Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-02-05
Interesting Weather Notes for jan
uary.

, neurological instruments in use il
{ this station, for the months of Jan
uary from 1873 to 1879, we fin,
the following results: The aver
aGe mean temperature for January
for the past seven years, is 1873 de
grees. The January just past wa
a little above the average, it being
206 degrees.
Mean temperature for January, 1873, ij degrees
Mean temperature for January, 1874, PIG degrees
Mean temperature for January, 1915 10 0 degrees
Mean temperature for January, 1876, 2f4 degrees
Mean temperature for January, 1877, 1873 degrees
Mean temperature for January, 1878, 23.6 degiees
Mean temperature for January, 1870, 2O.6 degrees
The average highest temperature
for January, for the last seven
years, is l6.l degrees. The past
January was a little above the
average, the highest being As de-
grees.
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Highest temperature for January, 1874, 81 degrees
Highest temperature for January, 1873, % degrees
Highest temperature for january, 1916 50 degrees
Highest temperature for January, 1877, 10 degrees
Highest temperature for January, 1878, a. degrees
Highest temperature for January, 1879, Is degrees
The average lowest temperature
for January, for the past seven
years was SO degrees below zero.
The past January was little above
the normal, the coolest being bat
s degrees below zero.
Lowest temperature for January, 1873, q degrees
below zero.
Lowest temperature for January, 1874, degree
below zero.
Lowest temperature for January, 1875, IS degrees
below zero.
Lowest temperature for January, $50 degrees
above zero.
Lowest temperature for January, 1877, Il degrees
below zero.
Lowest temperature for January, 1873, 2 degrees
below zero.
Lowest temperature for January, 1879, degrees
below zero
The prevailing winds for Janu-
airy are about equally divided be-
tween the west and northwest, the
coolest month was January, 1873,
when the temperature was 81 de-
grees below zero, prevailing wind
from the south. The next coolest
was January, 1875, Is degrees be-
low zero, prevailing wind was from
the west. The next coolest was
January, 1877, II degrees below
zero, prevailing wind from the
1t will thus be seen
that our coolest weather is not con-
fined to any one particular direc-
ton of the wind, although we
might safely say, that our coolest
weather, as general rule, occurs
with northwest and west wind.
The average amount of rainfall |
or melted snow, for seven years
past, was 173 inches, or about sew
enteen inches of snow. The past
January was small amount below
the average, it being 1.63 inches of
melted snow, or sixteen inches Of
snow.
Depth of snow foil in January, 1873, about II in.
Depth Of snow fall in January, 1874, about % in
Depth Of snow fail in January, 1875, about in.
Depth of snow fall in January, 1876, about IS in
Depth OF snow fall in January, 1917 about II N.
Depth Of snow tall in January, 1873. about in.
Depth of snow fall in January, 1879, about 1G in.
The following will be interesting
to people who believe that
Alpena is one of the coolest points
n this country; it will prove to
hem that Alpena has a much more
avored climate than cities and
owns far to the south of us.
The mean temperature at Alpena.
or January, 1878, was very much
head of st. Paul, MINI, Fort
'ully, d. IT,, La Crosse, Wis, and
favorably with Daven-
,ort and Keozuk, Iowa, Leaven-
worth, Kas., Milwaukee, Wis,
omaha, Neb., and Grand Haven,
,lich.
The mean temperature at Alpena,
or January, 1874, was ahead of
Dubuque, Iowa, La Crosse, Wis,
nd was very much warmer than st.
PAUL, MINI, and Yankton, ID. IT,,
The mean temperature at Alpena,
or January, 1875, was much ahead
# Davenport, Iowa, Dubuque,
owa, North Platte, Neb., Yanl1-
on, ID. IT,, La Crosse, Wis, Mil
yankee, Wis, and Omaha, Neb.,
ompares favorably with Cheyenne,
V. IT,, and Dodge City, Kas. g
The mean temperature at Alpena, a
,r January, 1876, was ahead Of :
heyenne, w. T., La Crosse, Wis, y
forth Platte, Neb., and far ahead
{ st. Paul, Mimi, and Yankton,
}. IT,, compares favorably with Du-
uque, Iowa, Milwaukee, Wis,
'maha, Neb., Portland, Me-, and
anita Fe, n. NJ.
The mean temperature at Alpena, {
n January, 1877, was ahead of
a Crosse and Milwaukee, Wis,
t. Paul, Mimi, and Yankton, d.