12 THE MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW . MARCH. 1882 .
klahnma .................. kriron.1 .................... Do ....................... hrkmsns .................. -:alifornia ................. bo ........................ :olorado .................. I)o ....................... :!nnnecticnt ............. Do ........................ Lhkot n. ..................... Do ........................ Iklaware ................ District of Uolmiibiil . Florida .................... DO ....................... Do ........................ Do ........................ Geurgi:r Do Idnho ........................ Do ........................
Do ......................
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1ndi:uI Territory ...... Im-a .......................
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Kentiicky .................
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110 ........................ M:Lr> land ..................
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Bo. 9th. 23d . Lower lake region. Rochester ant1 Cleve- land. 33O. 39th; Smutlusky. 30O. 39th; Oswego. 3S0. 29th . Upper lake region. Eacixnaba. 33O. 33d ; Alpenit a.nt1 Port Hu- m ~. 3 2 O ; 231; Duluth. 3 0 O 011 24th ; Gmurl H~LVWI. 9 0 O . 27th . Upper Mississippi valley. Des Moiues. 41O. 35th; Keoknk. 34O. 25th; La Crosse aud St . I'onl. 3 1 O . 31st . Missouri v.illey.
Fauktou. 49O. 2Sd; Ft . Benuett. 5 0 O . 31st; 01n.ili.t. 3S0. SStl.
25th; Leave~worth.36~. 14th . Estremo uorthwest. Ft . Enford.
49O. 7th ; Bismarck. 5U0. 27th ; Moorhead. 43O. 34th . Nortlieru xlope. Cheyeiiue. 39O. 10th; North Pla.tte, 42O. 24th ; Ft . Keogh.
44O. Slst. 30th . Middle slope. Pike's Pea.k, 3 5 O . 21st; Ft . El-
liott. 42O. 9d; Dodge City. 4G0. 23tl; Deliver. 39O. 94th . Soiltli-
em slope. Couclio aud F t . McISavett. 41O. 30th ; Stocktoo. 4G0. 6th; F t . Griffin: d4O. 98th; Henrietta. 34O. 28th . Northeru plateau. Umatilla. 3Y0. 31st; Eagle Rock. 39O. 39tl; Ft . .Mi s. sonla.. 43". 31st . Middle platgan. Winne1nncc.t. .3G0. 31rsts ;
Pioclie.32. 31st; Salt Lake City. 30. 31st . Sontheru plateau. Prescott. SUO. 23d; Phclenix. 4'iO. 91st; Tiicson. 44O. 31st ; La Menilla. 50O. 3ud; Sauta Pe. 39O. 9lst : Silver City. 44O. 1Ot.h . North Pmific mil. st region. 0lyml.i.t. 3 5 O . 12th ; Portlmd. 31.
30th; Roseburg. 37O. 90th . Middle Pacific co& region. Situ Fricncisco. 2 1 O . 37th ; Sacramento. 2G0. 31nt ; Bed Bluff. 3 3 O .
29nd . Soiit. li Pacific coast region. Snn Diego. .No. 33d; Cmpo.
500. 33d; YliInS. 390. 39th .
FROSTS . ~n the various districts they were reported 011 the following dates: New J4ngland. 31. 5th; 7th to 37th. 20th. 31st; Mid- dle Atlantic states. 3r1 to 9th. 11th. 13th to 30th. 931 to S(itl1.
28th. 29th. 31st; South Atlantic states. 11th. 14th to 17th. 33tl.
25th. 36th. 99th ; East Gulf stat.es. 11th. 14th. 33d. 33d. 39t. I). West Gulf StitteS. 1st. 8th to 11th. 13th. 31st to 94th. 27th 2Yth; Bio Grautle valley. 9th. 10th; Ohio \-idley aud Teuur+s- see. 1st. 9d. 4th to 8th. 10th. 11th. 13th to 17th. 21st t.o 26th.
28th to 31st; lower lake region. Sd to SGtli. 28th to 31st; iippei
lake region. 1st to 31st; extreme northwest. 1st to 31st. iippei Nississippi mlley. 1st. 2d. 3d. 5tli to 15th. 19th to 25th. 27th to 31at; Missouri vitlley. 1st to 1Gtli. 19th. 31st to 34th. SGth. 28th .to 31st; northern slope. 1st t.o 13th. 15th to SGtli. 39th;
middle slope. 1st to 30th ; southern dope. 7th to lot11 ; sonth- eru plaheau. 1st to 31st ; middle pla.tesu. 1st to 24th. 3Gtli. 97th.
31st; uorthern pla.te.iu. 1st to 7th. 9th to 12th. lGth to 31st; north pacific coast regiou. 1st. 2d to 13th. lSth to 21st. 23tl; middle pacific coast region. 3d. 4th. 9th. 19th to 331; soiitli pacific coast region. 1st. 4th to 8th. 10th. 15th. 17th. 18th. 20th to 33d . Frosts injarions t80 vegetation werc reported iw folloivx: Cha.rlott,e, N . O., 2311. peas entirelg killed ; 1)eacli buds and wheat injnretl . 35th. further injury to wheat ant1 fruit by frost . Charleston. S . C., 011 93rl. light frost dilmnging
' 8 trttwberrie 3 and early vage t at ion . S:icrmnen to on 20 tli . fro* t
killing teuder vegetation . Coleinnii City. Tes., Stli . all kind?: of j-oiing plants alnd the bids of fruit trees were frost bitten. Heurietta.. Tes., 9th. peach crop mudh iujiired by cevere wcath6i of p s t two da.ys.
