The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1875-08-02

| TIE RatsfaIt-Ns amount and Distrtbw
ton, Etc.
The present unexampled wet season
gives more than usual Importance to the
meteorological phenomena observed dur.
ing the months of June and July at the
United States signal Station in this
city. Through the courtesy of Dir. 8. 8.
Bassler, Observer In charge of the Office
here, we are enabled to CLEAN from his
kept records a few facts and figures
bearing on the subject, which, we think,
will prove OF universal interest.
These rains may be said to have ex-
tended through both months. In June
rain fell on the 1st, I'd, Sd, 9Th, 7th, 10Th,
10th, 18th, 21st, 22d, 26th, 9th, 28th, 10Th,
or fourteen days In all, with two cloudy
days, ten fair or partly cloudy and tour
clear days. The total rainfall for that
month, however, wac not very heavy,
having been ABB inches. The average
temperature was Is degrees, and the
maximum temperature "a degrees. The
prevailing wind was southwest, with an
average velocity of six miles and max
imum velocity of twenty-eight miles. j,
In July rain fell on the I'd, Sd, 4th, 5th,
9th, 7th, 10th, 18th, 18th, 14th, 10th, 17th,
10th, goth. 22d, 2ad, 25th, 26th, 9th, 28th,
29th, Both, 31st-or, altogether, twenty
three days-with two cloudy days, five
fair, or partly cloudy, and one clear day.
The average temperature was u, with a
maximum temperature Of 96. The pre-
yailing wind was also southwest, and
the average velocity was less than in
June, or about Az miles, with maxi
mum velocity OF "a miles. The total
rainfall was 1888 inches, which, added
to that of June, makes 14.46 inches for
the two months, with 81 days Of rainfall.
There may have been other days on
which rain fell In places near the city
and was not observed here. The aver
age rainfall, at Cincinnati, for the sum-
mer season, which we may understand
to include the four months from May 21st
to the autumual equinox, Sept. 2lst, is
1870. The average rainfall here tor July
Is 4.37 inches. The temperature for July
has been remarkably uniform. The os-
citations of the barometer have been
constant and rapid, but the range has
been small. 1t has generally fallen dur.
ing the night and risen again the follow
ing day.
The following is a brief statement OF
the average distribution of the rainfall,
showing where it has been most, or
l0o6C HDunOant, Iur tne peTlOu lncAuu6u
In the weeks ending June 4th to July
8lst, compiled from the "W eekly Weather
Synopsis" q valuable document issued
regularly at the Office of the Chief Sig
nal Officer, Washington, D. G.
New England States, 8.3S inches.
Middle Atlantic States, e.2S inches.
South Atlantic States, 395 inches.
Eastern Gulf States, sos inches.
Western Gulf States, $40 inches.
Lower Lake Region Erie and Onta-
rio. and the adjacent territory, 4T
inches.
Upper Lake Region (Superior, Huron,
and Michigan, and the adjacent terri
tory }, 3.76 inches.
ohio Valley and Tennessee, 1852
inches ), of this, sos inches are given as
the amount for tennessee, leaving 1857
inches for the Ohio Valley, by which is
meant belt OF country 200 miles broad
from Pittsburg to Cairo.
Upper Mississippi Valley GOO miles
broad from st. Paul to Cairob 1881
inches.
Missouri Valley, (20o miles broad from
Fort sully to St. Charles, Missouri y 8.51
inches.
Minnesota, $40 inches.