IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-3) 1.0 LI ■- IIIIIM 1.25 1.4 M 1.6 £^0 (■/ 'Y ^' M./.. '4' #? / #.^ 4<:> ikr 1 V] «^ /i ^;. I // O^. ///. Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, NY. 14580 (716) 872-4503 ■q ■^ # '^•V <> lV ^ [,\ THE RIVER ST. LAAVREXCE, OPPOSITE THE CITY OF MONTREAL, FROVIVCE or CANADA, Situal-. 1.1 <,-io 3V K, ta-. anJ 73u 22' \V. I ongitn.le, In llio years !fi3J-»0, an.l 18K 41 rOR THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF MONTREAL, BY THE MILITARY GUARD THERE STATIONED, r: N n K H the s u r i: r, w; t e n d a n c r. a y d n i r e c t i o n n p JOHN S, M'COUD, As?npi,itu M"iiiliiT nl'tlio London Meteorological Soricty, Moml^or ofilie Xatnral History focielf ofMonti-eal, Con-esjioiuling M'-'iiibpr of the Literary and ^Ii^:to^ir.^l Society ofQtlul'c lUiJ r.f the Albany InstitaiL', Sfate oCN'ew Vork. MONTREAL: JTRINTED FOR THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, BV JOHN LOVKLL; 18I-2, 1- I REPORT. The valualtlt! results obtained from the Hourly Meteorological observations made in tiie years 1824 and 1825 at Leidi, and sub- sequently at Plymoulli, by W. S. Harris, Esq. F. 11. S. &c. for the purpose of determining the laws of diurnal variation of temper- ature, induced me as far back as 1836, to apply on behalf of this Society to the then Commander of the Forces in Canada, His Excellency Sir John Colborne, (now Lord Sealon,) for the co-operation of the Military Guard stationed at the Island of St. Helen, opposite this city, to carry into effect a series of observa- tions similar to those executed in Britain. With that readiness which ever distinguished His Excellency, where any public benefit was lo be conferred, the requisite general order was immediately (»btained, but the unfortunate troubles which broke out in 1837 and 1838, put an end for some time to the peaceful arts — and it was not therefore till July, 1839, that I was enabled to commence the present series of observations. The general order obtained, directed the recording of hourhf observations, but upon enquiry I found (hat as the relief of sentinels took phu'o at every second hour, I should be compelled to trust the accuracy of the intermediate observation to the attention and punc- tuality of (he non-commissioned officer of the guard, (a person daily changing,) without any check upon him. I therefore preferred limiting my observations to every second hour, with (he cer(ainty f>f dicse being regularly and punctually executed, rather than require hour ij observations, i\w laitlifiilness orwhicli I mi^Tit not bo «ible su .surely to rely on. The lirst series of these observations was consequently made at the even hours by (!;iy and niti;ht, from the first day of Au as that of iMr. Snow Harris in his able paper, puldished in the Fifth Report of the