Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-05-14
Advance Bulletin Issued for General Publ
cation by the New England Meteor
ological Society,

SUMMARY OF THE WEATHER IN NEW ENG
LAND FOR APRIL, 1891.
The month of April was notable for
the following general features. LIST =
The northerly movement and lack Of
energy of all the cyclones but one.
Only six cyclones influenced the
weather during the month. OF these
four passed to the north of New Eng
land, one disappeared over New Eng
land and one passed up our coast.
The latter was the first storm of the
month. 1t originated over the great
southwestern plain on March 3lst;
moved slowly across the southern
States to the Middle Atlantic coast on
April lst and End, and up our coast on
/ the 3rd with severe northerlv gales,
| and one OF the heaviest snowstorIns of
the winter. From II to lS inches fell
in places in Connecticut, and iu the
northern States from one to two feet.
| Along the southeastern Massachusetts,
and Rhode Island coast 1t was accom-
panied by rain and melted as fast as it
fell. The barometer fell below % 90
| inches at Boston and in central New
| England, and the wind did great
deal of damage to buildings and tee-
graph poles.
"a The lack Of precipitation dur
ing the passage Of the sixth and last
storm OF the month This storm
| formed in the northwest and moving
| down across the lakes it passed down
the st. Lawrence Valley on the 2Sth,
with only partly clondv weather in the
north with here aud there trace of
| precipitation. The storm Of the 23d
and oath, was followed on the 18th by
cold northerlv winds and snow squalls,
over an inch Of snow falling in some
| places in the north.
Sd The very high mean tempera-
! ture Of the month. The mean temper
allure for those stations having records
Tor more than ten years was about IS
degrees above the normal. This was
due without doubt to tn northerls
movement ot the cyclones, and to the
fact that part Of the cyclones were
accompanied in their passage by cloud
less skies. thus adding the warmth of
the sun 10 the souhcrly winds, and
To the general excess of sunshine.
| The lowest temperatures of the month
We're % the 9th, during the pre-
yalcuce Of the anli-cyclonic area
Immediately following the severe storm
Of the 3D.. The temperature on the
morning If the 9th, ranged several
degrees below the freezing point of
water III the south, and to near zero in
the north. High temperatures occur
red on the | ilh. 18th, 18th. 22l, I'D,
18th and 3oih. the maximum being
generally about 81 degrees There
were sharp and strong temperature
changes, especially during the last
half Of tn month.
itlJ; IAe general TACK Of precip:ta-
ton for the month and the few NUMBER
~ rainy days, and the great need Of
rrin durluL the last part OF the month
A. Drono. Me, Ludlow, Mass, Lonc.-
dale, K | ana IN middle Connecticut
there was a >llght excess in the rain
fall !or the month but In most other
sections the fall was below the normal
with general deficiency Of 3 inch.
Dung the passage Of cyclone down
the It. Lawrence en- the lsth severe
thunder storms occurred i'll all the
states Other thunder storms occurred
III different ~rction, III the south On the
II, lith, luu, l1th, 20ih, 22d, 23d.
The mo4lh ends with the season
from week 10 ten days ahead OF the
average.
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