86 -4.0 70.2 29.4 40.8 4 1.380 North. South. West. 1841 61.3 +3.3 79.9 37.5 42.4 9 3.340 1607.37 2110.21. 1842| 55.7--2.3 83.5 28.3 55.2 12 6.160 Resultant direction N. 41° W.; Resultant Velocity 1.60 miles per hour. 1843 59.1 +1.1 87.8 33.1 51.7 10 9.760 Mean velocity 6.36 miles per hour. 1844 58.6 +0.6 81.5 29.6 51.9 Maximum velocity ................ 31.0 miles, from 1 to 2 a. m. on the 14th. 1845 | 56.0-2.0 78.8 35.3 43.51 16 6.245 Most windy day 13th...Mean velocity 18.00 miles per hour. 1846 63.6 +5.6 84.0 39.0 45.0 11 4.595 1847 55.6 -2.474.8 38.1 36.7 15 6.665 1850 56.5 -1.5 76.0 31.7 44.31 11 1.735 1851 60.0 +2.0 86 3 33.4 52.9 9 2.665 1st. Double Rainbow at 5 p. m. 1852 57.5 -0.5 81.8 36.1 45.7 10 3.630 3rd. Great magnetic disturbance and brilliant auroral display from 7 p. m. to 3 1853 58.8 +0.8 85.4 36.1 49.3 | 12 5.140 a. m. of 4th. 1854 61.0 +3.0 93.1 36.3 56.8 14 5.375 6th. Hoar Frost at 5.30 a. m., (first of the season.) 1855) 59.5 +1.5 81.71 36.1 45.6 12 5.585 10th. Fog 7 to 11 a. m. Thunderstorm from 11.30 p. m. 18561 57.1 -0.9 77.3 37.4 39.9 13 4.103 13th. Corona round the moon at midnight. 1857 58.6 +0.6 31.4 34.] 47.3 11 2.640 15th. Thin Ice at 6 a.m., (first of the season.) Solar Halo 8 to 9.30 a.'m. 1858 59.1 +1.1 80.1 36.8 43.3 8 0.735 17th. Dense gronnd Fog from 7 p. m. 1859 55-2-2.8 78.8 35.7 38.1 15 3.525 18th. Ground Fog and very heavy Dew at 6 a. m. 19th. Very heavy Dew 6 a in. Slight Thunderstorm 8.30 to 10 p.m. M 57.98 180.94! 84.3846.59 10.8 4.099 3507 on 2. m. of 13th} Monthly range= 28 $Self-regist'ing Thermom. REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR SEPTEMBER. Highest Barometer. 30.049 at 8 a. m., on 15th Monthly range= 24th. Distant Thunder at 4 p. m. Lowest Barometer .......... 29.038 at 4 p.m. on 12th 1.011 inches 28th, Ground Fog at 7 p, m. Maximum Temperature 754 . 30th. Ground Fog at 6a. m. Minimum Temperature ...... 3907 Heavy dew recorded on 9 mornings during the month. The Resultant Direction and Velocity of the Wind for the month of September, 62063 Mean daily range= 49032 ) from 1848 to 1859 inclusive, were respectively N 59° W, and 0.99 miles. 13036 The month of September, 1859, was comparatively cold, dry, and windy; the Greatest daily range ........... 2208 from a. m. to p, m. on 1st. Mean Temperature was 20.80 below the average of 20 years, being the coldest SepLeast daily range 4o6 from a. m. to p. m. on 13th. tember save two (1840 and 1848) during that period. The depth of rain recorded armest day 10th Mean temperature......... 63.27 was 0.574 inches on the surface less than the average of 19 years, and the mean Mean temperature......... 43°08 Difference = 20°19. Coldest day 15th velocity of the wind 0.95 miles per hour above the average of 12 years. 