SECRETARY'S REPORT. 



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taken from the college record, furnished me by Professor 

 Snell, is as follows : — 



Rain and melted snow fallen in Amherst, in inclics and 



hundredths. 



Total. 



1837, 

 1838, 

 1839, 

 1840, 

 1841, 

 1842, 

 1843, 

 1844, 

 1845, 

 184G, 

 1847, 

 1848, 

 1849, 

 1850, 

 1851, 

 1852, 

 1853, 

 1854, 



1.75 

 2.45 



l.GG 



2.42 2.65 



4.33 5.76 4.49 7.35 2.57 



1.67 

 1.75 



1.69, 2.02 3.63 4.90 2.27 3.95 



3.15 2.03 

 5.80 1 1.50 

 1.02 3.78 

 1.99 3.49 



3.44 

 4.97 

 2.74 

 4.86 

 2.92 

 0.99 

 4.75 

 1.66 

 2.41 

 2.11 

 2.01 



2.18 



3.37 



2.55 



4. 



2.60 



0.99 



3.56 



5.08 



3.35 



1.69 4.14 

 3.18 3.98 

 2.85 4.52 

 2.39 2.92 

 5.73 4.82 

 4.12 0.57 



I 

 3.49 3.30 1 9.56 



3.56 

 4.35 

 3.57 

 3.03 

 4.21 

 1.86 



1.70 

 1.54 

 1.41 

 1.55 



1.91 

 3.47 

 2.40 

 2.09 



4.60 

 1.65 

 3.18 



3.34 

 2.55 

 1.95 



2.51 



6.82 

 3.18 

 7.42 



1.07 



2.06 



6.38 4.12 

 2.82 1.78 

 5.20 5.04 



1.90 2.3538.70 

 5.77 0.9639.81 



5.18, 2.53 9.38 

 5.59, 3.00 3.81 4.93 

 2.42,2.57:3.31 2.79 

 4.33 3.10 3.25,2.44 

 1.91 4.44 4.48 4.06 



3 50 

 3.23 

 1.57 

 1.84 



2.58 



3.73 

 2.84 

 9.45 



3.04 

 4.60 



2.80 



7.0942.83 

 3.16 47.01 

 6.0841.63 



3.73 3.1938.05 



3.07 2.28 51.58 

 6.49J 2.12 2.49 40.58 

 4.66 3.S0 3.9139.74 

 0.47i 2.09 4.96 3.10 34.92 

 3.63 3.99 4.17 6.41 47.81 



6.18 



2.24 3.61 

 3.93, 8.72 



2.58 4.72 1.53 2.49 3.75, 3.09 5.54 39.98 



1.53 2.25 7.86, 1.40| 6.36 3.65 

 2.88 6.81 6.50 4.93 3.65 2.63 



1.28 4.43, 4.07 3.69 4.31 3.03, 2.05 

 3.20 4.71 2.29,2.54 3.38 5.19 2.47 



2.39 



6.(59 2.39 3.79 5.40, 2.64 3.58 7.13 5.66 



5.43 5.30 

 1.76 6.43 

 3.75 6.24 



3.3638.45 

 5.37 55.59 



3.17,43.50 



I 

 4.88 42.68 



I 

 1.83 51.21 



4.53 3.10 8.33 3.19 1.75 3 52 0.99 5.46 2.30,7.48 2.39 45.05 



From this it will be seen that the mean annual average is 

 43.84 inches. The largest amount of rain was in 1850, the 

 smallest in 1846. The smallest quantity for the three summer 

 months was in 1854, when there fell but G.26 inches. 



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