DESCRIPTION OF THE COASTAL PLAIN REGION. 



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Table I. — Records of temperature and precipitation for Kinston, N. C, Seaford, Del. 

 and Moorestown, N. J., for the years 1902 to 1907, inclusive. 



Place and mouth. 



Kinston, N. C, elevation, 4G feet 

 (United States Geological Survey): 



January 



February 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August 



September 



October 



November 



December 



January... 

 February. 



March., 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August — 

 September 

 October... 

 November 

 December. 



January... 

 February. 



March 



April 



May 



June 



July 



August — 

 September 

 October... 

 November. 

 December. 



Temperature. 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



101 

 98 

 90 



86 

 72 



Mini- 

 mum. 



79 

 74 

 80 

 94 

 98 

 100 

 100 



F. 



15 

 19 

 22 

 30 

 44 

 50 

 60 

 52 

 46 

 31 

 31 

 16 



°F. 



41.3 

 38.4 

 54.9 

 61.2 

 72.8 

 77.5 

 82.6 

 78.6 

 72.6 

 62.9 

 57.2 

 45.5 



Precipi- 

 tation. 



Inches. 

 1.01 

 6.70 

 3.04 

 2.34 

 2.64 

 3.92 

 2.69 

 8.91 

 2.76 

 5.13 

 4.14 

 1.82 



45.10 



1904. 



35.6 

 38.2 

 51.8 

 58.6 

 68.8 

 77.6 

 80.4 

 78.2 

 71.6 

 59.7 

 48.6 

 41.0 



4.12 

 4.10 

 5.04 

 .82 

 3.78 

 1.29 

 5.00 

 3.58 

 4.75 

 1.73 

 2.30 

 2.82 



39.33 



48.0 

 44.1 

 50.4 

 63.8 

 70.0 

 78.8 

 79.2 

 81.5 

 78.0 

 64.4 

 52.3 

 46.7 



4.63 

 7.53 



.52 

 3.41 

 4.37 

 9.16 

 13.08 



.59 

 4.13 



.84 

 1.34 



53.28 



Temperature. 



Maxi- 

 mum. 



°F. 

 71 

 74 

 81 

 86 

 95 

 90 

 97 

 97 

 88 

 86 

 71 

 61 



Mini- 

 mum. 



102 



F. 



18 

 16 

 34 

 30 

 45 

 51 

 60 

 62 

 41 

 27 

 14 

 15 



Mean. 



°F. 



43.0 



48.4 



60.0 



56.7 



67.6 



36.2 



Precipi- 

 tation. 



1905. 



40.2 

 38.1 

 56.6 

 61.2 

 73.0 

 77.2 

 79.4 

 77.2 

 74.2 

 62.4 

 52.1 

 45.2 



51.4 

 42.6 

 59.2 

 54.6 

 68.7 

 73.4 

 81.3 

 78.6 

 77.0 

 59.0 

 51. 2- 

 46.0 



Inches. 

 2.96 

 5.91 

 8.05 

 2.99 

 3.91 



79.4 



8.07 



79.6 



6.93 



71.5 



.89 



57.4 



3.28 





.60 



a 45. 58 



0.85 

 5.06 

 2.52 

 4.06 

 5.57 

 3.90 

 4.38 

 4.22 

 1.70 

 3.12 

 1.58 

 4.75 



41.71 



1.13 

 2.39 

 2.39 

 4.05 

 5.56 

 9.07 

 9.11 

 5.02 

 3.83 

 .89 

 3.19 

 3.08 



49.71 



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o This total covers eleven months only. 



