Meteorological Summary for November, 1897. 



The average atmospheric pressure (reduced to sea-level and 

 32 degrees Fahr.) for the State was 30.06 inches. The highest 

 barometer was 30.64 inches at Albany on the 28th, and the lowest, 

 29.06 inches at Oswego on the 9th. The mean pressure was con- 

 siderably higher in the eastern section than along the Lakes. The 

 average pressure for the month was very nearly normal, lake stations 

 only reporting slight deficiencies. 



The mean temperature of the State was 37.6 degrees, as derived 

 from observations of maxima and minima at 81 stations. The 

 highest local mean was 45.3 degrees at Setauket, the lowest being 

 30.1 degrees at Saranac Lake. The highest general daily mean 

 was 50 degrees on the 5th, and the lowest 22 degrees on the 

 24th. The maximum temperature reported was 70 degrees at 

 Bedford on the 4th, and the minimum, 3 degrees below zero at 

 Number Four on the 24th. The mean monthly range of temper- 

 ature for the State was 52 degrees, the greatest local value being 

 65 degrees at Low\alle, and the least, 42 degrees at Palermo and 

 Arkwright. The mean daily range was 15 degrees. The greatest 

 local daily range was 53 degrees at Little Falls (2a) on the 28th, 

 the least being 1 degree at Lockport on the 1st and at Canajoharie 

 on the 2d. The mean temperature of the various regions of the 

 State were as follows : The Western Plateau, 38.5 degrees ; the 

 Eastern Plateau, 37.4 degrees ; the Northern Plateau, 33.0 degrees ; 

 the Atlantic Coast, 43.5 degrees; the Hudson Yalley, 38.9 degrees ; 

 the Mohawk Valley, 35.2 degrees; the Champlain Valley, 35.1 

 degrees ; the St. Lawrence Valley, 34.8 degrees ; the Great Lake 

 Kegion,39.9 degrees ; the Central Lake Eegion, 39.6 degrees. The 

 mean temperature of the State, as derived from observations at 26 

 stations having records for previous years, was 0.6 degrees above the 

 normal, excesses being reported from 17 stations, located mainly in 

 the central and southern sections. 



The mean relative humidity was 78 per cent. The mean dew- 

 point was 33 degrees. 



