An Account of the Foundation And Work of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observator
An Account of the Foundation And Work of the Blue Hill Meteorological Observator
Rotch, Abbott Lawrence, 1861-1912
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2 and 15. 0, or 1. 6 and 4. 9 lower, respectively, than the correspon< ling temperatures at Boston. The mean relative humidity (73. 7 per cent) was 4 per cent higher on the Hill than in the city, though the very low humidities of 13 and 14 per cent were recorded. The total precipitation (39. 00 inches), instead of being greater, as is usual at high stations, was 7. 85 inches less than in Boston ; but, since the deficiency was greatest in the winter, this may be partly due to the blowing of the snow out of the gauire, at that time used, by the high winds on Blue Hill. But the greatest discordance is in the wind records, which show how much the wind is influenced by friction with the earth's surface. The total wind movement for the year was 63 per cent greater than at Bos- ton, though the anemometer there is on a high building. Blue Hill, in fact, is one of the most windy stations at which observa- tions are made in the United States, the total movement of the wind for the year ending with January, 1886, for B ue Hill and the four most windy Signal Service stations being as follows : Mt.
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