Meteorological Summary for January, 1896. 



The average atmospheric pressure (reduced to sea-level and 

 32 degrees Fah.) for the State of New York during January was 

 30 . 18 inches, being the highest value yet recorded by this Bureau. 

 The highest barometer was 30 , 68 inches at Number Four on the 

 6th, and the lowest was 29.64 inches at Albany on the 3d, and 

 at Erie and Buffalo on the 24th. The mean pressure was highest 

 in eastern New York, and lowest in the Lake Region. The aver- 

 age pressure at six stations of the National Bureau was 0.08 

 inches above the normal, excesses occurring at all stations. 



The mean temperature of the State, as derived from the records 

 of sixty-nine stations, was 20.2 degrees; the highest local monthly 

 mean being 28.2 degrees at Brooklyn, while the lowest was 11.7 

 degrees at Saranac lake. The highest general daily mean was 

 34 degrees on the 25th; the lowest being 7 degrees below zero 

 on the 6th, which is the lowest value which has occurred since 

 this Bureau was established in 1889. The maximum temperature 

 reported was 53 degrees at Madison barracks on the 24th, and 

 the minimum was 32 degrees below zero at Lowville and at 

 Hamilton on the 6th. The mean monthly range of tempera- 

 ture was 58 degrees ; the greatest range, 74 degrees, occurring at 

 Canton, and the least, 39 degrees, at Appleton. The mean daily 

 range was 15 degrees, the greatest daily range being 45 degrees 

 at West Point on the 4th, and the least degrees at Gloversville 

 and Buffalo on the 25th. The mean temperatures for the 