ICE .
Regarding it's forniatiou in the northern sections. this suh .
ject is considered elsewhere in THE REVIEW. mider t. he hentl of "Ice in Rivers and Harbors." Thc following ;we 'escep . tionnl cases of its formatiou in the southern sectioiis of t.he country :
Augiista. Ga., 23d ; Nasnu. Tesas. 7th a. ud Skh; I1idianol.l.. 9th. 10th ; Fort Apsche. Arizona.+ th ; ice formet1 during iiiglit! an unusual occiirreuce for this seasou at this place ; Red IZlo$ 20th. formed c-lnring night on quiet water. . Ashwood. Teun . . 11th. 14th. 33d. 85th ; Anstin. Tenn., 331. 25th ; Murfreesboro: Tenn., 14th. 33d. 95th; Coleman City. Texas. 7th .
LOW TEMPERATURES . Ft . Stevenson. Dak., 30th. worst blizzard of whole winter; 21st. blizzard still ragiug ; Eagle Rock. Idaho. G t h . coldest weather ever experienced here at this season ; 7th. stock ineii complain of severe losses on account of se\-ere cold weather .
ITontgomery ......... I J t 2 Ynin:i .................... 95 ........ Prerroti .......................... 13
Little Rock ........... M 39 Lo8 Angelcs .......... $8 ....... ~!alnl'o ............................ 15
W C b t L:LS Alllmns . 57 J
Pikr's Peak ........... 33 -.?A . NewHnren ..........
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New London ......... Yankton ................ So ....... Ft . Stei enson ...... Ure.Lk\vati. r .......... , ........., W2 -23 SS Wasliinpton ........... 71 23
Jwksonvillv .......... SS ....... Ced.irIGys, Jack- sgniville
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11iniiilxiign ........... I::::::::: 21
~ntIiniinpolirc .........I ;I 24
Fcnrt Siii+~Iy ........... %I 17
Des Muinra ........... 74 10
DodpCity ............ SI 14
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Aulnirn ................. Mnriropn ...............
I\Io1unt Ida ............. Aniiorh ................ Siimmic ......................... Pagod:i Springs .....
Southington ..................
Fort Rsndnll ......... Pein I iinn ...............
Fort Barrancas
Anna ..................... Crenerreoand Mor rison Lncona Spicclaud ......................
Logan ...................
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Territory .
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Nebr.wkn ................. Do Nev:ida ..................... lJ 0
New IIa1111~sliii~0 ...... New Jeisey .............. Do ....................... 110 ...................... N e w l e r i c v ............. llo
Nrw Pork ................. Do ...................... North Carolinn; ........ Do .......................
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Virlcslm-g .............. 64 43 Saint L o i i i s ........... 79 ....... Springfield ..................... 24 F~l'tg 011stt.r :Iild M .......
Fort SkLW ..................... -1s
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Winnemocc:i ......... i:: 3
BIc Washington ... 37 -1%
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D.lrneg;tt ..................... 20
Ln Merillo ............. 87 ....... ILJ.intA Pe D I N e w Yurk City ..... ti7 ....... Oswego ......................... 18 Wiliningtun ........... 8'1 ....... Cl1;rrluttr ........................ 341
Keogh ................
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sonierset ............... South Lee Pori Brady
61
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Johnstam ....................
Murphy .........................
Jacksonburg ......... Hic-gles ann New Lihens ...............
Dyberry .........................
Statrbiirg ..............
Coalville .................. Lun enlmwg ................... Snowvde ............. Wythenlle ...................
Helvyin ................ Ueloit ..................... A8hl:~iid .........................
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PIiECIPITATION .
The tlist.ribution of raiufall over the United States aud Can- ada for March, lSS2. as determined from observa.tions taken at
over fiTe huiidred rstatious. is eshibitetl 011 chart iii . The table at the left hand corner of this chart shows the average monthly riiilifi1.11. determined from the records of the Signal Service titiitious in the several.clistricts, aud the excess or deficiency of rainfall as compilred with the arerage for mauy years . Bxam-
Durlinpton ............. 54 4 C:i.pe Henry ........ 7 I ....... Fort M p r ...................... '2 Uayt.m .................. i 7
Spoli~ue Folla ................ 7
Il.lorsmruwii .......... 72 33 Madison and Mil- 62 ....... w:iuker .............................. L a Cr.8s.P ....................... 1u
Fdrt Washikie ..-.. 7.4 - 3
MARCH, 1882. THE MOXTHLY WEATHER REVIEW. 13
ination of the table shows that there has been a deficiency of rainfall aloug the Gulf coast, New England, the middle states, the Missouri valley, North Pacific coast region, and a.t the Rocky mountain stations. The greatest deficiency occurred on the Nort,h Yecific mast, where the monthly rainfall is more than 4.00 inches below the average. A slight excess of risinfall occurred in the lake regiou, Tenuensee, the Ohio valley, Upper
Mississippi valley, tlie extreme uorthwest, and the South At- lantic states. A slight escess of rihinfall is also reported from California. At the station on Mount MTashington an excess of
8.03 inches iR reported, while the rainfavll in tlie districts of New England avemges about 1.00 inch below t h e nieim for the month. It will be seen from tlie chart that the mea of greatest rainhll extends over the Lower Mississippi, the Tennessee, Cumberland, and Lower Ohio valleys, where the rainfall f i r the month has ranged from 6.00 to 10.00 inches.
