METEOROLOGY. 923 



temperature, precipitation, doudiiiess, and wind movement, and monthly and annual 

 precipitation at 17 places. The mean temi)erature for the year was 42.81° F. (mean 

 for 33 years 42.33°), mean pressure 29.17 in., precipitation 4(>.0.'> in. (mean for 33 

 years 45.30), and number of cloudy days lOO. 



Meteorological observations, J. E. Ostk.\ni)kr and II. L. Bodfish (Masmrliu- 

 Sttls Sfa. Met. Ihils. j-jT, loS, l'>9, pj). 4 «'^'/0. — Sununaries of observations on pres- 

 sure, temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, sunshine, cloudiness, and casual 

 phenomena during January, Fel)ruary, and March. The data are briefly discussed in 

 general notes on the weather of each month. 



Meteorological record for 1900 (Xeir Vork State Sta. Rpt. 1900, pp. 468-477). — 

 Tables are given which sIkjw the daily readings of maximum and mininuim ther- 

 mometers at 7 a., m. for each month of the year; the average monthly temperature 

 an<l precipitation since 1882; the daily wind record for each month of 1900; a monthly 

 sunuuary of the direction of the wind for the year; tridaily readings of the standard 

 air thermometer duriugeach month of the year; and a month ly summary of maxinuim, 

 minimum, and standard thermometer readings. 



Meteorological observations, "W. B. Auvoon ( Virginia Sla. Rpt. 1901, }>p. 9, 

 10). — Tables are given which show monthly averages of observations at Blackslnirg, 

 A"a., on temperature, precipitation, direction of wind, and cloudiness for the period 

 from July 1, 1900, to Deceml)er 31, 1901; and monthly means of temperature and 

 l)recii:)itation during 9 years (1893-1901). The mean temperature for the year ended 

 December 31, 1901 (calculateil from monthly means), was 49.8° F., the precipitation 

 53.8 in. 



A summary of meteorological observations at the National Institute of 

 Guatemala, 1857-1898, D. Gonzalez [Resumen de las observaciones meieorologicas 

 liirhas en el Instituto Xacioual de Guatemala desde el aflo de 1857 liasta el aflo de 1898. 

 Guatemala, 1899, pp. SO). 



Total rainfall for 1901 (Agr. Jour. Cape Good Hope, 20 {1902), No. 6, pp. S81- 

 384). — The total rainfall during the year at a large number of places in different parts 

 of- the province is reported. 



Rainfall in the agricultural districts of Queensland, C. L. Wragge ( Qneen-f- 

 land Agr. Jour., 10 {1902), Xo. 2, p. 130). — A table is given which jshows the total 

 monthly rainfall at 41 places in Queensland during the year 1901. 



Composition of Barbados rainfall {Imp. Dept. Agr. West Indies, Rpt. Agr. Work 

 1900, p. 11). — The total amount, and the chlorin, ammonia, nitrates, and total nitro- 

 gen contents (parts per million) of the rainfall of each month from December, 1898, 

 to May, 1900, inclusive. 



Forests and rainfall, W. L. Summers {Jour. Agr. and lud. South .-iustralia, 5 

 {1902), Xo. 7, pp. 616-619). — Tables give the annual rainfall at Adelaide and 5 other 

 jilaces in South Australia during a long period of years. It is stated that a study of 

 the data affords no proof that the rainfall has decreased with the denudation of the 

 timbered land. 



On the climate of Tunis, (i. (Jinestois {Bui. Dir. Agr. et Com., 7 {1902), Xo. 22, 

 pp. 64-88, Jigs. 5, chartx 4). — This is a sununary of obs^ervations since 1885 at different 

 places in Tunis on atmospheric ])ressure, temperature, winds, cloudiness, relative 

 humidity, dew, fogs, storms, evaporation, rainfall, and snow. 



Frost injuries to the winter plantings of the year 1901, P. Sorauer {Arb. 

 iJtiit. Landu: (iesell., 1901, Xo. 6./, pp. 8 + 20.5). — This includes a summary of replies 

 to circulars of inquiry distributed through the different provinces of (Jermany, as 

 ^vell as articles on The snow cover of North (iermany and The temperature condi- 

 tir)ns of ( iermany in the winter of 1900-1901, by W. Le.sz. 



Text-book of meteorology, J. Manx {Lehrhnch der Meteorulogie. Leipzig: ('. IT. 

 Tauchnitz, 1901, pp. XIV 805, pis. 8, figs. Ill, charts /J).— The original purijosewas 

 to prepare a text-book suited to tlie needs of the(iermaii high schools (//(«•//.%>•/( »/<»), 

 but the completerl work far excee<ls these 1) und-, being adapted to tlie re<|iiirements 



