Highest Barometer....................... Lowest Barometer Self-regist'ing Thermom. (Maximum Temperature Monthly range= 75°4 on p. m. of 11th 35°7 on a. m. of 15th S 39°7 62°63 Mean daily range= 49932 S 13°36 Greatest daily range.... 2208 from a. m. to p. m. on 1st. Least daily range........ 4°6 from a. m. to p. m. on 13th. Warmest day. 10th Mean temperature......... 63.27 Coldest day. 15th... Mean temperature..... 8998 on p. m. of 11th Monthly range= 23°1 on a. m. of 15th S 66°7. 4308 Difference = 20°19. Maximum Solar.. Raining on 15 days,-depth 3.525 inches; duration of fall 36.4 hours. Mean of cloudiness = 0.65. Most cloudy hour observed, 4 p. m., mean = 0.72; least cloudy hour observed, 6 a. m., mean, = 0.61. Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in miles. South. 784.62 East. 1305.27 West. 2110.21. Resultant direction N. 41° W.; Resultant Velocity 1.60 miles per hour. North. 1607.37 Mean velocity. 6.36 miles per hour. Maximum velocity Most windy day.. Least windy day.... 31.0 miles, from 1 to 2 a. m. on the 14th. 13th...Mean velocity 18.00 miles per hour. 23rd... Mean velocity 0.15 ditto. Most windy hour......noon to 1 p. m..... Mean velocity 9.36 ditto. Difference Least windy hour.........9 to 10 p. m........... Mean velocity 4.15 ditto. 5.21 miles. 3rd. Great magnetic disturbance and brilliant auroral display from 7 p. m. to 3 1853 a. m. of 4th. 6th. Hoar Frost at 5.30 a. m., (first of the season.) 10th. Fog 7 to 11 a. m. Thunderstorm from 11.30 p. m. 13th. Corona round the moon at midnight. 15th. Thin Ice at 6 a.m., (first of the season) Solar Halo 8 to 9.30 a. m. 17th. Dense ground Fog from 7 p. m. 18th. Ground Fog and very heavy Dew at 6 a. m. 19th. Very heavy Dew 6 a. m. Slight Thunderstorm 8.30 to 10 p. m. 0.33 5.81 mls. 5.41 Mls. 86 MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST,-OCTOBER, 1859. 99 Barom. at temp. of 329. Temp. of the Air. Excess Tens. of Vapour. Humidity of Air. Direction of Wind. Result. Velocity of Wind. 6 A.M. 2P.M.10 P.M. Mean. 6 A.M 2 P.M 10PM ME'N .482 .560 .714 .542 29.685 29.663 29.641 29.6493 55.9 59.2 56.356.95+ 6.53.398.395 404.388 .89 .78 .89 .75 .46 mean 2 10 L tion. M'N 6 A. M.2 P. M. 10 P. M. 10 6AM. 2PM. P.M. Result'. ME'N Rain in inches. in inches. Snow .84 . .478 .526 .538 .562 .516 .409 .678 .657 52.7 54.8 299.199 NW SSW -swbs WNW .78 w bs SSW .7020 36.8 51.9 43.344.35 .6420 40.0 55.9 42.344.95 9 .870 .834 .170-205 .271-352 18) -018 .416 .651 .81s wbs SW w NW N wbw N 80 w 0.5 17.5 4.2 8.08 11.72 3.2 22.0 5.8 8.06 8.14 inap. N2 E 2.0 7.2 NE N N 22 E 10.0 8.5 1.0 4.82 5.99 0.115 sbe sbE N 50 E 12.0 5.8 3.0 0.81 4.53 0.5 3.93 4.60 3.2 4.2 5.2 3.58 4.56 2.0 2.19 2.88 s 32 w 0.4 20.4 .77 .68 N bw wbN W N 77 W 3.8 18.5 62 .88 .76 W NW Nbw Calm. N 57 W 7.2 6.2 .87 561 Calm. E bs Ebs 8 71 E 0.0 10.5 SEbs SSW swbs 9.6 8.48 10.09 0.397 0.0 4.35 4.58 inap. s 40 W 3.5 9.8 N 84 W 29.0 27.0 2.3 6.43 7.310.318 NWbN 3.8 6.56 7.43 0.040, inap. 28.2 15.6 18.63 18.90 inap. 19.8 8.0 11.88 12.25 N 73 W 1.2 0.0 4.0 1.73 1.78 inap. s 55 w 1.5 6.5 5.0 4.22 4.73 wbs w sw N 88 W 5.4 13.8 4.0 5.95 7.13 0.010 melt NNW 16.010.61 11.81 M 29.6095 29.5888 29.6342′29.6146/38.78 48.86/41.27 42.99 2.05.209.226.216.214 $2 59 3.5 11.8 5.47 12.82 5.85 8.120.940 inap. REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR OCTOBER, 1859. 29.962 at 6 a. m. on 16th, Monthly range= Most windy day Least windy day. . 