sentences:  The new building was completed in 1855, and stood directly opposite the entrance of today's Convocation Hall.During its time as a meteorological station, the observatory collected reports from 312 observation stations in Canada and another 36 in the United States.Each station was equipped with a "Mercurial Barometer, two Thermometers (a maximum and a minimum Thermometer), an Anemometer to measure the velocity of the wind, a Wind Vane and a Rain Gauge".