408 Ninth Annual Report of the 



CHAMPLAIN VALLEY — WARREN COUNTY. 



Station, Glens Falls — Prof. C. L. Williams, Observer. 



Established October, 1891; latitude, 43 deg. 19 mln. north; longitude, 73 deg. 40 min. 

 west; elevation, ZiO feet (approximately). 



Glems Falls village is at the southern border of Warren county, 

 onthebankof the Hudson river, which at this point flows eastward 

 through a broad valley. The country is nearly flat toward the 

 souths and also northward as far as the French mountain range on 

 the eastern shore of Lake George, 



The station is located at the Glens Falls academy. No. 60 War- 

 pen street. The shelter is secured to the northern side of a wood 

 building, 10 by 10 feet, w^hich is built against the brick school 

 building. The shelter is 30 inches high by 18 inches deep by 24 

 inches wide. Its sides are of wood, free air circulation being ob- 

 tained by slits at all the edges, and through the wire screen in 

 front. The height of the thermometers (dry, wet, maximum and 

 minimum) is 4 feet from the ground. 



The rain-gauge is placed 2 feet above an open plat of ground and 

 60 feet from any buildings. 



ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY — JEFFERSON COUNTY. 

 Station, Watertown — Mr. F. M. Porter, Observer. 



Established October, 1890; transferred to Mr. Porter in July, 1894; latitude, 43 deg. 

 57 min. north; longitude, 75 deg. 54 min. west; elevation, 580 feet (approximately). 



This stajtion is located at Mr. Porter's residence, 154 State street, 

 about 1^ miles southeast of the business center of Watertown, its 

 exposure being practically that of the open country. The station 

 stands near the summit of a ridge, being about 100 feet higher 

 than the former station in the city. 



The thermometers hang in a shelter 2 feet 8 inches long, 12 

 inches deep and 3 feet high, with louvred windows and a glazed 

 door in front. The roof is sloping, the bottom and back are closed, 

 the door opening toward the northeast. The shelter is situated 

 midway between a low wing of the house and the barn, 30 feet 

 distant from each. It is secured to a post at a height of 5 feet 

 above the sod. 



