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26.62 inches; 1872, 30.75 inches; 1873, 28.79 inches; 1874, 27.58 

 inches; 1875, 22.30 inches, and 1876, 25.42 inches. In 1875 the 

 total precipitation of the storage period was 8.63 inches. The 

 total runoff of that year in the vicinity of Sacket Harbor could 

 not have much exceeded 2 inches. 



The years 1879-1888 were also low years at Sacket Harbor. 

 The following gives the record for 1886-1888, inclusive : 





1886 



1887 



1888 





14.64 



11 



.10 



4 



.24 





7.38 



4. 



,10 



5 , 



.92 



Replenishing , 



8.82 



7 , 



.96 



14 



.59 



Total 



30.84 



23 



.16 



24 



.75 



These three years were preceded by several years in which the 

 precipitation ranged from 22.50 inches to 28.87 inches, the year 

 1885 having shown a total of 26.83 inches. For the year 1895 the 

 total at Sacket Harbor was 29.39 inches. 



At South Canisteo the total for the year 1895 was 30.72 inches. 



At Utica the mean of thirty-six years, included between 1826 

 and 1892, is 42.39 inches. The lowest year of this period was 1836, 

 with a total of 31.75 inches. 



At Watertown the mean of the period 1862-1898, inclusive, is 

 33.53 inches. There have been several short periods in which the 

 precipitation has been far below the mean, as for instance 1874- 

 1876. inclusive; 1879-1882, inclusive, and in the years 1887 and 

 1888. In 1875 the runoff of the storage period was 9.82 inches, 

 the total for the year being 21.16 inches. The preceding remarks 

 as to occasional very low runoff apply with force to conditions in 

 the vicinity of Watertown. The minimum runoffs of the locality 

 may be safely placed at from 4 to 6 inches. 



At Waverly the total precipitation of the year 1895 was 25.10 

 inches. 



Ai Wi lliamstown, Mass., in the catchment area of Hoosic river, 

 a tributary to the Hudson, there is a precipitation record cov- 

 ering certain years from L855-1898, inclusive. The mean of the 

 period is 39.41 inches. The year of minimum precipitation 

 occurred in 1883, with a total of 29.55 inches for the year and 

 11.24 inches for the storage period. 



