METEOROLOGY. 
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No. 3—COMPARISON OF TEMPERATURES AT 42° NORTH LATITUDE AND NORTHWARD. 
Winter of 1852-53. 
ins . 
Place. 3 a B 
EI I = 
o 5 2 
2/2 |e 
A 5 ey 
TOR EOI, Saoaeg neta tne peeoodaneeeE 32.2 | 39.7 | 39.8 
Oh WRNCOINGINS caaceosedosEeocoscpSal) Cl | 42.1 
IDEAS Spas SOS SSR Se 6 Sane e eee aes I Breall 
HOxBENtOn nc aamsencocc. ccc sec cle sce ae aaas, 
Cantonment Stevens.---......-..-.---- eeersese 
Tn Laan Gest SUSSe See SS Seeeee cee | 29.7 
Fort/Snelling-.-2-.-.--..- aateesseia= | 2657 
DWirlwaukiowssseeet cease cscs tom cries = 23.0 
(Unta Over statars chet Ee Se oe corset oe 20.5 
IBDStGME Eee eas maa~ ce merdscsc Cees cs at 29.2 
Winter of 1853-54. Winter of 1851-52. 
———— - op 
ss = a 
4 | SL ee Soli 3 
EI 3 5 2 B S gS a 
ov 3 =| o 3 | a = 
3 a ra ie 2 a | ‘aI 
A 5 ic S A 5 ey i= 
44,6 | 30.6 | 39.6 | 38.3 | 41.1] 44.1 | 43.7] 43.0 
41.8 | 31.0 | 38.0 | 36.9 | 38.2 | 44.6 | 44.3] 42.4 
AVS a! 2200) SEO Wsose a= a = bee ese ee 
3350) dense clactoa eeetor as eeeisalsess zat 
Hessersaie Lose) | rsd is) yh era lls Sos Send sage re Smee 
33.7 | 22.6 | 36.4 | 30) 9)| 24.7 | 30.7 | 33.0 | 29.5 
1853) }) 1::3)) 1524 | WON) 1057 | 12a7e23204)) 15.5 
26.0 | 14.7 | 24.0 | 21.6 | 22.0 | 20.7 | 28.0 | 23.6 
29.2 | 25.4 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 21.3 | 21.0 | 26.0 | 22.8 
28.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 22.8 | 21.0 | 28.0 23.9 
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No. 4—COMPARISON OF STATISTICS ON THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLATEAU IN DIFFERENT LATITUDES. 
Place. 
Santa Fe...---.. een ocean ete cone 
Fort Massachusetts 
Inlin WEN GAS Se opee Ce Bae eee See eee 
1852. 1853. 1854. 
a 5 ic 5 g 
> a 2 ss a 2 ES ‘3 
= s EI e q FI E s < 
= =] Qo 3 I o 3 = ° 
A 3 3 = i 5 I 3 S 
5 ics is) 5 ca A me | = 
29.6 | 35.9 30.1 geil 28.0 31.4 28.7 35.6 41.4 
* December, 1849, and January and February, 1850, are used at this station as the only existing observations. 
No. 5—AMOUNT OF WATER FALLING IN RAIN AND SNOW AT FORTS SNELLING AND LARAMIE. 
Years. 
January. 
February. 
Fort Laramie. 
JA snore oppececiooed 
Fort Snelling. 
Mean for 15 years...... 
3 Bg 1 48 
= - 2 hy i 2 5 5 5 & 
cI O 2 7 8 a a ‘ to 8 2 5 
Euan eee |p Ser ok) aCe eee ce || eae cannes 
i s = i} = D 3) ° oD a S = = 2 
= < = 5 4 < n 3° za a n n < a 
SIG |kosaaoloGsen0 
0.72 | 0.72 | 8.90 
5.98 | 8.84 | 20.72 
10.92 | 3.84 | 38.47 
3.56 | 1.36 | 30.78 
