EXTREMES OF HEAT AND COLD.

The following table, taken from the Report of the Chief Signal Officer, shows the highest and lowest temperatures recorded since the opening of stations of the Signal Service at the points named, for the number of years indicated. An asterisk (*) denotes below zero:

a = Maximum
b = Minimum
c = Number of Years of Observation.

Jan. Feb. March. April.May.June.
Locality of Station c a b a b a b a b a b a b
Charleston, S. C. 12 80 23 78 26 85 28 87 32 94 47 94 65
Denver, Col. 12 67*29 72*22 81*10 83 4 92 27 89 50
Jacksonville, Fla. 12 80 24 83 32 88 31 91 37 99 48101 62
L'S ANG'LES, CAL. 6 82 30 86 28 99 34 94 39100 40104 47
New Orleans, La. 13 78 20 80 33 84 37 86 38 92 56 97 65
Newport, R. I. 2 48 2 50 4 60 4 62 26 75 33 91 41
New York 13 64 *6 69 *4 72 *3 81 20 94 34 95 47
Pensacola, Fla. 4 74 29 78 31 79 36 87 34 93 47 97 64
SAN DIEGO, CAL. 12 78 32 83 35 99 38 87 39 94 45 94 51
San Francisco, Cal. 12 69 36 71 35 77 39 81 40 86 45 95 48

EXTREMES OF HEAT AND COLD.—Continued.

July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Locality of Station c a b a b a b a b a b a b
Charleston, S. C. 12 94 69 96 69 94 64 89 49 81 33 78 22
Denver, Col. 12 91 59 93 60 93 51 84 38 73 23 69 1
Jacksonville, Fla. 12104 68100 66 98 56 92 40 84 30 81 19
L'S ANG'LES, CAL. 6 98 51100 50104 44 97 43 86 34 88 30
New Orleans, La. 13 96 70 97 69 92 58 89 40 82 32 78 20
Newport, R. I.9 87 56 85 45 77 39 75 29 62 17 56 *9
New York 13 99 57 96 53100 36 83 31 74 7 66 *6
Pensacola, Fla. 4 97 64 93 69 93 57 89 45 81 28 76 17
SAN DIEGO, CAL. 12 86 54 86 54101 50 92 44 85 38 82 32
San Francisco, Cal. 12 83 49 89 50 92 50 84 45 78 41 68 34