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curred in Alpena, Montcalm, Kent and Eaton conn- 

 ties; while light hail-storms were reported from 

 Keweenaw, Houghton, Marquette, Ontonagon, Alger, 

 Luce, and Chippewa in the Upper Peninsula ; 

 Chehoygan, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Crawford, 

 Tosco, Ogemaw, Roscommon, Wexford, Montcalm, 

 Saginaw, Genesee, Ionia, Kent, Allegan, Ingham, 

 Oakland, Wayne. Calhoun, and Branch counties of 

 the Lower Peninsula ; and moderately heavy hail 

 occurred in Monroe. Hillsdale, St. Joseph, Van 

 Buren, Washtenaw, Kent, Arenac, Mason, Wexford, 

 Crawford, Alpena, Cheboygan, and Chippewa coun- 

 ties. Some of these counties reported two, three 

 or four hail-storms in the year. This indicates a 

 wide distribution of hail-storms in Michigan, but 

 their localized character results in a relatively small 

 amount of damage. 



In winter, the precipitation does not vary mark- 

 edly in the different quarters of the State. Normally 

 at Calumet it is 7 inches, while at Ivan, Kalkai-ka 

 County, in the northwestern Lower Peninsula, it 

 is somewhat greater. Marquette on the south shore 

 of Lake Superior has less precipitation in winter 

 than Adrian near the Ohio boundary. Alpena on the 

 Lake Huron shore and Grayling in the same latitude 

 but in the interior have the same winter precipita- 

 tion. Detroit, Alma and Sault Ste. Marie have ap- 

 proximately the same precipitation in the winter 

 months. For all these points the range is from 6.1 

 to 6.6 inches. The premier position of Cah;met, 

 lA'an and Grand Haven is due to elevation, to prox 



