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The Ohio Journal of Science [Vol. XIX, No. 1, 



Kodiak has an extreme case of an "insular climate" con- 

 ditioned not only by proximity to the sea, but also by the Japan 

 current, which has the same effect here as has the Gulf Stream 

 on Ireland. This produces a remarkably equable and very 

 moist climate, in which, despite the high latitude (58°), the 

 seasons are subject to considerable variation from year to year, 

 as may be seen from the summarized data. 



The extreme minimum temperature recorded is -12° F. But 

 many winters pass in which the temperature does not reach 

 zero. The extreme maximum is 82°. There is great variation 

 in the time of the first and last frosts and the record is not 

 long enough to give data for reliable generalizations. But 

 the last killing frost usually occurs in May, and the first killing 

 frost in October. The growing season is, therefore, in the 

 neighborhood of one hundred and fifty days, which will compare 

 favorably in length with that of the northern states of the 

 Union. 



