METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. Ter. Y 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
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The meteorological observations made at the Station during 
1895 have been similar to those of past years. The Station 
equipment consists of the ordinary instruments for obtaining 
temperature, pressure of the air, humidity, rainfall and snow- 
fall, uniform with those used by voluntary. observers for the 
Wes. Weather Service. In addition to the records made at 
Storrs, the rainfall for the growing season has been recorded 
by quite a number of farmers in cooperation with the Station. 
The.total precipitation for the year (45.7 inches), as meas- 
ured at Storrs, was nearly up to the average for the State. 
‘The average for this State from observers having observations 
covering ten years or more prior to 1890, is 49.1 inches, and 
the average at Storrs for the past seven years is 44.7 inches. 
‘The precipitation was least during the months of February, 
May and June. ‘The early part of the growing season was 
exceptionally dry and the hay and strawberry crops were 
considerably reduced in yields below an average crop. During 
the remainder of the growing season, light rainfalls were 
frequent and most crops were fairly well supplied with mois- 
ture. ‘The irregularities in our rainfall are strikingly illus- 
trated by the conditions which existed the past season. The 
total rainfall at Storrs from May ist to Sept. 30th was 14.5 
inches, while the two months of October and November 
together, gave 13.7 inches. 
The temperature for January was about the average, while 
February was exceptionally cold. March gave a low average 
temperature, but April was mild and favorable for farm work. 
Severe frosts occurred as late as May 14 and 17, doing some 
damage to early vegetables. ‘The temperature for the summer 
months was not high. ‘he highest temperature occurred early 
in June and the third week in September. Light frost oc- 
curred on the 15th of September, but the first killing frost 
came October 15th, thus giving a growing period of 150 days 
