# Extract of Two Meteorological Journals of the Weather Observed at Nain in 57<sup>⚬</sup> North Latitude, and at Okak in 57<sup>⚬</sup> 20<sup>′</sup> North Latitude, Both on the Coast of Labradore. Communicated by Mr. De La Trobe

**Author(s):** <prefix>Mr.</prefix> De la Trobe  
**Year:** 1781  
**Journal:** Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London  
**Volume:** 71  
**Pages:** 3 pages  
**Identifier:** jstor-106522  
**JSTOR URL:** <https://www.jstor.org/stable/106522>  

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XIV. Extract of Two Meteorological Journals of the Weather observed at Nain in 57° North Latitude, and at Okak in 57° 20' North Latitude, both on the Coast of Labrador. Communicated by Mr. De la Trobe.

Read March 8, 1781.

THERMOMETER AT OKAK.

| Year | Highest | Lowest | Mean |
|------|---------|--------|------|
| 1779 |         |        |      |
| August | 78,0    | 37,0   | 52,0 |
| September | 74,0    | 32,0   | 45,0 |
| October | 45,0    | 11,0   | 32,3 |
| November | 36,0    | 15,0   | 27,3 |
| December | 31,0    | 12,0   | 12,7 |
| January | 35,0    | 13,0   | 15,3 |
| February | 33,0    | 17,0   | 13,1 |
| March | 45,0    | 14,0   | 10,0 |
| April | 57,0    | 9,0    | 29,5 |
| May | 55,0    | 23,0   | 39,0 |
| June | 68,0    | 33,0   | 43,6 |
| July | 84,0    | 38,0   | 52,0 |

Ther-
| Year | Thermometer at Nain | Barometer at Nain |
|------|---------------------|-------------------|
|      | Highest | Lowest | Mean | Highest | Lowest | Mean |
| 1778 |         |        |      |         |        |      |
| September | 68.0 | 35.0 | 45.3 | 28.4½ | 27.10 | 28.1.3 |
| October | 60.0 | 15.0 | 35.1 | 28.8 | 27.4 | 28.2.0 |
| November | 37.0 | 5.0 | 25.4 | 28.8 | 27.3 | 28.0.2 |
| December | 28.0 | 30.0 | 1.9 | 28.7 | 27.2 | 28.2.4 |
| 1779 |         |        |      |         |        |      |
| January | 13.0 | 29.0 | 14.3 | 28.8 | 26.11 | 28.1.4 |
| February | 13.0 | 36.0 | 13.2 | 28.5½ | 27.5 | 27.9.9 |
| March | 29.0 | 20.0 | 5.0 | 28.7 | 27.5 | 28.2.8 |
| April | 51.0 | 5.0 | 27.7 | 28.6½ | 27.3½ | 28.1.9 |
| May | 63.0 | 22.0 | 34.9 | 28.7½ | 27.9½ | 28.2.0 |
| June | 71.0 | 32.0 | 42.2 | 28.3 | 27.8 | 28.2.5 |
| July | 74.0 | 36.0 | 48.2 | 28.5 | 27.7 | 28.1.9 |
| August | 78.0 | 38.0 | 52.0 | 28.5 | 27.8 | 28.1.5 |
| September | 74.0 | 35.0 | 45.4 | 28.6 | 27.5 | 28.1.4 |
| October | 47.0 | 14.0 | 33.6 | 28.6 | 27.4½ | 28.2.5 |
| November | 36.0 | 9.0 | 27.3 | 28.5 | 27.2 | 28.6.1 |
| December | 82.0 | 13.0 | 11.1 | 28.3½ | 27.1½ | 28.3.0 |
| 1780 |         |        |      |         |        |      |
| January | 35.0 | 16.0 | 13.4 | 28.2 | 26.6 | 27.6.8 |
| February | 32.0 | 23.0 | 9.7 | 28.5½ | 26.10 | 27.9.5 |
| March | 39.0 | 18.0 | 10.0 | 28.8 | 27.3 | 28.1.9 |
| April | 45.0 | 4.0 | 28.2 | 28.8½ | 27.7 | 28.3.7 |
| May | 53.0 | 23.0 | 37.6 | 28.6½ | 27.9 | 28.3.1 |
| June | 61.0 | 32.0 | 43.1 | 28.3 | 26.11 | 28.0.5 |
| July | 84.0 | 39.0 | 52.2 | 28.1½ | 27.5 | 28.1.3 |
| August | 70.0 | 37.0 | 50.4 | 28.3½ | 27.5 | 28.1.0 |