The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-06-06
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METEOROLOGICAL SUMMARY TOE EHE
YEAR.
June l, 1871 t, NAY 81, 1872. LeaTen
worth, Kansas.
Station $40 Delaware S'fes'; latitude
30" 81; longitude 9f74f
L,evation OF haIou.eicr, thermometer ai.d
hygiolHoias!ec absye lhe "a level so !eet,
and SO feet above ,l.r ground. Iteration Of
aneinon.;s. sbov, Cd ilTe!, SG5.3s; e!eva-
tiou Of Aueusoscope stoye ~ea level, 8e7.is;
elevation OF plugiameter above sea leTei
sC5jS
aEGOsTEERIC PRESSURE.
Mean hqGanet5r for the year, 80. CO inch
e., ior the summer, 2S9G3; for the winter,
$0.l.3. The srca'ezt pressure was ob.errei
Oh, the 2Sih IF December, l3.l, 3n.sG..iesst
pressure, on the 31.l 81 March, Is.2, 90 %
Maximum mean barometer, 30.: fDecem-
bzl o., and March 60. Mirimnm Eacaa
barometer, -t$1 April Il.
TrNFEEATCnT
Mean temperature for The ye,r, 51i de-.
which i o 10 iar. below tie mean OF 81
years. Mean temreratU.e al the summer,
49,; c: tie autumn, 5.;..22- oi tie winter,
26.7j; Of the spring, y IS.
The mean OF Summer was :; = deg. above
the mem q a year; Of autumn 0.67 deg.
above the IHsan o! 81 years; of winter 3.oI
deg. below the mean Of 81 yegrs; of s..ing. !
OF deg. below the mean Of "a years.
TIE hottest month was June, ISL nean
Temperature lT.gi.
Daring the year there were tweniy-iour
LAYS on which the mercury rose to 90' ard
Up~ards, viz June 3, /, L., l., 70, 81,
p, %; July :, s, 5, Is, i, Is, l.; Au-
slst :, ., 10, Is, II, l., Il; September ), g. |
The codes month vas December, mean !
temperature 2l-G7; tie coolest day, Janu-
arr .; nean temperature Is below zero,
and The loves temper tture i0.5s below
zero; Feb. 8, bsiweon and !. a. M: the
entire range Il temperature wa 1850
degree.
The lat light f.ost O! -pr;ng WAS on April
-, 1871; the iirst light frost Of autumn az.
% Sept. p, making the period OF the entire
shsence OF Post l.9 day; the Ia; severe
frost offspring was on March 81; the first Sc
we're frost Of autumn was On Octobcr 81,
making the period Of freedom from sersIe
frost DO days.
The Missouri River closed On the 2S.h #
November and did Nc: open before the 2ath
OF Februarr 1872
EAIy.
Thei amoalt Of rain. including u.e.sed
snow, during the year was 40.l2 iuchea,
which is SIS inches above The mean for 50
years. Rain fell on 81 days Greatest rain
fall 2 o3 inches, or May ., 1872.
There were rainy days in june, IL in
July. in August, 3 in September, in Oc-
tober, II in November, 5 in December,
in January, . in February, e in March, : iu
April, II IN May.
Duriug the period when rain il most need
ei, March TO October, The longes. interval
without rain was II c!ays, ard during the re-
m ,inder Of the year the longest interval
without either rain or snow was I6 DAYS.
Upon examination OF the records of former :
years il appears ha;..the rainless intervals are
shorter, which ia great advantage,
since the uniform distribution Of moderate
mount Of rain is more desirable than a ,
larger amosnt irrosularly distributed.
SNOW.
The whole depth Of snow WIS ii.3l inches.
s,ribuied as follows. Nov. Is, IL. inch.
Gov. 90, IL inch. Nov p, 0S5 inch. r
Soy. %, ole inc2. Nov. -, eco inch. h
Dec. 20, 0.56 insh. Jan. l., liz inch b
,eb. 2, 2.97 inch. Feb. Is, lbs inch. Feb. {.
G, LIZ inch. Feb. 2s, 0.S6 inch. March, | !,
0, l.9S inch. March -, Ill inch. The d
rst snow fc!l ou Nov. Is, and the laI OF to
farch "a n
III :, l?G observations inrns the year Ia. Ia
ind was Il 3aS, n 10, e l22, 2li, j.
3, al, W - " ;;5S, Gains Sc, times h.
he mean direction OF the Wind WAS for June "
= so e. July &c e. e. August $ 4oo :" :,
, ". SEPT. GSo 20 = pct. : 500 AZ " r,
oy. n 81 ~ W Dec. n 81 so ". Jan. G,
S3o IL W. Feb. Il IL v. March n 81
L As ". April II 40 v. May ar
, VI. Giving mean direction Tor the =. -
ear: 5l' 40 W; for spring n So "; for h,
'mrner % 10 e; Coz autunsn 63o 20 v: M
r winter AZ so W: 20
ne total amount III miles irarerse,l Is "a :.
Re wind during the year waa "a, 900 miles, :.
IL: -.
june 2,7lo, July $3.50, Aug. 1905. SEPT. az
6G2, Oct. i,.s7, Nov - 96, Dec. = 25a. ar
IN. 45sS, Feb. i,Sol, March 6,GGs, April sel
69o, May s,l74. fiy
FACE OF TIE SKY.
Meancloadiness Of the year, IL. ! per cen. of ,io
,e ssy. The numbered clear days was So: III
q cloudy 70; Of 2 cloudy SO; Of /; cloudy dr.
Do l.