New York Weather Bureau. 36o 



The station is equipped with a maximum and minimum ther- 

 mometer, owned by Mr. Manning, an-d a rain-gauge of the pattern 

 used in the Oroton aqueduct system. The thermometers are ex- 

 posed on the northern piazza of Mr. Manning's house, at the height 

 of 5 feet above the floor^, and at about the same distance below the 

 roof. The instruments are about 15 feet from the western or near- 

 est end of the piazza, the roof of which (8 feet in width), with the 

 hill westward, probably shields the thermometer from the direct 

 rays of the sun at all hours. 



The rain-gauge is on level ground, about 100 feet south of the 

 house, and has a;n unobstructed air circulation about it. The fun- 

 nel of the gauge is about 12 iiiches in diameter, and its height above 

 the ground is 12 Inches. 



HUDSON VALLEY — SARATOaA COUNTY. 



Station^ Stillwater — Rev. R. G. Thompson, Observer. 



Established May, 1893; latitude, 42 deg. 57 min. north; longitude, 73 deg. 45 min. west. 



This station is located in the town of Stillwater, in the Hudson 

 river valley, which at this point is about 1 mile in width, high 

 hills rising on each side. The river is about 40 rods distant from 

 the station. 



The maximum and minimum thermometers are exposed on a 

 northern piazza, on the northeastern side of the hou^e in summer, 

 and on the northwestern side in winter. They are 5 feet from the 

 brick wall of a room heated throughout the year; being mounted 

 on a backing of inch board, with screens of the same material at 

 the top and sides. In winter the sun strikes the back and end of 

 the shelter for a short time in the afternoon, but in its summer 

 position the shelter is shielded at all hours by the house and by 

 large elms near by. The thermometers are 7^ feet above the 

 ground. 



The rain-gauge is placed on level ground 25 feet from buildings, 

 and 10 feet from a small fruit tree. The top of the gauge is about 

 14 inches above the ground. 



