Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-28

lected 70 great urouin OF noo'.
foods. We get very few severe
wind storms, nothing like the num-
Der that passes to the south OF Us
in the latitude Of Detroit The
heaviest wind storms occurring
here, the last seven years, was on
December 4th, 1878, when the
velocity Of the wind reached q
maximum Of - miles per hour.
The average annual pressure for
seven years past, was 2e-9ll inches
ru .rrnAsr rErssurr roK TEE IrAh
iS-S vas y s6e inches
1874 was So.tls inches
ISIS. y So inches
lS-6, was -. 80 inches
ISL, 20.oN inches
lS-S vas - Ss inches
ISIS, was SOels inches
The average annual tempera-
ture for the past seven years was
40 degrees. the coolest year be-
Ing 1878, and the vsrmest 1878.
AvrKAn rrAxiI rrxFEKA-rKf roh rrAh
ls-S vAs 40.e degrees
1874, Was Il degrees
lS-5 s-.t deETees
1876 s0-s derrecs
Is. sa-6 deCrees-
1874 a. oerrr-s-
ls7s, Was -. degTees
The highest or maximum tenn
persture for the past seven years
was g. degrees, In June, 1874, and
81 degrees in July, 1876. The
highest for each year is IS follows:
HIGHEST -rNrrEKA-rEI POT IrII
Is7s. wac n degrees N June
lS-4 was s. degrees n . une-
lisa. Wa " degrees II July.
lg76, was y detrrees II . NY.
49, Wa - ds4-ees IN June
ISIS. was y oer-se< n August
ls7x was - deE--=s II August
The lowest or minimum temper
sture for past seven years Was 20
degrees below zero IN 1875, during
February. The following is the
lowest for each wear from 1873 %
1879, o dash thus (-) before 3
figure denoting below zero:
1owrs- -ExrEKkTrEr ros ZEE rrAl
Is-z Wa IA d=r-p-s n March
IEA WIS.,: dsE-~s n FsfIrnG-T-
ls-a vAs-E 6eE--ees Il February.
1875 Wa IL der-e=s II February.
Is. Es-ls as.--ess n sEnuE-y
ls7s vss-s d-<r=e= II January.
lSzs ms degree II February.
The prevailing winds for each
wear during the past seven years
was with one exception, from the
Dorthrest-tbe exception being
the year 1873, when il Was from
the vest
rErrzzxre vv1 roI -u ia
ls-1 was --u1 shs VS.
ls-< wuE truz1 ne northwest
ls-s wns .-uu The northwest
-s-t was trun the nu--twe-l
-. vas trun tie northwest
ls-A VIA trun he nor-hves-
1s-k. va truu M northwest
The year ths; gave the mos,
wind was 1s7o-the Centennial
yesr-showing q total velocity Of
7s.2e7 miles The least being IL
1877, when . total velocity OF only
5.,l72 miles was recorded The
total velocity for the year 1878 is
only for ten months The follow
ing Is the total for each year, ex-
cept 1878, when il Is for the num-
ber Of months mentioned above:
-v-NI vrz-ocr-r OF WIZ ToE zEI rnAL
is-s. was 7e.ess miles
is7s. vas -G.asf niles
is76 wR ~ mtles-
lg71. e IL uiles-
lg-S vns 40 miles. fgr 10 mths
Is-F. vas 1s..1l miles
The highest velocity Of the wind
during the past seven years is a.
follows:
nsEEF1 vrL.ocrII OF vrrD roI IN rIA1
Ig-1 vas = miles N peO-nt<r.
lg-z was 81 miles IN NUvemte--
fs-a va G. uilrs N July.
lg76 vas - uiies n ian. and HG-rh-
ls-s. wnf - miles m June
is-g was ~ miles IN S-Tsenter.
ls-F vAs - miles IN sEunEry.
The sversgs amount Of rainfAl
or Melted snow for the past sereI
wears was 1896 inches The dry
est wear was 1s74-25.le iDche.
The one giving the most noistur
was ls77-4ll0 inebes The 70
loving is the precipitation Of moi:
tore for each year:
E4ur.1I On xr1rrB ssov rol ZEE rnxs
lg-1 was 81 ~ iDches-
1s-A US - 10 rDches
le-L wns 3 = incbes-
1f-6 wsr = g inches
1g-- q 90 rnrhes
1-s VS. s17S incbe.-
1sH. ~ - inches
IL II not al unusual thing
have rain in this latitude and loi
situde during winter, for out {
the seven years past there vas b'
two that it did not rain durir
January or February. Tho
years we're 1875 and 1878. II rail
ed 90 January 2Dd, 18th and l5tl
February 14th and 18th; Mar
9eth: 1873. II raiDed on Jsnus,
als and 22Dd; February 12t
18Th. 18th, 18th. and 10th, Isl
IL rsiped on January 2eth 81
February 9th, 10th and 2lst, Isl
IL rsiped on January 3lst, a
February LIST and 5th, 1877.
rained OF January 10th and 15t
February 2lst aDd 22nd, a
March LIST. 1879.
The flrst snow fan during co
year 10 - follows:
ru<r sxg~rxnL -. rEsa
rs-1 80 q. O-sab~r ca.
rs-l wn< ., <o<cr ira
fx-x 80 % Or<oo<r if<h.
fx7s v<< q, o<<ch>r IA
f<-- 80 q. O<<rh<r En-
"a vs = ossss's isL
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