393 Ninth Annual REroRT of the 



EASTERN PLATEAU — CHENANGO COUNTY. 

 Station, Oxford — Mr. John P. Davis, Observer. 



Latitude, 42 deg. 26 mln. north; longitude, 75 deg. 40 mln. west; elevation, 1,000 feet; 

 location changed to Oxford village In 1893. 



This station is located at Mr. Davis' residence in the town of 

 Oxford, on the western sid'e of the Chenango river valley; the sur- 

 face being nearly level in the vicinity of the station. 



The maximum and minimum thermometers are secured 6 feet 

 above the sod, to the north side of a barn. They are protected by 

 louvred wings at the sides, and by a closed board roof. 



The rain-gauge is situated in the garden, about 25 feet distant 

 from the barn. Its top is 2 feet above the ground. 



EASTERN PLATEAU — CORTLAND COUNTY. 

 Station, Cortland — Proffjssor D. L. Bardwell, Observer. 



Established in June, 1895; latitude, 42 deg. 36 min.; longitude, 76 deg. 13 min; eleva- 

 tion, 1,130 feet. 



The valley in which Cortland is situated is broad and level, the 

 surrounding country, however, being hilly, with summits rising 

 1,600 feet or more above sea-level. 



Maximum, minimum and an exposed thermometer are placed 

 in a shelter of the standard U. S. Weather Bureau pattern, which 

 are on the grounds of the normal school. The instruments are 

 about 6 feet above the ground. 



The rain-gauge stands upon the top of a flat-roofed building 

 three stories in height. 



EASTERN PLATEAU — DELAWARE COUNTY. 

 Station, South Kortright — Mr. D. C. Sharpe, Observer. 



Established (by Signal Service) in 1888; equipped by State Service, February, 1890; 

 latitude, 42 deg. 20 min. north; longitude, 74 deg. 43 mln. west; elevation, 1,700 feet. 



This station is located in a deep valley of the Catskill moun- 

 tains through which the western branch of the Delaware river 

 flows in a southwesterly direction. On the southern side of the val- 



