METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



The observations summarized in the table on the following- 

 page were made by members of the Station force. The instru- 

 ments employed are similar to those in use by the U. S. Weather 

 Bureau, and include : Wet and dry bulb thermometers ; maxi- 

 mum and minimum thermometers ; thermograph ; rain-gauge ; 

 self-recording anemometer ; vane and barometer. Observations 

 at Orono were begun in 1869 and the almost unbroken record 

 now covers a period of thirty years. 



The weather for 1898 was remarkable in but few particulars. 

 While January and April were cooler than the average, all the 

 other months were Avarmer than usual, the mean temperature 

 for the year being one and one-half degrees above the average,. 

 April, which is here the driest month of the year as regards rain- 

 fall, was unusually wet, while ^lay was remarkable for its small 

 rain-fall, less than one-third the average. The snow-fall for 

 January and February was nearly double the usual amount. 

 The hours of observation were 7 A. ]\I., 2 P. 'M., and 9 P. ]\I. 

 Lat. 44°, 54', 2", X. Long, 68', 40', 11", W. Elevation above 

 the sea, 150 feet. 