Transactions of the British Association, and I have as closely as possible adhered to that iijentleman's instructions tlirougliont. The divisions of the year into (juarterly periods of Spring-, Si.m- mor, Autumn and Winter, as used in Britain, camiot be strictly applied to this latitude in America. In thai pari of tlie Province of Canada, bilJHM'to known as Lower Canada, we h.ave, truly speakiuii, no S|!riiig, and hut few weeks of Autumn ; in the former, the transition from snow to the intense heat of summer is almost instantaneous, and from the latt(>r to tlie winter's frost, we have only a short interval of two or thriM^ weeks, and aiiain ail is winter. The (jnartorlv dixision tliereiore, used bv IMr. Harris, and adopted by me, is, witli regard to tliis country, pur( ly arbitrary, and useful only for the purpose of comparison with the tables made in England. The same may be said of tin divisions of sumnier and wiiiier, here we liave actually above se\t'n months of winter, and less than five months ol" summer, but for tl;e aljoxc mentioned reason I have followed ihe same subdivision of the year. WIk'H I commenced tli(! present task, the only oiiscrvations of a slinilar nature mulertaken in Americni, that 1 was actpialnted W'ith, were those- instituted in the year 1835-'G at Frankford arsenal, Pennsvlvania, by Captain Mordicai, of the U. S. Ordnance Depart- ment, and pid)lished in tht^ .fournal of tli(> Franklin Institute, and from the great cart^ and atlenlion Itestowcd b\ that gentleman in § iIh'.s(; «»l)s«'rviili()iis, ii is .mly li» hf r(>ific'ttr(l llijit (licv were not ct, if necessary, the results now attaiiud. The lahour thrown awav, even in this Colony, in compilini; Meteorological Tahles, is almost incredihie, from the want of system and concert in the times and manner of ohservatictn, no two ohser\ (MS amoiio- the mass of tahlos suhmitted to me havina; recorded at simihir hours. In fuluie this need not he; the case, the ohserver may select any hour or pair of hours of the twenty-four which may suit his jiersonal convenience, and hy applying the corre(;tion set f )rth in the Tahles XHI or XIV, olitain the true moan-tempcraturo of the yt>ar at the ])lace ol' ohser\ati(»n. TAnr.R [. — Daily and Monthly M(>an Tcmporntiico iVom !«! August \9,:\:i, to ;]ht July IS 10, i-pconlcil nf the i'vo;i hours. 18:J!>. I Day Aug. Sept. I 2 .') 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Oct. Nov. i Di'C. 1) Jan. i Feb. 63.33 6 1.75 65. 41 j69.1(;; ;62.83 71.3';i '67.91171.70 |70.70J66.37 72.0065.70 68.30,65.45 67.16 66.75: !65.58|70.20; '62.20 62.9 ' 00. j64 (;4, Jg6, (67, 66, 70, 74, 77, ,80 62 .87 55, 50, 53, 13.6(i .38.45'3.5.33 10.5S;35.08!30.4l' 51.95 31.0()|2!).91, U.33|29..50 2!).75 37.50 29.16 21.99| 15.30 30.11 ;2S.83 I 52.01 32.0o|3().33 57.16 3l.5o'35.25| 59.41 30.6Gi.36.00 I 5 1.50' 30.66 ,3,5.08 1810. Mnr, April -4.75 12.8323.41 -1.0M3.0l'36.25 -1.05 :0.0l|38.12 7.6r .7.7!il.l..15 18.81 i 1.66 31.45 16.23|2l.2,530..58 lt.68|35.5lj 13.62 19.58 36.3714.33 26.66|3!).91i21.5U 27.41 .JI.IgIh. 12 00 45.54 29.33 33.00 ! 