Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1881-06-09

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The following we publish by re-


The following we publish by re-
quest.
The semi-annual change Of weather
probably occurred on Sunday, April "a,
and the six months Summer has prob
ably commenced throughout the north
ern hemisphere. This event has thus
happened ten days ahead Of its aver
age time, perhaps in some relation to
the fact that last Fall the average the
opposite change occurred three weeks
before its average time ION October
~. The present is therefore, suitable
occasion for noticing the success thus
far Of Mr.. Vennor's predictions pub
lished in his almanac for 1881. The
majority cf these announce ara
phrased in diction so loose that en-
tire on-fulfilment would be impossi-
BILE. Of such it is idle to treat. In
this category we include the following
extract from the probabilities for
January last: The second quarter
will open with heavy snow-talls and
terminate in cold snap Now, since
snow or cold snaps occur every three
or four days in our Winters, and the
word quarter is designedly safe
method of predicting, it would almost
DO impossible to reiute such a fore
cast of any quarter whatever. But
definite announcements possess test
value, for in these a guesser would be
correct exactly half the time. Now,
in this class OF forecasts Mr.. Vennor
has not had the luck Of an average
guesser, as will appear from what. fol
lows: Il expect blockades OF snow in
the United States about the 7th and
Sth of January Both of these days
were fair. The announcement for
February contains the most signal fail
ure which ill-chance could concoct.
'Thaw (Which will be interrupted by
a brief cold spelD will extend from
about the 18th Of January up to
the 10Th of February, with balmy,
spring-like weather prevailing in many
parts, and snow rapidly disappearing.
In many Winters the cunning ambig-
uity Of brief and about would have
saved him; but the past Winter had
no mercy on prophets who prated Of
thaws and spring like weather, located
they their warm spells definitely or
indefinitely. We doubt whether any
body whose avocation called him out
Of doors during the above twenty Ave
days will have any hesitation in as
serting that grosser error could by
no possibility have been committed.
Recurring to the actual figures of the
thermometer, as recorded daily at sun
rise, we find that from January Is till
February the mercury was not above
freezing single day; and on no morn
ing during January, February or
March did it reach 40'. So much for
the long thaw and the balmy, spring
like weather. This term will be fol-
lowed about the 10th 10y storms, pre-
vious to the setting in Of a colder term.
The coolest day in February was
tho 3D."
"For March most Of the announce
Ments are vague, and in ordinary times
would, therefore, be accepted as correct
by persons disposed to be lenient.
But not even Mr.. Vennor's cautions
the month will probably end lamb
like containing particle of truth.
There was not one mild day; and on
the last two days snow fell. On the
9th and 10th gales are probable AL
most any breeze or weather, except q
drizzle, might somewhere be thought
a gale, probably but on the 9TH and
10th Of March it drizzled. The only
day which a gale actually occurred was
the 9th, of which day Mr.. Vennor
said nothing. There will be a sharp
frost in the beginning of April.
There was nothing else from the lst
to 18th but frosts.) "But thu Spring
will open favorably, and everything
will be pretty well advanced by April
l5.' Farmers say differently. Floods
may he expected in Chicago about the
first week in April Rivers are usu-
ally high. The only question is, which
week, and the freshet in Chicago
dates only from April goth. There
!: will be warm weather Just following
the GOTH The weather became warm
on the oath; so this might have been
claimed as an approximate hit, had il
not been spoiled by the mistaken pre-
diction of snow ON the 25th and 26th
The season changed for good, we be
; lieve, on the oath, rendering snow
storms out of the question for six
months. York Nation of May
5, 1881