THE CLIMATE OF OHIO 
Frank Carney 
Temperature 192 
As influenced by latitude 
As influenced by altitude 
As influenced by bodies of water 
Isothermal maps 
Precipitation 194 
Quantity 
Seasonal distribution 
Winds 195 
Cause of air currents 
Weather conditions about cyclonic and anti-cyclonic centers 
Other air currents 
Climatology 197 
Early development in America 
Weather Bureau service in Ohio 198 
The three districts 
Period of observations 
Weather Bureau stations 
Illustrative records 
If you have always lived in what men generally call a good 
climate, by which, as a rule, they mean uniform conditions of 
weather, you are as unconscious of it as of the involuntary actions 
of your body. If, however, you live in a different sort of climate, 
you are more or less aware of and concerned in the weather changes 
that may have to do with your whole livelihood. Ohioans some- 
times complain very much about the weather, but they are proud 
of their climate. The term weather refers to the details which, 
combined, make climate. The sunshine of today and the clouds 
of yesterday are features of the weather; the general conditions 
throughout the month or year, or during a long term of years, 
make up the climate. 
There are three important factors in climate: temperature, 
precipitation, and wind or air pressure. Secondary features 
associated with some of these three frequently attract much atten- 
tion. If the temperature is intensely low or intensely high, it 
may serve to characterize the whole climate, regardless of the 
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