DEVIATIONS FROM AVERAGE PRECIPITATION.
Under this heitdi~~g depart.urr?s exhibit.ed by the reports from the regular Signd Service stations a.re t;hown in the table of comparative monthly rainfalls, as published in the lower left-hand comer of chart iii. The following itenis of
importance in eonuect,ion with this subject are reported by voluntary observers :
Illinoh : Riley, iiiontlily precipitat,ion 4.68 inches, has beeu exceeded but twice during pmt nineteen years, via : in 1877
and 1551.
Indiana: Vevay, monthly precipibation 6.30 or 2.37 inches above the avemge of past seventeen years. Iowa: Clinton, monthly precipitation slightly above the average. Kmsns: Lawrence, mpnthly precipit,ation 1.G3 inches or
0.69 iuch below the average of past fourteeu years. The total precipitation for January, February, and March, 1HS9, is 3.95
inches or 0.79 inch below the average of the mine mouths for the same period. Yet,es Centre, monthly precipita.t,ion 9.04
inches or 0.63 above the average of the pi1,st two yea.r.9. Snow
fell to a depth of 33 inches during tliu mouth which is above the average of past two years. Wellington, nioiithly rainfall
0.96 or 0.43 iuch below the average of past three years. nfahe: Gardiner, monthly precipitation 5.01 or 1.11 inches above the ak-emge of past forty-six yen.qs. Snowfill1 for tlie past minter, 919 inches or slightly abm-e the 1nea.n ; the sniall- est minter snowfall, 304 iuches occurred in 1837-5 ; tahe largest,
146 inches occurred in 18424. 1)ays of sleighing during the past winter numbered 65; average for 46 years, 854; tlie least number 16 days occurred cliiring tdie winters of 1839-10 and
1841-9; the largest number 1.36 clays occurred cluriug the wiu- ter of 1873-3.
JIaryZmd: Fallston, monthly precipi ttition 3.35 or 1.30
inches below the avernge of past eleven gears. l h r i n g that perioil the largest montbl y precipitiition 6.40 a i d 7.53 inches occurred in 1871 and 15S1, respectively ; the uiirdlest 1.70
inches occurrerl in 1S74.
,W~snch useits : Worcester , mon thlg prccipi tation 3.33 iiiclies, which is 9.75 inches below that of 1881 end 0.30 inch below the avera.ge. Tbe amouut of snowfill1 during the month, 54
inches is l(l9 inches below that of March 1881, aud is nemlj-
5 inches below the averno-e
~~i a s o w i : st. Louis, kissonri Weather Service reports, monthly precipitation 3.39 inches or 0.35 inch below a\-eragc of past fortj--five years. Nett7 Hainphire : Cout.oocookville, monthly snowfall 4 inches or about 11 inches below the aver- age of i m t 13 years. Neio York: North Volney, monthly precipitadion 3.19 in- ..
ches or 0.15 ineh below the everage of cast niiie years. Dur- ing that period the largest niont.hly precipi tation 6.97 inches occnrretl in 1873; Rmallest 2.00 inches occurred in 1859.
Virginia: Wytheville, monthly precipitation 3.16 inches or
0.14 inch below the average of past eighteen yews. West Virginia: Helvetio, montlily precipitation 6.65 or 1.55
inches above the average of the p;mt six years.
SPECIAL HEAVT RAINS, INCLUDING MELTED SNOW.
lst, Paterson, N. J., 3.63 inches; Leuoir, N. C., 3.80; Ar- deuia, N. Y., 4.70; Fibyetteville, Ark., 3.00; HatteraB, N. c., 3.71; Cedar Jieys,Fla., 9.35 in 1 hour and 40 minutes; Hitty- hawk, N. C., 3.75; Mt. Washington, 4.96. 3d, Eastport, Me., 3.28. 5th, Memphis, 3.78. 7th a,nd Sth, Bowliug Green, Ky.,
3.50 in 16 hours. Sth, Vicksburg, 9.G6. 13th, Forsyth, Ga.,
9.35 in 13 hours. 19th, College Hill, Ohio, 4.00. 20th, Cin- ciuusti, 5.54. SGth, Aniea, Ia,., 2.79; Mt. Veriiou Barracks, Ala., 4.51, from 7:15 a. m., to 9:30 p. in.; Ft. Barrancas, Fla., 2.27 in 1 hour and 30 minutes; Aubiwn, AliIr., 1.88 in 1 hour and 30 minutes. 3Gtli n.nd 37th, Quitinnu. Gn.., 6.83, in 32
hours; Colonilk, S. C., 3.59 in 26 hours; Moutgomerv, Ah.,
3.80. 9itl1, Wilmington, N. C., 4.75, of which 3.31 fell in 8
hours; Augnxt:t, GI-., 4.17, of which 2.7Ofell in 8 hours. 27th and SSth, Smithville, R..C., 5.18 of which 3.19 fell in 8 hours; Fiiyetteville, N. C., 8.35, of which 6.00 fell from 11 a. m. to 10
p. ni. SSth, Pt. Macon, N. C., 5.71.
LARGEST MONTHLY RAINFALLS, INCLUDtNG MELTED SNOW.
