150 Eighth Annual Report of the 



G6.1 degrees; the Hudson Valley, C5.7 degrees; the Champlain 

 Valle}', 64,4 degrees; the St. Lawrence Valley, 63.9 degrees; the 

 Great Lake Region, 65.4 degrees; the Central Lake Region, 66.0 

 degrees. The average of the mean temperatures at 26 stations 

 possessing records for previous years was 1.2 degrees below the 

 normal, excesses being reported only from 4 stations of the west- 

 ern and central sections. 



The mean relative humidity was 73 per cent. The mean dew 

 point was 55 degrees. 



The average precipitation, as derived from the records of 94 

 stations, was 3.19 inches. The maximum general rainfall ex- 

 ceeded 6 inches in portions of the southern tier of counties, while 

 less than 2 inches were reported over considerable areas near 

 Lake Ontario. The greatest local amount was 6.67 inches at 

 Brooklyn, and the least, 1.32 inches, at Rose, Wayne county. The 

 principal rain period of the mouth covered the dates from the 6th 

 to the 9th, with a maximum amount of 0.56 inches on the 8th for 

 the State. General showers were also reported on the 16th, 21st, 

 24th and 28th. The average precipitation at 28 stations possess- 

 ing records for previous years was 0.27 inches below the normal 

 amount. Excesses, which obtained at 9 stations, were greatest 

 in the Atlantic Coast Region. 



The average number of days on which the precipitation 

 amounted to 0.01 inch or more was 9.2. The number of rainy days 

 was least in western New York and greatest in the eastern and 

 northern sections. The average number of clear days 12.1 ; of 

 partly cloudy daj's, 10.9; and of cloudy days, 7.0; giving an average 

 cloudiness of 45 ])or cent, for the State. The cloudiness was very 

 nearly uniform over the State. 



