Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-04-17
NeterOlOgical.

meteorological.
EDtI0R CALEDoNIAN-Dear Sir As
Jais winter has been one OF marked Sc
verify, aDI sill continues with unabated
v.gor, [ think few rem Irks concerning it
may be of interest. Winter came upon
rs lu remarkable manner, aud with un-
usual severity. November, which gene
rally prepares Us by lis rain storms filing
our springs and streams, was excessively
q 81: only one half inch of water falling
durn. the entire month 1t was, however,
cold and dreary. the thermometer showing
toward the last of the month that the
temperature was several degrees below
zero TINS want of RAIN followed by ex-
ces-ive cold IN November Is almost without
precedent For the past twenty five years
have sept , me-eoroioy yIcll record. aud
during that time we have had no approach
10 NJ. Ile average amount OF rainfall la
ta,, month has been between three and
four inches. and for the whole period the
thermometer ln Tins month has never been
ac.oH zero Snow was however >omeA hat
tltdy aad we had no good sleighiug until
about the mIdd e Of December. 5 nee
tGlt time up 10 the ST OF Mirch sleighjns
was never better. Tue winter though COLI
was no colder than many other W w,nters but
change, were less frequent and there was
onIy TWO or three days that the iemperI
Jure was above treez NJ, for this reason
the mean temperature up TO March first IS
10y - '"I
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:, .-.,.s- ts,-,..o.. rb.,r yggs 80 o-,s.,-,.,l
he.o-a Tine ararare temne-ature of
March liz. This vs,r ~ r. 4s,ress which
.ros, n 5s.,~sos odd ,nan tho s,,ro
,,,,r., l.-. -. an5 q dar.-soe Ill
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.bIe H. men. ,,Iscss ,bsr a~e bJ,,bal -
tbo ,,n. oftbe fsDces and I nisston
,.r,...ss, 49, ~ oncs INTO an ,,1nare,I,
fo,.5r,r..s snor 5r,G e55 ta-v
examines from observations Of orber vaars
-, .L., ~, a., 80 -.
- Il ~ ~ w. ors, n=;r - NJ, NJ
+. I~0- on ,ba last s,y of NJ
.aar. was = snow storm accomnanied hg
b,,,a ,,i,3 ,clicb bioekel the roads ana
before. some bolses werecovered m n the
-na.y On.fb. FIRST dav of Nav the sno,v
,gap ! a-ar..,e t,ur and a bsIf ieet 3eon
IN 1878 March ,qasa snowy ,non,h
ths .,ow eyfendea inro Nav and On ,be
.j3I d,y If tba. month snow tan ~ tho
Jentb of : inches II was cold several
~ .nJ on Tho 5sl 91,b ond o5,b 49,
fb1 oroatcs, rnn oF ,oanIe sam ovo~ kno,vT
I6ISl6 tbe snow was verv d.en and tho
snrlrg h,ck ward sleicbinc continued into
NV snow fell to the dentb of : inches
on the s,h OF June. and it was very cold
freezing ice an inch thick and killing ali
the leaves on forest trees.
InlS49. on March - and 70. % inches
of snow fell and the roads were blocked
up with drifts. There was more or les.
snow uuon the ground during the entire
month OF April.
Ia 1850, on the Ist Of April, the snow
on an average was four feet deep and badly
drirea
1867, March 18th. one Of the greatest
snow storms known for several years com
menced. and continued until the 18Th.
From Il to u inches fell, accor ling TO
location. THIS added to al least / fee;
before upon the ground made the depth of
so ,bro 1 ,' 6 80 atis ap,b 1" rbor rbo.