50 Ninth Annual Report of thbj 



Valley, 20 degrees ; the Great Lakes, 26.6 degrees ; the Central 

 Lakes, 27.2 degrees. The average of the mean temperature at 26 

 stations possessing records for previous years was l.-i degrees above 

 the normal, the values being in excess at all stations excepting "West 

 Point, Plattsburgh and Madison Barracks. 



The mean relative humidity for the State was 77 per cent. The 

 mean dew point was 20 degrees. 



The average precipitation for this State was 1.86 inches of rain 

 and melted snow, as derived from the records of 100 stations. Tlie 

 amounts exceeded 2 inches over portions of western, northern and 

 southeastern New York, while over a considerable area of the 

 central section the total was less than 1 inch. The maximum local 

 precipitation was 4.68 inches at Willets Point, and the least, 0.59 

 inches, at Dryden. The average total snowfall, at 69 widely dis- 

 tributed stations, was 11.2 inches. The least amount was about 5 

 inches in portions of western and central New York, while in other 

 portions of the State more than 11 inches were generally reported. 

 The maximum local amount was 28 inches at Potsdam. The aver- 

 age total precipitation at 27 stations jjossessing records for preWous 

 years was 0.61 inch below the normal amount, excesses occurring 

 only at Potsdam, Buffalo and Poughkeepsie. The deficiency was 

 most marked on the Atlantic coast, and least in the St. Lawrence 

 Valley. 



The average number of days on which the precipitation amounted 

 to 0.01 inch or more was 8.2 ; the storm frequency being greatest in 

 western and northern New York, and least in the vicinity of the 

 Central Lakes and Champlaiu Valley. The average number of clear 

 days was 8.0 ; of partly cloudy days, 8.6, and of cloudy days, 11.4, 

 giving an average cloudinefs of 56 per cent, for the State. The 

 cloudiness was least in eastern New York, and greatest in the north- 

 ern section and the vicinity of the Great Lakes. 



