JANUARY, 1908. MONTHLP WEATHER REVZEW. I OLIMATOLOGI~AL SUMMARY. TEMPEEATUBE AND PBEOIPITATION BY SEOTIOIW, JANUARY, 1908. By Mr. JAMES BEERY, Chief of the Climatological Division. In the following table are given, for the various seotions of lowest temperatures, the average preoipitation, and the heat- the Climatological Service of the Weather Bureau, the aver- est and least monthly amounts are found by using all trust- age temperature and rainfall, the stations reporting the highest worthy reoords available. and lowest temperatures.with dates of occurrenoe, the stations The mean departures from normal ternperature and preoipi- reporting greatest and least monthly preoipitation, and other tation are based only on records from stations that have ten data, as indicated by the several headings. or more years of observation. Of course the number of suoh The mean temperatures for eaoh seotion, the highest and reoords is smaller than the total number of stations. Section. Alabama.. ............. Arizona. ............... Arkansas .............. California. ............. Colorado.. ............. Florida ................ Georgia.. .............. Hawaii.. ............... Idaho.. ................ Illinols ................ Indiana. ............... Iowa ................... Kansas ................ Kentucly .............. Louisiana .............. Maryland and Delaware Michigan .............. Minnesota ............. Mississippi ............ Montana. .............. Nebraska .............. MlMOUn ............... Nevada ................ New England;. ........ New Jersey ............ New Nexiw ........... New York ............. North Carollna ........ North Dakota .......... Ohlo ................... Oklahoma.. ............ Orepn ................ Penns lvania .......... Bouth Carolina ......... South Dakota .......... Tennessee ............. Teras ................. Utah. .................. Porto RIW. ............ ;r.€&iaiai.. .......... ........... West Virginia ......... Wisconsin ............. Wyoming. ............. Temperature-in degrees Fahrenheit. I II I 44.4 t 47.6 + 41.7 + 46.7 + 24.4 + 57.4 - 44.8 + 67. St,. . I:vergreetr ..... Vail .......... 1 hark.. ....... 1'1 Cajon ....... Bnlly .......... 3 stations ...... Kiltei, 3I:tui. .. st. nratys ...... ..... [ 78 .....I s9 ...... I 7 8 ...... S i ..... : i o .....I s5 ...... 79 ..... : 86 I 26.6 + 1.1 Gnrnet .............. 63 29.7 + 3.3 Chester. hlt. Vernon 62 30.8 + 3.1 Rloomiugton ........ 60 24.9 + 5.7 . Logau ........ .....I 60 i 35.5 + 5.9 Aahlanrl ............ 35.0 + 0.6 . Oreenshurg ........ Reserve.. ........... 1' '" if Frnncirville ..... 32. . + o.9 Cheltenliani. >Id .... Millrboro, l w l .. ..... 22.6 I + 1.7 I Chehoygan. ......... 16 4 I+ 6.8 . New Z h i ........... 45:7 I- 0.6 . L:turel ............ 34.4 + 3.4 : Steffeuville ......... 26.0 + 6.5 I Canyon k'vrry. ....... 30.2 + G. 4 I / Lyuch ............. _I 32.5 + 3.5 24.7 + 2.8 31.8 + 1.7 23.1 + 1.2 29.3 - 0.3 17.0 f 8 .7 2Y.1 + 1.3 11.8 +4 .2 37.7 + 2.6 41.2 -t 0.3 93.8 + 8.4 88. 1 + 0.4 19.6 + 2.3 27.8 ~ + 1.7 34.8 :- 0.4 S. 4 i + 2.5 85.2 + 1.1 F .4 1.3. 4 +1 .1 :. ..... ;i 'IkinialarI .......... .I 73 62 85 85 G3 63 59 63 79 6s 66 I 70 I 57 71 I 70 59 85 71 59 94 76 66 66 72 80 69 65 .............. G2 3nt:itinur ........... 