SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN REGION. 



153 



Table 4. — Mean monthly and annual precipitation, in inches and liundredths; compiled in 

 the Weather Bureau, United, States Department of Agriculture, from all available records 

 from the beginning of observations to December, 1900. 



Stations. 



Jan. 



Feb. 



Mar. 



Apr. 



May. 



June. 



July. 



Aug. 



Sept. 



Oct. 



Nov. 



Dec. 



An- 

 nual. 



Georgia: 





















































Clayton 



7 



05 



5 



93 



6 



79 



5 



26 



3 



37 



3 



40 



8 



79 



7 



10 



5 



08 



4 



45 



4 



22 



4 



58 



.66. 02 



Diamond 



6 



78 



4 



21 



5 



24 



5 



06 



4 



14 



4 



46 



6 



50 



4 



85 



3 



31 



2 



18 



4 



68 



5 



00 



56. 41 



North Carolina: 





















































Abshers " 



3 



50 



4 



19 



6 



34 



4 



99 



4 



76 



6 



45 



5 



92 



7 



07 



5 



22 



6 



36 



3 



11 



3 



41 



61.32 



Asheville 



3 



17 



3 



48 



3 



86 



3 



20 



3 



70 



3 



99 



5 



05 



4 



56 



2 



83 



2 



62 



2 



99 



2 



93 



42.38 



Highlands 



6 



53 



8 



19 



5 



91 



6 



25 



4 



45 



5 



53 



6 



21 



6 



17 



6 



02, 



4 



78 



4 



94 



6 



32 



71.30 



Linville 



4 



08 



4 



08 



4 



45 



5 



26 



4 



49 



4 



86 



8 



29 



3 



76 



4 



59 



6 



69 



5 



58 



5 



60 



61.73 



Murphv 



fi 



19 



6 



44 



6 



46 



5 



00 



3 



51 



5 



51 



6 



53 



5 



40 



3 



18 



2 



80 



4 



58 



4 



96 



60. 56 



Tenne.ssee: 





















































Bristol 



2 



96 



3 



62 



5 



80 



2 



19 



3 



14 



3 



36 



5 



76 



4 



47 



2 



68- 



1 



97 



2 



41 



2 



39 



40. 75 



Chattanooga - . . 



6 



19 



5 



32 



5 



95 



4 



52 



3 



89 



4 



49 



4 



22 



3 



80 



3 



70 



2 



71 



3 



79 



4 



32 



52.90 



Greeneville 



3 



66 



4 



30 



5 



16 



3 



36 



4 



11 



4 



76 



4 



90 



4 



16 



2 



32 



2 



59 



2 



47 



2 



66 



44.45 



Knoxville 



5 



53 



5 



32 



5 



37 



4 



95 



3 



92 



4 



10 



4 



32 



4 



07 



2 



70 



2 



79 



3 



81 



4 



11 



50.99 



Rogersville 



3 



86 



4 



92 



5 



28 



3 



54 



3 



94 



3 



83 



4 



84 



3 



88 



2 



22 



2 



72 



■3 



01 



3 



68 



45.72 



Virginia: 





















































Bigstone Gap... 



3 



93 



5 



06 



7 



06 



3 



17 



5 



37 



3 



67 



7 



11 



4 



85 



2 



34 



2 



65 



2 



65 



3 



24 



51.10 



Lynchburg 



3 



95 



3 



53 



3 



67 



3 



36 



3 



91 



3 



46 



3 



90 



4 



01 



3 



81 



3 



26 



2 



94 



3 



05 



42. 85 



Wvtheville 



2 



16 



3 



54 



2 



85 



2 



42 



3 



70 



4 



30 



4 



76 



4 



42 



3 



54 



8 



10 



1 



67 



2 



42 



38. 88 



" Record for 4 years and 6 months only. 



Table 5. — Monthly mean relative humidity; compiled in the Weather Bureau, United 



States Department of Agriculture. 



Stations. 



January. 



February. 



March. 



April. 



May. 



June. 



►-5 



August. 



September. 



October. 



November. 



December. 



Annual. 



Length of 

 record. 





P. ct. 



P.cl. 



P. ci. 



P. ct. 



P. ct. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



P. ct. 



P.ct. 



P. ct. 



P.ct. 



P.ct. 



Per cent. 



Years. 



Atlanta, Ga 



76 



4 



73. 



9 



68 



6 



62. 



4 



65 



8 



71 



1 



76 



3 



77 



9 



75. 



2 



68. 



4 



73 



3 



75. 



6 



72 



1 





9 



Charlotte, N. C 



72 



3 



72 



4 



68 



1 



62. 



9 



67. 



1 



72 



0 



75 



8 



78 



2 



77. 



7 



69. 



8 



72 



0 



72. 



6 



71 



7 





9 



Chattanooga, Tenn . 



78 



2 



73 



8 



69 



0 



65. 



6 



72 



8 



75 



4 



76 



6 



78. 



1 



78. 



8 



73. 



1 



73 



0 



'75 



9 



74 



2 





9 



Knoxville, Tenn 



76 



0 



70 



9 



68 



0 



62 



7 



71 



4 



74 



3 



77 



3 



78 



9 



76. 



9 



72 



6 



73 



3 



75. 



3 



73 



1 





9 



Asheville, N. C 



63 



7 



65 



4 



63 



6 



59. 



2 



65. 



6 



67 



1 



72 



9 



73 



0 



73. 



5 



66. 



3 



C2. 



5 



65. 



0 



66 



5 





9 



Savannah, Ga 



77 



2 



78 



3 



74 



1 



74. 



4 



74. 



3 



78 



6 



81 



3 



83 



4 



84. 



1 



78. 



2 



80 



6 



80 



0 



78 



7 





9 



Wilmington, N. C... 



79 



1 



80 



1 



78 



7 



76 



7 



78 



9 



81 



8 



84 



0 



84 



6 



83. 



2 



79. 



3 



80 



7 



78 



6 



80 



5 





9 



Raleigh, N. C 



74 



4 



74 



3 



70 



1 



66. 



9 



71 



9 



73 



3 



77 



6 



80 



4 



79. 



0 



73 



6 



76 



1 



72 



9 



74 



2 





9 



Montgomery, Ala... 



75 



3 



74 



7 



68 



8 



64. 



8 



66 



8 



70 



1 



76 



0 



78 



1 



74. 



0 



69 



0 



72 



7 



75. 



6 



72 



2 





9 



Memphis, Tenn 



75 



9 



73 



2 



70 



7 



66. 



3 



69 



8 



72 



9 



75 



3 



75 



3 



75. 



0 



70 



6 



74 



0 



75 



6 



72 



9 





9 



Nashville, Tenn 



76 



6 



74 



2 



68 



4 



63 



7 



67 



6 



70 



7 



71 



9 



72. 



3 



74. 



0 



68 



7 



72 



8 



74 



6 



71 



3 





9 



Cincinnati, Ohio 



76 



7 



74 



0 



68 



8 



61. 



0 



63 



6 



64 



6 



64 



6 



65 



3 



69. 



1 



68 



8 



73 



1 



74 



7 



68 



7 





9 