8908 on p. m. of 11th Monthly range= COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR SEPTEMBER. TEMPERATURE WIND. Diff. Resultant Mean Max Min. Force or ob'd. ob'd. Aver. Direction, V'y. Velocity. YEAR. Range. No. of days. Inch's. No. of days. Inch's. 18401 54.0 Sums of the components of the Atmospheric Current, expressed in miles. East. 781.62 1305,27 0.26 lbs 0.33 N 1.06 4.33 5.41 Mls, MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST,-OCTOBER, 1808. Latitude-13 deg. 39.4 min. North. Lungitude-5 h. 17 m. 33 8. W'est. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. Rain in inches. Snow in inches. Re. ... .60 .67 ... 99 Excess Resul't. Velocity of Wind. mean Direcabove 6 6 A.M. 2 P.M. 10 P.u. Mean. 6 A.J 2 P.M 10PM ME'x 6 10 2 10 tion. 10 P.M.P.M. O AM.2 PM.P.M. sult. ME'N • 482 29.685 29.663 29.641 29.6493 35.9 59.2 56.358.95 +°6.53.398.395 404 .388.89.78 .89 .84 XW SSW 52.7 51.8 SW $ 37 W 3.5 12.4 5.0 6.61 6.98 .751 .46 swbs WNW W NW N 78 W 12.0 31.0 3.510.57 10.97 inap. .5663 40.1 62.863.556.331+ 6.80.23+ - +13.369.336.95 .72.62 .73 w bs SSW SW S 80 W 0.5 15.5 7.5 7.46 7.70 .5163 57.9 68.0 55.560.40 +11.37.377.461.404.408.78.67 -02 .78 8 W s bw SW 8 30 w 3.0 4.8 0.5 4.14 4.20 .818 w bs WNW xwbw x 80 W 0.5 17.5 4.2 8.08 11.72 3.871. 196.268.180.217.89.69 .63 .74 WNW WW NW N N 78 W 8.2 22.0 5.8 8.06 8.14 inap. 78 XW x bw NDE X 2E 2.0 7.21.0 4.82 5.990.115 72 N EEN NE N N 22 E 10.0 8.5 7.8 7.95 8.530.050 SVE sbe N 50 E 12.0 5.8 3.0 0.81 4.53 .71 WXW s .940 SW S 21 w 2.0 9.5 .867 10.7 55.9 41.7 47.501 + 1.23.223 .319 .179 .220 .87 .71 0.6 3.93 4.60 12 .958 SW W NW NW x 34 W 3.2 4.2 5.2 3.58 4.36 N E E .417 N 72 E 6.0 5.2 2.0 2.19 2.88 E SW .591 SSW S 32 w 0.4 20.4 5033 51.9 59.2 43.3 30.73 + 5.47.362 . 184.216 .246) .94 .35 .77 9.6 8.48 10.09[0.397 .68 x bw 15 753 w bx W N 77 w 3.8 18.5 8.0 10.98 11.37 .7922 37.5 45.4 33.5 38.92 5.93.177.188.170. 1781.79.62 .88, .76 WNW Nbw Calm. x 57 w 6.2 0.0 4.35 4.58 inap. Calm. Ebs EOS s 71 E 0.0 10.5 4.0 5.15 5.65 inap. .73 .89 18 018 416 .651 SEbsss W swbs s $0 W 3.5 .4132] 58. 9.8 C5 2.3 6.43 7.31|0.318 V W . 560 . 189 W N 84 W 29.0 27.0 10.2 211.49 20.730.010 .71 Www xwbx N N 36 W 4.6 5.8 3.8 6.56 7.430.040 inap. 74.47 .53.59 NXW NNW x W N N 56 w 12.6 28.2 15.618.63 18.90 .600 .6477 26.3 39.11 29.5 31.821-11.43.123.073.136.119 86 30.83 .70 w bx inap. .514 . 479 NW .503 w bs N 49 W 10.5 19.8 8.0 11.88 12.25 0.0 4.0 1.73 1.73 70 inap. 24 729 -W NW .650 SSW swb w s 35 W 1.5 6.5 5.0 4.22 4.73 509 .426 .517 .6418 37.1 46.5 4.0 42.781 + 0.23.209.220.232 .223 .94 .69.88.818 wbWwbswsw N88 W 5.4 13.8 4.0 5.95 7.130.010 melt. .58 .59 NW NNW N N 23 w 3.5 11.8 16.0 10.61 11.31 ins Ebx N NSE 2.0 3.8 5.8 3.23 4.11 as it 28 .3703/ 22.3 38.2 33.2 32.379.421.083 · 117.166.128 .71 .30 .57 .69 x bw NW .438 .560 w bx x 62 W .4828 31.7! 