METEOROLOGY WATER. 637 



teachers of physics and mathematics, Weather Bureau men as educators, the new 

 edition of Hann's Meteorology, contributions to the physics of the free atmosphere, 

 hailstorm in the Bahamas, n<> change of climate, explorations of the upper atmos- 

 phere by the Blue Hill Observatory, an old reference to the kite in meteorology, 

 winds and waves, diurnal variation of atmospheric humidity, and the guango, or 

 rain tree. 



NO. 7. Special contributions on Studies on the Diurnal Periods in the Lower 

 Strata of the Atmosphere V, The Variable Action of the Sun and It- Effect upon 

 terrestrial Weather Conditions (illus.),by I". II. Bigelow; The Meteorological Work 

 pf the l'. S. Naval Eclipse Expedition to Spain and Algeria, August 30, L905, by V. 1 1 . 

 feigelow ; Observations of Earth Temperature in Japan (illus.), by S. T. Tamura; 



An Account of Recent Met 'ological and ( ieophysical Researches in Japan, by 8. T. 



Tamura; The Variation in Minimum Temperatures on Still, Clear Nights Within the 

 Confines of a Village (illus.), by W. I. Milham; Earthquakes Recently Recorded 

 it the Weather Bureau, by C. F.Marvin; Tides and Thunderstorms, by J. C Beans; 

 1 la> the Rainfall of Southern California been Affected by any So-called Rainmaker? 

 ami Meteorological Records at Orono, Me., by J. S. Stevens; ami notes on the 

 pioneer forecasters of hurricanes, simultaneous weather anomalies in Iceland and 

 Europe, the sugar beet and its climatic environment, Weather Bureau work during 

 the eclipse of August .'in, 1905, meteorology in Petermann's Geographisehe Mittei- 

 nngen, showers of fish, Hawaiian climatology, scientific aeronautics, mirage after 

 ■onset, a quadruple rainbow, meteor in Montana, reorganization of meteorology in 

 Australia, the station at Tort an Prince. Haiti, a severe hailstorm at Grand Rapids, 

 Mich., meteorological course at Williams College, and a caution as to hypotheses. 



No. s. Special contributions on The Tornado of May 10, L905, at Snyder, Okla., by 

 C. M. Strong; and Studies on the Diurnal Periods in the Lower Strata of the Atmos- 

 phere — VI, General Review of the status of Cosmical Meteorology, by F. H. Bige- 

 low ; and notes on kite work in the Atlantic trade-wind region, and the impartial 

 distribution of weather-crop bulletins. 



No. 9. — Special contributions on The Lifting Power of Ascending Currents of Air, 

 by II. 11. Clayton; The Wesl Indian Hurricane of August 11, 1903 (illus. i. byM. Hall: 

 and Japanese Meteorological Service in Korea and Manchuria (illus. i, by Y. Wada, 

 trans, by S. T. Tamura; and notes on Dr. Julian Aparicio, Pietro Tacchini, Robert 

 August Billwiller, tornado at Carbondale, Pa., August •">(), 1905 (illus.), Mohn's 

 results of Nansen's North Polar work, meteorology in South America, P. I >. Archi- 

 hald and the modern kite, the Mount Weather observatory, importance of research 

 Observatories for the promotion of meteorology, mountain stations and their import- 

 luce, an absurd explanation as to Indian summer, the altitude of Mount Whitney, 

 Elal., new Canadian provinces | illus. |, the green ray at sunset, and ball lightning. 



Meteorological observations, J. E. Ostrander and C. H. Ohadwick [Mosbo- 

 musette Sta. M>t. Bute. SOS, .'<>/, pp. 4 'each). — Summaries of observations on pressure, 

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

 nomena during November and I December, 1905. The general character of the weather 

 of each month is briefly discussed, and the December bulletin gives a summary for 

 khe year. The principal data in this summary are as follows: 



Pressure" (inches). Maximum, 30.86, December 1; minimum, 29.22, April t>: 

 mean. 30.019. Air temperature 6 (degrees F.). — Maximum, 93, July 10; minimum, 

 - 13, January 24; mean, 45.8; mean sensible (wet bulb), 41.1; maximum daily range, 

 45, June 1 .*; minimum daily range, 3, June 12; mean daily range, 22.1. Humidity.— 

 Mean dewpoint, .")7..".: mean relative humidity, 76.5. Precipitation. — Total rainfall 

 or melted snow. : IS. Sin. ; mini her of days on which 0.01 in. or more rain or incite- 1 snow- 

 fell. 122; total snowfall. 40 in. WeatJier.—TotaA cloudiness recorded by sun ther- 

 mometer, 1,977 hours, or 44 per cent; number of clear day-, 130; number of fair 



a Reduced to freezing and sea level. b ln ground Bhelter. 



