230 AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



The number of days when the sky was less than four- 

 tenths covered by clouds ("clear" days), was seventy-one; 

 the greatest number, twelve, being in May, and the fewest, 

 two, in October. 



There were ninety-five " cloudy" days, or those when the 

 sky was more than seven-tenths covered by clouds. De- 

 cember had the greatest number, sixteen ; while April and 

 May had the fewest, four each. 



Of the remaining 199 days, only two of them appear as 

 " fair" days, that is, between four-tenths and seven-tenths 

 cloudy ; the others were variable, being fair or cloudy one 

 portion, and clear or fair another. 



The highest temperature of the year was 93.6°, occurring 

 on July 2 ; the lowest was on the 19th of January, — 22.2°. 

 The maximum is 2° lower than that of last season (1886), 

 which was 95° on the 6th of July ; while the minimum is 

 practically the same, last year (1886) being — 22.° on the 

 13th and 14th of January. The absolute range of tempera- 

 ture for 1887 is 115.2° ; 1.8° lower than that of the season 

 of 1886. 