44.5 36.4 37.521 4.4 19.5 10.0 10.68 11.27 3.97.139 · 113.148.139.771.37 .69 fell. 29 .63 .652 720 .836 W NW x w bw x 53 W 5.0 17.8 10.212.53 12.73) .68 x wbu NW NW N 44 W 6.6 12.5 9.01 8.36 8.51 31.4 10.61 .76.57 820 .800 W NW Wbx NW N 58 W .84) 3.0 10.0 .8220 34.6 40.7 37.5 37.25 1.51 4.40, 4.52 3.80.190.136.186.169.95 .53 NW W NW N 77 W 7.5 12.0 8.4 6.22 6.30 5.47 12.825.85 8.1210.940 inap. | Day. .560 .870 .808 . 423 Barom, at temp. of 39. Temp. of the Air. . 135, 146 .690 59 29.962 at 6 a. m. on 16th, Monthly range= The Resultant Direction and Velocity of the Wind for the month of October from Lowest Barometer 29.018 at 6 a, m. on 18th, S 0.944 inches. 1848 to 1859 inclusive, were respectively N. 60° W., and 1.76 miles. The mean Temperature of October, 1859, was 2028 below the average of 20 years. The depth of Rain, 1.617 inches on the surface, also less than the mean of 20 years. The mean velocity of the Wind, 2.36 miles per hour greater than the average of 12 years, and the depth of Snow which averages about one inch, was recorded inappreLeast daily range. 4.7 from a.m. to p.m. on 25th. ciable. The month was therefore, comparatively cold, dry, and windy. COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR OCTOBER. TEMPERATURE. WIND. Resultant Mean Direc- Velo Velocity tion. city. 13 1.860 3 349.17 0.41 lbs 8 5.175 0 1843 41.8 3.5 65.7 24.5 41.2 12 3.790 2.5 1844 43.3 — 2.0 69.6 17.8 51.8 7 imper 4 12.0 0.43 Most windy day 18th-Mean velocity, 20.73 miles per hour. Difference 1 inap. Least windy day 22nd-Mean velocity, 1.73 do 19.00 miles. 2 linap. Least windy hour, 1 to 2 a.m.-Mean velocity, 1848 46.3 + 1.0 62.2 26.4 | 35.8 11 1.550 0.0 N 54 W 1.244.60ms. 1849 45.3 0.0 59.2 25.5 83.7 13 5.965 i inap. x 12 w 1.27 4.76" 7th. Solar Halo during the forenoon. 41.8 10 2.085 0.0 X 66 W 1.10 5.30" 25.0 41.1 10 1.680 0.3 872 W 1.064.39 15th, Slight Rain and Hail at 4 p. m. 1852 48.0 + 2.7 70.7 29.8 40-9 12 5.280 0 0.0 N5 E 1.19 4.47“ 17th. Sheet Lightning in N. W.7.50 to 8.30 p. m. - 0.9 64.7 25.5 39.2 10 0.875 2 inap. S 88 w 1.744.77 " 18th. Very Stormy day, and rapid descent of temperature from 6 a. m. 1854 49.5 + 4.2 74.2 29.8 44.4 151.495 3 inap. N 45 W 1.52 4.57 19th. First Snow of the season, from 10 p.m. Depth inappreciable. 1855 45.4 + 0.1 64.3 28.0 36.3 14 2.485 5 0.8 x 82 w 4.91] 9.88" 20th. 22nd, and 24th. Slight particles of Snow, melting as it fell. 23.3 46.8 10 0.876 2 0.1 x 76 W 2.15 6.07 " 1857 45.4 + 0.1 63.5 27.7 35.8 10 1.040 2 0.2 x 19 W 2.93 6.24 " Great change of temperature, from 4 p. m. of 5th = 68°5 to a. m. of 6th = 3606 1858 48.8 + 3.5 76.3 34.242.1 17 1.797 1 inap. N 34 W 0.365.96 " Range in 14 hours = 3200, 1859 43.0 2.3 68.4 22.3 46.1 11 0.940 4 inap. 68 W 5.01 8.12 Fog on 5th, at 6 a. m., and 13th at 6 a. m. Heavy Dew on 2nd and 11th at 6 a. m. Hoar Frost recorded on 6 mornings. Thin Ice registered on 10 mornings. Meanl 45.27 66.71| 24.99) 41.72111.3 2.5571 2.0) 0.94/ 5.76 3 Self-register ing Ther, Mean. REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR OCTOBER, 1859. 