REMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER Rain fell on 6 days, amounting to 2.970 inches; it was raining 23 hours 20 minutes. The most prevalent Wind was W-1318.70 miles. The least prevalent Wind was E by N-2.00 miles. The most windy day was the 26th; mean miles per hour. 18.56. The least windy day was the 20th; mean miles per hour, 0.02, 30.329 28.689 29.429 1.640 50°.4 23°.4 20°.84 73°.8 90°.2 25°.0 .872 Most windy hour, from 2 till 3, a. m., on the 24th-36.40 miles; resolved with the Four Cardinal Points, gives N 768.20 miles, S 287.20 miles, W 3789.00 milés, E 1108.80 miles; total 5952.20 miles. Aurora Borealis visible on 5 nights-might have been seen on 7 nights. Zodiacal Light visible during the month. The electrical state of the atmosphere has been marked by a very high tension of a negative character. OZONE was in moderate quantity, amounting to saturation on the 16th. EMARKS ON THE ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER Snow fell on 12 days, amounting to 28.11 inches; it was snowing 74 hours 40 minutes. The least prevalent Wind was N N W-1.00 miles; it was blowing 1 hour from this point. The total miles traversed by the Wind was 6351.23 miles, viz.: N 395.40 miles, S 95.77 miles, W 4115.66 miles, E 1744.40 miles Aurora Borealis visible on 2 nights-might have been seen on 15 nights-impossible on 14 nights. The electrical state of the atmosphere has been marked by very high tension. Electromation almost constantly affected. OZONE was in moderate quantity. This is the coldest January on record here, being 10°.29 less than the mean of January, 1855. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, QUEBEC, CANADA EAST, DECEMBER, 1855. BY CAPT. A. NOBLE, R.A., F.R.S., AND MR. WM. D. C. CAMPBELL. Latitude, 46 deg. 49.2 min. North; Longitude, 71 deg. 16 min. West. Elevation above the level of the Sea, 200 feet. Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 degrees, Fahr. Rain in Inches. Snow in Inches. REMARKS. Direc❜n of Wind. Vel'ty of Wind. M'N 6 A.M.2 P.M. 10 P.M6 A.M2 P.M 10PM .923 30.067 30.201 30.064 29.481 29.376 29.376 29.411243 32.5 33.4 30.1 13 30.242 .136 .132 14 .132 .173 .273 1.8 7.3 4.0 4.4 060 059 045 055 71 69 82 64 M 29.664829.6591 29.6885 29.670916.29 20.49 17.48 18.09.0889'.0927,0908 .0903.817 .725 56 75 Calm. W NW Calm. 0.0 3.8 0.0 .092 3rd-Auroral arch, altitude of dark segment 8°. 79 74 Calm. w N W Calm. 0.0 5.2 0.0 85 78 Caim. Calm. Calm. 0.0 0-0 0.0 92 1.00 94 Calm. 79 81 80 98 88 87 3.8 0.0 79 N b w Calm. W 7.2 0.0 16.0 8.0 0.0 0.0 .7 88 83 Calm. W NW Calm. 0.0 6.2 0.0 2.0 789 1.777 6.94 8.01 7.20 .449 38.9 8 29.512 .230 10 .316 6 2 10 A. M.P.M. P. M. -3.2 9.5 12.5 6.3 -16.0-3.8-0.4-6.7 29.716 29.810 30.158 29.895 18.3 17.5 1.4 12.4 91 .345 .326 .343 81 M'N. 6 2 10 A.M.P.M.P.M. M'N 6 2 A.M.P.M.P.M. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, QUEBEC, CANADA EAST, JANUARY, 1856. BY CAPT. A. NOBLE, R.A., F.R.S., AND MR. WM. D. C. CAMPBELL. Latitud, 46 deg. 49.2 min. North; Longitude, 71 deg. 16 min. West. Elevation above the level of the Sea, 200 feet. Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 degrees, Fahr. Rain in Inches. Snow in Inches. REMARKS. Direc❜n of Wind. Vel'ty of Wind. 10 M'N 6 A.M.2 P.M. 10 P.M 6 A.M2. PM 10PM 5.33 11.15 8.10 8.190565 0615 0590 0590 .846 739 .805797 98 95 83 67 64 87 91 94 91 86 82 69 69 57 63 63 W 88 69 76 78 90 78 74 65 79 64 77 72 .087.064 .025 .060 0.83 0.64 0.55 0.67 w s ww s w Calm. 11.3 15.2 0.0 71 W NW W 70 74 W W W 8.0 13.9 14.3 22nd-At 8, a. m., coloured 3.0 ring round sun 40° in diameter. E 2.0 2.0 2.0 9.2 10.7 8.1 41.2 MONTHS. 1855. MEAN RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS MADE AT ST. MARTIN, ISLE JESUS, C. E., FOR 1855. January 29.926 17.88 .897 20.10 1.436 8 4 78.10 25.50 NE by E E 18.33 0.00 1 1.671 61.2 Weather. 1.70 4.34 4.194 4 10 17.40 41.20 W N 33.80 0.10 1 3 1.171 71.1 May 29.637 56.85 .743 4.22 1.756 6 15.10 NE by E E 12.11 0.00 2 3 0.621 62.9 Aurora on nights. Range of Baro meter in inch. Range of Thermometer. |