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Mean Tens, of Vapour. Humidity of Air.
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MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY TORONTO, CANADA WEST-NOVEMBER, 1856. Latitude-43 deg. 39.4 min. North. Longitude-79 deg. 21 min. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet.

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.6308 50.6 38.8 28.4 39.32 +0.63.338.141.136.204 .93 .60 .87 .78 S bE
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.8605 36.7 43.6 36.9 38.70+ 1.20.178.158.148.171.82 .55 .68 .73 NWbN WNW
.7892333.0 38.8 36.1 36.03 1.15.175.216.184.187 .94 .93 .87 .89 W S W SbE
.719534.5 38.4 34.8 35.67 1.23.194.167.169.171.98 .72 .84 .83 NE N
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SSW WNWS 78 W 4.4 20.0 31.5
NW WN WIN 65 W 18.6 16.2
SbW SbE S5W 0.0 19.6
SbE SIE 7.0 90
NWbNS 86 W 12.2 30.6
NWbW N 76 W 5.4
SSE S 33 E 1.4
WbNS72 W 11.2
WbNN 69 W 3.5
NEbEN 88 E
NbWN 6 E
S S 25 W 5.2 9.0 12.5
WNWS 89 W 9.0 19.0 9.5
9.73 10.58
NWbW N 65 W 9.0 16.2 10.0 10.91 11-08
W N 74 W 16.5 17.2 3.6 8.73 9.05
N 88 W 1.9

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8.65 13.12 5.62

8.75 1.375 9.5

Highest Barometer
Lowest Barometer

Highest registered temperature.
Lowest registered temperature.
Mean maximum Thermometer.
Mean minimum Thermometer.

Greatest daily range
Least daily range.

REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER.

30.048 at 8 a. m., on 6th Monthly range=
28.902 at 2 p. m., on 4th S 1.146 inches.
56°4 at p. m., on 4th) Monthly range=
1898 at a. m., on 6th S 37°6

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28°74 Mean daily range

14°27

32°4 from p. m. of 4th to a. m. of 5th. 6°1 from a. m. of 20th to a. m. of 21st.

Warmest day.

Coldest day.....

3rd Mean temperature.. 29th Mean temperature..

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impossible to see aurora on 20 nights.

48998 26°57

Difference

22°41.

67°5 on p. m. 4th Monthly range=
5°8 on a. m. 6th 61°7

Auroral Light observed on 1 night, viz., 4th; possible to see Aurora on 10 nights;

Snowing on 9 days.-depth 9.5 inches-snowing 30.2 hours.

Raining on 10 days,-depth 1.375 inches-raining 42.3 hours.

Mean of cloudiness 0.81; most cloudy hour observed, 8 a. m., mean =0.91;
least cloudy hour observed, 10 p. m., mean, 0.74.

Sum f the Atmospheric Current, in miles, resolved into the four Cardinal

West. 3539.50

25th-Dense Fog at Midnight.

30th-First Sleighing in Toronto this Season.

Rain-The scarcity shown by the record of October, continued to a great extent
through November, the amount that fell in November having been less than
half the average.

Wind-The mean velocity of the wind was 2.23 above the average, and was but
once exceeded during the last nine years.

The Resultant Direction of the wind for November of the last nine years was
N 70° W, and the resultant velocity 1.84 miles per hour.

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TEMPERATURE.

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Direction. V'y. Velocity.

North. 1296.20

South. 1491.66

East. 1428.63

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Least windy hour, Midnight to 1 a.m.... Mean velocity 5.70

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35.9-0.9 54.4 20.5 33.9 5 1.220 1841 35.0 -1.8 63.2 7.6 55.6 Resultant direction of the wind, S 85° W.; Resultant Velocity 2.95 miles per hour. 1842 33.3-3.5 50.6 7.6 43.0 Mean velocity of the wind.. 1843 33.5-3.3 51.2 14.4 36.8 10 4.765 1844 34.9-1.9 49.8 12.0 37.8 8 imper 1845 36.8] 0.0 58.8 7.6 51.2 7 1.105 1846 41.3+4.5 55.5 18.2 37.3 12 5.805 1847 38.6+1.8 53.2 7.8 50.4 14 3.155 1848 34.5-2.3 49.3 16.5 32.8 9 2.020 42.6+5.8 56.7 28.4 28.3 10 2.815 38.8+2.0 62.3 18.1 44.2 7 2.955 32.9 3.9 50.1 16.5 33.6 5 3.885 36.0-0.8 50.4 18.7 31.7 7 1.775 38.7+1.9 54.1 14.4 39.7 15 2.425 36.8 0.0 54.9 15.1 39.8 13 1.115 38.6+1.8 54.1 18.7 35.4 8 4.590 1856 37.4+0.6 56.4 22.8 33.6 10 1.375

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15th-Halo round the Sun, and faint Parhelion at 2 p. m.

