7- Relative humidity. 



PRECIPITATION. 



In Table 8 are tabulated the precipitation records at Orono, 

 Me., from 1869 to 1904, inclusive. They include the total pre- 

 cipitation, the total snowfall, the number of days with o.oi inch 

 or more precipitation, and the maximum in 24 hours, with the 

 date on which maximum occurred. 



Table 9 gives the days during the period in which the precipi- 

 tation was 2 . 50 inches or over. 



The rain gauge was a Huddleston pattern during the first half 

 of the observations, but one furnished by the U. S. Weather 

 Bureau during the last half. They were well located in an 

 exposed place, about 100 feet from the nearest building. 



The scarcity of heavy rainfalls between 1896 and 1904 is 

 noticeable. 



