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Table showing the Average Number of Days on which .01in. or more Precipitation fell at the below-named Stations of the Signal Service, United States Army, for each Month and the Year. [Compiled from the commencement of observations at each Station to and including December, 1885.

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Districts and Stations. Stations established Pi 1-3 3 I ft o ft < 6 •-a s ft O Ul o O © a © > o A © © © R a. P a a < a 3 2 1-3 Middle Atlantic States. Albany, New York New York City .. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania .. Atlantic City, New Jersey .. Barnegat City, New Jersey .. Cape May, New Jersey* Sandy Hook, New Jersey Delaware Breakwater, Delaware! Baltimore, Maryland Washington City Cape Honry, Virginia Chincoteague, Virginia Lynchburg, Virginia Norfolk, Virginia Deo. 22, 1873 Nov. 1, 1870 Jan. 1,1871 Dec. 10, 1873 Deo. 10, 1873 May 24, 1871 Dec. 10, 1873 Jan. 28, 1880 Jan. 1, 1871 Nov. 1, 1870 Doc. 15, 1873 Mar. 16, 1880 May 24, 1871 Jan. 1, 1871 14 12 12 14 14 13 13 15 12 12 12 17 12 13 12 11 11 11 13 11 12 12 11 10 10 13 10 11 14 12 12 14 14 12 13 14 13 12 13 14 11 12 12 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 11 12 10 10 10 11 10 11 8 11 10 12 11 10 11 13 11 10 9 10 10 10 9 10 11 10 10 12 10 12 11 11 10 12 10 12 10 1.2 11 10 11 11 12 10 10 11 10 11 10 9 8 13 12 10 10 11 12 10 9 9 7 9 8 8 5 9 8 8 6 8 9 10 10 8 10 11 8 10 8 10 8 8 9 7 8 12 10 10 11 12 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 9 10 14 11 10 11 12 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 146 128 125 129 140 127 135 125 133 125 126 131 122 129 South Atlantic States. Charlotte, North Carolina .. Hatteras, North Carolina .. Kitty Hawk, North Carolina Macon Fort, North Carolina Smithville, North Carolina .. Wilmington, North Carolina Charleston, South Carolina .. Augusta, Georgia Sarannah, Georgia Jacksonville, Florida Oct. 6, 1878 Dec. 1, 1880 Jan. 15, 1875 May 23, 1878 Oct. 15,1875 Jan. 1. 1871 Jan. 5, 1871 Nov. 2, 1870 Jan. 1,1871 Sept. 11, 1871 15 17 15 16 13 12 11 12 10 9 11 II 11 11 10 11 10 10 9 10 12 14 14 13 10 12 10 11 9 7 11 12 12 11 10 10 8 9 10 7 11 10 10 10 8 10 8 9 9 9 12 11 10 12 9 11 10 11 13 13 12 11 11 11 10 12 11 11 12 13 10 13 13 12 12 8 13 12 13 14 7 8 8 8 10 10 11 '8 11 14 8 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 8 10 10 10 11 10 9 8 8 10 7 8 12 12 11 13 10 11 10 10 9 7 131 136 135 137 120 129 117 121 119 121 Flobida Peninsula. 'Cedar Keys, Florida Key West, Florida Sanford, Florida Nov. 7, 1879 Nov. 1, 1870 Sept. 1, 1882 10 8 11 6 8 10 7 5 10 6 5 7 7 10 10 12 11 20 13 14 16 13 15 19 7 17 17 7 13 11 6 9 8 7 8 7 102 122 147 Ohio Valley and Tennessee. Chattanooga, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Louisville, Kentucky Greencastle, Indiana Indianopolis, Indiana Cincinnati, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Pittsburg, Pennsylvania Jan. 8, 1879 Jan. 1, 1871 Feb. 28, 1871 Nov. 1, 1870 Sept. 11, 1871 July 23, 1864 Feb. 10, 1871 Nov. 1, 1870 July 1, 1878 Nov. 1, 1870 18 14 13 13 13 14 12 14 16 16 13 12 11 11 10 10 11 12 13 14 14 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 15 16 11 12 11 11 12 15 12 13 13 13 10 12 10 10 10 12 12 11 13 12 12 13 10 12 12 10 13 12 12 12 13 12 9 11 10 10 11 12 11 13 12 11 8 8 9 10 10 10 12 9 9 8 7 8 8 10 8 9 10 10 9 8 8 7 9 10 10 10 II 10 9 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 12 12 13 11 12 12 16 14 14 16 15 138 137 122 128 128 142 139 142 153 153 Lower Lakes. Buffalo, New York Oswego, New York Rochester, New York Erie, Pennsylvania Cleveland, Ohio Sandusky, Ohio .. Toledo, Ohio Detroit, Michigan Nov. 1, 1870 Nov. 1, 1870 Nov. 1, 1870 May 25, 1873 Nov. 1, 1870 Aug. 2, 1877 Nov. 1, 1870 Nov. 1, 1870 18 16 20 19 16 14 13 14 15 14 16 16 14 14 11 11 17 15 17 18 16 14 13 14 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 10 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 13 12 11 12 12 12 13 11' 11 11 10 12 11 12 11 10 11 10 8 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 12 12 10 9 10 14 14 14 15 13 12 11 11 16 17 10 17 15 14 12 14 18 17 19 12 17 17 15 16 169 148 172 177 163 156 136 150 Upper Mississipi Valley. Saint Paul, Minnesota La Crosse, Wisconsin Davenport, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Dubuque, Iowa Keokuk, Iowa Cairo, Illinois Springfield, Illinois Saint Louis, Missouri Nov. 1, 1870 Oct. 15, 1872 May 24, 1871 Aug. 1, 1878 July 10, 1873 July 16, 1871 June 1, 1871 July 1, 1879 Nov. 1, 1870 9 11 10 11 10 8 12 12 9 8 ■9 8 10 9 8 10 11 9 10 10 9 9 10 10 11 12 11 10 10 10 12 11 9 10 12 1!) 11 12 11 12 12 11 11 13 12 13 12 13 15 13 13 12 14 12 11 11 9 11 10 9 9 9 .10 10 10 9 10 9 7 7 8 8 10 11 8 10 10 8 7 8 6 9 10 9 10 10 8 8 11 8 9 9 9 8 9 7 10 9 9 11 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 11 122 126 118 129 125 111 120 131 156 * Station closed 31st October, 1885. t Station closed 1st March, 1885,