Cisco, Cnl., 35.30 inches; Summit, CtiI., 19.30; Alta, Cd.,
15.40; Yt. Washington, 14.53; Faiyetteville, N. C., 13.38;
Truckee, Nev., 19.00; Forsybh, Ga.,lO.PG; Boca, Kev., 10.20;
Bowling Greeu, Icy., 9.99; Hatteras, N. C., 9.67; Macon, N. C., nud Nashville, 9.30; Auburn, Ala., 9.98; Meuiphib, 9.10; Austin, Tenn., 5.90; St. Meinrad, Incl., 8.51; Mt. Ver- uon B:wracks, Ab., 8.41; Ashwood, Tenn., S.15 ; Smitmliville, N. C., 7.81; Eastport, 7.54; College Hill, Ohio, 7.50; Vicks- biirg, 7.41; Auburn, N. H., 7.25; Morgantomn, W. Va.,-7.18;
Green Springs, Ala., 7.15; Wilmington, N. C., 7.09 ; Halifax, N. S., 7.0G; Ardenia, N. Y., 7.05; Cliathani, N. B., 7.00;
Colfhx, Cal., G.97; Moutgomery,Ala.,6.89; Augusta,Ga., 6.80;
hlnrfreesboro, Tenll., 6.77; New Biver, pr. C., 6.67; Helvetia, W. Va;., 6.65; Tennant, Cal., 0.87; Kitty Hawk, N. C., 6.49;
Mnrpkg, N. C., 6.40; Portsmouth, N. C., 6.35; Sydney, N. S., and Vevay, Ink, 6.30; Little Bock, 6.25; Cincinnsti, 6.17;
Auburn, Ual., 6.05.
SBTALLEBT NUNTHLY RAINFALL, INCLUDING MELTED SXOW.
Beuson, Casa Grande, Prescott, Tesas Hill, Wilcos and YIIIUR, Aria., Indio, Mitnimoth Tauk and Mojave, Cal., aud Ft. Widlace, Kin., none; Laredo, Tex., and Phmnix, Aria., trace; Keg West, Fla., end Ft. Vercle, Aria., 0.01; Ft. Davis, Tex., 0.03; Kelton, Utih, 0.05 ; Yankton, Dalc., and Cheyenne, Wyo., 0.00; Rapid City, Dak., and Terrys Landing. Mont.,
0.07; West 1 m Auimas, Col., 0.10; Desoto, Neb., 0.13: Ft. Washnkie, Wyo., and Punta Rassa, Fla., 0.15; Ft. Garland, Col., 0.16; Foley, Mont., a.nd Ft. Collins, Col., 0.17; Denver, Col., and White Water; Cnl., 0.30; Snrittn Fe, 0.53; Dodge City, 0.24; Ft. Stantou, N. M.,O.36; Brook Haven, N.Y., 0.28;
Pioche, Nev., Corinue and Terrace, Utah, 0.30; Helena, Mont., 0.31; Umatilla, Or., 0.32; Ft. Meade, Dak., 0.33; Olivet, Dak., 0.34; Ft- Briclger, Wyo., 0.35; Lorclsburg, N. M., and El P;LSBO, Tes., 0.35; Ft. McKavett, Tcx., 0.39; Tecom.,Nev., Ft. Wingate, N. M., and Lunenburg, Vt., 0.40; Ft. Keogh, Mont., and L:t Meaills, N. &I., 0.41; Ft. Sully, Dark., 0.42;
Ft. McDennit, Xev., 0.44; Lincoln, Neb., awl St. Augustine, Fla., 0.45.; Deer Lodge, Mont., 0.47; Clay Centre, Kau., and Pt. Lewis, Col., 0.50.
The number va.ried in New England from 19 to 33; Middle At.lautic states, I 3 to 19; South A t h i t i c stat,es, 4 Do 17 ; Elor- ida peiiinsnla., 5 to 6; east Gulf states, 7 to 14; West Gulf sta,tes, 11 to 15; IGio Grande d l e y , 6 to 11; Ohio valley and Tennessee, 13 to 90; lower lake region, 17 to 24; upper lake
re~inii? 18 tn 35; extreme nnrtlimest~ 13 to 19; Upper Mis- sissippi valley, 9 to IS; Missouri mlley, 5 to 15; northern slope, 3 to IS; middle slope, 2 to 10; southern slope, 4 to 10;
southern plateau, 0 to 7; middle pln,teau, 6 to 11; northern plateau, 9 to 14; North Pacific coast region, 17 to 33; Middle Pacific coa.st region, 10 to 13; Sc%h Pacific coast region, o t.0 10.
RAINY DAYS.
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CLOUDY DAYS.
The namber varied in New England from 7 to 11; Middle
Atlantic states 5 to 14; South Atlantic states, 4 to 19; Flor-
ids peninsala, i 3; h t ~~l f states, 5 to 8 ; West Gulf states, 5 to 15; Rio Grande valley, 9 to 16;' Ohio valley and
Tennessee, 6 to 15; lower lake region, 14 to 18; npper lake region, 11 to 18; extreme northwest, 8 to 13; Upper Missis-
sippi valley, 8 to 17; Brissouri velleg, 6 to 11 ; northern slope,
1 19; mid(lle slope, 2 to 5; southern slope, 2 to 8 ; south- em plateau, 1 to 8; micldle plateau, 2 to 8; Norther11 111%-
bau, 7 to 13; North Pmific coast region, 34 to 15 ; ~i(lc1le pacific region, 6 to 19; Soutil puicific comt region, 1
td 11.
