Meteorological Summary for November, i8q6. 



Tlie average atnwspheric pressure (reduced to sea-level and 

 32 degrees Fahr.) for the State of New York during the month of 

 November was 30.17 inches. The highest barometer was 30.80 

 inches at Albany on the 23d, and the lowest was 29.40 inches at 

 Buffalo and Oswego on the 5th. The mean pressure exceeded 

 30.20 inches in southeastern New York, while along the lakes the 

 average was about 30.14 inches. The average pressure at 6 sta- 

 tions of the National Bureau was 0.10 inches above the normal 

 value, large excesses occurring at all stations. 



The mean temperature of the State, as derived from the records 

 of 74 stations, was 41.9 degrees; the highest local monthly mean 

 being 48.7 degrees at Brooklyn, and the lowest, 35.8 degrees at 

 Saranac Lake. The highest daily mean for the State was 58 de- 

 grees on the 27th, and the lowest was 26 degrees on the 30th. 

 The maximum temperature reported was 78 degrees at Water- 

 town on the 2Gth, the minimum being 1 degree below zero at 

 Canton and Saranac Lake on the 22d. The mean monthly range 

 of temperature for the State was 53 degrees; the greatest range, 

 67 degrees, occurring at Canton, and the least, 40 degrees, at 

 Setauket. The mean daily range was 17 degrees; the greatest 

 daily range being 45 degrees at Canton, on the 23d, and the least, 

 2 degrees at Angelica on the 13th and at Primrose on the 28th. 

 The mean temperatures of the several regions were as follows: 

 The Western Plateau, 42.3 degrees; the Eastern Plaieau, 42.4 

 degrees; the Northern Plateau, 37.5 degrees; the Atlantic Coast 

 Region, 47.2 degrees; the tludson Valley, 43.4 degrees; the 

 Mohawk Valley, 39.1 degrees; the Champlain Valley, 40.1 de- 

 grees; the St. Lawrence Valley, 39.6 degrees; the Great Lake 

 Region, 43.1 degrees ; the Central Lake Region, 44.2 degrees. The 

 average of the mean temperatures at 26 stations possessing 

 records for previous years was 4.7 degrees above the normal, 

 excesses occurring at all stations. The values were the highest 



