730 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



during the season, with monthly summaries of observations at Storrs 

 on atmospheric pressure, rainfall, relative humidity, precipitation, and 

 cloudiness, and a record of rainfall at 20 other places in the State dur- 

 ing the 6 months ending October 31. 



"The total precipitation for the year (40.6 in.), as measured at Storrs, was consider- 

 ably below the average yearly rainfall for this State. The average for Connecticut 

 from observers having records covering more than 5 years prior to 1896, as given by 

 the New England Meteorological Society, is 48.5 in. The average at Storrs for the 

 past 8 years is 44.2 in., and the average from 15 observers of the New England Mete- 

 orological Society in the State having records covering the 5 years prior to 1896 is 

 11.7 in. The rainfall was unusually large during the months of February and 

 Maxell while April, May, and June gave an unusually small amount of rainfall. The 

 rainfall throughout the remainder of the growing season was sufficient to keep up a 

 fair <Towth of nearly all crops. The drought early in the season was sufficiently severe 

 to check the growth of grass and some garden crops, the hay crop being quite light. 



'•The temperature for January was much below the average, while February and 

 March were about normal. The spring opened quite early, April and May being mild 

 and favorable for farm work. The last damaging frosts in the spring occurred on the 1st 

 and 2d of May. The summer seasou was notable for several periods of extremely high 

 temperature. Most farm crops except hay made a very fair growth. A light frost 

 occurred September 20, and the first killing frost on September 24, thus giving a 

 growing period of 144 days after the last severe frost in the spring. The average 

 growing season at this station for the past 8 years has been 145 days." 



Report of the meteorologist, G. D. Swezey and G. A. Loveland 

 {Nebraska mate Bd. Ayr. Rpt. 1896, pp. 139-155, Jigs. 26).— This is an 

 account of a study during 1890 ' of the weather and climate of Nebraska 

 in connection with the State Weather Service and in cooperation Avith 

 the Weather Bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture. 



"During the year the number of regular observers has been increased, additional 

 instruments furnished, and an increased issue both of the monthly bulletins and of 

 the weekly crop bulletins distributed to the public and to the press of the State. 

 The number of observers reporting now is 136, the number of weekly crop corre- 

 spondents during the past season was 215, and the issue of weekly crop bulletins 

 was 1,000." 



The temperature and precipitation are summarized for each month, 

 charts showing the isothermal liues, the precipitation, and prevailing 

 winds. A table gives an annual summary of the observations at the 

 different stations on temperature, precipitation, snowfall, and cloudiness. 



"The mean annual temperature for the State was 49.4, which is 1.4 above the nor- 

 mal. The lowest temperature was 22 below zero at Lodgepole, on the 27th of Novem- 

 ber, and the highest was 109, at Norman, on the 26th of July. 



"The average total precipitation over the State for the year was 26. 19 in., which is 

 2.86 in. above the normal. The greatest total precipitation was 47.78 in., at Sutton, 

 and the least was 12.60, at Fort Robinson. The greatest local monthly precipitation 

 was 13.77 in., at Rulo, in May. The total average snowfall was 24 in. It was great- 

 est in the northwestern section, where it was 36.4 in., and least in the southern 

 sections, being 16.9 in. in the southwestern and 17 in. in the southeastern. The 

 greatest amount of snow reported was 58 in., at Lodgepole, and the least 0.7 in., at 

 Aurora. 



1 See also Nebraska Sta. Bui. 46 (E. S. R., 8, p. 964). 



