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ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY — ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. 



Station, Massena — Mr. A. J. Nelson, Observer. 



Established in 1890; re-established July, 1894; latitude, 44 deg. 55 min. north; longitude, 

 77 deg. 54 min. west; elevation, 200 feet (approximately). 



Massena is situated at the extreme northern border of the State, 

 on the broad and nearly level country adjacent to the St. Lawrence 

 river, which is 3 miles distant from the village. The maximum 

 and minimum thermometers are located at the istore of Mr. Nelson, 

 on Harrowgate street. The instruments are secured to the rear 

 or western wall of a shed 12 feet high at the back of the store; the 

 height of the thermometer above the ground being 8 feet. The 

 shed is rather loosely boarded on all sides excepting the south, 

 which is open. The temperatures indicated may be somewhat too 

 high, owing to the heating of the adjacent unpainted wall by the 

 sun. 



The rain-gauge is placed at the rear of Mr. Nelson's residence on 

 Glenn street. Its distance from the house is about the same as 

 the height of the building. 



The present location of the thermometers is one-fourth mile 

 north of the former station. 



ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY — ST. LAWRENCE COUNTY. 



Station, Canton — Mr. C. W. Bolton, Observer. 



Established November, 1889; instruments transferred from Prof. Henry Priest to present 

 observer in March, 1894. Latitude, 44 deg. 35 min. north; longitude, 73 deg. 12 min. west; 

 elevation, 304 feet. 



The meteorological station is located at the summit of a slope 

 on the north side of the Grasse river, which is about 300 feet dis- 

 tant. Although within the limits of the village, the station has a 

 very open exposure. 



The thermometers are secured to the northern wall of a frame 

 building, at a distance of 3 feet from the northwest corner. A 

 screen toward the west cuts off all direct rays of the sun ; but to 

 prevent direct radiation to the thermometers from the ground in 



