Journal of the Weather at Montreal. By Mr. Barr. Communicated by Richard Saunders, M. D. F. R. S.

XXII. Journal of the Weather at Montreal. By Mr. Barr. Communicated by Richard Saunders, M.D. F.R.S. TO SIR JOHN PRINGLE, BART. P.R.S. SIR, Read Feb. 26, 1778. Some days ago I received the inclosed Journal of the weather, kept by Mr. Barr, for a few of the winter months, at Montreal, with a desire to put it into your hands. I understand that the winter was thought particularly mild. The thermometer was Fahrenheit's graduated 50 degrees below zero. I observe that the wind never blew from the north; nor do I know that it ever blew from that quarter while I was in America. I have the honour to be, &c. R. SAUNDERS. ## FOR DECEMBER, 1776. | Days of the Month | Thermometer | Snow | Wind | Remarks | |------------------|-------------|------|------|---------| | | Morning | Evening | Inches | | | 14 | +10 | -4 | NE | Clear. | | 15 | +2 | +30 | NW | Cloudy, the first fall of snow at night | | 16 | +16 | +2 | NW | Clear. | | 17 | -4 | +22 | NW | Clear. | | 18 | +20 | +8 | NW | Clear, the wind high. | | 19 | -2 | at 0 | NW | Calm, a fine calm morning. | | 20 | +2 | +20 | a little | NE | Cloudy. | | 21 | +24 | +26 | ditto | NE | Cloudy. | | 22 | +24 | +14 | ditto | NW | Clear. | | 23 | +15 | +12 | NW | Clear. | | 24 | +4 | +6 | NW | Clear. | | 25 | at 0 | +8 | NW | Clear, and a little wind. It is worth observing, that the wind is never high when the thermometer is low | | 26 | +8 | +20 | some | NE | Cloudy. | | 27 | +16 | +10 | ditto | NE | Cloudy. | | 28 | +11 | +16 | NE | Cloudy. | | 29 | +16 | +18 | E | Cloudy. | | 30 | +16 | +20 | a little | NE | Cloudy. | | 31 | +22 | +30 | S | Cloudy, some rain in the night. | ## Weather at Montreal ### FOR JANUARY, 1777. | Days of the Month | Thermometer | Snow | Wind | Remarks | |------------------|-------------|------|------|---------| | | Morning | Evening | Inches | | | 1 | +32½ | +30 | S | Cloudy, some rain. | | 2 | +20 | +4 | NW | Clear, the wind high. | | 3 | -2 | +16 | NW | Clear, little wind. | | 4 | +14 | +18 | E | Cloudy. | | 5 | +8 | +8 | NE | Clear. | | 6 | +2 | +2 | NE | Clear. | | 7 | at 0 | +8 | some | NE | | 8 | at 0 | +6 | some | NE | | 9 | +6 | +10 | NE | Cloudy. | | 10 | +16 | +12 | NW | Cloudy, little wind. | | 11 | +6 | +16 | NW | Clear. | | 12 | +14 | +18 | NW | Clear. | | 13 | +14 | +12 | NW | Cloudy. | | 14 | +2 | +10 | NW | Clear, little or no wind. | | 15 | +10 | +12 | NE | Cloudy. | | 16 | +10 | +8 | NE | Clear. | | 17 | -2 | at 0 | NE | Cloudy. | | 18 | -6 | +6 | NW | Cloudy. | | 19 | +10 | +24 | NW | Cloudy, a little snow. | | 20 | +30 | +30 | SW | Clear. | | 21 | +20 | +11 | W | Clear. | | 22 | +6 | +2 | NE | Clear. | | 23 | +2 | +20 | NE | Clear, very little wind. | | 24 | +30 | +40 | SE | Clear, in the morning snow, and rain in the evening. | | 25 | +40 | +31 | SE | Cloudy, some rain. | | 26 | +28 | +30 | SE | Cloudy. | | 27 | +21 | +24 | NE | Clear. | | 28 | +16 | +18 | NE | Clear. | | 29 | +10 | +20 | NE | Clear. | | 30 | +18 | +22 | NE | Clear. | | 31 | +10 | +16 | W | Clear. | --- **Vol. LXVIII.