METKOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY . 947 



METEOROLOGY CLIMATOLOGY. 



Report of tlie Chief of the Weather Bureau, 1901-2 {U. S. Dept. Agr., 

 Wiathir Jiinnni Jijil. lUOl-j, pp. .l.'/j, rhdrh .'>). — The first part of this report containH 

 an account of the operations of the Weather Bureau (hirinjr the year; part 2, a list 

 of observing stations and changes therein (hu-ing lOOl, and liourly averages of atmos- 

 pheric pressure, temperature, and \vin<l from the records of automati(; instruments 

 at 28 stations; part 3, monthly and annual meteorological summaries for 171 Weather 

 Bureau stations; part 4, monthly and annual means and extremes of temperature and 

 dates of first and last killing frosts, 1901; part 5, monthly and annual precipitation, 

 1901; and part 6, miscellaneous meteorological tables and reports. 



Annual summary of meteorological observations in the United. States, 

 1902 (Mo. Wnilh, r n,r., .11) (lf)Oj),X<>. hi, pp. ]'II-- fJOJ-Cl:!, jds. ..V, rharls 7 ).— 

 This number gives a table of contents, list of corrections, additions, and changes, 

 and an index for volume 30; and a summary of observations on temperature, i>ressure, 

 preci])itation, wind movement, cloudiness, and other meteorological phenomena 

 "based essentially upon data received from about IGO regular Weather Bureau stations, 

 33 regular Canadian stations, and voluntary stations from such States as have forwarded 

 their annual summaries in time." The following special articles are included: The 

 Red River Flood of November and December, 1902, by J. ^y. Cronk; Cannon and 

 Hail, l)y J. R. Plumandon; and Studies among the Snow C'rystals during the Winter 

 of 1901-2, with Additional Data Collected during Previous Winters (illus. ), l)y 

 W. A. I'K'ntley. 



Meteorological chart of the Great Lakes, A. J. Henry and N. B. Conger 

 ( r. S. l)('[)t. Ai/r., Weatlier Bureau, Miieurolo(jlcal Chart of the (ireat Lakes, 1902, No. 2, 

 pp. 17, cliarlx 4) . — This is the usual summary of observations for the season of 1902 

 on storms, atmospheric precipitation, and lake levels, opening and closing of navi- 

 gation, wrecks and casualties, fog, etc. 



Meteorological observations, C. S. Phelps { Connect tent Stnrrs Sta. Jtpt. 1901, pp. 

 246-J.'jO). — This is a record of observations on temperature, ))ressure, humidity, pre- 

 cipitation, and cloudiness during each month of 1901 at Storrs, and on rainfall during 

 the 6 months ended Oilober 31, 1901, at 22 places in Connecticut. The mean 

 pressure for the year at Storrs was 29.98 in. ; total precipitation 66.5 in. ; number of 

 cloudy days, 134. The average rainfall for the State during the 6 months ended 

 October 31 was 27.80 in. 



"The total precipitation for the year as recorded at Storrs . . . is the heaviest 

 annual precipitation since the station began observations in 1888, being about 19.5 

 in. above the average (47 in.) for 13 years. The rainfall was exceptionally heavy 

 during January, March, April, and May and again in July and December. . . . 

 From the table of rainfall observations reported from 22 localities in the State, for the 

 6 montlis (May 1 to October 31), it will be noticed that the average rainfall for the 

 State was quite heavy for each month except June. . . . The last killing frost 

 occun-ed May (i, although the dan:iage was not very general. . . . Frost helil off well 

 in the fall, the tirst to do much damage occurring September 26, thus giving a 

 growing season of 142 days." 



Meteorological observations, J. E. Ostr.\xder and S. C. B.\con {Masmchusetl>i 

 Sta. Met. Bids. 169, 170, 171, pp. 4 mc/i).— Summaries of observations on pressure, 

 temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, sunshine, cloudiness, and casual phe- 

 nomena during January, February, and March, 1903. The data are briefly dis- 

 cussed in general notes on the weather of each month. 



Meteorological record for 1901 {New York State Sta. Rpt. 1901, pp. 410-419).— 

 Tables are given which show the average monthly temperature and precipitation 

 since 1882; the daily wind record for each month of 1901; a monthly summary of 

 the direction of the wind for the year; tridaily readings of the standard air ther- 



