12 Ninth Annual Report op the 



Observations have been discontinued, and instruments returned 

 from two regular stations, as follows: — Lebanon Springs, Columbia 

 county, aud Massena, St. Lawrence county. Mr. F. J. Campbell, 

 formerly in charge of the station Bloomville, continues observations 

 at Garrattsville. 



Twenty-eight special rainfall stations (e(][uipped with rain-guages 

 only) are now in operation, in addition to the regular station^. Two 

 have been established during the year, namely : 



Lyndonville, Orleans county, Mr. F. Plummer, observer. 



Schenevus, Otsego county, Mr. C. J. Tipple, observer. 



The rainfall stations Demster, Oswego county and Tyrone, 

 Schuyler county, have been discontinued. I note with regret the 

 death of Mr. F. W. Squires of Demster, whose observations upon 

 rainfall had been carried on for many years. 



All stations observing temperature are provided with self-record- 

 ing thermometers giving the highest and lowest readings during 

 the 24 hours preceding the observations, which are taken soon after 

 sundown each day. The mean of the highest and lowest readings 

 does not differ materially from the average value for the 24 hours. 

 More than 30 stations are provided with thermometers of the 

 ordinary pattern, but suitably standardized, which are read three 

 times daily (at 7 a. m., 2 p. m. and 9 p. m.) and thereby a very 

 close approximation to the true daily mean is obtained. 



In the establishment of meteorological stations, especial care is 

 taken to secure their uniform distribution over the State, as far as 

 possible; but this has been difficult to accomplish in the thinly 

 populated highland districts of northern and southeastern New 

 York. It is satisfactory to record that this year persistent efforts 

 have resulted in securing to the bureau three observers in the 

 northern sections, wliilc the new station at Liberty, Sullivan 

 county, will furnish valuable data from the mountainous sections 

 west of the Hudson. 



