EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETINS. 



NO. 43.— WEATHER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR, AND RAINFALL CHARTS 



OF MICHIGAN. 



MICHIGAN WEATHER SERVICE, ~) 



IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE U. S. SIGNAL SERVICE, I 

 OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, 



Lansing, Mich., January 17, 1889. J 



Hon. Franklin Wells, President State Board of Agriculture, Constantine, 

 Michigan. 



Sir — I have the honor to submit the following report of the work of this 

 service for the year ending December 31, 1888. 



Instruments. — The instruments of the service are all in good condition, 

 except one barometer, broken December 25, and one maximum thermom- 

 eter, also broken in December. 



Instruments are now in the hands of observers in all the counties, except 

 Alger, Cheboygan, Gogebic, Iron, Missaukee, Presque Isle and Luce. 

 Observers will be appointed and instruments will be placed in these counties 

 as soon as volunteers can be secured. 



Raihuay Weather Signals. — The weather signals have been regularly 

 displayed during the year on the baggage cars of twenty-six trains of the 

 following roads: 



Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Ry. ; Chicago & Grand Trunk Ry. ; 

 Port Huron & Northwestern Ry. ; Michigan Central Ry. ; Port Huron 

 Division Grand Trunk Ry. ; Grand Rapids & Indiana Ry. ; Chicago & West 

 Michigan Ry. ; and the Pontiac, Oxford & Port Austin Ry. 



This method of displaying the weather indications to the people of the 

 State has been very satisfactory and should be extended to the other railroads 

 of the State, as far as possible. This system was extended to as many trains 



