216 
J. HOPKINSON-METEOEOLOGICAL OBSEEYATIONS 
Table IY. — Climatological Observations taken at Bennington 
House, Bennington. Latitude: 51° 53' 45" N. Longitude: 
0° 5' 20" W. Altitude: 407 feet. Observer: Hey. J. D. 
Pabkee, LL.D., P.B.Met. Soc. 
Months 
Temperature of the Air 
Humidity 
0 
7 
0 
1 
0 
Bain 
Means 
Extremes 
Amount 
Days 
Mean 
Min. 
Max. 
Bange 
Min. 
Max. 
° 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
% 
ins. 
Jan. 
40*0 
35*4 
44‘6 
9-2 
23-0 
52-9 
88 
7’8 
’60 
13 
Feb... 
34T 
2 9*3 
38-9 
9-6 
i6t 
5 r 9 
93 
7'5 
•91 
10 
March ..... 
43'8 
36-4 
5i-i 
147 
29-3 
59'° 
86 
77 
1*18 
17 
April . 
45 *8 
37-2 
54‘5 
17-3 
30-0 
65-8 
78 
7-0 
•67 
13 
May. 
47*9 
39’5 
56-2 
167 
287 
69-3 
73 
8-5 
2-10 
23 
June. 
56-6 
483 
64-9 
16-6 
360 
797 
73 
7M 
2’64 
20 
July. 
59'4 
50-4 
68-5 
i8‘i 
41’8 
83-0 
69 
67 
I- 4 6 
10 
August. 
5^9 
50‘4 
67-3 
169 
427 
77-2 
76 
7-1 
3 ‘l6 
20 
Sept. 
56-1 
47-8 
64-4 
166 
377 
717 
80 
6-6 
i’34 
12 
Oct. 
48-4 
42-4 
54*4 
12*0 
33‘i 
63-8 
89 
8-4 
1-26 
17 
Nov. 
42*8 
37*8 
47'8 
IO’O 
24-8 
59'2 
94 
8*6 
1-28 
13 
Dec. 
39'o 
34'9 
43*i 
8-2 
207 
55’9 
89 
77 
1 ‘34 
17 
Year . 
477 
40 8 
54*6 
13-8 
i6‘i 
83*0 
82 
7*6 
17-94 
185 
Table Y.— Other Meteorological Observations taken at Bennington 
by the Rev . Dr. Parker. 
Months 
Pressure 
of the 
atmo¬ 
sphere 
Temperature at 9 a.m. 
Days of 
Bright Sunshine 
of the 
air 
of 
evapo¬ 
ration 
of the soil 
clear 
sky 
over¬ 
cast 
Total 
hours 
Max. in 
one day 
Sun¬ 
less 
days 
at 1ft. 
at 2 ft. 
ins. 
O 
0 
0 
0 
Jan. 
30-183 
38*5 
37*i 
40-3 
41-0 
3 
17 
60 
67 
11 
Feb. 
29*9H 
32-6 
32*0 
35*4 
36*4 
4 
17 
70 
8-2 
11 
March 
•882 
43*o 
41 *2 
42*4 
42*5 
1 
12 
100 
9*3 
3 
April. 
•992 
47*o 
43*9 
46-1 
46-0 
5 
14 
162 
13*0 
0 
May. 
30-000 
48*6 
44*6 
49*5 
49*2 
0 
13 
136 
ii-o 
0 
June..... 
29*955 
58-6 
53*9 
57*9 
56-8 
6 
14 
169 
14*6 
3 
July. 
30*055 
60-5 
55*i 
62-5 
62-4 
6 
14 
156 
13*3 
2 
August 
29-966 
59*5 
55*5 
60’6 
60-4 
1 
14 
no 
8-8 
3 
Sept.. 
30-106 
56*3 
53*2 
57*8 
58*5 
7 
12 
141 
IO'O 
2 
Oct. 
•024 
48-4 
46-9 
5o*7 
5i*9 
3 
16 
46 
7-0 
14 
N ov. 
29*933 
42-3 
41 -6 
45*o 
46-4 
0 
18 
40 
6-6 
14 
Dec...... 
30-082 
39*i 
37*8 
40*9 
42-1 
1 
19 
25 
4*3 
20 
Year 
30-008 
47*9 
45*2 
49*i 
49*5 
37 
180 
1215 
14-6 
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