MADE AT BRUNSWICK, MAINE. 



47 



The maximum number occurs in the warmest month ; in February none occurred. 

 The aggregate number in summer is 327, and the aggregate number in winter 3. 



Fog. 



The total number of fogs recorded during 51 years is 1135, or 22 in a year on 

 the average. Their distribution, expressed in number of days, over the several 

 months, is as follows : — 





Aggregate. 



Average for a year. 





Aggregate. 



Average for a year. 



January 



47 



0.9 



July . 



164 



3.2 



February 



31 



0.6 



August . 



168 



3.3 



March . 



54 



1.1 



September 



139 



2.7 



April 



73 



1.4 



October 



105 



2.1 



May . 



97 



1.9 



November . 



63 



1.2 



June 



160 



3.1 



December 



34 



0.7 



The maximum number occurs in summer, the minimum in winter. 



Frost. 



July is the only month in which no frost is recorded. Frost occurred as late as 

 June 19 th, and as early as August 3d. On the average the spring frosts cease 

 after the first week in June, and the fall frosts may be expected after the first week 

 in September. 



Hail. 



There are 34 hail storms recorded in 51 years. None occurred in July, August, 

 and September. They were most frequent in March and December, as seen in the 

 folio wins: table : — 



January 

 February 

 March 

 April 

 May . 

 June . 



July . 

 August 

 September , 

 October 

 November 

 December , 



STATE OF THE WEATHER. 



The weather was recorded three times a day, the entries being fair, cloudy, or 

 variable. If we sum up and take the mean, by months, of all fair, aU cloudy, and 

 all variable days, we find the results from a series of 51 years as follows: — 









Average number of 





Average number of 1 





Fair days. 



Cloudy days. 



Variable days. 



Fair days. 



Cloudy days. 



Variable days. 



January 



February 



March. 



April 



May . 



June. 



July. 







12.8 

 11.7 

 13.6 

 13.5 

 12.7 

 13.6 

 15.7 



9.0 

 7.1 

 7.1 

 7.0 

 7.7 

 6.1 

 5.0 



9.2 

 9.5 

 10.3 

 9.5 

 10.6 

 10.3 

 10.3 



August 

 September 

 October 

 November . 

 December . 



15.6 

 14.8 

 14.1 

 11.4 

 12.3 



5.5 

 5.7 

 7.2 

 9.3 

 9.0 



9.9 

 9.5 

 9.7 

 9.3 

 9.7 



Year 



161.8 



85.7 



117.8 



