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FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



States Weather Bureau at Keepawa Station, Herkimer County, N. Y. The 

 rainfall at this station was as follows: 



June, total for 30 days, 4.04 inches. 

 July, total for 31 days, 4.10 inches. 

 August, total for 31 days, 3.56 inches. 

 September, total for 30 days, 1.79 inches. 

 October, total for 31 days, 1.63 inches. 



Such a period of scant rainfall extending from early in June until nearly 

 November 1st is almost phenomenal in forest sections. That the record at 

 Keepawa Station is not an exception to the general condition, but even 

 shows 3.07 inches greater rainfall than the average of nine other such 

 stations in the Adirondack plateau for this same period, will be seen from 

 the following tables: 



Rainfall in the Adirondack Plateau, Season 1908 



MONTH 



June 



July 



August 

 September 

 October. . . 



Total . 



average of 

 nine stations 



2 . 40 inches 

 3-55 " 

 2-55 " 

 1.62 



i-93 " 



12 .05 inches 



rainfall 

 keepawa 



4 . 04 inches 



4.IO 



3-56 " 



1-79 " 



1.63 " 



n.i2 inches 



normal 

 rainfall 



1 9 



29 inches 



43 " 

 04 " 



63 " 

 46 " 



85 inches 



DEPATURE 

 FROM NORMAL 



— i .89 inches 

 —0.89 " 



—1.49 " 

 —2.01 



—1-53 " 



— 7 . 80 inches 



Thus it will be seen that the average rainfall during the season of fire 

 was actually 60 per cent, of the normal precipitation. Another condition 

 which made matters worse was the long intervals between the storms. 

 From June 3d to June 29th, at Keepawa, inclusive, there was no rain except 

 three thunderstorms; from June 30th to July 14th, inclusive, one light 

 shower and a thunderstorm. But from July 14th to the 2 2d a fairly reason- 

 able amount of rain fell which would have been adequate under ordinary 

 conditions. From July 30th to August 4th almost no rain; .35 inches of 

 rain fell September 2d and 3d, and no more rain until the 28th, nearly four 

 weeks, and then it was only 1.35 which was not nearly sufficient to put out 



