MARCH, 1923.
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MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
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In northwestern Wisconsin and central Minnesota and thence westward to central Montann, the snowfull of the month was not particularly heavy, and in the southern
and central Appalachian districts, dso nearly every-
where south of central Ohio and ceiitrai Illinois there was either no snowfall or comparatively little.
In the far West the snowfall of March was decidedly
li ht in the California and Nevada mountains, and else-
w % ere was usually less than normal, save in Colorado, the northern Rockies and the Black Hills region. The
end of the month found the snow stored for the water
flow of spring and summer inainly less .favorable tlinn
normal in the States that border Mesico and in t4he Pacific States. From Colorado to Montana the snow
depths indicate a wood supply, and in the midcllu and
northern Plateau axout an nvera.ge supply. In the northern portions of New England, New k'orli,
and Michigan the snow that still remained a t tile end of
March was very deep, and some stmations rcportetl a
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greater depth of snow on the ground than a t any previous time during t.lieir periods of record.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
For the countray ns n whole the average relative humid- ity mas less than normal. The dr conditions in the
ccntage of rchtive humiclitg, amounting in the &e,
1ocnlit.ies to 25 pcr cent or more.
Over the cen t,ral and eastern districts where recipita-
occurrence, and where cool weather persisted, which
would ort1in:irily indicate higher humiclit,y conditions. the nrernges for the mc-)n th were likewise less than normal
hi mmv sections. In tlie cent.rnl and southern Rocky Mountin rthgions, and over t.he Great L:ikes, port.ions of
New Enz1:iiitl. ant1 locally in tlie Southeast.ern Stntcs the relative humidity al)o~-e normal.
West were clcnrlg intlicatcd by the c T eficiency in tlie er-
tion was more nearlg normal, or above, and o P frequent
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SEVERE LOCAL STORMS, MARCH. 1923.
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rrlle :,able lierewith contains such 4ali 3s I n w bren rewIved concerning severe lo?iil storms that occur? 1 a1::ring llic ::ionlh. A r:iore romplrle stnteiueiit will appear in the Annual Report 111 Il!e Chid 01 Biire.ul.l
Place.
St. Joseph, ?do., and vlrinity.
Western Wisconsin. ........
PittsburEh. Pa., and vielnity
Folmyra, No. (near). .......
Central Alabams and 1.irorgk
Calhoiin Falls, S. C ..........
New York and alljsrent
Jackson, Yo .................
Deanbiirgand Pinson, Tmn.
States..
Gsllntin County, Ill.. .......
Illinois (soiitheru). ..........
Indlana, especially southern.
Kentucky iwestern and cen- tral).
Tennessee. ..................
Arkausas. Mississippi. and nnrthern Alahms.
Wisconsin rstern Iowa, anti norther; Illinois.
Western and soiitheru Michi-
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Boydville. Ga.. ............. Northwestern Nississippi.. ..
Selmer, Tenn. (near). __. __. .
Indianapolis, Ind ...........
Central and western New
Yakiima, Wash.. ............ York.
South Carolina (uorthwes. ' tern).
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Remarks.
u3y. hfsnv pcrsous injiire81 by !!..in: <!ass: ]>roijwty d:imice hr:iry: barns d&tinyrd: r:111 h i i r delayed. IIuris~.s m d other Imildings dnniaged. ..........
Many tmildinrs rhm:iged: ]Jou'lT Iiuw. tclephone
O !I ~ tvle~~riph servirr. i.rip+l: twn persona injiirpai. ilontxoniery s l r r r t s flooded. Several houses uuruufrtl.. ......................
Strel-cir scr:.ire deinornlizrd: trains delayed: wires down: harbur tratllc almost t i d up. Seven11 JL.~SOIIS injurcd. Track or Linage one rnile long: two prrsons injured. 5rwuty prrsonr iujurrl: t;fl dwrlliugs wrtrlied; freixhl train blowu froin track: wirv coni- municatiuu cut off.
Ihiblings and trers dvstroyed or clsmagd ......
iIoiise blown off fnrmrlatims: wire service
Authority.
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