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THE CHINCH BUG. 
rain-fall at Chapel Hill, compiled by Professor Atkinson. It will be 
noticed that while the total rain-fall in botli 1886 and 1887 was greater 
than in 1885, that daring September, October, and November, 1886, and 
March and April, 1887, was comparatively slight, and that dining June 
and July, 1837, high temperature occurred with the comparatively 
heavy rain-fall. 
Table of temperature and rain-fall for spring^ summer, and autumn, at 
Chapel Hill, X. C.,for the years 1885, 1880, and 1887. 
[The temperatureis expressed 
in degrees Fahrenheit.] 
1883. 
Highest temperature 
Lowest temperature. 
Mean temperature. .. 
Rain-fall (inches) — 
Highest temperature. 
Lowest temperature.. 
Mean temperature 
Rain-tall (inches) 
1887. 
Highest temperature. 
Lowest temperature. . 
Mean temperature 
Rain-fall (inches) 
75 
15 
42.3 
3.5 
80 
24 
49.3 
4.97 
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p. 
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S 
94 
90 
31 
40 
55.3 
66.5 
2.71 
4.34 
93 
93 
33 
46 
59.6 
67.7 
5.99 
4 
91 
93 
28 
45 
58.3 
70.6 
2.56 
6.59 
63 
74.7 
1.32 
100 94 
61 57 
77. 3 74. 8 
3.95 L.9S 
98. 5 96 
53 62 
78. 8 76. 9 75. 9 
6. 22 7. 48 9. 91 
101.8 103 
•49. 7 65.7 
74. 7 79. 8 74. 4 
G. 22 G. 11 10.8 
92 
52 
92 
46 
68 
G.45 
52 
75.9 
2. 8e 
36 
69 
1.39 
81 
35 
56.6 
6.27 
35 
58.6 
1.47 
71 
27 
52.3 
3.81 
77 
24 
49.1 
2.79 
~ : 
24. 25 
41.43 
The following tables are published for comparative purposes. They 
are kindly furnished by the Chief Signal Officer, and include the official 
records of precipitation in Chinch Bug States for 1885, 188G, 1887 : 
Stations. 
Precipitation. 
1885. 
4G 04 
36.55 
41.85 
it;.:;:, 
02 
Maryland : 
Baltimore 
Virginia : 
( !ape Henry 
Chincoteague 
Lynchhurgh 
Norfolk 
Xorth Carolina: 
Charlotte 
Batteras 
Kitty Hawk 
Macoii, Fort 62. 34 
Smithville (now South port) 
Wilmington 
Indian;! : 
1 . reen castle 
Indianapolis 
Ohio: 
Cincinnati 
Cleveland 
Columbus 42. 25 
Sandusky 
Toledo . .'. 
1887. 
Inches. , 
52. 11 
M4.7C 
45. 2:; 
51.85 
54.33 
54.72 
- 
31.35 
31.00 
Inches. 
43. 59 
-19. 74 
4". 62 
47. 72 
51.26 
51. 47 
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