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630 MONTHLY WEATBXR RJZVIEW. NOVEMBER,1902 along the Path of Total Eclipse of the Sun, May 28, 1900. Observations 245. Monthly Weather Review for April, 1901. Vol. XXIX, No, 4. of 1899. 246. Monthly Weather Review for May, 1901. Vol. XSlX.. No. 5. 810. Monthly Weather Review for September, 1899. Vol. SYVII, No. 9. 247. Monthly Weather Review for June, 1901. Vol. XSIX, No. 6. 211. Bulletin No. 28. A. G. McAdieand Geo. H. Willson. The Cliniate 248. * D. T. Maring. Weather Bureau Exhibit at the Pan-American Ex- of San Francisco, Cal. position. Buffalo, N. P., 1901. Reprint from Monthly Weather Review. 212. Monthly Weather Review for October, 1899. Vol. XSVII, No. 10. 249. Monthly Weather Review for July, 1901. Vol. SYIX, No. 7. 213. A. J. Henry and N. B. Conger. Meteorological Chart of the Great 250. Instructions to Voluntary Observers. Second edition. Lakes. Summary for the Season of 1899. 251. Monthly Weather Review for August, 1901. Vol. SXIX, 8. 214. Monthly Weather Review for November, 1899. Vol. SSVII. No. 11. 2.53. C. F. Marvin. Instructions for the Chre and Management of Sun- 215. Monthly Weather Review for December, 1899. Vol. SSVII, No. 13. shine Recorders. Circular G. Instr~n~entDivision. (Second Edition 216. Monthly Weather Review and Annual Summary for 1896. Vol, of No. 109. ) XXVII, No. 13. 253. Monthly Weather Rrview for September, 1901. Vol. SXIS, No. 9. 217. Monthly Weather Review for January, 1900. Vol. SSVIII, No. 1. 454. F. W. Very. The Solar Constant. Rrprint froin Monthly Weather 218. Monthly Weather Review for February, 19W. Vol. XSVIII, No. 2. Review. 219. * Bulletin No. 29. A. G. McAdie. Frost Fighting. 255. Monthly Weather Review for Octoher. 1901. Vol. SSIS, No. 10. 920. Monthly Weather Review for March, 1900. vO1. SS\rlII. No. 3. 256. Bulletin NO. 30. A. ,J. H~~~~~.L,,~~Life in the United shbs 2!!1. Bulletin G. F. W. Very. Atmospheric Radiation. hy Lightning. 222. Monthly Weather Review, for April 1900. Vol. SSVIII, No. 4. 257. Monthly Weather Iteview for Nnveml.w, IWI. Vol. SSIS, No. 11. 223. C. F. Marvin. Anemometer Tests. Extract flwn YOntllly 258. A. 6. Hen1-y alld N. B. Ck)nger. Yeteorological C!hart of the Great Weather Review. Lakes. No. 2. 1901. 224. Monthly Weather Review for May, 1900. Vol. SSVIII, No. 5. 859. Monthly Weather Review for DW~III~JC~.1901. Vol. SSIS,No. 12. 225. Monthly Weather Review for June, 1900. Vol. SXVIII, No. 6. 260. Monthly Weather Review. Annual Hummary. 19~1. Vol. SSIS, 226. Monthly Weather Review for July, 1900. Vol. XXVIII, No. 7. N~.13. 227. C. Frankenfield. River Stages, at the River Gage st'a- tions on the Principal Rivers of the United States, Part VI., for 189% 261. Monthly Weather Reyiew for January, 1902. vole SSS, N,,. 1. 262. A. 6. Henry. Bulletin J. Velocity and Fluctuation of 1897,1898, and 1899. Level on Lake Erie. 228. H. C. Frankenfield. Tables of Daily Precipitation. ' 229. Monthly Weather Review for August, 1900. vel. SSvIII, No. 8. 263. Mollthly b'eather Review for February. 190% VOl. SSS, NO. 2. 230. Monthly Weather Review for September, 1900. vel. SSXVIII, 86-1. A. 6. Henry and N. B. ckmger. Meteorologiaal Chart of the Great No. 9. Lakes. No. 1, 190'2. 231. Report of the Chief of the Weather Bureau for 19(~). 8 VO. Also 865. Bulletin No. 31. James Berry. Proceedings of the Second Con- reprinted as Part I of the quarto edit.ion of the Report 1899-1900. vention of Weather Bureau OMcials, held at Milwaukee. 1901. 238. Bulletin R. E. B. Garriott. West Indian Hurricanes. 866. Monthly Weather Review for March, 190% Vol. SSS, KO.3. 233. C. F. Marvin. Anemometry. Circnlar D, Instrumelit Diyisiun. 267. Bulletin I. F. H. Bigelow. Eclipse Meteorology and Allied Second Edition. Problenis. 234. Monthly Weather Review for October, l9lN. 1'01. SSVIII, No 10. 868. Bulletin No. 32. W. H. Alexander. Hurricanes: Especially those 235. C. F. Marvin. Psychrometric Tables. of P0i-t~Rico and St. Kitts. 236. Monthly Weather Review for November, V-ol. SSVIII, 11. 269. Mouthly Weather Review for April. 190'2. Vol. SSS, No. 4. 237. A. J. Henry and N. B. Conger. Meteorological Chart of the Great 270. Monthly Weather Review for May, 1YOP. Vol. SXS, No. 5. Lakes. Summary for the Season of 19W. 271. Monthly Weather Review for June. 190'2. Vol. SSS. No. 6. 238. Monthly Weather Review for December, 1900. Vol. SSVIII, 272. Monthly Weather Review for *July, 1902. Vol. SSS, No. 7. No. 12. 273. * F. H. Bigelow. Studies on the Statics and Kinematics of the At- 239. Monthly Weather Review. Annual Suinmary for 1900. Vol. mosphere in the United States. Reprint from Mont.hly Weather Review. XXVIII, No. 13. 274. Monthly Weather Review Tor August, 190% Vol. SSS, No. 8. 240. Monthly Weather Review for January, 1901. Vol. SXIS, No. 1. 