New York State 



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was recorded at New York City on February 22, 1912, while 

 velocities of 90 miles per hour or more occurred in 1914, 1915, 

 and 1919. 



At Buffalo the highest velocity, 92 miles per hour from the 

 southwest, was recorded on January 31, 1914, while velocities of 

 90 miles per hour occurred in 1S90, 1913, and 1917. In other 

 parts of the state, velocities exceeding 70 miles per hour arc rare. 



SUNSHINE 

 It is obvious that with a clear sky the actual sunshine for any 

 given place would be the number of hours between sunrise and 

 sunset. This is called the possible sunshine. It varies greatly 

 with the season, reaching the maximum in June and the minimum 

 in December. It varies also with the latitude, but the variations 

 from this cause within the limits of New York are small ; and so 

 far as effect is concerned the possible sunshine for all places within 

 the state may be regarded as essentially the same. 



Hrs 



.Jan. Feb. Mar. Apl. M4y. jtm. Jul. Aus.Sep, Oct. Nov. Dec; 



295 308 371 401 452 455 461 429 374 343 295 284 



Fig. 18. — Seasonal Variation in Length of Day with Total Number of 

 Hours of Possible Sunshine in Each Month at Latitude 42° 27' N. 

 (Ithaca, N. Y.) 



