•64 SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 79 



Site: The height of the station above Mean Sea Level was 15 ft. 



throughout the period. 

 Observations: The standard adopted is the mean between the 

 mean daily maximum and the mean daily minimum 

 temperatures. 

 Precipitation. 

 Authorities: 



1891 January to 1894 June. MS. data supplied by Sir Gilbert 



Walker. 

 1894 July to 1920. Calcutta, India Weather Review. 

 Site: As for Temperature. 



NORTH AMERICA 

 ALASKA 



The meteorological observations in Alaska are under the direction 

 of the United States Weather Bureau, and are prepared in accordance 

 with the rules and regulations of that service, except that the hours 

 of observation are not synchronous. 



The hours of observation are: Dutch Harbor, i^ and 13^, local 

 time; Eagle, 8'' and 18'', 135th meridian time; Juneau, S'^ and 20^^, 

 135th meridian time; Kodiak, 2^ and 14'% 150th meridian time; 

 Nome, 6^ and 18^, 165th meridian time; Sitka, 8'^ and 20*^, 135th 

 meridian time; Tanana and Valdez, 7'^ and 19^, 150th meridian time. 



The instruments throughout the series of observations have been 

 near the surface of the ground. 



The heights of the thermometers above ground are : Dutch Harbor, 

 4 ft. ; Eagle, 4 ft. ; Juneau, 11 f t. ; Kodiak, 6 ft. ; Nome, 5 ft. ; Sitka, 

 3 ft. ; Tanana, 4 ft. ; Valdez, 4 ft. 



The heights of rain gages are: Dutch Harbor, 3 ft. ; Eagle, 3 ft. ; 

 Juneau, 4 ft. ; Kodiak, 3 ft. ; Nome, 6 ft. ; Sitka, 2 ft. ; Tanana, 3 ft. ; 

 Valdez, 6 ft. 



CANADA 



Authority. 



Canadian Meteorological Service. 

 Hours of Observation. 



Present hours of observation are given under the names of the 

 individual stations. In general these approximate to 8^ and 

 2o'\ 75th meridian time, except at northwestern stations. 

 Methods of Observation. 

 No details given. 



