Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-12-12
tuR THE ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
Meteorological.

TUX lnE ALeAASlRla uALEliE.
meteorological.
The close of November ends the Autumn Of
1874, il Dct the Ell re year, for this = ICED
ed ty the cold, biting frosts If Winter. aa,l as
we have already had Two months Of Winter III
the preSen, calendar year, which is a majority,
We may conclude that SO far as the >eaSou> are
concerned, that the gear is now ended. and We
can write its history. Well it has been very
varied and UNUSUAL one. together with very
great !'ecunIary embarraSSmcusS. TIE month q
January was very rret guar On the Is, dag
Of the month the Thermometer indicated 80,
| and On the 4th, -, after which there was
! regular aud gradual descending to The l1.n,
/ when il stood al .; then sudden AID rapid
! raise TO the Isl, When il attained> 120 agalu,
! then suddenly descended 10 l60 on The Goth,
! aud in two days after. (the 2S.h) to 60'. 4
little less than 1 inches Of rant melted stow.
| fell during the month. The deepest STOW was
! ) inches. ton the l4th:) on the 18Th We were
J plouehing, on the 10Th and l1th haunE ic 1
inches thick, and Oh the 2O:h p!ougl!ng aga:D.
! Mean temperature of the month 39.O3'.
! February WAS also mild TIE coolest morn
| ugs were on the "a ant: 9th Is. \ heated
| term on he 2lst, &c and 23d: the latter day
indicated SU', then very rapid fall 10 80 in
two days. accompanied ty j <now storm. Mean
! temperature Of February. So 65' amount Of
water i'll! 81 inches.
March. as usual. was peculiar for IL wind
storms, which continued nearly al! tic fore part
Of the month, from the l>t 20 the 5th. almds
ipceSsant. The greatest cold Indicated by the
thermometer were 18th, oath and 26:n. De-
ing 20 aud o.. The warme>t days were the
4th, 722', l9;h. 20, and 3uth. IT,. Amount
OF rain fall , 40 iucnes. No SLOW this month.
| Mean temperature 1915.
-ipril, as customary, tul Of rain. and one
sDoT storm Oh the very last OF the mouth, auI
ground frozen two mornings, and that was what
| killed our fruit, together with the mild winter
to bring it forward prematurely. Il rained and
showed upon days 10 the month, Two SLOWS
Amount of rain fall $50 inches. Tnuoder
shower on the Goth. Mean temperature tor
the month, As, being only IL warmer than
March, aud about 6 warmer than January.
February was 24o colder than Jsousry.
Nay was of q HarD, even temperature. The
thermometer rose 70 So aud above upon S
days, viz 9th So; 10th, So; l+:h, so; 25:h,
So; 18th, ST.; 29th, So: 30th, S2', and 5lst,
| S4'. The lowest was Az, On the 4th and Sth.
Rain fell only Oh days amount IS inches.
| Juhs vas more irregular than the proceeding
mouth. The thermometer rose to 90 and up
wards upon 1 days. the Oh. 92';; Esd and oath
vas On the Sd, So. Rain fell upon ? days,v:z
oh, 1th, S:h. llth, 18th. 18th, 10Th. 9th and
| S0th Total amount Of rain iA.l for the month.
s. 81 inches
| Juiy-Raio fell upon : days. very light:
total amount only 2.64 inches. Ten perature
even. thermometer ranging between o3- AMI
96'. and only :: times below 20. the I'D, 6S':
o4,h. 6SS; SON. 63'. snd 5l>t, 90. apd 20 81:
soi above Cd days, VIZ t:h. 90; s:h. 90:
9th o5': 10th. 90; 18th, az. and 2Qth, 92'.
August had gu; 5 not days, the 18th. 9l'
20it, as and Dist 4S ,soG Qll:e cool spell tie
latter part OF the month: toe o4in. 26!h. o.:h.
18th, 2o,h and 50;h it ranged between s.; and
547 Rain fell upon only days; the l0.h.
l3:h.a2d srd 50;a: :oi2 amount Tor the month
inches ooly.
September had Gays also upon which raio
fell, VIZ: tbs Oh. stu. 10Th aui 22:h. the lat
ter cod northeast storm: total Tor the nooth
) 50 inches. The i6e-n osaeter 7o>a 10 o. spd
upwards uroo two days. tie LII ar! - and
> dsys doTa 10 90 aud below: tie lQa ard
llGh, 90: the 2l>:. 81 AMI IS. 3D. 244;i. aci
18th. So arl o.: 26:c. IS: 2.:l. o.: 2-:a.
81 ana 50.h. :. being tie c3G >:o-m.
O.t.i-r We rad ony i"o days up93 waie;?
rain lei. aud - lish. Is 70 SD uoi . o1!y 4.--
iacass The first frost - XII ysgs:au.r< w->
90 the u;ru:ry o: tie 18th; sight tTos; - tie
2u;a, sd IL more uBtl! tie very las: Z. he
uo3ih. tire 31;h aod 3lS;-7e7y sgy and su9kT
mos, .; ths tlue.
N3=eoli-r was marked y va:is,i21< q ::cl-
pera;aTe. thu sht-m oastsr ranc'1: :-o-3 ,.
. -: % the In. .: %. 70: 26.h. -. !
soG 3urh, -: 81 ios 5:h All l>:a. -. 81: .
o. daysn rose 70 ID; AZ: -. Rain ~ lays. .
tie lib. ol:h. PSI aud pr. The sd wa ~
seTa:a Storm win thunis-. .;:I:-:o: ari hal. /
which US - severe in Alabama srd c:.ar
pisces. bil: very short Esre a1l -: very severe
azc@p; Fl Z :a~ n!11:s>; ;,:a. .2:o ~ ~
noa:E : 3 inches
W nus: DOW oTio1 il D:e=1:=7, l>-3. 70
complete lie gear d four se=>oos Ia:s VS.
terrible moth Of rain. snoI. E@a: a-d CO.
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TIE .:b. .?:a SD 22!:1. T9;2. w2:er "a. l.75
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