Meteorological Summary for the Year 1897. 



The average atmospheric pressure (reduced to sea-level and 32 

 degrees Fahr.) for the State of New York during 1897 was 30.05 

 inches; the highest monthly mean pressure, 30.15 inches, occur- 

 ring in September, and the lowest, 29.94 inches, in July. The 

 highest barometer was 30.87 inches at Albany on March 1st, and 

 the lowest was 29.06 inches at Oswego on November 9th, giving 

 a range of 1.81 inches within the State. The highest local 

 monthly mean pressure was 30.18 inches at Albany in October, 

 the lowest being 29.92 inches at Buffalo, Rochester and Oswego 

 in July. The greatest local range was 1.69 inches at Albany, and 

 the least, 1.56 inches, at Buffalo and Erie. The mean annual 

 range for all stations was 1.63 inches. The greatest departures 

 of monthly means from the normal were +0.08 inch in April, 

 September and October, and — 0.06 inch in May. 



The mean annual temperature for the State was 46.4 degrees, 

 as derived from the records of 81 stations; the mean temperature 

 of January, the coldest month, being 22.3 degrees, and of July, the 

 warmest month, 72.1 degrees. The highest local annual mean 

 was 52.6 degrees at Brooklyn, and the lowest was 40.7 degrees 

 at North Lake, Herkimer county. The highest local monthly 

 mean was 75.1 degrees at Canajoharie in July, and the lowest 

 was 13.9 degrees at Saranac Lake in January. The maximum 

 temperature reported during the year was 102 degrees at Avon 

 on July 5th and 10th, and the minimum was 28 degrees below 

 zero at Saranac Lake on February 28th, giving an annual range 

 of 130 degrees within the State. The average daily range for 

 the year was 19 degrees; the greatest local value being 25 degrees 

 at Oxford, while the least was 12 degrees at Arkwright. The 



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