# Journal of the Weather at Montreal. By Mr. Barr. Communicated by Richard Saunders, M. D. F. R. S. **Author(s):** Mr. Barr, Richard Saunders **Year:** 1778 **Journal:** Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London **Volume:** 68 **Pages:** 6 pages **Identifier:** jstor-106332 **JSTOR URL:** --- 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