55.2 59.83 + 4.85 368 399 369 371 .364754.1 58.4 49.8 55.15 0 13 323 384 273 331) .2812 50.5 59.3 49.6 52.15 .3672 50.5 54.1 49.8 51.42 5330 49.8 60.6 52.1 54.78 50.9 59.2 71 67 7 97 84 76 87 82 NE SW wb N 846 W 0.4 12 0 13.0 8.0 9.970.315 wbNN wb N N 58 W 24.0 29.8 18.5 20.65 22.39 Inap N W N 49 E 14.0 9.8 6.5 3.45 8.65) NNW 8 28 E 7.6 €.9 1.5 1.22 4.78 |