Meteorological Summary for the Year 1896. 



The average atmospheric pressure (reduced) for the State of 

 New York during 1896 was 30.05 inches; the highest monthly 

 mean pressure, 30.18 inches, occurring in January and December, 

 and the lowest, 29.90 inches, in February. The highest barom- 

 eter was 30.96 inches at Albany on December 27th, and the lowest 

 was 28.70 inches at New York city on February 6th, giving a 

 range of 2.26 inches within the State. The highest local monthly 

 mean pressure was 30.22 inches at Albany in January, the lowest 

 being 29.87 inches at Oswego in February. The greatest local 

 annual range was 2.23 inches at New York city, and the least was 

 1.45 inches at Buffalo. The mean annual range for all stations 

 was 1.93 inches. The greatest departures of mean pressure over 

 the State from the normal were +0.10 inches in April, November 

 and December, and — 0.19 inches in February. 



The mean annual temperature of the State was 46.1 degrees, 



as derived from the records of 70 stations; the mean temperature 



for July, the warmest month, being 70.4 degrees, and of January, 



the coldest month, 20.2 degrees. The highest local annual mean 



was 52.4 degrees at Brooklyn, and the lowest, 40.5 degrees, at 



Saranac Lake. The highest local monthly mean was 75.5 degrees 



at Brooklyn in July, and the lowest was 11.2 degrees at Potsdam 



in January. The maximum temperature reported during the 



year was 98 degrees at Bloom ville, Delaware county, on August 



feth and 8th, and the minimum, 43 degrees below zero at Canton 



on February 17th; giving an annual range of 141 degrees within 



[the State. The average daily range for the year was 19 degrees; 



[the greatest local value being 25 degrees at Oxford, and the least 



|l2 degrees at Arkwright. The me\an annual temperature of the 



[state, as derived from the records of 26 stations possessing rec- 



)rds for previous years was 0.7 degrees above the normal. The 



Evalues were generally in excess in the southei-n and central sec- 



rtions and below the normal in northern New York. 



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