WHOLE VOL. NOTES. NORTH AMERICA ']'] 



NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA 



Weather Bureau observations began Sept. i8, 1874. Removals oc- 

 curred June 21, 1876, Feb. 11, 1882, and Dec. i, 1905. The readings 

 of the barometer are all reduced to its level in 1900, 2820.6 ft. above 

 sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1874-1875, 27 ft.; 

 1876-1878, 50 ft.; 1879-1881, 19 ft.; 1882-1905, 43 ft.; 1906-1923. 

 II ft. ; and of the rain gage, 1871-1875, i ft. ; 1876-1881, 8 ft. ; 1882- 

 1905, 35 ft. ; 1906-1923, 3 ft. 



OMAHA, NEBRASKA 



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

 curred Dec. I, 1871, Dec. i. 1872. Oct. 23, 1878, July i. 1893, May 17, 

 1899. The readings of the barometer have all been reduced to its level 

 in 1900, 1105.3 ft. alcove sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground were: 1870-1872, 18 ft.; 

 1873-1878. 38 ft.; 1879-1892, 59 ft.; 1886-1893, 88 ft.; 1893-1898, 

 92 ft.; 1899-1923. 115 ft.; and of the rain gage, 1870-1872, 39 ft.; 

 1873-1878, 54 ft.; 1879-1892, 75 ft.; 1893-1898, 86 ft.; 1899-1923, 

 107 ft. 



OREGON, MISSOURI 

 No details available. 



PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 



No details of the earlier observations are available. 



Weather Bureau ()l)servations began Jan. i, 1871. Removals oc- 

 curred Sept. 21, 1871. Feb. i, 1882, Apr. i, 1884. The readings of the 

 barometer are all reduced to its level in 1900, 113.6 ft. above sea level. 



Heights of thermometers above ground: 1881, 99 ft.; 1882-1883, 

 54 ft.; 1884, 174 ft.; 1888-1903, 168 ft.; 1904-1910, 116 ft.; 191 1- 

 1923, 123 ft.; and of the rain gage. 1881, 95 ft.; 1882-1883, 106 

 ft.; 1884-1903, 167 ft.; 1904-1910, 116 ft.; 1911-1923, 114 ft. 



PHOENIX, ARIZONA 



Weather Bureau observations began Feb. 6, 1876, discontinued in 

 1882, and began again Aug. 6, 1895. Removals occurred Aug. i, 1901, 

 Mar. 24, 1913, and June 27, 1916. The readings of the barometer are 

 all reduced to its level in 1900, 1 108.2 ft. above sea level. 



