Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-04-14
Weather in February. 1aa6

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We have received from the Commjssiomi..
or of Agriculture for the U. s.. his monthly
report for March. Among the many ir.
terestins reports it contains, we find ono
giving the amount of snow that has fallen
during the month of February, in some Of
the different States. We copy tho follow
ing:
BY comparison of the tables Of tenn
perature in this number with those for
, December aud January, it will be seen
that in region of territory embracing
parts of New York, Pennsy lvania, Mary.
land, and Ohio, the minimum temperature
! of the winter occurred about the middle of
February. Near the same time q severe
snow storm prevailed in the neighborhood
of Philadelphia. which did not extend into
New England, and to but<ew stations west
OF Pennsylvania. In the notes below, this
snow, with the depth to which it fell, il
mentioned at all the stations where il il
given i'll the registers. twill also be OBJ
| served that the amount of snow which fell
i'll February, rs was also the case in Jana-
airy, was much larger in the eastern than
i'll the western portion Of the country.
Cornishvillc. Mainc-Twenty- five inches
of snow in February; February %, snow
3 feet on level have had but a few
winds for the last two months TO drift tho
snow into heaps.
Lee, Mainc-Eleven and half inches
of snow Turing the month.
Lisbon, Mainc-SnOw about 3 feet deep
on the 2Sth of February; Is inches fetI
during the month: near the end of the
month the grave digger found the ground
i'll ne graveyard frozen about 5 inches in
depth; the graveyard is fairly exposed to
the winds and cold.
West Watervilc, Maine-23 inches Of
snow during the month.
Standish, Mainc-Amount of SNOW dur
ing the month, IL inches; 3 feet deep on
the 9!sih. covered with strong crust.
Cornish Mainc-22 inches OF snow.
Stcuhcn, Mainc-Fcb. %, ground prob
ably not frozen over 2 inches, the swamps
not III the least, and say . feet of yery
and cisht-tcntlis of snow during the month.
Gardiner, NIainc-The sleighing has
been good. and the river frozcn throue hout
the month. Measurements of the ics
show, in place where the snow has most
~ bibN WI, . IliClitS vi suUN -ICt.s 0li0 II
and ii inches of black -ice-in all "a and
Il inches of ice; and where the snow has
lain of average depth. 6 inches of snow ON
the surface, then 3 inches of snow ice, then
2 = of water, then 6 l-2 of snow ice, and
below all Is - inches of black ice. The
amount of snow which fell during the
month was - l-2 inches.
Newark, y. J.-Twclvc and onc-half
inches of snow fell during tho month 4
inches en- the 18th.
New York City, n. Y.-Thirtecn and
three-tourths inches fell during the month.
Philadelphia, Pa.-Twenty- Ono inches
tell during the month.
Danville. ky.--Thrcc and ono half
inches Of SLOW on the 9Th and Sth.
Cleveland, Ohio-Eight and three-fifths
inches fell during the month.
Pontiac. Nlichigan-Elcven inches foil
during the month.
Indianapolis, Ind.-Four inches fell dur
ins The month Average depth of ground
frozen full 3 feet.
IT. Paul, Minn.-Scvcn and one half
inches fell during the month.
Milwaukee, Wis.-Ten inches fell during
the month.
Kan.as-Noue fell to speak Of