30.7t) 00 15.83 2.5.33 ,00 52.66 27.3.3 29.00 I 62l.55.58 32 00 66 54.; 74j64 3362 33|63 41,63.75 60.. 66; 60 91 62 12.88 35.66 •>4.00 13.30,43.83 22.75 78.60 78.00 69-20 70.95 69.16 61.12 66.75 54.29 53.91 .62 >.33 38..'> 31.66- 4, 3. 8. 4, -3, ■ 12, -9, -0, 17 16 50 45 ,66 95 13.001 15.91 50 22.62 10.50 15.,58 0.08i 19.20 45| 16.58 83|35.9I 70 '11.25 31 60.00 52.58|32 62.20|41, 52.54:50. 50.00 55, 47.83:18, 45.91 56, 12.54 60, 39.9155, 42.! U 48, 40.04 16, 140. 1218.83 754 9. J 6 08|26.58 3333.50 2531. 75,23. 12 5817.12^25.75'; 8823.87 23.121; 54 30. 16^25.08 1 25'3l.20 20..37 .'58.36.66; 6,20 3.75 I2.8:j ll.7t) I8.75| 20.70, 13.12; -0.91, 6.5SJ 3.62: -1.79 -1.29 -1.62; 6.20 17.00, 29..58: I 17.66; 10 [6.29 2i.3:i 7.83 26.00 33.08 32.50 36.83 35.45 tl.04 .38 41 37 37 37.'0 39.00 31.62 30.83 26.01 .30.92 38.16 17.58 iMay 17.08 11.51 .Itine .55. .50 Jul) (iO. 56.2001.91 17.50 56.08'65..> 68.2(1 67.7r 42.00 40.01 41.54 l().37 46.33 47.,50 62.50 69.70 57,37 73. U 72. H 74 58 .58 00 73.8-/ ()7.45 72,0(, 27.41 17.50 23.50 25.83 27 50 27.12 37.00 21.12 16.75 25.83 25. le: 7.75|35.5() 21.17i31.01 29.75:35.79 |36.00 33.30 33, 18, 39. 41, 39, 46. 51, 47, 41, 39 47.20 72.95 67.6:2 50.7072, 52.0-;66, 56,41 62, 50 00 58 33 58 46 25 83 50 04 61.08 0&'63.S'; .54173.4,'^. 61.16 55.00 ,53.16 69.25 65.08 16 1 1.58162.91 44.87 61.4] 55,66 51,33 59.66 65.41 63.41 70. 5r 70.04 64.95 67.50 68.16 73.83|76 78.04 68 51.37!62.92|69.66'69 17.58,71.,54 36,00|73,79 16.87i71,54 59, ,34, 60. 63, 64, 57, 57, 58 54 29 41 75.20 77.62 81.33 O8J74.O8 58 75.8;' 62 6<>.70 00 62.62 64.00 64,12 68.75 07 73 72 64 70, 69, 70, ,54 .70 ,16 ,04 00 79 47,50 61,70 ^i»'n. 66.40 .57.70' 18.31 30.39123.42' 8.1(r20.84 27.31 56.29i 87 12.27.56.6164.38 70,39 73 Mean teinpciaturo ol the whole year IVoin 4380 obsci valionsj 43,01. 8 r. 3 o re' P O Ei o c I ft s a. g? -t O CC' en >- ^ '£ r/) cr. ^ K t. 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M. 49.14 74.72 50.81 21.16 4 « 48.76 74.47 50.41 21.03 6 « '15.79 72.10 47,67 18.97 8 « 43.28 67.88 45.50 17.94 1^ « 41.02 64-69 43.66 17.02 Midnight 39.27 62.51 42.77 16.10 Means 42.13 67.14 4i-44 17.50 Mean Temperature by this table 43.03. Table IV. Shewing *ie Mean Temperature for ihe six Summer Months, April to September inclusive, aud six Winter Months, October to March inclusive, from 1st August, 1839, to 31st July, 1840. Hours Summer Winter 2 A. M. 54.18 23.88 4 « 52.83 23.25 6 « 53.96 23.03 8 " 57.13 ':4.08 10 « 61.22 2G.76 Noon. 65.26 29.37 2 p. M. 67.01 31.03 4 « 66.80 30.52 6 « 64.06 28.36 8 « 60.42 26.88 10 « .57.62 25.78 Midniglit 55.5-2 24.80 Means 59.667 26.478 Mean Tcmpeialure by this *able 43.