50 a EXPERIMENT STATION. [Jan. 



REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 

 METEOROLOGY. 



J. E. OSTRAXDER. 



The work of this department has been continued along the 

 lines of previous years without material change. The char- 

 acter of the work requires that after a definite form of records 

 has been adopted it should be adhered to without much change 

 if the records of different years are to be compared. 



The regular semi-daily readings of the several meteorological 

 instruments have been made and tabulated, and the self- 

 recording instruments kept adjusted and running without any 

 material stoppage. As some of the instruments have been in 

 constant use for more than thirty years, frequent adjustments 

 have been necessary. The time has come when a beginning 

 should be made toward a renewal of the more important in- 

 struments. The more important records have been tabulated 

 in the same form as when the station was started, so that 

 comparisons from year to year may readily be made. The 

 monthly bulletin of four pages has been prepared and published 

 promptly at the close of each month. 



The usual voluntary observer's reports have been sent to 

 the Boston office of the United States Weather Bureau each 

 month, and during the growing season weekly reports on crop 

 conditions, precipitation, temperature and sunshine have been 

 furnished the same office. Arrangements have been made to 

 furnish the usual snow and ice reports to the Weather Bureau, 

 as the snow and ice bulletin is to be issued again after having 

 been temporarily discontinued during the war period. 



Many requests for specific data regarding the weather on 

 certain dates have been received and answered during the 



