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BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
Monthly means of Meteorologio Observations at Bering Island — Continued. 
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE. 
Tear. 
Jan. 
Eeb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
op 
OF. 
°F. 
0 IP. 
°F. 
^F. 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
^FL 
°F. 1 
1882 
*48. 0 
*40. 3 
*39 1 
1883.... 
*33.0 
*38.0 
*33.9 
*38. 0 
*56.0 
59.5 
57.5 
63.0 
57.0 
49. 1 
42.9 
40. 7 
1884.... 
36.6 
36.8 
38.9 
39.5 
45.4 
53. 5 
62.7 
55.7 
56.0 
49.9 
38.2 
37.0 
1885.. .. 
1886.. .. 
36. 1 
37.0 
43. 4 
38.0 
36.0 
37. 0 
39.8 
39.0 
48.5 
56.6 
62.9 
57.1 
53.6 
51.0 
44.0 
38.0 
Highest: 1883, August 23d, 63.0; 1884, .July 19th, 62.7; 1885, July 24th, e2.9. 
* Highest exx>osed. 
MEAN MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE. 
Tear. 
Jan. 
Eel). 
Mar. 
Apr. 
M.ay. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Kov. 
Dec. 
1882 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
o 
OF. 
0 JP_ 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
1883 
*46.1 
47.3 
46.8 
51.0 
52.8 
51.6 
56.9 
53. 5 
52.4 
49. 6 
51.0 
49.4 
43. 1 
41.6 
39.2 
35.8 
34. 8 
34.4 
33. 1 
30.3 
30.5 
1884.. .. 
1885.. .. 
1886.. .. 
29.8 
30.8 
30.7 
32.4 
30.7 
30.2 
32.6 
30.7 
31.3 
35.3 
31. 5 
35. 1 
41. 5 
39.1 
*Mean of 28 observations. 
NUMBER OF DATS OF MAXIMUM THERMOMETER BELOW 32°. 
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Nov. 
Dec. 
°F. 
°F. 
OTP. 
°F. 
O JP^ 
OF. 
OF. 
O JP^ 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
0 JP^ 
1882 
31.3 
39. 4 
44. 6 
35. 3 
17. 6 
9.8 
— 1. 4 
1883.... 
3.3 
10.8 
11.2 
5.3 
25.8 
3.3.4 
34.6 
39.5 
31. 3 
24.5 
15.5 
9.8 
1884.... 
6.3 
9.5 
12 2 
0. 6 
27.4 
31. 5 
37.3 
38.2 
30.4 
22.4 
13.4 
6.2 
1885.... 
3.4 
3. 0 
0.0 
4. 5 
22. 5 
31.2 
36.2 
37.2 
34.2 
17.9 
6.9 
12.4 
1886 
5 0 
15. 0 
13. 0 
13. 0 
Lowest: 1882, — 1. 4 December 21 ; 1883, 3.3 Janu.ary 6 ; 1884, 0.6 April 1 : 1885, 0.9 M.arch 17. 
MEAN MINIMUM TEMPERATURE. 
Year. 
Jan. 
Feb. 
Mar. 
Apr. 
May. 
June. 
July. 
Aug. 
Sept. 
Oct. 
Kov. 
Dec. 
o TP. 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
OF. 
°F. 
^FL 
OF. 
OF. 
1882 
38. 6 
45. 0 
50. 7 
44.5 
33.7 
23.5 
21.7 
1883.... 
20. 9 
24.6 
21. 1 
24. 0 
* 29. 4 
37. 6 
36. 1 
48. 3 
41. 3 
33. 0 
27.8 
22. 8 
1884.... 
21.2 
24.0 
24. 1 
26.2 
32.5 
38. 0 
43. 8 
46. 0 
40. 2 
32. 6 
26. 5 
20. 9 
1885.. .. 
1886.. .. 
2L.7 
23.8 
20. 1 
24.6 
23. 1 
23.8 
21. 9 
27.9 
32.0 
38. 2 
42.9 
44.9 
42. 1 
29. 6 
24.4 
22.2 
Mean of 29 observations. 
