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Massachusetts Weather. 



Meteorological Data for May, 1892. 



SiuiiDiary . 



Temperature (F). — Monthly mean, 55.4^. Highest 

 monthly mean, 58.3° at Fitchburg ; lowest monthly mean, 

 53° at Provincetown ; maximum, 83*^ at Springfield, Worces- 

 ter and Framingham on the 31st; minimum, 26° at Concord 

 on the 1st; range, 57° ; greatest local monthly range, 56° at 

 Framingham ; least local monthly range, 40° at Province- 

 town ; greatest daily range, 36° at Framingham on the 10th ; 

 least daily range, 3° at Worcester on the 21st. Average 

 temperature for May at Springfield for twenty-five years, 

 59.2°; average for May, 1892, 57.8°; departure, —1.4°. 

 Average temperature for May at Boston for twenty-two years, 

 56.2° ; average for May, 1892, 55.9° ; departure, —0.3°. 



Precipitation. — Average, 5.36 inches; greatest, 6.96 at 

 Springfield ; least, 3.64 at Provincetown. Average for May 

 at Springfield for forty-five years, 4.14 inches; for May, 

 1892,6.96; departure, -f-2.82. Average preci))itation for 

 May at Boston for twenty-two years, 3.56 ; for May, 1892, 

 5.15 ; departure, -{-1.59. 



