Annual Summary for 1896. 



Pressure. In inches. 



Maximum reduced to freezing 30.60 Dec. 27, 12 p. 



Minimum reduced to freezing, 28.42 Feb. 6, 11 30 p. 



Maximum reduced to freezing and sea-level 30.94 Dec. 27, 12 p. 



Minimum reduced to freezing and sea-level, . 28.72 Feb. 6, 11 30 p. 



Mean reduced to freezing and sea-level, *** 



Annual range, 2.22 



* Air Temperature. In degrees Fahr. 



Highest, 97. Aug. 12lh 



Lowest -14. Feb. 17th 



Mean * « 



Mean of means of max. and min 47.0 



Mean sensible (wet bulb), 44. 



Annual range, Ill 



Highest mean daily, 81 May 10th 



Lowest mean daily -1.7 Feb. 17th 



Mean maximum 57.3 



Mean minimum 36.6 



Mean daily range 20.7 



Greatest daily range, 47 Apr. 16th 



Least daily range, 3 Oct. 5th 



Humidity. 



Mean dew point, ... - . 39.9 



Mean force of vapnr, 422 



Mean relative humidity, 76.9 



Wind. 



Prevailing Direction, West Soutli West. 

 Summary. 



North 10 per cent. 



South, 10 " " 



South South West 10 " " 



"West 10 " 



South West, 7 " 



Other directions, 53 " " 



Total movement, 59,198 miles 



Greatest daily movement, . 620m.Mar. 4tli 

 Least daily movement, . . . . 14 m. Feb. 1st 



Mean daily movement, 161.7 miles 



Mean hourly velocity 6.7 " 



Maximum pressure per square foot, 251bs= 



71 ni. per hour on May 18th, at 8 a. m. 



Precipitation . In inches. 

 Total precipitation, rain or melted snow,39.66 

 Number of days on which .01 inch or more 



rain or melted snow fell, 108 



Snow total in inches 44 



Wfather. 



Mean cloudiness observed, 49^ 



Total clouiliness recorded by Sun Ther- 

 mometer, 2018 hours:=465( 



Number of clear days 132 



Number of fair days, 102 



Number of cloudy days 132 



Bright Sunshine. 

 Number of hours recorded, . 2448 hours=54^ 



Date-t of Promts. 



Last,. . . . May 1st; May 20th in lowlands. 



First, . . . Sept. 24th; Sept. 21st in lowlands. 



Dates of Snota, 



Last, Apr. 7th 



First Nov. 14th 



Total days of sleighing, 31 



Oales of 50 Miles per Hour. 

 Jan. let, 55m., W.N.W.; Jan. 4th, 52m. N. W.; 

 Feb.-'d,50m.,W.N.W.; Feb.Oth, 61m.,N.E.; 

 Feb. 7th, 58m., W.N.W.; Feb. 11th, 68m. 

 W.N.W.; Feb. 14th, 54m-, W.; Feb. 19th^ 

 70m., W.S.W.; Feb. 24th, 53m., W.; Feb. 

 29th, o7m., E.S.E.; Mar. .3d, 61m., N.X.W.; 

 Mar. 4th, 62m., N.N.W.; Mar. .5th, 58m., 

 N.; Mar. 8tb, 56ra., W.N.VV.; Mar. 9th, 

 56m., N.W.; Mar. 12th, 59m., W.; Mar. 

 20th, 55iu., W.N.W.; Mar. 27th., 52m., 

 AV.N.W.; Apr. 3d, 60in., N.W.; May ISth, 

 71m., W.; Aug. 26th, 50m., S.S.W.; Sept. 

 tilth, 57m., S.W.; Nov. 6th, 55m., W. 



* Temperature in ground shelter. 



* * Record divided, part ground shelter, part tower shelter. 



* * * See later bulletin. 



LEONARD METCALF, Meteorologist. 

 JAMES L. BARTLETT, Observer. 