SNOW.
The dahs on which snow fell in t h e various districts are aa %th, 19th, follows: New England, 1st to 'ith, 9th to 14th, 16th Bth, 30th, 31sh; Mitldle Atlantic St:tbS, 3d, 7th, 9th
21st to 20th; Ohio valley, 10th to 17th, 31st to 24th~ 27th ; lower lake region, 3d, 6th, 'it.11, 8th 17th, 3% 2911, 34th B t h , 26th, 2Sth,30th, 31st; upper lake region, 4th to 18th~ 20th to 31st; extreme northwest, 1st to Gth, 9th, 13th to Xst,
23d to 29th ; Upper MississipPi valley, 4th to 19th 14th 15th 20th7 2lst, 32d, 26th; Missouri va.lley, 4th to 13tmli, 14th, 15t11,
18th; 19th, 20th, 2 h t , 23d, 3Pth, 96th, Zsbh, i northem
middle slope, 3d to loth, lSth, SUth, SGth, 2Tth; southern dope,
6th to 9th ; southern plateau, Gth, 'ith, Sth, l7th, 25th ; micltllt:
ern plateau, 2d to Bth, 7t,h, Sth, gth, l l t h , 13tl1, 15th to 3ot11,
25th; North Paaific coast region, 2d, 3d, 4th, Yth, 14th, l7th,
18th, 19th. Snow was also reported from the following stations not
8th; Weldon,-N. C., 15th; Fort Gaston, Gill-, 19th; Sari Gor- gonio, Gal., 17th; Red Bluff, Cnl., 10th. Particularly heavy, or remarkable snow fdh Were re.portcd
&B follows: Geneseo, Ill., 9th, furious RUOW st,Orm, the Nno\.V
attaining t.he depth of eight inches ; MUSCatine, Ia., 9t.11, one of the severest snow storms ever experienced; Bmlingtmn, h,
gth, heaviest snow storm of seasou; depth tell inches on level ; all telegaph wires between this city an11 Chicago were groiindetl ; no commuiiication East, except via St. Pild ; Pt. Sully, Dakota, 5th, Gth, very heavy mom storm; tr;Lvel ot-w wagon roads suspeurleb; trains delayed : Huron, Da.kot:t, 20th, very severe snow storm, accompanied b.y WiIId, ,?.ttaining a yelocity of sixtx-six miles. Snow fell ill blinding dleets, ma.king it impossible to see objects tWent-J feet clistilnt; at 9 a. m., the wind sliifted to nw., and illcrem?d from eight to forty-four miles in less than fifteen minutes, and af'termibrds, increased steadily until 3 p. m., when the niaximlim velocity wrw reached ; Slst, the' storm continued with unaba,ted f'wy until after sunset, occasioning great inconvenience and sliffer- ing to immigrants camping on the prairies. A numlier of cattle pecirrherl from exhiwtion and cold. Pike's Peak, Col-
orsdo, BGbh, the most terrific snow storm of the SeibSOU began
at 11.15 a. m., and continued all day. ' The iustruinent shelter, store-room and stable were filled with snow to il. depth of two
feet. The snow penetrated the Openinjis in the roof and ing,.completely covering the desk, bed and office floor; 37tl1, snow drifted about station to depths Of fivm ten to twelve feet..
Cisco, Cd., 9Gl inches; Summit, Cd., 193; Trackee, Nev., 120.5; Boca, Nev., 102; Alta, Cd., 86; Mt. Wa,uhington, about
66; Carson City, Nev., 50.4; Colfgx, CaL, 44; Ihgle Bock,
Idaho, 34.5; Duloth, Miun., 37.9; Pike's Peak, Col.. and Wells, Nev., 26.5; Alpena, Mich., Milwaukee, Wis., and Reno, Nev., 25; Moorhead, Minn., 24.6; Grand H&ven,Mich., about 24.5; St. Paul, Miiin., 23.8; Battle Mountain, Nev.,Bl; Port Huron, 20.9; Winnemucci, Neb-., 20; Eastport; Me., tlud Erca,naba, Mich., 1.8; Northport, Mich, 17.3; Beowawe, Nev., 16.5; Pel-
slope, 1st to 12th, 14th to 20th, 29d to 26th, SSth, 39th, 30tmh;
plateau, 1st to loth, 13th to 30t,h, 93d, 4Pth, %th, 26th ; nort?h-
inclucled in the districts named above : Cape Lookout, N. C.,
LARGEST MONTHLY SNOW FALL.
THE MONTHLY WEATHER REVIEW.
asade; Nevi, '16; Blackfeet Agency, Mont., 15.2; Orono Me.,
Newport; vt., 15; Embarns, Wis., 14.8; Otega, hev., 14.1; ' Lunenburg , Vk, and Golcoo(la, Nev., 13.5; B't. Assin-
naboine, Mont., 13.3; Frankliu, Wis., and St. Vincent, Minn.,
13; Kookford, Ill., 15.8; Erie, Pa., 12.9; Ashland, Wis., Dex- ter, Me., Elko, Nev.7 13; NewShorellam, R* I-, 11-9; Row%
M:MS., 11.5; Biles, Ill., 11.3; Wadswol.th, Nev., 11; Musoa- tine, I&., Niles, Mich., md Biirlington, Vt., 10.5; Ft. Benton,
Mont., Cmlin, Nev., and Rochester, 10; Lansing, Mich., Min- neapolis, Minil-, and Bmowns, Nev., 9.5; Clinton, la., 9.3; Kea- knk, 9.9; Lalvrence and Holton, Kan., stafford, Vt., New.Ulm, Miun., and Salt Lake City, 9; Corning, Mo., Davenport, Ia.,
8.4; Dyberry, Pit., Auburn, N. H., Geneseo, Ill., Buffalo and E'riendship, N. Y.., 8.