(»72. 10 Taule V. Daily riiul Mmitiily Mean Teiniierature fioni Ir^l August 1810 U) 31st. July I si I, recoriled at tlie odd liuuis. 1810, Day Aug. , Sept. , Oct. [ Nov. Dec. 184!. Jan. 1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1-2 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 21 25 2G 27 28 29 .30 :u |74.6v;t)2.16.W.41,39.92| (j.6'/ i 6.16 76.50|59.n|51.67!l2.83'l6.0(i 114.92 i75.50j55. 11, . 56.00. 14.00| 13.04 j 8.17 69.42lo8.04j52.25; 12.25' 8.04'i-9.00 65.92!59.33'59.08'38.0S' 8.25| -7.04 j63.l(i;65.50 51.50 37.91 ' 7.58 ,27.58 61.92|67.1';:i7.66 .34.30 17.12 iHS.Ui 25.16 16.92 17.66 62.58 'o5.33|53.04 37.08 22.16 64.00|ti9.08'l0.75|39.5S 30.16 68.50!62.5Si38.08|39.83 35.42' 63.0&J55.16 48.66|37.17^18.5S^ 66.83 50.66;l5.33 37.08'l7.58 70.00 54.50 67.66 59.16 63.75160.08 41. 25|39.08 29.58 43.04 33.25^31.92' 37.33 32.00 30.75 19.58 23.50 7.41 6.33 13.50 66.58 63.50:34.92 3 1.67 28.08:21.00 j70.25;67.08 75.83 157.33 75.50i55.33 37.75 30.75 21.25 35.58 15.25 30.04 7.08 9.04 57.50 -26.83 13.161 8.50 76.08:5l.0&j5i.92,25.92 14.33 10.33 i I I I ; 79.17 42.83:49.41 24.75 12.16 i2l OS 77.5043.67 142.33, 18. 17'l0.83 '23.00 76.58!51.08j45.08'24.25 10.04 '21.92 68.25 43.04;39.75'28.()0; 6.04 |29.33 01.58 53.25 ,38.33 27.58:-5.75 27.4,' ;67.0o|59. 11 ,35.17 22.5oj-3.58 ,29.83 70.4]|54.75 31.25 21.50 8.17 33.08 72.08150.08,35.25 29.83|l7.I6'27.08 l72.8:^;55.92'43..0S 36.25 26.75 123.42 6S.50'56.25 41.67,30.91 20.75 26.00 I'eb. j Mar. I April May 30.04 39.08 29.1737.50 -4.00:30.83 35.42 11.08 3.50 14.91 13.17| 9.66 12.32jl3.75 27.16 34.33 13.58| 8.92 34.58 38.75 2L91 8.58 30.67 15-83 26.67 21.,5S 22.33 27.50 36.08' 18.00 32.58 18.25 15.58 26.33 26.7553.75 21.17^23.33 9.9245.50 6.42! 4.75 8.08 16.17 7.50 8.91 15.25 5.25 17.75 5.75 5.50! 7.83 5 23.75 20.67j39.92 23.9! 41.00 22.06 j 19.91 16.83' 11.41 23.25I42.33 27.53117.75 32.58' 15.04 32.58 13.75 41.04 49.75 40.17 1(3.25; 32.17|44.42 29.16l48.33 29.93iG0.04 June 56.85 59.91 56.83 63.42 61.16 64.42 73.75 1,75 67-83 69.25 67.50 62.75 65.41 61.58 59.50 G3.08 65..50 60.58 57.83 57.42 31 36 38 12 68.411 .38.67 IS.S.-'i 28.25 69.6!' 57.53,11.70 32.7(i 15.91 18.96 19.75 30.25 13.25|25.25 8.04.38.33 3.83 37.67 18.7539.4l'41 25.50 32.50:51 31.1(. 34.17:14 25.9234. 17|48 '26.33i57. 1-2.91 .37 I 121.25 1 4.. 52 22.. 5(: .5SU32 .04|62 ,5o!67 ,75'58, 75 63, .58 63, 6768. 83 70, 75,55, 1656, i57. .91 62.9 ,25 69.91 ,00|73.50i ,2562.92 08 61.75 ,1764.83 July 68.91 59.17 90.00 64.50 67.67 65.75 65.08 61.50 65.42 62.17 62.16 03.67 72.75 72.08 72.25 66.50 68.50 69.83 70.67 73.25 75.83 76.67 73.75 76.66 73.33 65.33 59.75 8373.04 33 70.58J58.33 5074.6664.17 58 71.08 66.25 91 34.47 51.33 65.25 65.08|67-42 ,. t Mean temp.'i-atuic of the year, troin 1380 Obscivations;, 41. -239 !1 r^ 1— J """■ ■■■■■ IMM ■"^ ^^^ ^"" ■^~' 1-4 kMl CO -J Ol CO HM ^- '^ -( on CO r—1 i re •^ i" 1 3 r% «« «N r^ »>, ' »v r\ ■^ r\ •N » 1 w »> »^ #■. *-^ rv n ',> 1 a>' as or> ^1 -1 -1 -1 -.1 ^1 OS ^ 0-. 