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Jour. Frank. Inst., Vol. CXXXIX. March, 1895.

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The means of the daily maximum and minimum temperatures, 32.8 degrees and 15.5 degrees respectively, give a monthly mean of 24.2 degrees, which is 8.5 degrees below the corresponding month of 1894.

The average daily range was 17.3 degrees.

Highest monthly mean, 30.8 at Philadelphia (Centennial Avenue). Lowest monthly mean, 16.8 at Shingle House.

Highest temperature recorded during the month, 58 degrees, on the 21st at Pittsburg and Uniontown.

Lowest temperature, minus 17 degrees on the 31st at Emporium. Greatest local monthly range, 65 degrees at Cassandria and Uniontown.

Least local monthly range, 41 degrees at Coopersburg.

Greatest daily range, 51 degrees, at Saegerstown.

Precipitation.

The average precipitation for the State, for the month, 4.17 inches, is 0.70 inches more than the average (3.47) for the last seven years. General precipitation (mostly snow) occurred on the 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 21st, 22d, 26th and 29th.

The average snowfall during the month was 14.2 inches, and 10.7 inches remained on the ground at the end of the month,

The largest totals of snowfall in inches were: Somerset, 32; Lock Haven, 29; Grampian, 28; Cassandria, 27; Emporium, 26, and Wellsboro, 25.

The largest monthly totals of rainfall and melted snow in inches were: Somerset, 6.36; Smethport, 5.90; Hamburg, 5.82; Hollidaysburg, 5.74; Pottstown, 5.65, and Phoenixville, 5.47.

The least were: Shingle House, 1.83; Towanda, 1.95; South Eaton, 2.35; Dyberry, 2.95; Confluence, 2.98, and Chambersburg, 3.00.

Wind and Weather.

The prevailing wind was from the west.

Average number: rainy days, 13; clear days, 7; fair days, 10; cloudy days, 14.

Barometer.

The mean pressure for the month, 30.06, is about .04 below the normal. At the United States Weather Bureau Stations, the highest observed was 30.54, at Erie, on the 8th, and the lowest 29.24 at Erie on the 26th.

Miscellanoeus Phenomena.

Thunderstorms. Hollidaysburg, 5th; Johnstown, 6th; Mauch Chunk, 26th; Uniontown, 6th; Lebanon, 5th, 26th; South Bethlehem, 26th; Easton, 26th; Aqueduct, 6th; Somerset, 6th; Lewisburg, 6th. Hail.-Towanda, 6th, 10th; Emporium, 6th, 10th; Mauch Chunk, 6th, 10th; Phoenixville, 6th, 25th; Grampian, 5th; Lock Haven, 6th, 10th; Carlisle, 6th; Lebanon, 5th, 10th, 16th; Easton, 6th, 16th: Dyberry, 6th, 26th.

Snow. Hamburg, 29th; Hollidaysburg, 2d, 6th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 26th, 28, 29th; Towanda, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 22d, 25th, 29th, 30th; Quakertown, 3d, 4th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22d, 23d, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th; Cassandria, 2d, 8th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22d, 23d, 27th 29th; Johnstown, 2d, 4th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th, 22d, 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th; Emporium, 1st, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 21st, 22d, 23d, 24th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th; Mauch Chunk, 3d, 9th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 26th, 29th; State College, 2d, 3d, 6th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 22d, 23d, 25th, 26th, 28th, 30th; West Chester, 9th, 13th, 29th, 30th; Coatesville, 3d, 4th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 22d, 26th, 29th, 30th; Kennett Square, 3d, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 28th, 29th; Phoenixville, 2d, 3d, 9th, 28th, 29th; Grampian, 2d, 4th, 5th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 22d, 26th, 29th, 30th; Lock Haven, 6th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 25th, 26th, 29th; Saegerstown, 1st, 3d, 4th, 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 19th, 23d, 24th, 26th, 29th; Carlisle, 3d, 8th, 13th, 26th, 29th; Harrisburg, 3d, 8th, 10th, 13th, 19th, 26th, 28th, 29th; Uniontown, 2d, 4th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 25th, 28th; Chambersburg, 2d, 8th, 13th, 25th, 28th, 29th; Huntingdon, 2d, 8th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22d, 25th, 29th; Lancaster, 2d, 8th, 14th, 17th, 26th, 29th; Lebanon, 2d, 3d, 8th, 9th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 22d, 23d, 26th, 28th, 29th, 30th; Coopersburg, 3d, 4th, 8th, 9th, 13th, 16th, 29th; Drifton, 2d, 4th, 10th, 16th, 18th, 27th, 28th; Wilkes-Barre, 8th, 16th, 26th. 29th; Greenville, 3d, 4th, 6th, 13th, 14th, 24th, 28th; Pottstown, 3d. 25th, 29th; South Bethlehem, 8th, 16th, 26th, 28th, 29th; Easton, 8th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 26th, 29th, 30th; Aqueduct, 2d, 8th, 10th, 13th, 19th, 22d, 23d, 25th, 26th, 29th, 30th; Philadelphia (Centennial Avenue). 3d, 9th, 28th, 29th; Blooming Grove, 8th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 29th; Shingle House, 2d, 4th, 14th, 18th, 22d, 26th; Somerset, 7th, 9th, 12th, 15th, 18th, 23d, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th; Wellsboro, 5th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 26th, 28th; Lewisburg, 13th, 16th, 19th, 26th, 28th, 29th; Dyberry, 3d, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 26th; Honesdale, 4th, 5th, 6th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 19th, 26th, 29th;

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