DEPTH O F SNOW ON GROUND AT END OF MONTH.
Colorado: pilce's peak, 19 inches nnkota: Fort Stevenson, 1 inch.
Jfainc: Ga.rrliner, 15 inclles; Orono, 2 inches; Portland, trme.
dfiinne,qota: st. Vincent;, 13 inches; Moorhead, 6 inches.
ATetr H(&1)*8h;Te: Mt. Washington, 41 inches; Auburn, 1 to 2 incllesc.
NCW York: Waterhurg, traces in sheltered places ; Friend- ship a,,ltl Ittleca, t,race.
Pe)~n,qylan?bia: Dgberry, paklies in protected places.
w,iscons,in: trace,
Baltimore, 32d, 7.15 to 7.28 p. m., light snow from an appa.
rently doiidless sky. Woodstock, Marylaucl, 15th, 9.30 p. m., rain from D perfectly cloudless Hky.
Vcr,)ao,rt: Bnr~illgton, trace.
RAIN OR SNOW FROM A CLOUDLESS SKY.
HAIL.
Lynchburg, VR., St.li,4.50 p. m., light Rhower of hail. Chm- lotte, N. C., 38th, 5.90 p. m., small hail-stones size of peas. A heavy h i 1 storm which did it goor1 tleul of tlamilge to alleat,
is reported to have occurred at the same time nol-th of the city. Jacksonville, FIR., lst, small hail. Dellison, Tex., Sth, 6.15
p. 111.) small hamil lasting one miuute. Little Etock, Ark., 15th, 1.55 p. m., Stnit11 hail begau fdling a1ld wits soon followed by
il heavy Ii:bil-storm ; stones measured three-fonrths of an iuch ' i n di:uneter and were a.lmoat perfectly fiphericitl iu form ; storm
ended at 3.05 11. m. ; hail also fell on 37th anrl 3lst. Mason, Tex., 26th, scattering hail of' large size fell during thnnder- storm. Nashville, Tenn., lith, 6.37 to 6.40 p. 111.) hail of coll- Sideritble size. Oinciunati, Ohio, 37th, 3.30 p: m., hail size of
peas, !%st.iiia two minut,cs; STth, a few lnrge hail-stoues fell betwcen 1.30 and 2.10 p. m. Duluth, Minn., 4th, R hea\ry full of hail is reported to have occurred at New Loutlon, four miles south of' station. Keokuk, In.., 7th, 8 to 8.10 p. m., hail-stoues
tllree-eight,hs of an iuch iu dia.meter. Om;1,ha, 2Gth, 1.15 p.
in., copinns #homer of hail, size of peas, lasting three minntes. Springfield, Mo., 12th, 11.30 a. m. to 13.10 p. m.; 15th, 12.10 to 12.43 p. m. Huron h k ., 4th, hail-stones size of Ilazel-nuts. COlfiI,S, Wash. Ty., 3c1, heavy hail-shrm Srom 4 to 4.15 p. nl. S:icr:iniento, Cal., l'ith, 18th, sma,ll hail. Rosebnrg, Or., erl, 15th, lSth, small hail. Portland, Or., 9th, 4.57 p. m., brisk shower of hail lasting 10 minutes. Point S:in Jose, C:tl., 13th,
4 p. m. Alexandria, h k ., 4th; Forsyth, Ga., PTtb, slight fall of hail. Veva-y, Ind., lSth, 1 to 3 p. m., hail 1:lsting 5 minutes;
R~OIICS meamring from one-fonrth to one-half inch in diameter. STth, noon, severest hail-storm ever witnessed in this 1oca.lity;
:it 13.07 p. m., stones one-fourth inch in dhmeter began calling; they ri1pidly increased i n size varjing from one to one arld three. fourth inches in diameter. The largest weighing 13 pwts. h y ,
and were corrugated and lozenge shaped. Many windows were broken and much dimage was done to shrubbery and to wheat fields. The duration of the storm was Sour minutes. Charleston, Ill., 17th, from 11.4.0 to 1l.a a. m., a,nd from 2.23
to 2.24 p. m., hail stones the size of common bullets. swan- wick, Ill., 20th. Morrison, IIl.,dSth. Ft. Wayne, Ind., 7th. In-
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dependence Ia., l'ith, 6 to 8 n. m., se\iere hail storni. Cresco, Ia., 4th 17th. Guttenburg, Ia., 4th, 25th. Nora Spriugs,Ia., 4th 25tL. Cedar Rapids, Ia., 4th, 12th, 25th. Holton, hail., 26tB. Yates Centre, Kan., 8th. Gardiner, Me., 10th. 30th. Falston, Md., 21st. Deer Park, Md., 15th. Fa,ll River, &lass., 3d. Kalamazoo, Mich, 4th. Niles, Mich., 5th. Northport, Mich.., 2d, 5.30, p. m., hail storin lasting five minutes, nearlx covermg the ground with stones as hrge as buck-shot. New Ulm, Minn.,. 16th. Coiming, Mo., 36th, an escessiw raiu and
