WHOLE \0L. XOTES. NORTH AMERICA 7I 



and the West Indies," to be found in the Annual Report 

 of the Chief of the ^^'eather Bureau, 1900-1901, 

 volume II. 

 Thermometers are exposed in standard Weather Bureau shelters. 



ABILENE. TEXAS 



Weather Bureau observations began Sei^t. 14. 1885. Removals 

 occurred Aug. i, 1886, Jan. i. 1894, and Jan. 8. 1910. The readings 

 of the barometer are all reduced to its level in 1900. 1737.6 ft. above 

 sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1885-1886, 42 ft.; 

 1886-1893, 64 ft.; 1894-1909, 47 ft.: 1910-1923. 10 ft.; and of the 

 rain gage, 1885-1886, 30 ft.; 18S7-1893. 53 ft.: 1894-1909, t,^ ft; 

 19101923, 3 ft. 



ALBANY. NEW YORK 



Weather Bureau observations began Dec. 22. 1873. Removals oc- 

 curred July I, 1874, Mar. 13, 1S80. Oct. i. 1884. Dec. 12. 1896. The 

 readings of the barometer are all corrected to its level in 1900. 97.0 ft. 

 above sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1873, 9 ^t. ; 1874- 

 1879, 17 ft. : 1880-1884, 51 ft. ; 1885-1901. 84 ft. ; 1902-1923, 102 ft. ; 

 and heights of rain gage, 1873-1879, i ft. ; 1880-1883, 70 ft. ; 18S4- 

 1901, 99 ft. ; 1002-1923. 100 ft. 



BIS^L\RCK, NORTH DAKOTA 



Weather Bureau ol)servations began Sept. 15. 1874. Removals 

 occurred July 2, 1877, Dec. 17. 1878, Apr. i, 1882, Nov. i, 1886, 

 Oct. I, 1887, July I, 1 89 1. June i, 1894. Oct. 15, 1904, and Nov. 7, 

 1906. The barometer readings are all reduced to its level in 1900, 

 1673.7 ft. above sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1874-1876, 5 ft.; 

 1877-1878. 31 ft. ; 1880-1881, 16 ft. ; 18S2-1886, 18 ft.; 18S7, 39 ft. ; 

 1888-1890, 16 ft. ; 1891-1893, 59 ft. ; 1894-1906, 16 ft. ; 1907-1923, 

 8 ft. ; and of the rain gages, 1874-1876, i ft. ; iS//-iSy8, 42 ft. ; 1879- 

 1881, I ft.; 1882-1886, 31 ft.; 1887-1890, 2 ft.; 1891-1894, 52 ft.; 

 1895-1923. 3 ft. 



CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 



No details of the earlier observations are available. \\'eather Bu- 

 reau observations began Jan. i. 1871. Removals occurred l""eb. i, 1897. 



