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Meteorological summaries for North Carolina for December, 1894, H. B. 

 Battle, C, F. von Herrmann, and R. Nunn (North Carolina Sta. Weather Service 

 Bui. 63, pp. 187-200, maps 2). — The usual summaries of observations of the State 

 Weather Service cooperating vrith the Weather Bureau of this Department. 



Notes on climate of Wyoming, B. C. Buffum ( Wyominy Sta. Rpt. 1894, pp. 

 36-45).— A reprint from Bulletin 17 of the station (E. S. R., 6, p. 18). 



Observations of the New England "Weather Service, 1893 {Annals of Har- 

 vard Coll. Observatory, vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 33-61, pi. 1). — The usual annual summary of 

 observations from about 200 stations, with general characteristics of the weather, 

 and enumeration of the principal cyclonic disturbances during the year. The fol- 

 lowing departures from annual normal values during the period 1885-'93 are given: 



Departures from annual normals, 1885-93. 



— O. L. FASSIG. 



Weather and crops, C. E. Linney (Illinois State Weather Service (1895), No. 1, 

 pp. 8). — The central office of the Illinois State Weather Service was recently trans- 

 ferred from Springfield to Chicago, with W. L. Moore in charge. "Weather and 

 Croi)s" is the title of the official monthly publication of this service. It is a very 

 creditable addition to the numerous State Weather Service monthly reviews. — 



O. L. FASSIG. 



Weather Service in Pennsylvania. — In a communication to the senate and 

 house of representatives of the State of Pennsylvania from the Franklin Institute 

 (6 octavo pages) the value of a State Weather Service is set forth and an appropria- 

 tion of $6,000 for maintaining such a service is urged. — o. L. fassig. 



Temperature and rainfall charts for the Dominion of Canada, January, 1895. — 

 The Central Meteorological Office at Toronto has begun the issue of monthly charts, 

 of which this seems to be the first, showing the mean temperature and the difference 

 from the mean average temperature, the total rainfall and snowfall, and the depth 

 of the snow on the ground on the last day of the month. The size of the map is 

 about 24 by 11 in. The region covered is a narrow belt of about 4 degrees, extending 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific. — o. L. fassig. 



Central American rainfall, M. W. Harrington (Phil. Soc. Washington, Bui. IS 

 (1SD5), pp. 30, pis. 4).— This paper deals with the nature and extent of observations 

 recorded; geographic conditions; annual rainfall; distribution during the year; 

 distribution through the day at San Jos^, Costa Rica; and variation of rainfall. 



Snow charts of Austria, winter of 1894-95 (K. K. Osterr. Central Bureau 

 hydrog. Dienst, Wien). — Charts showing depth of snow on the ground on Saturday 

 of each week in the drainage area of the Danube, with tabular review. — o. L. fassig. 



Meteorological observations in Wiirtemberg in 1893 (Deut. Met. Jahriuch, 

 1893, pp. 69, pis. 2). — This volume contains the records from 100 stations for observ- 

 ing meteorological and phenological phenomena. The establishment of a station 

 of the first order at Hohenheiin is described by Prof. Dr. Mack, who also discusses 

 the daily periods of rainfall from observations covering a period of 10 years at this 

 station. — o. L. fassig. 



Indian meteorological memoirs (Volume V, parts IV, V, and VI. Calcutta: 

 1894). — Volume V tre its of the diurnal variation of atmospheric conditions in India, 

 being a discussion of the hourly observations recorded at 25 stations since 1873, 

 Part IV discusses the hourly observations at Allahabad; part V, the observations at 

 Lucknow ; part VI, the observations at Agra. — o. i.. FASSia. 