50038 Mean daily range = 13°33. 4th Mean Temperature. Mean Temperature : : : 2789} Difference=32°53. Coldest day 26th 81°8 on p. m. of 4th Monthly range= Aurora on 18 nights; impossible on 13 nights. YEAR. South East. West. 1840 44.4 - 0.9 68.5 23.9 1842 45.1 0.2 68.5 80.0 38.5 1845 46.4 + 1.1 62.7 20.0 11 1.760 1816 44.6 - 0.7 20.7 49.0 14 4.180 1847 44.0 -1.3 65.0 20.3 4.7 13 4.390 5.08 do 8.37 miles. 1850 1851 47.4 + 2.1 66.1 1853 1856 45.3 0.0 70.1 0 42.7 69.7 OOOOOO MONTHLY METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER, AT THE PROVINCIAL MAGNETICAL OBSERVATORY, TORONTO, CANADA WEST.--NOVEMBER, 1859. Latitude 43 deg. 39.5 min, North. Longitude-5 A. 17 min. 33 sec. West. Elevation above Lake Ontario, 108 feet. Days. Barom, at temp. of 320. Temp. of the Air, Escess Ten. of Vapour. Humidity of Air. Direction of Wind. of Velocity of Wind. Resni't mean Direc10 above tion. 6 2 10 6 10 2 10 Re- xs 6 A.M. 2 P. 4. 10 P.. 18 A.M2 PM ME'N Rain iu inches. 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S 43 E 5.0 3.8 0.0 1.69 1.82 .7417 41.5 18.7 16.3 45.23 +9.43.212.239.260.238 .80 .69.83.78] SSE SSW SSW s 20 w 0.4 10.2 1.2 4.11 4.15 .676 .540 .6385 11.8 49.4 50.5 46 62 +11.13. 208. 281.328.269.78.79 90 .831 sb E ES EN EEN N 33 E 3.01 4.2 11.4 7.67 9.16 1.470 . 139. .92 15 NwbN NW N E ENN 10 w 11.4 11.6 4.5 7.52 9.15 21 .956 .756 .54 .7270 28.8 32.4 37.8 33.14 -1.25.141.169.208.1731 .90.91 .91 .90) E NE Ebx E 11.222.2 21.4 15.60 17.28 0.570 22 .384 .478 .612 .4995 13.6 45.0 39.3 41.95 +7.87.248.202.219.220 .88 -70 911 .83 S w bs W S 80 W 5.0 22.0 12.6 12.85 18.43 0.038 .186 .335 .484 3605 11.8 13.2 37.5 10.12 +7.55.166.156 -203.172.61 .57 .90 .69) wbs WSW W s 77 W 20.6 15.0 23.2 17.3117.50 inap. .151.161 .80 .71 swb w SW S 8 75 W 7.5 13.2 5.09.07 9.98 inapp. .517 .53 $ .667 .589330.6 35.0 32.4 32.30 +0.421.152 . 142.095 . 131 .89 .70 .51 72) WNW W w bn X 86 W 11.8.22.0 11.5 12.09 12.32 29 .698 .570 .530 .5915 31.4 38.2 38.2 36.301 +4.80.139.169.165.161.78 73 71 .74! WSW SW swbw s 45 W 3.4 11.6 6.8 8.15 8.37 30 .490 .536 568 .5392 38.6 17.6 41.8 12.43 +11.351.197.234.236.218.84 .71 .89 SO WSW 8 w bw 8 54 W 9.8 8.8 1.0 6.16 6.30).370 26 SW M 29.6995 29.6527 29.6633/29.6746'36.43/12.17|38.6338.90l +2.75l.183.199.194.1901.83! .72.801 .78) 7.23/12.09.9.21 9.6515.193 0.6 30.252 at 10 a. m. on 6th Monthly range= The resultant direction and velocity, and mean velocity of the wind on the 11th Lowest Barometer 28.881 at 0.30 a. m. on 26th 1.371 inches. and 12th, are not complete, the Anemometer having been out of repair. Maximum temperature............. 