158 STORRS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. 
BY G.cS;, (PBEM Ss; 
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The meteorological observations made at the Storrs Station dur- 
ing 1894 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 snowfall, 
uniform with those used by voluntary observers for the U. S. 
Weather Service. In addition to the records made at Storrs, the 
rainfall for the growing season has been recorded by farmers 
conducting field experiments for the Station, and a few other 
voluntary observers. 
The total precipitation for the year (33.3 inches), as measured 
at the Station, was far below the average. The average annual 
precipitation for six Connecticut stations of the New England 
Meteorological Society, having records covering a period of ten 
or more years prior to 1890, is 49.1 inches. The average at 
Storrs for five years ending with 1893 is 46.8 inches, and includ- 
ing 1894 the average for six years is 44.5 inches. The monthly 
precipitation was least during the growing season (May—Novem- 
ber). In many places the drouth became unusually severe during 
June and July, so that the hay and grain crops suffered consid- 
erably. | 
The temperature for January was a little above the average, 
while February was three degrees below the average, and March 
several degrees above. The spring opened later than usual. 
The last severe frost occurred May 15th, doing considerable 
damage to early vegetables. ‘The summer was quite hot and 
dry with light rainfalls till September. Very light frost appeared 
on low ground September 12th, and the first killing frost occurred 
September 26th. This gave a growing season of 134 days since 
the last killing frost in the spring, while the average growing 
season since the Station began observations in 1888 is 143 days. 
The temperature for September and October was above the 

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