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Mich., by J. E. Buchanan ; Excessive Precipitation at Louisville, Ky., by F. J. 

 Walz; A New' Formula for Computing the Solar Constant from Pyrheliometric 

 Observations, by H. H. Kimball ; and Stormer's Work on the Physics of the 

 Aurora, by P. G. Nutting. 



Meteorological work [of the Alaska Stations], C, C. Georgeson (Alaska 

 )S7«v. Rpt. 1907, pp. S7-9S). — Tabular summaries are given of the reports of the 

 volunteer weather observers of the Weather Bureau of Alaska on temperature, 

 precipitation, and general weather conditions during the year ended November 

 30, 1907. 



Climate of Kansas, T. B. Jennings (Mo. Weather Rev., 36 (190S), No. Jf, 

 pp. SS-92). — Extremes and means of temperature and precipitation are given 

 for each month during 20 years, 1SS7-1906, with notes on frosts, winds, snow- 

 fall, thunderstorms, and hailstorms. " The mean annual temperature varies 

 between 51° in the extreme northwestern counties and 57° in the extreme 

 southeastern. . . . The average annual precipitation ranges from 15.37 in. 

 in the extreme western to 44.54 in. in the extreme southeastern part of the 

 State." 



Meteorological observations at the Massachusetts Agricultural Experi- 

 ment Station, J, E. Ostkandeb, T. A. Babrv, and K. C. Lindblad (MassucJiu- 

 sctts Sta. Met. Buls. 233, 234, pp. 4 each). — Summaries of observations at 

 Amherst, Mass., on pressure, temperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, sun- 

 shine, cloudiness, and casual phenomena during INlay and June, 190S. The data 

 are briefly discussed in general notes on the weather of each month. 



Meteorological observations (Michigan Sta. Rpt. 1907, pp. 123-134). — Tabu- 

 lated daily and monthly summaries are given of observations during 1906 on 

 temperature, pressure, precipitation, humidity, cloudiness, wind movement, etc. 



Report of meteorologist, N. Helme (Rhode Island Sta. Rpt. 1907, pp. 381- 

 397 ) . — Observations at Kingston on temperature, precipitation, prevailing winds, 

 and general character of the weather are given for each month of the year 

 ended June 30, 1907. The mean temperature for that period was 46.5°, the 

 precipitation 48.01 in., and the number of clear days 1.36. 



Weather of the year 1907 in Switzerland, R. Billwiller (Schweiz. Ztsehr. 

 Forstic, 59 (1908), Nos. 2, pp. 4i}--J2; 3, pp. 78-84). — The meteorological condi- 

 tions during each month of the year are described, and observations on tem- 

 perature, precipitation, and sunshine at various stations in Switzerland are 

 summarized. 



Meteorological observations in Surinam and Curagao, 1907 (Meteorologische 

 Waarnemingcn gedaan op dc Meteorologische Stations in dc Kolonii'n Suriname 

 en CuraQ-ao in het Jaar 1907. [1907], pp. 16). — Observations on pressure, tem- 

 perature, precipitation, etc., at Paramaribo, Surinam, and on precipitation at 

 various places in Surinam and Curagao and other parts of the Dutch Antilles 

 are given. 



The climate of the British Isles, A. Watt (Scot. Geogr. Mag., 24 (1908), 

 \o. 4, pp. 169-186, figs. 9). — The general climatic conditions are described and 

 ihe distribution of temperature and rainfall is discussed in some detail. The 

 question of change of climate is also briefly touched upon. It is stated that no 

 definite answer can be made to this question, although there appears to be a 

 very general opinion that the winters in the British Isles have on the whole 

 grown milder. 



Climate of the Bahama Islands, O. L, Fassig (The Bahama Islands. 'New 

 York, 1905, pp. 111-125, maps 3). — This is a chapter in a monograph on the 

 Bahama Islands, issued by the Geographical Society of Baltimore. It discusses 

 the climate of the islands as a whole, the temperature, relative humidity, clouds 

 and sunshine, rainfall, winds, thunderstorms, and especially hurricanes. 