62°6 on p. m. of 5th Monthly range = The resultant direction and velocity of the wind for the month of November from 1848 to 1859 inclusive, were respectively, N. 75o W., and 2.13 miles. November, 1859, was comparatively Dark, Mild, Wet and Windy. The mean temperature having been 20:25. 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 COMPARATIVE TABLE FOR NOVEMBER, 1859. WIXD. Resultant. Mean Direc. Velo Velocity tion.city. 0.91lbs 1732.22 1391.97 1402.78 3650.16 0.59 Mean velocity 9.65 miles per hour; Maximum 31.2 miles, from 3 to 4 a.m. on the 25th. 1848 34.5 -2.1 49.3 16.5 32.8 91 2.020 3 1.4 N 81 W 1.81 4.81ms. 1819 42.6 + 6.0 56.7 28.4 29.3 10 2 815 1.0N 39 w 1.55) 4.78 " Indian Summer, from 3rd to 9th inclusive (well marked). 1850 38.8 + 2.2 62.3 18.1 44.2 7 2.955 1 inap. N 42 w 1.43 5.27 " Large Meteor on 5th at 7 h. 50 m., p.m., falling from 100 W. of zenith to within 150 6 6.7 x 50 W 1.25 4.70 1852 36.0 -0.6 50.4 18.7 31.7 7 1.776 3 2.0 N 59 W 1.53 6.50 1853 38.7 + 2.1 54.1 0.55 5.52 “ Solar Halos on 16th during the forenoon, and on the 17th during the forenoon 1834 36.8 + 0.2 54.9 15.1 39.8 13) 1.115 4 1.3 W 3.44 7.54“ (imperfect). 54.1 18.7 35.4 8 4.590 6 3.0 x 66 w 3.18 10.81 37.4 + 0.8 56.4 22.8 33.6 101 1.375 9 9.5 8 85 W 2.95 8.75" Lunar Corona on 4th from 8.30 p.m. 1857 33.5 3.1 57.8 -2.3 60.1 141 3.235 6.9 $ 61 W 5.45 9.25" The Barometer at 6 a m. on 25th, corrected... 3.14 8.87 « 4.0 N 25 W at midnight do 3.39 9.65" 0.6 N 81 W Range in 18 hours 7.20 56.04) 15.3639.681 9.2 3.10915.7 3.161 102 1.22 " 0.48 " Sell-register ing Ther. 14.0 on a.m. of 26th | Monthly range= No.of days Inches. REMARKS ON TORONTO METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER FOR NOVEMBER, 1859. Mean daily range averages, Difference 23078. 55°8 TEMPERATURE. RAIN SNOW. YEAR Mean 1840 35.9 0.7 54.4 5! 1.220 8 North. South. East. West. 1841 35.0 1.6 63.2 7.6 55.6 8 2.450 5 1842 33.3 3.3 50 6 7.6 43.0 9 5.310 10 1843 Resultant direction, N 81°W; Resultant velocity, 3.39 miles per hour. 33.5 3.1 51.2 14.4 36.8 101 4.765 7 1.2 1841 34.9 -1.7 49.8 12.0 37.8 8 4 8.0 Most windy day 13th; 1845 36.8 + 0.2 58.8 7.6 51.2 7 1.105 4 5.0 Least windy day 16th; Mean velocity 1.82 miles per hour: } Difference 16.98 miles. 1846 41.3 + 4.7 18.2 37.3 12 5.805 2 0.4 Most windy hour 2 to 3 p.m.; Mean velocity 12.86 miles per hour. Difference 1817 38.6 + 2.0 53.2 7.8 50.4 14 3.155 Least windy hour 5 to 6 a.m.; Mean velocity 7.00 do do 5.26 miles. 1851 32.9 3.7 50.1 16.5 33.6 5 3.885 1835 38.6 + 2.0 1856 Lunar Halos on 4th from 8 p.m., on 7th from 10 p.m., and 8th from 7.30 p.m. 29.965 1858 31.2 52.0 20.5 31.5 121 3.879| 13 1859 28.903 38.9 + 2.3 61.0 24.1 36.9 12) 5.193 9 1.062 MEAN) 30.65 20.5 33.9 55.5 3 inap 14.4 |