New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-13
THE COLD TERM

The present cold term commenced on tie esth
| dsy of January ult. Between and p. NJ. Of that
day the temperature fell from "a deg to 81 deg, and
hrs since continued below the freezing point Of Fab
repbet; and, should it hold on till p. M. OF Tues
day. 18th inst will have traversed the whole circum-
ference of the great circle Of $50 hours, or Is Of
our days.
The minimum temperature was reached between
and 10 p. M. of Tuesday, 9Th, at deg. below zero
north, and deg. below zero SOUTH in which the cold
rested in squbria ten consecutive hours, both north
and south.
There was perturbation on the I'd, during whicn
the temperature, for few minutes, rose to 81 deg
south, and 80 deg. north, connected with an earth
quake in Virginia; another rise OF temperature oc-
cured on the stb connected with the earthquake In
Nova Scotia and the State Of Maine--inmedistely
ster which the temperature rested squ,Ibr,a ct ~
deg for eight consecutive hours and was followed by
Aurora Boreslis the evening Of tho 9th.
This cold term Is deDomnated by many the coolest
for very many years. Ny memoranda says otherwi
~ Is isi74 dsn below jan. %, iss !ss below
Feb IS lsl1..e deg ssow :. On. ,ss' sss s.ow
None OF ihese temperatures were observed in such
early morning hours those we have recorded the
preteni month and therefore mast not be considered
az the lowest temperatures OF the days mentioned:
The 10Th Of Jesuary, lslo, was the cold Friday.
and although thu temperature In Nev-York only
Iesc,sd the zero line vet it was the locality where
was in camp IN q northern wilderness. win s1 ises
Of saow the ground, the coolest wsaIs, ssso"s
ner;enced TharsdAy, tho 18TH the day prevous'
so.se rain fell a many Places ai'er walcu 'no semp
awe changed suddenly before night, ana during no
s.,ra niobf he wilderness was vocal with the crsoA-
;ng of the trsss by the frost, making reports .n
yolleys Of Iaasketry, and 10 such sn extern UNI
III o;nn a. present cold term the sslins cisterns
co-nsctsd with our n-s.eoric wire appendsges oeS1"
i,ed large cryst ains msss on ~ lower surface.
l;, AID q the same kind that We sent 70 the Afo,
b nr ane 70 tsst it's crystalline powers by NO
ioNss' N"P K. MERiAA.
Mrsisy. Feb. 70, 1873
rag COOLEST PLACE on RECORD.
corasuouasnse OF The n. r. Tnbans- Is, ,a.-
EAsr RANDOLPH, W., Feb. 7, 1850.
W. have had some very cold weather for the Last
three or four days In this vicinity As see you pug
3d., vonr Ar or little items Of the weather, VIZ yvs
YOU little mixing Of what we have IN hanaoiPn;
tsIieye tha day Is little ahead OF any We nave na1
for fifteen years, a. hsye kept .eSofd ,os ~
Sd al ,ur rise, 30 below zero; Tuesday stn -
10 below all day; Wednesday, TN, my theraoms 10
in,;cstsd 40 below another thermometer here "
MEOW: 81 eleven A. NJ, It was 90 belox 5eTo .,c
| twelve. lso below; a. mercury freezes o. =, -
poie my Thermometer Ia few dee?s g. yabt At ia
tSouah il Ia within 9 degree Of being hsn' - ~"
hse1sg p9'.si Mir. thermometer stood at East Bethel
| 40 below zero. o.-sco Ms Fab. 7. 1855.
seahi,g ood-spov about ioa, ,sSr asp !, Nth in
woods >. lie loggss s0i1WS esiber cool. Monday
sems q. g ,sgrees COZ below zero. Tuesday
! , nag" noon ~ ~ me eve hing iyo below.
su me, rty degrees below zero t3o'). Dare
,bini l. avi be TO morrow.