The physical geography of New York state . (336) »f X a- i «/•/,• 337 our winter climate is made up of con>tant alternation- ofmaritime and continental conditions. Figure 188 shows graphically tin- iluctnations of tempera-ture and weather to which New York is , and theirclose relation to the passage of high and low barometerareas near the State. (It should be noted that the tem-peratures indicate I by the wave-line are the daily averagifor the entire State, and not the local extremes of heatand cold.) The conditions attending a cyclonic storm and tin- suc-ceeding anti-cyclone are s
The physical geography of New York state . (336) »f X a- i «/•/,• 337 our winter climate is made up of con>tant alternation- ofmaritime and continental conditions. Figure 188 shows graphically tin- iluctnations of tempera-ture and weather to which New York is , and theirclose relation to the passage of high and low barometerareas near the State. (It should be noted that the tem-peratures indicate I by the wave-line are the daily averagifor the entire State, and not the local extremes of heatand cold.) The conditions attending a cyclonic storm and tin- suc-ceeding anti-cyclone are shown by the accompanying tdnWuyf/f m • / • -f -. Tempera lure PressureO/ffctfatt ar /(fjacft, fcto /*t*tt*-tFIG. 190. weather-map (Fig. 1H!)) for8 A. M., February i:i, l!<m. Thetracings of the self-recording barometer and thermometerat Ithaca on the same d;ite are reproduced in Kig. !!<», to-gether with the wind «lirection. It will be seen that theapproach of the storm, indicated by a falling barometer,gave southerly winds and rising temperature until :! r. M.,when the storm center passed nearest the then immediately shifted to tin- westward, increasingin force, and at the same time the temperature tell, at lir-tvery suddenly and then gradually, until the cresl of thehigh passed on the following day. 338 The Physical Geography of New York State FIG. 191. The element technically known as variability of tempera-ture, i. e., the average difference from day to day, amountsto over 10° in Maine and Quebec for the month of January,when the maximum value is reached. The mean value forNew York State is 8°; over the Sou
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