GASXETT.] 



CLIMATE OF COLORADO. 



317 



Of these stations, the first seven are situated in the plains; Cheyenne, 

 Denver, and Colorado Springs are, however, within a very few miles of 

 the foot-hills. Canon City is in a well-sheltered bay in the mountains, 

 but open to the plains. Its temperature Is abnormally high. Of the 

 other stations Golden City is immediately under the foot-hills. Fair 

 Play, Los Pinos agency, Montgomery, Fort Garland, Central City, Mount 

 Lincoln, and Pike's Peak are in the mountains. Parrott City is at the 

 southwest foot of the San Juan Group, while the White Eiver agency 

 is in the plateau region. 



Of the mountain stations. Fair Play is situated in the northwestern 

 corner of South Park, under high mountains on the north and west. 

 Montgomery is at the extreme head of the South Platte, about 12 mUes 

 north of the latter station, in a closely encircled mountain valley. The 

 Los Pinos agency is in a broken country, between the Sawatch and San 

 Juan Ranges. Fort Garland is situated on the eastern side of San Luis 

 Valley, with high mountains on the north and east. Central City is in 

 a narrow mountain valley. Pike's Peak and Mount Lincoln are among 

 the highest peaks in the State. 



Table of mean relative humidities. 



Month. 



d 



a 



O 



a 



O 



n 



"o 



i 

 PI 



a 

 '6 



■a 



o 



S 



1 



1 



o 

 a 



Si 



^ o 



go 



s> 



6 

 o 



o 



O 



O 



6 

 o 



1 



s 



l-i 



1875. 



66.3 

 63.2 

 62.6 

 60.6 

 42.5 

 32.7 

 58.4 

 52.0 

 57.3 

 40.4 

 62.9 

 51.4 



63.7 

 73.4 

 53.5 

 53.6 

 45.3 

 42.3 

 68.3 

 63.4 

 64.4 

 48.0 

 55.9 

 44.9 



56.3 

 4G.6 

 48.4 

 46.8 

 38.4 

 28.0 

 55.7 

 46.7 

 51.3 

 33.5 

 59.8 

 43.8 



63.8 

 72.3 



59.8 

 63.9 

 62.7 

 58.5 

 67.1 

 66.6 

 62.7 

 52. 9 

 53.0 

 58.4 



70.0 



7^.7 

 61.4 

 66.2 

 .59.6 

 56.7 

 66.4 

 59. 2 

 60.0 

 5,5.4 

 67.8 

 64.3 



51.1- 



48.4 



36.3 



24.1 



2,5.3 



19.8 



54.9 



46.8 



56.1 



23.7 



54.1 



47.7 





44 



58 

 40 



























51 

 50 

 60 

 55 

 63 

 54 

 65 

 72 





















59 

 57 



46 





61 





44 













49 

 50 





















54.2 



56.4 



46.3 



61.8 



63.3 



40.7 





















There is a generally increasing dryness of the atmosphere as well as 

 decrease in the rain-fall as we proceed westward. 