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Shewing the Mean Temperature of each of the seasons Hours Spring Summer Autunnn Winter 1 A. M. 31.97 62.50 42.12 15.14 3 « 30.48 61.42 41.49 15.41 5 « 29.44 60.55 41.00 13.79 7 « 30.27 64,10 41.96 13.36 9 « 34.71 67.51 44.28 14.36 11 « 38.68 70.80 47.01 17.03 1 p. M. 42.13 73.60 49.76 19.35 3 « 43.36 74.81 50.20 20.19 5 « 41.25 73.45 48.37 18.52 7 « 39.04 69.88 45.67 17.30 9 « 35.99 65.94 44.40 17.22 U « 34.03 64.04 42.69 16.10 Means 35.94 67.38 44.91 16.40 %■ Mean Temperature by this table 41.157. Table VIII. Shewing the Mean Temperature of the six summer months, April to September inclusive, and six winter months Octo- ber to March inclusive, from 1st August, 1839, to 31st July,' 184.1 / \ H Hours Summer Winter 1 A. M. 52.98 22.88 3 « 51.78 22.18 5 « 51.07 21.25 7 « 53.63 21.22 9 « 57.32 23.11 11 « 60.53 26.23 1 p. M. 63.32 29.10 3 « 64.19 29.75 5 « 63.62 27.17 7 « 60.00 25.95 9 <•' 56.46 25.32 11 « 54.65 23.78 Means 57.46 24,82 Mean Temperature by this table 41.140. / \ 13 '^''"o^ Jfj.^ h""'"! *''' ''^f '°" ^*^*^^^" ^^'"^ Moan Tenperaturc ^ each alternate even hour, with that of the whole day or Mean Annual Temperature for 1839.'40. ' ». ' t A. M. r Temperature Deviation P. M. [ Temperature Deviation 38.81 -4.22 38.04 -4.99 8 38.51 -4.52 10 40.77 -2.26 8 49.03 +5.99 48 66 +5.63 46.21 +3.18 43.94 +0.91 12 47.31 +4.28 43.65 +0.62 10 12 41.71 -1.32 40.16 -2.87 Table X. Shewing the relation of the Mean Temperature of every sjmilar pair of alternate even hours, to tha of tl^e whole day or Mean Annual^Temperaturc fo^ 1839-'40. A. M. & P. M. Temperature Deviation 2 4 6 8 10 12 43.91 +0.88 43.35 +0.32 42.36 -0.67 42.?.1 -0.82 42.82 -0.21 43.73 +0.70 14 Table XI. Slicwino' llio rolaticm hctwocn llio Menu Temporal uro of each alternate odd liour, \vitli that ol' the wliole (hty or INIcan Annual Teinperalure ibr 18 10-' 11. A. M. 1 1 3 5 7 9 11 Temperature | Deviation 37.94 -3.28 36.99 -4.23 36.19 -5.03 37.68 -3.51 40.22 -1.00 43.41 +2.19 P. M. 1 3 5 7 9 11 Temperature Deviation 46.19 H-4.97 1 47.15 +5.93 45.67 +4.45 42.98 +1.76 40.90 -0.P.2 39.22 -2.00 ' # Table XII. SJiewing llio relation of the Moan Tomperaluro oJ every similar pair of alternale odd honrs, to tliat of the whole day, or l^.Ican Annual Temperature 11 )r 1840-' 11. A. M. & P. M. 13 5 7 9 11 41.31 +0.09 Temperature Deviation 1 1 ' 42.06 i 42.07 i 40.93 +1.84 '+0.85 -0.29 1 1 i 40.33 -0.89 40.56 -0.66 w Table XII f. Shewing tlie curroctiuns to be made lor each hourly obsurvatiuii taken from Tables IX and XL ' -r ■^ A. M. Hour 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 Correctioa -3.28 -'1.22 -4.23 -4.99 -5.03 -4.52 Hour 7 « 10 U 12 Correction -3.51 -2.2G -1.00 +0.91 +2.19 +4.28 1'. M. Hour 1 2 3 4 5 6 Coireclioii + 1.97 +5.99 +5.93 +5.63 +4.45 +3.18 12 Hour 7 8 9 10 U Correction +1.76 +0.62 -0.32 -1.32 -2.00 -2.87 From this table it will bo se(>n that the mean annual temper- alin-e oi" any hour never ilillers more than about six degrees Croni the mean amiual temi)erature of the twenty lour bours. Thus the mean temperature for JNlontreal, may be attained from a register made at only one hoiu- of (he day, applying tiie correction in the tabl(>, observing its sign. ''J'hus if the observed mean tem- perature of 10 A. M., taken from the okiervalions of the whole year was 43.91, then t' e mean temperatmr of the whole Iwenly- f>ur hours, for the year would be 13.91-0,1)1 siuee tiuuiK^an lem- ptn-atm-e of 10 a. m. exceeds the mean temperatun' of (he twentv- foiu' hours, by 0.91 , tliat is, in a[)plyhig the respective correctioms the sii^ns are to be reNer.-icd, I Tablk XIV. Shewing tl.c corrections for each nnir of I . the twonty-four, from Table X „„d XII. ' ''""' "^ (Correction +1.84 +0.88 +0.85 +0.32 -0.29 _o. Hour A. M. & p. Bi. I 7 Correction -0.89 -0.82 -0.66 -0.21 +0. 09 +0.70 .d;;;;';.f : ; ;' '-", -"-- "- "■<' .--. ,evia.io„ of y Mm.iar ,,.,„ of l.ours l,om tiio mean of (ho twenK- f„ '-„ annual ,e,n„er„t„re i. ,«. „,„ ,,, .Wee ^7',," "lean temperature of the .iv „.i. r , . "" "'" inclusive, exceeds the m , " ^''"^ '•''^™" '" f"'"- .li«ore„ce hei J am """""""'= "'' "'^ ^■"-' '"^ «---' '- five to ten" in •■.":: Ir""" °^ '"" ''^ ^'"■' vear, the .-reatest differenc . n '"°"" '""!«"'"« of the ? V- Qicaic!5[ (iiiiercnce beino- 89 -'«--> and n : :7,f*:™'™« 7«f -«- „. mean temperature of the 24 hours and th^'f^f " """^ ""= -en hours, the mean of 4 . „ I', "t '^ ""''^ "' "'" '■• M. approach nearest. " "•' "'"' '° ^- "• »„„,. • ■ >".*at 11 and U ^ ,1 ,"''P'°-^'™«'"" "f "'O observations 'J"" u, (as shewn by tnblp YTV f« ♦! twcnty.four hours, I am incIinoL 7, ""''''" "^ *^'^ 5 'uji jncunod to believe tl-.n( in . , . ■■• M. are the best hours of observilion • '".'"'''" ^- "■ •■""' ^ h .i.e results obtained „ , ' '" '^" ' ■™ ''"""= »"' West) where the ev , , :,:''^'"""'"'^ "' ^'''■■™'" (Canada been most obli.in.ly ■ i ed ' "" T'''"' "■'"' «'-'' H-e • 17 Table XV. Extracted from tiie results obtained at the obscrva- tory at Toronto, shewing tlu- relation of the mean temperature of every snnilar pair of alternate even hours, to that of the whole day, or moan annual temperature, from 1st August, 1840, to 31st July, 1841. A. ^r. &. r. iM. Temperature 41.3-2 | 43.93 Deviation +0.60 | -fO.27 42.96 ! 