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graphical Position, and the Variation of the Compass — Second Article (illus. ) ; Studies 

 on the Thermodynamics of the Atmosphere — I, Asymmetric Cyclones and Anticy- 

 clones in Europe and America (illus.), by F. H. Bigelow; Atmospheric Electricity, 

 by G. C. Simpson; Atmospheric Electricity in High Latitudes, by G. C. Simpson; 

 The Time of Moonrise and Moonset (illus.), by W. F. Rigge; A Possible Extension 

 of the Period of Weather Forecasts, by E. B. Garriott (see p. 1045); Forecasts and 

 Verifications in Western Australia, by W. E. Cooke; The Relation of Forests to 

 Rainfall (illus.), by W. F. Hubbard (see p. 1044); An Important Old Local Weather 

 Record for Philadelphia, Pa.; An Appeal for an Aero-physical Observatory in Japan, 

 by S. T. Tamura; Tornadoes — Hailstones— Thunderclouds, by J. P. Gibson; and 

 Weather Bureau Men as Educators. 



No. 2. — The Relation between Storm Movement and Pressure Distribution (illus.), 

 by E. H. Bowie; Climatology of Haiti in the Eighteenth Century (illus.), by C. F. 

 Talman; Mean Annual Rain Map of New South Wales; Studies on the Thermody- 

 namics of the Atmosphere — II, Coordination of the Velocity, Temperature, and 

 Pressure in the Cyclones and Anticyclones of Europe and North America (illus.), by 

 F. H. Bigelow; Vertical Air Currents, by F. W. Proctor; Snow Formed by Mixture 

 of Warm and Cold Air, by R. W. Gray; Prevention of Damage by Frost, by R. P. 

 Skinner (see p. 1044); Early Knowledge of the Tides at Panama, by R. A. Harris; 

 Publication of River Gage Readings; Weather Bureau Men as Educators; Life and 

 Work of James P. Espy; Lectures on Meteorology; Hailstorms in the Bahamas; A 

 Fake Rain Maker; and Outline for the Study of Meteorology in the New York 

 State Normal School. 



Meteorological observations (IdaJio Sta. Rpt. J 90.5, pp. 36-48). — Daily and 

 monthly summaries are given of observations during 1905 on temperature, pressure, 

 precipitation, cloudiness, and wind movement. The mean temperature of the year 

 was 48.6°, the highest temperature 103°, July 22; the lowest -13°, February 11; 

 the total precipitation (rainfall and melted snow) was 20.37 in., the rainfall being 

 17,51 in. 



Meteorological summaries for the year 1901 (Kent ark;/ Sta. Rpt. 1901, pp. 

 296-301). — Tabular summaries for 1901 are given of observations at the station on 

 pressure, temperature, precipitation, cloudiness, wind movement, and casual 

 phenomena. 



Meteorological summaries for the year 1902 (Kentucky Sta. Rpt. 1902, pp. 

 336-341) ■— Tabular summaries for 1902 are given of observations at the station on 

 pressure, temperature, precipitation, cloudiness, wind movement, and casual 

 phenomena. 



Meteorological observations (Maine Sta. Bid. 124, pp. 229-231). — Monthly and 

 annual summaries are given of observations at the experiment station on pressure, 

 temperature, precipitation, cloudiness, wind movement, and of rainfall at 24 differ- 

 ent places in the State. The mean pressure for the year was 29.84 in., the mean 

 temperature 42.13° (normal for 37 years 42.2°), precipitation 32.01 in. (normal for 37 

 years 43.98 in.), snowfall 70.5 in. (normal for 37 years 91.6 in), number of clear days 

 150, cloudy days 121. 



"The winter of 1904-5 was one of unusual severity, December being ±\°, January 

 3°, and February 4° below the average for these months. . . . During this same 

 period the thermometer registered zero or below, as the minimum temperature, on 

 no less than 50 days. 



"For three successive years the total precipitation has been very low, the deficit 

 for the past year amounting to about 12 in., or over one-fourth of the whole. The 

 shortage was especially noticeable in March and October, in which months the pre- 

 cipitation was about one-fifth the average. In but one month of the year, November, 

 did the precipitation equal the average amount." 