53 ....... G5 ...... 65 $5 i ........ .I ........ ......... ........ . ........... I Chilrot ........... .i .... .I I n d o n .. .......... ' 1 Uluattlln ............ I , Coatmmille.. ...... .I 3Ia11g11m. ........... ~ ... i ? Porcst bit rg. ......... Pinewoo,l ........... C'liarlnttesvillr. ..... .......... ........ .......... ............. ........ 111' 21 ...... ........... 6: 16 III.11 Triwkw ........... .,- 1 : 3 ........ .;-f4: 8 ........ I -I : 1li 11; 4 .............. !-36 31 ............. -121 30 ...... .1-121 9 ............. - 5, 31 Estherrille ......... ........ 31 ........ 4 ! 3 st;rtioria.. ...... 51 4 dat.er 17 24.25 26 Eramius ............ I 4 24 9 Woodrii If........ .. -22 31 22 Rurkm tiar,ln.u ..... -20 .XI 10 Cuhick ............. 1-21 31 ........ .i-?8 I 25 ! HPrefonl ..... ......I 0 18 ... .......... Precipitation-In inches and hundredths. . __ ~ ~ ereatest monthly. Least monthly. ._ I J :* i $ Station. 0 3 4 4 1 9 6 ~ .. ...... .. .. ............ ............ ........... 2.27 ........ .......... 0.00 Rslanionia ~ 0.81 .i 0.10 .............. Sobden. ....... ./ 11.20 .... ............. ' 0.06 ......... .......... ............ .......... 1.22 ........ ., 11.63 Columbus 0.00 3.21 + 1.63 - 4.75 - 1 51 d.61 0.20 - 0.97 - 294 - 3.74 + 0.52 - 2.48 -- 4.44 + 0.18 - 1.82 - 1.85 + 2.6s - 1.86 + D.23 - 0.31 - a.60 - 4.01 .. 0. I? 0. 25 0.29 I 0.35 I 0.76 ' 0.41 : 0.04 0.41 .; a5o :! 0.28 I, 0.87 0.06 0:54 I! 1 82 /j . ....I! 1.33 I 0. 'Is Ralirbury. 3ld.. .... Harrisvillr ....... .: Rrdwoaal I:alls ..... Fayette ............ hlarl~lc Hill. ...... I Troy.. ............ Hastiup ........... Pal iuett n. ........... i Nvw L n n h l . Conn. ! Toms Klrcr. ....... .: 'ram Keeperc. ............ Ranncrs Elk Toledo.. ........... Kear.11 Idnhel.. ............. (ilruora. ............ Ronierset.. .......... l?anovanas ......... Clenrem C!oilege .... Selby .............. .I ................ i ........ i .............. 3.32 1.15 3.10 I 0. 65 I 3.40 ! 4.96 I 5.22 8 94 I 4:31 ' 1.11 :I 4. !Id .I 5.33 I 12.83 7.53 , 0.85 , Kiinbali. ............. i Dartingtm, 3111.. .. _I POW^ ............ .i 1nternatinn;il F :I I I ~.! Greenwoad ........ .I Albany ............. I 2 stations ......... .: 2 statious .......... ., h x Vegan.. ........ .! Willixmst.~irn. >l:w.i 4 stations ......... .I Lytidonville ...... Mount Airy ....... .I ~augdon ........ _I 2 stations. .......... I hrutiial ............. Silver Lake ...... .I Selinsgrore ......... ,3an Oerlunn ........ ......... i ILt).taJn .......... .I 2.11 0.40 0.02 2.43 0.00 0.00 0.18 0.95 2.29 0.72 2.57 0.00 1.07 0.00 0.00 1.46 u. 88 2.49 I). m j 1. i o 1.06 - 1.15 .......... 3 .S I 2 st.atious ............ 0.110 0.79 - 0.31 Enterpribe (near). . ./ 2.53 ~ 2 ht.ations ......... .! 0.10 i.23 - 0.70 Forks ................ : 21.:15 Kiuna ............... 0.30 2.92 - n.66 I'ickeur .............. 8.19 : New Ciiml~rrlanrl.. . n.50 ir . n. nn ........... i 5.48 ......... /I Ilyersb~irg 3.82 + 0.73 j l Callarille .......... .! 7.07 , Cape Henry.. ...... .I 2.31 ........ .I 3.24 . rjotlgcville .......... N .I' I 3.613 Kirtley ............. 11.Mi .I I II.~IJ *Maine, New Hampahire, Vermont, Nasaachusetta, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. tYJ stations, with an average clavatiun of671 feet. 14'2 statiuns.