212 
J. HOPKINSON-METEOEOLOGICAL OBSEEVATIONS 
Table IV. — Climatological Observations taken at Bennington 
House, Bennington. Latitude: 51° 53' 45" N. Longitude: 
0° 5' 20" W. Altitude: 407 feet. Observer: Ret. J. I). 
Paekee, LL.D., P.R.Met. Soc. 
Months 
Temperature of the Air 
Humidity 
0 
0 
% 
0 
0 
Rain 
Means 
Extremes 
Amount 
Days 
Mean 
Min. 
Max. 
Range 
Min. 
Max. 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
O 
% 
ins. 
Jan. 
37’5 
327 
42*2 
9’5 
20*9 
53‘3 
95 
7'9 
2-44 
26 
Feb. 
37-6 
33 -o 
427 
9‘3 
24-9 
52-9 
86 
7-8 
2'82 
20 
March . 
39‘4 
32-9 
45-8 
12-9 
22'9 
577 
87 
7-6 
1-24 
20 
April . 
48-1 
40-1 
56-1 
i6 # o 
34*8 
64-2 
74 
7'3 
•80 
12 
1 V 1 ay. 
5 2 *o 
44 ‘6 
59’5 
H 9 
35 *o 
71-4 
78 
8-6 
1-56 
19 
June. 
56-5 
47-1 
65 9 
18’8 
427 
74 ' 2 
72 
7’2 
•80 
10 
July. 
64-5 
53’9 
75 ’i 
21 '2 
53'9 
85-1 
66 
57 
3-67 
12 
August. 
607 
5 i -3 
70-1 
188 
42*8 
86-6 
70 
6 - o 
2-51 
12 
Sept. 
54-6 
467 
627 
16-2 
35 -i 
71-9 
82 
6*4 
1 ‘24 
20 
Oct. 
498 
43 ’o 
567 
13-5 
34 0 
68-i 
87 
7*9 
I ’20 
18 
Nov. 
417 
35'5 
47-1 
11 ’6 
19-8 
58-2 
92 
7’2 
I 5 I 
22 
Dec. 
387 
33-5 
43 * 1 
9-6 
20 3 
54-5 
92 
9’5 
2 06 
22 
Year . 
48-4 
41 *2 
55’5 
I 4-3 
19’8 
86-6 
82 
7*4 
21 ’85 
213 
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 2ft. 
days 
J an. 
ins. 
29 ‘990 
O 
37 *o 
O 
36-4 
O 
37‘9 
O 
38*9 
3 
18 
47 
6-6 
16 
Feb. 
'624 
37'3 
357 
387 
39’5 
0 
12 
69 
7*2 
3 
March 
30’021 
39 'i 
37‘5 
39-8 
4 ° 2 
2 
14 
108 
9*6 
8 
April. 
29-973 
487 
44*9 
46-9 
46-6 
3 
12 
176 
12*0 
1 
May. 
•986 
52*3 
49-1 
52-8 
52-1 
1 
16 
155 
15-0 
4 
June. 
30-085 
57*3 
52-6 
587 
58*0 
3 
13 
211 
14-6 
1 
July .... 
•059 
657 
59 'o 
65-6 
64-9 
7 
8 
251 
15-2 
1 
August 
*049 
61-8 
56-4 
63-1 
637 
4 
7 
226 
13*4 
1 
Sept. 
•104 
55 ‘ 2 
52-4 
57-2 
58-4 
5 
11 
174 
ii *8 
1 
Oct. 
*137 
50-1 
487 
51-8 
53 -o 
3 
15 
1 13 
9-0 
6 
N ov. 
•098 
39*5 
38-5 
447 
467 
3 
15 
73 
8-i 
8 
Dec. 
29-977 
37-8 
36 9 
40-2 
41*5 
0 
20 
52 
5*4 
13 
Year 
30*009 
48-5 
45 *6 
49-8 
50*3 
34 
161 
1655 
15-2 
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