74 Ninth Annual Report of thbj 



30.1 degrees ; the St. Lawrence Yalley, 29.7 degrees ; the Great 

 Lake Region, 34.3 degrees ; the Central Lake Region, 35.0 degrees. 

 The average of the mean temperatures at 26 stations possessing 

 records for previous years was 3.0 degrees above the normal, 

 excesses being reported from all stations excepting Potsdam. 



The mean relative humidity for the State was 75 per cent. The 

 mean dew point was 27 degrees. 



The average precipitation for the State, as derived from the 

 records of 102 stations, was 3.40 inches of rain and melted snow. 

 The maximum general precipitation, ranging from 4 to 7 inches^ 

 obtained over much of the territory extending from Lake Ontario 

 and the St. Lawrence river to the Upper Hudson Valley. The 

 greatest local precipitation was 7.20 inches at North Lake, and the 

 least was 1.55 inches at Cortland. The average snowfall at 65 

 widely distributed stations was 7.7 inches. The amounts in the 

 central and southern valleys and coast generally did not exceed 2 

 inches. In northern New York amounts ranging from 15 to 28 

 inches were commonly reported, while for the Central Plateau the 

 maximum amount was 17 inches. The average precipitation at 27 

 stations possessing records for previous years, was 0.22 inches above 

 the normal amount. The rainfall was deficient in much of eastern 

 and southern New York, excesses being more common in the north 

 and west. 



The average number of days on which the precipitation amounted 

 to 0.01 inches or more was 12.1. The storm frequency was more 

 uniform than usual over the State, although somewhat greater in 

 northern and eastern New York and the Great Lake Region than 

 elsewhere. The average number of clear days was 9.7; of partly 

 cloudy days, 7.6 ; and of cloudy days, 13.7 ; giving an average cloudi- 

 ness of 57 per cent. The cloudiness was least in the vicinity of 

 the Western Plateau and the Atlantic Coast. 



