The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1858-02-20

Temperature of Minnesota.
| BASED on the Report Of the NJ d P. r. R)
No region which a present engages the pub
lie mind as field for settlement has been so
grossly misrepresented in regard to peculiar
tiles of climate as Minnesota. Fabulous ac-
counts of its acrtic temperature, piercing
winds, and accompanying SHOWS of enormous
depths, embeIish the columns of the Eastern
press, to the no little injury of this Territory.
An examination Of this subject and especial
ly in relation to the SHOWS and winds of win
ter, as opposed to the operation of lines of
Railroad, seems necessary to correct existing
prejudices. The authorities that have been
chiefly consulted are the "Army Meterologi-
cal Register" and "Blodgett's Climatology
of the United States," both standard author
tiles.
Table Of Psaces achich coincide in Mean Tempera-
the entire gear.
., sPaSG-Mean Temperature, 1890 deg; 81. Paul. M.
T.; Boston, Mass. Springfield Mass; Utica, N. Y;
Detroit, Mieh.; Chicago, ILL., Beloit, Wis.
sO1aEs0Mssn nEs lean Temperature 20 90 deg st. Payl M
Philadelphia, Pa. Chicago ILL.,; Beloit, Wis.
AUrUMN-Mean Temperature, 1890 deg; St. Paul, NJ.
T.; Portland, Me- Montreal, c. E. Plattsburgh, N Y;
Ebensburg, Pa. Green Bay, Wis; Manitowoc, Wis.
WINrER-Mean Temperature 1910 deg. St. Paul, NJ.
T.; Houton, Me. Hanover n H. Montreal, G. E.
Sault Ste Marie, Mich
TIE WHOLE YEAR-Mean Temperature, 44.SO deg.
st. Paul. NJ. T.; Bath, Me-; Concord, N. H.; Plattsburg
N y; Cortland, N. Y; Green Bay, Wis. Fort Atkin-
son, Iowa.
1t is proved by the above tables then that
our summer temperature is fully high enough
to mature all kinds of grain, fruits and veg
etables that are produced in the eastern and
middle States, with perhaps the single excep-
tion of peaches; and when we consider the
great superiority of our soil as compared with
that of those States Zone acre of ours being
fully equal to five of theirs) it must be ap-
parent that Minnesota offers a most inviting
field for emigration. Another fact, which
these tables do not tshow; is that although our
summer days are very warm, our nights are
delightfully."- cool and pleasant, which is more
than can be said of any other State in the
Union.
Then as to the winter temperature, al
though it is lower than that of New York,
Boston, or Philadelphia, yet it is not subject
to the sudden and frequent changes so COM
mon to those places, and the atmosphere be-
ing so much drier, and so little wind prevail
ing, the cold, even when severe according to
the thermometer, is not appreciable to the
senses DR.. Kane says that the wind makes
difference of 80 degrees. Hence Is de-
grees below zero in Minnesota would not be
colder than Is degrees above in the Eastern
States.
Taking map of the United States, and ap-
ply to it lines of mean temperature for the
seasons and year, passing through the places
indicated in the foregoing table we find the
comparisons as follows:
Spring Temperature comedies with Central Wiscon-
sin, Northern Illinois, Southern Michigan, Central New
York, Massachusetts,.
Summer Temperature comedies with Central Wis
consn, Northern Illinois, Northern Ohio Central Penn.
sylvania, New Jersey.
autumn Temperature comedies with Central Wis
consin, Northern New York, Northern Pennsylvania,
Northern Vermont, Southern Maine.
| Winter Temperature comedies with Northern Wis
consn, Central Maine Central New Hampshire, Canada
East Northern Michigan.
The entire gear agrees with Central Wisconsin Cen.
trail New York. Southern New Hamshre, Southern Maine
/, And it may be added that it exceeds in
mean annual temperature of the following
places:
Fort Kent, Me-, 81 deg; Fort Fairfield, Me-, SS deg.;
Eastport, Me-, 43 deg. Halifax N. j., 40 deg. Fort
Brady, Mich 40 deg; Mackinaw Mich, 40 deg. Que
bee, G. E., Al deg
Thus far for places on the American Couti-
nent, now let us take few in Europe:
SPRING-Mean Temperature, St. Paul, NJ T. 45 go deg:
Edinburgh Scotland, 1870 deg; Copenhagen, Denmark
1880 deg; Warsaw, Poland, 1890 deg; Stockholm,
Sweden, 3S2O deg st. Petersburgh Russia 81 90 deg
TOrneo, Lapland, 27.S0deg.
SUNMER-Mean Temperature, St. Paul, NJ. T., 20 60
deg. London England, $500 deg. Vienna, Austria
694O deg; Dublin, ireland, $3.50 deg. Edinburg, Scot
land 81 90 deg; Stockholm, Sweden 6O.4O deg; Mos
| COW, Russia, "a 90 deg.
deg; Warsaw, Poland, 1910 deg; Stockholm Sweden
A 40 deg St. Petersburgh, Russia, Al 90 deg. Christi
ana, Norway, 426 deg Moscow, Russia, 49, 80 deg.
Hazan, Russia, $500 deg.
WINTER-Mean Temperature, st. Paul, M. T., 1910
deg. st. Petersburgh Russia, so deg Moscow Rus
sa, 1920 deg Stockholm, Sweden, 260O deg. Chris
ana, Norway, 1920 deg. Kazan, Russia, $50 deg. ;
Umea, Lapand, 13.40 deg.
ENTIRE YEAR-Mean Temperature, st. Paul, M. T.,
AGO deg; Warsaw, Poland, 44.1O deg; Stockholm,
Sweden, 1920 deg. Christiana, Norway, Al 40; Mos
COW, Russia, 1000 deg ST. Petersburgh Russia, 1890
| deg. Umea, Lapland $3.50 deg.
Let the reader look over the above tables,
and ask himself if the cities therein mention
IL sl11 l.