Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1888-03-26
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HxsALD the following notes upon the
weather ia the Grand River Valley. from
1885 70 1871. made BY the Hon John Bali
during those years
ls36-37. vsry mild. snow al no fims
deep. YET good slsigning Tor sighs Or tea
weeks.
1878. FFozs up ia December. so
warm Ia January that men piowsd ia the
ne.ds and nav gated ths lskes The river
broke up above and TIE ice gorsei on he
rapids 50 a. 10 throw the wzteg down
through Csnsl-st. and over the low lsAd on
the " est side, coming axsia iaIo the cuan-
nel dswn where tie Esgl. mills now are.
Neather became cold again. Dut Winier
broke up in the last Of February and the
whole OF March was like summer.
le3s 50. Some anew from the 9th If No
vemoer and for twenty days Ia Dccem Der.
and cold. Down 10 10 degrees below zero
on december ID. First half sf January
mild some days from 80 degrees 10 81 de-
grees above zero, carrying oil The snow.
Became warm again February -, snow
went OF and riyer broke up.
ls59-40. Cold. with snow. from early in
December to the last Of February, when
snow went of aud river opened. A mum
ber Of times below zsrO--twice TO 10 degrees
and once 10 II degrees below.
l840-4I. Good sleis hing from the middle
OF December 70 the last Of March with deep
SHOWS al over the State, then snow went on
with a rush, making nigh water ia Grand
River.
ls4l-42. Some sleighing in the last Of
December and part CT January. River
bresks up in the last Of February. Mid ali
Winter-some days up to so degrees.
Marca, from the first, Springhke; ground
| settled and farmers putting in crops.
| 1S42-43. Wonderful contrast 10 the pre-
vious Winter Snow tell two feet deep No
vember Is. and laid ON till that date in
| April-making five months OF Winter.
| Thaw in January for few days. but did not
| carry OF bali the snow; then continued TO
| snow till April; Thermometer al zero on
| April /, with snow four or five feet deep ali
| over the country; p degrees below zero on
| March 23.' Ice broke in the river April IL;
| snow went off and river cleared OF ice below
| about the 2Oin.
| IS4S A. Not snow enough for sleighing
| till February, then only for two or three
weeks and the last OF the month the river
| opened. Mild The whole Winter except a
| few cays Ia January.
| lSi4-s5. Very mild throughout and no
| good sleigbiug. First part Of January like
| Spring. with no snow on the ground. But
little ice in the river during the Winter;
still late. back kwsrd Spring
/ iS45-46. November p, thermometer at
zero; sleIghing from that time till New
| Years day, which was like Spring; con-
| tinued mild the rest OF the Winter, with
| good wheeling at nmes; open river. sugar
| weather" vessels sailing on the lakes.
1916 AZ. Weather mild; streams open and
| no sleighing till January o. then sieighing
| till the 2Sth OF March, bat frequently thaws;
1 hraa 10 m at ia al
! March.
IS47-4S. Cool from the last of November
till December .. with but little snow and
good wheeling; then Tor some days like
Spring. First morning OF the new year 81
| degrees above zero. No ice on land oI
water and bat few days sleighing all Win
ter. Some lRdian-Summer-iike weather
and full Spring comes In the last OF Feb
rusry.
| Is4s.49. SleigLing from the last of No.
vember; January and February cold, some
times below zero; Spring comes the 12th o
March with general breakup.
| lS49-5O. Weather mild till Christmas; on
that uay 8 degrees below zero. rest of ths
Winter mild, oeing but few times colde,
than 20 degrees below zero: only few day.
OF good seighing but no real Sprins
| weather till April.
| lS5J-51. Winter commenced with Decem
|
18th at degrees and on the oath and Sis
at degrees below zero; then steady Winter
1 weather until the middle of March; witt
| little good sieighing but much good wheel
ing.
ls51-52 December cold, with snow:
degrees below zero on December %; Jan
uary Z. 2 degrees. January l9 8 degrees
January 20. 5 degrees; severe. stormy Win
ter. broken by two or three thaws; firs
breakup March Il, but some sleighing I'll
| April 8. [Big freshet that Spring.-ED.l
1928. Sleighing commenced Deoem be-
II. bat on the TN and Sth of January tn,
thermometer went up TO 30 degrees. and th'
snow went oil. Snow again January Il
| Wlnter-iike weather, not very severe al AM
time, with some thavs TO the middle o
. | March.
1858 81. Sleighing at Christmas, and con
tinued through, the river not breaking NJ
till the oath Of March, quite uniform Win
ter weather; bat one or TWO severe days; oil
January q, down to IL degrees below zero
1S54-55. December cold. down TO de
grees on the l9ib; sleighing mos, of ,h
month, but goes oil at New Years; ther
mometcr at 40 degrees on January /; al s.
degrees on the %; at So degrees on the 81
and 62 degrees on the 9th; Spring-like al
the 2lst aud people plowing. then deey
snow and cold weather, the river not break
ing up till April down to zero four tine
in February and a. degrees on the 22d 0
March.
1886. sleiEhing from Christmas. will
severe cold wesg4sf most Of the time tii
April l. thea Spring in earnest. Below zer'
eight or ten times; on February 3, Il &c
grees below.
1861. Still more severe. Deep snoV
fell December ,, and sleighins till Feeruarl
s. January Is 10 degrees below. iuth, 2
degrees below. I'd. IA degrees below: 23f
degrees below; Zsth, degrees below. Feb
, ruary o. rain, with thunder. river broke up
; sIsighing spoiled. snow aud a freeze fol
lowed. Broke up again February y, bu
I still much cold weather.
1878. NOvem Der .. down 70 u de
grees below zero: alternate freezing an
) thswiDg tih December q; then snow az
sleighinK, on January II the river open,
: sud temperature some osys dip from ~ :
J | S degrees. February colder. Hitn sleizhiDs
| OF the 10fb. Z21 ana I'D down 20 degreel
; degrees and degrees below in the mid
die OF Asrch Spring came with buds Al
| froxs
1sss -. Stormy weather from Novsnbs
: ! til Nsy. bat mid. ranging usually from 2
| - - degrees. no sfelkalng aud little ics
heavy rains on Aprfi n. sud Spring.
ls5e-s0 coed sieishing fr8m i1scemDs
? i TO last of February. when the river brsk
Z ! up and sao< went Of The only sever
i aays rrre he last ~ Deeemoer sad lsi a.
- Of January degrees DsioE zero.
is60-ei. Sisixsing from TIE hfsi part &
! Deem a~r 70 tAe lzsl II ksrch. bat -
! / oniT sever. wesfhsr wss On TIE n ~
csn1beT degrees beHow zsro aa4 the 10
sna ssh q February s s7egrees sei8r
I@ls6Z EepD so1v November -. -
csmoer vs. the coi6sst 81 the Winter
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