TO Eighth Annual Report of the 



The mean temperatures of the various sections of the State 

 were as follows: The Western Plateau, 24.5 degrees; the East- 

 ern Plateau, 24.5 degrees; the Northern Plateau, 19.9 degrees; 

 the Atlantic Coast, 32.4 degrees; the Hudson Valley, 28.1 de- 

 grees; the Mohawk Valley, 24.2 degrees; the Chaniplain Valley, 

 23.2 degrees; the St. Lawrence Valley, 21.4 degrees; the Great 

 Lake Region, 25.4 degrees; the Central Lake Region, 2.j.l degrees. 

 The average of the mean temperatures at 26 stations possessing 

 records for previous years was 5.4 degrees below the normal 

 value, deficiencies occurring in all sections, the greatest being 

 over the Northern and Eastern Plateaus and the least at Coast 

 stations. \ \ 



The mean relative humidit}' for the State was 76 per cent. 

 The mean dew point was 20 degrees. 



The average precipitation for the State was 4.92 inches, as 

 derived from the records of 89 stations. The distribution of 

 rain and snow over the State was comparatively uniform, ex- 

 cesses occurring in all regions but being heaviest in southeastern 

 sections. The maximum local precipitation was 12.02 inches at 

 West Point, and the least 1.55 inches at Mt. Morris. A list of 

 the heaviest rates of precipitation is shown in the table of me- 

 teorological data. The average snowfall for the State was 25.5 

 inches, as derived from the reports of 59 stations. The greatest 

 local snowfall was 50.4 inches at Number Four, Lewis county. 



The average precipitation at 27 stations possessing records 

 covering a period of ten years or more, was 2.02 inches above 

 the normal amount, excesses occurring at all stations excepting 

 Madison Barracks. The amounts were greatest for March dur- 

 ing the period covered by the records at the following stations: 

 Angelica, 10 years; Oxford, 26 years; Port Jervis, 13 years; 



