178 Ninth Annual Kei'OUT of the 



Atlantic Coast, 72.8 degrees; tlie Hudson Valley, 73.6 degrees, 

 the Moluiwk Valley, 72.3 degrees; the Clianiplain Valley, 71.6 

 degrees; the St. Lawrence Valley, 73.2 degrees; the Great Lake 

 Region, 73.3 degrees; the Central Lake Region, 73.2 degrees. 

 The average temperature at 25 stations possessing records for 

 previous years was 2.4 degrees above the normal. New York City 

 alone reporting a deficiency. The largest excesses occurred in 

 central New York and along the Lakes. 



The mean relative humidity was 79 per cent. The mean dew 

 point was 64 degrees. 



The average precipitation for the State was 6.81 inches, as 

 derived from the records of 104 stations. The least general 

 rainfall, under 3 inches, occurred in portions of western-central 

 New York and the lower St. Lawrence Valley ; while in much 

 of the eastern section the amount exceeded 10 inches. The 

 maximnm local rainfall was 18.18 inches at Setauket, L. I., and 

 the minimum 2.20 inches at Mt. Morris. A list of heavy rates 

 of rainfall will be found in the table of Meteorological Data. 

 The rainfall for the State was 3.26 inches above the normal, as 

 derived from the records of 26 stations possessing records of 

 previous years. The greatest excesses obtained in the south and 

 east. The rainfall exceeded any previously recorded at 9 stations, 

 located principally in the south and east. 



The average number of days on which the precipitation 

 amounted to 0.01 inches or more was 14.4; the rain frequency 

 being greatest in eastern New York and least in the western- 

 central counties. The average number of clear days was 10.0 ; 

 of partly cloudy days, 10.6 ; and of cloudy days, 10.4 ; giving an 

 average cloudiness of 52 per cent. The least cloudiness obtained 

 over the Western Plateau, and the greatest over the southeastern 

 and northeastern sections. 