hail storm wsited the section of country about 30 miles north of this phce. It is reported by the Atchison county papers thst hail in some places drifted to depths of three and one ha,lf feet. Only the edge of the storm passed over this place. Protem, Mo., 31st, 3 a. m., heavy hail seven miles southeast of station, doing muchinjury to fruit trees andgardens. Lincoln, Neb., 36th. Free- hold, N. J.,.28th. Piinceton,N. J,.9th. Fayetteville,N. C.,lst. Bellefontaine, O., 36th. Bethel, College Hill, Westerrille and Wooster, Ohio, 27th. Jacksonburg Ohio, 14tl1, 18th, 27th. New Athens, Ohio, 27th, 9.30 p. ni., h i 1 storm lmssed over sta- tion in an easterly direction. Twenty miles enst of' Wheeling, W. Va., consideratde da,ma.ge was clone to wiudows. Dj-bury,
Pa., Sth, 21st. Wellsboro, Pa., 9th, 18th. Mesclville, Pa., 37th. Stateburg, 5. C., 1st. Austin, Tenn., 17th, 2Sth. Murfreesboro, Tenn., l7th, 26th. Clarksville, Texas, 5th, 8th. Wyt8hcville, Va.., 15th. Fra,nklin, Win., dth, 17th. Ft. Myer, Va., 8th. Castroville., Tesns, 33d. Louisville, 27th. Logansport, Iud., 17th. Inclianapolis, 15th. Milwaukee, 35th. Alpena, Nich., 15th. Burlington, Iowa, 7th, 8.15 p. m., hail a.s large as peas, lasting one minute. Des Moines, 14th, l i t h . St. Paul, 4th, 20th. Madison, Wis.,' 4th. Davenport, Iowa, 17th. Fort Missoula, Mont., lGth, 17th. Deadwood, Dsk., 26th. Fort Assinnaboine, Mont., 1st. Griffin, Tes., Gth, Sth. Ft. Cum- mings, N. M., 25th, 26th. Sa,n Carlos, Aria., 36th. Tucson, Aria, 25th, 26th. Silver City, N. .M., 7th. Winnemucca, Nev., 16th. Dayton, Wash. Ty., 17th. Umatilla., Or., 18th. Colfas, Wash. Ty., 3d, 17th, 19th. Ban Francisco, 15th, 16th, 19th. Des Moines. Ia., 14th, hail lasting fourteen minutes.
Murfreesloro, Tenn., l?'th, a severe hail storm passed over Rutherford and Cannon cowties about 7 a. m. The coiirse of the storm was a little south of east. In some pluces in Ruther-
ford county, hail fell to a depth of eight inches nncl t'he stones were unusually large.
SLEET.
The clates.on which sleet fell in tlie various districts are as fol- lows: New England, lst, 4th, 5th, Gth, loth, lltmli, lSth, 19th, Blst, 26th, 97th; Middle Atlantic states, 8th, 9th, 15th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 31st, 23d,37th; Ohio valley, 4th, 10th; upper 1a.l:e region, 3d,4th to 9th, Uth, l'ith, 18th 30th, 2lst, 36th; Upper Mississippi valley, Sth, 9th, loth, 13tt, 14th, 2Ot,h, 33d, 35th; Missouri valley, Sth, 9th, 13th; souther11 slope, 5t,h to 9th;
northern slope, 35th, 36th ; niidclle lhteau, Gth, 15tli, 31st. Sleet was also reported from the following stations not included in the clistrictsna.nied above : Ft. Porter, N. Y., Slst ; Ft. St&- enson, Dak., 14th; Ft. Supply, Ind. Ty., 7th; Uniatilla, 18th. Unusually severe storms have beeu reported a.s follows : Cole- man City, Tes., during sleet storm on 7t.h, Sth, ice on tele- graph lines accmnulated to the thickness of t,wo inches ;
several iron poles were bent oyer by the weight and many trees broken. Graham, Tes., 5th to Stli, prostraking telegraph wire. Henrietta, Tes., 7th, ice on telegraph line one aiid n qimrter inches thick; much dninage done.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
The mean i-elative humidity for the month ranges BY follows in the several districts :
New Englaud, from G4 t.o 79; Middle Athntic states, 58 to 79 ; South Atlantic states, 61 to 79 ; Floiida peniusiiL,;G9 t.0 72 j
East Gulf &tes, 66 to 78; West Gulf states, 57 to 83; Rio Gra,nde valley, 71 to 84; Ohio valley and Tennessee, GO to 71; lower lake region, 69 to 78 ; upper lake region, 73 to SO ; extreme northwest, 69 to 90; 'CTpper Mississippi ta,lley, F:! to 75; Mis-
souri valley, GO to 73; northern slope, 54 to 69; micldle slope, 40 to 56; southeiv slope, 41 to 74; southern platenu, 36 to 51 ; middle platenu, 50 to 65; northern plateau, GO to 79; North Pscific coast region, 74 t.0 78; Middle Pacific coast region, 63 to 79; Sout,h Pacific coa,st region, 37 to 73. High stations re- port the following percentages uot corrected for altitude : Chey- enne, Wyo., 41.9; Pike's Peak, 81.0; Sauta Fe, 37.3; Mt. \Va.shington, .84.G.
