58 
Table showing the number of rain and snow falls at a point near Gunnison, Colo., from 
August, 1882, to May, 1886, inclusive. 






1882. 1883. 1884. 1885. 1886. 
Month. = 
Rain. |Snow. Rain. Snow. Rain. 'Snow. Rain. Snow. Rain. Snow. 
URWEIAY oScoc5ans0beconnEosESScHoodDNG||yeaaac||laosoce||Sdaqac Waliseoe ete Dil Seeire | Aas ses 12 
INS OPNBI AY cs S5ae8 6445 goed sae mSseartenodr loepabolloaseaclimoacad Pel eens Gil cesar. Ql ae anes 3 
More Wise aetees a sp ete'le ys may ctotersia cio a aie ceva el| eestor clears teterall one severe Gplizeae yal Ua ees Sal eaecers 3) 
BAND Ilene creas ties alates aro ie atl |ee cote sent |emerne Balueesce a 4 Bele eee 2 
WENT go06 Shana Stee ane eee ee | sae ieral ncaa 4 2 4 3 a beAnos Salas 
OU Ober Veco Goce aakiccae scence ece|laoeesclpeee ee Gola 14 Ses = Hie (meee oe epee BP 
OU Vee oereiets leis eeice tele late Saas Seto ee | eel | eee A Peter PO ees bee Its a es ise sets | ero 
AICI aa GS ae SOROS aaa eee ce Sel poeaee 1b eee oe 08 Be oak Se eee =| AES 
September .....-.. ec She Bi eRe § ae GgLeee es. ale cee (ig aes Gy ese Se eal loousee 
WCtO De Iertee eee oa sk eee eee 1 Ee a= 3 Dit 2 ee | ea een es | ena eee ol arene en See 
INOVeTND Glee ee ene eee ee ee ies Aa eee DASE AA REA Hlbsseccc PAA ee Dae ok 
WSC ember Meee oe hye ee ee LE sll eee 5 ae A Dil | peng |e cee | AST eae | eee 






The following table, kindly prepared by Sergeant Hall, the officer in 
charge of the U.S. Signal Service station at the summit of Pike’s Peak, 
shows the total precipitation and relative humidity at that point from 
the year 1875 to 1885, inclusive: 



Total | Relative Total | Relative 
Date. precipita-| humid- Date: precipita-| humid- 
tion. ity. fion. ity. 
Inches. Inches. 
IU) BeeOn COOCOR noe nSaorS Here 24. 74 USE WET SOV aie catece certo eltosecicnecaeee 44. 49 66.7 
NS Gpeasmn tee mack onc clear. ce... 23. 87 COY7 fered Wa aad Ech yeeros a a ee a ee ea Ard 28. 99 78. 4 
Sines eee ince ciciece ce at 25, 58 OBE FEN SBS vrs eis cote eh ee seetel eas eee 18.17 80.1 
Iisiiter SSos Co SESE SCS epee eee 42.99 COS AAGH el Bok ee Sa oe ieee a oie 9, 28 P(Ta! 
ST OMe en tee a serene meres 39. 82 BOTA Il SS opie ms rat mens ath are ae aretevars 30. 48 82.3 
NSS Oca eek ec eiacarsice os 40. 65 5da3 





Yearly and seasonal averages at Denver, Colo. 
[Compiled from thirteen years’ observations. | 
























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Sirs) aes (Peep Sos el i ee S dlag| es || 
Season. Bi sis) Bisa Te Nee mH os Oe [Oa |) ee lee ee 
S a Boe -) Cea iets PS a Pe NS ray ° as) |) |e 
5 R SI > os oS ) 3) 3) 5) Sr aes 
Qy 9 4 te “ al 2 2 7 2 ico} ras} res 
A ls bs 2 = eeo| & Sige teed EI pica aes es 
S) : a ea) a SBEo| 5 5) = =) aS KS 
SP eh a |e A Pia ee tae (Ss = | 
Ferct.| In. 
Spring average.....- A 2e AAT. GO MOND AOE 5286 25 33 39 20 Cpl ees) hiss tk Woe) 
Summer average .--..| 69.8 | 95.9 | 47.1] 44.9] 4.91 26 37 42 13 890) 2545 FS aCe 
Autumn average ....| 49.6 | 80.6} 19.8 | 45.5) 2.34 15 49 29 13 86 | 2.2] 58. | 5.6 
Winter average ..--. 29.8 | 62.2 |—7.3 | 54.3] 1.84 15 44 36 10 Cee PA || Se | 6.2 
| | ee — et ———— ee | 
Yearly average.-.| 49.1 | 79.2 | 19.7] 48.4 | 14.95 81 | 163 | 146 56 | 340 | 2:6) S. | 6.3 
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a JOSEPH J. GILLIGAN, 
cbserver Signal Service. U. S. Army. 