42.83 43.70 I 44.16 -0.70 I -0.83 +0.04 +0.50 On comparing this table with table X it will be seen how closely correspond the resuhs attained at the two stations. The ob^erva'- t|ons mad. a( St. Helen during the current vcar are recorded at ti- odd hous, du.ir rosuiN will determine the question of the merits oi the ol)scrvations at 11. In conclusion, die mean temperature in this latitude mav be very closely deferndned by two observations in the dav, made throuoh- out the year, at 4 a. m., and 4 p. m., or at iO a. m. and 10 p m • or more aeruralely at those, .>,- any other similar pair of hours by attendmg to d.e corrections in ih. ma.mer laid down in the remarks lollowing Table Xlll. aU.ntion being paid to the respective signs. AUhough in no n.anu..r allec.i.g the correctness of the results obtaniod n. the toregoing obsorvatior.s, it is nevertheless to be rogretle ''^P''!' May, sach. . . . 1 Summer, June, July, August, I Autumn, Sept., Oct., Nov., . an temperature of winter T Winter, Oct., Nov., Dec, . and summer, from Table J Jan., Feb., March, . . VIII., 6 months each, | Summer, April, May June, . L July) Aug., Sept., , . Mean temperature of the whole year, from 4380 observations, mean , ., ^^ of Tables V. VI., T^*^^ Extreme range of temperature, : . . . 105.0 Mean temperature of the seasons months e Me 16.40 35.94 67.38 44.91 1^ 24.82 57.46 Oh «„^.s of ,.aeh^ >rrTl83^wv!!Sl^ •\ la ^ 78 74 72 70 G8 ' > 4^ H -:--^^^--L~i__:_i:^-^:^-4 — i Yi oil An^^5 of oaonMouti AM 7» 70 74 72 7U (58 L a .'• V I ^_ 11 _1 ; -.-^^.^.^. 1-t I i- -H ( ^ h " ■) ~ +■ 661 L o4 62 60 :>6 .54 -.-4- II -t-^ ■t- -t- J 4- I . f— r^ \,lnh1l 48 46 44 40 T .■ 1 -t Juryil i — )- -•■■J, — t- ^-- ^'i yw/ Utrtrt " 38 „ 36 .10 ^6 I i — L-.. -vf-- — f_ --L.J.. — J ^r -:f^-'"""* 84 29 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 ^- :t-^4 . .- — j- ^ •^--1-- ^-i_ 4 "^^R S YMK Tt: L.:>^^! -4 1/>7^^I -f- — 1 '- ■4- ■■4—1- -1 — ■ — I- • — \ — f— — ) -;^- r^:^:. -4— -H -+- -i •/w^y -,4: r t- J^_ — i I !_..- —r- ■I- ■t- !--. l.-4_ ^Ml wil~ uiKT ilVX!',^ "ill I iir* luui m ^.>i»ji^ of 18. "39 - 10 from Tal.lc 3 . > oT 78 78} ^__ u 72 ! TO 68 . 1 66 I „. 64 1 62 60 58 ^-.J 56 __ 54 52 \ ^__ ■'-oU-^^ 48 1 46 . --^ 44 4^ - --^w- -^ 40 H 38 --4-- J 3 6 ■'^ r 1-- 34 1 S2 ^ do i "■•■. 28 ,_.J-- 566 !-___:_ . 84 1 1 .._. SJ8 ^-.. ..^. . «0 ,_.. i_. 4 18 16 14 12 t - -4 a ^ _- © . , ^ . * ^ 1 oT 78 1 6 5 7 9 11 1 3 5 ; 1 \i 11 -I 1 ! 1 1 1 1 i . . _ ! 76 ■ - * - 1 1 ■ 1 i 1 1 1 74 ! 1 i 1 ..•• ■ 1 1 r^ 1 72 1 ! -^ — 1 1 1 70 i .■■' i i 1 ■ 68 ' 66 \ 64 1 j H- — 1 .•■■■ 1 1 ' 1 , ^ 1 ._L 1, , i 1 1 • •' 11NI»F 1 WTCAN Simmer tswpcR'^tuae '•.! 1 . j ! i ' ' >■■. 1 1 1 1 1 ■ •• ! SUMMER ^ 62 1 j 1 1 ■ ■■- i— i — — ■ — 1 ^— i j 1 ' 60 , — ' — ( — ■ ( i 1 — 1 h 58 1 , 1 I 1 ' ' 1 56 i r i i 54 1 4- ' T ' 1 ( ' ^ ^ i ^ ^ i 52 ! 1 1^ _ 1 1 1 ■ r ■' ~i ' i 30 - i ( "T — r- 1 \. -. ^- ^ ^ , 1 . i > i 48 i i_ , ... 1 .•■1 |--.. 1 : \ 46 1. i. 1 1 1 I - 44 j f. ^WlMt F^*CAN jiUTUM^ -JLwr ^^ ■■-■--1 1 ■ -1 : ; 4? 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