Military Posts of the United States. ^1 



46.53, May 55.21 and 62.60, June 6^6^ and 72.10, July 

 68.33 and 77.54, Auo-ust 66.52 and 75.02, September 6^.54^ 

 and 64.19, October 51.25 and 45.84, November 42.29 and 

 32.96, December 29.55 and 80.03. During the six winter 

 months the means are 34.73 and 28.44; being 6.26 higher at 

 the east, and during the summer months they are 69.76 and 

 66.33 ; being 6.67 lower at the east than at the west ; making 

 but a fractional difference for the year, which was 47.24 at the 

 east, and 47.38 at the west. The highest degrees were 88 and 

 108, the lowest — 9 and — 29, the ranges 97 and 137 ; and it 

 was greatest at the west, not only for the year, but also for 

 every month except July and August, when it was about the 

 same. The course of the winds was N. 3.54 and 5.08, N. W. 

 6.29 and 7.25, N. E. 1.91 and 3.08, E. 1,21 and 0.96, S. E. 

 17.9 and 3.63, S. 504 and 304, S. W. 7.37 and 5.37, W. 3.26 

 and 1.96. Weather, fair 18.34 and 19.75, cloudy 7.37 and 

 4.17, raih 4.00 and 4.33, snow 0.34 and 2.16. Prevailing 

 winds at the east, S. W. N. W. and S. at the west, N. W. 

 S. W. and N. The proportion of fair weather and rain was 

 nearly equal ; of cloudy weather much more ; and of snow 

 much less, at the east. 



" In 1823 the aggregate mean temperature of the year was 

 55.22; the highest degree 100; the lowest — 38; and the 

 range 138. The proportion of winds was S. W. 7.22, N. E. 

 4.84, S.E. 4.10, N.W. 3.85, S. 3.19, N. 3.15, W. 2.29, 

 E. 1.65. Weather, fair 16.48, cloudy 6.16, rain 5.98, 

 snow 1.77. At Fort Brady, the most northern post, the 

 mean of the year was 39.66 ; the highest degree 90 ; the low- 

 est — 30 ; and the range 120. At Cantonment Clinch, the most 

 southern station, the mean was 68.25 ; the highest degree 94 ; 

 the lowest 11 ; and the range 83. On comparing the eastern 

 with the western posts, the mean of the winter months for this 

 year also is higher, and of the summer months lower, at the 

 east. Thus in January it is 24. 12 and 21 .05, February 21.90 

 and 15.62, March 32.65 and 32.42, April 42.41 and 48.82, 

 May 51.19 and 57.02, June 64.60 and 72.50, July 66.76 and 

 75.36, August 66,65 and 72.89, September 58.79 and 60.14, 

 October 49.92 and 49.12, November 35.79 and 35.67, De- 

 cember 32.05 and g3.77. During the winter months the 



