152 Ninth Annual Report of the 



following stations : Angelica, Humphrey, Waverly, Iloneymead 

 Brook, Canton, !North Hammond, Palermo and Ithaca, and only 

 equaled at Albany in 1878 and at Erie, Pa., in 1881. 



The mean relative humidity for the State was 72 }3er cent. The 

 mean dew point was 51 degrees. 



The average precipitation for the State was 3.63 inches of rain, 

 as derived from the records of 100 stations. The heaviest general 

 precipitation ranging from 4 to over 6 inches, occurred in the 

 eastern-central section of the State ; while in the extreme western 

 counties adjacent to the great lakes, and in a portion of the St. 

 Lawrence Valley the amount was under 2 inches. The greatest 

 local rainfall was 6.72 inches at Gloversville, the least amount 

 being 1.03 inches at Madison Barracks. The average total pre- 

 cipitation at 27 stations possessing records for previous years was 

 0.06 inches below the normal amount. 



The average number of days on which the precipitation was 

 0.01 inches or more was 9.7. The rain frequency was greatest 

 in northeastern New York and in portions of the southern 

 tier of counties. The average number of clear days was 11.2; 

 of partly cloudy days, 10.6 ; and of cloudy days, 8.2 ; giving an 

 average cloudiness of 48 per cent, for the State. The least 

 amount of cloud prevailed in the eastern-central section of the 

 State. 



The prevailing winds were from the northwest. The average 

 total wind-travel at 6 stations of the National Bureau was 6,7 37 

 miles, the travel being generally in excess of the usual values 

 for June, both along the Atlantic Coast and the Great Lakes. 

 The maximum velocity recorded at the above stations was 53 

 miles per hour at New York on the 1st. 



Electrical storms (including distant thunder or lightning) were 

 reported on 13 dates, as follows: On the 3d at 13 stations of 

 all sections ; on the 4th at 3 southeastern stations ; on the 6th 

 at Humphrey and Jamestown ; on the 7th at Jamestown ; on 

 the 13th at 12 stations in eastern and northern New York, 

 and near the southern border; on the 14th at 4 eastern stations; 

 on the 15th at 5 eastern and southwestern stations; on the 

 16th at 3 eastern stations ; on the 19th at 5 southwestern 

 stations and at St. Johnsville ; on the 20th at Addison and S 