WINDS.
The premiliug wiuds during t,he mouth of March at Sigual Service stnt,ions are shown on chart ii. by ai~ows flyiug with the wind. On the New England and Middle Atlantic coasts mil over lakes Ont,a.rio, Huron and Michigan the minds are northwesterly; in the South Atlantic states, southwesterly; in the Gulf states, Tennessee, Indian territory and northern Tesas, southerly ; in the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri valleys, northwesterllg ; in tlie plateau regions, nria8ble, but mostly from south to west; in California, westerly to uorth-
westerly ; North Pacific comt region, southerly.
TOTAL MOVEMENTS. OF THE AIR.
Tlic following are the largest total morements at Signal Ser- vice stations : Mount, Washington, 36,4SS miles : Pike's Peak, 18,552; Delaware Breakwater, 14,343 ; New Shoreham, 8. I., 13,887; Portsmouth, N: C., 13,686; Ha,tteras, N. C., 13,356 ; Kittyhawlr, N. C., 13,840 ; Sand1 Hook, 13,741 ; Champaign, Ill., 13,433; Sanclusky, 13,314; Cape May, N. J., 11,SOi; Iuclia,nola, Tes., 11,616; Bsimegat, N. J., 11,533; Huron, Dak., 11,300 ; Cape Henry, Va., 10,953; Milwa.ukee, 10,641 ; Macon,
PJ. C., 10,447; Cheyenne, Wyo., 10,330; Moorhead, Miun., 10,315 ; Grand Haven, Mich., 10,183; Prorincetomn, Mass., 10,062; Dodge City, Kan., 10,031; St. Vincent, Minn., 10,009; Omaha 10,003; Rochester, 9,938; Fort Sham, Mont., 9,S57; Fort Eliiott., Tes., 9.839; Eastport, 9,794; North Platte, 9,495 ; Boston, 9,423; Fort Myer, Va., 9,?5S ; Davenport, 8,960; Erie and St. Louis, 8,950; Alpena, Mich., 8,908; Bismarck, Dak., 8,887; Newport, R. I., 8,875; Buffalo, 8,811; Detroit, 8,800; Cle\-eland, 8,776 ; Fort Assinnaboine, Mont., 8,768 ; Galveston, 8,668; Springfield, Mo., 8,618; Eagle Rock, Idaho, 8,609; Fort Benton, Moat., 8,439; Columbus, O., 8,350; Port Eads, La., 8,348; Atlantic City, N. J., S,190; New York city, 8,176; Springfield, Ill., 8,157 ; Louisville, 8,128 ; Smithdle, N. C., 8,003; Oswego, 8,053; Toledo, 8 019; Fort Buford, Dak, 8,005; Uniatills, Or., 8,002. The smaliest are : Roseburg, Or., 2,379 ;
Uvalde, Tes., 3,739; La Mesilla, N. IT., 2,757; Phoenis, Ariz.,
?,84S.
HIGH WINDS.
On t'he siiiniuit of Mount Wa.sliingtou, the ninximum relocitj-,
218 miles, n.w., occurred 011 the 34th. Velocities of 75 miles per honr, or over, occurred as follows: 114 miles, s., 1st; 91,
118,n.n-., 34th; 75 n.m., 25th; 93, R.w., 37th; 93, S.W. 28th; 00, n.w., 31st. On all other clntes during the moiit,h, veiocitie8 reached or esceeded 50 niiles per hour, with the exception of Bth, 19th, 15th, lFth, l'ith, 231. On the summit of Pike's Peak, Col., the masimum velocity 93 miles, u., occurred on 20th. Other high relocitiesoccurred as follows: GO, n.w., 1st; GO,s.w.,3cl; 5S,s.w.,4th; 5S,s.w.,10th; 56,s.w.,llth; 58,s.w., 16th; 60,s.m., 17th; 50,s.w.,19th; 7S,n.,21st; 69, s.w.,!.?Bth;
GS, n.w., 38th; 66, n.w., 39th. Other ststions reportingveloci- ties of 50 miles per hour, or over, are as follows: Umatilla., Or., 53, w., 38th; Pt. Assinnaboine, Mont., 56, w., 28th; Ft. Bentou, Mont., 50, m., 1st; Ft. Sha,w, Mont., 51, s.w., 27th and 57, s.w., 28th; Helena, Mod., 56, s.w., 38th; Ft. Cnster,Monb.,
64, m., 38th; Ft. Keogh, Mont., 50, w., 28th; Cheyenne, W~O.,
53, nw., 3Sth ; Ft. Washakie, Wyo;, GO, w., 2Sth ; Huron, Dak., 50, LIT., 5t.h and 66, n.a., 90th; Palestine, Tes., GO, s., 18th; India,uola, Tes.; 53, n., Slst ; Rochester, N. Y., 50, n., 2lst; Colunibus, Ohio, 64, w., Slst; Champaign, Ill., 50, s.w., 9th; Del. Ereakaater, Del., 53, s.e., 1st; C!!i?.pe Henry, Va., 53, ii.w.? 13th; Kittylimk, N. C?., 50, n., 34th.
11.w., 4th: 100, S.W.? 9th; 108, n.w., 20th; 90, n.w., 31st;