Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-01-26
summary Of the weather for
the Wear 1864

The following IL a summary Of the wealth
CT at Miller,burg, prepared for publication
by O. r. NEWTON, Esq, for the year 1864,
showing the number Of days in each month
that was fine and clear al day, the number
cloudy all day, the number cloudy part Of
day, the number that rain feel, the number
that snow fell, depth Of snow in inches, cold
est and warmcst days, frosts during summer
months and severe storms, &C., &c.
JASTARY-Thc coolest day was the 2d.
the warmcst the Goth clear days II, cloudy
days \ cloudy part Of day Z, rainy days 2,
snowy days 3, depth Of snow lSl inches.
FEBRuARY-Coldest day the 18th, warm
est the 22d, clear days 10, cloudy II, cloudy
part Of day 8, rainy 8, snowy !, depth Of
snow inches.
MARCH Coolest day the 2lst, warmest
the llth, clear days IL, cloudy II, cloudy
part of day I, rainy days s, snowy 3, depth
of snow 81 inches, and severe thunder storm
with heavy rain on the llth.
ApRII--Coldest day the 2sth warmest
the oath, clear days 7, cloudy <, cloudy part
Of day Is, rainy days -, snowy ,, depth of
snow inches
MAY-Coldest the Sd, warmest the sth,
clear days l3, cloudy I, cloudy part Of day
IL, rainy days Is, snowy 2, frosts on the
morning of 4th and of 29th, the latter most
severe; heavy storm Of wind, rain and thun-
der on the 9th.
JuNE-Coldest on the lth, warmest the
23d; clear days II, cloudy |, cloudy part Of
day II, rainy days 5 ; frosts on the morning
Of the 1th, 10th, llth, 18th, and 18th, the
frost Of the 18th being much the hardest,
killing the vines, tender plants and weeds in
many places.
| JULY-Coldest the 4th, warmest the 9th;
clear days %, cloudy |, cloudy part Of day
!, rainy days B.
AUGUsT-Coldest the Sd, warmest the
10th; clear days l3, cloudy |, cloudy part o
day II, rainy days IL.
SEpTEMBER-Cold the 25th, warmes
the 23d; clear days 0, cloudy s. cloudy par
of day l3, rainy days IS; frosts on the NOR
ming of the 18th, 18TH 25th and Goth, nonc
of which injured vegetation heavy storm
of thunder and rain on the Sd, very severe
storm of wind, hail, rain and thunder on the
the 18th, which was confined to strir
about two miles wide, passing from Wes
to East, and about three miles South o
Millersburg.
OcToBER-Coldest on the 22d, warmes
the 4th clear days Il, cloudy 10, cloudy
part of day I, rainy days l3, snowy 3, deptl
of snow 4 inches; hardest frost on the NOR
ming of the 9th, being the first one injur'
vegetation.
i NovEMDER-Coldest the 22th, warmes
the Both clear days 5, cloudy Is, cloud,
part of day 10, rainy days 10, snowy days i
depth Of snow inches.
DECEMBER-Coldest day the | lth, warm
est the 1st clear days 3, cloudy 20, cloud,
part of day s, rainy days -, snowy Z, deptl
of snow Ii inches.
Total number of clear days during tn,
year IA, cloudy l00 part cloudy l22, rain!
days III, snowy days A, depth of snow
during the year 53l inches
Depth of snow during the year 1868, 10.
inches, being an excess in depth of snow ii
1868 over 1864 of 26 inches.
Depth of snow during the winter Of lSG'
and 1864, 80 inches.
Depth af snow during the winter of lS6:
and 1868, l034 inches.
The coolest time during the year 1864
Saturday morning, January I'd. The Mer
curry stood at 204 degrees below Zero, whicl
is the lowest it has been at any time sine,
Sunday morning, February Sd, 1856. Th,
Mercury then stood at q degrees bcloy
} Zero.
, The longest period during the year 1864
without rain or snow, was between Januar
} Goth and February lst, IL days, and be
D tween June 9th and 24th, IA days.