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J. HOPKINSON-METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 
Table IV* -— Climatological Observations taken at Bennington 
House, Bennington. Latitude: 51° 53' 45" N. Longitude: 
0° 5' 20" W. Altitude: 407 feet. Observer: Bev. J. D. 
Parker, LL.D., P.B.Met. Soc. 
Months 
Temperature of the Air 
Humidity 
Cloud, 0-10 
Rain 
Means 
Extremes 
Amount 
w 
p 
Mean 
Min. 
Max. 
Range 
Min. 
Max. 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
% 
ins. 
Jan. 
38-9 
34*5 
43 ‘2 
87 
20’9 
52-9 
9i 
7-2 
2-27 
20 
Feb. 
437 
38-0 
49’5 
n*5 
277 
58-2 
88 
8-o 
•82 
12 
March . 
44 - 4 
37*2 
5 i -6 
* 4*4 
25 9 
66-8 
86 
6-6 
2-88 
19 
April . 
43-o 
35‘4 
5o - 5 
27-2 
57-9 
78 
7'3 
1 78 
16 
May. 
5i-9 
43‘3 
6o*6 
I 7’3 
34 *i 
75-8 
76 
6*6 
1 *95 
17 
June. 
54*3 
46’i 
62 ‘4 
16-3 
38-5 
8o*8 
73 
67 
5-08 
IO 
July. 
60-3 
5i-9 
687 
16-8 
42 *0 
84 ‘O 
73 
7-2 
5 'i 2 
l6 
August. 
58*2 
50-1 
66 4 
163 
42-9 
75-o 
76 
7*5 
3-98 
21 
Sept.. 
56-2 
48*5 
638 
15*3 
37‘8 
8l-2 
83 
67 
2-36 
1 7 
Oct. 
507 
45 'i 
567 
11-2 
34’4 
65 9 
88 
77 
5'46 
29 
Nov. 
43 ’ 1 
38-2 
48-1 
9‘9 
299 
53-o 
90 
8-4 
2-27 
24 
Dec. 
36-8 
33'2 
407 
7-1 
24 6 
49 '* 
94 
9*1 
i*8,i 
18 
Year . 
48-6 
41 -8 
55‘i 
135 
20*9 
84*0 
83 
7*4 
35-58 
219 
Table V.— Other Meteorological Observations taken at Bennington 
by the Rev. Dr. Parker. 
Pressure 
of the 
atmo¬ 
Temperature at 9 a.m. 
Days of 
Bright Sunshine 
Months 
of the 
air 
of 
evapo¬ 
of the soil 
clear 
sky 
over¬ 
cast 
Total 
hours 
Max. in 
one day 
Sun¬ 
less 
sphere 
ration 
at 1ft. 
at 2 ft. 
days 
Jan. 
ins. 
30*021 
O 
37 *9 
O 
36*9 
O 
39*0 
0 
40*0 
4 
19 
42 
57 
17 
Feb. 
•159 
42*5 
41 *0 
42*2 
42 ’S 
4 
1 7 
67 
7‘5 
9 
March 
29*884 
43 '6 
41 *8 
42*9 
43 '2 
6 
10 
114 
8*6 
5 
April. 
•927 
43'2 
40*2 
447 
45’2 
3 
12 
ii 5 
10*0 
5 
May. 
•929 
52*8 
49‘2 
52 M 
5 1 ‘6 
6 
15 
169 
14*2 
2 
June. 
30*072 
56*1 
51*8 
57 'i 
56*6 
2 
13 
73 
137 
7 
July .... 
29*968 
60 *8 
56*1 
63*0 
62*4 
2 
13 
182 
145 
0 
August 
•898 
59*0 
55 'i 
60 *2 
60 *3 
1 
13 
194 
13*2 
0 
Sept. 
30*061 
56*6 
53*9 
58*0 
58-4 
3 
12 
162 
11 *8 
1 
Oct. 
29*693 
5 i *3 
49*6 
52-9 
53'9 
3 
17 
84 
7'5 
6 
N ov. 
30*079 
43 'o 
417 
45*6 
47 * 1 
2 
13 
59 
6*8 
11 
Dec. 
29*809 
36-5 
35-8 
39‘8 
4 i '3 
1 
21 
29 
5*8 
21 
Year 
29*958 
48*6 
46*1 
49*8 
50*2 
37 
175 
1390 
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