246 Eighth Annual REroRX of the 



the Hudson Vallev, 48.5 degrees; the Mohawk Valley, 45.2 de- 

 grees; the Champlain Valley, 44.6 degrees; the St. Lawrence 

 Valley, 44.6 degrees; the Great Lake Region, 47.1 degrees; the 

 Central Lake Region, 46.8 degrees. The average of the mean 

 temperatures at 26 stations possessing records for previous years 

 was 2.5 degrees below the normal, deficiencies occurring at all 

 stations: 



The mean relative humidity for the State was 77 per cent. The 

 mean dew point was 39 degrees. 



The average precipitation for the State, as derived from the 

 recoirds of 96 stations, was 2.57 inches. T*he greatest general pre- 

 cipiitation occurred to the soiuthwest of the Centra! Lakes, ex- 

 ceeding 5 inches, while fhe least was under 1 inch over a con- 

 siderable area bordering Lake Ontario. The greatest local 

 amount was 6.49 inc-'hes at South Cauisteo, and the least 0.58 

 inches at Rochester. A list of the heaviest rates of precipiitation 

 will be found in the accompanj'ing table of meteorological data. 

 From the 1st to the 3d scattering showers occurred; on the 4'th 

 and 5th moderate rains in the southeast; on the 6th and 7th, 

 general, but heavy only over the Wesllei'n Plateau and Central 

 Lakes; from the 12th to 14th, the heaviest rains of the month, 

 excepting in the St. Lawrence Valley; from the 16th to 24th, 

 scattering showers, with a light snowfall in the colder sections; 

 on the 29th to 31st, showers excepting along the coast, heaviest 

 in the northern section. Tlie average snowfall for the State 

 amounted to only a trace. No snowfall was reported along the 

 coast; but at six stations of the plateaus amounts varying from 

 1 to 2 inches were measured. The average precipitation at 27' 

 stations possessing records for previous years was 1.00 inch below 

 the normal; excesses being reported from only 5 scattered sta- 