M 36.80 54.71/15.5839.12 9.22.923 4.9 3.0

6.52 miles.

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730.184 30.141 30.060 18.6 68.444.3 312 513 26
8 29.916 29.890 29.904 13.067-254.0 272 455 351
.851 .996 32.374-965.6 349 617 499
.814 .83954.8 80.661.0 373 617 441
.907 30.007 53.4 69.949.0 361 461 200
.834 29.75034.3 63.048.9 194 366 302
.650 .704 .847 12.867 940.6 272 480 205
14 .943 30.022 30.194 31.9 41.028.1 167 189 144
15 30.254 .203 .121 24.947.434.6 117 234 189
16 .044 .025 .08932.054.140.2 164 283 196
17 .056 .051 30.043 32.456.641.1 175 363 250
18 29.898 29.850 29.837 0.044.644.0 233 282 283
19 .854 .900 .999 14.351.3 42.8 283 337 272
20/50.046 30.024 30.04% 10.750-138.2 245 326 226
21 29.961 29.910 29.90141.056-450.4 250 385 349
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25 30.052 30.014 29.945 24.5 47.932.3 115 252 170
26 29.913 29.857 .902 36.853-938.0 210 255 190 90 61 78
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MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-OCTOBER, 1856. (NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL.)

Barom. corrected

BY CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M. D., L L. D.

Latitude-45 deg. 32 min. North. Longitude-73 deg, 36 min. West. Height above the Level of the Sea-118 feet.

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MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, CANADA EAST-NOVEMBER, 1856,

(NINE MILES WEST OF MONTREAL.)

BY CHARLES SMALLWOOD, M. D., L L.D.

Latitude-45 deg. 32 min. North. Longitude 73 deg. 36 min. West. Height above the Level of the Sea-118 feet.

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10.60 4.03 8.75 w 20 N 3.9101.30 Rain.

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Clear. 3.00 Cir. Str. 10. 0.30 Clear.

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5.27 13.30 W 33 N

REMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

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Rain fell on 10 days, amounting to 5.220 inches; it was raining 50 hours and 5 minutes.

Most prevalent wind, W S W. Least prevalent wind, E by S.

Most windy day, the 29th day; mean miles per hour, 16.55.

Least windy day, the 5th day, mean miles per hour, 0.23

Most windy hour, from 10 to 11, A. M., 29th day; velocity 31.00 miles.

There were 226 hours and 45 minutes calm.

There were 9 cloudless days in the month.

Total amount of miles of wind, 3732.10 miles, which being resolved into the Four Cardina

Points, gives N 843 miles, S 371 miles, W 2270.10 miles, and E 248 miles.

Aurora Borealis visible on 5 nights.

Eclipse of the Moon on the 13th day visible.

The electric state of the atmosphere has been marked by moderate intensity.
Ozone was in moderate quantity.

REMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER

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Rain fell on 8 days, amounting to 6.999 inches; it was raining 31 hours.

Snow fell on 7 days, amounting to 5 inches; it was snowing 19 hours 30 minutes.

Most prevalent Wind was WNW-.1064 miles.

Least prevalent Wind was NNE―.1 mile.

Most windy day, the 5th; mean miles per hour, 26.62.

Least windy day, the 12th; mean miles per hour, 0.05.

30.238

29.057

29.820

1.171

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Most windy hour from 3 to 4 a. m., on the 8th, 36.40 miles.

There were 149 hours calm during the month.

There were 3 days cloudless.

The whole distance traversed by the wind was 4644 miles; resolved into the Four Cardinal Points, gives N 653; S 650; W 2386; E 975 miles.

Aurora Boreais visible on 2 nights.

The Zodiacal Light first seen on the 19th day, and was very bright on the 20th day.

A Rainbow was visible on the morning of the 7th, at 7.30 which was followed by Rain.
Snow Birds first seen on the 26th day.

The electrical state of the Atmosphere has been marked by very moderate intensity.
Ozone was in moderate quantity.

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