METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. 137 



METEOROLOGICAL REPORT, 



Observations for the year, July i, 1901, to July i, 1902, 

 have been continued as usual, and have been under the imme- 

 diate charge of R. L. Lunt, New Hampshire College, class 

 of 1904, as observer. Signal flags, indicative of the weather 

 for the succeeding night and day, have been displayed 

 throughout the year. The observations taken have been the 

 same as in previous years, viz. : 8 a. m. and S p. m. readings 

 of barometer with attached thermometer; of standard, maxi- 

 mum and minimum thermometers, and of wet bulb ther- 

 mometer throughout the growing season. The average wind 

 direction for the day, the amount of cloudiness, the precipita- 

 tion in inches of w^ater and the snowfall, including the depth 

 ot snow on the ground each day of the winter, were also 

 noted. 



March was the most remarkable month of the year. The 

 temperature was 8 degrees and the precipitation 2 inches 

 above the average for seven years past. The total rainfall 

 for the month was 7. 28 inches which was the greatest for the 

 year except December. 



On the other hand November and June were relatively cold 

 months, with an average of 5 degrees each below the mean. 

 November also had the greatest deficienc}- in rainfall, viz. : 3 

 inches. August and May were the driest months, but there 

 was no marked lack of rain during- the whole vear. 



As usual, July was the hottest month and it contained an 

 unusual hot spell lasting for ten days from July 14 to July 24. 

 The first frost did not occur till October iS, vSeptember and 

 October both having quite uniform temperatures. The winter 

 as a whole also lacked extremes of temperature and there was 

 very little sleighing through the season. For the first time 

 for a series of years a considerable body of snow fell in 

 December, but it did not remain for any length of time. 



C. H. Pettee, 

 Meteo rologist . 



