310 Ninth Annual Report of the 



Region, 29.9 degrees; the Central Lake Region, 30.3 degrees. The 

 mean temperature of the State, as derived from observations at 

 24 stations possessing records for ten years or more, was 1.0 

 degree above the normal. The only deficiencies were reported 

 from 5 stations of the St. Lawrence Valley and the Great Lake 

 Region. 



The mean relative humidity was 80 per cent. The mean dew- 

 point was 24 degrees. 



The average precipitation for the State was 3.90 inches of rain 

 and melted snow, as derived from the records of 102 stations. 

 The heaviest precipitation, exceeding six inches, occurred over 

 the southern Adirondack Plateau and a portion of the Coast 

 Region, while the least amount under, 2 inches, occurred in the 

 western-central section. The maximum local precipitation was 

 6.71 inches at Port Jervis, while the minimum was 1.56 inches at 

 Penn Yan. A list of the greatest rainfall rates will be found in 

 the table of meteorological data. The average total snowfall at 

 69 well distributed stations was 13.6 inches. In central New 

 York generally the amounts rangej from 10 to 15 inches, although 

 in the southwestern highlands, and near the upper Mohawk Val- 

 ley, 20 inches or more fell. The snowfall on the Northern Pla- 

 teau averaged over 25 inches, and on the Coast about 5 inches. 

 The maximum local amount was 32.6 inches at Madison Barracks. 

 Reports from 48 stations show that on the 15th the ground was 

 generally free from snow, while at the close of the month (owing 

 mainly to the storm of the 30th) there was a snow covering 1 to 

 18 inches deep, in all sections excepting the Coast. The average 

 precipitation for the State was 0.94 inches above the normal, 

 only 4 scattered stations reporting deficiencies. The amount 

 was the greatest recorded for December at Honeymead Brook. 



