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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 



Lat. 44 54' 2" N. Lon. 68° 40' 11" W. Elevation 150 feet. 



The instruments used at this Station are the same as those 

 used in preceding years, and include : Wet and dry bulb ther- 

 mometers ; maximum and minimum thermometers ; rain-gauge ; 

 self-recording anemometer, vane, and barometer. The observa- 

 tions at Orono now form an almost unbroken record of thirty- 

 six years. 



The past year was exceptionally cold. During the time that 

 temperature observations have been made at Orono, but three 

 years have exceeded 1904 in this respect. These years, with 

 their mean temperatures, were: 1873, 40°48; 1875, 39.°20; 

 1893, 40°.57. That of T904 was 40.°67, and the mean for 36 

 years was 42.°i5. 



The mean temperature for February and December was the 

 lowest thus far recorded here for these months ; February being 

 nearly 7°.o, and December 8.°5 below the average. January was 

 5°.5 and November nearly 4°.o below the mean. 



The total precipitation for the year was a trifle more than that 

 for the preceding year, but was still 6 inches below the average. 

 The fall for November was especially small, not only at Orono, 

 but at most of the stations recorded in the table on page 217. 



