Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-04
A WARM SUMMER.
July and August Get in Some Good
,LickE-Compsrative Statistics.


.Licka-Comparative Statistics.
The summer which has just closed was
much warmer than that Of 1884. The ag-
gregate OF days when mercury stood
above 90 dogs. and upwards exceeded
that Of the preceding summer by IS.
The mean temperature for the months or
June, July and August exceeded the
mean temperature for the
corresponding months OF last
year. During the month Of June this
year the mean was 1911, while for the
corresponding month last year, it was
7j.6 deg. There was but one day during
june last year that the thermometer in
dictated as high a temperature as 30 deg,
while during June OF the present year
there were ten days when the thefmome-
ter showed as high a temperature as 80
and upward. The maximum for the
month this year was 80 deg, as observed
by the signal office on the 18th.
On July 81 the thermometer showed the
maximum temperature to be 3D.. while
IN July 6, last year, the mercury climbed
up to 80 deg. There were Is days during
July, in 1884, when the thermometer lndi-
Gated "A temperature of 30 deg. ana up
wards, while during July this year 9Odeg.
anu Nlh dllb " rs OBStl NEu Ol IL udf 9s
During August. last year, 80 deg.
and upwards was observed as the maxi
mum three days, the highest temperature
being 92.5, on the 4th. During the cor
responding period this year 30 degs. and
upwards was reported On nine days, the
highest temperature being 81, on the Sth.
Last year the heat showed Itself at IT.
regular intervals, while this year 1t was
comparatively continuous. The ohserya-
4H-Tr .e che afnvnI aFoFfn~- GlnVrgI fhgF
during June the temperature Of 30 dogs.
and upwards commenced on the 22d, aud
were observed as the maximum tempera-
ture every day from hat time until the
18th. All the other days, with the eXcep-
tlon Of two, the temperature was at 80,
while on the remaining days the maxi
mum IVES S4.5.
The heat was exceedingly oppressive
during the month Of July, 90 deg. and up
wards being reported as the maximum
from the 9TH to the 18th and from the 2lst
to the 3lst. The mean temperature.
however, was $50, while last
year it was sd. The mean for August
this year waS Sill. while for the cores
ponding month last year it WAS 1871. The
mean height OF the barometer for five
months, beginning With April of both
years. was as follows:
lSS4-April 29.95, May 5000, June 30.03,
July 29.97, August 1904.
1SS5-Aprll 30 06, May 1924, June 1904,
July 1901. August 29.07.
From the above figures it will be OBJ
served that the atmosphere was lighter,
warmer and more humid during the
months of April and July, 1884. and May
and August, 1850, the lowest mean being
reported for the month Of May OF
the present year. During that month this
year the average humidity was 6S, as
compared TO SO for the month last year,
while the rainfall was 3 9S-1C0 inches, as
compared to l 22-100 inches during the
corresponding month last year. There
We're also Is rainy days during last May,
as compared to : rainy days during the
preceding May. In April, 1884, there
were ID rainy days, with a rainfall of 3
1S-lG0 inches, while the average humidity
was 81. In April OF the present year there
were 8 rainy days, with a rainfall
amounting to l 1i-t00 inches,
while the average humidity vas
So. In July, 1884 and 1885, the
average humidity was -, but during the
month last year there were 10 rainy DAYS,
with a rainfall amounting to 3 inches
aud 6S-l00ths, while during that month
this rear there we're l3 ain DAYS, with a
rainfall OF : inches and SS-100ths. The
average humidity during the month of
August, 1884. was ~; the number of
rainy days was l6, while the rainfall
amounted 10 $ inches and 4l-100ths.
During the last month, one Of the months
of low barometric means, the average
humidity was II, the number OF
raining DAYS -, while the rainfall
amounted to Il inches and 3S-l00ths. Fol-
lowing the reading of barOmetric means
it will be observed hat the atmosphere
was comparatively cold and dry in April
and June. 1885.
During the five months ending Aug.
31st. 1854. there were - thunder showers
observed at the Savannah Signal Station,
while during the corresponding period
this year the number OF thunder showers
was also 81. The following table shows
the number of these showers which visit
ed the city during the respective months
Of the periods referred to;
lSS4-April 3, May 4, June 7, July Z,
August 8.
1ss5-April 3, May 3, June 7, July s.
August 8.