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CLIMATE OF THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE. 
VI. THE WESTERN PART OF THE STATE. 
■ * r- • 
Localities of observation. Onondaga, Auburn, Aurora, Ithaca, Prattsburgh, Canandaigua, 
Palmyra, Rochester, Henrietta, Middlebury, Gaines, Millville, Lewiston, Buffalo, Spring- 
ville, Fredonia, Mayville. 
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 
calculated 
temperature. 
Onondaga. 
14 
42° 59' 
47°.54 
Auburn. 
15 
42 55 
650ft. 
45°.97 
46.86 
+ 0°.89 
Aurora... 
8 
42 43 
447 
46.90 
48.07 
4 - 1.17 
Ithaca . 
11 
42 27 
417 
47.39 
' 47.88 
-f 0.49 
Prattsburgh. 
6 
42 34 
1494 
44.12 
44.67 
+ 0.55 
Canandaigua. 
12 
42 50 
54 Of 
46*42 
46.01 
— 0.41 
Palmyra . 
1 
43 05 
450 
46.39 
46.55 
4- 0.16 
Rochester. 
11 
43 08 
506 
45.65 
46.50 
-f 0.S5 
Henrietta. 
3 
43 06 
600 
45.83 
47.21 
+ 1.38 
Middlebury. 
14 
42 49 
800 
45.71 
46.79 
+ 1.08 
Gaines . 
4 
43 17 
422 
46.22 
46.62 
+ 0.40 
Millville. 
3 
43 08 
44.97 
Lewiston . . 
11 
43 09 ‘ 
280 
46.27 
47.92 
4 - 1.65 
Buffalo. 
2 
42 50 
605 
46.23 
45.65 
— 0.58 
Springville. 
3 
42 30 
1105 
45.34 
47.34 
+ 2.00 
Fredonia .. 
12 
42 26 
645 
46.75 
47.79 
4 - 1.04 
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. 
Onondaga. 
12 years 
Auburn. 
15 years. 
Aurora. 
8 years. 
Ithaca. 
12 years. 
Praftsburg 
7 years. 
Canandaigua 
12 years. 
Palmyra. 
2 years. 
Rochester. 
11 years. 
Mean temperature .... 
Mean annual maximum, 
Mean annual minimum. 
Mean annual range .... 
-f- 1°.05 
+ 0.25 
— 0.17 
+ 0.42 
+ 0°.37 
— 4.60 
+ 5.53 
—10.13 
+ 1°.58 
— 1.83 
+ 7.67 
— 9.50 
+ 1°.39 
+ 1.50 
4- 4.08 
— 2.58 
—1°.82 
+ 1.29 
— 2.57 
+ 3.86 
— 0°.48 
— 1.58 
+ 7.42 
— 9.00 
+ 0°.06 
4- 2.50 
+11.00 
— 8.50 
+ 0°.01 
— 0.10 
+10.45 
—10.55 
FACTS OBSERVED. 
Henrietta. 
3 years. 
MiddleburJ' 
12 years. 
Gaines. 
4 years. 
Millville. 
3 years. 
Lewiston. 
11 years. 
Buffalo. 
1 year. 
Springvi le 
4 years. 
Fredonia. 
12 years 
Mean temperature .... 
Mean annual maximum, 
Mean annual minimum. 
Mean annual range .... 
4-0°. 72 
4- 1.00 
+12.33 
—11.33 
+ 0°.30 
+ 1.33 
4 - 2.58 
— 1.25 
+ 0°.13 
— 0.50 
+ 9.50 
—10.00 
— 1°.52 
— 0.66 
+ 5.33 
— 4.67 
+ 1°.43 
— 0.82 
+11.73 
—12.55 
— 0°.84 
— 0.00 
+ 2.50 
4- 8.00 
+ 0°.85 
— 0.25 
+ 3.50 
— 3.75 
+ 1°.30 
— 0.50 
+ 9 33 
— 9.83 