275. Monthly Weather Review for September, 1902. Vol. SSS, NO. 9. 241. C. F. Marvin. Circular F. Barometers and nieasurement of 276. Monthly Weather Review for October. 1903. Vol. SSS. No. io. atmospheric pressure. Instrument Division, Second Edition. 277. C. F. Marvin. Instructions for Obtaining and Tabulat,ing Records 242. Monthly Weather Review for February. 1901. SSIS, No. 3. from Recording Instrument. Circular A, Instrunient Division. Second 243. Monthly Weather Review for March, 1901. Vol. SSIS, No. 3. Edition. 244. A. J. Henry and N. B. Congcr. Meteorological Chart of the 478. Monthly Weather Review for November, lW~2. Vol. SSX, Great Lakes, No. 1, 1901. No. 11. THE WEaTHER OF THE MONTH. By W. B. STOCKMAN,Forecast Official, in charge of Division of Recorda and Meteorological Data. CJHARAC!L'EIRISTIUS OF THE WEATHER FOR The relative humidity was normal in the Florida Peninsula NOW116BER. and upper Lake region; 2 per cent below normal in North Over the eastern two-thirds of the United States the month Dakota: ancl above normal from 1 per cent to 17 per cent in was unusually warm, with daily mean departures of +3.(io to the remaining geographical districts, the most marked de- +8.4' from the normal; in a number of the States it was the partures, + 12 per cent and + 17 per cent, occurring in the warmest November since the establishment of Climate and middle nnd southern slope districts, respectively. Crop services. In the Rocky Mountain slope districts the The cloudiness was 5 per cent below the average in the mean daily excess of temperature was not quite so large. In lower Lake region, and from 5 per cent to 24 per cent above the Plateau and Pacific regions the average daily temperature normal in the remaining districts, the greatest departures, ranged from normal to 1.6' below the normal by districts; + 22 per cent and + 24 per cent, occurring, as did the excess but taking the States individually, California showed a daily in relative humidity, in the middle ancl southern slope regions, mean deficiency of 2.4' and Arizona 2.5'. respectively. In New England, and other districts where the The isotherm of 65' crosses northern Florida, Texas gen: precipitation was deficient, these conditions were aqomalous. erally, and Louisiana, about latitude 30' north; of 70' over north-central Florida, and 75' over southern Florida. None PRESSURE. of these three isotherms appeared on the chart for November, 1901. Generally east of the one hundredth meridian the The distribution of monthly mean pressure is shown graphic- remaining isotherms lay considerably northward of their posi- ally on Chart VI and the numerical values are given in Tables tion in November, 1901. I and VI. The precipitation was slightly below the normal in the Mid- The area of highest mean pressure, with readings of 30.05. dle Atlantic and east Gulf States, Ohio Valley ancl Tennessee, to 30.11 inches, overlay the eastern part of the west Gulf North Dakota, and the northern slope; 1.G inches below in the States and thence eastward and northeastward over the lower lower Lake region, and 2.9 inches below in New England. In Lake region and New England to the Atlantic Ocean, the the other geographical districts it ranged from normal to 3.5 crest overlaying the Appalachian Mountain districts. Another inches above. high area, but of a somewhat lower pressure, overlay the mid- Unauthenticated | Downloaded 09/26/21 10:49 PM UTC NOVEMBEB,1902. MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 631 dle California coast, northern California, and southern Oregon. Ht. Lawrence Valley to below Montreal, a positive departure of 7O bebg recorded in many localities, including Toronto, where continuous obser- The mean pressure was low, less than 29.90 inches, in vations since 1830 show that the month just closed was the mildest Arizona, southwestern New Mexico, and extreme southwestern Noveniber on record. Westward from Winnipeg the positive departure Texas, also in western North Dakota, northern and eastern diminished to just norinal at Swift Current, and over tho greater part of Montana and northwestern Washington, in which last-named Alberta and northern Brit,ish Calurnbia there was a negative departure of region it was lowest, somewhat below 20.85 inches. In New 30 or more. In southern Brit.ish Columbia t,he departure was from zero to 3O below t,he average. The inore easterly portions of Quebec and the England and the northern part of the Middle Atlantic States whole of the Marit.ime Provinces showed a positive departure from mor- the mean pressure was slightly above the normal; in all other age of from 20 to 35. districts it was below normal, the greatest departure being The first general killing frost or freezing weather occurred over the northwestern quarter of the country.