Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-02-17
FROM THE CENTURY WEATHER
REPORTS.
From the Philadelphia Times.]

From the Philadelphia Times.]
The remarkable mild weather of the
past month has sadly puzzled the wise
acres who had predicted an extraordinary
cold winter, commencing early in Novem.
Der. And even the 'cldest inhsbitants''
have set their wits to work trying to &C.
count for the backwardness Of the sea.
son. As consequence, items are pub.
lished in newspapers Of oil sections, fur.
nishing parallels to the seemingly unpar-
alleled mildness. Another interesting
fact has been revealed in this connection,
to Wit, that the first month Of the centen.
NAL winter closely repre- sents that of
ITO. The newspapers Of that day speak
Of the extraordinary weather. It vas
oven said that the lack Of the usual ice
in Boston harbor prevented Washington
from, crossing the forces and attempting
a surprise Of the city, and the Americans
were enabled to continually send forth
vessels from all parts Of the harbor to the
West Indies for munitions Of war;. The
mild season also allowed General Schuy.
Ter, in the first day Of January, to dis.
patch his well.planned little expedition
up the Mohawk Valley to surprise the
Highlanders under johnson. On the con.
trary, the news Of that year from Europe
indicated an intensely cold weather. The
weather records Of this city disclose many
facts worthy ofnote in this connection. In
comparing the mean temperature Of the
past month with that Of each January
for the last century, it is found that but
in seven instances Was the temperature Is
high as in the month just closed. Last
Friday the thermometer reached 10 de.
grees, point which, during the whole
century, was only equaled in the years of
1900 and 1870, and was not exceeded at
any period. The day therefore may be
regared as remarkable one. The mean
temperature, however, for the past month
does not reach the mean temperture At.
tanned in either Of the years alluded to,
but still the weather for the month was
unusually mild. According to the re.
cords at the Pennsylvania Hospital, the
mean temperature for last month was SO
degrees, the minimum falling only to II
degrees above zero. This was 6 degrees
above the average for January, and dur.
ing the entire century that point was
only equaled in this section in the years
1902, '28, '48, SO, 90, 10. In 100 the
mean temperature was A degrees, the
mildest January on record. Fogs pre-.
vailed very much in the morning, but
the hot sun soon dispersed them. AT
that time the mercury often ran up to
10 degrees in the shade at midday. It is
chronicled in Peirce's report Of the
weather that boys were seen swimming in
Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. This
unusual weather Vas continued up ia
February. In 1902 the trees and shrub
berry were blossoming in January, and in
le28 the Delaware was ~ free from ice
IS in June. The first month Of 1870 Wa
tho warmest January on record since that
Of 1870. While in nearly all these cases
the winter has been remarkably mild
there have been instances noted when the
winter did not really commence until Feb
ruary, and continued far into the spring
season.. 1T ona time up to June. Even
during those winters when little or ne
snow fell, tho summer following tho un
usual season was generally reported to b.
an exceedingly fine one. So it will b.
seen that tho clerk of the weather is such
an eccentric genius as to defy oil laws o.
PRECEDENT, refusing even to do the bidding
Of those fogies who claim to know BY tt,
color Of goos's breast.bone under wha
conditions he shall present himself in thi'
section. ~,