1016 EXPERIMENT STATION RECORD. 



tides anil ai>])roachiiitr s^torms, ciimulns clouds alxive iircs, iiirlitniiii; \vlth<iiit thun- 

 der, reduction of the Ijarometer to standard gravity, hurricanes in Jamaica, W. 1., 

 commercial importance of storm and weather forecasts, tlie evolution of the ther- 

 mometer, a l)arometer needed in halloon voyages, lectures and instruction, the use 

 of the Monthly Weather Review l)y teachers, aerial voyages hy ])alloons and kites, 

 transatlantic weather, correlation of weather in distant localities, new meteorological 

 stations needed, lightning from cloudless skies, lake commerce and insurance, the 

 weather and the newspapers, the first National Meteorological Congress of Mexico, 

 chronological cycles, relations between summer and winter temperatures, Arctic and 

 Antarctic meteorological observers, typhoon of November 10 in Hongkong, equi- 

 noctial storms, and Weather Bureau jmblications for school use. 



Meteorological observations, C. S. Phelps {Connecticut Storrs 

 Sta. Rpt. 1899, ^j^p. 219-221).— Thh is a record of observations on 

 temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, and wind 

 movement durin Of each month of ISHH at Storrs, and on rainfall durino- 

 the 6 months ended October 31, 1899, at 21 places in Connecticut. 

 The mean temperature for the year at Storrs was 47° F. ;mean pres- 

 sure, 30,07 in.; total precipitation, 38.31 in.; number of cloudv da^^s, 

 103. The average rainfall for the State during the (t months ended 

 October 31 was 19.34 in. 



"The total precipitation for the year (38.31 in.) was 6.8 in. 1)elow the average at 

 Storrs for the past 11 years, and about 10 in. below the general average for Connei'- 

 ticut. . . . The last killing frost in the spring occurred May 4. The temperature for 

 June was somewhat above the normal, but for the balance of the summer it was 

 about the average. The growing season was shorter than usual, light frosts occurring 

 September 7 and 11, and quite severe frosts September 15 and IB." 



Meteorological report for 1899, C. B. Ridgaway ( Wyomtng Sta. 

 Itpt. 1900^ i>p. 2-j). — A brief statement of the equipment of the station 

 for meteorological observations, with tables giving daily observations 

 on temperature, relative humidity and dewpoint, atmospheric pressure, 

 and wind movement at Laramie, Wyo., for each month of 1899, as 

 well as a monthly summary of precipitation and evaporation for 

 1891-1899. The summary for 1899 is as follows: 



Temperature (degrees F. ). — Highest, 87, June 29 and July 25; lowest, —40, Feb- 

 ruary 12; mean for the year, 38.8; highest daily range, 63, February 12; lowest daily 

 range, 5, October 9; mean daily range for the year, 24.4. Huiiiklitij. — Mean relative 

 for the year, 57.1; lowest relative, 6, September 7. Dempoint. — Highest, 60°, Sep- 

 tember 5; lowest, —38°, February 6; mean for the year, 23.9°. Atmospheric prex- 

 mire (inches). — Highest, 23.502, September 25; lowest, 22.442, January 31; mean for 

 the year, 23.079. Precipitation (inches). — Highest monthly, 2.01, in July; lowest 

 monthly, 0.07, in November; highest during any single storm, 0.91, July 13; total 

 for 1899, 11.84; mean for 9 years, 10.15. Evaporation. — Total for 6 months (April 22 

 to October 15), 20.58 in.; greatest monthly, 4.42 in., in May. Wind. — Prevailing 

 direction, southwest; greatest vek)city, 58 miles per hour; total num})er of miles 

 traveled during the year, 117,284; greatest nund)er of miles traveled in 1 month, 

 12,787, in January; lowest nuinber of miles traveled in 1 month, 7,245, in November; 

 average number of miles for each month, 9,773.6; greatest number of miles in 1 day, 

 744, May 21; least num])erof miles in 1 day, 97, December 13. WeatJier. — Number oi 

 dear days, 178; number of fair days, 142; nimd)er of cloudy days, 45; nundierof 

 days on which there was a precipitation of 0.01 or more, 75. 



