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NORTHERN SUGAR INDUSTRY. 



COMPARISON OF TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION FOR MAY, 1883, 

 WITH THOSE OF THE TWELVE PRECEDINO MAYS. 



oFahr. 



Mean temperature for May, 1883 63. 6 



Mean temperature for twelve preceding Mays 64. 4 



Seven of the twelve preceding Mays had a higher mean tempera- 

 ture, viz, 66.0° F. Three of them had a lower mean temperature, viz, 

 61.2° F. Two of them had the same mean lower temperature, viz, 

 63.60 F. 



Inches. 



Precipitation for May, 1883 , 2.5 



Mean precipitation for twelve preceding Mays 2. 44 



Seven of the twelve preceding Mays had a greater mean rainfall, viz, 

 3.02 inches. Five of them had a less mean rainfall, viz, 1.62 inches. 



oFaiir. 



Mean temperature for June, 1883 74. 4 



Mean temperature for twelve preceding Junes . 73. 6 



Four of the twelve preceding Junes had a higher mean temperature, 

 viz, 75.90 p. Eight of them had a lower mean temperature, viz, 72.5^ F. 



Inches. 



Precipitation for June, 1883 : 8. 55 



Mean precipitation for twelve preceding Junes 3. 86 



ISTot one of the twelve preceding Junes had a greater rainfall. 



oFahr. 



Mean temperature for July, 1883 76. 8 



Mean temperature for twelve preceding Julys 78. 1 



Nine of the twelve preceding Julys had a higher mean temperature, 

 viz, 79.10 Three of them had a lower mean temperature, viz, 75.5° F. 



Inches . 



Precipitation for July, 1883 . . . : 4. 73 



Mean precipitation for twelve preceding Julys 4. 03 



Four of the twelve preceding Julys had a greater mean rainfall, viz, 

 6.52 inches. Eight of them had a less mean rainfal , viz, 4.02 inches. 



oFahr. 



Mean temperature for August, 1883 72. 1 



Mean temperature for twelve preceding Augusts 75. 



Ten of the twelve preceding Augusts had a higher mean temperature, 

 viz, 75.6° F. Two of them had a lower mean temj)erature, viz, 71°. 7 F. 



Inches. 



Precipitation for August, 1883 3. 30 



Mean precipitation for twelve preceding Augusts 5. 16 



Eight of the twelve i^receding Augusts had a greater mean rainfall, 

 viz, 6.52 inches. Four of them had a less mean rainfall, viz, 1.77 inches. 



oFahr. 



Mean temperature for September, 1883 65. 1 



Mean temperature for twelve preceding Septembers 68. 2 



Nine of the twelve preceding Septembers had a higher mean tempera- 

 ture, viz, 69.9^ F. Three of them had a lower mean temperature, viz, 

 63.70 F. 



