Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1886-12-24

Meteorological summary for the.year 1856
at Roseburg Douglas county Oregon, Lat 43'
-, Long 1873 20, elevation 5z3 feet, com
piled by B, S. Pague. Observer Signal Service
U. S. A.
Mean temperature o.6 of a deg above the
normal. Precipitation I 50 inabove the aver
age. Frost was deposited on days. Snow
fell on days, depth unnlelted tenths of an
inch. Highest temperature 62', lowest az
temperature below freezing on II days.
FEBRUARY.
Mean temperature 2o.o above the average
Precipitation ? IL in belew the average. Frost
on the 25th, lunar halo on the 10TH Highest
temperature ~, lowest 81, temperature below
freezing on day.
MARCH.
Mean temperature q below the normal,
Precipitation .2I of an inch below the average.
Snow fell on the 10th, depth 3 of an inch
Frost on days, highest temp "a, lowest 2S9,
temperature below freezing on 7 days.
APRIL.
Mean temperature I and 5 deg below the
normal Precipitation 1 90 inches above the
average Thunder storms On Tst and ION,
lunar halo on 22nd. Highest temperature ~
deg, lowest 80 deg.
Mean temperature o.8 of a deg above the
normal Precipitation II Of an inch above
the average. Frost on 4days, last frost of
spring, very light, on 81. Thunder storm on
9th, solar halos on 1, 2, 3, IS and Is, highest
temperature So deg, lowest so deg, tempera-
ture below freezing on days.
JUNE.
| Mean temperature O.. of a deg aboye the
normal. Precipitation 80 Of an inch below
the average. Thunder storms on Ia. solar
halos on 9th, highest temperature 81 deg low
est "A deg.
Mean temperature l and 2 deg above the
normal. Precipitation I.S5 inches above the
average. Solar holos on and 70, meteor on
evening OF 18TH Heavy thunder storms on IS.
10, 20. Light smoke began 10 appear towards
end OF month, highest temperature 100 deg
lowest "a deg.
Mean temperature 90 Of degree abose the
normal. Precipitation was sprinklcs on II,
and goth, amounts too small to measure, il was
IS OF aninch below the average. Smoky dur
ing the entire mouth Highest temperature :,
lowest 90.
SEPTEMBER
Mean temperature o.e Of degree above the
normal. Precipitation SO OF an inch below
the average. Smoke disappeared ON 2and,
light frost, first offall, on 27th Highest tenn
perature 90. lowest 3s.
OCTOBER
Mean temperature o.5 of degree Below the
normal Precipitation 90 Of an inch above
the average. Frost on The IL, IA, and %.
Lunar coronal and Fog bow on I2th. Solar
halo ON Goth, Lunar halo on 3Ist. Highest
temperature 81, lowest So.
NOVEMBER.
Mean temperature 3.5 deg. below the mar
NAL Precipitation I.29 inches below the aver
age. Frost on I3 days. light snow fell IN the
morning of 2Ist, melted as soon as il fell, this
snow fall was earlier by three weeks than any
I previous snow for IS years. Lunar halo on
Ith and goth, Solar halos on 26. Highest
temperature 63', lowest az. Temperature
below freezing on II days. This was the
eoldest November in ten years except 1880.
DECEMBER TO TIE 23d.
The temperature has been much above the
normal and the precipitation below the average.
Frost on 2Ist: Highest temperature to date
GO, lowest ga.
January had the greatest amount Of clouds
and August the least. The moisture was
greatest in November and least in Tuly and
August, There were seven tIunderstorms dur
ing the year. Highest temperature during the
year 100 deg. !, lowest 22 deg. Highest veloc-
ity OF wind 20 miles from The southwest on
+ Jan. I4lh. Average monthly movement Of
the wind 1888 miles. Greatest monthly
movement 2264 miles in September, least 1870
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