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191 5 are given in column a', 191 5, of table VII and are plotted in 

 curve a' of figure 4, while the column h, 1914, and b' , 1915, and the 



Table VII. — Correlations in the Departures from the Normal Temperatures 

 at Buenos Aires for Successive Days and in Solar Radiation 



Correlations are expressed as percentages, perfect correlation being lOO. 

 a — correlation of solar radiation on successive days, June to Oct., 1914.— Abbot. 

 h — correlation of temperature in Buenos Aires, June to Oct., 1914. — Clayton. 

 a'= correlation of solar radiation on successive days, June to Oct., 1915.— Abbot. 

 fc'= correlation of temperature in Buenos Aires, June to Oct., 1915.— Clayton. 



curves h, and h' in figure 4 show the correlation coefficients of the 

 temperature at Buenos Aires for the same intervals. 