22nd-Mean velocity, 1.73 Resultant direction, N 68° W; Resultant Velocity, 5.04 miles per hour. 18th. Very Stormy day, and rapid descent of temperature from 6 a. m. 19th. First Snow of the season, from 10 p.m. Depth inappreciable. Great change of temperature, from 4 p. m. of 5th = 68°5 to a. m. of 6th = 36°5 Fog on 5th, at 6 a. m., and 13th at 6 a. m. Heavy Dew on 2nd and 11th at 6 a. m. MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST,-NOVEMBER, 1859. Latitude-43 deg. 39.5 min, North. Longitude-5 h. 17 min. 33 sec. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. 101 2 .730 .698 330.068 30.084 .908 .788231.0 43.3 30.3 35.03 5 .932 8 29.886 9 .662 730.048 29.949 29.904 .711 10 .462 .261 .346 129.813 29.690 29.704 29.782734.2 40.7 38.0 37.27 -3.20.177.136.180.159.89 .53.85 .72 w by swbs WSW Highest Barometer Lowest Barometer REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER, 1859. 30.252 at 10 a. m. on 6th 28.881 at 0.30 a. m. on 26th Maximum temperature.............. 62°6 on p. m. of 5th Minimum temperature.. 21°8 on a. m. of 21st Mean maximum temperature... Mean daily range Greatest daily range................................... 32°4 from p.m. of 5th to a.m. of 6th. Least daily range 2°4 from a.m. to p.m. of 10th. 51915 Warmest day 4th; Mean temperature.......... 6998 on p.m. of 4th Coldest day 24th; Mean temperature.................. 27.37 Difference = 23°78. 14.0 on a.m. of 26th Monthly range= 55°8 Aurora observed on 2 nights, viz.: 5th and 13th; possible to see Aurora on 9 nights; impossible on 21 nights. The resultant direction and velocity, and mean velocity of the wind on the 11th and 12th, are not complete, the Anemometer having been out of repair. The resultant direction and velocity of the wind for the month of November from 1848 to 1859 inclusive, were respectively, N. 75° W., and 2.13 miles. November, 1859, was comparatively Dark, Mild, Wet and Windy. The mean temperature having been 2925. The rain 2.084 inches on the surface. The wind 2.45 miles per hour, and the clouded sky .08; each in excess of their respective averages, Snowing on 9 days; depth 0.6 inches; duration of fall 12.8 hours. YEAR Mean Mean of cloudiness = 0.81; most_cloudy hour observed 2 p.m., Mean = 0.86; Least cloudy hour observed 8 a.m., Mean = 0.78. Direc- Velo-Velocity tion. city. Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in Miles. 1840 35.9 0.7 54.4 20.5 33.9 5 1.220 8 South. 1381.97 1732.22 East. 1402.78 West. 3650.46 1841 35.0 1.6 63.2 7.6 55.6 8 2.450 5 0.91lbs 1842 33.3 3.3 50 6 7.6 43.0 9 5.310 10 ... 1.22 " 1843 33.5 3.1 51.2 14.4 36.8 10 4.765 7 1.2 0.59" Indian Summer, from 3rd to 9th inclusive (well marked). 1850 38.8 +2.2 of western horizon. Large Meteor on 5th at 7 h. 50 m., p.m., falling from 10 W. of zenith to within 15° First measurable Snow of the season, a.m. of 11th. 1853 38.7 (imperfect). Solar Halos on 16th during the forenoon, and on the 17th during the forenoon 1854 36.8 0.6 49.3 16.5 32.8 56.7 28.4 28.3 62.3 18.1 44.2 50.1 16.5 33.6 50.4 18.7 31.7 14 3.155 3 9 2.020 3 10 2.815 72.955 1 5 3.885 6 inap 2 1.4 N 81 W 1.0 N 39 W 0.48" 0.53" 0.64 inap. N 42 w 1.43 5.27" 6.7 N 50 W 1.25 4.70" 7 1.775 3 2.0 N 59 w 1.53 6.50" 54-1 14.4 39.7 15 2.425 6 2.7 N 9 W 0.55 5.52" 1855 38.6 + 2.0 Lunar Corona on 4th from 8.30 p.m. Lunar Halos on 4th from 8 p.m., on 7th from 10 p.m., and 8th from 7.30 p.m. 54.9 15.1 39.8 54.1 18.7 35.4 56.4 22.8 57.8-2.3 13) 1.115 4 1.3 W 3.44 7.54" 8 4.590 6 3.0 N 66 W 33.6 10 1.375 9 9.5 8 85 w 3.18 10.81 " 2.95 8.75" 60.1 The Barometer at 6 a m. on 25th, corrected. 29.965 1858 at midnight do 28.903 34.2 1859 38.9 Range in 18 hours 1.062 MEAN 36.65 55.04) 15.36 39.68 9.2 3.10915.7 (3.16 7.20 |