74 SMITPISONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 79 



GALVESTON, TEXAS 



Weather Bureau observations began Apr. 19, 187 1. Removals oc- 

 curred Sept. I, 1874, July 30. 1878, May 9, 1882, Mar. 15, 1883, 

 Apr. 4, 1888, June 25, 1898, and Nov. 27, 1900. The readings of the 

 barometer are all reduced to its level in 1900, 54.1 ft. above sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1871-1874, 41 ft.; 

 1875-1881, 37 ft.; 1880-1882, 50 ft.; 1883-1887, 37 ft.; 1888-1900, 

 84 ft.; 1901-1923, 106 ft.; and of the rain gage, 1871-1874, 57 ft.; 

 1875-1877, 50 ft. ; 1878-1881, 52 ft. ; 1882, 94 ft. ; 1883-1887, 51 ft. ; 

 1888-1900, yz ft. ; 1901-1923, 98 ft. 



HATTERAS, NORTH CAROLINA 



Weather Bureau observatioiis began Dec. i, 1880. Removals oc- 

 curred Oct. I, 1883, Apr. I, 1887, ai''d Ja"- i> 1902. The readings of 

 the barometer are all reduced to its level in 1900, 11. 3 ft. above sea 

 level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1880-1883, 6 ft.; 

 1884-1886, 7 ft.; 1887-1901, 6 ft.; 1902-1921, 12 ft.; 1922-1923, 

 II ft. ; and of the rain gage, 1880-1883, i ft. ; 1884-1886, 2 ft. ; 1887- 

 1901, 3 ft.; 1902-1912, 34 ft.; 1913-1920, 37 ft.; 1921-1923, 4 ft. 



HELENA, MONTANA 



Weather Bureau observations began Apr. i, 1880. Removals oc- 

 curred Jan. I, 1884, May i, 1891, Apr. i, 1894, Aug. i, 1904, and 

 Feb. 26, 191 2. The readings of the barometer are all reduced to its 

 level in 1900, 41 lo.o ft. above sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1880-1883, 6 ft.; 

 1884-1890, 21 ft.; 1891-1893, 85 ft.; 1894-1904, 88 ft.; 1905-1911, 

 8 ft. ; 1912-1923, 87 ft. ; and of the rain gage, 1880-1883, i ft. ; 1884- 

 1890, 57 ft.; 1891-1893, 75 ft.; 1894-1904, 80 ft.; 1895-1911, 3 ft.; 

 1912-1923, 80 ft. 



KEY WEST, FLORIDA 



Weather Bureau observations began Nov. i, 1870. Removals oc- 

 curred Aug. I, 1 87 1, Mar. i, 1872, Mar. i, 1882, Apr. 12, 1886, 

 Jan. I, 1887, Apr. i, 1897, May 23, 1903, Oct. i, 191 1, and Jan. 23, 

 1913. The readings of the barometer are all reduced to its level in 

 1900, 21.6 ft. above sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1873-1881, 43 ft. 

 1882-1885, 20 ft.; 1886, 47 ft.; 1887-1902, 43 ft.; 1903-1911, 10 ft. 

 1912, 41 ft. ; 1913-1923, 10 ft. ; and of the rain gage, 1873-1881, 52 ft. 

 J882-1885, 42 ft.; 1886, 58 ft.; 1887-1902, 46 ft.; 1903-1911, 3 ft. 

 1912,32 ft.; 1913-1923,3 ft. 



