INTRODICTION. 



a Means for 1891 to 1896 inclusive. Also includes July to Dec, inclusive, 

 for 1890, 



b For 1889 to 1896, inclusive. 



c From 1883 to 1896, inclusive. Also includes July to Dec, inclusive, for 

 1882. 



d From 1881 to i8qo, inclusive. 



• The high temperature at this station may be due to local causes. 



t November and December means missing for iS^a-'g^. 



TABLE OF PRECIPITATION (In Inches and Hundredths). 



Binghamton.. 



Elmira 



Waverly 



Ithaca 



Annual 



.72 j-^ 



3^So 

 34.65 



a Means for 1891 to 1896, inclusive. Also includes means for June to De- 

 cember, 1890, inclusive. 



b Means from 1889 to 1896, inclusive. 

 c Means for 1882 to 1896, inclusive. 

 d Means for fourteen years. 



By a reference to the map. it will be seen that a line connect- 

 ing the farthest points from which this data has been recorded 

 will form an i.sosceles triangle whose longest side is in the main 

 valley and very near the centre of our region. From the condi- 

 tions existing within this triangle we may form a fair idea of those 

 that prevail over the rest, though it is to be regretted that records 

 from other parts are not obtainable. 



It is generally understood that the return of the birds, the 

 blooming of the first flowers and the general revival of animal 

 life in the spring, bears a certain relation to the temperature of a 



