126 Eighth Annual Report of the 



grees; the Champlaiu Valley, 58.8 degrees; the St. Lawrence Val- 

 ley, 59.3 degrees; the Great Lakes, 61.2 degrees, and the Central 

 Lakes, 62.7 degrees. The average of the mean temperatures at 27 

 stations possessing records for previous years was 4.8 degrees 

 above the normal value, excesses being reported from all stations. 

 The departures were greatest in the Western Plateau and Great 

 Lake Region, and least in the St. Lawrence and Champlain Y al- 

 leys. At the following stations the temperature was the highest 

 for May during the period covered by their records: Angelica, 



15 years; Humphrey, 13 years; Elmira, 17 years; Cortland, 32 

 years; Waverly, 14 years; Setauket, 11 years; Honeymead Brook, 



16 years; Baldwinsville, 20 years. 



The mean relative humidity was 69 per cent. The mean dew 

 point was 51 degrees. 



The average precipitation, as derived from the records of 93 sta- 

 tions, was 2..52 inches. The maximum local precipitation was 4.70 

 inches at Bolivar, and the least was 0.80 inches at Eagle Mills. 

 Generally the rainfall was evenly distributed over the .State, 

 amounts exceeding four inches being reported only from a narrow 

 belt in southern Allegany and Steuben counties, and from Romu- 

 lus, Seneca county. General rains occurred on the 3d, 8th, 15th, 

 17th to 19th (excepting in the Hudson Valley and Atlantic Coast 

 where rains occurred on the 19th to 21st) and from the 26th to the 

 close of the month. The heaviest rainfall for the State occurred 

 on the 28th. No snowfall was reported. The average precipita- 

 tion at 29 stations possessing records for previous years was 0.93 

 inches below the normal amount, deficiencies being reported from 

 all stations excepting Palermo. The greatest deficiency obtained 

 over the Western Plateau. 



The average number of days on which tlie precipitation 



