Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-08
WEATHER REPORT FOR 1890.

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JAM, I3. fair, 6, cloudy, II, hazN L;
Feb. clear, g, fair, s, cloudy. II. hay,
o; Mar. clear, Is, fair, s, cloudy, 10,
hay, g; Apr. clear, II. fair, 5. cloudy,
II. hazy,- I; May. clear, Is, fair. Is,
cloudy, 3. hazy, o: June. clear IS. fair,
g, cloudy. 3, hay, 1; July, clear. 10,
fair, II, cloudy. 4, hazy. o; Aug clear,
6, fair. 10, cloudy, g. hazy, 9; Sep
clear, s, fair, Is, cloudy, 7, hay, 5:
Oct. clear, 10, fair I3, cloudy, s, hay,
3; Nov. clear, II, fair, s, cloudy, 5,
hay, 5; Dec. clear. 10, fair g. cloudy,
8, hazy, 3. Total for the year, clear.
155, fair, III, cloudy, So, hazy and
smoky, 81.
HALos, ETC: Number of solar hales
and parheha, g; lunar halos and corona,
II; rainbows, I2,-in the west, 8, in the
east, 9. Mirages were of frequent oc-
curence throughout the year.
ELECTRIC, ETC; Number of davs
with lightning, 1o3, with thunder, 20.
No displays occurred in Jam, Feb,
Mar, Nov, and Dec. The greatest
number of electrical storms occurred in
Aug. The annual meteuric display on
the 10th of Aug. was unusually fines
TEMPERATURE; Jan. warmest- day,
29th, mean tem., so deg; coldest day.
10Th, near tenn, deg; Feb. W. d..
5rd, III. T., 55 deg. c. d., 27th, N. t.,
zero; Mar. w. d.. 21st, m. t., 81 deg,
c. d. 5th, m. t., Io deg; Apr. w. d.,
9TH, m. t., 75 deg, c. d. Ist, ID. t., 33
deg, May, w. d., 2eth, m. t.. 79 deg,
c. d., 9th IN. t.. 81 deg; June, W. d.,
21st, IN. t., IS deg, c. d.. Sth, m. t.,
64 deg; July, w. d. 10th. III. l., ee
deg, c. d. 4th. m. t., II deg: Aug. w
d.. 9TH, m. t., IS deg, c. d, 10Th, m
t., o2 deg; Sep. W. d.. and, NE t., 81
deg, c. d.. aeth, m. t., so deg. Oct.
W. d., nth, m. t., II deg, c. d., 10th,
m. t., ~ deg; Nov.ew. d., 4th, m. t.,
SO deg, C. d., 9th, n. t., IS deg; Dec.
w. d., 10th, m. t., 55 degrees. c. d., 9TH,
m. t., 10 degrees. Maximum tempera-
ture, 1o4 degrees, at noon.
| July goth: minimum tempera-
ture, 10 degrees below zero, Feb. 27th.
Greatest rise in twelve hours, 4q degrees,
on Mar. 10th; greatest fall IN twelve
hours, 4S degrees, on Feb. 18th.
Number of days at or belqy
zero, s: at or above 100 degrees. II
Number of frosts, II2; last frost OF
spring, May 9TH, first frost Of autumn,
Sep. 13th,-interval, 12S days. Mum
Der days with hot wind, II. as follows:
irs June, I, July, II. Aug. 2. arrival
of birds; snipe, Mar. 26th; swallows,
May 10Th; knocking birds. May goth.
| PRECIPITATION: Number OF days ON
which snow fell, IS; as follows: In Jam
4. fall, inchess Febe 5, fall, AZ inches:
March, 3. fall. ? inches: April. 1, fall.
inappreciable; Dec, ?, fail, inappreci
able. Total fall, s! in. Number of in
appreciable SHOWS, s. Greatest fall, 81
inches, ON Feb. 9th. Last appreciable
snow of spring, March 5th. first snow of
autumn, Dec. 6th-interval, 274 days.
Number of days on which rain fell, 64,
as follows: in Jan. I, fall. inches; Feb.
o; March ?, fall, 10 inches; April II,
fall, 1910 inches: May. II, fall, 4!
inches; June, 9, fall, 5 10 inches;
July, 3, fall, 8 inches: Aug, 10. fall,
5 $40 inches; Sep, 5, fall, i inches;
Oct. 7, fall, 1916 inches; Nov, 3, fall,
II inches, Dec. I, fall, 3-I6 inches.
Total fall, 20 inches. Number of in
1 appreciab]e rains, Fl, these, together
with the melted snow, hail, sleet, etc,
will bring the total up TO 2z inches.
Greatest falPi in "a hours. 3 inches, on
Aug. z5th. Number Of days with hail,
3, fall inappreciable: with sleet, 5;
mist, II; fog, IS: icy days, 2. Storm
periods, II.
WINDS: Number of days with nigh
wind, 1o2; with light wind. 2Io: calns,
So. Windiest month, June; caimesi
month, Dec. Most violent wind, March
z7th. Prevailing direction: JAM, Feb,
| Nov. and Dec, north; Mar. and April,
northeast; Oct. northwest; May. June,
July. Aug. and Sep. south Direction
in detail: Wind blew from the north, 81
days; east z2; south, n; west, o:
northwest, IS; northeast. 10: south
west, z3: southeast, 46. tNote:-ln
| the above | have emitted the fractional
parts of degrees and expressed the pre-
/ cipitation in common fractions, instead
of decimals, as is usually done. Clear
ness will probably prove to be of more
general interest than scientific accu-
| racY.
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