** *Y y y* **FOR** ## FOR FEBRUARY, 1777. | Days of the Month | Thermometer | Snow | Wind | Remarks | |------------------|-------------|------|------|---------| | | Morning | Evening | Inches | | | 1 | +16 | +2 | NE | Clear, this night a little snow. | | 2 | +32 | +22 | NE | Cloudy. | | 3 | +12 | +10 | NE | Cloudy. | | 4 | +2 | +28 | W | Clear, snow in the night. | | 5 | +32 | +8 | SW | Cloudy, some rain, wind high. | | 6 | -6 | +6 | NW | Clear. | | 7 | +8 | +20 | NW | Clear. | | 8 | +20 | +22 | SW | Cloudy. | | 9 | +26 | +28 | NE | Cloudy. | | 10 | +22 | +30 | SW | Clear. | | 11 | +26 | +24 | NE | Cloudy. | | 12 | +6 | +4 | NW | Clear. | | 13 | at 0 | +12 | | Clear, little or no wind. | | 14 | -2 | +20 | NE | Clear. | | 15 | +6 | +12 | NE | Clear. | | 16 | +6 | +20 | NE | {Clear, a large circle round the moon this evening.} | | 17 | +10 | +22 | NW | Clear. | | 18 | +12 | +8 | NE | Cloudy. | | 19 | at 0 | +8 | NE | Clear, little wind. | | 20 | +2 | +12 | NE | Cloudy, a little snow in the night. | | 21 | +12 | +30 | NE | Cloudy. | | 22 | +28 | +32 | NE | Cloudy. | | 23 | +28 | +30 | SE | Cloudy. | | 24 | +26 | +28 | NE | Cloudy. | | 25 | +22 | +24 | E | Clear. | | 26 | +22 | +32 | NW | Clear. | | 27 | +22 | +12 | NW | {Cloudy, very little wind, and westerly in the evening.} | | 28 | +4 | +8 | NW | Clear. | ## Weather at Montreal ### FOR MARCH, 1777. | Days of the Month | Thermometer | Snow | Wind | Remarks | |-------------------|-------------|------|------|---------| | | Morning | Evening | Inches | | | 1 | -4 | +8 | NW | Clear. | | 2 | +2 | +16 | NE | Clear. | | 3 | +8 | +30 | W | Clear. | | 4 | +30 | +10 | W | Cloudy. | | 5 | +6 | +14 | NW | Clear. | | 6 | +12 | +30 | NW | Clear. | | 7 | +28 | +31 | SW | Clear. | | 8 | +26 | +36 | NW | Clear. | | 9 | +32 | +36 | SW | Cloudy, with rain. | | 10 | +36 | +34 | NW | Cloudy, with rain. | | 11 | +28 | +30 | NW | Clear. | | 12 | +36 | +36 | SW | Cloudy, with rain. | | 13 | +28 | +44 | NW | Clear. | | 14 | +32 | +42 | NW | Clear. | | 15 | +38 | +40 | NE | Cloudy. | | 16 | +38 | +36 | E | Cloudy, with thunder and rain. | | 17 | +32 | +32 | NW | Clear. | | 18 | +27 | +32 | NW | Clear. | | 19 | +24 | +32 | NE | Clear. | | 20 | +29 | +36 | E | Clear, wind high, and heavy rain, ice on the river begins to break up. | | 21 | +33 | +32 | some | S | Cloudy. | | 22 | +30 | +27 | W | Cloudy. | | 23 | +34 | +31 | some | SW | Cloudy. | | 24 | +32 | +30 | W | Cloudy. | | 25 | +28 | +24 | NW | Cloudy. | | 26 | +20 | +21 | NW | Cloudy. | | 27 | +12 | +14 | NW | Clear. | | 28 | +12 | +18 | NW | Clear. | | 29 | +18 | +24 | W | Cloudy. | | 30 | +28 | +34 | some | NW | Clear, some snow, with rain at night. | | 31 | +30 | +34 | E | Cloudy. | Y y y 2