128 Ninth Annual Rf:port of the 



The meuii relative liumidity was 70 per cent. The mean dew- 

 point was 45 degrees. 



The average precipitation for the State was 4.14 inclies of rain, as 

 derived from the records of 100 stations. The heaviest general pre- 

 cipitation, ranging from G to over 9 inches, obtained in a portion of 

 the Coast Region, while the least was under 2 inches through a con- 

 siderable area south of Lake Ontario. The maximum local amount 

 was 9.83 inches at Bedford, and the least, 1.33 inches, at Rochester. 

 The principal rain periods occurred between the 1st and 5th, on the 

 10th, 12th to 14th, the 20th and 21st, the 23d and 24th, the 28th and 

 29th. No snow was reported. The average total precipitation at 

 27 stations possessing records for previous years was 0.54 inches 

 above the normal amount, deficiencies occurring at 8 scattered 

 stations, mainly in the Lake Region, The largest excess obtained in 

 the Southeastern section. The average number of days on which 

 the precipitation amounted to 0.01 inches or more was 9.6, the rain 

 frequency being greatest in the vicinity of the Mohawk Valley and 

 Lake Erie, and least along the eastern border. The average number 

 of clear days was 9.6; of partly cloudy days, 10.4; and of cloudy 

 days, 11.0; giving an average cloudiness of 50 per cent, for the 

 State. The maximum cloudiness obtained in eastern New York, 

 north of the Coast Region, and the least in the central part of the 

 State. 



The prevailing wind direction was from the west. The average 

 wind travel at 6 stations of the National Bureau was 7,740 miles, the 

 values being greater than usual in eastern New York, and about the 

 usual average along the lakes. The maximum velocity' reported 

 from the above stations was 48 miles per hour at New York City 

 and Buffalo on the 2d and 14th, respectively. 



Thunderstorms (including distant thunder or lightning) were 

 observed as follows : On the 1st at North Hammond ; 2d, Man- 

 hattan Beach; 3rd, Wedgewood and Ithaca; 4th, St. Johnsville; 



