Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1879-09-10

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1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, and 1873
shows the following results:
Mean pressure of atmosphere for
the seven years past was 29.949
inches, and
MAN PRESSURE.
For August. 1878, was 900ie inches.
For August, 1874, was S0O22 inches.
For August, 1875, was 29.9O6.nches.
For August. 1876, was 2esI9 inches'
For August, 1877, was 2s.9o2 inches.
For August, 1873, was 29.SSs inches.
For August, 1879, was 29.922 inches.
The average temperature for the
past seven years was 65.l.
MEAN TEMPERATURE.
For August 1873, was 63.9 degrees.
For August 1874, was G3.5 degrees.
For August, 1878, was 60 degrees.
For August 1876, Was GIL degrees.
For August, 1877, was 66.4 degrees.
For August 1873, was 6I.0 degrees.
For August, 1879, was 64.9 degrees
The average highest temperature
for the past seven years was So''
degrees.
HIGHEST TEMPERATURE
For August, 1873, was "a degrees.
For August, 1874, WAS 50 degrees.
For August, 1878, was 70 degrees.
For August, 1876, was 81 degrees.
For August, 1871 was So degrees.
For August, 1878, was % degrees.
For August, 1879, was so degrees.
The average of lowest temper
allure for The past seven years was
1876 degrees.
LOWEST TEMPERATURE
For August, 1874, was 50 degrees.
For August, 1874, was As degrees.
For August, 1875, was II degrees.
For August, 1876, was ~ degrees.
For August 1877, was a degrees.
For Aueu 1, 1878, was % degrees.
For August, 1879, was AZ degrees.
The average rainfall for the past
seven years was 3.44 inches. The
dryest August was in 1873, when
only 1.65 inches fell, and the Au-
gust that shows the heaviest rain
fall occurred in 1877, when the
enormous amount (for this vicinity
of 7.99 inches was precipitated.
RAIN FALL.
For August 1879, was Loo inches.
For August 1874, was La inches.
For August, 1878, was 5.3i inches.
For August 1876, was i.G7 inches.
For August, 1877, was 100 inches.
For August, 1873, was Les inches.
For August 1870, was 3.7l inches.
The prevailing winds for the
past seven years came from the
southeast. The years 1877, 1878
1879, for August, the wind wa'
from the northwest.
rRryAItISG WIND.
For August, 1875, was southeast.
For August, 1874, was southeast.
For August, 1915. was southeast.
For August, 1876, was southeast.
For August, 1877, was northwest.
| For August 1873, wa, northwest.
| For August, 1879, was northwest.
A general summary Of the wealth
err for August, 1879, will be founc
below:
Highest bf 70 meter, 30.lss, on the 18th.
Lowest barometer, 29.ii0, ON the 22nd.
Monthly range of barometer, .I4s.
Highest tempcta ure, 10, on the 2nd.
Lowest temperature, ~, on the nth.
Monthly range Of temperature, a..
Greatest daily range of temperature, 20, on LIT
Iowest daily Iange OF temperature, 4 on l5ht.
Mean of maximum temperature, 73.5.
Mean Of mimi nun temperature, ST..
Mean daily range oS temperature. 1872.
Total rainfall or melted snow, 3.7l inches.
Prevailing wind, from the northwest.
Maximum velocity of wind and direction,
miles per hour, on the 2nd, and from the soutl
west.
Total movement Of wind, OH miles.
Number Of clear days, is.
Number Of fair days, IL.
Number Of cloudy days, 2.
Number Of days on which rain fell, O.
. Dates Of auroras, 9th and 23rd.
Date Of lunar halos, 24th.
JAMES A. BARwICK,
Sergeant Sig. Corps, U. s. 4
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