Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-03-02

1t will be seen that January, February
and December had an average daily TEN.
perature very nearly the same, the ex-
treme difference being exactly three
fourths of one degree, and that the aver.
age temperature of the month of June was
precisely the same as that of September
at sunset, and within three -fourths of a
degree of that of May at sunset Other
interesting facts will be observed by a
careful inspection of the table.
No very cold weather occurred during
the year-the mercury apparently pre-
ferring to "go up rather than down, as
will be seen.
The coolest morning was February 21st
% deg. below the coolest 6Dening was
Dec ember 24th-1 deg. below.
The warmest morning in the year was
July 16th-S1 deg. the warmest evening
June 25th-91 deg.
In the course of the year the mercury
rose at sunr Use to, or above, 70 deg. AZ
times, Is deg. 16 times, and so deg. two
times and at sunset to or above rs deg.
80 times, IS deg. SO times, and 80 deg 8
times.
The coolest day in the year was Dec
24th-average temperature deg below
The warmest was July 23d-average SAC
degrees.
The average extremes Of cold and heat of each
month are as follows
January 9th, Z degrees the 18th, 3s so degrees;
February 81 3 degrees the 18th, Sc degrees
March 18th, 8.5 degrees the Goth, 80 degrees
April 10th, 80 degrees the Gath, 72.5 degrees
May 10th, S5.5 degrees the 3lst, rs degrees
June 18th, Sc degrees the 18th and 26th, 81 de-
grees July 8th, 63.5 degrees; the 23d 84.5 deg.
August 18th, 575 degrees thel oath, IS degrees
September 18th, SIS degrees the 9TH 81 degrees;
October 31st, Sc degrees the 23d 65 degrees
November 22d, q degrees; the I'd 81 degrees
December oath, degrees below zero the 4th 445
degrees.
The average temperature of the first
quarter of the year was 1853; second
quarter, 6079; third quarter, 69.4; and
last quarter, 1917. Difference between
first and last, $50; between second and
third, 81; between first and third, 80. 7S;
between coolest three and warmest three,
46 SO, the former being 24.51, and the lat
ter 1854. The extremes, February and
July, have still greater difference in
their average temperature-5O.O5.
The average temperature of the first
half of the year was 1921; last half,
50 90; difference, 6.t8.
The average temperature of the ye01
was 1876 At sunrise it was 4543; at
sunset, So "a. Difference between morn.
ing and evening, 1O.41.
In latitude 43 deg. AZ rain, longitude
deg. 81 min. (Vt.) the average tempera.
ture of the year 1858 was 4039 of 1859,
4O.15; of 1860, 1882 of 1861, 42.2 and
of 1862, 41.72. The average of the five
years was 4156, or 719 colder than the
year and place of the present record.
By way of explanation it should be
stated that the above deductions are based
upon the morning and evening observa-
tions, and all the figures of temperature,
unless otherwise specified, indicate the
number of degrees a5o0e zero.
A residence of two years in Michigan
enables Vermonter to form an opinion
in regard to the meteorological, as well as
the social, moral and religious differences
which exist between the two States. And,
although forming no part of the annual
report proper, it is thought brief state.
ment of some of the climatic differences
will not be out of place in connection
with 1t, nor prove uninteresting.
Even in the absence of statistics the
fact that the temperature of Michigan is
from to s degrees warmer than that
of Vermont would doubtless readily he
conceded, although the single comparison
above given may not be fair one. as the
year 1870 was thought to be considerable
warmer than the average. The facility
with which peaches, ounces, and some
other fruits and vegetables not produced
in Vermont to any extent, are raised here,
furnishes conclusive proof of the differ.
ence of temperature. 1t is doubtless true,
as has been said, that the summers of Yer
mont are warm enough to produce all the
variety of Michigan products, and that
the fault lies in the greater severity of the
winters And to this fact may we attri-
butte the larger share of the aohols differ
ence Of temperature. Suppose we take