The Weather. 



Meteorological Data for May. 



* Temperature data from thermometer not self-registering. 



t to 3, cloudless; 4 to 7 inclusive, partly cloudy; 8 to 10, cloudy. 



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 Temjjerature (F). — Monthly mean, 51.9°, Highest 

 monthly mean, 58.1° at Springfield; lowest monthly mean, 

 53.6° at Provincetown ; maximum, 89° at Lawrence on the 

 10th ; minimum, 24° at Middleborough on the 6th ; range, 

 65° ; greatest local monthly range, 62° at Taunton ; least 

 local monthly range, 40° at Provincetown ; greatest daily 

 range, 49° at Amherst on the 10th ; least daily range, 4° at 

 Eoyalston on the 3d. Average temperature for May at 

 Springfield for twenty-four years, 59.3°; average for May, 

 1891,58.9°; departure, — 4°. Average temperature for 

 May at Boston for twenty-one years, 56.2°; avera^-e for 

 May, 1891, 55.8°; departure, —0.4°. 



Precipitation. — Average, 1.97 inches; greatest, 2.62 at 

 Taunton; least, 1.24 at Dudley. Average for May at 

 Springfield for forty-four years, 4.08 ; for May, 1891, 2.18 ; 

 departure, — 1.90. Average for May at Boston for twenty- 

 one years, 3.49; for May, 1891, 1.56; departure, — 1.93. 



