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CLIMATE OF THE REGION 
N. 
NE. 
E. 
SE. 
S. 
SW. 
W. 
NW. 
Schenectady ... ..... 
too 
117 
85 
343 
281 
96 
557 
613 
Johnstown... 
53 
629 
1268 
451 
107 
698 
4264 
626 
Canajoharie. 
8 
1 
182 
292 
40 
72 
401 
464 
Fairfield. 
109 
111 
1460 
1505 
255 
486 
1809 
3663 
Utica. 
33 
64 
2472 
1200 
735 
1075 
6359 
467 
Whitesborough. 
234 
106 
1100 
296 
460 
464 
1937 
517 
At Schenectady and Canajoharie, vegetation advances more rapidly than the average 
of the State, and at Johnstown and Fairfield less so. The difference between Canajoharie 
and Fairfield, though but twenty miles distant, is about a fortnight, owing chiefly to the 
high elevation of the latter place. Utica seems to be not only situated near the geo¬ 
graphical centre of the State, but to be a pretty fair representative of it in respect to 
climate. Its mean temperature is but 1° lower than that of the State as a whole; and in 
regard to the progress of vegetation, it agrees within a day. 
IV. THE REGION NORTH AND NORTHWEST OF THE VALLEY OF THE 
MOHAWK 
Localities of observation. Mexico, Belville, Lowville, Gouverneur, Ogdensburgh, Potsdam, 
Malone and Plattsburgh. 
TABLE I. Comparison between calculated and observed temperatures. » 
LOCALITIES. 
Number of 
years 
observed. 
Latitude. 
Elevation. 
Temperature 
due to latitude 
and elevation. 
Observed 
temperature. 
✓ 
Variation of 
observed from 
ralculated 
temperature 
Mexico. 
5 
43° 27' 
330ft. 
46°.04 
44°.49 
— 1°.05 
Belville . 
7 
43 45 
260f 
45.74 
45.27 
— 0.47 
Lowville . 
14 
43 47 
800 
44.15 
44.07 
— 0.08 
Gouverneur. 
10 
44 25 
400 
44.27 
43.24 
— 1.03 
Ogdensburgh. 
1 
44 43 
225 
44.27 
44.43 
+ 0.16 
Potsdam . 
15 
44 40 
394 
43.84 
43.26 
— 0.58 
Malone. 
3 
44 50 
645 
42.89 
43.40 
-f 0.51 
Plattsburgh. 
2 
44 22 
105 
44.65 
45.87 
4- 1.22 
t Elevation estimated. 
TABLE II. Comparison of mean temperature , and annual extremes of heat and cold, with the average of the 
State during the same years. 
FACTS OBSERVED 
Mexico. 
4 years. 
Belville. 
7 years. 
Lowville. 
12 years. 
Gouverneur. 
9 years. 
Ogdensburgh. 
1 year. 
Potsdam. 
15 years. 
Malone. 
3 years. 
Plattsburgh. 
2 years. 
Mean temperature .... 
Mean annual maximum. 
Mean annual minimum, 
Mean annual range.... 
— 2°.00 
+ 1.55 
— 3.20 
+ 4.75 
— 1°,22 
+ 1.43 
—10.00 
+11.43 
— 2°.42 
+ 3.00 
—16.00 
+19.00 
— 3°.25 
+ 1.45 
—17.55 
+19.00 
— 2°.06 
+ 1.00 
— 1.00 
+ 2.00 
— 3°.23 
— 1.13 
—11.80 
+10.67 
— 3°.09 
— 2.66 
— 8.33 
+ 5.67 
— 0°.62 
— 5.50 
— 7.00 
+ 1.50 
