172 Eighth Annual Report of the 



G7.7 degrees; the Atlantic Coast, 73.0 degrees; the Hudson Valley, 

 72.7 degrees; the Mohawk Valley, 70.2 degrees; the Champlain 

 Valley, 69.5 degrees; the St. Lawrence Valley, G8.9 degrees; the 

 Great Lakes, 71.0 degrees; the Central Lakes, 71.4 degrees. The 

 average of the mean temperatures at 26 stations possessing rec- 

 ords for previous years was 0.6 degrees above the normal. Ex- 

 cesses generall^^ occurred at western and southern stations, and 

 deficiencies in the north. 



The mean relative humidity was 75 per cent. The mean dew 

 point was 61 degrees. 



The. average precipitation, as derived from the records of 93 

 stations, was 4.90 inches. The greatest general precipitation ex- 

 ceeded 6 inches over considerable areas of western, northern 

 and southeastern New York, while in portions of the St. Law- 

 rence and upper Hudson Valley and on eastern Long Island, less 

 than 4 inches fell. The maximum local amount was 8.71 inches 

 at Port Jervis, and the minimum, 2.43 inches at North Hammond. 



The rain periods covered the dates from the 3d to the 91h, with 

 a maximum of 0.34 inches for the State on the 4th; from the 13th 

 to the 15th; from the 19th to the 25th, with the maximum general 

 rainfall of the month on the 20th, and from the 27th to the 30th. 

 The average precipitation at 28 stations possessing records for 

 previous years was 1.05 inches above the normal amount. The 

 largest excesses generally obtained in western New York, while 

 in the eastern and northern sections 10 stations reported deficien- 

 cies. The amounts at Angelica, Humphre}' and Elmira were the 

 greatest shown by the records of these stations for August. 



The average number of days on which the precipitation 

 amounted to 0.01 inch or more was 12.3, which is considerably 



